One can only hope that the other Beach Boys will be further inspired to write their side of the story for all to read. The sad truth, is that none of the living members are going to give a level-headed description of the past 55 years...with the one exception being David Marks, but with so much disconnect for so many years...well, we all know the scoop there. As far as the demise of C50, I'd think some of the backing band members could provide insight without bias...but certainly not all of them, and I'd think Foskett would be the hands-down most biased of all. Jeff has never sat right with me. The first time I saw him was at the C50 show I attended where he snapped at Totten constantly during soundcheck and hovered over Brian during the meet-and-greet, except for the photos.
Skewing the topic a bit...but does anyone ever wonder what the straw will be to break the camel's back that is "THE BEACH BOYS"?...or will it never end? We're quite lucky to have so much of the band intact...even if they aren't all intact with one another...
Skewing the topic a bit...but does anyone ever wonder what the straw will be to break the camel's back that is "THE BEACH BOYS"?...or will it never end? We're quite lucky to have so much of the band intact...even if they aren't all intact with one another...
Well, I think you can view it one of two ways, the straw that broke the camel's back happened at the end of C50 in one context. In another context, the Beach Boys will never die because that music is timeless, and Brian is proud of what he created and Al likes his contribution, so they don't reject the name. And Mike like's selling the brand, so Brian and Al can't use it. I guess it depends on what you think the definition of the BBs happens to be. As a touring band? After Brian's successes this year under his own name, why would he want to tour with a band that Mike Love insists has to be totally in his charge? As a band that made history, it's already there with 2 key members no longer with us, but the music lives.