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Post by Al Smith on Feb 3, 2021 1:28:43 GMT -5
Hi all - welcome (back) to The Beach Boys Label Debut Survivor Seies, kicking off with Surfin' Safari. For those of you have been around the poll block and back several times, I understand if you choose to opt out - please know you are always welcome to rejoin the party. Newcomers, this is a great way for us to get to know your BB likes, and vice versa, so come make some new life long friends, or at least some acquaintances you respect! OK, Let's to it! The skinny is: - Vote off your least favourite track as per the listing each round - Feel free to comment, provide insights or anything else on-topic- You may indulge in strategies that may aid the round longevity of your favourite track; as long as those strategies comply with our forum's Rules of the Land- Results will lead into Ultimate Survivor/Steamers type rounds etc - Each Round will remain open for approx, 2 days GO! |
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Post by AGD on Feb 3, 2021 2:44:09 GMT -5
To be fair, none of them are totally outstanding, but equally none of them are truly offensive. Dilemma.
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Post by Fall Breaks on Feb 3, 2021 6:03:34 GMT -5
To me, Cuckoo Clock 24/7. Considering the subject of the lyrics, Brian might have made it a conscious decision to make the "Cuckoo, cuckoo"'s as annoying as possible, and I think he succeeded.
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Post by kds on Feb 3, 2021 8:57:23 GMT -5
I'm going with Ten Little Indians.
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Post by drbeachboy (Dirk) on Feb 3, 2021 9:05:20 GMT -5
I'm going with Ten Little Indians. Me too. It’s all pretty light fair, but this one is the most juvenile. |
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Post by Will/P.P. on Feb 3, 2021 9:42:46 GMT -5
And we're back for more fun reality. What the world needs now.
Going with "Ten Little Indians".
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Post by AGD on Feb 3, 2021 10:32:14 GMT -5
To me, Cuckoo Clock 24/7. Considering the subject of the lyrics, Brian might have made it a conscious decision to make the "Cuckoo, cuckoo"'s as annoying as possible, and I think he succeeded. It really worries me that I know this... but it's actually about Murry's pet mynah bird. |
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Post by AGD on Feb 3, 2021 10:32:46 GMT -5
I'm going with Ten Little Indians. Me too. It’s all pretty light fair, but this one is the most juvenile. Gotta like the bvs though. |
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Post by E on Feb 3, 2021 12:30:24 GMT -5
I think once you remove 409, Surfin' Safari and... Moon Dawg, it could be any of them. Gone for Cuckoo Clock, though
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Post by Mikie on Feb 3, 2021 16:53:59 GMT -5
Ten Little Indians. For the life of me, I can't figure out why that song was picked as a single.
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Post by Al Smith on Feb 3, 2021 18:27:38 GMT -5
To me, Cuckoo Clock 24/7. Considering the subject of the lyrics, Brian might have made it a conscious decision to make the "Cuckoo, cuckoo"'s as annoying as possible, and I think he succeeded. Hmmm, on the whole CC was a pretty weird and slightly inauspicious "major label" lead vocal debut from the big guy. |
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Post by Mikie on Feb 3, 2021 19:33:07 GMT -5
Not that it matters, because it doesn't, but I always liked Cuckoo Clock. 'Specially after I found out the bird Brian was singing about was Murry's Mynah Bird.
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Post by mfp on Feb 4, 2021 1:06:46 GMT -5
"Summertime Blues" is comparatively lifeless.
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Post by Al Smith on Feb 4, 2021 1:42:35 GMT -5
Not that it matters, because it doesn't, but I always liked Cuckoo Clock. 'Specially after I found out the bird Brian was singing about was Murry's Mynah Bird. I like the bawdiness of the lyrics, it's a bit like an episode of a British '70s sitcom. Surprised you don't dig Ten Little Indians - it's a tight little number, with interesting b/v's arrangement. |
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Post by Matt H on Feb 4, 2021 9:11:53 GMT -5
I am going with Ten Little Indians. Cuckoo Clock is next.
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Post by filledeplage on Feb 4, 2021 9:15:53 GMT -5
Moon Dawg.
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Post by Mikie on Feb 4, 2021 11:43:08 GMT -5
Not that it matters, because it doesn't, but I always liked Cuckoo Clock. 'Specially after I found out the bird Brian was singing about was Murry's Mynah Bird. I like the bawdiness of the lyrics, it's a bit like an episode of a British '70s sitcom. Surprised you don't dig Ten Little Indians - it's a tight little number, with interesting b/v's arrangement. Well, Brian's telling a story, probably from a recent experience. Picture him sitting on the living room sofa at 3701 W 119th St in Hawthorne with Carol Mountain or whoever it was and his Dad's bird is making a lot of noise, distracting them from talking and carrying on with the proceedings. It could be real frustrating to say the least..... |
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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 4, 2021 14:22:28 GMT -5
Here we go agaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiinn!! Thanks, Al.
Back to the beginning. So, lots of different topics going on here for the songs in the first album. But what is a step too far? Fashion critique, that's what! Let's dump The Shift  |
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Post by Mikie on Feb 4, 2021 14:33:39 GMT -5
Nooooooooooo! The Shift might be dated, but it's a good song!  |
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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 4, 2021 14:36:54 GMT -5
Nooooooooooo! The Shift might be dated, but it's a good song! Ha, sorry! It won't go this round though, so you can relax 👗 |
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Post by Fall Breaks on Feb 4, 2021 15:59:51 GMT -5
The Shift is cool. Some unorthodox chord changes, as opposed to the rest of the album.
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Post by Al Smith on Feb 4, 2021 16:13:18 GMT -5
The Shift is cool. Some unorthodox chord changes, as opposed to the rest of the album. Nice observation - it’s polished and has a bit more to offer tune wise. Perhaps Nick Venet was a little more behind the wheel on this one, as it’s musically slick but the bg vocal arrangement isn’t as strong. I think it also suffers from being at the end of side two, which I always find a bit looser than side one, relatively speaking. I just might change my vote before the poll closes in 4 HOURS! |
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Post by Al Smith on Feb 5, 2021 4:41:04 GMT -5
With 7 votes, Ten Little Indians take a ride in a Big Canoe and down the waterfall. We'll never hear from them again - until the Ultimate losers round in 2 years or something!
Anyway, time to get the oyster shells out and sharpened for Round 2!
I feel it's time for The Shift, groovey chords and all, to shape-up or shift out!
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Post by jk on Feb 5, 2021 6:32:25 GMT -5
Here we go agaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiinn!! Thanks, Al.
Back to the beginning. So, lots of different topics going on here for the songs in the first album. But what is a step too far? Fashion critique, that's what! Let's dump The Shift Good grief, pw! "The Shift" is the most important track on the album, the first step on the creative road that would peak with "Good Vibrations"! This was my very first BB post anywhere, back in late 2004: "I have often wondered why no one (to my knowledge) has ever mentioned 'The Shift' as a pointer to the future. Most reviews quickly dismiss it as 'a fashion statement by Brian and Mike' or words to that effect. On the face of it, the main tune is a 12-bar blues (I I I I IV IV I I V IV I V). However, Brian 'shifts' the key up a whole tone in bar 3 and back down again in bar 12 (in Carl's solo too). As far as I know this is unique--no-one else has ever done this." Now for the difficult bit: What would I dump? "Summertime Blues", I suppose... Eddie Cochran's original is definitive. |
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Post by kds on Feb 5, 2021 8:01:18 GMT -5
I'll go Summertime Blues here since it's a very weak version of the song.
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