I always assumed they were British. They have that British Invasion look. Saw them live in Central Park, Schaeffer Festival. Contrary to the intro, I don't hear any similarity at all to what became known as the 'San Francisco Sound' which to me meant loud distorted guitars and long tracks e.g. Big Brother, the Airplane, Quicksilver, Grateful Dead before they mellowed.
Easy to bash things from the past instead of enjoying them for what they are. What you see will never be again. This may have had dubbing as some say here, but a lot of Shindig was live. If you watch the guitarist at the start, he's telling drummer speed up the beat. The drummer passed away I believe in November 2009.
guess the poster hated the harmonica. but if you are going to be true to let others hear a song it should be the way it was recorded not edited because you didn't like something. just my opinion
What do you me, are you kidding? No, it sounded like you meant that. I've read comments where a lot of people think every band is trying to imitate the Beatles and sound like them. That's what I thought you meant as well. Not a big deal.
And, yes, the hairsyles were started by the Beatles.
This is an excellent live performance from a very fine band of talented musicians.
Oh, how I miss those years, when my oldest sister used to get her way with my dad and convince him to relent to having Shindig on TV. Priceless film footage.
@MultiThinkGreen This song by the Beau Brummels first charted in Jan 1965. The Flintstones did a parody of it in their cartoon show that aired Dec 3, 1965.
@John1948OneD and @MultiThinkGreen -- yeah! their record from that time had their animated selves on the back cover, the song is from 1965 I adored that flintstones episode,& were a local S.F./Bay Area Band. Another tip of a short clip with real music in it was when fred flinstone couldn't find anything but teen music shows on tv, there is a guy singing "roses and rainbows are you" that is another pop singer at the time denny lane, I think both of them were signed to ABC records
Thanx for uploading. This track is a kind of slow Mersey sound style. I really like it. My hobby is to rediscover all those great bands from the 60s that didn´t "broke through". Listen for example to a band from Scandinavia called THE ZETTLERS. Check up their versions of "Skinnie Minnie" and "Beautiful Delilah". Really f.....g good with a bloody driving beat.
Too much talk about Flintstones and Watts. More talk about the eeriness and beauty of this song is warranted. Beau Brummel was quite the dandy fop who ended up poor and disheveled. Not sure how the name fits this band at all. Lead singer's voice should really be loved more than it is, I guess.
great memories from 5th grade. Thought they were British at the time, which seemed to be their intention. Great memories, but otherwise, little interest in this drivel.
1964-I was in Prep school when this came out. I honestly didn't realize, untill 1997, that they were from San Francisco, not England;one of the first; if not the very first american bands, to answer the "British Invasion."
No shit??? Could've fooled me. As a matter of fact, I have been fooled ever since this was released, until I just now read your post. Even their name gives reference to a British group. Well, another bit of music trivia I can add to my wealth of useless knowledge in the music category..
@TheMustangsally75 Check out the Sir Douglas Quintet...from San Antonio, Texas...they wore the clothes, the whole schmear...it was what you had to do in the immediate post-Beatle/British Invasion period in order to get signed...
the recent vintage guitar magazine has a great article about this band....quite the southern rock band early roots of course but a good band all in all
By the way, please don't tout Charlie Watts as a 'good' drummer...he way and always shall be a poor drummer technically. His style was interesting but empirical ability to keep time, show good technique and create a groove is a different story.
@y:Nail a strong groove: Whatever technique used is the right one, a 'good' one. Watts drummed on many of the best-grooving hits in music history. Technique? He does what the music calls for, a very good job that he's kept for almost 50yrs. If you mean he doesn't play extended solos or flashy fills: Fuck them. Flashy fills distract from the music. There are less than a dozen guys who take decent solos, & 3 of 'em are Buddy Rich. I suppose Darryl Jones isn't a 'good' bassist.
The Beau Brummels were as good as anyone else out there at the time. The difference between good and great, though; is longevity, and they didn't keep their string of hits going, unfortunately. I loved hearing them. I like watching/listening to them as much as the Beatles, Stones, Elvis or anyone else of that era.
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The way I hear it: predictable from A to Z, sweet but oversugared, cute boys but no Beatles' originality and fire. Recommended for kids under 14 and seniors after 70.
One of the greatest R&R classics. High on my list. I like this live version too. But let's not kid ourselves, they were indeed Beatle like during this period, no denying it.
I've always like rock drummers of this style -mostly wrist action, less elbow and shoulder movement, straight posture, sticks lots of swing. See also Charlie Watts, Bobby Elliott, the drummer for the Kinks (name escapes me, drats) and to a lessor extent, Ringo.
I'm so delighted that Sal Valentino is once again touring! I got to know him last year through a friend who was discussing the possibility of co-writing Sal's bio. Sal is just the sweetest, most down to earth guy!
They were the first band out of San Francisco that made a splash on the national scene beating out the Airplane, the Grateful Dead and the rest of those bands by over two years. Also, this song was produced by Sylvester Stewart, who would later become Sly Stone.
Speaking of their appearance on the Flintstones, let's not forget their appearance in the classic schlock fest "Village of the Giants".
All aspects of this song just fit. To make anything more complex (like the drumming in the discussion above), would disrupt the balance. I certainly agree with the comment by yeahheymichaelj-just ENJOY!.
these guys were Hot back in the "60's....they were somewhat under-rated...they had strong original material written by Ron Elliott...glad to hear them again!! ^/^
I remember the Flintstones show featuring "SHINROCK" With Jimmy O'Neilstone The Best of the simplest pleasures are wasted on those who will never appreciate what we hold to be Memorable. Thanks for the replay !!
I haven't read all the comments but I can't believe anyone is criticizing the drummer or any of the guys for their playing. I'm almost certain that they are simply miming to a recorded track. The camera keeps moving quickly off the guitarists because it looks pretty obvious that they aren't really playing. The guys on stage might not even be the same people on the recording. That used to happen all the time.
@teddybtoronto I think you are right that they are miming to a recorded track, but the drummer is right on with playing the right drum or cymbal at the right time. I play drums and watched the video 3 times.
@ahdowns@teddbtoronto This doesn't not sound like a recorded track to me. Doesn't sound like the original studio version either. Go listen than listen back to this. The drums don't sound the same. You should notice the snare is way different. The vocals sound live to me as well...
@p:The lead-singing's live. Backup vocals seem recorded, considering how far the harmonica-playing singer backs off the microphone. The harmonica's recorded: It's nowhere near the microphone. The guitars are recorded: They have no cords, & cordless hadn't been invented yet. The drums are live: You can see the cymbals move when they're hit, & the cymbal sound's in perfect time with the movement. It's a remix of the record, used specifically for the show.
@lazur1 ..so...?> you still enjoyed it! too bad that I am guessing you weren't born yet in the 60's.....boy, did you miss it all...from the British Invasion to our local bands...If you like it leave it alone..you do not have to look for all sorts of faults in the video like were is the harmonica and the cords! Get a life! better yet....enjoy life MORE!
@f: I doubt you were "there", your post is too immature. So people who are perceptive of details weren't yet born in the 60's? Your irrational guess is WAY off: I had this record the day it came out, Saw this show when it first aired, & learned how to play the guitar & harmonica parts soon afterwards. If you bothered to read a little further back in the thread, you'd see there are a few opinions on the way this was performed & taped, all I did was post the correct way , and I ENJOYED doing it!
Laugh Laugh is a lovely song. I enjoyed hearing it here, but I need to stop reading the comments. Here’s my problem. Rather than just enjoying the piece and taking it for what it is, some wannabe drummer feels the need to rip the guy behind the kit. He's no "Neil Peart". No shit and so what. In this case what we are hearing is a simple song, played SIMPLY. There is beauty in simplicity. Not everything needs to be played in complex time signatures or with technical virtuosity.
@yeahheymichaelj Absolutely right. It is a simple, and hauntingly beautiful song. I agree " not everything has to be complex...." the emotional story has that. Ever heard" Simplicity is difficult for a twisted mind ?"
See what you mean, John1948OneD, & dempsey981, but not everyone was a Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich - not even them! LOL...Wouldn't want to forget Keith Moon or Charlie Watts,,,
@musicalrich1 Exactly. But my point was that good drumming has nothing to do with it being an earlier era and that drumming has since "evolved.". Good drumming has to do with who is doing the drumming.
its kind of funny,i mean the drummers style is sooo dated[rat ta tat tat]haaa.well,i guess we had to do that to get where we are now,which is MUCH MUCH MORE EVOLVED.i loved these guys tho.
@dempsey981 I'd still take this over watching Neal Perch or whatever his name is bouncing around like a spastic monkey on 30 drums and two dozen cymbals.
@HickysBoy ohhhh,yer talkin about the great Neil Pert of Rush.he does drum clinics for pro drummers around the world,and has for decades.yup he's probably up there with the best maybe.i think he over plays to sometimes but thats his Rush style i guess.im quite sure Neil can play ANY STYLE he feels like ha ha.i feel bad talkin about Neil in the context of this kinda of less advanced drummer,but hey man if you like him better than Neil,up to you.diversity yup,makes the world go round.
@dempsey981 I think sometimes we just prefer what we grew up with - or at least it has a big impact on what we prefer. I even like a good slap bass for rythm.
@John1948OneD yea,well of course,that how alot of people are.if it were not for this tendency we would not have oldies station.im alot the same way,but when i listen to some of this old stuff,some of it is not as good as i always imagined it was,tho some of it was even better than i thought as well.im a bit of a musician,enough to know that truely good musicianship will often last the test of time.musicians sometimes have a different idea as to what that is compared to non musicians.
sal valentino from san francisco was helped a great deal by sylvester stone ( sly) he was a dj at a radio station in s,f. at the time.....too bad these guy's did'nt last any longer.....that damn british invasion
I always assumed they were British. They have that British Invasion look. Saw them live in Central Park, Schaeffer Festival. Contrary to the intro, I don't hear any similarity at all to what became known as the 'San Francisco Sound' which to me meant loud distorted guitars and long tracks e.g. Big Brother, the Airplane, Quicksilver, Grateful Dead before they mellowed.
sprucetree49 15 hours ago
found out sly stone produced one of their albums.. pretty neat. good tune
diddypopdiddy 5 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
The drummer loves his job! Great song... Nice Harmonies...
TheGraphitte 1 week ago
Is the drummer into this? Totally!
pmccachren 1 week ago
I love this song, but I can never get past the fact that I find it a blatant rip off of love potion no 9 with a few modifications
Inferocire 1 week ago
Easy to bash things from the past instead of enjoying them for what they are. What you see will never be again. This may have had dubbing as some say here, but a lot of Shindig was live. If you watch the guitarist at the start, he's telling drummer speed up the beat. The drummer passed away I believe in November 2009.
speedskiff2 1 week ago
Sly Stone produced this song....amazing he showed up
billbranc55 3 weeks ago
One of the great Bay Area bands.
fstrc02 4 weeks ago
Loved it when the chicks at Dunkin's Beach danced to this one. It got played a lot that summer.
The Beau Brummels got pretty big, so big, they were on the Flintstones.
cmmwiz 1 month ago
Wuuunderschööön !!!
Wieso erinnert mich der Song an "Allein mir Onkel Buck"..oder an die "Feuersteins"..
musikalier 1 month ago
love the hair in those days...
wendyonthefly 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Great band and Great Song! I used to see these guys live in San Francisco! Those were the days my friend, ha ha.
Thanks for posting!
daveedgeguitar 1 month ago
i remember this on the flintstones !..
blica1 1 month ago
guess the poster hated the harmonica. but if you are going to be true to let others hear a song it should be the way it was recorded not edited because you didn't like something. just my opinion
oldermusiclover 1 month ago
@oldermusiclover I am the poster and it's just the way I found it. I too would prefer the entire clip but it is what it is.
John1948OneD 1 month ago
is there some reason the opening Harmonica part is missing?
oldermusiclover 1 month ago
@oldermusiclover What do you think?
John1948OneD 1 month ago
So blessed to be a part of this scene. Wouldn't trade it for anything!
dahur 1 month ago
@dahur I was there too. Too bad it didn't last longer.
65rock4ever 1 month ago
Guitarist on stage right is doing all the work- the other one never plays a note ;-)
notvalidcharacters 1 month ago
We're listening to music. Why are so many of the comments I read from pissed off people? It gets tired after a while.
greasegun49 1 month ago
John1948OneD Thank You for another great 1960's piece of History.
The San Francisco Sound. of the Beau Brummels... John Thank You Again. Sir David, New York
sixtiesforever1966 1 month ago
Great. Thanks very much.
