How The Beach Boys Changed Music
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A brief documentary about The Beach Boys. Produced and written by Matt Beat. Check out @thebeachboys music: / the beach boys - topic
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The Beach Boys by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Dennis WIlson, Carl Wilson, and Bruce Johnston
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The Beach Boys (film)
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The Beach Boys are one of the most praised and commercially successful bands of all time.
According to Chart Masters, they are the 32nd highest selling music acts of all time, selling more than 128 million albums worldwide. Holy dang. In total, they have released 29 studio albums, 11 live albums, and 56 compilation albums. They’ve had at least 80 hit songs. They’re also one of the most influential bands. A surprising number of bands wouldn’t probably wouldn’t exist today if not for The Beach Boys.
Brian Wilson, in particular, continues to be recognized as basically a musical genius- one of the most innovative and creative dudes in history.
The Beach Boys changed pop music forever, making it more youth-oriented and reaching broader audiences than ever before imagined. If you’ve ever heard a jingle in a commercial, you can thank The Beach Boys…or perhaps curse them…for that jingle being stuck in your head all day. ‘Cause you see, every song they made was basically as catchy as a jingle. They made harmonies cool. They made sweet melodies hip. Their songs continue to make tens of millions of people smile.
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What's your favorite Beach Boys song? My favorites include "God Only Knows," "Sloop John B," "Good Vibrations," "Help Me Rhonda," and "I'm OK."
Thanks for watching!
I like god only knows too!
california girls is super nostalgic for me
God Only Knows is probably the greatest song of all time. My personal favorite is probably Disney Girs (1957)
@@LucaCDorn Wait "Disney Girs?"
@@mattbeatgoeson Disney Girls***. From Surf's Up
Not to be square, but you forgot the cornerstone of their career when Brian played Shortenin' Bread on his piano for 8 hours straight
It's Hip to be Square
@@mattbeatgoesonCan You Do How Iron Maiden Changed Music?
Ironically, their least commercially successful albums are their best IMO. Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Friends, and Love You.. are a treasure trove of gems.
I’ve never understood how The Beach Boys love you is considered on the same level as those other albums, I know it’s a personal thing but the mixing on the album is very poor and the usage of synths is icky to me
Not to mention the unreleased (thanks a lot, Mike 🙄) Adult/Child!
@@BoilingOtherlove you is phenomenal
i've probably listened to adult/child the most out of any beach boys album lol
In 1968, when when drummer Bill Bruford was invited to join a new band that was forming called 'Yes', he was immediately impressed with the group's vocal harmony, saying "this is obviously a vocal group, just like The Beach Boys...". Clearly The Beach Boys style influences not just pop bands but also reached across pog rock groups as well.
The Mr. Beat Boys
"Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away"
(thanks Doobie Brothers)
That makes me think it is just a guy who beats boys
@@mattbeatgoesonThe Fresh Beat Band
Just like your main channel, these videos are excellent for quick history briefs about supreme court, bands, presidency etc
Keep up the awesome content
Thanks buddy. I love your pfp!
Fun fact: the band played a song written by Charles Manson when he was in music and the drummer Dennis was particularly decent friends with him and his credit was omitted
It's actually a really good song. Off of 20/20, which is a really great album.
I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing!
@@mattbeatgoeson thanks for replying and I love your content
There is also a song on 20/20 where you can hear someone literally having sex at the very very end of the song (you have to turn up the volume a lot but once you hear it you can’t unhear it)
@@SauceBoss14 Apparently it is Dennis and he brought some woman into the studio.
i love that the beach boys are getting more recognition
What are you on about? They are literally widely regarded as one of the most influential and talented pop groups in history.
@@dannybos7024They’re mostly only famous because of the surf songs, though. People have overlooked the actually good part of their career for quite a while, & only recently have they been appreciated for what they really are.
@@ilovealjardine kids today are discovering The Beach Boys and The Beatles. Two awesome bands that will never fade.
My favourite Beach Boys album is Friends, unironically. It's so effortlessly chill and perfect for a not-too-hot summer day.
No disclaimer needed. Friends is a masterpiece.
It's great
Also my favorite! Love it
friends in terms of vibes is very similar to the velvet underground’s self-titled album, it’s so relaxed and intimate
Dennis WIlson's 1978 solo album _Pacific_ _Ocean_ _Blue_ was actually pretty good.
