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ukdamo · 3 months

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Craiglockhart

Brian Johnstone

Maybe they’re here somewhere, lost in these crowds of students, informal in their tweeds, plus fours –

Sassoon, the elder, Sunday golfer; Owen, bookish, gangly, pale – mingling with the queue for the refectory,

snatching nervously at fags, ignoring notices forbidding all those here to smoke. You catch a glimpse

you think, later, in the distance – backs straight, military haircuts – turning down a corridor you glance along

but they’re not there. No, no-one is, though low light slants through window frames, plants these crosses on the wall.

#poetry #war poets #WWI #craiglockhart #military hospital #shell shock #neurasthenia #brian johnstone #sassoon #owen #graves

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carl-and-the-passions · 1 month

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#A LOOK #Brian Wilson #the beach boys #carl wilson #dennis wilson #60s #classic rock #al jardine #mike love #1960s #bruce johnston #rock and roll #60s fashion #1960s fashion

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dontworrybabymp3 · 2 months

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the beach boys at pacific ocean park | 1966

#the beach boys #brian wilson #dennis wilson #carl wilson #mike love #al jardine #bruce johnston

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wallisninety-six · 4 months

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One of the few clear photos I could find of all 6 of the Boys in (i think) 1971- including Brian.

So much to analyze here

#al's in a different dimension and everyone's *happy* to be there #the beach boys #brian wilson #surf's up #mike love #dennis wilson #carl wilson #al jardine #bruce johnston #1970s #70s #1971

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boxwright · 8 months

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The Beach Boys - Brian Wilson

#the beach boys #brian wilson #mike love #dennis wilson #carl wilson #al jardine #bruce johnston

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wonderfulnonbeliever · 2 months

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Hearing their voices is just so....

#Love and mercy (2014)#the beach boys #You Still Believe in Me #Pet Sounds #Paul Dano #brian wilson #Dennis Wilson #carl wilson #al jardine #mike love #bruce johnston #And after all I've done to you How can it be

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acowdognamedbuck · 1 month

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bruce johnston by bruce mcbroom 📸

#bruce johnston #the beach boys #tbb #beach boys #1960s #60s #1960s music #60s music #surf music #surf rock #california #surf #b&w photography #brian wilson #carl wilson #dennis wilson #al jardine #mike love

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the-hottest-band-tournament · 9 days

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Round one

The Beach Boys

Formed in: 1961

Genres: Rock, pop, surf, psychedelia

Lineup: Mike Love- vocals

Al Jardine- vocals, guitar

Carl Wilson- vocals, guitar, keyboards

Bruce Johnston- vocals, keyboards, bass

Brian Wilson- vocals, keyboards, synthesizers

Albums from the 80s:

Keepin’ the Summer Alive (1980)

The Beach Boys (1985)

Still Cruisin’ (1989)

Propaganda:

The Tragically Hip

Formed in: 1984

Genres: Alternative rock, roots rock, folk rock

Lineup: Gord Downie – vocals

Rob Baker – guitar

Gord Sinclair – bass, vocals

Johnny Fay – drums

Paul Langlois – guitar, vocals

Albums from the 80s:

The Tragically Hip EP (1987)

Up to Here (1989)

Propaganda:

#round 1 #the beach boys #the tragically hip #mike love #al jardine #carl wilson #bruce johnston #brian wilson #gord downie #rob baker #Gord sinclair #Johnny fay #Paul langlois #The hottest 80s band tournament #The hottest 80s band tourney

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naanima · 7 months

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The Chris Johnston Show - around 50min & 55secs.

Brian Burke waited 24 hours before commenting to see if the NHL would roll back their decision to ban the pride tape. They did not.

Brian Burke told Chris Johnston that they will find the money to pay the fine for any player that decides to wear the tape.

Fuck the NHL. I hope somebody fucking sue you and fuck over all of your fucks. Not the players but the owners, the board of governors and Gary Bettman. Fuck you all.

#brian burke #chris johnston #nhl #nhl not a league #pride tape #banning pride tape

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krispyweiss · 1 month

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“The Beach Boys” Coming to Disney+

- Documentary premieres May 24

“Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a documentary about us?,” the Beach Boys asked rhetorically.

“Darlin’, there is!”

Unimaginatively titled “The Beach Boys,” the latest film about the Beach Boys premieres May 24 on Disney+, the streaming service said.

Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny direct what is billed as “a celebration of the legendary band;” a streaming-only soundtrack will be released alongside the film.

Previously unseen footage; archival interviews with Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar; new interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston; and commentary from such fans as Lindsey Buckingham, Don Was and others are the promised building blocks.

A companion book, “The Beach Boys by the Beach Boys,” will be published April 2.

