616. Brian Wilson / Van Dyke Parks
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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As most people know The Beach Boys were known for taking some Chuck Berry and combining it with The Four Freshman harmonies. They played at West Point in the mid sixties at the indoor field house. Gave me goosebumps. I was so excited I thought I was going to get sick. Not one note was off pitch. They did “Good Vibrations” and it was perfect.
Leland, I agree with you, I am a cool weather person. I enjoy Autumn, my favorite of the four seasons.
Me too!
The same here! 👍
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HELLO! 🎂🥰👩🎈 Raining 75 in Colorado.
My 68th BD. Catching you before I go to dinner. Will re watch this later. Love to all of you!
Happy Birthday 🥳🎉 Celebrate well!
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many happy returns.
Sending BIRTHDAY wishes 🎂
Happiest of birthdays to you, and MANY happy returns!
Happy Canada day 🇨🇦👍...great tunes
It's so great that Brian Wilson was able to escape the psycho who controlled his life for a over a decade. He's done so many great releases since then. This is another album which I haven't listened to for awhile, although I have been something of a Brian Wilson kick for the last few weeks. So, it was great timing to have picked this! 👍
Thanks for doing Brian. I've been fortunate enough to meet him several times in the early 2000's, and he was a delight every time. He has so much energy about him, that he lights up a room. I always loved Al Jardine's comment about Brian being 'wired differently' to most people. The fact that after 60 years, he still gets blown away by Brian says a lot....
Two masterful musicians 🙌🏽🎵
Never heard this stuff before........I remember fondly my interactions with Van Dyke. Such a wacky lovable character!. Brian Wilson is one of the benchmarks of creating harmonies in the pop/rock genre. Really dug that second tune especially. Maybe it's just me but the vocs kind of sound like Steely Dan ??
For sure there is a Steely Dan vibe in there!
Grew up with Brian Wilson as did most of us..Van Dyke Parks was a little more obscure for me..Found out about him indirectly when he played with Ry Cooder in the mid 80's.. Outstanding musician..
Love this session, as usual😁
You are interviewed because YOU, our wonderful friend, are an ICON, and much LOVED and RESPECTED for your PROFESSIONALISM, KINDNESS, NO DRAMA, and your COMMITMENT to your music!!!!
105 and dry here in Rimrock, AZ. Been giving my plants lots of water too. Keepin' cool and hydrated.
Prayers for the folks in Florida, may they find closure and peace. Stay safe everyone🤗 Have a great evening....until tomorrow......
Its hot everywhere in az. Sure have had alot of loss w the many fires
@@lastnamefirst4035 yes, very sad. Hopefully it will be a safe holiday🙂
@@tobindoodle8901 hope so less places to visit in the northern part of the state. Pretty burnt
@@lastnamefirst4035 yes, a lot of closed forest. It's just sooo dry
"The older I get, the better I was." -- Van Dyke Parks
what a brilliant quote
It's pretty lush musical soundscape. The arrangements and the musicianship is marvelous.
Love YA MAN!!! Always on my personal list of mind blowing musicians!!!!! Really appreciate your WORK!!! STAY SAFE ALL!!!
Hello Lee. Loved this recording and had a chance to tell Van Dyke how much I liked it several times. Met and spoke with him at the outdoor theater show on Topanga Cyn. back in the early to mid 90's and also hanging with he and Melinda Wilson up at the sound board at the Brian Wilson Troubador show. Van is truly a special guy and the music he and Brian produced was pure magic! This is a great album. Thanks for sharing some of the tunes! Slow down and cool off my friend! Take care!
Mr Leland Sklar, thanks so very much for sharing your wonderful musicians' stories.......really great !
Brian's voice is just awesome. Listen to Early Beach Boys and nothing touches Brian's harmonies!!!!
Listen to how he works his voice in those albums it is just so good.
I asked Van Dyke to autograph my copy of "Orange Crate Art" when I worked with him in the studio once. He was exceedingly kind, conversed with me about mutual friends, and wrote a several sentence dedication on the CD cover and even drew a profile of himself. What a fine gentleman and consummate musician.
