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matedog wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 12:35pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 12:29pm
matedog wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 11:57am

:cool:
That's worse than "WBTC," right? And "Hotel California"? Leaving aside the unintentional comedy of it all, aesthetically it has absolutely no value, made worse by the fact that it was done by a major, major band.
I love how Brian showed up for this. And Stamos too, but only on that sunset shot where he is barely discernible. The other time they are playing, Jardine's giant kid is playing drums.
It is so awful. The whole Summer in Paradise LP is awful. Zero quality control and a total absence of taste. Such a shame that this was Carl's last LP with the group and that his beautiful voice was wasted on such tripe. I will say I sort of enjoy the re-recorded version of the title track - the one with Roger McGuinn on co-lead and guitar. Other than that - just a waste of tape.

The Baywatch appearance was also so weird. The episode featured Mike, Al, Carl, Brian, and Bruce...but then for the live portion - Carl and Brian are gone...but long lost Beach Boy David Marks is suddenly back?
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WestwayKid wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 2:05pm
matedog wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 12:35pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 12:29pm
matedog wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 11:57am

:cool:
That's worse than "WBTC," right? And "Hotel California"? Leaving aside the unintentional comedy of it all, aesthetically it has absolutely no value, made worse by the fact that it was done by a major, major band.
I love how Brian showed up for this. And Stamos too, but only on that sunset shot where he is barely discernible. The other time they are playing, Jardine's giant kid is playing drums.
It is so awful. The whole Summer in Paradise LP is awful. Zero quality control and a total absence of taste. Such a shame that this was Carl's last LP with the group and that his beautiful voice was wasted on such tripe. I will say I sort of enjoy the re-recorded version of the title track - the one with Roger McGuinn on co-lead and guitar. Other than that - just a waste of tape.

The Baywatch appearance was also so weird. The episode featured Mike, Al, Carl, Brian, and Bruce...but then for the live portion - Carl and Brian are gone...but long lost Beach Boy David Marks is suddenly back?
So weird. Summer 2015, I developed a fascination with that album and Still Cruisin'. It's well documented on this board. I think Carl appears on that country album after, but they were basically back up singers right? Anyway, as awful as Still Cruisin' is, Carl does have some great moments on it. On SIP, he has very few belting moments. He does a lot more crooning, which is far less enjoyable for me.
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WestwayKid wrote:
17 Oct 2017, 9:01pm
You want to see the pit of despair? Join the Beach Boys Smiley Smile forum - truly awful. Vince White might hate us, but Clash fans are good people. Bless ya'!
Surely not as bad as morrissey-solo which has become the go-to site for people who hate Morrissey and think The Smiths started to go downhill the day in 1982 when Johnny Marr left Morrissey's house for the first time.
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oliver wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 2:44pm
WestwayKid wrote:
17 Oct 2017, 9:01pm
You want to see the pit of despair? Join the Beach Boys Smiley Smile forum - truly awful. Vince White might hate us, but Clash fans are good people. Bless ya'!
Surely not as bad as morrissey-solo which has become the go-to site for people who hate Morrissey and think The Smiths started to go downhill the day in 1982 when Johnny Marr left Morrissey's house for the first time.
I am familiar with that forum. I'm a big Moz/Smiths fan - but I stay away from that joint!?
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matedog wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 2:19pm
WestwayKid wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 2:05pm
matedog wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 12:35pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 12:29pm
matedog wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 11:57am

:cool:
That's worse than "WBTC," right? And "Hotel California"? Leaving aside the unintentional comedy of it all, aesthetically it has absolutely no value, made worse by the fact that it was done by a major, major band.
I love how Brian showed up for this. And Stamos too, but only on that sunset shot where he is barely discernible. The other time they are playing, Jardine's giant kid is playing drums.
It is so awful. The whole Summer in Paradise LP is awful. Zero quality control and a total absence of taste. Such a shame that this was Carl's last LP with the group and that his beautiful voice was wasted on such tripe. I will say I sort of enjoy the re-recorded version of the title track - the one with Roger McGuinn on co-lead and guitar. Other than that - just a waste of tape.

The Baywatch appearance was also so weird. The episode featured Mike, Al, Carl, Brian, and Bruce...but then for the live portion - Carl and Brian are gone...but long lost Beach Boy David Marks is suddenly back?
So weird. Summer 2015, I developed a fascination with that album and Still Cruisin'. It's well documented on this board. I think Carl appears on that country album after, but they were basically back up singers right? Anyway, as awful as Still Cruisin' is, Carl does have some great moments on it. On SIP, he has very few belting moments. He does a lot more crooning, which is far less enjoyable for me.
Brian and Carl were both on the country album (sadly) and yes - they were essentially back up singers on their own songs. I'm glad they never got around to making a Vol 2. of that mess.

Carl did have a tendency to fall into that somewhat boring croon. I thought his vocals on BB85 were really strong. I actually kind of like that album - even with the cliched 80's sound. There is some great singing on it.

Still Cruisin' is another difficult one and really highlights the lack of direction they had. It was basically a Kokomo cash in LP - mixing old and new songs. Mike always has claimed that it was thematic - highlighting songs that had appeared in movies, but that Brian and Landy sabotaged it by insisting they include a new Brian track (which isn't very good).

It is still better than Summer in Paradise, however.

...and you are correct: Carl had some great moments on Still Cruisin'...but it was also an LP that featured Brian performing with The Fat Boys... :scared:
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Nothing wrong with Willie performing The Warmth of the Sun imho
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Flex wrote:
18 Oct 2017, 2:59pm
Nothing wrong with Willie performing The Warmth of the Sun imho
Very true. It had a couple of good moments - that being one of them.
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