They started at about the Same time. The Beach Boys were founded in Hawthorne California in 1961. They released their first single Surfin which was a single produced and realized by their first manager, their abusive father Murray Wilson. Murray is the reason why Brian Wilson is deaf in his right ear since he slammed him with a board when he was three. The Beatles. I know ringo Starr first officially played with the Beatles on August 18th 1962 after the firing of Pete Best. Pete had been playing with the Beatles for the better part of two years but his drumming was not good enough for recording. George Martin had strict recording standards. Plus th Beatles like the camaraderie with ringo and they got along well plus he’s a damned good drummer and always was according to John Lennon. The Beach Boys reached their fame and popularity about roughly one year before the Beatles and Beatlemania as it was called came to America in February of 1964 and their performance in the Ed Sullivan Show. 1963 and 1964 were pretty good for The Beach Boys.
@@nielgregory108 The Beach Boys & Beatles have always had this mutual appreciation society. Brian heard Rubber Soul that inspired Pet Sounds and Paul McCartney said Pet Sounds inspired Sargent Pepper. This was their First Number One Hit, after Fun Fun Fun. It didn't go to Number One because the Beatles were in the Top Ten with Five Hits at the same time. Their Father Murray didn't like it but he was a very jealous and bitter man who hated the fact that The Beach Boys made it and he didn't. He was also insanely jealous of Brian's Talent. When they did the session, they got into an Argument and Brian Fired him.
@@laminage their father was Murry? I didn't know their dad was involved with the group at all. I'm not positive but how many brothers in the group 4? I know Mike Love wasn't related but good tidbit about their dad being involved. That would be hard to deal with because I'm thinking Brian was more about the music but I'm figuring dad was more about the dollars. Sorta like Michael Jackson's dad being that way. Brian was musically gifted and all of that music in his head could have been more of a curse than a gift. I only say that because of his mental health in the later part of his life. Just a thought not a fact.
Brian Wilson possibly one of the greatest musical minds ever ! So loaded with knowledge at such a young age and he never let up 😎🎹 with his quest to be the absolute best ✌😎
@@EchoBravo370 The Bee Gee's were the best at singing harmonies. Their voices compliment each other. I always wondered why so many would say they didn't like the Bee Gee's but in truth they did. Were they Rock musician? Were they a disco group? They were what they were and they had fans all over the world. I can't ever remember changing a station while they were playing on the radio. The Mills Brothers did great harmonies but singing in lower voices. Checkout a song called Cab Driver.
I agree 100%. I always wondered if the late Marty Balin got his inspiration for his beautiful ballads from Brian Wilson. Don't know why, just always thought of Wilson when I would hear Tumblin', Count in Me, or Miracles, even tho there is nothing that would connect the two.
"I'm a real cool head, I'm makin' real good bread". As an old boomer who loved the B and learned to play every song up til Pet Sounds it is such a thrill to see a young guy recognize what we had back then, it's what we were. What a contrast.
The Beatles released their first album in March of 1963 The release of The Beach Boys first album was October 1962 The Beach Boys had surf in out in single in November 1961
Beach Boys came first. The Beatles and the Beach Boys each considered the other group excellent, and inspired each other. Paul McCartney considers the next Beach Boys song you're going to do, "God Only Knows", his favorite all-time single.
@@evelynguerrero12 true but didnt sgt pepper send Wilson into a major depression as he had put 2 years of his life into pet sounds then,as fantastic as it is, pepper came out and changed everything ?
@@swfcocs1 I think that's right. Brian Wilson was a very talented song writer and had his ups and downs with depression. I think Sgt. Pepper caught lots of people by surprise. I know The Beatles were very impressed with Pet Sounds and Brian Wilson and he didn't have any reason to feel that his music was any less than impressive.
@@swfcocs1 Brian was working on the follow-up to Pet Sounds, an album called Smile. He had a lot of difficulty working on the album due to his psychological problems at the time, drug issues and squabbling within the band over the material. Then Sgt. Pepper came out right as Smile was nearing completion, and Brian basically gave up because the Beatles had, as Brian himself put it, "finished it first".
@Dahoss The official Pendletones/Beach Boys group formed in late 1960/early 1961. But Brian, Carl, Dennis & Mike were family and had been singing together since they were toddlers, so they had actually been together much longer than the Beatles. Plus Al was a high school friend of Brian's and David lived right across the street from the Wilsons, so they had been around for a long time too.
Beach Boys "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man), and California Girls" are great tunes. The Beach Boys and the Beatles inspired each other to be even more creative than there were already.
There's something about this particular song that just takes me way back to a very happy place in time, even more so than the other Beach Boys songs. Whenever I'm down, this song makes me feel sunny and young!
I really like watching these reactions, but I have to wonder how an American has never listened to the Beach Boys. I was a kid when these songs were recorded and I've heard them played thousands of times. It's crazy to think that our younger generation has missed so much. Keep these reviews coming!! I'm so happy that you are constantly finding new groups to enjoy.
I see this a lot in the comments sections of reaction videos, but think about how often you listened to music that came out decades before you were born. I went to high school in the nineties and thus listened to a lot of nineties music. My dad played a lot of seventies rock, but as most teenagers do I would roll my eyes and not really pay attention. Oh, trust me as I got a lil older I realized my mistake, but still finding great music from before I was born to this day. I'm just saying, there are probably some good rap songs that you have never heard, and may never hear. I have friends that listen to rap exclusively and calls any rock band I play Led Zeppelin. That's just the way it is, different strokes for different folks. This is one of the reasons I like to watch reaction videos, because most are going into it open minded and I enjoy seeing the realization in their eyes when they hear a "banger". I don't think any of them stop listening to the music THEY grew up on though, they just expand their tastes.
Brian Wilson is a brilliant musician and developed a whole genre of beach music. But he wasn't just writing cute songs like this one. GOD ONLY KNOWS is a beautiful song. Beach Boys harmony is awesome.
Say Jay, this was at the time that was called 'The England invasion'. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and many others. Now The Beach Boys, were very popular here but in England they were more popular. Their harmonies were perfect. Good job passing these songs and groups to younger people and letting them hear them as we did.
Remember surfing was their biggest thing. You haven’t played one of there Surfing sons yet. But I liked every single song they did. As for the Beatles they were hits at the same time and had a subtle. “competitive” vibe going on
I love hearing my mum share her experience of seeing both the Beach boys and the Beatles when she was a teenager. She said the Beatles concert was like being stuck in a jar full of cicadas - all the screaming. You could not hear any of the music.
Danced on stage to this song while The Beach Boys belted this out. Many moons ago. Can you imagine today they would throw you off stage. They were cool with it.
The Beatles may be my favorite group of all-time, mainly for their song-writing and charisma, but they can't touch the harmonies of my 2nd favorite group, The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys' first number 1 hit waaaaaay back in 1964. It was huge because it toppled the then-dominating Beatles from the top spot on the Billboard charts. EDIT: Low notes are provided by Mike Love.
clapton said he quit the yard byrds,because he didn't want to be second best at 'teenage music'when he wanted to be best at blues guitar;and he knew the yard byrds werent gonna do someting like i get around. jagger also sincerely praised on t.v. it was very unique sonding to 1964 ears,
The Beach Boys were all about the fun. It was sun, sand, and surf (although most of the group members weren't really into surfing, especially the genius of the group, Brian Wilson). They and the Beatles emerged around the same time, but the Beatles were in England while the Beach Boys were topping the charts in the U.S. The Beatles' records started to be heard on American radio in 1963, and then they came for their first U.S. tour starting in Feb. of 1964. At that time, the American public was in shock over the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy (JFK) in November of '63. So the Beatles were a big distraction from the pain, especially for young people. Over time, the two groups were rivals, but in a productive way: the Beach Boys' groundbreaking album "Pet Sounds" and the Beatles' equally groundbreaking "Sgt. Pepper's Lonelyhearts Club Band" continue to be debated regarding what influenced what, and which is the most influential album of the decade, in terms of future directions in rock songs, production, and performance. The truth is that both groups took their inspiration from artists of the 50s and early 60s, including Little Richard, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, and others. The signature "doo wop" sound many groups used evolved in the post-WW2 era (1945 and after), especially during the 1950s. It was street music, originally black kids hanging out on street corners in urban areas, then other urban kids, especially Italian and Jewish guys from immigrant families. But doo wop's roots are in black gospel music from as far back as the 1920s. One great doo wop group of the 60s -- and probably the last one to make it big before the genre ceased to be a separate category -- was one of the only other American bands to compete with the Beatles for the top spots on the American pop charts of the decade, the Four Seasons. There were also a bunch of great girl groups that used similar harmonies and beats, including the Ronettes, the Crystals, the Dixie Cups, and the Shangri-Las. You can hear holdovers of those harmonies in the early Supremes' songs, although the Supremes towered above every other girl group of the 60s, basically in a class of their own. They, too, were one of the only groups to really compete with the Beatles here. Here's a basic fan site (not mine) about the early history of doo wop that lists early influential groups: www.onlinerootsofrock.com/doo-wop/
"I'm getting bugged driving up and down the same old strip, I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip"..... Sums up that endless summer boredom. A classic summer feel good song.
Spectacular song. Beach Boys started in ‘61. Beatles came to America in ‘64. Mike Live sings the verses and the low parts. Brian is the high falsetto on the chorus.
Beach Boys in the USA at the same time as The Beatles in Great Britain. "Good Vibrations" one of the best songs ever. Many happy times spent dancing to the Beach Boys.
