I love how Brian is so polite in interviews but swears like a sailor when you see candid footage. This sure wasn't one of their best songs but the harmonies still sound incredible.
I absolutely love the way Carl sits down next to Brian and is totally focused on Brian and harmonizing with him. It's amazing to watch! I think Carl Wilson is an amazing musician!!!!
What is impressive here is Brians speed, I think he hears three part harmonies naturally. The first going to the beach chrorus you can see him making three bars with his hands, first Mikes, Then Carls then his. But the second part is even more amazing the second time he sings only half the part then when Carl joins slide into his part in order to teach him with pauses and all. The parts are not that advanced but its his speed that amazes me.
I'll NEVER .. EVER .. tire of seeing Brian at work on these kinds of demo's .. at the piano .. banging-out his awesome bass-notes & that get-up-and-dance boogie-woogie beat of his .. to whatever song may be the subject of the session ....
Still AMAZING to see Brian and Mike working on a song, much as they had on so many classics. Like Mike or not, he and Brian had songwriting partnership for the ages.
the way brian can just beat out something on the piano so quick like that- and add so many small things to it that make it so wonderful- will never cease to amaze me. and carl joining in on harmony so naturally, even though you can tell he's picking it out for the first time, is so wonderful. love it
That jamming in front of the piano is one of the most awesome minutes of video and audio I have ever experienced. And when Carl pulls up a chair and joins in ad-lib....
"I was just walking back from the beach one day, and I thought 'Goin' to the beach! Goin' to the beach!' " You're a genius, Mike. By the way, Brian wrote Pet Sounds. Just reminding you.
lol! Imagine if Marty DiBergi of "This is Spinal Tap' fame had done the interview: Mike Love - ...several songs, one of which is "Going to the Beach". Interesting about that, well, I was just walking back from the beach one day and [sings a sample] ***Going the beach, Going to the beach. *** Well, God, we gotta' do a song called "Going to the Beach". Marty DiBergi - Why not have the song then be "Coming Back from the Beach"? Mike Love - [pauses] - The song is "Going to the Beach" See, "Going to" songs always are always better than "Coming back from" songs. Marty DiBergi - Aaah, I get it. Did you think maybe then make the song "Going Home from the Beach"? Mike Love - No. Wait, maybe. [pauses] Gimme a pen and piece of paper. That was "Going Home From...", you said, right? Hey don't even think of- Marty DiBergi - The song is all yours. I wouldn't THINK of touching it. Mike Love - Good. I like you, Marty. You're a smart guy. Marty DiBergi - Thanks. Mike Love starts clearing his throat.
Mike gets an idea for a song: brings it to Brian who proceeds to find the music. He's at the piano, chords and notes are flying all over his brain, his fingers can't keep up with the notes in his head, all Mike can do is just sit and sing his part over and over again. While coming up with the chord changes, Brian is SIMULTANEOUSLY also coming up with background vocals, and when he finally asks Mike what he thinks Mike couldn't care less: "Yeah, sure!" Yeah, thanks Mike.
The Mike bashing has been tired for a long time. Mike does have talent and contributed his part. The history books have been written and Brian got all the glory, as he should. Just chill and enjoy their incredibly vast catalogue of great tunes.
Probably won't see this considering your comment is from over a decade ago, but I absolutely agree, it's insane that it still continues and I don't blame Mike at all if he's become bitter over it. Yeah, Mike has done some pretty shitty things, but he was an integral part of the band and helped write some key parts of some of their greatest songs. To entirely discredit him and throw so much vitriol at him is asinine. I'm sure Brian doesn't think too highly of Mike, but I'm sure he wouldn't want fans saying all this stuff, he's certainly not one for hatred. People just need to let go, they're old now, history has been written, as you said. Things could have been better for them, but this is how it unfolded and they've had an awesome career as a band and all members, past and present, should be mutually respected for their contributions to music.
This has got to be the most fascinating footage I have ever seen on You-Tube. I have been a fan forever - even met and recorded with Dennis and Brian - and this is truly a treasure. Why none of this was ever included in all the documentaries is beyond me.
@@jamessilver6429 First session with Brian (which lasted all of 15 minutes) was his idea for a version of "Gimme Some Lovin'". It was just me, Dennis, Brian, and an acoustic guitar player at Brother Studio. Brian wrote a quick rhythm chart (which I still have!) and we did maybe two takes before Brian just got up and walked out. The next session six months later was much cooler. It was me, Dennis, Brian, James Guercio on bass, and Billy Hinsche on guitar. We recorded probably the 900th version of "Shortnin' Bread" which Brian has an obsession with. Coolest part was, after the session, he has Earle pull out the "Fire" tapes and played them for all of us. VERY weird shit! I had been recording my own album for Capitol Records at that studio which is how I got to meet, get drunk with, and jam with Dennis and which also led to me being invited to those two sessions back in 1977.
