The Mellotron Group

I still hear him in there and I'm glad he has rejoined the music  world.
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/3/2011 7:29:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 
Anyone who thinks that Brian Wilson is in fine voice is kidding themselves. 
 His voice is shot to hell, off-key and his range is about an octave and  a 
tad.  Live he sits at a keyboard but doesn't actually play it (or  doesn't 
play it much)  


Way back, Andy Paley (then Brian's producer and collaborator) admitted  
that Brian's first album was really only about 5% Brian Wilson, but then (he  
added) 'there is only about 5% of Brian Wilson left'.  He may be more  
coherent these days than before, and his voice doesn't have the horrors of  'Still 
I Dream Of It' (any version) plastered across it, but it's nothing like  
the finely tuned instrument it once as.  No surprise though; a guy of his  age 
would hardly sound like a man of 25.  He just cannot make the high  notes 
on 'Caroline No' and really he ought not to even try any more.  I'm  just 
glad he's still with us.

On 2 November 2011 23:48, <_lsf5275@aol.com_ (mailto:lsf5275@aol.com) > 
wrote:


 
 
 
Twenty years ago, Brian was still  getting over the ravages of cocaine use 
on his voice. I remember seeing him  on SNL and being horrified. Back in the 
early nineties I used to fantasize  that one day he would return to the 
stage. His voice is better now than I  ever hoped. Sometimes I close my eyes 
when he sings a song like Caroline No  or Please Let Me Wonder and I can still 
hear the voice that grabbed me  48 years ago.
 
Frank 
 

 
In a message dated 11/2/2011 6:39:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
_jandjstrz@verizon.net_ (mailto:jandjstrz@verizon.net)  writes:

 
 
I was watching TV  late one night recently and saw some program about the 
behind the scenes  preparations to have Brian Wilson and his band perform 
Smile in  London. 
Given how bad  I’ve heard him sound on some late night talks shows, and how 
nervous he  was ramping up to the big opening night…I was surprised how 
good he  sounded. 
He looked like he  was having fun doing it too. 
Couldn’t help but  notice Paul McCartney and George Martin in the audience 
giving him a  standing ovation at the conclusion (Good Vibrations…Brian’s  
version) 
Jim 
Check’em  out: 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVu7pyjG9AU_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVu7pyjG9AU)  
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmNzMQd_Yc_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrmNzMQd_Yc)  
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Qa4tQvQ34&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Qa4tQvQ34&feature=related)  

 
 
 
 
 
No, they  don't but Brian Wilson's band does. 

It's a bit of a slavish  cover of the song, though. 

Talking of which, I now have 'The  SMiLE Sessions' as of two days ago.  I 
think I've played it through  about 8 times now. :-)

Mike

On  02/11/2011 15:58,  tron400 wrote:  
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26eyV-k2qY&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P26eyV-k2qY&feature=related) 

























-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh