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Post by esqeditor on Aug 11, 2023 21:24:30 GMT -5
 The Fall 2023 edition features a great in-depth interview with The Beach Boys: An American Band director, writer, and producer Malcolm Leo. Malcolm shares intimate details about the filming and editing of An American Band and provides a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes stills from the documentary. Also featured is a new interview with musician/songwriter Jeffrey Foskett, as well as “Chasin’ The Sky” producer Spencer Proffer, and singer/songwriter Rand Bishop. esquarterly.com/esq-store/fall-2023-issue-143-the-beach-boys-an-american-band-chasin-the-sky/Issues will be available for individual purchase beginning Friday, Sept. 15. Is your subscription up to date? New to ESQ? esquarterly.com/erp-subscription/ |
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Post by drbeachboy (Dirk) on Aug 13, 2023 7:36:36 GMT -5
This looks to be a very interesting issue. I remember waiting in anticipation of the release of An American Band. It never made it to theaters is my area, but it did make it to HBO, if I am remembering correctly.
I always loved The Beach Boys performance of Chasin’ The Sky. The vocals are stunningly beautiful. It will be great learning more about that period and how the Boys came to record that song.
Also, I’d like to thank David, Lee and all of the contributors to ESQ. What a fantastic resource that we have here. We as fans are very fortunate that we still have a magazine that is dedicated to the world of The Beach Boys. For those of you who do not have a current subscription, please give a second thought to subscribing. Time is marching on and it is nice knowing that there is still a resource out there that continues to keep us informed about their past, present and future.
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Post by dauber on Aug 15, 2023 7:58:25 GMT -5
YEEKS!!! This reminds me I have to renew my subscription...
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Post by Emdeeh on Aug 23, 2023 18:47:46 GMT -5
The new issue arrived today -- what a great read! Lots of new details on a lesser-known era. Kudos to David & co.
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Post by drbeachboy (Dirk) on Aug 23, 2023 19:51:45 GMT -5
The new issue arrived today -- what a great read! Lots of new details on a lesser-known era. Kudos to David & co. I'll be on the lookout. Thanks! |
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Post by Awesoman on Aug 29, 2023 8:33:38 GMT -5
Always kind of dug "Chasin' The Sky". It's definitely a product of its time, but it features a really nice lead vocal from Carl and some lively background vocals from the band. Wish this song along with all the other out-of-print songs they did from the 80's would find their way onto a BB compilation with some proper remastering. Paul McCartney recently put out a box set featuring all his singles (Check out The 7” Singles by Paul McCartney on Amazon Music music.amazon.com/albums/B0BLJ1YM48?ref=dm_sh_hIiUEYOcknJJkgisYd1RfYJA0)...surely the Beach Boys could offer something like that too...🤔 |
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Post by drbeachboy (Dirk) on Aug 29, 2023 9:39:19 GMT -5
I just finished reading the interviews with Spencer Proffer & Randy Bishop. I didn’t realize that Bruce was the guy who brought The Beach Boys in to record Chasin’ The Sky. The recording process really mirrored the disjointed nature of the band following Dennis’ death. Interesting to learn that Brian, Al, Bruce, Jeff Foskett and Randy Bishop recorded the backing vocals in California, while Carl recorded his lead in Colorado. And what about Mike’s behavior and Gene and the Blow Boys in the control room?
Thank you David for the interesting interviews..
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Post by KenWorthing on Aug 31, 2023 8:57:32 GMT -5
YEEKS!!! This reminds me I have to renew my subscription... .. me too! .. So I just did. *Hi, btw  |
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Post by lonelysummer on Sept 1, 2023 0:29:17 GMT -5
I just finished reading the interviews with Spencer Proffer & Randy Bishop. I didn’t realize that Bruce was the guy who brought The Beach Boys in to record Chasin’ The Sky. The recording process really mirrored the disjointed nature of the band following Dennis’ death. Interesting to learn that Brian, Al, Bruce, Jeff Foskett and Randy Bishop recorded the backing vocals in California, while Carl recorded his lead in Colorado. And what about Mike’s behavior and Gene and the Blow Boys in the control room? Thank you David for the interesting interviews.. Yeah, how freaky is that? The guy who's credited with getting Brian off of hard drugs is in the back room getting his freak on! You know what would make a good followup to these two issues? An issue devoted to the immediate post-BB85 period. I wonder if there was ever any serious talk about recording another album after BB85? Sure, it made sense for the 25th anniversary album to be a greatest hits with a couple of new songs, but I never understood why they didn't make any effort and recording a new studio album in 1987/88. The only guess I have is that Brian was making his solo album, and they didn't want to do a BB album without him. Landy probably would have wanted a producers credit, and insist that only he could be alone in a room to write songs with Brian. Sometimes I wish Carl had just said "f*** it" and made another solo album. |
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Post by esqeditor on Sept 3, 2023 0:16:27 GMT -5
I just finished reading the interviews with Spencer Proffer & Randy Bishop. I didn’t realize that Bruce was the guy who brought The Beach Boys in to record Chasin’ The Sky. The recording process really mirrored the disjointed nature of the band following Dennis’ death. Interesting to learn that Brian, Al, Bruce, Jeff Foskett and Randy Bishop recorded the backing vocals in California, while Carl recorded his lead in Colorado. And what about Mike’s behavior and Gene and the Blow Boys in the control room? Thank you David for the interesting interviews.. Yeah, how freaky is that? The guy who's credited with getting Brian off of hard drugs is in the back room getting his freak on! You know what would make a good followup to these two issues? An issue devoted to the immediate post-BB85 period. I wonder if there was ever any serious talk about recording another album after BB85? Sure, it made sense for the 25th anniversary album to be a greatest hits with a couple of new songs, but I never understood why they didn't make any effort and recording a new studio album in 1987/88. The only guess I have is that Brian was making his solo album, and they didn't want to do a BB album without him. Landy probably would have wanted a producers credit, and insist that only he could be alone in a room to write songs with Brian. Sometimes I wish Carl had just said "f*** it" and made another solo album. Post 1985 issue exists— esquarterly.com/esq-store/fall-2018-issue-123-the-beach-boys-the-road-to-kokomo-and-beyond/ |
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Post by lonelysummer on Sept 7, 2023 21:55:33 GMT -5
Yeah, how freaky is that? The guy who's credited with getting Brian off of hard drugs is in the back room getting his freak on! You know what would make a good followup to these two issues? An issue devoted to the immediate post-BB85 period. I wonder if there was ever any serious talk about recording another album after BB85? Sure, it made sense for the 25th anniversary album to be a greatest hits with a couple of new songs, but I never understood why they didn't make any effort and recording a new studio album in 1987/88. The only guess I have is that Brian was making his solo album, and they didn't want to do a BB album without him. Landy probably would have wanted a producers credit, and insist that only he could be alone in a room to write songs with Brian. Sometimes I wish Carl had just said "f*** it" and made another solo album. Post 1985 issue exists— esquarterly.com/esq-store/fall-2018-issue-123-the-beach-boys-the-road-to-kokomo-and-beyond/Hmm...okay. I just thought it might be nice to approach the Made in USA/Still Cruisin' era, knowing what we know now about the 1985 album. |
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