13loomisst 2 months ago
we had cousins from upper peninsula Michigan after a week we sounded like finns
Syzygy60 2 months ago
I thought they were British the first time I heard them.
cherrypop1771 2 months ago
from San Francisco-no dummys who made the most of the Beatle sound...still known 50 years later-almost!
knowallcity 2 months ago
I HEARD THIS SONG ON THE FLINTSTONES
eddieg671 2 months ago
Does anyone know how many movies this band was in?
sportbigred 2 months ago
There was sure a lot of words to this song.
MindMyLost 2 months ago
It's been a while, but worth posting again. My X husband dropped his "girlfriend" like a hot rock when I finally left him!
TheMustangsally75 2 months ago
The great John Peterson on drums who went on to record four albums with Harpers Bizarre.
dmdsmc73 2 months ago
Everybody tried copying the Beatles back then. Laugh laugh laugh
(pun intended)
DazReht 3 months ago
@DazReht
They sound nothing like the Beatles.
GBSightings17 2 months ago
@GBSightings17 i was referring to the way they dress, the hair, the way they perform. Look at all the videos to the right......its all the same feel.
And obviously they sound nothing like the beatles....you kidding me?
DazReht 2 months ago
@DazReht
What do you me, are you kidding? No, it sounded like you meant that. I've read comments where a lot of people think every band is trying to imitate the Beatles and sound like them. That's what I thought you meant as well. Not a big deal.
And, yes, the hairsyles were started by the Beatles.
GBSightings17 2 months ago
@GBSightings17 i like turtles
DazReht 2 months ago
@DazReht The Beatles did a pretty good job early on of copying Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
pretorious700 2 months ago
simple yet effective drumming.the way it should be.
knabein 3 months ago
haha i remember the beau brumelstones .
bryjag1965 3 months ago
you guys left out the harmonica intro
oldermusiclover 3 months ago
I heard this in the movie, Uncle Buck.
vigo894 3 months ago
This is an excellent live performance from a very fine band of talented musicians.
Oh, how I miss those years, when my oldest sister used to get her way with my dad and convince him to relent to having Shindig on TV. Priceless film footage.
Thanks YouTube!
DerGlaetze 3 months ago
I'm 19 yrs and i love this song BTW how old is it? i remember about the Flintstones this song came out in one episode......
MultiThinkGreen 3 months ago
@MultiThinkGreen This song by the Beau Brummels first charted in Jan 1965. The Flintstones did a parody of it in their cartoon show that aired Dec 3, 1965.
John1948OneD 3 months ago 2
@John1948OneD
I remember that episode well! Man, are we getting old or what!
RGreif59 3 months ago
@John1948OneD Yep-the song came out in jan of 1965-great song
TheClam88 2 months ago
@John1948OneD and @MultiThinkGreen -- yeah! their record from that time had their animated selves on the back cover, the song is from 1965 I adored that flintstones episode,& were a local S.F./Bay Area Band. Another tip of a short clip with real music in it was when fred flinstone couldn't find anything but teen music shows on tv, there is a guy singing "roses and rainbows are you" that is another pop singer at the time denny lane, I think both of them were signed to ABC records
moxie96 2 months ago
@John1948OneD Yabbadabbado!
cozener1 1 month ago
@MultiThinkGreen Since 1965! I was 15 at the time in 9th grade, at Hammond, Indiana!
march1836 2 months ago
@MultiThinkGreen It came out late 64 or early 65. I remember it well.
Freespeech1776 1 month ago
@MultiThinkGreen FROM THE 60 I WAS LIKE 15
CAVALIER1947 1 month ago
Thanx for uploading. This track is a kind of slow Mersey sound style. I really like it. My hobby is to rediscover all those great bands from the 60s that didn´t "broke through". Listen for example to a band from Scandinavia called THE ZETTLERS. Check up their versions of "Skinnie Minnie" and "Beautiful Delilah". Really f.....g good with a bloody driving beat.
TheSunbau 3 months ago
Any truth to the rumour that they picked their name so they would follow the Beatles alphabetically in record racks?
beatlefan15 4 months ago
Laugh laugh
frank05bay 3 months ago in playlist First Wave
Great! Thanks for posting.
whhswhhs 4 months ago
one of those songs that has a great verse AND a great chorus.
dreamtransmissions 4 months ago
what a fuckin' tune
dreamtransmissions 4 months ago
love this song. thought it was the beatles for years.
jacknapyer 4 months ago
Has the Mersey Sound to it.
harpo103 4 months ago
Never knew they were american-type O,sorry.
thorshammer1348 4 months ago
I dig this song ,never knew it was titled; laugh,laugh, and knew they were american,nice mod outfits ,cool sound.
thorshammer1348 4 months ago
Too much talk about Flintstones and Watts. More talk about the eeriness and beauty of this song is warranted. Beau Brummel was quite the dandy fop who ended up poor and disheveled. Not sure how the name fits this band at all. Lead singer's voice should really be loved more than it is, I guess.