This song reminds me of my late father every time I hear it. Such great memories of us on road trips with this song blasting and my dad and I trying to harmonies along with it ❤️
Lots of songs back in the 60s were only ran about 2 1/2 minutes or so to accommodate 45 rpm records and radio play. As soon as you heard your new favorite, you'd rush out and buy it on a 45, then stack them up on your record player at home. The Beach Boys were three brothers: Dennis, Carl, and the genius Brian Wilson, and two of their friends, Mike Love and Al Jardine. They formed in 1961 and began cranking out top 40 hit after hit. The Beatles formed in 1960 and gradually gained fame in England and throughout Europe, although their early songs like "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" were played on US radio and made fans clamor for them to come to the US, which they finally did in March of 1964 when they made their historic TV appearances on Ed Sullivan. I would say they were equally famous during the mid to late 60s, however the Beatles' music began to get much more deep and complex, compared to the lighthearted Beach Boys sound. The Beatles, however, never toured much at all and were broken up by 1970, whereas the Beach Boys toured a lot until Brian Wilson began to struggle with severe mental illness; his two brothers, Dennis and Carl both suffered early and tragic deaths as well. They were both two iconic bands, pillars of popular music, whose many and varied songs remain classics to this day.
The bass harmonies are Mike Love, who is also the nasal-sounding lead singer. He would sing the verses in his upper range, then drop into the bass part on the harmonies. The high falsetto is Brian Wilson.
I'm a referee????? What? I love seeing the happiness in this man's face from hearing my favorite band. To answer your question, lead vocalist Mike Love handles bass lines. Above him is Rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, followed by Dennis Wilson on drums, Carl "Lead Guitar" Wilson gets up to some very high notes but bassist/pianist/songwriter/arranger/producer Brian Wilson hits the falsetto. The Beach Boys started in September 1961. The Beatles invaded in 1964
My first concert! So much fun to listen to. As I got older, I learned to appreciate the musical genius, but in high school I just enjoyed them pure and simple. California Girls!
I went down the Washington DC Mall and watched The Beach Boys,! We had a blast! 1973! Chicago, The Doobie Brothers and Jackson Brown all together! Unforgettable. Summer fun in the 70’s!
Great review, great band a lot of good music. Another band you might want to check out is the Ventures, "Wipeout" "Pipeline" & the theme song from "Hawaii 5-0" are the ones I remember, Instrumentals(might contain 1-2 words), beach sound was huge in the 60's.
The Beach Boys first album was '62, Beatles recorded Please Please Me in 1963. By the end of 1963 the Beach Boys were the biggest band in the US. When the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan in early '64 that changed.
They both started about the same time, except The Beatles were in England for the first two years of their recording career. The Beach Boys were here in the US, so Americans heard the Beach Boys first. There was a big friendly rivalry between both bands. They both respected each other and had nothing but good things to say about each other. This song is an example of the early Beach Boys. Later Brian Wilson, which was The Beach Boys, produced great masterpieces rivaling The Beatles. What is amazing is The Beatles were four musicians plus their producer George Martin, who is considered by many the fifth Beatle. Brian Wilson did everything for The Beach Boys...write the songs, arrange the harmonies, and produce all their records. Brian is a musical genius, but The Beatles were and are the greatest. Love them both.
Speaking of the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Supposedly the Beatles Rubber Soul album was the main influence for the Beach Boys Pets Sounds album which was then the influence for the Beatles Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album. So the Beatles and Beach Boys actually had an impact on each other.
Your checking out The Beach Boys??? Way to go! One of the best groups of all time. If you like this song, then you should check out their song Good Vibrations. Like The Beatles, The Beach Boys experimented with different sounds and instruments to produce unique sounds in their music. Other songs if you interested are Surfin' USA, Help Me Rhonda, Wouldn't It Be Nice, God Only Knows, Little Deuce Coupe, Sloop John B., When I Grow Up, Little Surfer Girl, In My Room, Don't Worry Baby, California Girls (one of their most well known songs), and Kokomo (from the movie soundtrack Cocktail starring Tom Cruise in 1988!) You might have heard Kokomo as well because they play this one a lot on the radio and on commercials. So glad you are expanding your music knowledge. Music from the 50's and 60's help shape what modern music is today. Still, I like the old stuff a lot more because it's just good music! Enjoy the music!
So back in their day they had their sound nailed down. Their harmony was over the top, consistently and that's not easy. Their guitars gave off that beachy note, somewhat 50ish sounding. It all blends so well that even to this day it hasn't gone stale. They were a wall of sound to be sure. The Beach Boys were over here quite a while before The Beatles came on the scene.
I heard that when Brian Wilson would write music at home, he had to have sand under his feet and had sand brought in to fill the floor under his piano. The Beach Boys first single was released 1962 with the Beatles a few months later in 1963
Mike Love, their cousin, is the low voice. Band also had Mike's cousins the Wilson brother, Carl, Brian and Dennis. THAT is why the harmonies are sooooo good cos 4 of the member are family. The Beach Boys were first before the Beatles got here, but they both had a mutual admiration society going on. They influenced each other
Great reaction, great song, the beach boys were super talented singers, but its brian wilson, their leader, who was the genius song writer behind them who also came up with and wrote all the harmonies, brian wilson is on another level.
Beach Boys started recording about a year before the Beatles but they were basically happening at the same time. I Get Around was the first single they made after the Beatles first came to America.