It is a masterpiece. Bambu is as good if not better! Dennis was a really solid songwriter
I have that album, got it for my one birthday!
Out of everyone in the band, the only one who actually surfed was Dennis Wilson. He loved the ocean so much.
Indeed! As I said in the video, it was his idea to have the band make surfing-themed lyrics!
Ironically, the ocean killed him.
Their discography has been so tough to tackle chronologically. this helps!
Ive done it loved loved it til after holland
I’ve been waiting for this one for a while. Brian is, in my opinion, one of the greatest musical geniuses ever. Thank you.
I agree that he is a musical genius.
@@mattbeatgoeson Matt, one thing you didn't mention was that he was born two days after Sir Paul, both played bass live with their bands, and that they have been good friends over the years.
I agree. My personal favourite probably.
YES MY FAV BAND OF ALL TIME
Really? That's amazing. I hope I did your favorite band justice with this video.
@@mattbeatgoeson Yes, my favorite band too. At the toppermost of the toppermost. Beatles #2, Creedence Clearwater Revival #3, Steve Miller Band #4 and Steely Dan may or may not be my #5, but at least in the top 10, so there you have it. 4 more bands you can cover next time. And favorite song, at the top, God Only Knows...with close seconds being Good Vibrations, California Girls, Don't Worry baby, Wouldn't It Be Nice, and I can never get enough of Surfin' USA. I once sat with Brian Wilson for 30 minutes with no one else within 30 feet of us. We were mostly quiet, but then I told him "Brian, I just have to tell you, you are my favorite artist in music." He responded with "Why?" I answered with "Because you are the greatest person in Rock n' Roll. No one is better than you. You are the Bach of Rock n' Roll!" He replied with "That's coll. Bach is my favorite classical artist." I replied "Exactly. And you are better than Bach! That's why you are my favorite!" (That was April 7, 2000 in LA)
Been waiting for a beach boys video in forever so I’m so glad to see it ! Keep it up
I'm glad I was finally able to make it!
I’m so glad you covered The Beach Boys. I love them! Thank you Mr. Beat.
Heck yeah!
The Who drummer Keith Moon said he would leave the band and play with The Beach Boys even in their prime. Moonie was a fan of surf music and was a huge fan of the band. Guitarist/songwriter Pete Townsend coined the term power pop as a way to describe both The Who and The Beach Boys' sounds. Power pop has also pointed up The Beatles too.
One of my goals is to finally make a video about The Who in 2025. Thanks for sharing that tidbit of info! :)
The Beach Boys were not surf music.
Matt explained that.
@@mattbeatgoeson I went to The Who's "Final Tour" in 1982. 🙃
nah i'd keep dennis!
Babe wake up, The Beat Goes On dropped a banger again
:)
Imagine releasing 29 albums and most people only remember one
Sadly the general public ignore the vast amount of great music the band produced over the span of their existence.
Happens a lot when you release a ton of music. Most people that aren’t fans will remember only their most famous album. It’s sad but understandable
because its their best album. nothing wrong with that.
Love that this popped up on my feed! I’m a huge fan of your history content and even a larger fan of The Beach Boys. What a crossover! Great video!
One of my favorite music discoveries in history is finding out that The BEACH BOYS are actually one of the weirdest bands of alltime
Ikr?
FINALY!!
I was actually planning on asking for this one!
Thanks!
I’ve always loved and deeply respected Brian Willson. It’s heartbreaking to see his health declining and to know he may not be with us much longer. God bless him.
Hey man, You should really do one on
Linkin Park, they were by far the most Influential Rock Band of the 2000s and maybe even 2010s and they also did Nu Metal arguably better than any other band at the time. Hybrid Theory is still a Classic.
I will never forget first buying Hybrid Theory and putting it on repeat in my CD player as a young man. They are indeed legendary at this point. Thanks for the suggestion and for the donation!
HOLY SHIT I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG! 😭 love The Beach Boys with all my heart ❤️ keep up the good work! 🙌
ive been waiting for this one for a while!
Me too. ha!
Good Vibrations is not only my favorite Beach Boys song, but also my favorite song of all time. No other song has capture the feeling of listening an album in the span of 3 minutes quite like that song.
Babe wake up, new TBGO video just uploaded.
Also thank you for not using footage of their older performances, and sparing us all the horrifying image that is Mike Love’s goofy-ahh dancing
Godspeed You! Black Emperor would be cool! And also great job on the video!! I really like the way you organize them!!!