@@ROCKSTARCRANE neat story -i think that same year , i sent a stack of lyrics to brian - i don't know if he ever saw them , but dennis sent me a photo of him , with a note saying keep writing etc . pre teen , early teens , he was my rock n roll hero. i used to carry the b.b party photo of him in my wallet and tell people he was my brother and lived in n.y in the village ! lol cool story man- i'm pretty sure u didn't see a dime from your album , but i hope u got some artistic satisfaction from it. couple days ago i listened ' thats why G-d made the radio lp ' sometimes i have mixed opinions on it, but thought it was quite great when i heard it the other day nice" chattin " with u. peace , be well
@@ROCKSTARCRANE Incredible! Now, I'm not casting doubt, just skeptical, but wasn't Brian afraid of the "Fire" tapes considering the story behind them? Or is that just some popular myth? If so, why would he ask someone to pull them out? Unless he left after telling Earle to pull them out. Another thing I'd like to mention is get that rhythm chart archived onto the internet if you can! That's historic! Oh, and did you ever finish that album by chance? You seem to be a pretty noteworthy figure of the BB. That's a very sweet story as well James! I'd be ecstatic if I ever got something like that from Dennis, amazing. I always love reading comments like these and it's amazing how fellas like y'all can be found in such a casual setting, I love it. I'm a novice BB historian and fan of about 4 or 5 years, lol, but I hope to do something with my increasing knowledge one day, maybe make a fan site or something. Love and mercy to you both.
Always fun to see bands in the studio, even if it's not the BB golden era. You start to see how collaborative bringing a song together is. Flubbed notes, lyric changes, figuring out extra vocals to layer into the chorus, etc.
Anyone notice how reserved and subordinate Mike actually is in the studio here? He seems like a completely different person, almost deferential in his insecurity and/or respect, I think it's rather endearing.
Yeah, it's always interesting to see Mike without a hat. I don't blame the poor guy. In a shallow industry where looks are overly important, to start balding in your early 20s sucks.
Love them. Every second, every fricking track of their entire career. When you know them and their voices, and how their voices and their blend changed over the years, like so many of us do, it's a joy to hear them sing anything.
@harirex What a lovely comment you made about Carl. He did indeed love and respect Brian, Carl's admiration for Brian was evident in many of the excellent videos shown on UA-cam. He was a beautiful person, and the world is a sadder place without him.
I think its more of a generation thing - Mike and Brian were the same age - but - you can tell Mike stopped listening to current music around 1963 - was Smile weird for the Beach Boys - sure - was it weird for 1967 - not in the least - Brian saw the whole psych thing coming a mile down the road - they should have got it out - I guess in 67 you think that perhaps music was going to be like that forever - of course you get to 68 and everything sort of gets back to basics - like the White Album..
For sure! Unguarded and real. Brian Wilson respected Mike's talent for writing accessible, commercial lyrics and front a band on stage, and always held out hope that the band could make hits again, as they had in their early years. And Brian? Brian Wilson knows more about music than just about anyone on the planet...
Imagine if Marty DiBergi of "This is Spinal Tap' fame had done the interview part, about a minute and one half in, with Mike Love: Mike Love - ...several songs, one of which is "Going to the Beach". Interesting about that, well, I was just walking back from the beach one day and [sings a sample] **Going the beach, Going to the beach. *** Well, God, we gotta' do a song called "Going to the Beach". Marty DiBergi - Why not have the song then be "Coming Back from the Beach"? Mike Love - [pauses] - The song is "Going to the Beach" See, "Going to" songs always are always better than "Coming Back from" songs. Marty DiBergi - Aaah, I get it. Did you think maybe then make the song "Going Home from the Beach"? Mike Love - No. Wait, maybe. [pauses] Gimme a pen and piece of paper. That was, "Going home from...", you said, right? Hey don't even think of- Marty DiBergi - The song is all yours. I wouldn't THINK of touching it. Mike Love - Good. I like you, Marty. You're a smart guy. Marty DiBergi - Thanks. Mike Love starts clearing his throat.
Poor Mike, he never could compete with 1 Wilson, let alone 3. (Sarcasm intended). All of you that think he's so great- look up the Beach Boys induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Then get back to me on that...
