[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=blue>Rick wrote: [/QUOTENAME]SMiLE wasn't officially released. There are many bootleg versions of this 'album'. Nobody really knows in which form he (Brian Wilson) wanted it to be released. Although he released SMiLE in 2004 with a brand new band, called the Wondermints. That particular set of songs could be very different in 1967, if it was released.
I wouldn't start with SMiLE, because it is so different than the rest of The Beach Boys albums.
Solid albums to start with are the twofer The Beach Boys Today!/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Those albums contain some approachable songs and already contains some Pet Sounds-style songs, like In The Back Of My Mind (just listen to the stunning backing track and the beautiful voice of Dennis Wilson) and Let Him Run Wild.
But the Sunflower/Surf's Up twofer is also stunning, especially Sunflower is a masterpiece. All members are fully there. This album is one of the best collaborations of the six Beach Boys, IMHO. Dennis is at his peak on this album. He wrote four of the twelve songs, which is remarkable. Bruce Johnston wrote two and sings lead on three songs, which is also a suprise. Mike's All I Wanna Do is just stunning, maybe his best song ever. Brian is more in the background on this album, but he contributed many to the lyrics/music and he sings quite a few leads. But remember he had some issues in those days.
I think my favourite twofer at this point is Friends/20-20. And that one is really approachable too. It has all different types of music. Rock, waltz, instrumentals, ballads, acapella and much more. You won't be disappointed by buying this twofer. [/QUOTE]
I couldn't agree more. Rick knows his stuff. Rick, have you ever heard the Vigatone SMiLE release? It has some interestng tracks I have only seen on that set, also Sea of Tunes released a SMiLE sessions set, worth checking. But to answer IGSM, Friends/ 20/20, Sunflower/Surfs Up and Today!/Summer Nights!! are all solid(I also recommend All Summer Long, as its an essential point for Brian's creativity). Cheers!
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]SK<h6>Cabinessence<h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME]To the top- Don't let one of the more serious topics sink to the bottom of unrelated :p
So to all BB fans, which SMiLE substitute is your favourite?
Smiley Smile
Wild Honey
20/20
Sunflower
Surf's Up
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It`s Sunflower for me..."This Whole World" completely gets you with the sunny, whole-world-loving atmosphere... "Add Some Music to Your Day" is breathtaking... "Tears in the Morning" breaks your heart only to let the beautiful "All I Wanna Do" and "Forever" heal it again... "At My Window" is so lovely and innocent and "Cool Cool Water" is just cool and inventive, outstanding...wow and the whole album features remarkable harmonies, chilling vocals and sweet lyrics :)
So to all BB fans, which SMiLE substitute is your favourite?
Smiley Smile
Wild Honey
20/20
Sunflower
Surf's Up
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It`s Sunflower for me..."This Whole World" completely gets you with the sunny, whole-world-loving atmosphere... "Add Some Music to Your Day" is breathtaking... "Tears in the Morning" breaks your heart only to let the beautiful "All I Wanna Do" and "Forever" heal it again... "At My Window" is so lovely and innocent and "Cool Cool Water" is just cool and inventive, outstanding...wow and the whole album features remarkable harmonies, chilling vocals and sweet lyrics :)
@SK:
I don't have the Vigitone release and the SMiLE Sessions. Sounds interesting, though. :-)
But, I'm more a collector of their live period. They were so good live. OK, they used other musicians live, but that doesn't matter. My favourite tour is the 1972 and 1973 tour, with Blondie and Ricky.
They were simply rocking. The In Concert CD is stunning, but too many great songs are missing: not a single Dennis song :-(, like Cuddle Up, River Song (used for his solo LP Pacific Ocean Blue, I still need to get it, I heard it's great!), but also California Saga, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Cool Cool Water, You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone, Here She Comes etc. are sadly missing on this disc.
That reminds me of the wonderful twofer Carl And The Passions: So Tough!/Holland. Wow, what a great release and so much underrated. I love all songs on it. They sound very much of this time, great production, some great drums by Ricky and I love the Dennis' songs.
More later...haha
I don't have the Vigitone release and the SMiLE Sessions. Sounds interesting, though. :-)
But, I'm more a collector of their live period. They were so good live. OK, they used other musicians live, but that doesn't matter. My favourite tour is the 1972 and 1973 tour, with Blondie and Ricky.