Imagine - you bring Brian Wilson on to a project and you don’t use a single song of his, he’s there just for his voice!
And that’s gold!
Parks is a bit of a wilsonian, himself.
Brian Wilson fascinates me. Not sure why. Could be all he has overcome over the years (death of brothers, mental illness) and he keeps going. Been watching the videos from the Beach Boys Stars and Stripes album and replaying I Can Hear Music (Kathy Troccoli, what a voice) And then hearing Darian Sahanaja sing in other videos- sounds so much like Carl Wilson on some songs. Thanks for the music today, Lee. Have a great evening/tomorrow everyone
Brian Wilson is very very fascinating in my opinion. What he was able to do with music is beyond my understanding. Scientific American did a cool article on him (in respect to his creativity and mental illness).
Somewhere in there I heard a hint of Kokomo! And, some signature bass glisses!
Be careful in the heat!
Stay safe and stay well!
Orange crate art. Here in Riverside, many businesses have reproduced artwork on the fronts or sides of their establishments. City sponsored I believe, but colorful and nostalgic. 🙂
Those orange crates would probably be worth some bucks today-well to a collector
Lee you mention Van Dyke's stories....well you are our Van Dyke....you always have a great tale to tell on songs you've played on....or a days event......or an instrument story ETC. Thanks Brother!!!!!
Hi Lee! Happy almost 4th!! We will miss not spending the 4th again with you all again - it was so much fun! I remember meeting Mr. Parks at your party 2 years ago in 2019. We are going to see Brian Wilson in August in Long Beach. Well, have a great weekend! Love to Maureen and the boys Xxoo, Annette♥️Patch
I Love You Brian Wilson. You have been blessed to be able to convey all these emotions and feelings to the world for so many years. Thank you and God Bless you Brian. You too Leland. Stay cool!
I mostly deal with dry heat, but I highly recommend the 99 cent spray bottle filled with water combined with the cheap, battery operated hand held fan. It's the evaporated cooler concept.
I hope the computer did that and not me. It's "evaporative cooler." You can use a swamp cooler or spray and fan yourself, but it's the same concept.
I’ve been listening to this since you turned me on to it last time. Amazing stuff!!! Thank you!
Incredible music. Those chord progressions and harmonies and the feel of the songs. Been to a town in Switzerland where they seem to fold up the sidewalks at 8 at night. Not a soul out.
what beautiful songs these are. Never heard them before. Thank you so much for introducing them ❤️
so inspiring and new to me....a hidden gem. a touch of Schmilsson with Queen. I didn't know the RCA dog was "Nipper" cool.
Thanks so much for giving us more music from Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson! Sublime vocals and amazing arrangements. Eagerly awaiting the upcoming announcement from The Immediate Family!
All thriller, no filler!
Love how the backing vocals have that WIlson Harmony sound!!!! Van Dyke Bringing it!!!!
I loved "Orange Crate Art" back then. Haven´t heard it in a few years, I think I will have to revisit. And I remembered another Van Dyke Parks composition: the Soundtrack to the TV-Mini-Series "Broken Trail" from Walter Hill. Lost my CD but just saw it finally is on Spotify. In my opinion a forgotten gem.
Always loved this album. Great historical insights, Leland. Thank you!
Hi Lee, I love this album. It is certainly one of a kind. Sounds like fun bass parts.
Hi Lee - yes, truly scary how time is flying by. Thank you for yet another incredible musical adventure and appreciation class. Love ya!
You are NOT filler, you're are the main attraction. Stop belittling yourself, you earned your status as one of the greatest bassist ever. In Troy, Montana we've been getting over 100 degree days for the last 5 days. I hades the heat. Any chance of bringing back the good old days of musicians getting together at recording studios creating genius tracks, riffs, groves etc., etc., into songs? Double edge sword with advancements in technology. Hope your four legged "kids" are doing well.
