For sure Dennis's drumming was underrated. Dennis Wilson in actuality played drums on the vast majority of Beach Boys songs. However, because they admitted to using the 'Wrecking Crew' on some songs-a myth has slowly been created that he played on nothing. Dennis played on a ton of stuff-and for that matter Carl played guitar and/or bass on nearly all of their stuff-including Pet Sounds. Carl is a VERY underrated guitarist who I never hear name checked.
@@cmp1868 I give Dennis props for learning Hal Blaine's drumming and sense of timing on complex songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" when the Beach Boys went on their next tour of the UK two years later--as they all had to learn how to play like the Wrecking Crew, to some extent, all those songs when they went on tour.
He not only was a fine drummer with his own style but he also was a fine singer and piano player. Get hold of a copy of his CD or LP, "Pacific Ocean Blue'" and you will agree. The critics loved it. R.I.P. Dennis and Carl .
I was delighted by this analysis. The Beach Boys were huge in England and the girls were shrieking as loud as if they were seeing The Beatles. It must have been really hard for them to even hear themselves with the primitive P.A. systems they had. There might not even been monitors on the stage, and for anyone who's ever tried to perform to an audience when you can't hear yourself, you know you're in for a world of hurt!
I lived in soCal and was in junior highschool when they hit the airwaves. I was blown over by the car & surfing records. Will always be appreciative of BRIAN WILSON and his group for representing the United States best rocknroll.
Subscribed! Great analysis! That three part harmony applied to rock n roll is amazing. Love the Beach Boys. Love Brian WIlson. Truly one of the greatest songwriters ever.
Really enjoyed your analysis/feelings. There's Brian and there's everybody else. What can you say about him? What a joy to be living during the time he's been creating music.
I like that. After Brian Wilson, if you think of who else there might be you come up with McCartney. Both amazing songwriters, both in top bands, BOTH BASE GUITARISTS! That's unusual. And I agree; There's Brian and there's everybody else.
I’ve seen most all the great bands through the years but in there prime there was none better live, on stage. Harmonys falsetto and combo of voices in sync, than drugs fame mental illness stepped in, I miss those home grown guys from Hawthorne.
I've always wondered what would make someone a musical genius. Brian Wilson had no formal training. He taught himself how to play the piano and bass guitar. He wrote the lyrics to most of The Beach Boys songs. The early songs were catchy and fun to listen. However, Brian Wilson was growing as a song writer much to the consternation of fellow group member and cousin Mike Love. Brian Wilson got to the creative point that he wanted to write an entire album without any input from the others in the band. Mike Love reluctantly agreed to it but didn't like the direction Brian was going. At age 22 Brian Wilson wrote, produce and arranged "Pet Sounds" with The Beach Boys vocals. It is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. The album was nothing close to what The Beach Boys had done in the past. When I first heard the album I was floored by the gorgeous arrangements and lyrics. I believe that Brian Wilson is a true musical genius.
I agree with your assessment of the beach boys and Brian Wilson really is a true genius even though he doesn’t agree but who else can do what he has done it’s an honour to have met him and watch him several times fantastic
I saw Brian with Al in Jan 2020. A highlight of my concert experiences. To me the only living legends in music today are Dylan, Macca and Wilson. Period.
2:19 The Beach Boys Did Not Lip Sync. They sanded the live show down until it was smooth, if you will. 3:34 I'm a guitar player, and it's a bitch to learn their songs because of modulation, among other things.
I can understand the stress that was on Brian Wilson. He was composer, arranger, producer, performer- all these at the same time - while dealing with a dysfunctional dad.
These guys were tough on all young boy Jr High bands of that era. Why? No one could sing or play like them. There were others like the Yardbirds but these guys, we couldn't replicate them at all. Keith Moon always said this is the band he wanted to play in.
I was born in 1949 and was a 14 year old bot when all of this was happening. The great classic car era. Mo Town, Surf sound, rockabilly, car themed music and then the Mersey sound when the Beatles along with more blusey sounds of the Stones.1961 to 1966 was the golden 5 years when music and life was all about fun. BTW, we could also suspend disbelief about pro wrestling. There has been no time like it since.