They were simply rocking. The In Concert CD is stunning, but too many great songs are missing: not a single Dennis song :-(, like Cuddle Up, River Song (used for his solo LP Pacific Ocean Blue, I still need to get it, I heard it's great!), but also California Saga, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Cool Cool Water, You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone, Here She Comes etc. are sadly missing on this disc.
That reminds me of the wonderful twofer Carl And The Passions: So Tough!/Holland. Wow, what a great release and so much underrated. I love all songs on it. They sound very much of this time, great production, some great drums by Ricky and I love the Dennis' songs.
More later...haha
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=blue>Rick wrote: [/QUOTENAME]@SK:
I don't have the Vigitone release and the SMiLE Sessions. Sounds interesting, though. :-)
But, I'm more a collector of their live period. They were so good live. OK, they used other musicians live, but that doesn't matter. My favourite tour is the 1972 and 1973 tour, with Blondie and Ricky.
They were simply rocking. The In Concert CD is stunning, but too many great songs are missing: not a single Dennis song :-(, like Cuddle Up, River Song (used for his solo LP Pacific Ocean Blue, I still need to get it, I heard it's great!), but also California Saga, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Cool Cool Water, You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone, Here She Comes etc. are sadly missing on this disc.
That reminds me of the wonderful twofer Carl And The Passions: So Tough!/Holland. Wow, what a great release and so much underrated. I love all songs on it. They sound very much of this time, great production, some great drums by Ricky and I love the Dennis' songs.
More later...haha
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Once again, couldnt agree more!Carl and The Passions is the most underrated album by them for sure. Also, I will upload "POB" for you, as it is out of print. ;). Just give me some time to find it in my collection.
I don't have the Vigitone release and the SMiLE Sessions. Sounds interesting, though. :-)
But, I'm more a collector of their live period. They were so good live. OK, they used other musicians live, but that doesn't matter. My favourite tour is the 1972 and 1973 tour, with Blondie and Ricky.
They were simply rocking. The In Concert CD is stunning, but too many great songs are missing: not a single Dennis song :-(, like Cuddle Up, River Song (used for his solo LP Pacific Ocean Blue, I still need to get it, I heard it's great!), but also California Saga, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Cool Cool Water, You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone, Here She Comes etc. are sadly missing on this disc.
That reminds me of the wonderful twofer Carl And The Passions: So Tough!/Holland. Wow, what a great release and so much underrated. I love all songs on it. They sound very much of this time, great production, some great drums by Ricky and I love the Dennis' songs.
More later...haha
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Once again, couldnt agree more!Carl and The Passions is the most underrated album by them for sure. Also, I will upload "POB" for you, as it is out of print. ;). Just give me some time to find it in my collection.
I'm an obsessed Brian Wilson fan. I want to meet him and I want him to teach me everything.
I've been buying a lot of Brian's solo stuff lately and also buying a lot of Beach Boys albums.
My girlfriend lived in California and her mother loves the Beach Boys so my Girlfriend (Jessica) got hooked on them too. At her moms work, they'd play Beach Boys songs to people on hold. Jessica left all her Beach Boy albums in California and she moved here and bought a Greatest Hits for her car ride to work and I was listening to it and got hooked, now I'm buying all their stuff. She also bought SMiLE and I like that album more... it's strange and odd and I write a lot of strange and odd things as well. I used to think of the Beach Boys as the band that does 'I Get Around' and 'Don't Worry Baby' in a way people think of Queen as 'We Are The Champions' and 'Another One Bites The Dust'
I love everything I've heard so far (except I'm not too excited with Be True To Your School) Brian's a genious but I like some of the other songs they've done too.
I like from the Beach Boys
Don't Worry Baby
(I just love this song so much! It's perfect. Phil Spector needs a kick in the head for rejecting this... well no... I'm glad Brian sung it!)
Good Vibrations
(The first Bohemian Rhapsody!)
Male Ego
(Fun song with catchy lyrics)
God Only Knows
(I especially like this one when Brian sings it, but Carl does it wonderfully too)
Rock N Roll To The Resque
(one of my favorite driving songs, only like it
when Brian sings it as it sounds more rocky!!)
