The Jackson 5

[shuttlep]

15 hours ago, Respectfatfrog said:

Blame it on the boogie 

i've blamed my whole life on the Boogie

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, shuttlep said:

i've blamed my whole life on the Boogie

I've been blaming it on the moonlight.  Am I doing it wrong?

[CaledonianGonzo]

There won't be a better track performed all weekend than I Want You Back.

EVEN IF BRIAN WILSON IS THERE DOING PET SOUNDS, COME AT ME

[The Nal]

Who sings the Whacko bits?

[shuttlep]

23 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

There won't be a better track performed all weekend than I Want You Back.

EVEN IF BRIAN WILSON IS THERE DOING PET SOUNDS, COME AT ME

The beach boys are one of my dad's heroes I grew up luisteing to them. in 2005 watching Brian Wilson witha tear in my eye and a belly full of beer. I called my dad and explained I was watching Brian Wilson (his idol) an dit was quite emotional. he just said "man up and get over it " then hung up

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Who sings the Whacko bits?

I don't really know the answer specifically, but they all sing don't they?  They're as much a vocal group as a 'band'.

[stuartbert two hats]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I don't really know the answer specifically, but they all sing don't they?  They're as much a vocal group as a 'band'.

There are shit loads of harmonies on their records, but pretty much every song has a distinct "lead" vocal, more often than not sung by Michael. Be interesting to see who takes them, since even back in the day Jermaine used to sing lower than his little brother.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Well, yes - I'm assuming that the higher register of a pre-teen MJ will no longer feature.

[jackarmy]

I was quite pissed and a bit disinterested when I saw them in Bestival but I vaguely remember them having a video of young Michael on the screen during his parts. They may well have played his voice over a backing track.

As I said on another thread, they were a bit underwhelming. If they're on at headline time there will definitely be better options elsewhere.

[DefLeppard]

1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

There won't be a better track performed all weekend than I Want You Back.

EVEN IF BRIAN WILSON IS THERE DOING PET SOUNDS, COME AT ME

I saw Brian Wilson doing Pet Sounds at the Palladium last summer. I enjoyed it because the music is (obviously) amazing and Al Jardine and his son, Matt Jardine, were on great form. Brian Wilson, however, is a shell of a human being. He just sat still and stared vacantly into oblivion during parts where he had nothing to do. He seemed barely capable of walking or talking, let alone singing. It was a weird mixture of enjoyment and sadness! 

I'm not trying to put you off... You'll probably still love it. Just warning you that, unless I just saw him on a particularly tired/off day, you may also find it slightly heartbreaking.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I saw it in Edinburgh.........Brian's in less worrisome shape than Blondie Chaplin.

 

 

14 minutes ago, jackarmy said:

As I said on another thread, they were a bit underwhelming. If they're on at headline time there will definitely be better options elsewhere.

'Definitely'?  I've just read a few reviews and they're all positive.  Including from:

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/bestival/2015/review-sunday.shtml

 

[jackarmy]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

I saw it in Edinburgh.........Brian's in less worrisome shape than Blondie Chaplin.

 

 

'Definitely'?  I've just read a few reviews and they're all positive.  Including from:

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/bestival/2015/review-sunday.shtml

 

Hmm... Maybe I've just got high expectations for stage headliners. Just pre-warning people because I was disappointed after seeing them!

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, jackarmy said:

Hmm... Maybe I've just got high expectations for stage headliners. Just pre-warning people because I was disappointed after seeing them!

For a band like that, late night after a day on the sauce, their back catalogue does about 75% of the work for them.  Technical precision is waaaaay down on my list of priorities.

I mean, I can barely remember EWF last year, but I know I had a great time.

[stuartbert two hats]

28 minutes ago, DefLeppard said:

I saw Brian Wilson doing Pet Sounds at the Palladium last summer. I enjoyed it because the music is (obviously) amazing and Al Jardine and his son, Matt Jardine, were on great form. Brian Wilson, however, is a shell of a human being. He just sat still and stared vacantly into oblivion during parts where he had nothing to do. He seemed barely capable of walking or talking, let alone singing. It was a weird mixture of enjoyment and sadness! 

I'm not trying to put you off... You'll probably still love it. Just warning you that, unless I just saw him on a particularly tired/off day, you may also find it slightly heartbreaking.

Sadly, that's often how Brian is.   When I saw him in 2004, he was the same - except starting grinning his head off and waving during California Girls.

[CaledonianGonzo]

In Edinburgh he wandered off early at one point.

[stuartbert two hats]

Shiiiiit, didn't realise Brian Wilson was a strong rumour.  Get in!

Maybe when I've done some work and stopped fucking around on the Internet, I'll start a thread!

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Usual caveat of it being entirely understandable for a man stuck on a stage at 74 years of age to find that a bit overwhelming and end up looking like a deer in headlights applies.

[MilkyJoe]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

Who sings the Whacko bits?

Diana Ross...

[MilkyJoe]

Reading this thread I placed a bet today on 3 horses. The first one was called 'Sunshine' the second was called 'moonlight and the 3rd one was called 'good times' but none of them came in.

I blame it on the bookie...

 

 

I'm here all week!

[Mardy]

I Want You Back is an amazing song. Better than anything the Beach Boys did. But i,ve never really got the Brian wilson thing.

 

the only problem with the Jackson 5 opening with 'Can you feel it' is all the people hypnotised by Derren Brown will go on the rob, especially if the weather is alright and there's lots of green grass around.

[McCor]

This.

 

[justperfect]

As fantastic as that may be, it will not be replicated in a sunny field in pilton come June.

No living member of J5 could hit that vocal like a pre pubescent Michael did

[CaledonianGonzo]

Most acts should retire at aged 12 if they can no longer recapture the high standards they hit in their heyday when they were 11.

[justperfect]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Most acts should retire at aged 12 if they can no longer recapture the high standards they hit in their heyday when they were 11.

Aled Jones being a prime example

[justperfect]

3 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Most acts should retire at aged 12 if they can no longer recapture the high standards they hit in their heyday when they were 11.

 

Edited February 17, 2017 by justperfect