The Boys father was a huge Lettermen fan a four part harmony group. They practiced those parts and applied that style to their own music. Just a pure American sound. Cars, Girls, and Surf. I grew up with this as a life sound track. Live music no auto tune.
@@toomuchinformation the four freshmen, the lettermen, and the vogues were all influential particularly to a young Brian Wilson. I’m not sure you can say one was more influential than the other. Everything I’ve read and the music itself bares this out. Those tight harmonies synonymous with The Beach Boys are reminiscent of those groups.
Superb presentation of the Beach Boys! Excellent observations that were clearly communicated. Was that all ad lib? There must have been editing involved, but it came across as mostly spontaneous. Anyway, I was entertained and even educated a little bit about what it takes to accomplish the Beach Boys' level of musicianship.
Thanks mate, yes all ad-lib (it would be weird to plan a reaction style analysis) then edited to get rid of all the umms and ahhs and excessive elaborations. The Beach Boys never cease to impress me!
In the studio on the early records, Brian also mixed as the performance came into the booth. I heard and saw Brian sing a couple of times on the early tours in the USA (before this show) and his falsetto was operatic and ethereal. I was just a teenybopper and the older teenagers were in awe after the concerts.
In those days the engineer had to mix the full band down to one or maybe two tracks. Usually two. Then the vocals went on the other two. That’s just how it was done cause of technology. Same with Sinatra in this days. Full band on two tracks and Frank on the other. Mix live as they were tracking. Reverb/echo chamber and all
The Beach Boys were really the first for surfing music, car music too. The other surf and car acts followed. I was lucky enough to be alive and listening at that point in time.
Brian (The writer) is sooooo fantastic. It’s he, his brothers, Dennis, drummer, and Carl, who often sings lead. His voice is that of an angel. Brian sang soooo well, he can sing so high! They, to me, are still the best band ever!!, and Im old, and have been through been through all the bands in the last 6 decades. I love the Beatles, Bee Gees, etc., but there will never be another band like the Beachboys, Ever...even the Beatles kept track of what they were doing. The fact that they were brothers, cousins, and best friends, helped. !!!❤❤❤
I was never a Beach Boys fan although I do recognize and respect the genius of Brian Wilson. I grew up in the sixties and always thought they were a bit to "white bread" for what was happening at the time. I think I appreciate them more today now that I'm a coffin dodger.
look at the bit right before the intro to When I Grow Up. An exchange between Brian and Mike. They messed up by design! to fool Carl and Al. Obvious when you see it
Brian's father was really hard assed when it came to vocals. He taught those boys to sing, and to sing right. They probably cold hold a note through an earthquake!
Gotta love Rickenbackers. Those old toaster pickups were beautiful sounding, but have no strength. Carl's guitar work is beautiful, but he struggles with the volume. This first recording would have been excellent if only Carl was ballenced with the other instruments.
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Really Good Tutorial on learning about the Music of The Beach Boys - Trying to work out what era that Clip was taken from, We reckon the 60's early - What is the Era/year?
I always got the sense that Carl and Al were told that their job was to drown out the other vocals. On "I Get Around" Mike really has to belt it out to be heard.
Not to mention When I grow up has a prominently showcased Harpsichord throughout it and a couple of major screw-ball chords. No one was using a Harpsichord in a pop song in 1964- And Murry's sadistic, abusive, alcoholic eyeballs were probably glaring from somewhere in that room And they pulled it off live spectacularly. Carl saw A Hard Day's Night and went right out and got the 12 string Rick
Being in the same family they'd been singing together since they were young kids in gospel choirs etc. They had a great pedigree and it showed once they started singing. There have been only a few groups who could perform to this level either in the studio or on a gig. As close to perfect as it gets.
@@ms8596 Thanks for the education. I read somewhere, years ago, they learned their craft in churches guided by a rather bullying father. Happy to have had that debunked.
