ithaka

5y

this genuinely the peak of art tbh

smile is the highest mountain

ithaka

5y

wow what fr he the goatest grandfather oat dam

sfsorrow

5y

Peak of human achievement tbh. For instance brian is the first ever human being to fully enter a piano and come out unscathed

Eyesonthesmile

5y

he was awesome thank you bro. I reflected with some real tears there but it almost felt like he was here. thank you for reminding me of Love You so much

ithaka

5y

no thank you brother 🙏 god bless love you

Eyesonthesmile

5y

Airplane transition into love is a woman God Bless love you 👌🏝🙌🐐👏

ithaka

5y

love this cover

another goated love you song

ithaka

5y

brian is the only legitimate artist worth of the title genuis if we keep it real and stop throwing that around to whoever drops a cool song

Eyesonthesmile

5y

My grandfather use to play Kirby all the time we both did together. This is fantastic bro. You always make me feel so enlightened bro. I am gonna be in this thread sharing all my the beach boys favourites this upcoming week

sfsorrow

5y

i agree but i feel like he has transcended that even, he has become one of the greatest and most influential/impactful musicians of all time in the canon of music, and all while still being alive just off the STRENGTH of his genius

ithaka

5y

that’s the feeling

Eyesonthesmile

5y

I’m playing keepin’ the summer alive now 🎸🏝

ithaka

6y

Solomon Burke (rip) one of the most underrated artist of his era as he help made rnb is and is a founding father king of soul music, yet doesn’t get as much the credit he deserves

he passed away in 2010 after suffering for a whole of health issues, he had to be in a wheelchair due to his weight but still rocked shows internationally sitting on a throne on stage

either way in 2002 he recorded and released “Don’t Give Up On Me” -which won best rnb album at the grammys none the less and had one of its song used on The Wire that’s on @Bad_Finger_Boogie - and what makes this one stand out is that there is some covers of unreleased songs of big names, such as “Stepchild” by Bob Dylan, a song Bob premiered live in 1978 and abandoned it there and never did anything with it afterwards.

but more importantly and what interests us here is the following one, a Beach Boys cover.. and even if you try to have a guess at it you could NEVER come up with the right one as it’s so left field

i’ve already mentioned the song story and posted itt but in 1996 Brian got back with the boys to make an original Beach Boys album, this would be the last session before Carl’s passing in 1997.
two songs made the cut before the sessions were called off, and they are stellar new and original classic Brian songs he did with his great collaborator Andy Paley: one is “You’re Still A Mystery” that calls back to a more Pet Sounds type

and the other is “Soul Searchin’” a soul type song with Carl on the lead vocals despite going through chemo treatement to fight his cancer absolutely kills this performance

(there’s many other outstanding songs Brian and Andy both wrote and recorded during this era in this lvl of quality that could’ve made the album if the sessions kept on going and would’ve been an incredible come back)

since it all got shelved away, these songs have been bootlegged thankfully but they’ve never done anything with it, not even for the 2012 comeback (and most likely final Beach Boys) album!! wth? altho Brian did use Soul Searchin’ on one of his solo album, these two songs finally got an official release in 2013 on the big boxset “Made In California” in honor of the bands 50th anniversary.

but yes, this is what the Solomon Burke picked! Soul Searchin’! the soul song and final Beach Boys song with Carl Wilson that was back then unreleased and boy did he not phone it, he made that song his, a classic soul felt jam:

and every time he performed live up until his death would make an introduction to it praising Brian and the boys “last night if you missed The Beach Boys you missed a treat” ☺️

did you guys know about this @Fantasy @Elric @SoHelpMeDog @Teal_ @Lawdie @Noir @BlackStar

ithaka

5y

interesting pick

title song cool tho

Eyesonthesmile

5y

Thought I’d check it out since it’s got a cool artwork. 🏝

ithaka

5y

it’s not their best but has some earwormy tunes - i like sunshine

Eyesonthesmile

5y

I feel exactly that so far. It’s not anything I wouldn’t listen to but I more than likely wouldn’t be recommending over some their classics. I do like the sound though so far. Oh darlin is kinda nice

ithaka

5y

mood for tonight

ithaka

5y

@grimes ^

G Roy

5y

ayyyyy

Eyesonthesmile

5y

A La (light album) listening session tomorrow is for sure happening. That’s a great project