@DJ L33 If you like ahol Mike, than you know little about the beach boys. The guy is a jealous creep. Every beach boy concert I went to, he put down Brian. He sued Brian. He fired Brian and Al during 50th anniversary tour. And there is more history of his "kindness" if you fo some research. Does he give a great show with his version of the beach boys? That he does and has for years. Is he still an ahol? Yes.
@DJ L33 I agree, I think Mike's great! Amazing vocals on some of their best songs. People get way too caught up in offstage politics, and assume they know what really happened like they were there
@soulsurfer56 Big thumbs down to your comment on Mike. I'm no Mike cultist (plenty of blind BW cultists though), but give the man his due. He was part of a legendary group and played a key role on vocals, as a frontman, and as a lyricist. OK, so he wasn't as talented as Brian. Well, BW was brilliant musically. And that's OK. Not everyone has to be equally awesome. But by that logic, you might as well fire 1/2 of every legendary band. You don't have to hate Mike to love BW or the BB.
So from the early days of their first songs celebrating life as a teenager growing up in California in the early 60s it took them almost 20 years to think of a song called “going to the beach”.
This is freakin awesome. Nothing better than behind the scenes - in the studio -takes. Unrelated, John & Yoko's Double Fantasy- there should be a film documntry on that.
@peterp21 : Okay, you've made your point about the hairline thing. But Mikey wasn't integral to the completion of Smile - if anything, he's probably most responsible for it not being released in 1967. Brian Wilson was the Beach Boys when it came to great music coming out. If it wasn't for him, they never would have amounted to anything.
Love seeing the Boys in the studio! But c'mon lay off Mike. Granted he can be annoying, but without him in the mix, vocally The Beach Boys "sound" wouldn't be what we love.
I’m seeing a lot of comments saying that Mike destroyed any potential for the Smile album. Simply put, it’s another red herring. Brian Wilson destroyed the album because it was too big and the pressure on him was even greater. It couldn’t be finished, and it’s not as good as Pet Sounds in the first place.
@soulsurfer56 While I agree with most of your post concerning the Mike Love irritation factor (I saw them in the early 90s and had to suffer a 50 year old Love wiggling in front of cheerleaders singing "Be True to Your School" - Carl, to his credit looked severely depressed) I do have to disagree about him being "never needed". Despite himself, he was a brilliant pop lyricist. Side 2 of "Today"? The '66 single (and vastly superior to the B. Wilson "Smile" remake) version of "Good Vibrations"?
This video just further proves how little music ability Mike had. Brian's has to tell him we can sing background but not 3 part harmonies. It's a garbage song and that's why it never made it onto the album. Also look at Carl' face when he joins them he's thinking god himself couldn't make this song worth listening to.
I do think Mike made at least some degree of positive contribution, but whatever this amounts to, I can't think it being worth the trouble he has caused...stifling Brian's creativity...and eventually relegating the Beach Boys name to the status of an oldies band instead of the pioneering artistic force which more accurately depicts the band's legacy.
What’s funny is that recently Mike Love made a big deal about the BB’s not being marketed for live shows as an oldies band, and got on advertisers for that
"Stifling creativity" my ass. Nobody told brian "no" from 66 to 68 was his problem, and as soon as the beach boys fame wore off all the yes men dissapeared.
It's mutual. Brian tours under his own name (with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin). I think he much prefers this. People would only expect the early Beach Boy hits and Kokomo otherwise.
GOD had an idea: I need to create a musical group that is based on 'family.' It will need a creative genious--the 'soul' of the group, so I will name him Brian. It needs a 'spirit' and I will name him Dennis. It needs compassion and the voice of an angel..he will be Brian's messenger and his name will be Carl. The group will need a cheerleader and he shall be Mike. And, finally, the group will need a loyal friend. and he shall be Alan. The BB's are the sum of it's parts. Fred Vail, former mgr.
Knowing the history, I like to think of an alternative universe where Dennis was off camera getting Lunch, and called it quits when he heard Mike was STILL working on 'Goin to the Beach'
i just pointed out the obvious, BW now out sells the beach boys, how sad, since no brian, everything mike love touches falls apart thats why he hangs on to the band name, he has no solo work/sucess under his name. he sung hard bass lines????!! he may as well talk then! he has 7 wives and sued every beach boy in the band any reason why he is hated so much? it appears im not the only one then .. weird isnt that people dont hate dennis or al that way.. look at reality and understand it
@soulsurfer56 Obviously The Beach Boys could have existed without Love but never without Wilson. However, while I'm as down on Love's "Don't-fuck-with-the-formula" stories as any BBoys fan, your total dismissal of him is too strong. He was a brilliant pop lyricist - side 2 of "Today"/ "Good Vibrations" etc etc. Also that unique vocal 'blend' depended on all 5 'boys'.