11xzxzxz 4 months ago
The Flinstones brought me here, lol.
MrRebel1011 4 months ago
UH....AWESOME!!!! Burned into my 60's brain and proud of it!!! Have loved this song for nigh on
45 years,,,One of my very favs...Thanks for sharing...I truly appreciate it...
TheClassy53 4 months ago
Thumbs up if Uncle Buck brought you here.
drigo85 4 months ago 2
Great memories. Thought they were British when it came out. Must have been the name. Listened on my table-top AM radio next to my bed.
vcx9dfne 4 months ago
Nothing to laugh about in a world without love.
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TheSilentObserverer 4 months ago
great memories from 5th grade. Thought they were British at the time, which seemed to be their intention. Great memories, but otherwise, little interest in this drivel.
vcx9dfne 5 months ago
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way better than the beatles.
Lumotaku 5 months ago
This Song & Show was on The Flintstones
TL250Rider 5 months ago
Sometimes all you need is to keep the back beat - so important
Simplicity can be a beautiful thing
MsBeatlefreak 5 months ago
1964-I was in Prep school when this came out. I honestly didn't realize, untill 1997, that they were from San Francisco, not England;one of the first; if not the very first american bands, to answer the "British Invasion."
lenapter1 5 months ago
@lenapter1
No shit??? Could've fooled me. As a matter of fact, I have been fooled ever since this was released, until I just now read your post. Even their name gives reference to a British group. Well, another bit of music trivia I can add to my wealth of useless knowledge in the music category..
TheMustangsally75 5 months ago
@TheMustangsally75 Check out the Sir Douglas Quintet...from San Antonio, Texas...they wore the clothes, the whole schmear...it was what you had to do in the immediate post-Beatle/British Invasion period in order to get signed...
kurtmanerz1 4 months ago
Charlie Watts?..hear him do jazz. Brummels drummer passed away believe Nov. 2009.
speedskiff2 5 months ago
Oh the memories.
sjtom57 5 months ago
the recent vintage guitar magazine has a great article about this band....quite the southern rock band early roots of course but a good band all in all
pointheritage 6 months ago
good
galaxycatgirl 6 months ago
By the way, please don't tout Charlie Watts as a 'good' drummer...he way and always shall be a poor drummer technically. His style was interesting but empirical ability to keep time, show good technique and create a groove is a different story.
yikesboy13 6 months ago
@y:Nail a strong groove: Whatever technique used is the right one, a 'good' one. Watts drummed on many of the best-grooving hits in music history. Technique? He does what the music calls for, a very good job that he's kept for almost 50yrs. If you mean he doesn't play extended solos or flashy fills: Fuck them. Flashy fills distract from the music. There are less than a dozen guys who take decent solos, & 3 of 'em are Buddy Rich. I suppose Darryl Jones isn't a 'good' bassist.
lazur1 2 months ago
An Incredible Recording from the Great Era.
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SeeeTubeee 6 months ago
Great S.F. band at that time!
2ajjames 6 months ago
Wow, I'm totally shocked that this is a live track, I thought everything was sung to the record on Shindig.
MrKite053 6 months ago
JOHN HART [OF THE BEAU BRUMMELS] STILL PLAYS MUSIC AND SINGS IN ANGELES CITY ,PHILIPPINES AND STILL HAS A GREAT VOICE
FERRARIDOUG355 6 months ago
The Beau Brummels were as good as anyone else out there at the time. The difference between good and great, though; is longevity, and they didn't keep their string of hits going, unfortunately. I loved hearing them. I like watching/listening to them as much as the Beatles, Stones, Elvis or anyone else of that era.
fistofate 6 months ago
I used to think the song was entitled "Last Laugh," which would have been a good title for it as well. Great song!
ejslurb2007 6 months ago
oops this was the band sly stone produced
sheddski 6 months ago
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The way I hear it: predictable from A to Z, sweet but oversugared, cute boys but no Beatles' originality and fire. Recommended for kids under 14 and seniors after 70.
albatros1062 7 months ago
@albatros1062 You should stop listening to people who know nothing about music.