It wasn't just Murry Wilson and Joe Jackson. Hugh Gibb was also a real stickler for the Bee Gees smiling on stage. too. I think the Osmonds dad was a little more hands off and willing to delegate, though
Hi Brian, I am familiar, I assume you didn't watch this video? The point of it is to react to footage/audio and highlight specific good qualities the performer has in an effort to help upcoming musicians. But you raise a good question, if I think about it, sadly it's not very often that I'm needed to perform/teach Beach Boys these days but being one of the acts that helped shape how music has evolved I'm aware of their importance hence doing this video.
It didn't come without it's costs. Brian being mentally shot in his early 20 and his drug use to cope was all because the pain he had to go through to become as talented as he is. Joe Jackson followed the blueprint Murray Wilson patented.
I enjoy your show, and you have a really naturally warm welcoming thing goin' on. So, I mean no offense at ALL when I say that I played weekends when I was startin out, I went back to that 14 years later, "tapering" in respect for my music jones. I think it's important for young folks to kmow that if you're considering 5 or 6 nights a week--first of all, congratulations for getting booked that much--and I have to tell you it's not worth it. All you see is strangers all the time, except your band mates (and, at one time or another, a love life, you WILL want to KILL every one of them. Forget about a love life, unless you like one-night stands. Eventually I found them empty and soul-searing. But you know, sex IS fun! Like I said, though, it's not worth it. Period. Unless...UNLESS...you're playing witth really great musicians and the music is eclectic and powerful and FUN beyond anything you ever expected, and you rise to a whole different level. The musical communication is damn nears psychic, the places you go are SO exhilarating, you feel like you're walking on air, and instead of a blood transfusion you experience a transfusion of LIGHT. ("That sign post up ahead! You've just entered...The TWILIGHT ZONE!!!) Then it's worth it. i
This is a rare live tape of When I Grow Up to be a Man. Don;t kid yourself, Murry was an abusive, narcissistic son of a bitch, beat up on Dennis repeatedly...the boys fired him because of this and his interfering with the recording sessions and causing constant stress.
😅while they definitely spread the Surf Sound over the world, they did not invent it. Much of thst earlier Surf Music was instrumental. Nobody was B. Wilson of course.
Brian stopped touring after a few years because he couldn't handle even the smallest mess ups live, it had to be perfect for him, Glenn Campbell replaced him live for close to a year
Well when they started eveything was mono. Recording and mixing. It was till mid 60s at the very earliest and really not till late 60s where mixes were stereo. In their home studio they set up one big speaker in the middle for Brian. He said when he listen to stereo he heard things twice. As an Audio engineer who just got over a middle ear infection, left ear shut down mostly, I heard exactly what he was talking about.
Sounds like the record? Are you trying to kid us? Dennis wasn't ON the record, Ok? They had the most professional musicians in the world backing them up. THAT'S why it doesn't sound like the record.
I Get Around featured two additional bass players (wrecking crew session aces Glen Campbell & Ray Pohlman) but that track is essentially the Beach Boys playing everything, including Dennis on drums. Al Jardine played bass in lieu of Brian which was pretty normal for them.
Dennis played on the record along with all the other guys. The band played on a LOT of their hits. Don’t rely on the old misinformation that has been previously spread and actually do the research to find the truth
bwalsberg...Interesting that you write that. I have read harsh criticisms of his drumming becuse of his style, whatever that is. I always was impressed by his enthusiasm and energy of his drumming. In fact some BEACH BOYS songs I like to focus just on him .
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Also I believe Dennis Wilson’s drumming is spot on and very raw…..very underrated.
Good call
For sure Dennis's drumming was underrated. Dennis Wilson in actuality played drums on the vast majority of Beach Boys songs. However, because they admitted to using the 'Wrecking Crew' on some songs-a myth has slowly been created that he played on nothing. Dennis played on a ton of stuff-and for that matter Carl played guitar and/or bass on nearly all of their stuff-including Pet Sounds. Carl is a VERY underrated guitarist who I never hear name checked.
