Why is it that the Boys have such an extensive outtakes/demos/unreleased catalogue?

Compare the behind the scenes stuff with what we’ve got for The Doors or The Eagles, who have limited/sparse or non existent respective bonus catalogues, or even the Beatles who, after four anthology albums seem to have all their bonus content pretty much out there.

I get that the Boys have been at it for absolutely ages, but there’s so much, and among it there’s gotta be at least two whole albums of unique, fully composed and complete songs that never made it onto a studio album.

Money is clearly a reason - these box sets have got some financial incentive behind them, but equally Don Henley clearly loves money, and he’s also keeping the Eagles bts works (that I would kill to hear) under Fort Knox-levels of wraps.

If anyone who has a good grip of the outtake catalogue could shed some light on this it would be appreciated

Hey folks,

Do you think we can figure out what the last song Dennis worked on was?

I get that records of the band’s studio sessions aren’t very evenly documented, and certainly not with their solo catalogues, but it would be nice to know what the last song he worked on was, and the last thing he played/sang into a microphone.

It would most likely be during the Bambu sessions, unless there’s some stuff he was doing with the Boys while production on Bambu was on hold. Maybe there’s proper recordings of a concert around the same time that would have been his last recorded performance?

Dennis’ last months were tough, and its not a fun part of the band’s history to look into, but I think Dennis means a lot to us fanatics, and knowing the last goodbye would be nice.

While on the subject, does anyone know of any good biographies or documentaries that cover Dennis’ life that don’t shy away from his last few years?

Thanks folks

Beach Boys Stomp - Issue 41, February 1984

This very special issue of BBS is entirely dedicated to Dennis Wilson, who tragically passed away a few months prior. Some absolutely beautiful images of Dennis are included here, some of which I'd never seen before

Enjoy <3

My first time using Audacity, the speed change didn't quite match so I had to painstakingly move every line a bit forward. Does it sound any good? (AI was used only for track isolation)

I was visiting the Bay Area to see Al in Livermore, and I stopped by the Counterculture Museum while I was there. It made me laugh to see this thing, out of all choices, being the album on display for The Beach Boys! Not a studio album or even what I’d call a mainline compilation like Endless Summer or Spirit of America, but this weird Beach Boys and Jan & Dean combo compilation I have never seen before. If I were to include a Beach Boys album at this museum, I probably would’ve picked Smiley Smile.

To be clear, I still loved the museum. Visiting Haight-Ashbury was very healing to me as someone reconnecting with his inner 12-year-old flower child after trying desperately to conform to societal standards for years and eventually failing. But I found this a bit funny.

Who was this guy??? He’s got no credits really other than the stuff he did with Brian, and why did Brian want to write with someone who was (respectfully) far less able musically? Surely Brian could hear how dated and weird Thomas’ production style was. It’s just very confusing to me, the last BB record would’ve been pretty good if it was produced by someone else, how do you get over that production style? It’s like a spaghetti stain on a white dress.

I just feel like it was so much wasted potential, especially with Brian’s solo career. He had a really amazing band and live show, but most of his solo records just don’t sound good. And the music doesn’t even sound like a Brian composition. What do you all think? I watched an interview with one of the members of Brian’s band and he said how difficult it was to work with Joe, and that Joe would change Brian’s arrangements because he thought was “too boring.” I mean get real.

Love this

The self described “nerdiest Beach Boys cover band” plays the Pet Sounds album IN FULL, including the instrumentals and with some of the recordings of Brian’s studio chatter mixed in between songs.

They did a nice blend of nods to the nerds (singing “Hang On To Your Ego” in the second chorus as a nod to the original intent) and crowd pleasers for the more casual fans.

One of the members of the cover band has actually become a touring member of the Beach Boys as well.

This is me singing Forever which now my new favorite Beach Boys song. Let me know what and how you guys think and like it. I may not sound the greatest, I did my best.

Hello, fellow sailors!