I've seen lots of BB pictures, but honestly I've never really seen any of Mike without a hat on. He had a real combover going in this vid. I wonder if he's totally bald now.
Wow bald Mike without a hat - and Al with a hat - Then bald Mike with a silly cowboy hat covering his bald head. Wow go for it bald Mike. - a better line for mike would have been "eating a hamburger on the beach with my surfboard "
If you take Dennis out of the picture ( and I do appriciate his stuff like Baby Blue and Love surrounds me ) the Beach Boys were always really Brian ,Carl and Al .Mike Love has a voice for sure which contributed in a big way but he's was always more of a side man with an ok voice , who knew that the money and royaltys were in the song writing ...which was never his forte .
@kalibria I'm not into the "conventional wisdom" aof ML being this supervillian. Look, ML had differing views of what the music should be and he had his issues with PS and Smile. But hey, he had a right to his views as a part of the band. And to be honest, the man did sing everything BW asked him to on PS and Smile. But ML gets blamed for stopping SMile. He didn't. Brian's drug issues and generally psyching himself out because of Smile killed it. If BW wanted it out, it was coming out.
I love how Brian is so polite in interviews but swears like a sailor when you see candid footage.
This sure wasn't one of their best songs but the harmonies still sound incredible.
I could watch footage like this of the Beach Boys for hours and hours and hours. They are the most fascinating guys in rock history.
Yep and the greatest dysfunctional family in rock history
ua-cam.com/video/V99Ykmf9R40/v-deo.html here!
Mike and Brian seem to be getting along here, and Brian actually seems clear and lucid.
Thanks!! :) @@qasanoba
I absolutely love the way Carl sits down next to Brian and is totally focused on Brian and harmonizing with him. It's amazing to watch! I think Carl Wilson is an amazing musician!!!!
Dennis also worshipped his big Brother.
RIP Carl and Dennis.
What is impressive here is Brians speed, I think he hears three part harmonies naturally. The first going to the beach chrorus you can see him making three bars with his hands, first Mikes, Then Carls then his. But the second part is even more amazing the second time he sings only half the part then when Carl joins slide into his part in order to teach him with pauses and all. The parts are not that advanced but its his speed that amazes me.
And these were supposedly hard times for Brian, and it was indeed!
I'll NEVER .. EVER .. tire of seeing Brian at work on these kinds of demo's .. at the piano .. banging-out his awesome bass-notes & that get-up-and-dance boogie-woogie beat of his .. to whatever song may be the subject of the session ....
after nearly 20 yrs in the beach boys Mike love has a flash of inspiration to do a song called Goin To The Beach
+maniq minah - Yep, brilliant....and it didn't even make the cut!
Sammy Boy nevermind at least his masterpiece kokomo got released!
c'mon at least Kokomo was catchy
+JoeTyler85 so's Ebola...
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Still AMAZING to see Brian and Mike working on a song, much as they had on so many classics. Like Mike or not, he and Brian had songwriting partnership for the ages.
Gosh, after amazing songs like Cabin Essence and Surf's Up, 13 years later MIke get's all excited about recording 'Going to the Beach'.
To get Brian Wilson functioning again in this time period is a miracle
Sounded catchy to me... Don't know what the problem with simplistic Beach Boys songs is, that's kind of what they're famous for
@@superstimulatedminotaur3681: I bet my left but that you’re really Mike Love.
@@raymondkitchen6137 Wish I was.. Who wouldn't want millions of dollars???
@@superstimulatedminotaur3681 Off another man's genius, no less.
the way brian can just beat out something on the piano so quick like that- and add so many small things to it that make it so wonderful- will never cease to amaze me. and carl joining in on harmony so naturally, even though you can tell he's picking it out for the first time, is so wonderful. love it
That jamming in front of the piano is one of the most awesome minutes of video and audio I have ever experienced. And when Carl pulls up a chair and joins in ad-lib....
brians falsteto in the 80's!!! even if it was for a few seconds haha so awesome
sokerplair yeah! About 50% Carl’s talent
He did it alot on the late 80s
the complete trust, deference, and love in carl's eyes as he watches brian helps helps me remember the kind potential of humanity :(
"we have a catalogue of many songs" one of Mike's wisest moments
When I first listened to Made in California, and Goin' To The Beach was on there, I was like 'Well, he finally did it'
Love these clips. A forgotten but excellent era of the Beach boys! Keeping the summer alive.
0:20 "that second half was a little stinky-poo there" haha Mike reminds me of Ned Flanders there. Also, we get to see his bald head here!
