tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post5643353236808457186..comments2024-03-26T22:40:26.729-04:00Comments on Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else: Faux Fab Four, Part 3--Lucy in the Sky, Uncle AlbertLee Hartsfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-82866992971618802422019-09-28T04:00:57.166-04:002019-09-28T04:00:57.166-04:00Rev. b and Larry,
Thanks for the nice words, a...Rev. b and Larry, <br /><br /><br />Thanks for the nice words, and glad to discover another "Honey Pie" fan! (That sounds weird, for some reason.)<br /><br />Ernie, <br /><br />True. That was Brian's post-"Smile" flip-out, and someone probably butchered the tune into a single. I like it, too, though that terrible edit drives me nuts.Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-53797088560909283892019-09-27T10:39:13.245-04:002019-09-27T10:39:13.245-04:00I love Heroes And Villains! That's probably m...I love Heroes And Villains! That's probably my favorite BB track. And it seems to have such a tortured history, I doubt if Brian Wilson had much to do with the released version. That was around the period where he was really losing his grip on reality.Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-47876895293532283922019-09-27T10:12:06.907-04:002019-09-27T10:12:06.907-04:00Honey Pie is my favorite song from my second least...Honey Pie is my favorite song from my second least favorite Beatles album (one up from Let It Be), my second favorite is Helter Skelter so it has nothing to do with style of music. I learned to play guitar in the late sixties by obtaining a Lennon and McCartney song book and learning to play every song. I soon discovered the arrangements in the book didn't line up very well with the recordings. Should have been called a fake book, because that's what it was.<br /><br />In the day I would have considered these faux tracks to be sacrilegious, but since then Jesus straightened me out, so now their just funny. Thanks for the laugh. Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462422937606075036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-63194865808168351902019-09-27T04:15:54.050-04:002019-09-27T04:15:54.050-04:00Wow, things just get better and better, don't ...Wow, things just get better and better, don't they?....or worse and worse, depending on your point of view. I can't wait to hear these, tho' I doubt I'll be chucking my Beatles albums anytime soon. I'll just consider these super obscure underground bootlegs of long rumored outtakes. Agreed, fanboyism is something to be avoided. I was never bitten by the Beach Boy bug, but the Fabs struck me straight away. Perhaps if you post some faux Beach Boy tracks I'll see the error of my ways. In any case, much appreciated Lee. Your abilty to transfer these often losey pressing and make them listenable continues at amaze.rev.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-81132533620349412102019-09-26T21:31:02.706-04:002019-09-26T21:31:02.706-04:00GV, of course, was released on the "Wild Hone...GV, of course, was released on the "Wild Honey" LP. Which I never heard until much later, and I couldn't believe how AWFUL it was.<br /><br />And how could Brian Wilson have made such an inept tape splice in "Heroes and Villains"? Was he doped?Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-86033754548066291842019-09-26T21:29:47.587-04:002019-09-26T21:29:47.587-04:00No problem! And I'm happy to know someone who...No problem! And I'm happy to know someone who agrees that Pet Sounds is wildly overrated. Even at the time, "Wouldn't It Be Nice" was a letdown, and I didn't see anything special about "Good Vibrations." Still don't. I think "Wild Honey" convinced me the quality days were over for the BB.Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-49691709576788700132019-09-26T20:47:20.314-04:002019-09-26T20:47:20.314-04:00I love the early and mid-period Beatles, but the l...I love the early and mid-period Beatles, but the later stuff is variable. I also love the Beach Boys - well, until Surf's Up, that is. Also, Pet Sounds is widly overrated.<br /><br />Sorry to be a heretic!Busterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918896767504950096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-75760608318592720612019-09-26T20:19:34.187-04:002019-09-26T20:19:34.187-04:00By the way, appreciate the input! All I can ask f...By the way, appreciate the input! All I can ask for is honesty. And I'm a guy who hates most Boomer rock, so....Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-84076534720559080052019-09-26T20:17:18.697-04:002019-09-26T20:17:18.697-04:00Hey, Barbra Streisand thought "Honey Pie"...Hey, Barbra Streisand thought "Honey Pie" was worth doing! It's not much of a song, I'll admit, but it evokes the era nicely--better than "When I'm 64," I think. I seem to remember (probably incorrectly) that the so-called White Album was meant to be stylistically diverse, which may explain McCartney dashing off a faux 20s number for it. Of course, the LP ended up sort of a mess, with everyone going his own way. Sorry--the Beatles and Beach Boys are "my" two rock groups. I can go about them forever. But nothing is more boring than fan praise. <br />Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-8407231237712882312019-09-26T19:01:00.797-04:002019-09-26T19:01:00.797-04:00Terry Baxter doing "Carry that Weight"? ...Terry Baxter doing "Carry that Weight"? Richard Alden doing "Honey Pie"? They can't be worse than the originals, can they?Busterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918896767504950096noreply@blogger.com