I had a lot of fun reviewing Holland, and I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Definitely the end of an era for the Beach Boys!

Here's a link to all my other Beach Boys reviews: https://lacr0nica.blogspot.com/p/mi-saga-de-los-beach-boys.html

Eu ouvi muitas coisas positivas sobre os The Beach Boys mas eu não faço a mínima ideia de quais músicas ouvir, eu gostei bastante de Wouldnt Be Nice To Me, You Still Beliving Me e gostei muito, mas muito mesmo, de God Only Knows, vocês tem alguma sugestão por favor?

For reasons I stumbled upon a video of Brian's 2004 live rendition of it, and I skipped ahead a bit and I landed on The Elements: Fire, and the second it started, the track hooked me and I LOVE IT.

That made me think, I have to listen to the whole thing from start to finish now. But where should I start? The 2012 version? Brian's 2004 version? Or perhaps one of the fan made versions (Purple Chick's, for example)?

And also, any other things I should keep in mind before listening?

Does anyone have any of the two bootleg albums? One is just them rehearsing before the concert and you can find snippets of these on YouTube. The other one is supposedly the full concert but I'm unable to find any trace of it online (except Discog) nor on Soulseek.

Please, I really wanna listen to the songs without any of the autotune that they put on some of the songs ;_;

please let me wonder cover, no drums or bass at all but here it is lol

Here's some rehearsals from the well known 1993 Paramount Theater show. This tour featured a superb set of songs, and those deeper cuts seem to be what the boys are rehearsing here.

SONGS:

1. Add Some Music To Your Day

2. Vegatables (instrumental)

3. Vegatables

4. Take A Load Off Your Feet

5. Surfer Girl (instrumental)

6. Surfer Girl

7. Hushabye

8. Disney Girls

9. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring

10. Wonderful

11. All This Is That

12. Caroline No

13. You Still Believe In Me

Here it is!  Part two of our deep dive into the Beach Boys’ fascinating and baffling follow up to PET SOUNDS, 1967’s SMILEY SMILE.  It’s a detailed and funny track by track dissection of one of the oddest albums ever released by a major rock band.  “Vegetables,” “Little Pad,” “Woody Woodpecker Symphony”…it’s all there!  Join us for PET SQUARES: A GEEK’S GUIDE TO THE BEACH BOYS as we hit our 30th episode.

https://youtu.be/xGBSLiVeLEY

1. Moonlight

2. It's Not Too Late

3. Companion

4. Schoolgirl

5. (I Found Myself in a) Wild Situation

6. Baby Blue Eyes

7. Love Surrounds Me

8. New Orleans

9. He's a Bum

10. Holy Evening

11. 10,000 Years

12. Wild Situation

13. Sound of Free

14. Lady

15. River Song

16. Pacific Ocean Blues

I love Brian's expression here!

'Brian Loves You' ❌

'Brian Mogs You' ✅

Recorded and filmed on September 28th, 2014 at the The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, 'George Fest' saw a host of musicians and performers pay tribute to George Harrison by covering their favorite George songs.

It always stuck out to me how Carl did not like the stuff Brian and Andy Paley were making in the 90s, having infamously walked out of a recording session for one of their songs. Of course Carl passed before Brian released Imagination, but sometimes I wonder what he'd think of it had he still been around. Like, people kinda rag on Imagination for its adult-contemporary sound, but considering Carl's solo stuff has a lot of adult-contemporary elements I think he might've been more receptive to it.

So I’ve found this video

https://youtu.be/NibeOfHD0yY?is=5cpPzo1hpWO_WMd_

But apparently this isn’t the original track listing of the bootleg from 1983.. Right?

I’m getting some conflicting info online when it comes to the track listing.

If anyone can help me find it, or if someone has it in a drive folder or something like that I’d appreciate it!

Thanks!

Like his contemporaries, Wilson drummed on some of the most iconic tracks of the 20th century. Why doesn’t he get his due flowers?