This is the first song on the album “All Summer Long.” That was one of the first albums in my collection as a kid! It was my mom’s, and she let me have it because I played it so often! There’s a great motorcycle song on it called “Little Honda” that I loved so much! I later got my own little Honda 🏍 and I used to ride around and sing that song. 🎶 first gear, it’s alright, second gear, I’ll lean right, third gear, hang on tight, faster, it’s alllriiiiight... 🎶 !!! 😂
The BB were formed in 1961 , the Beatles were actually formed in 1957 but went through many incarnations till winding up with the four that became know to the world and that would be in 1963 . That was the year that John ,Paul , George And Ringo appeared as the Beatles . Before that there were other members like Pete Best ( the drummer before Ringo ) and Stuart Sutcliff who died early . They were also known as the silver beetles at one point and as John and the Quarrymen before they became BEATLES, a name John came up with . I believe The Beach Boys actually had a song on the charts before the Beatles did but I may be wrong on that one . I’ll check
The "Best of the Beach Boys Sounds of Summer" and "Endless Summer", those 2 albums have most, not all but most of their best music. All their music transports me back to my teens, I lived 10-15 minutes from the beach growing up. Two of the lesser known gems I can never hear enough of is "Getcha Back" and "Good Timing". Great stuff.
The sound of summer. . You're hearing three brothers and their best friend. Many years of harmonizing made a tight style that sounded like nothing else. Much like CSNY a few years after them, the Beach Boys' voices meshed into a unique unit that was widely loved as the signature sound of Southern California in the early to mid-60's. Sun, surf, sand.
Their vocal harmony. It's the musical equivalent of sunshine.
At first, their music seems simple and almost silly. The more you listen, the more you realize how complex and wonderful it is.
Yesssss. It can be confused for simple bubble gum music by casual listeners. But when you put on the headphones you're like wait what!!
couldn't describe it better!
The Beach Boys always make it feel like summer, even in the dead of winter!
Their music is infectious. You can’t listen and not move! Brian Wilson a true musical genius!
They started at about the Same time. The Beach Boys were founded in Hawthorne California in 1961. They released their first single Surfin which was a single produced and realized by their first manager, their abusive father Murray Wilson. Murray is the reason why Brian Wilson is deaf in his right ear since he slammed him with a board when he was three. The Beatles. I know ringo Starr first officially played with the Beatles on August 18th 1962 after the firing of Pete Best. Pete had been playing with the Beatles for the better part of two years but his drumming was not good enough for recording. George Martin had strict recording standards. Plus th Beatles like the camaraderie with ringo and they got along well plus he’s a damned good drummer and always was according to John Lennon. The Beach Boys reached their fame and popularity about roughly one year before the Beatles and Beatlemania as it was called came to America in February of 1964 and their performance in the Ed Sullivan Show. 1963 and 1964 were pretty good for The Beach Boys.
@JayleeTV I hope you see this I tried putting it in the main comments but I couldn’t copy and paste. Ughhh it wouldn’t let me copy and paste.
Their song God Only Knows, Paul McCartney said was the BEST song ever!
And John Lennon said Pet Sounds is the greatest album ever.
@@nielgregory108 The Beach Boys & Beatles have always had this mutual appreciation society. Brian heard Rubber Soul that inspired Pet Sounds and Paul McCartney said Pet Sounds inspired Sargent Pepper. This was their First Number One Hit, after Fun Fun Fun. It didn't go to Number One because the Beatles were in the Top Ten with Five Hits at the same time. Their Father Murray didn't like it but he was a very jealous and bitter man who hated the fact that The Beach Boys made it and he didn't. He was also insanely jealous of Brian's Talent. When they did the session, they got into an Argument and Brian Fired him.
laminage Crikey! No wonder Brian was so messed up, having a father like that! Thanks for the info! 🌸☮️💔
No, Paul McCartney said it was the best LOVE song ever.
@@laminage their father was Murry? I didn't know their dad was involved with the group at all. I'm not positive but how many brothers in the group 4? I know Mike Love wasn't related but good tidbit about their dad being involved. That would be hard to deal with because I'm thinking Brian was more about the music but I'm figuring dad was more about the dollars. Sorta like Michael Jackson's dad being that way. Brian was musically gifted and all of that music in his head could have been more of a curse than a gift. I only say that because of his mental health in the later part of his life. Just a thought not a fact.
Wouldn't it be Nice
Is such an upbeat happy song about young love
That makes me outer body happy. Sounds extreme but I smile so hard and it makes me feel so young.
I dedicated this song to my niece and her husband on their wedding day. It had special meaning to my niece whose father raised her in the Beach Boys.
Brian Wilson possibly one of the greatest musical minds ever ! So loaded with knowledge at such a young age and he never let up 😎🎹 with his quest to be the absolute best ✌😎
Nobody did vocal harmonies like The Beach Boys. “God Only Knows” and “Sloop John B” are must listens.
God Only Knows is a tune that was one of their best.
