The Beach Boys Albums Ranked From Worst to Best
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2021
- People have been asking for this one a lot, but we wanted to wait until the timing was right. Memorial Day was yesterday, which means the summer has unofficially begun! So what better time than now to hit one of our favorite bands, The Beach Boys?!? 29 studio albums was a lot to sift through, but we had a lot of fun. Certainly one of the more difficult rankings that we've done.
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The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies, adolescent-oriented themes, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. They drew on the music of older pop vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound, and under Brian's direction, often incorporated classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways.
One of the first self-contained rock groups, the Beach Boys began as a garage band, managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, and with Brian as composer, arranger, producer, and de facto leader. In 1963, they had their first national hit with "Surfin' U.S.A.", beginning a string of top-ten singles that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance, dubbed the "California sound". They were one of the few American rock bands to sustain their commercial standing during the British Invasion. Starting with 1965's The Beach Boys Today!, they abandoned beach-going themes for more personal lyrics and ambitious orchestrations. In 1966, the Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single raised the group's prestige as rock innovators. After scrapping the Smile album in 1967, Brian gradually ceded control of the group to his bandmates.
In the late 1960s, the group's commercial momentum faltered in the US, and despite efforts to maintain an experimental sound, they were widely dismissed by the early rock music press. Carl took over as the band's musical leader; records from this period later enjoyed a cult following among fans. In the mid-1970s, as their concerts drew larger audiences, the band transitioned into an oldies act. Dennis drowned in 1983 and Brian soon became estranged from the group. Following Carl's death from lung cancer in 1998, the band granted Love legal rights to tour under the group's name. In the early 2010s, the original members briefly reunited for the band's 50th anniversary. As of 2021, Wilson and Jardine do not perform with Love's edition of the Beach Boys, but remain official members of the band.
The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide. They helped legitimize popular music as a recognized art form and influenced the development of music genres and movements such as psychedelia, power pop, progressive rock, punk, alternative, and lo-fi. Between the 1960s and 2010s, the group had 36 songs reach the US Top 40 (the most by an American band), with four topping the Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, they were ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest artists of all time. The founding members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
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The Beach Boys "Love you" is a masterpiece
"I hate Sail On Sailor". That sentence nearly knocked the wind out of me.
I wanted to go through the computer when he said that. - Joe
Are you kidding? Great tune on a one of their best albums sans Brian Wilson
What the hell, Holland is such a classic and that track is great opener
@@Vermonol I like (love) it nearer the end. I think this is an effective alternate sequence...
1. Funky Pretty
2. California Saga / Big Sur
3. California Saga / The Beaks of Eagles
4. California Saga / California
5. Steamboat
6. Trader
7. Leaving This Town (Edit - 4:55)
8. Fallin' in Love (Lady)* (Extra track)
9. Sail On, Sailor
10. Only With You
@@blackmore4 Fallin' In Love fits better on Surf's Up rather than Holland. Dennis wasn't even in the band really at that point.
I love everything about Smiley Smile, it's such a fun, mysterious album.
My favorite for sure, every song is highly memorable and catchy. it's very chill too
It’s one of the most influential and forward thinking records ever recorded. It’s influenced just about every indie artist whether they know it or not.
Heroes and Villains is my favorite Beach Boys song
people think of it as a neutered SMiLE when in reality the two albums have completely different feels to them.
@@creakyboards8517 Exactly. I listen to both and find Smiley Smile is good if you want something a little easier to digest while SMiLE takes you on a more complex journey.
Brian created a work of art so deep it has three different personalities lol
Surfs up is my favourite, Till I Die and the title track are total masterpieces
I like Feel Flows even more.
Shame Dennis' "(Wouldn't It Be Nice) To Live Again" didn't also make the cut.
Just heard Surf's Up for first time today....it was awesome surprise. Not surprised if it pips Pet Sounds for some👍
@@threestringsomg glad u liked it, for some reason it just hits different than Pet Sounds. Have a great day, bro!
I dunno. Half of it is some of their greatest work ("Feel Flows", "'Til I Die") and half of it is hopelessly cheesy ("Take a Load Off Your Feet", "A Day in the Life of A Tree".) I've also never cared for the fully recorded version of "Surf's Up"; it just sounds too fussy to me. Brian's solo piano version crushes it like a grape.