Getcha Back
(particulary due to Brian's wonderful high backing vocals)
I'm So Lonely
(I think it's funny he sings in a high happy voice and the music doesn't sound sad, yet Brian say's he's lonely)
From Brian's solo work
Love And Mercy
(I heard this song on youtube and immediately went out and bought the single to this. I play it over and over and over.)
She Say's She Needs Me
(Wonderful love song.)
Where Has Love Been?
(I love this song so much as well.)
Let's Go To Heaven In My Car
(This song is a great driving car and it's heaven-like!)
I've been buying a lot of Brian's solo stuff lately and also buying a lot of Beach Boys albums.
My girlfriend lived in California and her mother loves the Beach Boys so my Girlfriend (Jessica) got hooked on them too. At her moms work, they'd play Beach Boys songs to people on hold. Jessica left all her Beach Boy albums in California and she moved here and bought a Greatest Hits for her car ride to work and I was listening to it and got hooked, now I'm buying all their stuff. She also bought SMiLE and I like that album more... it's strange and odd and I write a lot of strange and odd things as well. I used to think of the Beach Boys as the band that does 'I Get Around' and 'Don't Worry Baby' in a way people think of Queen as 'We Are The Champions' and 'Another One Bites The Dust'
I love everything I've heard so far (except I'm not too excited with Be True To Your School) Brian's a genious but I like some of the other songs they've done too.
I like from the Beach Boys
Don't Worry Baby
(I just love this song so much! It's perfect. Phil Spector needs a kick in the head for rejecting this... well no... I'm glad Brian sung it!)
Good Vibrations
(The first Bohemian Rhapsody!)
Male Ego
(Fun song with catchy lyrics)
God Only Knows
(I especially like this one when Brian sings it, but Carl does it wonderfully too)
Rock N Roll To The Resque
(one of my favorite driving songs, only like it
when Brian sings it as it sounds more rocky!!)
Getcha Back
(particulary due to Brian's wonderful high backing vocals)
I'm So Lonely
(I think it's funny he sings in a high happy voice and the music doesn't sound sad, yet Brian say's he's lonely)
From Brian's solo work
Love And Mercy
(I heard this song on youtube and immediately went out and bought the single to this. I play it over and over and over.)
She Say's She Needs Me
(Wonderful love song.)
Where Has Love Been?
(I love this song so much as well.)
Let's Go To Heaven In My Car
(This song is a great driving car and it's heaven-like!)
PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Why did someone take the main photo off of Brian's wikipedia page?
And why did they take a photo of the Beach Boys without Brian and put it on the beach boys page?
Someone doesn't like Brian :-(
Why did someone take the main photo off of Brian's wikipedia page?
And why did they take a photo of the Beach Boys without Brian and put it on the beach boys page?
Someone doesn't like Brian :-(
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]SK<h6>Cabinessence<h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=blue>Rick wrote: [/QUOTENAME]@SK:
I don't have the Vigitone release and the SMiLE Sessions. Sounds interesting, though. :-)
But, I'm more a collector of their live period. They were so good live. OK, they used other musicians live, but that doesn't matter. My favourite tour is the 1972 and 1973 tour, with Blondie and Ricky.
They were simply rocking. The In Concert CD is stunning, but too many great songs are missing: not a single Dennis song :-(, like Cuddle Up, River Song (used for his solo LP Pacific Ocean Blue, I still need to get it, I heard it's great!), but also California Saga, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Cool Cool Water, You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone, Here She Comes etc. are sadly missing on this disc.
That reminds me of the wonderful twofer Carl And The Passions: So Tough!/Holland. Wow, what a great release and so much underrated. I love all songs on it. They sound very much of this time, great production, some great drums by Ricky and I love the Dennis' songs.
More later...haha
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Once again, couldnt agree more!Carl and The Passions is the most underrated album by them for sure. Also, I will upload "POB" for you, as it is out of print. ;). Just give me some time to find it in my collection. [/QUOTE]
It's out of print, but you can still buy the CD through Amazon, although it's really expensive. I need to get the original some day. I heard they wanted to re-release this CD in 2006 in remastered quality. Unfortunately, the idea had been rejected :-(.
Another great tour is the Beachago tour, with both the Beach Boys and Chicago. The tour is without Brian, but Dennis is at his peak, if you talk about his drumming. Stunning stuff. There is some footage of this tour on YouTube. They wanted to release a Beachago tour CD back in 1975, but again, this idea had been rejected :-(. Also, during that tour In The Back Of My Mind was performed live and that happened only once. I heard Dennis sang it really great :-).