John1948OneD 7 months ago 9
@albatros1062 you do know what an Albatros refers to, don't you? LMAO!
TheMustangsally75 2 months ago
I remember that! "The Beau Brummelstones".
WaldoBlvd 7 months ago
This song was produced by Sly Stone.
shakedownstreet48 7 months ago
Awesome Drummer! Great performance by a play that could actually play!
guitarcheologist 7 months ago 2
I dedicate this song to my ex-husbands ex-girlfriend. He dropped her like a hot rock as soon as I left him!!! LAUGH LAUGH I THOUGHT I'D DIE!!!
TheMustangsally75 7 months ago 2
THIS GUY CAN SING !!!!!!!!
oceanbound222 7 months ago
It's not a drum solo.
chrism823 7 months ago
One of the greatest R&R classics. High on my list. I like this live version too. But let's not kid ourselves, they were indeed Beatle like during this period, no denying it.
MePJtheDJ 7 months ago
wonderful song and performance!
dejahthoris 7 months ago
They sound a bit like an early version of the Beatles, but from America. Similar kind of groove
Gauraonline 7 months ago
Uncle Buck
NicePlaylist 8 months ago
@paintedship I think you better have your ears checked,
michiganman5243 8 months ago
Anybody that doesn't enjoy this song is tone deaf...
michiganman5243 8 months ago
Love the harmonica...........
theoxley 8 months ago
Bad Ass Song!
elisabetng1 8 months ago
I've always like rock drummers of this style -mostly wrist action, less elbow and shoulder movement, straight posture, sticks lots of swing. See also Charlie Watts, Bobby Elliott, the drummer for the Kinks (name escapes me, drats) and to a lessor extent, Ringo.
HickysBoy 8 months ago
I'm so delighted that Sal Valentino is once again touring! I got to know him last year through a friend who was discussing the possibility of co-writing Sal's bio. Sal is just the sweetest, most down to earth guy!
Babyhowdy233 8 months ago
This was early Beatlemania and the thing to do was to sound and look as close as you could to the Fabs. The drummer did a pretty good Ringo.
Muddyw67 8 months ago
Love the looks on the singer's face. Can we say 'autobiographical'?
falsemariasduck 8 months ago
@falsemariasduck Autobiographical. I do empathize though.
QuasiTraction 8 months ago
@QuasiTraction Oh yes, I do as well.
falsemariasduck 8 months ago
OMG! It's the Beau Brummelstones!
jmcfx3b2z 9 months ago
The ultimate break up song for us guys....it makes the pain of a break up, make some sense....love you Beau Brummels.....
nutz4all 9 months ago 2
They were the first band out of San Francisco that made a splash on the national scene beating out the Airplane, the Grateful Dead and the rest of those bands by over two years. Also, this song was produced by Sylvester Stewart, who would later become Sly Stone.
Speaking of their appearance on the Flintstones, let's not forget their appearance in the classic schlock fest "Village of the Giants".
Sargebri 9 months ago
@Sargebri yes that was tcm tonite !
pheildcorn 8 months ago
The No-Lip-Synch Zone!
stealthnegro001 9 months ago
haha, 2 people don't get it.
panhead55 9 months ago
All aspects of this song just fit. To make anything more complex (like the drumming in the discussion above), would disrupt the balance. I certainly agree with the comment by yeahheymichaelj-just ENJOY!.
chuck6289 9 months ago
The Fred Flintstones cartoon version is very funny!
steve7138 9 months ago
these guys were Hot back in the "60's....they were somewhat under-rated...they had strong original material written by Ron Elliott...glad to hear them again!! ^/^
1Phoebus 10 months ago
The guitar player othe left (who is holding his guitar, but not playing) is in to it. I would call that "grooving to the music".
tomcaroscio 10 months ago
heard it on the movie Uncle Buck john candy and the the girl from Rosanne are dancing to cooooooooool
jabulasan 10 months ago
I remember the Flintstones show featuring "SHINROCK" With Jimmy O'Neilstone The Best of the simplest pleasures are wasted on those who will never appreciate what we hold to be Memorable. Thanks for the replay !!
