andrew@inmet.UUCP (01/10/84)
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inmet!andrew Jan 9 13:31:00 1984
It was CARL who made the solo album circa 1980 and who quit temporarily
because of lack of new material! He was not present at their 20th
Anniv. Special (July 4, 1981) and was sorely missed; they were embarassingly
ragged onstage. Brian was there, but made it quite obvious that he would
have preferred to be just about anywhere else - the others have this nasty
habit of dragging him onstage every time they need publicity, putting him
through his paces like a trained seal, and advertising "Brian's Back!"
EVERY Beach Boy has left at one time or another, by the way. Dennis
made a solo album (Pacific Ocean Blue) several years ago; Mike recorded
with Celebration ("Almost Summer") around 1978; Al left to finish dental
school way back around '63; Brian has, of course, been in and out of the
group sporadically since '65. Neither Brian nor Al have recorded solo albums.
On their first release, "Surfin" (Candix 301), Brian did in fact play
drums - brushes on a single snare drum (often rumored to be a trash can
lid). Carl played guitar and Al stand-up bass; Dennis was not a member
of the group at that time, although it had been his idea to write the song.
Mrs. Wilson persuaded the others to let him join the group after the record
had been released.
Recent news stories have credited Dennis with choosing the name Beach Boys.
It was actually someone at Candix Records who came up with the name; they
originally called themselves The Pendletones (after the Pendleton shirts
favored by surfers). Legend has it that they didn't find out about their new
name until they heard "Surfin'" on the radio!
Andrew W. Rogers, Intermetrics ...{harpo|ima|esquire}!inmet!andrew