The Beach Boys and The Beatles are the two best bands of all time and Brian Wilson is the GOAT
A quick note: Just because a Beach Boys album didn't sell, that doesn't mean it was a bad album. For example; The self-titled Beach Boys (1985) was a truly excellent album. Go listen to it. The Beach Boys Love You was a solid album with tremendous thought. With the exception of Brian's vocals, of course.
Grew up in LA in the 1960’s in Redondo Beach. There was a rock club a block from my house called the Revelaire, and had a ton of surf bands . My older sisters used to hang out there.
Flash forward fifty five years later and I’m working as an Audio Engineer in a venue in Oregon on a beach boys gig. I go up to Bruce Johnston and ask him about the Revelaire Club, and then mentioned my sisters. Sure enough, he knew my sisters.
Great story. Thanks for sharing.....
I love The Beach Boys. My grandma gave me a few of their records and i listen to them all the time!
Your grandma sounds like a cool lady.
My sister played Endless Summer all the time when I was little. That’s a good collection of some of there greatest hits. You should listen to that album for a good introduction to their music.
This is crazy…I love The Beach Boys and I watch Mr Beat all the time. Had no idea this was your channel before clicking and was taken aback by the voice lol. How cool! Instant sub
One of my fave songs was "Heroes and Villains," the reason being it was included in the film Fantastic Mr. Fox. Not only did I love that movie, the song had a tune, beat, and melody I adored. Great song.
favorite beach boys songs include please let me wonder, surf’s up, darlin’, busy doin’ nothin’, this whole world, all i wanna do, feel flows, a day in the life of a tree, til i die, big sur, and the night was so young. their era from ‘67 to ‘77 is so ridiculously underrated
I thoroughly appreciate how you read exclamation points 😂
Finally someone commented about this. ha!
Anyone reading this who hasn't heard "Beach Boys Love You" need to check it out. It is beyond rational explanation.
Smile Sessions is one of my favourite pieces of art ever
Awesome breakdown I appreciate!! Thankuuuuu🩵🩵🩵
Been waiting for a beach boys video from you
Smile is an insane album
Wild Honey is actually on the rolling stone 500 album. I think the 1965-1971 period was awesome tbh.
Great video! But one thing to note, at 23:09, The last time Brian played was for a few shows in around 1970! Have a good one!
Thank you! This is one of my favorite bands, and I’ve loved these videos for the last year. Do you think you could do a video on Beastie Boys at some point? I really don’t think they get enough credit (outside their hits) for how incredible they were, and how important in music history (what you focus on). They had the first hip hop album to go #1 and everything, and it would be so great if you could eventually make a video on this. Thanks again!
My very first record when I was 9 years old was a best-off-Beach-Boys. I saw them 5 years ago in Frankfurt. Still love their music until today.
excellent video mr beat
Thank you!
This has gotten spooky. I a gen z person, who loves music from 60/80/90s.. but i don't really have an older person to introduce me to the bands and the music so i just wait for TH-cam to recommend me some stuff and it works out well, i have gotten introduced to many stuff like this.
What's spooky is, i only got to know about the band police and the artist sting some 5-6 months ago and then soon your video pops up.
And now only today i decided to listen to beach boys, and as soon as i search them i got your video on them.
my fav beach boys album is a tie between the smile sessions and sunflower! also, well done on the video! it was amazing.
Getcha Back is my favorite song
I'd love a video on the Kinks! Love this and your other channel btw!
19:30 Correction. Surfs Up was their most successful since Wild Honey.
Great video! Been looking forward to this one…
So, when’s the Grateful Dead video?
Always been a huge Beach Boys fan crazy to see Mr Beat just now make a video on them! Amazing!
awesome topic i wouldnt have ever cared to look into this history! Matt Beat level quality video
This is an amazingly well put together video considering all the misinformation surrounding the band! One thing I want to point out though is that Smiley Smile, (as well as Wild Honey and Friends), were 100% spearheaded by Brian and he was absolutely not on the sidelines for that.
Hey, nice video! I appreciate the research that was put into it. As a super mega Beach Boys fan however I’d like to engage in some pedantry.
