tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609845966536781209.post1555786974700352175..comments2024-03-21T13:36:13.830-07:00Comments on Alan's Album Archives: The Beach Boys "Carl And The Passions - So Tough" (1972)Alan's Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409065548353514714noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609845966536781209.post-43912712074362754742021-11-25T18:33:07.553-08:002021-11-25T18:33:07.553-08:00Haha I think you and I might be twins Facherty! I ...Haha I think you and I might be twins Facherty! I bought an mp3 player with space for 10,000 songs and it still wasn't enough till I started taking out multiples and repeats (3 Chug a Lugs does sound like a couple too many. Then again I have the mono and stereo 'Cuckoo Clock' on mine so I can't really comment!) Same here, I still have all my downloads and CDs and vinyl safe in case I suddenly get the urge to hear a string of daft Beach Boys instrumentals or something again, which happens more often than non-fans might think. The Beach Boys' 60s catalogue is ridiculous, there's so much of it. How did they do 6 albums a year to The Beatles' 2?!? Thankyou again for getting in touch! Sadly I've finished my magnum opus of reviewing everything by my 30 bands. It took 12 years in the end from start to finish and I'm all a bit written out on music now. I do still write yearly reviews though to keep my hand in and the 'Feel Flows' set scores highly in the 2021 I'm currently writing. Perhaps less so the 'Brian at the piano' one that's just out! Take care and happy listening 8>) Alan's Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409065548353514714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609845966536781209.post-77067394981205132072021-11-25T05:32:03.215-08:002021-11-25T05:32:03.215-08:00Not at all - thank you for the extensive, well-wri...Not at all - thank you for the extensive, well-written articles.<br /><br />I set aside a week for cutting my 1,936 track iTunes collection of Beach Boys songs, given that Feel Flows and Sunshine Tomorrow had made my collection even more chaotic (and highly repetitive) than it previously was. My significant other would hate it when a Beach Boys song came up, because it would then be followed by four repeats of it, eight live versions and a total of 80 minutes of it being recorded in the studio. And then the mono versions. (The same is also true for The Beatles and The Monkees, but the problem is smaller because the lifespan was smaller). I'm currently in my second month of that week (and I'm retired - this is what I do all day when I'm not watching football on TV) and several of your articles have been helpful.<br /><br />I have discovered the essential skill of discarding* what I don't like - I simply don't know why I kept a copy of "Chug a Lug" on my iDevices for at least 30 years, let alone three of them. (*nb "discarding" is still not deleting; just putting the track into a different folder so that Apple Music doesn't see it). The other essential skill has been compromise - my best version of "Do It Again" doesn't have that tiny bit of talking on the drum intro, but I can (just about) live without it because the new stereo mix is so much better.<br /><br />Thank you again, and keep up the good work!Fachertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566687040348031500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609845966536781209.post-10372641943842572342021-11-19T16:43:20.514-08:002021-11-19T16:43:20.514-08:00Thankyou Facherty! I must admit 'Mess' has...Thankyou Facherty! I must admit 'Mess' has grown on me a little since writing this, though I'm still surprised at how popular it seems to be with most fans. That OGWT clip is quite something!!! Thanks for taking the time to write Alan's Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409065548353514714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609845966536781209.post-46871910576474301142021-11-16T17:24:20.389-08:002021-11-16T17:24:20.389-08:00Wow what a thorough review! I can agree with it al...Wow what a thorough review! I can agree with it all, although I feel more positively towards "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone". (Evidence for your opinion might be shown in the dreadful Old Grey Whistle Test appearance where they just mimed to this song, and Carl appeared drunk...)<br /><br />Great article, thanks.Fachertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566687040348031500noreply@blogger.com