Bravo once again Mister! TY
Another LP's which, at least to me, captures the spirit of Kerouac and those crazy Beats. A pleasant Californian 'road' movie plays in my head when I listen. I bought this LP back in the 90's and I recall having the thought that music just does not travel the way it once did. At the time I read about it in one of my music magazine subscriptions when it was already well over a year old. Back in the 'day' I would have heard a tune like My Hobo Heart on one of those underground FM radio stations. Hell, someone may have played the entire LP w/o interruption on the air and then go on about all the 'hip' musicians that lended their talent to the effort. Personally, I kinda like it when the world of Literature and musical art collide, get jumbled up and comes out in a whimsical tune by the likes of Dylan, James Taylor, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell or some pop band from the UK and massages my ears as well as my brain. It's a beautiful thing you are doing here on this new modern version of a BE-AT moment in time here on the UA-cam. Thanks & continue to be "cool" in body and soul.
That "Movies is Magic" sounded like something that Zappa would've written.
Van Dyke played keyboards with The Mothers Of Invention for a minute if I recall correctly
Van Dyke played keyboards with The Mothers Of Invention for a minute, if I recall correctly.
No matter what Brian WIlson gets involved in musically, it's such a treat to listen to. Brian also collaborated with She & Him and did a song called "On an Island". The harmonies are fantastic! Thanks for the lesson Lee!!
Unique to say the least ! Thank You as always!
Hee! I remember the dog by the victrola picture! This is so trippy sounding. A little mysterious vibe to it, making me think some of Alan Toussaint, then with that Brian blend. I think I actually bought some of these and they're in my old XP-Pro computer. I need to move stuff over to the newer computer that can safely go online, where I can get things out and play them easier. The navigation on my old XP is just a lot faster and intuitive in terms of productivity all around.
Sounds like the inspiration for some Steely Dan pieces...really grows on you...
It's like entering an alternate Universe!! Serious genius here.
Bryan My Man 🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤 My Men Leeland, Waddy, Kooch, Steve Russ 🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤
Orange Crate Art is like Beach Boys on steroids! Full on arrangements both rhythmically and harmonically! Wow 😮
'Movies Is Magic' reminds me of Daniel Johnston in a few spots.
VD Parks is an immensely talented musician/lyricist/arranger (and, I might add) a fascinating conversationalist. Like Randy Newman, he has a unique outlook that so many of our most creative artists possess. It must have been one of the highlights of your long and illustrious life, Leland, to have worked with them.
ORANGE CRATE ART remains one of my favorite albums. Anyone who knows VDP is likely aware of the calling card he carries with him. It reads: MR. VAN DYKE PARKS APOLOGIZES FOR HIS BEHAVIOR ON THE NIGHT OF (fill in the blank) & SINCERELY REGRETS ANY DAMAGE OR INCONVENIENCE HE MAY HAVE CAUSED (followed by his email & url addresses). A true American original.
Brian WIlson is an American Treasure!!!!!
The Jewel of Bryan"s Voice. I hear George Gershwin in Bryan's music. 🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤
Live in the northwest. Portland should have gotten better by now. Cool weather again north of there. Yeah. Sorry you in southern California endure. After 63 years there, I don't miss the heat.
Only hot for couple of days..unlike the folks in pnw we all have ac in socal (lol alot of abbrev's)
@@lastnamefirst4035 got it, too.
Thanks so much Leland. Summer In Monterey is also wonderful. Keep on with it. Dick Mackey
Harmony is everything
I loved you with playing with Phil Collins in Berlin
Nice insight to see what moves you....
Lee, I'd like to send this too you a bit more privately. But, I've not send a message to somebody before on UA-cam. My internet skill set is pretty low level. That said, this is Stephen Tessler. You and I first picked up and learned to play the bass in Mr. Lynn's strings class at Birmingham. Just watched your July 1 show. Enjoyed it. Thanks for all the music you've created. Best.
My sister Charlene (aka "Sharkie") played clarinet while at Birmingham. I faintly recall being told that the Sklar family lived down the street from my uncle and that Leland and my sister were in a school band at the same time. I wish I could confirm this.