- The statement that the Beach Boys essentially formed in 1958 is a bit odd and inaccurate. Around that time Brian formed a little doo-wop high school band Carl & the Passions for one show (the one pictured around 0:42). I'm not even certain David Marks lived next door to the Wilsons in 1958, and he definitely wasn’t playing guitar with them considering he was only 9 at the time! The Beach Boys themselves wouldn't start until 1960/61, when both Mike and Al started pestering Brian about making music together.
- Actually the other Beach Boys didn’t even want Dennis in the band, perceiving him as young and unruly with no apparent talent for music. It was actually the Wilsons’ mother Audree who persuaded them out of fear he’d feel excluded.
- It’s true that Surfin’ Safari was demoed with Hite & Dorinda Morgan before they signed to Capitol. However the April 19, 1962 session you spoke of occurred after they were already on their roster. It was a Capitol-funded session produced by Nick Venet which resulted in the final
recording we all know and love.
- The liner notes that you show at around 4:13 are from some weird modern reissue of Surfin’ Safari, of which there are loads (that album has been languishing in fuzzy public domain purgatory for about a decade now).
- The pictures at 4:40 are additional pictures of the band recording their first album! They’re from September 6, 1962 specifically. You can see in the top right that the boys are pictured with Andrea Carlo who provided the female spoken vocals in the song County Fair.
- I don’t believe that Dennis was partaking in drugs as early as 1963. The band would have been under the watchful eye of Murry at almost all times while on tour, which meant that even a sip of a beer would result in a penalty.
- The timeline is a bit confusing so I don’t blame you for getting this wrong, but Al didn’t rejoin in 1964 with the express purpose of replacing David. In fact, the band existed as a six-piece with Al and David co-existing for a few months before the latter left. Al just saw how much moolah he was missing out on while at dentistry school and did everything in his power to rejoin basically.
- It’s true that the Beach Boys released an EP on Capitol in the US in 1964… but it’s not the one pictured in the video. That sleeve belongs to a French EP which compiled random tracks from Shut Down, Vol. 2 and All Summer Long. The US one, Four by the Beach Boys, was also a compilation of previously released tracks, but a more thoughtful one, since the label wanted to push the tracks Wendy and Little Honda without oversaturating the singles market.
- The 41-piece orchestra that were brought on to work on The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album was conducted by Dick Reynolds, not Brian. They also weren’t brought on to bring Brian and Mike’s songs to life, since they only played on their covers of Christmas standards.
- Help Me Ronda was not a single off of the Beach Boys Today! Four singles off one album would have been ludicrous in 1965! The hit version that went #1 was Help Me Rhonda (notice the H), the re-recorded, truncated version off the band’s next album.
- Don’t forget Caroline, No was a single off Pet Sounds as well (released as a Brian Wilson solo single strangely)!
- You claim Smiley Smile was notable for Brian stepping back to let Mike and Carl take the songwriting reins. This is totally wrong! As you correctly said earlier the majority of Smiley Smile was just re-recorded versions of Smile tracks, meaning Brian not only wrote all the music on the album, he helmed the entire production of it in his home! Carl on the other hand wrote absolutely nothing on the record. Brian would continue to be the driving force behind their records all the way until the 20/20 sessions in 1968. Even the follow-up to Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, only featured one song conceived by someone other than Brian (When She Boogalooed It).
- It’s true that Mike was easily the most outspoken student of the Maharishi’s teachings, but the Friends album was still helmed entirely by Brian and was inspired by the entire band’s (varying degrees of) interest in Transcendental Meditation.
- Brian having "little involvement" with the band following his release from the psychiatric hospital in 1968 is pretty much false. The 20/20 sessions took place mostly while he was in the hospital, so of course he had a decreased role in that album overall. Because of that experience, the band shifted to a more democratic dynamic by the time they began recording the Sunflower album, but Brian was still heavily involved with the writing and production of about half of the tracks! After Sunflower tanked, yeah, he started to check out a little bit.
- 20/20 wasn’t the band trying to return to their older sound at all outside of the throwbacky lead single Do It Again. The majority of the album was the exact opposite, the band trying to make a name for themselves in the world of modern pop music, experimenting with hard rock, bubblegum, baroque pop, etc. It’s also strange that you mentioned Bluebirds Over the Mountain - a huge flop! - as a notable single and not I Can Hear Music, which was a pretty big hit by late 60s Beach Boys standards!
- You say that Brian was "barely contributing" prior to the making of Holland. While it’s true that his involvement was significantly decreased, he was the brains behind both of the So Tough singles you mention seconds earlier!