@@cmp1868 I give Dennis props for learning Hal Blaine's drumming and sense of timing on complex songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" when the Beach Boys went on their next tour of the UK two years later--as they all had to learn how to play like the Wrecking Crew, to some extent, all those songs when they went on tour.
He not only was a fine drummer with his own style but he also was a fine singer and piano player. Get hold of a copy of his CD or LP, "Pacific Ocean Blue'" and you will agree. The critics loved it. R.I.P. Dennis and Carl .
Dennis was okay but he RUSHED quite a bit.
The Beach Boys’ harmonies were phenomenal!
This is excellent. These guys are worth studying. The Beach Boys are a rock reference point. Love the channel.
Thanks mate!
What’s amazing is that these were teens and just past… writing,arranging, playing, singing, producing…just wow❣️
I was delighted by this analysis. The Beach Boys were huge in England and the girls were shrieking as loud as if they were seeing The Beatles. It must have been really hard for them to even hear themselves with the primitive P.A. systems they had. There might not even been monitors on the stage, and for anyone who's ever tried to perform to an audience when you can't hear yourself, you know you're in for a world of hurt!
I lived in soCal and was in junior highschool when they hit the airwaves. I was blown over by the car & surfing records. Will always be appreciative of BRIAN WILSON and his group for representing the United States best rocknroll.
Subscribed! Great analysis! That three part harmony applied to rock n roll is amazing. Love the Beach Boys. Love Brian WIlson. Truly one of the greatest songwriters ever.
Uh...FIVE-part harmonies.
Brilliant, brilliant and brilliant.
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Really enjoyed your analysis/feelings. There's Brian and there's everybody else. What can you say about him? What a joy to be living during the time he's been creating music.
I like that. After Brian Wilson, if you think of who else there might be you come up with McCartney. Both amazing songwriters, both in top bands, BOTH BASE GUITARISTS! That's unusual. And I agree; There's Brian and there's everybody else.
Me too, pal. I'm 70.
I am happy whenever I see this type of video on UA-cam with a young person admiring The Beach Boys. Thank you!
Love the Beach Boys
I’ve seen most all the great bands through the years but in there prime there was none better live, on stage. Harmonys falsetto and combo of voices in sync, than drugs fame mental illness stepped in, I miss those home grown guys from Hawthorne.
I've always wondered what would make someone a musical genius. Brian Wilson had no formal training. He taught himself how to play the piano and bass guitar. He wrote the lyrics to most of The Beach Boys songs. The early songs were catchy and fun to listen. However, Brian Wilson was growing as a song writer much to the consternation of fellow group member and cousin Mike Love. Brian Wilson got to the creative point that he wanted to write an entire album without any input from the others in the band. Mike Love reluctantly agreed to it but didn't like the direction Brian was going. At age 22 Brian Wilson wrote, produce and arranged "Pet Sounds" with The Beach Boys vocals. It is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. The album was nothing close to what The Beach Boys had done in the past. When I first heard the album I was floored by the gorgeous arrangements and lyrics. I believe that Brian Wilson is a true musical genius.
I think you'll find that Mike Love write most of the lyrics of the early BBs. He may be a bit of a dbag, but give the man his due.
Thank you, I am big fan and really liked your take on the MY favorite band - The Beach Boys.
I've had a crush on Brian Wilson since the fifth grade, and he has certainly been worth it!
I agree with your assessment of the beach boys and Brian Wilson really is a true genius even though he doesn’t agree but who else can do what he has done it’s an honour to have met him and watch him several times fantastic
I saw Brian with Al in Jan 2020. A highlight of my concert experiences. To me the only living legends in music today are Dylan, Macca and Wilson. Period.
Thanks Crafty, my band., from the beginning, love to follow you on singing, music is such a wonderful .
I'd love to go back in time, too.
2:19 The Beach Boys Did Not Lip Sync. They sanded the live show down until it was smooth, if you will.
3:34 I'm a guitar player, and it's a bitch to learn their songs because of modulation, among other things.
Same with BEATLES music. Music books were useless. These early beachboy compositions are so cool.
I love how you analyzed their live performance - you got a new follower! Keep up with this amazing work!
