"The Trader" (The Beach Boys cover) - The Laptop Sessions

[charmus73]

Hi Jim, sounds great! I play this song on the piano. How about a Duet? Btw...great mic, the zoom, isn't it?

[jimfusco]

@charmus73 Thanks! I'd love to hear this mixed with the piano- a duet would be awesome! And, yes, the mic is a Zoom H2 and I love it. The sound is amazing and I love the portability of it. Plus, it does surround-sound! Thanks again.

[TinyHalbie]

One of my favorites. I love this!

[jimfusco]

@TinyHalbie Thank you very much- it's one of my favorites, too!

[weg711151]

A perfect rendition of this great job- you do Carl proud- your voice is also great!!!

[jimfusco]

@weg711151 Well, that's about the best compliment I could be given. I truly believe Carl had one of the best voices of all time. I miss hearing him sing.

[ascrodin]

Where'd the blue wall with all the guitars go?

[jimfusco]

@ascrodin Well, that was right before I moved out of my condo (I painted over the blue walls). Now, I'm in our new house and it's an even nicer studio!

[ascrodin]

Awesome cover!

[jimfusco]

@ascrodin Thank you very much!

[marianogalan2000]

Good rendition of a great song.

But please play E minor (instead of D) in the bridge when you sing "beyond the sorrow..."

[mooncoinphoto]

That is a great cover of a fantastic song.

[jimfusco]

@mooncoinphoto Thank you very much- this is truly an epic tune.

[tatelabianca]

yes! what a great cover! I love that you even did the "Hi" at the start! I'm sitting here singing the "hillside", "seaside", etc harmonies with you. you have great taste in music, to cover this masterpiece. cheers!

[jimfusco]

@tatelabianca Thank you very much for the comment! When I was little, the "Hi" was my favorite part. Now, of course, this whole song is amazing to me- and I'm glad there are people like you out there who appreciate it, as well. Thanks again and I hope you'll check out the rest of my Beach Boys covers, too!

[shikariferrari258]

man awsome cover loving it very much keep it up :)

[jimfusco]

@shikariferrari258 Thanks a lot! Hope you'll keep checking back.

[shikariferrari258]

@jimfusco will do man :)

[HOGEFAN]

Very pretty cover of a phenominal song. I really enjoyed it!

[jimfusco]

@HOGEFAN That's great to hear- thank you for the comment!

[TravisC67]

Hi.

[jimfusco]

@TravisC67 And hello to you. :-)

[stuffydbear]

God, I love this song and how I miss Carl! Go Bert! By the way, I love the new look of your studio. Very clean and uncluttered! (-:

[jimfusco]

@stuffydbear A very sad day when that white paint went up, huh? Well, Studio 2.0 isn't too far off now!

[angelcreations]

LOVELY COVER, LOL

[jimfusco]

@angelcreations Thanks for the comment, though I'm not sure why you're also laughing.  :-)

[AllThisIsThat]

Really enjoyed this - thanks

[jimfusco]

@AllThisIsThat And thank you- I LOVE your username! That's one of my favorite Beach Boys songs, too. The harmonies (and Carl's falsetto at the end) are just amazing on that one.

[Martenot]

I'm glad to see you're back to your nylon acoustic. Sounds much better then what you lately did.

[jimfusco]

@Martenot Finally- someone who appreciates the nylon acoustic as much as I do! For the more dynamic songs (with loud and soft parts), I like to go to this guitar. My Ibanez acoustic has seen better days, but now with Martin acoustic (steel string), I've got a perfect guitar for those overall "louder" songs!

[BeachBoysGuy1]

Great job, Jim !!! I have always loved this Carl Wilson.Jack Reilly song....bothe verasion from Holland and from the live LP. Great backdrop harmonies they did too/ Keep up the good work

John

John Hunter Phillips

[jimfusco]

@BeachBoysGuy1 As have I- my father and I believe that Holland is the best Beach Boys album. They're grown-up, but still cool. Everyone has a role and the album has a great theme. I wish they got to do more than just two albums with that lineup. Thanks again!