Kramzer lost me by ludicrously ranking Still Cruisin’ ahead of Friends (what?!?!?) and claiming to hate “Sail On Sailor,” but mostly got me back with a well-argued, passionate argument for Sunflower. And for the first time I most agree with The Man of the People’s rankings. Thanks for the time and effort put into this one.
Listography just made a damn movie with this episode. Time to bring out the popcorn 🍿
Don't forget the hamburger stand, now.
And we said, actually we were just at this hamburger stand
But .......where does that leave the Teenage Symphony to God?
A day in the Life of a tree is such a masterpiece
1. Pet Sounds
2. Surf's Up
3. Sunflower
4. Smile
5. Today
6. Friends
7. Love you
8. Summer Days
9. Holland
10. 20/20 or Wild Honey
I'd rank Wild Honey or 20/20.
To listen to the three of you rhapsodize over PET SOUNDS was a truly emotional experience. The power of words inspired by the power of music!
"Break Away" was extremely underrated. Should've scored higher than #63 on charts.
I liked that one too. Especially that vocal bit near the end,
Kramzer putting Still Crusin’ above Holland, Friends and 20/20 and even putting it that high at all….yeah. That was a whole new low for him lol
Screw Netflix . Listography ( and this list in particular ) are my prime viewing after work tonight. Thank you guys for the effort you’ve obviously put into this ( or maybe not an effort being The Beach Boys) 🙏...the Listography army continues to grow 👊🏻❤️
My list :
29. Summer in Paradise
28. Still Cruisin'
27. Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
26. The Beach Boys
25. Keepin' the Summer Alive
24. M.I.U. Album
23. 15 Big Ones
22. That's Why God Made the Radio
21. L.A. (Light Album)
20. Holland
19. The Beach Boys Christmas Album
18. Surfin' Safari
17. Surfin' U.S.A
16. Smiley Smile
15. Little Deuce Coupe
14. Carl and the Passions - "So Tough"
13. Shut Down Volume 2
12. Surf's Up
11. Summer Days (And Summer Nights)
10. Beach Boys Party!
9. 20/20
8. Friends
7. Surfer Girl
6. The Beach Boys Love You
5. All Summer Long
4. Wild Honey
3. Sunflower
2. The Beach Boys Today
1. Pet Sounds
Not bad though I actually quite like #22 and #26 - Friends I'd put in my top 5
30: Summer in Paradise
29: Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1
28: Still Cruisin’
27: Keeping the Summer Alive
26: The Beach Boys
25: 15 Big Ones
24: MIU Album
23: LA Light
22: Carl and the Passions
21: Surfin’ Safari
20: Little Deuce Coup
19: The Beach Boys Christmas Album
18: That’s Why God Made The Radio
17: The Beach Boys’ Party!
16: Holland
15: Smiley Smile
14: Shut Down Vol. 2
13: Surfin’ USA
12: All Summer Long
11: Surfer Girl
10: Love You
9: Friends
8: 20/20
7: Summer Days (And Summer Nights)
6: Surfs Up
5: Sunflower
4: The Beach Boys’ Today!
3: Wild Honey
2: Pet Sounds
1: SMiLE
The Beach Boys ranked worst to Pet Sounds
So, Summer in Paradise to Pet Sounds
Wild Honey I’ve always loved, especially the piano.
It's great, their Last essential 60s lp. Anyone that denies that it's @ the very least 3/4 bitchin' is a moron.
Honestly Smiley Smile’s weirdness is what makes me absolutely love it. It’s not quite as good as Pet Sounds or The Smile Sessions, but I still think it’s an incredibly underrated album.
The very strangeness of that album makes it a cult classic!
It’s a brilliant album. Even woody wood pecker is soothing to listen to.
Throw Smiley Smile and Wild Honey into a bowl, and shake the ingredients around a bit, and you can make something great, certainly!
I am a 69 year old woman, a product of 60s,70s....I subscribed to your channel,because of your talk on the beach boys...I listened to every minute,enjoyed your insightful comments....my top 3.. 3.bb today...2 Holland...1 pet sounds...I grew up in an amazing time for music...beach boys to me ,never received the credit they deserved...thank you
All 3 of your Pet Sounds comments / summations were superb . Jason’s personal and quite moving tribute to Pet Sounds particularly hit a nerve for me . The importance of this majestic piece of pop art couldn’t have been communicated any better by all 3 of you...true fans, not just stuffy rock historians . Fantastic stuff guys 🙏👊🏻❤️
Pet Sounds is arguably the best album the group made. I also like Today, the Xmas album and the early cars-and-surfing albums.