Fantastic analysis. Will watch again.
I can understand the stress that was on Brian Wilson. He was composer, arranger, producer, performer- all these at the same time - while dealing with a dysfunctional dad.
Yeah, he was expected to go on tour and compose , mind you the same could be said for Mike Love.
@@barrycuda3769Not exactly. He wasn't producing, composing or arranging. Being a group member and the lyricist isn't quite the same.
These guys were tough on all young boy Jr High bands of that era. Why? No one could sing or play like them. There were others like the Yardbirds but these guys, we couldn't replicate them at all. Keith Moon always said this is the band he wanted to play in.
"Surf music is only beat music with surfing words to it." That's food for thought...
whats beat??
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_music
@@tymime thanks its just rock music...Beat...influenced by Buddy...but British thank you...I guess why the name Beat les
thats my favorite band even the beatles
I love the broad range of cutaway clips used in this, Lano and Woodley and the mighty boosh are my favourites.
Crafty , Enjoyed the video...well done amigo!! LS
I love the beach boys great review
Even mike love looks young on here. Carl was a high school kid when they did this gig.
Enjoyed this very much! Love The Beach Boys.
I was born in 1949 and was a 14 year old bot when all of this was happening. The great classic car era. Mo Town, Surf sound, rockabilly, car themed music and then the Mersey sound when the Beatles along with more blusey sounds of the Stones.1961 to 1966 was the golden 5 years when music and life was all about fun. BTW, we could also suspend disbelief about pro wrestling. There has been no time like it since.
I was alive then too, born in '51 What great things we got to witness. 💥
Ps. I doubt you were a 14yo BOT 😂
You should hear. Their Hearts were full of spring. Brian was awesome
The Boys father was a huge Lettermen fan a four part harmony group. They practiced those parts and applied that style to their own music. Just a pure American sound. Cars, Girls, and Surf. I grew up with this as a life sound track. Live music no auto tune.
I think you mean "The Four Freshmen".
@@toomuchinformation the four freshmen, the lettermen, and the vogues were all influential particularly to a young Brian Wilson. I’m not sure you can say one was more influential than the other. Everything I’ve read and the music itself bares this out. Those tight harmonies synonymous with The Beach Boys are reminiscent of those groups.
@@michaelpond6386 I think you can as it's The Four Freshmen who Brian mentions the most and it was their songs he replicated with the BBs.
Excellent analysis.
Just discovered this channel. I like this guy. Smart, cool, healthy.
Thanks, new sub here. I was alive for all this 💃🏼
Wonderful analysis. Subscribed!
Amazing group related and all from a small area in California. Neighbors of Jan and Dean also worth a listen.
Hooray I found your channel
I saw this on tv when I was a kid
I was only n
10 months old when I get around came out. but i grew up on 60's and 70's music
Superb presentation of the Beach Boys! Excellent observations that were clearly communicated.
Was that all ad lib? There must have been editing involved, but it came across as mostly spontaneous. Anyway, I was entertained and even educated a little bit about what it takes to accomplish the Beach Boys' level of musicianship.
Thanks mate, yes all ad-lib (it would be weird to plan a reaction style analysis) then edited to get rid of all the umms and ahhs and excessive elaborations.
The Beach Boys never cease to impress me!
In the studio on the early records, Brian also mixed as the performance came into the booth. I heard and saw Brian sing a couple of times on the early tours in the USA (before this show) and his falsetto was operatic and ethereal. I was just a teenybopper and the older teenagers were in awe after the concerts.
In those days the engineer had to mix the full band down to one or maybe two tracks. Usually two. Then the vocals went on the other two. That’s just how it was done cause of technology. Same with Sinatra in this days. Full band on two tracks and Frank on the other. Mix live as they were tracking. Reverb/echo chamber and all
The Beach Boys were really the first for surfing music, car music too. The other surf and car acts followed. I was lucky enough to be alive and listening at that point in time.