Starfield1959 10 months ago
lovely,lovely song
kickassfan 11 months ago
I haven't read all the comments but I can't believe anyone is criticizing the drummer or any of the guys for their playing. I'm almost certain that they are simply miming to a recorded track. The camera keeps moving quickly off the guitarists because it looks pretty obvious that they aren't really playing. The guys on stage might not even be the same people on the recording. That used to happen all the time.
teddybtoronto 11 months ago
@teddybtoronto I think you are right that they are miming to a recorded track, but the drummer is right on with playing the right drum or cymbal at the right time. I play drums and watched the video 3 times.
ahdowns 10 months ago
@ahdowns the vocals are not the same as the studio version
47docrock 10 months ago
@ahdowns @teddbtoronto This doesn't not sound like a recorded track to me. Doesn't sound like the original studio version either. Go listen than listen back to this. The drums don't sound the same. You should notice the snare is way different. The vocals sound live to me as well...
SRT80 10 months ago
@SRT80 The whole performance is obviously live...just sayin'....
stealthnegro001 9 months ago
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SRT80 10 months ago
@teddybtoronto no they're really playing- shindig was live quite a bit.
paintedship 8 months ago
@p:The lead-singing's live. Backup vocals seem recorded, considering how far the harmonica-playing singer backs off the microphone. The harmonica's recorded: It's nowhere near the microphone. The guitars are recorded: They have no cords, & cordless hadn't been invented yet. The drums are live: You can see the cymbals move when they're hit, & the cymbal sound's in perfect time with the movement. It's a remix of the record, used specifically for the show.
lazur1 2 months ago
@lazur1 ..so...?> you still enjoyed it! too bad that I am guessing you weren't born yet in the 60's.....boy, did you miss it all...from the British Invasion to our local bands...If you like it leave it alone..you do not have to look for all sorts of faults in the video like were is the harmonica and the cords! Get a life! better yet....enjoy life MORE!
flash52155 1 month ago
@f: I doubt you were "there", your post is too immature. So people who are perceptive of details weren't yet born in the 60's? Your irrational guess is WAY off: I had this record the day it came out, Saw this show when it first aired, & learned how to play the guitar & harmonica parts soon afterwards. If you bothered to read a little further back in the thread, you'd see there are a few opinions on the way this was performed & taped, all I did was post the correct way , and I ENJOYED doing it!
lazur1 1 month ago
@flash52155 I didn't see any criticiism in what he commented. It was just informative.
John1948OneD 1 month ago
These Guys were THE Best! They were considered the equivilant to The Beatles-
but while most folks would erk at that idea-The Beau Brummels was a product of
mid-1960s Music. the Rythem was almost a Folk-like sound,along with that classic
"Twang" style of Guitar,as demonstrated in "Just A Little"-but for their time,The
Brummels did a great job preforming their music,even though they never got past
"Laugh,Laugh". i have spent the last 27 years collecting their music,and Sal Valen-
tino rules
MONGOOSE1ful 11 months ago
I believe the drummer for this group was John Peterson, who, with blonder hair, was the drummer for Harpers Bizarre a few years later.
rslitman 11 months ago
@rslitman Interesting! He moves a bit like Ringo, swaying back-forth...
HickysBoy 11 months ago
me encanta el complemento de la harmónica
nicdreic 1 year ago
Music isn't only about what you play. It's also about what you don't play.
SteelerReb 1 year ago
so glad to have found their first LP for only 2 bucks back in 09
such an underated amzing band
need trianagle and bradleys barn so badly
motherbrain86 1 year ago
These guys were fantastic on the Flintstones!!
hugatag 1 year ago 25
@hugatag LOL that episode rocks!!!
sabalouie2000 11 months ago 2
@hugatag
Oh yeah, it was on the Flintstones that I first heard them! Fab song, and love those Beatles haircuts.
penfro 11 months ago
@hugatag - beau brummelstones for the win!
beavis4play 11 months ago
@hugatag "The Beau Brummel-Stones" on The Flintstones
scdevon 9 months ago
@hugatag ShinRock!! Do the Frantic or the Flintstone Flop!
vic0mark 9 months ago
@vic0mark Its a pleasure to meet you. Regards,
Joe Rockhead
hugatag 9 months ago
@hugatag That's exactly what I was just thinking!! Hilarious.
s5dilworth 5 months ago
@hugatag - OFF THE FLINTSTONES TOO! LIKE ON BONDAROSA AND GUN SMOKE.