- Brian hadn’t exactly cleaned up his act by the time of the Brian’s Back campaign. I think he was still just as into coke and alcohol as he ever was! He was just doing it backstage instead of in his bedroom. It also wasn’t the first time he’d performed with the group since 1964. He had appeared with them sporadically all throughout 1965-1974. But yes, it was the first time he toured with the group regularly since '64.
- Adult/Child was pretty much a Brian solo project. I don’t think Carl and Dennis were any more enthused with it than Mike and Al.
- Brian was absolutely not having a blossoming solo career in 1985 considering he wouldn’t debut as a solo artist until 1987!! Unless you count the aforementioned Caroline, No single.
- The band weren’t leaving Brian behind on Still Cruisin’. By this time Brian’s solo career actually had blossomed, and his therapist/manager Eugene Landy was barring him from getting involved with the Beach Boys very much, eager to prove that he could be a self-sufficient artist.
- Nothing technically wrong about the Mike v. Brian lawsuits bit, but it should be noted that the Wouldn’t It Be Nice memoir is infamous for not having been written by Brian at all! Which makes the defamation suit that much more sad and ridiculous.
- Brian technically has the production credit on the That’s Why God Made the Radio album, but I think it’s understood that Joe Thomas did most of the actual work there.
Overall, though, cool video! I can tell this was made by a fellow Beach Boys enthusiast, so from one to another, thanks for giving me something to do for an hour on a sleepy Sunday morning!
i love how casually you dropped 22(ish) corrections in a single comment (and also saved me from noting some of that myself, thx)
Omggggg, I've been waiting for this for so long!!
Am so happy you finally made a video about the beach boys
IVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS EPISODE
20/20 is one of my favourites. Time to get alone never gets old. Makes you feel like you’re on shrooms even when you’re not and makes you feel the love the Wilsons had for the world
24:01 "Nah guys, this music is just too strange… But that said, let's put the strangest one on our next album!" (Hey Little Tomboy)
Today I learned that one of my absolute favorite TH-camrs makes deep dive videos all about one of my absolute favorite things… good music. Good music, history, all blended together by Mr. Beat? It’s just too good!
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥
I grew up in a lot of turmoil. In My Room always got to me. You just close your door and you have a world where you can tell your secrets to.
The Beach Boys reunion tour with Brian at Garden State Arts Center (Holmdel NJ) was my first concert, Christopher Cross opened for them. I had the fortune of seeing them again years later in Mahwah NJ with the freaking Village People opening for them. Looks like they really.. got around.
I had never heard about the R&R Hall of Fame speech.. yeesh. Great Video
I've always loved your video and teaching style across all of your videos!
My suggestion for a future band ti cover would be the Bee Gees.
Great suggestion! And thank you so much! 🙂
"Surf's Up" is my favorite Beach Boys song. It is just so hauntingly beautiful.
Thank You It Was Worth The Wait :)
i was HOPING youd make one about the beach boys!! id love to see one about stevie wonder someday
2:57 Al Jardine actually didn’t leave because of that, he left to pursue a “career” in law because that’s what all of his family was doing so he felt pressured and felt like he had to.
I thought he wanted to be a dentist.
20:07 yoo that's Stig from The Rutles
I remember growing up at the beach in socal and the music was playing... surfing was just starting, being brought to Cali from Hawaii...
Just saw “The Beach Boys” in Long Island, Mike love and Bruce Johnston stil sound great and the musicians they have supporting them are top notch.
You did not see the Beach Boys. You saw a Beach Boys tribute band fronted by Mike Love.
Had no idea about the Beach Boys - John Stamos link.
"California Girls" gave me inspiration all through puberty...couldn't have faced my teenage years without it.
Okay, I just love the song “Darling” - there is a live version they recorded while touring Britain that I found in a bargain record bin a long time ago. So good.
In the summer of 1969, the Beach Boys played at Steel Pier in Atlantic City, and my friend and I worked at a small, outdoor boardwalk custard stand. Right as we we closing up one night (midnight), this group of dirty, barefoot, stoners came up and wanted milkshakes. I said no...we were closed. I wanted to leave. One of the other workers said "That's Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys!!" GASP! And I said "I don't care!" but she made them shakes. I was pissed! Manson was in that group, although we didn't know that at the time (really short guy 😂). Also three of his girls for Dennis. I wonder if I came close to being whacked that night!
