tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post9198793738776743681..comments2013-04-17T05:59:33.375-07:00Comments on Tonal Memories: Dear Prudence by the BeatlesTonal Memorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01274660917600496052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-37679971427967087232011-05-13T20:43:49.011-07:002011-05-13T20:43:49.011-07:00Brett-- do you perchance have an email address I c...Brett-- do you perchance have an email address I could drop a note to you on. There's a link or two I'd like to share with you in a somewhat more private venue? I can understand if you'd rather not post your email address on here so if you're interested you can get my email address from my blogspot profile.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-19368455347446362092011-05-11T13:48:20.420-07:002011-05-11T13:48:20.420-07:00The Beatles were much better songwriters than the ...The Beatles were much better songwriters than the Beach Boys but Brian Wilson was a much better arranger (especially when it came to vocal harmonies) than the Beatles were. I really think that the Beatles vocal harmonies were largely inspired by the Beach Boys especially on their earlier material. The best way to hear the 2 bands influence on each other-- listen to <i>Rubber Soul</i>, The Beach Boys <i>Pet Sounds</i>, and the Beatles <i>White Album</i> back to back to back.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-25890600852738540252011-05-11T09:42:03.134-07:002011-05-11T09:42:03.134-07:00Perplexio, wow, I never knew any of that. Most of ...Perplexio, wow, I never knew any of that. Most of the music I listen too is from the 70's on. Its not that I don't know older songs (my dad was in 50-60's bands for years) but I never heard anything but the popular songs. It is a rare thing that a band can have 3 writing partners that are that good. I am only now realizing what an impact The Beatles had. Better late than never I guess.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605275213554766433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041822094954053871.post-52559943871924357402011-05-11T08:53:35.215-07:002011-05-11T08:53:35.215-07:00In addition to the Indian influence I also hear a ...In addition to the Indian influence I also hear a <i>Pet Sounds</i> era Beach Boys vibe on the vocal harmonies and on the overall production. <br /><br />I know that Brian Wilson had a tremendous amount of respect for the Beach Boys. And I believe <i>Pet Sounds</i> was his answer to the Beatles <i>Rubber Soul</i> album. The <i>Pet Sounds</i> album is actually held in even higher regard in England than it is here in the US so I wouldn't be surprised if the Beatles were in turn influenced by Wilson. There was a bit of musical osmosis between the 2 bands in that 1966-1968 timeframe. The difference was that the Beatles imho had more songwriting talent evenly distributed between John, Paul, & George whereas most of the Beach Boys songwriting and musical talent was with Brian Wilson (and as we'd later learn with his solo album, <i>Pacific Ocean Blue</i>, Dennis as well-- but in 66-68 Dennis was largely a non-factor in the Beach Boys. He didn't blossom/come into his own until the 70s). <br /><br />Given that mutual respect there's a part of me that wonders what a Brian Wilson produced Beatles album would have sounded like.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.com