HEARTHEANGELSVOICES 5 months ago
This song has somewhat a blues sound to it..
L1S91 1 year ago
saw this live like 40 years ago...spot-on still, eh!
JVRudnick 1 year ago
Laugh Laugh is a lovely song. I enjoyed hearing it here, but I need to stop reading the comments. Here’s my problem. Rather than just enjoying the piece and taking it for what it is, some wannabe drummer feels the need to rip the guy behind the kit. He's no "Neil Peart". No shit and so what. In this case what we are hearing is a simple song, played SIMPLY. There is beauty in simplicity. Not everything needs to be played in complex time signatures or with technical virtuosity.
yeahheymichaelj 1 year ago 62
@yeahheymichaelj to say nothing of the fact that this drummer is laying down a seriously sick backbeat.
johnholk 10 months ago
@yeahheymichaelj to say nothing of the fact that this drummer is laying down a seriously sick backbeat.
johnholk 10 months ago
@yeahheymichaelj ...The rhythm section on this tune is smoking..What's the problem...that they are in the groove?
billyscottbrandt 10 months ago
@yeahheymichaelj Absolutely right. It is a simple, and hauntingly beautiful song. I agree " not everything has to be complex...." the emotional story has that. Ever heard" Simplicity is difficult for a twisted mind ?"
BardOfEarth 6 months ago
great memories of a nicer time in the world.
ilonapet 1 year ago
love this song
stephadelic 1 year ago
yeah im pretty sure this is sung live. rare
stephadelic 1 year ago
At least it looks like it was played live and not lip synched like most of the music back then. I really like it!
metal1982 1 year ago
See what you mean, John1948OneD, & dempsey981, but not everyone was a Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich - not even them! LOL...Wouldn't want to forget Keith Moon or Charlie Watts,,,
musicalrich1 1 year ago
@musicalrich1 Exactly. But my point was that good drumming has nothing to do with it being an earlier era and that drumming has since "evolved.". Good drumming has to do with who is doing the drumming.
John1948OneD 1 year ago 6
@John1948OneD THANK YOU AND AMEN. ME EARS LIKE WHAT ME EARS LIKE> Would like
to play at all.
oldermusiclover 6 months ago
debut 46 yrs. ago today ! 1-2-1965, 2011
phileesarah 1 year ago
its kind of funny,i mean the drummers style is sooo dated[rat ta tat tat]haaa.well,i guess we had to do that to get where we are now,which is MUCH MUCH MORE EVOLVED.i loved these guys tho.
dempsey981 1 year ago
@dempsey981 Are you sure it's evolved? How about this? - youtube[DOT]com/watch?v=v-GoQWjH56k
Just replace [DOT] with a period.
John1948OneD 1 year ago
@John1948OneD evolved yes,in the sense that musicians[the serious ones]have in many cases,improved vastly.in other ways,no im not sure.
dempsey981 1 year ago
@dempsey981 I'd still take this over watching Neal Perch or whatever his name is bouncing around like a spastic monkey on 30 drums and two dozen cymbals.
HickysBoy 1 year ago
@HickysBoy ohhhh,yer talkin about the great Neil Pert of Rush.he does drum clinics for pro drummers around the world,and has for decades.yup he's probably up there with the best maybe.i think he over plays to sometimes but thats his Rush style i guess.im quite sure Neil can play ANY STYLE he feels like ha ha.i feel bad talkin about Neil in the context of this kinda of less advanced drummer,but hey man if you like him better than Neil,up to you.diversity yup,makes the world go round.
dempsey981 1 year ago
@dempsey981 I think sometimes we just prefer what we grew up with - or at least it has a big impact on what we prefer. I even like a good slap bass for rythm.
John1948OneD 1 year ago
@John1948OneD yea,well of course,that how alot of people are.if it were not for this tendency we would not have oldies station.im alot the same way,but when i listen to some of this old stuff,some of it is not as good as i always imagined it was,tho some of it was even better than i thought as well.im a bit of a musician,enough to know that truely good musicianship will often last the test of time.musicians sometimes have a different idea as to what that is compared to non musicians.
dempsey981 1 year ago
sal valentino from san francisco was helped a great deal by sylvester stone ( sly) he was a dj at a radio station in s,f. at the time.....too bad these guy's did'nt last any longer.....that damn british invasion
JOEP123ful 1 year ago