The Bee Gees were also amazing vocal harmonisers
@@EchoBravo370 The Bee Gee's were the best at singing harmonies. Their voices compliment each other. I always wondered why so many would say they didn't like the Bee Gee's but in truth they did. Were they Rock musician? Were they a disco group? They were what they were and they had fans all over the world. I can't ever remember changing a station while they were playing on the radio. The Mills Brothers did great harmonies but singing in lower voices. Checkout a song called Cab Driver.
The Righteous Brothers and the Everly Brothers.
Sloop John B - what a song!
Beach Boys- God only Knows
One of the most beautiful songs ever written with beautiful harmonies
I agree 100%. I always wondered if the late Marty Balin got his inspiration for his beautiful ballads from Brian Wilson. Don't know why, just always thought of Wilson when I would hear Tumblin', Count in Me, or Miracles, even tho there is nothing that would connect the two.
Mike Love who was mostly the leader singer did the low parts during their harmony breaks.
The Beatles "Back In The USSR" is done in the Beach Boys style.
Imagine being at the beach as a kid hearing this on the car radio and everyone around is dancing...super good memory :)
I never get tired of surf music. Some of their best is Little Honda, Fun Fun Fun, Surfin Safari.
The genius of Brian Wilson!!
"I'm a real cool head, I'm makin' real good bread". As an old boomer who loved the B and learned to play every song up til Pet Sounds it is such a thrill to see a young guy recognize what we had back then, it's what we were. What a contrast.
The Beatles released their first album in March of 1963 The release of The Beach Boys first album was October 1962 The Beach Boys had surf in out in single in November 1961
Beach Boys came first. The Beatles and the Beach Boys each considered the other group excellent, and inspired each other. Paul McCartney considers the next Beach Boys song you're going to do, "God Only Knows", his favorite all-time single.
The Beatles loved the album Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys and thought their music was great.
@@evelynguerrero12 true but didnt sgt pepper send Wilson into a major depression as he had put 2 years of his life into pet sounds then,as fantastic as it is, pepper came out and changed everything ?
@@swfcocs1 I think that's right. Brian Wilson was a very talented song writer and had his ups and downs with depression. I think Sgt. Pepper caught lots of people by surprise.
I know The Beatles were very impressed with Pet Sounds and Brian Wilson and he didn't have any reason to feel that his music was any less than impressive.
@@swfcocs1 Brian was working on the follow-up to Pet Sounds, an album called Smile. He had a lot of difficulty working on the album due to his psychological problems at the time, drug issues and squabbling within the band over the material. Then Sgt. Pepper came out right as Smile was nearing completion, and Brian basically gave up because the Beatles had, as Brian himself put it, "finished it first".
@Dahoss The official Pendletones/Beach Boys group formed in late 1960/early 1961. But Brian, Carl, Dennis & Mike were family and had been singing together since they were toddlers, so they had actually been together much longer than the Beatles. Plus Al was a high school friend of Brian's and David lived right across the street from the Wilsons, so they had been around for a long time too.
Beach Boys "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man), and California Girls" are great tunes. The Beach Boys and the Beatles inspired each other to be even more creative than there were already.
That opening bass line is enough to sweep anyone of their feet. I love their music
There's something about this particular song that just takes me way back to a very happy place in time, even more so than the other Beach Boys songs. Whenever I'm down, this song makes me feel sunny and young!
its an incredible song
The Beach Boys' album, Pet Sounds, is considered one of the most innovative ever recorded.
Great, fun summer song!!! Makes you feel carefree for a lil while in this crazy world 🌎
This takes me back. I grew up at the beach in socal and was into cars. I miss the 60's.
OMG I so love The Beach Boys...it's the sound of my teenage summers in Australia..... they are so cool...
I really like watching these reactions, but I have to wonder how an American has never listened to the Beach Boys. I was a kid when these songs were recorded and I've heard them played thousands of times. It's crazy to think that our younger generation has missed so much. Keep these reviews coming!! I'm so happy that you are constantly finding new groups to enjoy.
I don't think he was even born when these songs came out. And I believe he's Jamaican, maybe not born here.
you have to remember, when we were kids there was only a decade or two of 'pop' music to catch up on. now there is fifty years of goodness!
I see this a lot in the comments sections of reaction videos, but think about how often you listened to music that came out decades before you were born. I went to high school in the nineties and thus listened to a lot of nineties music. My dad played a lot of seventies rock, but as most teenagers do I would roll my eyes and not really pay attention. Oh, trust me as I got a lil older I realized my mistake, but still finding great music from before I was born to this day. I'm just saying, there are probably some good rap songs that you have never heard, and may never hear. I have friends that listen to rap exclusively and calls any rock band I play Led Zeppelin. That's just the way it is, different strokes for different folks. This is one of the reasons I like to watch reaction videos, because most are going into it open minded and I enjoy seeing the realization in their eyes when they hear a "banger". I don't think any of them stop listening to the music THEY grew up on though, they just expand their tastes.