Brian (The writer) is sooooo fantastic. It’s he, his brothers, Dennis, drummer, and Carl, who often sings lead. His voice is that of an angel. Brian sang soooo well, he can sing so high! They, to me, are still the best band ever!!, and Im old, and have been through been through all the bands in the last 6 decades. I love the Beatles, Bee Gees, etc., but there will never be another band like the Beachboys, Ever...even the Beatles kept track of what they were doing. The fact that they were brothers, cousins, and best friends, helped. !!!❤❤❤
No, Dennis rarely sings lead. Later on Carl does, but at this time it's mainly Mike Love singing lead and the bass parts.
@@toomuchinformationand a great personality to go with that voice 😁
I was never a Beach Boys fan although I do recognize and respect the genius of Brian Wilson. I grew up in the sixties and always thought they were a bit to "white bread" for what was happening at the time. I think I appreciate them more today now that I'm a coffin dodger.
A "coffin dodger?" 😅😅😅😅😅
Sail On, Sailor
look at the bit right before the intro to When I Grow Up. An exchange between Brian and Mike. They messed up by design! to fool Carl and Al. Obvious when you see it
I think so too. It was planned.
Brian's father was really hard assed when it came to vocals. He taught those boys to sing, and to sing right. They probably cold hold a note through an earthquake!
He was eventually fired though.
Gotta love Rickenbackers. Those old toaster pickups were beautiful sounding, but have no strength. Carl's guitar work is beautiful, but he struggles with the volume. This first recording would have been excellent if only Carl was ballenced with the other instruments.
Their brilliant album 'Surf's Up' is quite different from their other albums and, ironically, has nothing to do with surfing.
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That Simpsons clip fading into ur face made me thing u were Hank Azaria for a second LMFAO
Really Good Tutorial on learning about the Music of The Beach Boys - Trying to work out what era that Clip was taken from, We reckon the 60's early - What is the Era/year?
Pretty sure it's 1964.
I think some talent with lots of practice then more practice to perfect something that’s already good to start with is part of it
Jan and Dean have a similar style and some of their songs were written by Brian Wilson.
Those vintage Fender guitar.
Love the cartoon of Murray & Jackson
Check out Carl Wilsons guitar playing
We all dug those shirts and offset Fenders
I always got the sense that Carl and Al were told that their job was to drown out the other vocals. On "I Get Around" Mike really has to belt it out to be heard.
Not to mention When I grow up has a prominently showcased Harpsichord throughout it and a couple of major screw-ball chords.
No one was using a Harpsichord in a pop song in 1964-
And Murry's sadistic, abusive, alcoholic eyeballs were probably glaring from somewhere in that room
And they pulled it off live spectacularly.
Carl saw A Hard Day's Night and went right out and got the 12 string Rick
They certainly were nowhere near the first but yes they reached the ears of people who took the influence and ran with it through the 60s.
They're all screaming for Dennis.
Being in the same family they'd been singing together since they were young kids in gospel choirs etc. They had a great pedigree and it showed once they started singing. There have been only a few groups who could perform to this level either in the studio or on a gig. As close to perfect as it gets.
They weren't in gospel choirs. They'd had singalongs in the Wilson house or the three brothers would sing together in their bedroom.
@@ms8596 Thanks for the education. I read somewhere, years ago, they learned their craft in churches guided by a rather bullying father. Happy to have had that debunked.
Brian's hair - They started getting Jay Sebring haircuts sometime in '63.
I like the pet sounds hair on Brian. He’s got a real cool head and he makes good bread lol
Mike Love talks abouit how Chuck Berry really influenced them. You can clearly hear that Chuck Berry style. They were AMAZING
Surfing USA is over a chuck berry tune. Chuck sued and Brian didn’t argue. Both share writing credits
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1964 I do believe
When i grow up to be a man, it was a set up to throw Carl off. Well done Brian and Mike 😂
It wasn't just Murry Wilson and Joe Jackson. Hugh Gibb was also a real stickler for the Bee Gees smiling on stage. too. I think the Osmonds dad was a little more hands off and willing to delegate, though
How do you deal with youtubes shitty copyright crap?
