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Hi Jim!

 

 

 

Nothings asGOOD as it used to be.

That said, Ienjoyed it.

Jim

 

 

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From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] OnBehalf Of Mike Dickson
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup]Do the Beach Boys sound this good live?

 

 

Anyone who thinks that Brian Wilson is infine voice is kidding themselves.  His voice is shot to hell, off-key andhis range is about an octave and a tad.  Live he sits at a keyboard butdoesn't actually play it (or doesn't play it much)

 

Way back, AndyPaley (then Brian's producer and collaborator) admitted that Brian's firstalbum was really only about 5% Brian Wilson, but then (he added) 'there is onlyabout 5% of Brian Wilson left'.  He may be more coherent these days thanbefore, and his voice doesn't have the horrors of 'Still I Dream Of It' (anyversion) plastered across it, but it's nothing like the finely tuned instrumentit once as.  No surprise though; a guy of his age would hardly sound likea man of 25.  He just cannot make the high notes on 'Caroline No' andreally he ought not to even try any more.  I'm just glad he's still withus.

On 2 November 2011 23:48, <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:

 

Twenty years ago, Brian was still getting over the ravages ofcocaine use on his voice. I remember seeing him on SNL and being horrified.Back in the early nineties I used to fantasize that one day he would return tothe stage. His voice is better now than I ever hoped. Sometimes I close my eyeswhen he sings a song like Caroline No or Please Let Me Wonder and I canstill hear the voice that grabbed me 48 years ago.

 

Frank 

 

In a message dated 11/2/2011 6:39:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jandjstrz@verizon.net writes:

 

I was watching TV late one night recently and saw some programabout the behind the scenes preparations to have Brian Wilson and his bandperform Smile in London.

 

Given how bad I’ve heard him sound on some late night talks shows,and how nervous he was ramping up to the big opening night…I was surprised howgood he sounded.

He looked like he was having fun doing it too.

 

Couldn’t help but notice Paul McCartney and George Martin in theaudience giving him a standing ovation at the conclusion (GoodVibrations…Brian’s version)

 

Jim

 

Check’em out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVu7pyjG9AU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmNzMQd_Yc

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Qa4tQvQ34&feature=related

 

 

 

No,they don't but Brian Wilson's band does.

It's a bit of a slavish cover of the song, though.

Talking of which, I now have 'The SMiLE Sessions' as of two days ago.  Ithink I've played it through about 8 times now. :-)

Mike

On 02/11/2011 15:58, tron400 wrote:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26eyV-k2qY&feature=related

 

 

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Mike Dickson, Edinburgh