Beach boys - Kokomo - Wipe Out - Don't worry baby
Some old terms in that song. "I'm making real good bread" (money, income, wages). I haven't heard that expression in a long time.
Brian Wilson is a brilliant musician and developed a whole genre of beach music. But he wasn't just writing cute songs like this one. GOD ONLY KNOWS is a beautiful song. Beach Boys harmony is awesome.
Say Jay, this was at the time that was called 'The England invasion'. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and many others. Now The Beach Boys, were very popular here but in England they were more popular. Their harmonies were perfect. Good job passing these songs and groups to younger people and letting them hear them as we did.
You're going to love "When I Grow Up to Be Man", also by the Beach Boys!
He said "I'm A real cool head, making real good bread" (bread as in dollars).
What’s not to love about The Beach Boys. You can feel summer through their music, such a cool tune! 😎👍👏👏👏👏👏👏
Nothing like driving in the late 60s in High School with the top down with the Beach Boys blasting.
“Don’t worry baby”, “good Vibrations” are also good and “surf city” by jan & dean.
Love the Beach Boys!! Wonderful memories from the early 1960's at school holiday parties. They were the best to dance to.!
Remember surfing was their biggest thing. You haven’t played one of there Surfing sons yet. But I liked every single song they did. As for the Beatles they were hits at the same time and had a subtle. “competitive” vibe going on
"Help me Rhonda", 'Surfing USA" , some other good listening by The Beach Boys
So FUN!! Have you done "God Only Knows"? It's a different creative Brian Wilson Beach Boys tune~ It's beautiful. Stay safe & healthy! :)
It all started from beach parties, surfing, 🌞. Beach dancing.
Review In My Room by the Beach Boys! It’s one of their all time best songs in my opinion!
Great one!
So beautiful
yeees
I totally agree- probably my favorite as well!!!
Yep. Hecka cool! Awesome harmonies! 💖👍💜
I love hearing my mum share her experience of seeing both the Beach boys and the Beatles when she was a teenager. She said the Beatles concert was like being stuck in a jar full of cicadas - all the screaming. You could not hear any of the music.
Danced on stage to this song while The Beach Boys belted this out. Many moons ago.
Can you imagine today they would throw you off stage. They were cool with it.
The Beatles may be my favorite group of all-time, mainly for their song-writing and charisma, but they can't touch the harmonies of my 2nd favorite group, The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys' first number 1 hit waaaaaay back in 1964. It was huge because it toppled the then-dominating Beatles from the top spot on the Billboard charts.
EDIT: Low notes are provided by Mike Love.
clapton said he quit the yard byrds,because he didn't want to be second best at 'teenage music'when he wanted to be best at blues guitar;and he knew the yard byrds werent gonna do someting like i get around. jagger also sincerely praised on t.v. it was very unique sonding to 1964 ears,
I found another Motown name for you for Mondays Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye they had some good stuff
Catch a Wave and You're Sittin on Top of the World.....
Which was also the tune used in sidewalk surfin' by Jan & Dean
My little brother used to surf. I miss him. He was so funny.💙💙💙
Not just a fad cause it's been goin on so long
Best vocal riff ever
The Beach Boys were all about the fun. It was sun, sand, and surf (although most of the group members weren't really into surfing, especially the genius of the group, Brian Wilson). They and the Beatles emerged around the same time, but the Beatles were in England while the Beach Boys were topping the charts in the U.S. The Beatles' records started to be heard on American radio in 1963, and then they came for their first U.S. tour starting in Feb. of 1964. At that time, the American public was in shock over the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy (JFK) in November of '63. So the Beatles were a big distraction from the pain, especially for young people. Over time, the two groups were rivals, but in a productive way: the Beach Boys' groundbreaking album "Pet Sounds" and the Beatles' equally groundbreaking "Sgt. Pepper's Lonelyhearts Club Band" continue to be debated regarding what influenced what, and which is the most influential album of the decade, in terms of future directions in rock songs, production, and performance.
The truth is that both groups took their inspiration from artists of the 50s and early 60s, including Little Richard, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, and others. The signature "doo wop" sound many groups used evolved in the post-WW2 era (1945 and after), especially during the 1950s. It was street music, originally black kids hanging out on street corners in urban areas, then other urban kids, especially Italian and Jewish guys from immigrant families. But doo wop's roots are in black gospel music from as far back as the 1920s.
One great doo wop group of the 60s -- and probably the last one to make it big before the genre ceased to be a separate category -- was one of the only other American bands to compete with the Beatles for the top spots on the American pop charts of the decade, the Four Seasons. There were also a bunch of great girl groups that used similar harmonies and beats, including the Ronettes, the Crystals, the Dixie Cups, and the Shangri-Las. You can hear holdovers of those harmonies in the early Supremes' songs, although the Supremes towered above every other girl group of the 60s, basically in a class of their own. They, too, were one of the only groups to really compete with the Beatles here.
