Scott R. Garrigus Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Damn... all the good ones are dropping lately. I feel old. 😩 3
Bapu Posted June 11 Posted June 11 At least Macca is still around. He's arguably the last 20th Century Pop Musical Genius still alive. 5
Shane_B. Posted June 12 Posted June 12 I never got all the fuss about them. Pet Sounds Vs. Sgt. Pepper ... uh ... no. Still sad to see a legend go though. 1
user905133 Posted June 12 Posted June 12 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Shane_B. said: Pet Sounds Vs. Sgt. Pepper Speaking just for myself, it was never a competition, though for others it clearly was. Disclaimer: Back in the day, I bought Pet Sounds; my older brother had Sgt Pepper. I know I borrowed his and listened to it; not sure if he borrowed mine. I also listened to the Rolling Stones as well as The Beatles, despite the alleged competition (which today we could consider it to be fake news). Then again, I was always pro choice but that didn't stop me from having a friend who was anti-choice. Edited June 12 by User 905133 fixed wording 2
T Boog Posted June 12 Author Posted June 12 42 minutes ago, Shane_B. said: I never got all the fuss about them Cheers Shane. To each his own but I actually love the early Beach Boys songs and stuff like California Girls & Good Vibrations. I think Brian was a genius and Beach Boys harmonies were absolutely outstanding IMO. PS. The Beatles Suck!!! (Just kidding 🤣) 2
T Boog Posted June 12 Author Posted June 12 8 hours ago, craigb said: Beach Bones... This would def be an appropriate burial at sea ⚓
Rain Posted June 12 Posted June 12 There comes a time in every party, usually around the 13th beer or the bottom of the 2nd bottle of wine, when I pull out a copy of Pet Sounds and repeatedly treat my guests to God Only Knows, the natural consequence of which is the subsequent hunt for isolated vocal tracks on YouTube... 2 1
bitflipper Posted June 12 Posted June 12 Just in case you weren't convinced that Brian was a frickin' genius... 7 1
Chaps Posted June 12 Posted June 12 1 hour ago, bitflipper said: Just in case you weren't convinced that Brian was a frickin' genius... I was convinced a long time ago but it was great seeing those songs' harmonic and rhythm textures broken down in such detail. Brian Wilson took Phil Spector's 'wall of sound' and turned it up to 11. 1
Chaps Posted June 12 Posted June 12 4 hours ago, T Boog said: This would def be an appropriate burial at sea ⚓ 2
Brian Walton Posted June 13 Posted June 13 On 6/11/2025 at 5:07 PM, Bapu said: At least Macca is still around. He's arguably the last 20th Century Pop Musical Genius still alive. There is more than one left. Jagger, Gilmour, Waters, Fogherty, Sting, Simon, Plant, Bryne...the list is actually pretty long as all of these created massively popular music and many critical hits a piece. And most of them have probably created better music in the 21st century than Paul did to boot. 1
pedant Posted June 13 Posted June 13 4 hours ago, Brian Walton said: And most of them have probably created better music in the 21st century than Paul did to boot. 😂 1
Shane_B. Posted June 13 Posted June 13 The thing that sets McCartney and the Beatles apart is, they wrote and recorded their music themselves. Espwcially in the early years. They never had The Wrecking Crew backing them other than George Martin's input. Sting was a good businessman, but a writing legend he is not ....
Brian Walton Posted June 13 Posted June 13 1 hour ago, Shane_B. said: The thing that sets McCartney and the Beatles apart is, they wrote and recorded their music themselves. Espwcially in the early years. They never had The Wrecking Crew backing them other than George Martin's input. Sting was a good businessman, but a writing legend he is not .... As an "audio engineer" myself I certain appreciate the work involved in that, but it doesn't really speaks to ones actual musical abilities at a deep level. I know lots of well respected engineers that couldn't write a tune if their life depended on it. I'm not a huge Sting fan but he is a writing legend and I can't even imagine arguing against it. -Every Breath You Take -Message in A Bottle -Roxanne -Every Little Thing She does is Magic - Walking on the Moon - Fields of Gold _Englishman in New York - King of Pain -If you Love Somebody Set them Free -If I ever Lose My Faith In You - Shape of My Heart - Desert Rose - Wrapped Around Your Finger Each of those is wildly popular. He also has plenty of other 2nd tier hits - Fragile - Brand New Day -1000 Years -When we Dance -Seven Days 2
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