Fantastic video, guys! They’re definitely part of my childhood soundtrack. My dad would play one of their cheap supermarket compilations in the car. Pet Sounds aside, I’ve never progressed beyond their best-of’s, yet have always adored their summer-sounding pop masterpieces. There’s too many favourites to mention!
I was one of the ones clamoring for The Beach Boys since you rebooted the channel, and this episode did not disappoint! Excellent work on this daunting task, gentlemen!
Love the raw enthusiasm for Pet Sounds at the end...beats reading an article on the music theory for me! Just started listening to the whole discography so appreciate that you released this now. Pet Sounds and (for me) the Smile Sessions are some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard but their discography is truly intimidating, so it's good to have some impression of what to expect heading into each one.
Finally you’re doing the Beach Boys! It will get some time to get through this video but it will be so much fun. Know all of their albums, and every album up to 1980 really well
You guys rock. Love the honesty and open-ness!
Great review guys, I'm loving this type of quality, in depth stuff on the BB here on YT, learning so much about this amazing band that I never knew...and of course slowly slowly buying up the vinyl when I can.....I maybe have around 8 or 9 albums now. But none at all between PS and Holland...!! So the best yet to come....cheers, top men
I came home late this afternoon after undergoing some dental surgery and needed to relax and get my mind off it as the numbness wore off and the pain killers kicked in. No need for a movie - your feature length Beach Boys ranking was the absolutely just what I needed! Luv all your ranking vids but this just may have been your best! The Beach Boys discography is a very interesting one in and of itself and your articulate discussions of each album were great to hear. The lengthier discussions and love shown as you got into the Top 10 albums was amazing and Kram’s comments/description of “God Only Knows” gave me the chills. One of the finest songs ever made indeed! And I certainly need to pull out and listen to some of those early-mid 1970’s BB albums again. Masterfully done guys!! Great! How about a Byrds ranking one of these days?
Wow I've been waiting for this one!
I’m loving this channel. I’m glad I found it.
Great video guys… loved it and working my play through the albums… thanks again for your tremendous channel
What a great video for a legendary band. Sure in my top ten bands/artist. They have made my life better.
I've been binging your collective podcasts for a week now and I must say, this 73 year old former DJ and current musicologist is very impressed with you guys. Reviewing an entire band's catalogue is daunting enough, if you are sticking with what you grew up with, obviously late '90's as your formative years. But to take on my era's music, especially the Beach Boys (a top five favorite of mine) pleases me to no end. Such astute and concise evaluations of music from my teens from three individuals who could be the age of my grandchildren (if I had any).... well, that reassures me the 20th Century history of pop and rock and roll will endure through your efforts. Bravo, guys, gemtlemen. .
Thank you!
So enjoyable guys. Maybe your longest video but it just whizzed by. My favourite has always been Holland was so surprised to see it getting lots of love. Thought nobody knew about it!
It rules. Hard to believe bow overlooked it is. - Joe
Well done mes amis! There's no way I could have made it through all the dross so I'm glad you guys did. You've given me some good leads to check out. Cheers!
That was a fantastic discussion.Really love your channel.
Did he just put Still Cruisin’ at #16?
They are the only band that makes me smile and makes me cry. There music has brought me so much I would have to pick them as my number 1 band..
Haven’t watched yet but I can’t wait to see what everyone picked as their second fav behind Pet Sounds.
How do you know Pet sounds is number 1?
@@marksantucci4230 it’s The Beach Boys masterpiece, and I pick sunflower or surfs up
Sunflower is better than Pet Sounds
@@idkyou8188 we all know what happened by now.
It's great to see you young fellows who weren't around at the start of the Beach Boys recordings have a good video about their albums.
This was fun!! I think next to Pet Sounds Holland has become my favourite! Also please do YES!!!