Here's a basic fan site (not mine) about the early history of doo wop that lists early influential groups: www.onlinerootsofrock.com/doo-wop/
The Beatles and Beach Boys were together years before they made it big. The Beach Boys made it big 1st around 1962, the Beatles in 1963.
"I'm getting bugged driving up and down the same old strip,
I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip".....
Sums up that endless summer boredom.
A classic summer feel good song.
Spectacular song. Beach Boys started in ‘61. Beatles came to America in ‘64.
Mike Live sings the verses and the low parts. Brian is the high falsetto on the chorus.
Beatles and Beach Boys were contemporaries. Two unique, genius sounds. Love them both.
" I'm a real cool head, I'm makin' real good bread"...
Beach Boys in the USA at the same time as The Beatles in Great Britain. "Good Vibrations" one of the best songs ever. Many happy times spent dancing to the Beach Boys.
This song reminds me of my late father every time I hear it. Such great memories of us on road trips with this song blasting and my dad and I trying to harmonies along with it ❤️
Lots of songs back in the 60s were only ran about 2 1/2 minutes or so to accommodate 45 rpm records and radio play. As soon as you heard your new favorite, you'd rush out and buy it on a 45, then stack them up on your record player at home. The Beach Boys were three brothers: Dennis, Carl, and the genius Brian Wilson, and two of their friends, Mike Love and Al Jardine. They formed in 1961 and began cranking out top 40 hit after hit. The Beatles formed in 1960 and gradually gained fame in England and throughout Europe, although their early songs like "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" were played on US radio and made fans clamor for them to come to the US, which they finally did in March of 1964 when they made their historic TV appearances on Ed Sullivan. I would say they were equally famous during the mid to late 60s, however the Beatles' music began to get much more deep and complex, compared to the lighthearted Beach Boys sound. The Beatles, however, never toured much at all and were broken up by 1970, whereas the Beach Boys toured a lot until Brian Wilson began to struggle with severe mental illness; his two brothers, Dennis and Carl both suffered early and tragic deaths as well. They were both two iconic bands, pillars of popular music, whose many and varied songs remain classics to this day.
The bass harmonies are Mike Love, who is also the nasal-sounding lead singer. He would sing the verses in his upper range, then drop into the bass part on the harmonies. The high falsetto is Brian Wilson.
I'm a referee?????
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I love seeing the happiness in this man's face from hearing my favorite band.
To answer your question, lead vocalist Mike Love handles bass lines. Above him is Rhythm guitarist Al Jardine, followed by Dennis Wilson on drums, Carl "Lead Guitar" Wilson gets up to some very high notes but bassist/pianist/songwriter/arranger/producer Brian Wilson hits the falsetto.
The Beach Boys started in September 1961. The Beatles invaded in 1964
Bro you seem busy, You upload a lot I love it. Music never gets boring lol, keep it up
My first concert! So much fun to listen to. As I got older, I learned to appreciate the musical genius, but in high school I just enjoyed them pure and simple. California Girls!
I went down the Washington DC Mall and watched The Beach Boys,! We had a blast! 1973! Chicago, The Doobie Brothers and Jackson Brown all together! Unforgettable. Summer fun in the 70’s!
Great review, great band a lot of good music. Another band you might want to check out is the Ventures, "Wipeout" "Pipeline" & the theme song from "Hawaii 5-0" are the ones I remember, Instrumentals(might contain 1-2 words), beach sound was huge in the 60's.
One of the most iconic songs of the entire 1960s!
Listen to "Hawaii" - it will take you there.
"I Get Around" is probably Brian Wilson's best song 'hook,' but the Beach Boys album, "Pet Sounds" was his masterpiece.
Surf Rock is an underrated genre in today's music industry, guys like Dick Dale and The Beach Boys were amazing
The Beach Boys first album was '62, Beatles recorded Please Please Me in 1963.
By the end of 1963 the Beach Boys were the biggest band in the US. When the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan in early '64 that changed.
The chorus of this song has some of the most indecipherable lyrics ever recorded, but I STILL LOVE IT!
Their music was infectious. Couldn't get it out of your mind.
They both started about the same time, except The Beatles were in England for the first two years of their recording career. The Beach Boys were here in the US, so Americans heard the Beach Boys first. There was a big friendly rivalry between both bands. They both respected each other and had nothing but good things to say about each other. This song is an example of the early Beach Boys. Later Brian Wilson, which was The Beach Boys, produced great masterpieces rivaling The Beatles. What is amazing is The Beatles were four musicians plus their producer George Martin, who is considered by many the fifth Beatle. Brian Wilson did everything for The Beach Boys...write the songs, arrange the harmonies, and produce all their records. Brian is a musical genius, but The Beatles were and are the greatest. Love them both.
Speaking of the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Supposedly the Beatles Rubber Soul album was the main influence for the Beach Boys Pets Sounds album which was then the influence for the Beatles Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album. So the Beatles and Beach Boys actually had an impact on each other.
