Holland is a solid LP in my opinion. Their last gasp as a working band before nostalgia kicked in.
Sail On, Sailor is a stone cold classic.
Steamboat is a very interesting offering from Dennis.
California Saga is fun. I do prefer the original version of Big Sur, but it's still a good song.
Trader has some corny Jack Rieley lyrics, but Carl's vocal is great, especially on the second part of the song.
Leaving this Town, ably sung by Blondie, doesn't sound at first glance like a Beach Boys song, but it's a solid song and when the harmonies kick in...
Only With You is a nice, understated song from Dennis.
Funky Pretty is great - it's weird, but not Love You weird and the ending is awesome!
It's then topped off with Brian's whimsical and weird and lovely Mt. Vernon and Fairway.
Just did a quickie review on Flex' thread.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Posted: 07 Feb 2023, 7:58pm
by Flex
Screengrab from the Mike Love is a Douche Facebook group. Knock me over with a feather.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Posted: 07 Feb 2023, 8:15pm
by Dr. Medulla
Water will always find its own level.
(Tho, somehow Gene Simmons has been on the non-asshole side of the issue, which still astounds me, even if I can interpret it to mean that dead people don't buy KISS merchandise.)
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
(Tho, somehow Gene Simmons has been on the non-asshole side of the issue, which still astounds me, even if I can interpret it to mean that dead people don't buy KISS merchandise.)
Yeah, I think it was someone on here who pointed out that you gotta hand it to Simmons as an arsehole who still privileges common sense money making over the increasingly headbanging right wing orthodoxy. Kinda respect it, honestly.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
(Tho, somehow Gene Simmons has been on the non-asshole side of the issue, which still astounds me, even if I can interpret it to mean that dead people don't buy KISS merchandise.)
Yeah, I think it was someone on here who pointed out that you gotta hand it to Simmons as an arsehole who still privileges common sense money making over the increasingly headbanging right wing orthodoxy. Kinda respect it, honestly.
Wolter, I think.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Posted: 09 Feb 2023, 4:43pm
by matedog
Making my way through Surf's Up and holy shit these lyrics about Kent State:
Four martyrs earned a new degree
The Bachelor of Bullets
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Let's talk Stamos' kit for a second. It's an electronic set which isn't off base for the recording, but what the fuck is with those two China cymbals that you practically have to jump to hit?:
(also side drummer rant - why the hell does Stamos choke the cymbal after that intro fill? That always bothered me.)
Digging through my old photos, I found this from drafting the review. Just noticed that the hi hat cymbal is in the middle of the kit. I have never seen this placement in my entire life. Hi hats are either hard left or hard right on a kit. Just a weird thing I have to note.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Let's talk Stamos' kit for a second. It's an electronic set which isn't off base for the recording, but what the fuck is with those two China cymbals that you practically have to jump to hit?:
(also side drummer rant - why the hell does Stamos choke the cymbal after that intro fill? That always bothered me.)
Digging through my old photos, I found this from drafting the review. Just noticed that the hi hat cymbal is in the middle of the kit. I have never seen this placement in my entire life. Hi hats are either hard left or hard right on a kit. Just a weird thing I have to note.
Jesus Christ, that's weird looking. Like, I don't know anything about that stuff and it looks wholly impractical, yet doesn't gain anything aesthetically.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Let's talk Stamos' kit for a second. It's an electronic set which isn't off base for the recording, but what the fuck is with those two China cymbals that you practically have to jump to hit?:
(also side drummer rant - why the hell does Stamos choke the cymbal after that intro fill? That always bothered me.)
Digging through my old photos, I found this from drafting the review. Just noticed that the hi hat cymbal is in the middle of the kit. I have never seen this placement in my entire life. Hi hats are either hard left or hard right on a kit. Just a weird thing I have to note.
Jesus Christ, that's weird looking. Like, I don't know anything about that stuff and it looks wholly impractical, yet doesn't gain anything aesthetically.
Exactly. Neither functional nor aesthetic.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Posted: 26 Mar 2023, 11:57am
by Dr. Medulla
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
That's making him way cooler than he could ever be.
AI is still a rudimentary technology.
Re: The Thread to Ruminate About Mike Love's Rape Van
Posted: 27 Mar 2023, 5:57pm
by matedog
This is fucking weird. You got some cool shit like Ray Charles doing Sail on Sailor and the Joe Piscapo doing a Springsteen parody/impersonation. The 80s were fucking weird. And Bruce plays his stupid Disney song. Everly Bros on it too and pretty solid. I thought Jim Belushi did a song because it's the fucking 80s and that guy was everywhere then, but apparently it's the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