Beach Boys Today has been my #1 Beach Boys album since I first picked it up in ‘65 upon release ✅
Replace Big Daddy with a more fitting substitute & you’ve got a practically perfect album 👌
Very interesting and glad to see you younger folks digging on the greatest American band of all time !
Thank you for your reply Joe. I agree with what you said, I now think my comments should have been addressed to Jason who is normally more consistent with his comments. I love all your passion about music, I have been passionate about music since my first purchase which was the Turtles Happy Together. Keep up the good work. This site is awesome.
Thanks for a detailed analysis! Joe’s analysts of Holland is perfect!
Your videos makes much fun. I think Pet sounds is one of the best Pop Albums of all time. Greetings from Germany
"Sail On Sailor" is one of the best Beach Boys songs from the 70's. Thank you John Dubella from WMMR'S Morning Zoo circa 1985 for introducing me to this one.
You're talking about John DeBella. Howard Stern's favorite DJ.
@@MIKELIN8 That's one I didn't know about. I was mad at Howard Stern because I woke up on morning to hear T Morgan's oldies show on 94 WYSP, and found out it was replaced by Howard. I did have to give some respect to him though as he mentioned my name for being on the "Hey Mom I'm on 94 WYSP" show.
Sail on Sailor, while a great song, isn't even the best song on the Holland Album. California Saga and Leaving This Town are better.
Pet Sounds is indeed the best album ever made! 💚💛🤍🖤
My top five ranking:
1. Pet Sounds
2. Sunflower
3. Wild Honey
4. The Beach Boys, Today!
5. Surfs Up
Hello guys. I just wanna throw in my top 5 BB-records before i watch the show. I love this band for the most part. So here we go:
5. Wild Honey
4. Smiley Smile
3. Pet Sounds
2. Surf’s Up
1. Sunflower
Wheres Holland..?
@@fshoaps West coast of Europe (probably #6).
Fair list.
Nice to see LA album getting well deserved recognition. Wild Honey deserves being up with the best albums.
Joe's list is the best, I love seeing Surf's up so high
incredible lists you guys have made here. maybe the most underwhelming yet most fitting album cover for one of if not the greatest piece of music ever created.
can't argue with pet sounds but sunflower is probably the album I listen to most often
Just FYI Dennis did the drumming on the majority of the All Summer Long album. Hal Blaine added some percussion
Great to see you tackle their discography guys! As a big Beach Boys fan, this was my gateway video to your channel a few weeks ago.
I'm with Joe on liking Love You. Tons to like there in the melodies, and the strange synthy production is miles more interesting than anything they did after the early 70s.
1. Pet Sounds 5/5
2. Sunflower 5/5
3. The Beach Boys Today! 5/5
4. Surf's Up 4.5/5
5. Love You 4.5/5
6. Friends 4.5/5
7. 20/20 4/5
8. Holland 4/5
9. Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) 4/5
10. Wild Honey 4/5
11. Smiley Smile 4/5
12. All Summer Long 4/5
13. Surfer Girl 4/5
14. Carl and the Passions "So Tough" 3.5/5
15. Shut Down Volume 2
3.5/5
16. The Beach Boys' Christmas Album 3/5
17. Beach Boys' Party! 3/5
18. Surfin' USA
3/5
19. The Beach Boys
3/5
20. 15 Big Ones
2.5/5
21. M.I.U. Album
2.5/5
22. L.A. (Light Album) 2.5/5
23. That's Why God Made the Radio 2.5/5
24. Little Deuce Coupe 2.5/5
25. Surfin' Safari
2/5
26. Still Cruisin'
1.5/5
27. Keepin' the Summer Alive
1/5
28. Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1
1/5
29. Summer in Paradise 1/5
I like the star system you guys have with each ranking, it’s interesting to see which of these albums peak into 4-5 star territory
Thanks for posting! 👍
Great video guys. Looking forward to your upcoming vid on The Mats.
My top 5:
5. Friends
4. Holland
3. Surf's Up
2. Carl and the Passions...
1. Sunflower
Killer episode fellas! Excellent tips on what to listen to besides Pet Sounds, although, truth be told, Pet Sounds is enough all on its lonesome.
Imma watch it tomorrow, it's almost midnight here haha. But I'm hyped!
This is one of my favorite list of all time. You guys really know how to describe the music of The Beach Boys. Pet sounds 4 life.