I don't have the Vigitone release and the SMiLE Sessions. Sounds interesting, though. :-)
But, I'm more a collector of their live period. They were so good live. OK, they used other musicians live, but that doesn't matter. My favourite tour is the 1972 and 1973 tour, with Blondie and Ricky.
They were simply rocking. The In Concert CD is stunning, but too many great songs are missing: not a single Dennis song :-(, like Cuddle Up, River Song (used for his solo LP Pacific Ocean Blue, I still need to get it, I heard it's great!), but also California Saga, Wild Honey, Surf's Up, Cool Cool Water, You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone, Here She Comes etc. are sadly missing on this disc.
That reminds me of the wonderful twofer Carl And The Passions: So Tough!/Holland. Wow, what a great release and so much underrated. I love all songs on it. They sound very much of this time, great production, some great drums by Ricky and I love the Dennis' songs.
More later...haha
[/QUOTE]
Once again, couldnt agree more!Carl and The Passions is the most underrated album by them for sure. Also, I will upload "POB" for you, as it is out of print. ;). Just give me some time to find it in my collection. [/QUOTE]
It's out of print, but you can still buy the CD through Amazon, although it's really expensive. I need to get the original some day. I heard they wanted to re-release this CD in 2006 in remastered quality. Unfortunately, the idea had been rejected :-(.
Another great tour is the Beachago tour, with both the Beach Boys and Chicago. The tour is without Brian, but Dennis is at his peak, if you talk about his drumming. Stunning stuff. There is some footage of this tour on YouTube. They wanted to release a Beachago tour CD back in 1975, but again, this idea had been rejected :-(. Also, during that tour In The Back Of My Mind was performed live and that happened only once. I heard Dennis sang it really great :-).
I picked it up this afternoon and thought 'No...no...too much too soon'. I really do need to ease myself in to The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson (is what she to him! GIGGLE).
Honestly though... the packaging looked pretty! I was a little uneased by a friend who said he saw Brian Wilson not too long ago and he said, to quote him precisely, 'I would rather eaten a cake made of shit and needles than listened to old man Wilson'. True or no?
Honestly though... the packaging looked pretty! I was a little uneased by a friend who said he saw Brian Wilson not too long ago and he said, to quote him precisely, 'I would rather eaten a cake made of shit and needles than listened to old man Wilson'. True or no?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]iGSM wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I picked it up this afternoon and thought 'No...no...too much too soon'. I really do need to ease myself in to The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson (is what she to him! GIGGLE).
Honestly though... the packaging looked pretty! I was a little uneased by a friend who said he saw Brian Wilson not too long ago and he said, to quote him precisely, 'I would rather eaten a cake made of shit and needles than listened to old man Wilson'. True or no?[/QUOTE]
That's your friend's opinion. Brian doesn't sound like he did in the sixties. Which is logical. But hey, give the guy a break. He has been through some serious issues and he is almost 65 years old. What do you expect? That he hits his falsetto's as he did more than 40 years ago? No. Don't come for that to his shows. His singing voice isn't bad, but he sings the low/normal parts now. But he still manages to hit the high note in "Caroline No". But his music still lives on and that is far more important. He deserves the credit for still going strong. Luckily he has one of the best bands with him, The Wondermints. And Alan Jardine toured with him, and his voice is still magnificant.
Honestly though... the packaging looked pretty! I was a little uneased by a friend who said he saw Brian Wilson not too long ago and he said, to quote him precisely, 'I would rather eaten a cake made of shit and needles than listened to old man Wilson'. True or no?[/QUOTE]
That's your friend's opinion. Brian doesn't sound like he did in the sixties. Which is logical. But hey, give the guy a break. He has been through some serious issues and he is almost 65 years old. What do you expect? That he hits his falsetto's as he did more than 40 years ago? No. Don't come for that to his shows. His singing voice isn't bad, but he sings the low/normal parts now. But he still manages to hit the high note in "Caroline No". But his music still lives on and that is far more important. He deserves the credit for still going strong. Luckily he has one of the best bands with him, The Wondermints. And Alan Jardine toured with him, and his voice is still magnificant.