3/27/24

#the beach boys #disney+#brian wilson #carl wilson #dennis wilson #mike love #al jardine #david marks #bruce johnston #blondie claplin #ricky fataar #lindsey buckingham #fleetwood mac #don was #was (not was)#bobby weir & wolf bros #frank marshall #thom zimny

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bobisusu · 11 months

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the beach boys by michael putland 🤍

#the beach boys #brian wilson #dennis wilson #carl wilson #al jardine #mike love #bruce johnston #michael putland #wgwgif #bb #this series makes an excellent purikura edit #<3

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carl-and-the-passions · 1 month

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#HE IS STUNNING #the beach boys #carl wilson #brian wilson #dennis wilson #60s #classic rock #al jardine #mike love #1960s #bruce johnston #Rock and roll #70s #80s #rock band #boy band

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dontworrybabymp3 · 1 month

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"Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys Released March 21, 1966 ♫⋆｡

#*#the beach boys #brian wilson #carl wilson #mike love #al jardine #bruce johnston

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wallisninety-six · 9 months

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The Bittersweet Tragedy- and Triumph of The Beach Boys' "Sunflower" (1970)

Pet Sounds and the collapse of Smile in 1967 is often seen by mainstream critics and some fans alike as *the* defining moment where The Beach Boys lost the script, lost their knack for quality album-making and started a creative downward spiral for the band and Brian Wilson himself. Things *were* far from rosy, but this is also far from true. In reality, that exact moment occurred with the release, and total chart failure of Sunflower in 1970.

The truth is that Brian, while definitely ceding his leadership role slowly, was still writing tons of music for the band and remained heavily involved (with the exception of the album 20/20 in 1969, when he was in a psychiatric hospital) with the creation & production process of the band's albums from 1967-1970, and Sunflower was no exception. This time though, he wasn't alone.

Since Brian had taken a firm leadership role since the band's early days and practically cemented his position with Pet Sounds & Smile- the group's unease with his direction grew, tensions rose considerably, and infighting at times got really heated- and after Smile's collapse, the rest of the group emerged to slowly & gradually offer their songwriting talents and make music more as a collective than ever before. Although very fragmented- 20/20 represented a new peak for the band actually working *as* a band together.

With the band in a severe amounts of debt, depressed, struggling to find their footing in a practical power vacuum, plus submitting album after album to their new labels (with nearly 40 tracks) and having them constantly be rejected- the fact that Sunflower exists as it does is nothing short of a miracle. Not less because the Boys- even if it was for a fleeting moment, found harmony and could work together effectively as a true collective, making a unanimous statement about the power of music and love, each in their own way. It's seen by some as the band's Abbey Road, and it's not hard to see why.

Each and *every* single member showed off their music chops and in their own way- with so many moods and feelings, a variety of vocalists plus different (and even groundbreaking) instrumentals. The stars aligned for this extremely hard-fought and incredibly genuine album. But it wasn't enough.

When it was released, critics liked the album fine enough, but most questioned the need for anyone to listen to the Beach Boys anymore, throwing them to the wayside. Sunflower *peaked* at 151 at the Billboard 200, their worst showing ever at that time- *this* was the defining moment that started the downward spiral.

Just like with Pet Sounds, Brian was absolutely devastated by the commercial failure & lukewarm response of Sunflower- only now his psyche was much more damaged and rattled than it was in 1966, and he retreated further and further away from the band, famously staying in bed for over 2 years, overeating and abusing drugs, and barely appearing in later albums until 1976, and even then he wasn't as involved thanks to the extremely toxic relationship between him and his abusive, controlling "therapist" Eugene Landy.

The rest of the band started to drift apart in a major way, with acrimonious and even extremely bitter tensions hitting a fever pitch- with individual members traveling to concerts *separately* and with Carl Wilson being the one single thread that kept the band from completely collapsing. Fellow Beach Boy Bruce Johnston would leave the band in 1972 and wouldn't return many years later. Dennis Wilson would chart out his own solo career, but his promising rise was tragically cut short by drug & alcohol issues that would eventually kill him in 1983. Carl Wilson- the youngest member, would die from lung cancer in 1998 at only 51 years old, and the band completely fractured virtually for good. Creative and fully collaborative songwriting would end as the band became an oldies act cashing in on their past success.

Sunflower has seen a bit of a resurgence since around the 2000s, not only slowly but surely becoming a cult classic with a devoted following, but it's also finally received recognition from the types of major publications that once shunned it (and the band)- with the likes of Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and AV Club ranking it as one of the greatest albums ever made. Perhaps the biggest tragedy is that the rest of the band members' individual hard work and legitimate talents for music weren't recognized for decades- and for Carl and Dennis Wilson, they never would in their lifetimes.

The history before and after Sunflower makes the listening experience much more emotional and incredibly bittersweet- not less because it still feels so tragically timeless and genuine- the band came out of some of the darkest years of their life to make an incredibly gorgeous work of love. Unlike many of their much later albums, there was more of a broad, positive reception to Sunflower among the band members- with lifelong rivals Brian Wilson and Mike Love coming together in agreement to sing it's praises.

It just wasn't made for it's time- but with the band members getting older and as the past fades away, it's about time to give it a shot, and realize (as much as i admire him) that The Beach Boys was not just Brian Wilson- it was filled to the brim with talent, and that even in the darkest times, setting aside differences and working together can truly create something beautiful.