I really appreciated this video. Good comments overall, even though I am mostly with Joe this time both in his general appreciation of the band and the ranking of the albums. I completely agree that Caninessence is a fantastic song. If I could include The Smile Sessions in my ranking it would be number two even though some tracks are unfinished. The tracks that were re-recorded for Smiley Smile are so much better in their original versions, for example Wind Chimes. But excluding the Smile Sessions my top five would be:
1. Pet Sounds
2. Sunflower
3. Today
4. Surf’s Up
5. 20/20 (or maybe Holland)
I wonder what Brian Wilson would think about your lists. When he’s been asked about his favourite Beach Boys album in various interviews he often answers Pet Sounds of course, but I’ve also heard him pick Friends and Love You
He’d appreciate our passion. - Joe
He definitely would!
Great list. I had an absolute blast watching. Thanks for doing this week after week. Its been one of the best things in the last couple years for me, period. I still go back and forth between Revolver and Pet Sounds. I think Revolver is still my favourite album ever, but Pet Sounds is the greater album overall. Pet Sounds was one of the albums that did thrust me into the world of the LP. Its literally a miracle. Im glad that Sunflower was so high. Its my #2 as well. The healthy disagreements were also highlights, as usual.
Revolver is the better album. In fact it's not even close.
Yeah, _Revolver_ edges out _Pet Sounds_ for me, mostly because it's more musically diverse, whereas _Pet Sounds_ is a bunch of songs in generally the same style (even if they're all brilliant).
Do you guys mean the us version of revolver or the uk version cause theyre different the us version only have 11 songs and 3 lennon songs are omitted cause that was capitol records policy with beatles albums from 64 to 66 the uk versions of the same albums always had 14 songs so they killed revolver which was going to be regarded as a serious album as a piece of art where every song was important to the album as a whole but capitol was not ready for that yet and they didn't promote pet sounds very much cause they didn't "get it" if you know what i mean so it only got to number 10 in the charts and sold less than the beach boys greatest hits vol 3
@@martinkristensen8398 Yeah, the US bastardizations no longer exist in the CD/post-CD era, as far as I'm concerned.
wow! you made me startle when i saw it, I hope you'll do "the kinks" and "frank zappa" too in the future, for the time being thanks for all you're doing
Zappa is way to hard to do
But the kinks I totally agree
amazing video as always guys! a bit disappointed to see no one likes smiley smile as much as me. it took a lot of effort for it to click for me, but i think it's really amazing... its very weird and trippy but it absolutely works and i adore it. one of you mentioned wild honey through 20/20 as being virtually interchangeable, but for me i see smiley smile through friends as being really part of a trilogy that all go together, and 20/20 is a bit weaker. part of that may be my love of smile sessions and time i spent listening to that record, so cabinessence feels a bit off and repetitive on 20/20 (but still a perfect song). on the other hand going deep on smile made me appreciate the unique differences on smiley smile even more.
also, love your praise of all summer long, couldnt agree more about how great that record is! and the discussion of pet sounds at the end was beautiful, i definitely couldnt have said it better myself.
For me, Smiley Smile is a masterpiece just as Pet Sounds is. Just the completely different kind.
I got to meet Brian Wilson at a meet and greet a few years ago when he was touring Pet Sounds. Been a longtime Beach Boys fan. Pet Sounds is the obvious top choice. One song that didn't get mentioned that deserves more attention is Break Away which was a stand alone single from 69. Cowritten by Brian and Murray Wilson. It barely charted in America but was more successful in the UK. For me it epitomizes everything great about the Beach Boys. You guys should check out the video on TH-cam from BBC Music of God Only Knows. It is a cover version with many different singers sharing the lead with a surrealistic video. I've watched it at least 100 times and it makes me cry. So beautiful. Brian is in it with a tiger on his grand piano. Elton, Dave Grohl, Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Wonder, etc. I really loved That's Why God Made the Radio. It felt like a classic Beach Boys album to me with a nice mix of fun pop songs and more mature material. Recently read Mike Love's autobiography and grew to appreciate him a bit more. He has been somewhat unfairly maligned over the years. Maybe he's a bit of a douche, but not really the villain he is portrayed as. His contributions to the band are quite significant. No ranking from me, but some favorites: Sunflower, 20/20, Today, Wild Honey, Summer Days, Smiley Smile, That's Why God Made the Radio.
