http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 15 May 2008 11:09:29 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/13/073518.php#comment-718179 One correction regarding my last comment. The original version of "Shortenin' Bread"...it was Brian singing the bass part (it's Dennis on the Light Album version). And Carl's lead vocal is much wilder on the original version. 718179@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 May 2008 11:09:29 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/13/073518.php#comment-718158 " "Good Timin" leads off with some of the best Beach Boys harmonies of the decade. It is one of only a few Beach Boys songs where the harmonies are on a par with some of their classic 60s material." Well, this is a recycled song from the so called "Guercio Sessions" (recorded at Jeff Guercio's Caribou Ranch) back in 1974. Many of these recordings became a victim of the flames, since the Ranch (including the studio) burned down in late 1975(?). Anyway a version of "Good Timin'" without lead vocal survived on a backup tape that were stored at the Beach Boys own Brother Studios. Carl Wilson re-recorded his lead vocal for the Light Album. Anyway I agree that this song is the main reason to buy this album. BTW on the original version (from the unreleased 1977 Adult/Child album) of "Shortenin' Bread" it was Dennis Wilson singing the bass harmony part and he did his job much better. I never understood why they used these worse alternate version on the Light Album. 718158@blogcritics.org Thu, 15 May 2008 10:16:28 EDT