"I was just walking back from the beach one day, and I thought 'Goin' to the beach! Goin' to the beach!' "
You're a genius, Mike. By the way, Brian wrote Pet Sounds. Just reminding you.
would have thought he would have thought that when he was going to the beach, not leaving the beach.
Pfft. They all must've been suffering some ptsd or somethin.
lol! Imagine if Marty DiBergi of "This is Spinal Tap' fame had done the interview:
Mike Love - ...several songs, one of which is "Going to the Beach". Interesting about that, well, I was just walking back from the beach one day and [sings a sample] ***Going the beach, Going to the beach. *** Well, God, we gotta' do a song called "Going to the Beach".
Marty DiBergi - Why not have the song then be "Coming Back from the Beach"?
Mike Love - [pauses] - The song is "Going to the Beach" See, "Going to" songs always are always better than "Coming back from" songs.
Marty DiBergi - Aaah, I get it. Did you think maybe then make the song "Going Home from the Beach"?
Mike Love - No. Wait, maybe. [pauses] Gimme a pen and piece of paper. That was "Going Home From...", you said, right? Hey don't even think of-
Marty DiBergi - The song is all yours. I wouldn't THINK of touching it.
Mike Love - Good. I like you, Marty. You're a smart guy.
Marty DiBergi - Thanks.
Mike Love starts clearing his throat.
Hllarious!
WTH? What sort of a comment is this? And Mike Love worked his ass off making Pet Sounds and he named the album. Just reminding you.
Carl's expression is like, WTF? Are we really doing this? Priceless.
He was watching Brian like a hawk. Probably for the changes.
Right?!? This song sucks!
This is so fucking incredible with Brian and Mike at the piano.
What happened to cousin Loves’ rug ?
Mike gets an idea for a song: brings it to Brian who proceeds to find the music. He's at the piano, chords and notes are flying all over his brain, his fingers can't keep up with the notes in his head, all Mike can do is just sit and sing his part over and over again. While coming up with the chord changes, Brian is SIMULTANEOUSLY also coming up with background vocals, and when he finally asks Mike what he thinks Mike couldn't care less: "Yeah, sure!" Yeah, thanks Mike.
The Mike bashing has been tired for a long time. Mike does have talent and contributed his part. The history books have been written and Brian got all the glory, as he should. Just chill and enjoy their incredibly vast catalogue of great tunes.
Sure, but Mike Love is also a notoriously huge a**hole, which makes the bashing hilarious
Probably won't see this considering your comment is from over a decade ago, but I absolutely agree, it's insane that it still continues and I don't blame Mike at all if he's become bitter over it. Yeah, Mike has done some pretty shitty things, but he was an integral part of the band and helped write some key parts of some of their greatest songs. To entirely discredit him and throw so much vitriol at him is asinine. I'm sure Brian doesn't think too highly of Mike, but I'm sure he wouldn't want fans saying all this stuff, he's certainly not one for hatred. People just need to let go, they're old now, history has been written, as you said. Things could have been better for them, but this is how it unfolded and they've had an awesome career as a band and all members, past and present, should be mutually respected for their contributions to music.
@@Providence.. I AM seeing your comment, even though it's been over a decade. Thanks for the great post. :)
Carl at 4:01 is adorable - WTF. kind of expression on his sweet face
This has got to be the most fascinating footage I have ever seen on You-Tube. I have been a fan forever - even met and recorded with Dennis and Brian - and this is truly a treasure. Why none of this was ever included in all the documentaries is beyond me.
what did you record ?
@@jamessilver6429 First session with Brian (which lasted all of 15 minutes) was his idea for a version of "Gimme Some Lovin'". It was just me, Dennis, Brian, and an acoustic guitar player at Brother Studio. Brian wrote a quick rhythm chart (which I still have!) and we did maybe two takes before Brian just got up and walked out. The next session six months later was much cooler. It was me, Dennis, Brian, James Guercio on bass, and Billy Hinsche on guitar. We recorded probably the 900th version of "Shortnin' Bread" which Brian has an obsession with. Coolest part was, after the session, he has Earle pull out the "Fire" tapes and played them for all of us. VERY weird shit!
I had been recording my own album for Capitol Records at that studio which is how I got to meet, get drunk with, and jam with Dennis and which also led to me being invited to those two sessions back in 1977.
