The Mellotron Group

Hi Jim!
 
 
In a message dated 11/3/2011 7:36:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jandjstrz@verizon.net writes:

 
 
 
 
 
Nothings as GOOD as it used to  be. 
That said, I enjoyed  it. 
Jim 

-----Original  Message-----
From:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]  On Behalf Of Mike  Dickson
Sent:  Thursday, November 03,  2011 7:29  AM
To:  newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Do the  Beach Boys sound this good live? 
 
 
 
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