Ahhh, the PERFECT group for the summer days, I just can't stop listening them; great voices, gorgeous melodies, catchy rock n' roll songs, charming ballads, heartfelt lyrics... Pet Sounds must be the best album of the 60's, hands down (Sgt who?, Highway 61 what??)=
God bless you, Brian Wilson; we love you






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the beach boys are great! been listeing to them a fair bit recently see as its summer!

i've never been able to stomach anything other than Good Vibrations and God Only Knows, but those 2 are phenomenal.



and i guess when i was 10, i was really into Kokomo

i think they are great . great alternative if you dont like the beatles .

Still got a couple of their 45s on the Capitol label I bought when I was a kid.



...Ended up playing the b-sides (Don't Worry Baby & The Warmth of the Sun) more.



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theAudience said:

Perfect song, isn't it? I really love the early singles, overall I actuall prefer the late 60s - early 70s era:

Surf's Up


20/20


and my all-time favourite Sunflower:

Glorious, timeless pop. Brian Wilson was a genius.

'Pet Sounds' is one of the best albums ever, and the completed 'Smile' is imo up there with 'Sgt Pepper' as one of the true masterpieces to come out of '60s pop music, but 'Smile' has better melodies.

They also made a number of other very fine albums up until 1970, such as 'Beach Boys Today!', 'Summer Days (and Summer Nights!)', 'Friends' and 'Sunflower'.

damosuzuki said:

Love the tune and couldn't agree more about the singles.

A few other faves...

Be True to Your School
In My Room
When I Grow Up
God Only Knows
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Heroes and Villains
Darlin'
Sail on Sailor

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damosuzuki said:

Sunflower is on my Top 3. The other ones are Pet sounds (of course) and Today!
Although Surf's Up! is an excellent album too; Don't go near the water is a masterpiece, a moving song which still resonates almost 40 years later.

I do In my book, you can't beat the Beach Boys for summer music.

I was lucky enough to catch the Beach Boys (Mike Love etc) on tour a few year's back when a friend kindly donated his tickets. They really put on a great show and I got into a lot of their album tracks after that gig.

I have to admit though I admire the songwriting genius of Brian Wilson, I thought his performance at Glastonbury the following summer paled in comparison to Mike Love and the current line-up of the Beach Boys. Brian forgot the words to the songs he wrote, his vocals were all over the place and he looked like he was tripping - a pretty poor show!

Aside from that, I prefer their late 60s output because some of the surf rock hits are a bit tenuous - don't get me wrong, I love Surfin' USA but Surfin' Safari is a bit too much for my liking! Really recommend Surfer Girl though and In My Room, which was featured on a TV ad in the UK a few years ago.

I also think their christmas hit Little Saint Nick is really underrated.

The Beach Boys is pure barbershop quartet meets rock aural bliss. Brian Wilson was/is the man.

"Don't Worry Baby" has to be THE ballad of that whole generation - surf, sun, fast cars and chicks.

Never got into them but "Pet Sounds" is pretty happening. "Smile" is intense. I saw the Brian Wilson docu. last year and it made me go out and buy it. Some great stuff.

I dig the Beach Boys alot everyone should own a copy of Pet sounds.... and if you've never heard the original "Smile" Holy shit!!!!!

just for the heck of it, my beach boys top ten:

1 ) slip on through
2 ) don't worry baby
3 ) forever
4 ) in my room
5 ) feel flows
6 ) do it again
7 ) til I die
8 ) fun fun fun
9 ) disney girls
10 ) long promised road
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1.Good Vibrations
2.Wouldn't it be nice
3.Slip on through
4.God only knows
5.I get around
6.Surfer Girl
7.Don't worry baby
8.Don't go near the water
9.Fun Fun Fun
10.Don't talk put your head on my shoulder

I've never been a big fan of the Beach Boys, but they do have a few songs that I have. However, this morning I caught a biography of Brian Wilson, and I NEVER would have guessed that he had so many problems. I was shocked to learn this. When I think of them, I think of California Girls and Wouldn't It Be Nice, which are the farthest from sad songs. But I LOVE God Only Knows.