I luv 'Break Away' too, it's tough to make a top 10 for the Beach Boys
@@chrismcgovern1647 yes it is
So.................I guess you could say Mike Love is more of a Hero than a Villain? (har-har)
20/20 is criminally underrated.
Great job guys.
You guys are killin' me. No mention of the best songs .. Carl & the Passions- You need a mess of help to stand alone. Sunflower- This whole world. All summer long- Don't back down. Smiley Smile- Wonderful. Friends- Wake the world... I could go on🥵
Fave Beach Boys albums: “The Beach Boys Love You”, “Wild Honey”, “Friends”, “Smiley Smile”, “The Beach Boys Today” & “Summer Days (And Summer Nights)”!!! xoxo The Clarences
Really interesting debate guys , many thanks
i actually did it!! love the beach boys and i was planning to listen to their discography this summer anyway, but i had to REALLY speed through these to finish by the time you guys had this video up. but i managed! great band, i really love a lot of these albums. also i have so much more respect for you guys doing this every single week now. here's my list:
1. Pet Sounds
2. The Smile Sessions (if it counts)
3. Sunflower
4. Surf's Up
5. Today!
6. Smiley Smile
7. Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
8. All Summer Long
9. Friends
10. Wild Honey
11. Holland
12. 20/20
13. Love You
14. Surfer Girl
15. M.I.U. Album
16. Surfin' U.S.A
17. Little Deuce Coupe
18. Christmas Album
19. Party!
20. Shut Down Volume 2
21. That's Why God Made the Radio
22. Carl and the Passions "So Tough"
23. L.A. (Light Album)
24. Surfin' Safari
25. 15 Big Ones
26. Keepin' the Summer Alive
27. The Beach Boys
28. Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1
29. Still Cruisin'
30. Summer in Paradise
i kept my list together here which has a little more info about each ranking (rateyourmusic.com/list/tangerines/the-beach-boys-summer-listening-party/ ). anyway now im gonna actually watch the video LOL. excited to see your rankings!
The Smile Sessions absolutely counts. It'd be like ranking the Beatles and ignoring Sgt. Pepper's.
@@neesi1570 i completely agree. its truly a tragedy that it went unreleased for so long, but its out now! we have to treasure it!
Nice list but MIU way too high
so im listening to ever album now only have two more to go, and i will finally have my list to you guys
I do love looking at every album. The Beach also lots of rejected albums from their record labels and were often under pressure to be more pop or more hip or more nostalgic. There was often a real divide in the band over direction during the 70s and when albums didn't sell, they often went in opposite directions on subsequent albums. It's an amazing history. It's also more amazing of what could have been if Brian was a stronger leader
Great video boyz
Always thought the Beach Boys were lame, but thanks for clueing me in to the Sunflower hidden gem. Love the channel!
YOURE LAME!! you probably listen to hip-hop & creed.
Imagine if they had combined the best songs from Shut Down Volume 2 and All Summer Long. Without the filler tracks this 12-14 track LP would have been by far their best pre Pet Sounds record and a 5/5.
There's a great video of Brian, Carl, and Dennis singing "I'm Bugged at My Old Man" in 1976. Look it up on TH-cam, it's beautiful.
Such an awesome episode. I find their whole ‘60s and ‘70s output to have something I enjoy. If you haven’t heard Shuggie Otis-Inspiration Information, I suggest it. The original ‘74 album, and then the version with Wings of Love.
I never took the time to listen to Love You (wrote it off as subpar 70s garbage). But holy cow, it’s something else.
Totally intrigued by that one too. Id put it in the top
five of The Beach Boys albums. Amazingly weird.
@@chapmancarruthers yeah, me too, although my top five is getting a bit crowded. It’s a milestone for sure; a defining entry in their discography. And I like it as a whole.
25:29 No truer words by Joe. Holland should be a top three album, easy (and arguably their best).
I am very sad you guys couldn't consider The Smile Sessions--The first 3 sides of the vinyl IS the album. As an album, it is truly gorgeous. I believe a huge case can be made for its inclusion.
Kramer testing my patience hardcore with some of those takes
Pet Sounds is a truly remarkable piece of art. I didn’t embrace it the first few times I heard it. It took time to fully appreciate and putting it in the context of the time it was made I think even still now many take it for granted, just how beautiful it is and how deep the songs are artistically and compositionally.
