Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.

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revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
That's not even counting the Mike Love Rape Van thread!
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WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:20pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
That's not even counting the Mike Love Rape Van thread!
True they should be merged into one like Heston's KISS thread.

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
Is there a single BAD thread that long?
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:02pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
Is there a single BAD thread that long?
Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:02pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
Is there a single BAD thread that long?
Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
No need to point out the mans flaws.

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revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:39pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:02pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
Is there a single BAD thread that long?
Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
No need to point out the mans flaws.
:lol:
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:39pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:02pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
Is there a single BAD thread that long?
Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
No need to point out the mans flaws.
If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ;) ?
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WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:36pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:39pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:02pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 3:17pm
40 pages?

This has always been a Kokomo board.
Is there a single BAD thread that long?
Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
No need to point out the mans flaws.
If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ;) ?
Can you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:41pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:36pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:39pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:28pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:02pm


Is there a single BAD thread that long?
Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
No need to point out the mans flaws.
If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ;) ?
Can you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?
Knowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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Flex wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:44pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:41pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:36pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:39pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:28pm


Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
No need to point out the mans flaws.
If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ;) ?
Can you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?
Knowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"
"This is Kokomo." "Dictator" can stay as is, just give it the ol' Mike positive spin.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:54pm
Flex wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:44pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:41pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:36pm
revbob wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 4:39pm


No need to point out the mans flaws.
If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ;) ?
Can you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?
Knowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"
"This is Kokomo." "Dictator" can stay as is, just give it the ol' Mike positive spin.
All Dirty Punk needed was a little of the 'ol Mike razzle dazzle.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

Pex Lives!

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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Flex wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:55pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:54pm
Flex wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:44pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:41pm
WestwayKid wrote:
31 Jan 2023, 5:36pm


If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ;) ?
Can you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?
Knowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"
"This is Kokomo." "Dictator" can stay as is, just give it the ol' Mike positive spin.
All Dirty Punk needed was a little of the 'ol Mike razzle dazzle.
Bernie, you fucked up! You needed to get a new singer!
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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Holland (1973) -
Sail On, Sailor - apparently a classic. I have a hard time with the one of the 2 randos singing lead. Sounds like a decent to good generic 70s soul rock song. I like Steamboat more. It's kind slow, moody and has a terrific slide guitar solo. I do like this version of Big Sur more than I did yesterday. The harmonica is a great touch, though the 3/4 beat still bothers me. It could have been greatly improved if it was a cut time 6/8 kind of beat. Beaks of Eagles has a nice hook with a tight two part harmony in spite of the spoken Mike Love parts. California sounds more like classic Beach Boys and makes sense why it was a single in spite of the very dated 70s keyboards. There's a banjo I think? That's cooler. Wait, are all these three songs about a very specific part of a huge state? Should be the Central Coast Saga instead or hell, the Big Sur Saga if you wanted to be really accurate. Trader is a Carl joint. He sounds solid and there's a decent hook in the chorus. A little boring given the length, but there are some interesting changes throughout. Next one is one for the two randos. It's fine, but still sounds like adequate soft (but not that soft) 70s rock - complete with a dated synth solo and congas. Yeesh, almost 6 minutes. Kinda makes me miss those 2-minute half baked songs Brian did in the mid/late 70s. Only With You is super 70s soft rock schlock. I mean not as bad as that MIU song, but clearly Dennis thought he had a knack for this after "Forever." "Funky Pretty" is one of the worst song titles I've ever seen. This one has an interesting, unorthodox arrangement which is probably Brian's influence. Terrible song title, decent song. Good shouting from one of the randos at the end. It drags a bit, but has a decent funk/soul vibe to it.

I get that this is more aspirational than the shit I was listening to from 76-79. Like Flex said, it seems like they were trying. The songs are longer and more involved. It's pretty good though it's more 70s tendencies haven't aged well.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys

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It's funny how much Blondie Chaplin being in the Beach Boys annoys you, Hoy.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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