@@ROCKSTARCRANE neat story -i think that same year , i sent a stack of lyrics to brian - i don't know if he ever saw them , but dennis sent me a photo of him , with a note saying keep writing etc . pre teen , early teens , he was my rock n roll hero. i used to carry the b.b party photo of him in my wallet and tell people he was my brother and lived in n.y in the village ! lol
cool story man- i'm pretty sure u didn't see a dime from your album , but i hope u got some artistic satisfaction from it.
couple days ago i listened ' thats why G-d made the radio lp ' sometimes i have mixed opinions on it, but thought it was quite great when i heard it the other day
nice" chattin " with u. peace , be well
@@ROCKSTARCRANE Incredible! Now, I'm not casting doubt, just skeptical, but wasn't Brian afraid of the "Fire" tapes considering the story behind them? Or is that just some popular myth? If so, why would he ask someone to pull them out? Unless he left after telling Earle to pull them out. Another thing I'd like to mention is get that rhythm chart archived onto the internet if you can! That's historic! Oh, and did you ever finish that album by chance? You seem to be a pretty noteworthy figure of the BB. That's a very sweet story as well James! I'd be ecstatic if I ever got something like that from Dennis, amazing. I always love reading comments like these and it's amazing how fellas like y'all can be found in such a casual setting, I love it. I'm a novice BB historian and fan of about 4 or 5 years, lol, but I hope to do something with my increasing knowledge one day, maybe make a fan site or something. Love and mercy to you both.
@@Providence.. Brian didn't want Capitol to have (release) the tapes - he told the label he burned them but hid them instead.
Always fun to see bands in the studio, even if it's not the BB golden era. You start to see how collaborative bringing a song together is. Flubbed notes, lyric changes, figuring out extra vocals to layer into the chorus, etc.
~ Awesome Band ~ I will always admire them ~ Each and everyone of them has a part to sing and they harmize in a beautiful way ~ : )
Anyone notice how reserved and subordinate Mike actually is in the studio here? He seems like a completely different person, almost deferential in his insecurity and/or respect, I think it's rather endearing.
He was like this all the time
Oh Goddness The Brothers Wilson : what a magical moment, Brian is a real genius, and Carl is the angel!!! What a amazing video! Thanks
Yeah, it's always interesting to see Mike without a hat. I don't blame the poor guy. In a shallow industry where looks are overly important, to start balding in your early 20s sucks.
Love them. Every second, every fricking track of their entire career. When you know them and their voices, and how their voices and their blend changed over the years, like so many of us do, it's a joy to hear them sing anything.
@harirex What a lovely comment you made about Carl. He did indeed love and respect Brian, Carl's admiration for Brian was evident in many of the excellent videos shown on UA-cam. He was a beautiful person, and the world is a sadder place without him.
I think its more of a generation thing - Mike and Brian were the same age - but - you can tell Mike stopped listening to current music around 1963 - was Smile weird for the Beach Boys - sure - was it weird for 1967 - not in the least - Brian saw the whole psych thing coming a mile down the road - they should have got it out - I guess in 67 you think that perhaps music was going to be like that forever - of course you get to 68 and everything sort of gets back to basics - like the White Album..
Not back to basics. 1968 was a ruckus year, and the music was rougher and more political, two things the ‘Boys were not exactly great at.
Dang I didn’t know Terri Bradshaw was in The Beach Boys
I'm confused. Everything you read says Brian was a zombie by this time but the guy injects the magic before my very eyes!!
I love that Carl was lighting candles in the studio.
Excellent, raw footage!
I love Carl. Always the rock for the banda.
For sure! Unguarded and real. Brian Wilson respected Mike's talent for writing accessible, commercial lyrics and front a band on stage, and always held out hope that the band could make hits again, as they had in their early years. And Brian? Brian Wilson knows more about music than just about anyone on the planet...
@2:40 It's amazing what Brian can do to a song thought up by a idiot. Brian is a legend
This is historic footage and should not be a battleground for opinions on the members. This is from 08 and it just got recommended to me! Amazing!
CARL WILSON PRICELESS LOOK ON HIS FACE!
Imagine if Marty DiBergi of "This is Spinal Tap' fame had done the interview part, about a minute and one half in, with Mike Love:
Mike Love - ...several songs, one of which is "Going to the Beach". Interesting about that, well, I was just walking back from the beach one day and [sings a sample] **Going the beach, Going to the beach. *** Well, God, we gotta' do a song called "Going to the Beach".
Marty DiBergi - Why not have the song then be "Coming Back from the Beach"?
Mike Love - [pauses] - The song is "Going to the Beach" See, "Going to" songs always are always better than "Coming Back from" songs.
Marty DiBergi - Aaah, I get it. Did you think maybe then make the song "Going Home from the Beach"?
Mike Love - No. Wait, maybe. [pauses] Gimme a pen and piece of paper. That was, "Going home from...", you said, right? Hey don't even think of-
Marty DiBergi - The song is all yours. I wouldn't THINK of touching it.