Same with my first listen or so years ago. Based on its reputation, I was expecting more raucous hits, but that's not what the album is. It is astonishing.
Damn good analysis of BB albums Would love to hear you guys rank all the Frankie Valli& 4Seasons albums
I'm enjoying all the reviews; I've listened to quite a few ( the last month) since I found you. I appreciate the indepth observations and that you are all so well spoken. Keep it up! and where are you all from?
All from Pittsburgh originally. - Joe
A great list. I agree with most of your choices but I've got to say that 1) I really love 'Keeping The Summer Alive' (the 1st BB album I bought), 2) the disco 'Here Comes The Night' is mega! and 3) 'Strange Things Happen' is fab 😃
"Feeling nostalgic for a time I never lived through".....I've felt this way also about other music i've heard in my life. I never really heard someone say it like that.
That's the mark of truly great music - *not* something that happened to be on, when we were 14 years old!
'Keepin the Summer Alive' has a lot of wretched stuff but the title track and Goin' On are gems.
Great video. Personally am a massive Holland/Surfs Up guy
These guys ranking Love You that low shows that they really don't get Brian Wilson at all. Beach Boys Love You it's a bizarro masterpiece.
Excuse me? I have it at a high 4 stars. I think I get it. - Joe
Joe is the only one who seemed to get The Beach Boys. He seemed in the realm of reasonableness on love you and Holland.
I listened to half of Holland eating lunch just now.....dinner was getting in the way so had to pause you guys... And the California Song/eagles bit of that record Joe mentioned really reminded me of 'it give me no nutrieeeents! From Nacho libre....😂
WAITING FOR THIS ALL DAY, I GOT PET SOUNDS AND SURFS UP ON VINYL LETS GO, here's my current top ten, may change once I do a relisten in the future:
1. Pet sounds 6. sunflower
2. Today! 7. summer days/nights
3. Smile Sessions 8. holland
4. Surfs up 9. friends
5. smiley smile 10. all summer long
I think the songwriting and production on love you match up quite well, both are pretty simplistic but to where it’s cutesy instead of repetitive like 15 big ones.
Surf's Up could have so easily been tweaked just with the two Dennis songs that were cut. Throw Student Demonstration Time on a single somewhere instead to make Mike Love happy.
I had to look up the term "bedroom pop" after hearing you guys use it. That label sounds more risque than it really is. lol
1. Pet Sounds
2. Wild Honey
3. Surf’s Up
4. Friends
5. Smiley Smile
6. Holland
7. Sunflower
8. 20/20
9. So Tough
10. Today!
Appreciated the love for Surf's Up: the most amazing song the Beach Boys ever recorded.
No love for Little Deuce Coupe? The Ballad Of Ole Betsy is a sappy love song about a car, but the vocals just send me! It could just be because I grew up with it constantly playing in my house, but I love that album SO much!
i only have Pet Sounds ..I need to hear the later 60s and 70s albums .. God Only Knows didn't get me much when I first heard it a long time ago but when it really sinks in after thinking about it and having listened more of it ,that is it ..it has a deep hook down in the soul....
"Drive In" Made me fall in love with the "False Ending".
Very interesting to hear everyone's opinions on the whole discography! Lots of valid points, but definitely a lot of hot takes. Love how different the three of you's tastes are tho, as far as what you look for in the Beach Boys.
My personal list is: (Counting Smile Sessions, and excluding Christmas Album because I do)
1. The Smile Sessions
2. Today!
3. Holland
4. Pet Sounds
5. Surf's Up
6. Sunflower
7. Wild Honey
8. Friends
9. 20/20
10. Shut Down, Volume Two
11. Love You
12. Smiley Smile
13. Carl and the Passions - So Tough
14. That's Why God Made the Radio
15. Party!
16. Surfin' USA
17. All Summer Long
18. Surfer Girl
19. Summer Days (and Summer Nights)
20. Surfin' Safari
21. 15 Big Ones
22. L.A. Light Album
23. Keepin' the Summer Alive
24. Still Cruisin'
25. Little Deuce Coupe
26. Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1
27. Beach Boys
28. M.I.U. Album
29. Summer in Paradise