In my vinyl collection, I have the following original Beach Boy 45's in their original covers: "Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows; "California Girls"/"Let Him Run Wild" (B&W photos); "Help Me Rhonda"/"Kiss Me Baby"; "Don't Worry Baby"/"I Get Around; "Please Let Me Wonder"/"Do You Wanna Dance"; "When I Grow Up (to be a man)"/She Knows Me Too Well"; and "Dance, Dance, Dance"/"The Warmth Of The Sun". I also have the original "Beach Boys Christmas Album". Still enjoy "Little Saint Nick" and used to play the album every Christmas.
Thanks for a great video! Really brought back wonderful memories.
Pet Sounds is one of the greatest albums ever made and deserves all of its praise and recognition. Every song is like a different journey, a different emotion. Brian the tortured genius.
I hope you make a AC/DC video. I love to watch your videos. Your a pretty good story teller.
im obsessed with them! caroline no is my absolute favorite song from them.
Thank you, Mike Love, for creating music as we know it.
Since you just covered The Beach Boys, I thinl you should cover Jan and Dean next. They were friends and direct contemporaries in the same styles. Can you please do Jan and Dean next? By the way one of my many favorite Beach Boys sangs is called "(Wouldn't It Be Nice To) Live Again" a Dennis Wilson song. I also love the entire Brian Wilson version of "Smile".
I'd like a video on them, too. A dead man's curve tragedy.
Been waiting for this one!!!Would love an episode on The Who soon!
Let’s GOOOOOO, i’ve been waiting for this one!
I didn’t think Mr. Beat was so hip. Great video, The Beach Boys are legends.
Side note, I would call it a misconception that Brian was uninvolved for the Smiley Smile/Wild Honey/Friends era. Although his ambition had dropped wildly, he was still undoubtedly at the helm. Especially Friends, that album was his baby.
I've wanted you to make this video for forever
_Pet Sounds_ was their 11th LP and released four years after their first, and they still wrote most of their own songs? That is an insane output!
Great video Mr Beat.
I love the Beach Boys
You cant talk about the Beach Boys without mentioning the Smile Sessions which are the actual recordings the Beach Boys worked on in 1967 for the album Smile... theres a magical energy in the tapestry of those recordings which remains unmatched in the rest of their discography, and it kind of changed my life listening to it. I have no idea how people would have reacted to it had it been released in '67, however 😅
Love these videos, hope to see more in the future. Would love to see one on a Prog rock or heavy metal band. 👍🏼
I appreciate your comment!
love the vids, keep em coming!!!
Please make videos about:
Journey
Fleetwood Mac
ELO
Chicago
Boston
David Bowie
Daryl hall and John Oates
Def Leopard
And guns and roses!!!
Second on ELO. One of the best bands ever
I love your content man I’ve learned a lot about different bands and 9/11 and all about the Vietnam war thank you for helping me find a video while I eat 👍
My favorite band of all time. Great lore video, although for those interested their is a great amount of wacky stuff that happened in their history (look up the apple juice incident or "Smart Girls"). My favorite Beach Boys album is either Pet Sounds or SMiLE, with my favorite song being Surf's Up or Wouldn't It Be Nice. I love these guys
Nice video - The No 1 hit version of Help Me Rhonda is on the Summer Days album - some of the so-called flops you mentioned such as the Friends and Wild Honey albums are now considered Lo-fi masterpieces - here in the UK some Beach Boys singles were big hits unlike in the USA - in the UK Do it Again was no 1, Darlin’, Wild Honey, Cottonfields, I Can Hear Music were all big hits unlike in the USA - although later Beach Boys albums were not that good compared with their earlier ones they still contained some good tracks!
It's really hard to imagine just how young these kids were when they started out. I've been to the site of the house in Hawthorne where the Wilson brothers grew up and started the band. It's unfortunate it had to be torn town to make room for the 105 Freeway, however there is a nice monument commemorating the site.
Can we get one on The Cure or Dire Straits please? Loved this one!
I don’t know if I could name A favorite BB song. I do really, really like “Getcha Back” and It’s Okay. Hope to see the guys in concert in March 2025 in Naples, FL!!
Yayy new video 🎉🎉🎉🎉 and I love how Holland was published like 30 years before I was born but I have the same birthday as the publish date of Holland
Sir, I'm so happy every time you post a video