I remember! Those were amazing times! Mary Vaughn and Sharon Janssen were the other bassists. A lot of fine musicians there. I hooked up with Mr. Lynn again shortly before his passing.
Love this combination! Brian Wilson! Man .. Van Dyke Parks! This music has no genre and I LOVE that!!! Cool as $#@&!💞🎶🆒
I always wanted Nipper as my dog!!!!!
Cool music for a hot day
Very interesting music…I enjoyed it.
When you find out the Bass player issue your in,let us know…
Thx!
Parts of British Columbia hit 121 F!!!!!! Towns are burning away in Canada!!!!!
I love this album. And I love the newly released instrumental beds by Parks (aka George Washington Smith), with whom I've been aware since the mid 60's. Check out his amazing work on Ry Cooder's soundtrack, The Long Riders.
Hi y'all WOW! Crazee good.
Harmony is Bryan Wilson 🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤
Wasn't Dennis Budimir in the Palace Guard? I saw them at the old Hullabaloo club (formerly the Hollywood Palladium, featuring a revolving stage) in I believe '66. I was 16 going on 21. They wore these goofy palace guard uniforms, and as I recall they had one local hit, "Falling Sugar." Didn't he also have a brother in that band? I would have forgotten all about it except for your frequent mention of Dennis. And I live in Western Oregon where it was over 110 for four days, caused by a "heat dome" which in turn was caused by a misdirected Jet Stream. AC couldn't keep up. Orange crate art brought an idealized illustrated depiction of a bucolic, idyllic California of citrus orchards, mountain backdrops, and deep blue skies circa 1925.
Thanks Lee 👍🏻
Diggin' from the vault today-love it!
Parks made some not so charitable remarks about Wilson after their collaboration but I think that's to be expected between two musical geniuses.
Absolutely delightful. 😎
'Movies is Magic' is driving me nuts--sounds like I've heard it before, with different lyrics. Maybe a similar tune on one of Van Dyke's other records? Or maybe I'm crazy...
YES you're not crazy I've heard that tune before as well. I don't think it's Van Dyke Parks.
The one I'm thinking of has a gruff sounding woman singing a vaudvillish or cabaret-ish sounding sing. Like something Liza Minnelli would sing.
@@thesoundchekguy Thanks, Jesse. I'm pretty sure that it's a VDP song that I'm thinking of. But now I don't know..
@@DanLitvak I just found another song that's not either rif what we are thinking of with the same tune. ua-cam.com/video/cLyUcAUMmMY/v-deo.html
good evening Lee!
Evening!
Nipper always made me think of Elvis.....(Hound Dog).
Brian❤🙏👍🎤🎶🎸
Remember “Mission Pak”?!
“Call Mission Pak and it’s on its merry way…”
"No gift so right, so gay, so bright, give the Mission Pak magic way!"
@@ericfleetwood6744 exactly! (Boy are we old!). ;-)
Reminds me of early 10cc
Lee you need a beard fan!
We’re all beard fans… oh, wait…
@@rikconverse8726 Nice one!
Remember the Van Dyke beard? A very thick, bristly version of a mustache and goatee. That might help Lee.
Dayum. Double Dee Dawg Dayum!
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Love brother
Pinch punch.
So, those you haven’t worked with must be a smaller list than those you have..very cool. Couple of very interesting dudes, and just outstanding musicians. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.🖕
You need to keep cool. Use wash cloth with cold water and clear alcohol in ziplock bag take out use on chest, neck and forehead very refreshing when your in yard.
Please stay hydrated as well I'm sure you know. Just don't want you to pass out we need you.
Stay cool and safe.
These quirky unusual songs with complex harmonies and arrangements remind me of Bill Wurtz. It could be said he's sort of a modern Van Dyke Parks. Check him out if you have time
Later Barry.
Evening Leland
Hey!!!
Why, hello there, Leland Sklar
Mate - reckon your ceiling could do with a coat of paint.
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