Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys
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40 pages?
This has always been a Kokomo board.
This has always been a Kokomo board.
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That's not even counting the Mike Love Rape Van thread!
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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys
True they should be merged into one like Heston's KISS thread.
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Is there a single BAD thread that long?
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Joe was a Beach Boys fan.
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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys
No need to point out the mans flaws.WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:28pmJoe was a Beach Boys fan.
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revbob wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:39pmNo need to point out the mans flaws.WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:28pmJoe was a Beach Boys fan.
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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If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ?revbob wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:39pmNo need to point out the mans flaws.WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:28pmJoe was a Beach Boys fan.
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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")?WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:36pmIf Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ?revbob wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:39pmNo need to point out the mans flaws.WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:28pmJoe was a Beach Boys fan.
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Knowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:41pmCan you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:36pmIf Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ?revbob wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 4:39pmNo need to point out the mans flaws.
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"This is Kokomo." "Dictator" can stay as is, just give it the ol' Mike positive spin.Flex wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:44pmKnowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:41pmCan you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:36pmIf Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ?
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All Dirty Punk needed was a little of the 'ol Mike razzle dazzle.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:54pm"This is Kokomo." "Dictator" can stay as is, just give it the ol' Mike positive spin.Flex wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:44pmKnowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:41pmCan you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:36pmIf Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ?
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Bernie, you fucked up! You needed to get a new singer!Flex wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:55pmAll Dirty Punk needed was a little of the 'ol Mike razzle dazzle.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:54pm"This is Kokomo." "Dictator" can stay as is, just give it the ol' Mike positive spin.Flex wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:44pmKnowing Mike, we're talkin' "Fingerpoppin' at School"Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:41pmCan you be sure it wouldn't have been a Joe / Mike pairing ("London's Surfing," "Rock the Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Yalla Yalla")?WestwayKid wrote: ↑31 Jan 2023, 5:36pm
If Joe would have lived would we have heard a Joe / Brian duet at some point ?
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Re: Flex's Takes: The Beach Boys
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.
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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It's funny how much Blondie Chaplin being in the Beach Boys annoys you, Hoy.
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