Mike Love - Good. I like you, Marty. You're a smart guy.
Marty DiBergi - Thanks.
Mike Love starts clearing his throat.
I can totally see that happening.
Eddie Haskell... lol! That's the perfect comparison to Mike Love.
Man pre 1988 mike is awesome
the choir progession of "Goin' on" is AWESOME
Poor Mike, he never could compete with 1 Wilson, let alone 3. (Sarcasm intended). All of you that think he's so great- look up the Beach Boys induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Then get back to me on that...
@DJ L33 If you like ahol Mike, than you know little about the beach boys. The guy is a jealous creep. Every beach boy concert I went to, he put down Brian. He sued Brian. He fired Brian and Al during 50th anniversary tour. And there is more history of his "kindness" if you fo some research. Does he give a great show with his version of the beach boys? That he does and has for years. Is he still an ahol? Yes.
@DJ L33 I agree, I think Mike's great! Amazing vocals on some of their best songs. People get way too caught up in offstage politics, and assume they know what really happened like they were there
Mike really thought he had a hit here lol
Brian was down but he was certainly not out.
mike love looks near death here....how he has aged gracefully is beyond me....
Mike Love can't hold a candle to Brian
pmoyer50 he wrote the words for good vibrations . that by itself is great .
@soulsurfer56 Big thumbs down to your comment on Mike. I'm no Mike cultist (plenty of blind BW cultists though), but give the man his due. He was part of a legendary group and played a key role on vocals, as a frontman, and as a lyricist. OK, so he wasn't as talented as Brian. Well, BW was brilliant musically. And that's OK. Not everyone has to be equally awesome. But by that logic, you might as well fire 1/2 of every legendary band. You don't have to hate Mike to love BW or the BB.
So from the early days of their first songs celebrating
life as a teenager growing up in California in the early 60s it took them almost 20 years to think of a song called “going to the beach”.
This is freakin awesome. Nothing better than behind the scenes - in the studio -takes. Unrelated, John & Yoko's Double Fantasy- there should be a film documntry on that.
thanks!! very very interesting!... specially the wilsons, obviously...
how do you know when mike love is at your front door? ?? you dont ...he cannot find the key and does not know when to come in....
@peterp21 : Okay, you've made your point about the hairline thing. But Mikey wasn't integral to the completion of Smile - if anything, he's probably most responsible for it not being released in 1967. Brian Wilson was the Beach Boys when it came to great music coming out. If it wasn't for him, they never would have amounted to anything.
CARL SO TRUE
this is from the album "Keepin' the Summer Alive" particularly song "Goin On"
I actually like going to the beach
Love seeing the Boys in the studio! But c'mon lay off Mike. Granted he can be annoying, but without him in the mix, vocally The Beach Boys "sound" wouldn't be what we love.
Whoa amazing to see Brian & Carl put th melodies, brian is a genius... Wasn't in the Big Sur Studio owned by Al?
Can we get more of this Going Platinum footage please?
What's goin platinum? Doco? The mountains of gold that have been lost to video decay
ua-cam.com/video/V99Ykmf9R40/v-deo.html here!
Gittah, agreed. I do resent Mike for making Brian feel like he had to abandon 'Smile', but without his voice it wouldn't have been the same.
Mike spotting mistakes and Brian never hearing it lol
brian shares that 'burden' with paul mccartney.
Without his voice it would have been better!
I’m seeing a lot of comments saying that Mike destroyed any potential for the Smile album. Simply put, it’s another red herring. Brian Wilson destroyed the album because it was too big and the pressure on him was even greater. It couldn’t be finished, and it’s not as good as Pet Sounds in the first place.
You gotta love Mike, lol.
Goin' On
No, Mike just got back to the "Old Beach Boys", that is Mike and Bruce!
That's the funniest comment (and truest) I have read in a while...
I think that real Beach Boys fans know that Mike Love has two-sides and he can be really cool, but the other half of the time he blows it
@soulsurfer56 While I agree with most of your post concerning the Mike Love irritation factor (I saw them in the early 90s and had to suffer a 50 year old Love wiggling in front of cheerleaders singing "Be True to Your School" - Carl, to his credit looked severely depressed) I do have to disagree about him being "never needed". Despite himself, he was a brilliant pop lyricist. Side 2 of "Today"? The '66 single (and vastly superior to the B. Wilson "Smile" remake) version of "Good Vibrations"?
Thanks - Listening to tapes from studio sessions is fun but video is a blast.