Absolutely LOVE the Beach Boys! Anything by them would be great........ Feel good music, lifts you every time. 😁
Your checking out The Beach Boys??? Way to go! One of the best groups of all time. If you like this song, then you should check out their song Good Vibrations. Like The Beatles, The Beach Boys experimented with different sounds and instruments to produce unique sounds in their music. Other songs if you interested are Surfin' USA, Help Me Rhonda, Wouldn't It Be Nice, God Only Knows, Little Deuce Coupe, Sloop John B., When I Grow Up, Little Surfer Girl, In My Room, Don't Worry Baby, California Girls (one of their most well known songs), and Kokomo (from the movie soundtrack Cocktail starring Tom Cruise in 1988!) You might have heard Kokomo as well because they play this one a lot on the radio and on commercials. So glad you are expanding your music knowledge. Music from the 50's and 60's help shape what modern music is today. Still, I like the old stuff a lot more because it's just good music! Enjoy the music!
So back in their day they had their sound nailed down. Their harmony was over the top, consistently and that's not easy. Their guitars gave off that beachy note, somewhat 50ish sounding. It all blends so well that even to this day it hasn't gone stale. They were a wall of sound to be sure.
The Beach Boys were over here quite a while before The Beatles came on the scene.
The Beach Boys are all about their harmonies. Known worldwide for 20 years.
I heard that when Brian Wilson would write music at home, he had to have sand under his feet and had sand brought in to fill the floor under his piano. The Beach Boys first single was released 1962 with the Beatles a few months later in 1963
Mike Love, their cousin, is the low voice. Band also had Mike's cousins the Wilson brother, Carl, Brian and Dennis. THAT is why the harmonies are sooooo good cos 4 of the member are family. The Beach Boys were first before the Beatles got here, but they both had a mutual admiration society going on. They influenced each other
I love your good nature. It adds to the joy of re-experiencing the first time I heard a song when I was much younger. Thank you.
They’re very innovative and kind people. The Beach Boys were powerhouses
Every Beach Boys song makes me feel SUMMERTIME of yesteryear...😩 I miss that old summertime feeling.
Great reaction, great song, the beach boys were super talented singers, but its brian wilson, their leader, who was the genius song writer behind them who also came up with and wrote all the harmonies, brian wilson is on another level.
Beach Boys started recording about a year before the Beatles but they were basically happening at the same time. I Get Around was the first single they made after the Beatles first came to America.
You make me appreciate this band more thanks for your reaction.
One of my first albums was Beach Boys back at six years old. My dad picked it up for me at a garage sale and I had no idea how magical it would be.
Great songs and performances will move you. Perfect example right here. This is pure joy.
This is classic surf music...it doesn't age! It sounds as fresh as it did when they released it; all due to the genius of Brian Wilson!
Can you imagine Pentatonix doing a cover on this and Mitch hitting those high notes?! WOW!
In My Room!
I love some good harmonies!
💗💜💗Please give Seals and Crofts a listen. Duo from the 1970’s mainly. So good!
This is the first song on the album “All Summer Long.” That was one of the first albums in my collection as a kid! It was my mom’s, and she let me have it because I played it so often! There’s a great motorcycle song on it called “Little Honda” that I loved so much! I later got my own little Honda 🏍 and I used to ride around and sing that song. 🎶 first gear, it’s alright, second gear, I’ll lean right, third gear, hang on tight, faster, it’s alllriiiiight... 🎶 !!! 😂
one of their very best...the early stuff in my opinion is incredible
Now you have to buy a surf board Jay... love it!! Great kids from Hawthorne, California.
Beach Boys with a unique sound. Love all their songs.
The BB were formed in 1961 , the Beatles were actually formed in 1957 but went through many incarnations till winding up with the four that became know to the world and that would be in 1963 . That was the year that John ,Paul , George And Ringo appeared as the Beatles . Before that there were other members like Pete Best ( the drummer before Ringo ) and Stuart Sutcliff who died early . They were also known as the silver beetles at one point and as John and the Quarrymen before they became BEATLES, a name John came up with . I believe The Beach Boys actually had a song on the charts before the Beatles did but I may be wrong on that one . I’ll check
The "Best of the Beach Boys Sounds of Summer" and "Endless Summer", those 2 albums have most, not all but most of their best music. All their music transports me back to my teens, I lived 10-15 minutes from the beach growing up. Two of the lesser known gems I can never hear enough of is "Getcha Back" and "Good Timing". Great stuff.
In the 70's having a baritone was really popular. I was a kid back then but I remember The Oak Ridge Boys and Sha-na-na having a baritone.
Their lead singer, Mike Love, is Kevin Love's (NBA) uncle
The sound of summer.
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You're hearing three brothers and their best friend. Many years of harmonizing made a tight style that sounded like nothing else. Much like CSNY a few years after them, the Beach Boys' voices meshed into a unique unit that was widely loved as the signature sound of Southern California in the early to mid-60's. Sun, surf, sand.
If you're familiar with the a capella style called, 'barbershop quartets' you'll get where so many of their vocal arrangements came from.
It was your reaction and what you had to say that finally pushed me to like this. It made me smile.