I don't know, but this clip is over 59 years old, which may have something to do with it.
That’s what all the pausing and “I just have to talk about this one moment” is for.
personal preference.
What date was this?
Just subscribed love your analysis . You rock.🎉
My question is how can a full time musician not be familiar with The Beach Boys ?
Hi Brian, I am familiar, I assume you didn't watch this video? The point of it is to react to footage/audio and highlight specific good qualities the performer has in an effort to help upcoming musicians. But you raise a good question, if I think about it, sadly it's not very often that I'm needed to perform/teach Beach Boys these days but being one of the acts that helped shape how music has evolved I'm aware of their importance hence doing this video.
Surfin USA.
It didn't come without it's costs. Brian being mentally shot in his early 20 and his drug use to cope was all because the pain he had to go through to become as talented as he is. Joe Jackson followed the blueprint Murray Wilson patented.
I enjoy your show, and you have a really naturally warm welcoming thing goin' on. So, I mean no offense at ALL when I say that I played weekends when I was startin out, I went back to that 14 years later, "tapering" in respect for my music jones. I think it's important for young folks to kmow that if you're considering 5 or 6 nights a week--first of all, congratulations for getting booked that much--and I have to tell you it's not worth it. All you see is strangers all the time, except your band mates (and, at one time or another, a love life, you WILL want to KILL every one of them. Forget about a love life, unless you like one-night stands. Eventually I found them empty and soul-searing. But you know, sex IS fun! Like I said, though, it's not worth it. Period.
Unless...UNLESS...you're playing witth really great musicians and the music is eclectic and powerful and FUN beyond anything you ever expected, and you rise to a whole different level. The musical communication is damn nears psychic, the places you go are SO exhilarating, you feel like you're walking on air, and instead of a blood transfusion you experience a transfusion of LIGHT. ("That sign post up ahead! You've just entered...The TWILIGHT ZONE!!!)
Then it's worth it.
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This is a rare live tape of When I Grow Up to be a Man. Don;t kid yourself, Murry was an abusive, narcissistic son of a bitch, beat up on Dennis repeatedly...the boys fired him because of this and his interfering with the recording sessions and causing constant stress.
😅while they definitely spread the Surf Sound over the world, they did not invent it. Much of thst earlier Surf Music was instrumental. Nobody was B. Wilson of course.
Brian stopped touring after a few years because he couldn't handle even the smallest mess ups live, it had to be perfect for him, Glenn Campbell replaced him live for close to a year
That cat just wasn’t suited for the road. Some aren’t. I wasn’t either. Much prefer the studio.
Brian is deaf in one ear and he had to record everything in Mono cause he coulden’t hear in Stereo pretty cool but poor guy
Well when they started eveything was mono. Recording and mixing. It was till mid 60s at the very earliest and really not till late 60s where mixes were stereo. In their home studio they set up one big speaker in the middle for Brian. He said when he listen to stereo he heard things twice. As an Audio engineer who just got over a middle ear infection, left ear shut down mostly, I heard exactly what he was talking about.
Fun and interesting video, but it could have been better (and shorter) without all of the needless cutaways.
Sounds like the record? Are you trying to kid us? Dennis wasn't ON the record, Ok? They had the most professional musicians in the world backing them up. THAT'S why it doesn't sound like the record.
I Get Around featured two additional bass players (wrecking crew session aces Glen Campbell & Ray Pohlman) but that track is essentially the Beach Boys playing everything, including Dennis on drums. Al Jardine played bass in lieu of Brian which was pretty normal for them.
Dennis played on the record along with all the other guys. The band played on a LOT of their hits. Don’t rely on the old misinformation that has been previously spread and actually do the research to find the truth
@@jlee2383 …..not only that, he was a fantastic drummer! There is a real drive going on in this performance…..lots of rim shots….perfect.
bwalsberg...Interesting that you write that. I have read harsh criticisms of his drumming becuse of his style, whatever that is. I always was impressed by his enthusiasm and energy of his drumming. In fact some BEACH BOYS songs I like to focus just on him .