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This video just further proves how little music ability Mike had. Brian's has to tell him we can sing background but not 3 part harmonies. It's a garbage song and that's why it never made it onto the album. Also look at Carl' face when he joins them he's thinking god himself couldn't make this song worth listening to.
Very on point, sir.
Yup.
I do think Mike made at least some degree of positive contribution, but whatever this amounts to, I can't think it being worth the trouble he has caused...stifling Brian's creativity...and eventually relegating the Beach Boys name to the status of an oldies band instead of the pioneering artistic force which more accurately depicts the band's legacy.
What’s funny is that recently Mike Love made a big deal about the BB’s not being marketed for live shows as an oldies band, and got on advertisers for that
"Stifling creativity" my ass. Nobody told brian "no" from 66 to 68 was his problem, and as soon as the beach boys fame wore off all the yes men dissapeared.
Mike Love without a hat... This video is worth it just for the giggle factor.
@biblerockets : Sure, if it's about hot dogs, cotton candy and caramel corn he's a great lyricist.
"i gotta really whine the shit out of it..."
and then mike fired brian from the band..
It's mutual. Brian tours under his own name (with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin). I think he much prefers this. People would only expect the early Beach Boy hits and Kokomo otherwise.
GOD had an idea: I need to create a musical group that is based on 'family.' It will need a creative genious--the 'soul' of the group, so I will name him Brian. It needs a 'spirit' and I will name him Dennis. It needs compassion and the voice of an angel..he will be Brian's messenger and his name will be Carl. The group will need a cheerleader and he shall be Mike. And, finally, the group will need a loyal friend. and he shall be Alan. The BB's are the sum of it's parts.
Fred Vail, former mgr.
Yet what about David and Bruce??
@BotswanaBabyBullet Best comment ever
This is really fascinating, & sad too-----DW is clearly absent, & that's such a shame. ---------------WolfSky9
Knowing the history, I like to think of an alternative universe where Dennis was off camera getting Lunch, and called it quits when he heard Mike was STILL working on 'Goin to the Beach'
'goin to the beach' was a turd.
i just pointed out the obvious, BW now out sells the beach boys, how sad, since no brian, everything mike love touches falls apart thats why he hangs on to the band name, he has no solo work/sucess under his name. he sung hard bass lines????!! he may as well talk then! he has 7 wives and sued every beach boy in the band any reason why he is hated so much? it appears im not the only one then .. weird isnt that people dont hate dennis or al that way.. look at reality and understand it
@soulsurfer56 Obviously The Beach Boys could have existed without Love but never without Wilson. However, while I'm as down on Love's "Don't-fuck-with-the-formula" stories as any BBoys fan, your total dismissal of him is too strong. He was a brilliant pop lyricist - side 2 of "Today"/ "Good Vibrations" etc etc. Also that unique vocal 'blend' depended on all 5 'boys'.
I've seen lots of BB pictures, but honestly I've never really seen any of Mike without a hat on. He had a real combover going in this vid. I wonder if he's totally bald now.
Wow bald Mike without a hat - and Al with a hat - Then bald Mike with a silly cowboy hat covering his bald head. Wow go for it bald Mike. - a better line for mike would have been "eating a hamburger on the beach with my surfboard "
everyone gets on mikes case, sometimes rigtfully so,but without that nasally eddie haskell vibe it wouldnt be the beach boys.
They look horrible, like in their 50s although they were about 35 years old.
margus kiis Fortune and Fame adds 15 yrs of Age to your body. Unless you drink human blood.
Mike and Al have looked old since they were 25. Brian and Dennis did a ton of drugs, and Carl's beard just makes him look way older.
If you take Dennis out of the picture ( and I do appriciate his stuff like Baby Blue and Love surrounds me ) the Beach Boys were always really Brian ,Carl and Al .Mike Love has a voice for sure which contributed in a big way but he's was always more of a side man with an ok voice , who knew that the money and royaltys were in the song writing ...which was never his forte .
Rare hatless Mike
@soulsurfer56 although you have to admit.... none of them really surfed except for Dennis, the only real surfer of the band!
excellence
Where was Dennis in this?
right before Knebworth
@kalibria I'm not into the "conventional wisdom" aof ML being this supervillian. Look, ML had differing views of what the music should be and he had his issues with PS and Smile. But hey, he had a right to his views as a part of the band. And to be honest, the man did sing everything BW asked him to on PS and Smile. But ML gets blamed for stopping SMile. He didn't. Brian's drug issues and generally psyching himself out because of Smile killed it. If BW wanted it out, it was coming out.
yep
@runnersdialzero33 Your comment re: Carl's expression really made me laugh. It was so true!
is this in the recording of Keepin' the summer alive