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- In today's video, we take a dive into the cool, cool waters of this long-awaited and incredible boxset. There is so much to listen to here, and so much to discuss! What are your favorite tracks on it so far?
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If only Carl and Dennis were still around to see the love this era of the Beach Boys gets these days.
Totally agreed!
That would have been wonderful. It does seem they were proud of their work here but it would have been so great to let the know us fans adored it so much. (PS as a big fan of The Daleks' Masterplan I approve of your name!)
@@mjfouldes6822 Haha, you're the second person out of 6 years of using this as my name to recognise it!
@@bretvyon2336 then I am super proud (as you can see by my photoshopped avatar I enjoy the First Doctor - such an old photo of me as I haven't had a beard for about 10 years!). Daleks' Master Plan is probably my favourite First Doctor story!
I still feel like a Beach Boys without a Wilson is like a Bee Gees without a Gibb!
I love the Dennis stuff on here.
Deirdre is my favorite song, and the mix is so fun. I also love This Whole World and the song Feel Flows. Very well mixed, very bright.
I remember quite clearly it was mine too -- on the first few listens back in 1970! Now, 50 years later, I'd say my top 4 are Slip On Through, This Whole World, All I Wanna Do & Forever.
I love the ending of This Whole World. I wish it kept going.
Some thoughts: No group has more interesting outtakes than the Beach Boys. I wish there were more variations of Break Away. And Forever (background vocals and track) has brought many listeners to tears, particularly those harmonies.
Very well said Joel!
I would personally love to have the vocal coda to Break Away, that would have been amazing
@@andreaspe5762 Definitely.
@@andreaspe5762 I think I’ve heard that on a bootleg called Harmony Friends. I believe it’s the first track for that matter. It’s on TH-cam if you want to hear it.
Brian Wilson's outtake version of Breakaway was very impressive. IT could have been released as the official song, instead of the one sung by Carl which we're familiar with.
Lovin' it so far! Still haven't listened to disc 5 though. Great video once again!
You are doing god's work by buying this on every format! Glorious set!!!
Haha, I try!
Discovered your site because of this very special box set. Totally agree, slowly savior this box set. It is a true recording gem!
Hey Mark! Yup, there's so much amazing work on here, and why rush through it? Haha!
One of the most beautiful wonderful Beach Boys experiences ever
Love the fact you gave the box set a hug!!!!!! So many amazing sounds on here!! Fans who came talk about 1970s beach boys- hardcore fans!!!! I love all the Dennis stuff, wish he was here to give his reflection on it!!!
I feel the same way Emily, it would be so cool to hear Dennis talk about this thing!
EXCELLENT REVIEW ! Love your enthusiasm & great love/respect for the music & the band! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
2 Disc has some mixing differences and shorter versions to fit. Mark and Alan said if it does well they want to put together a 1972-1973 Set. Well I think it did!
Curious what mixing differences are you picking up on? I also got the 2 disc, and i personally find some of the vocals on the Sunflower track list to be kind mixed too high for my ears, i am finding it distracting - but i've noticed it depends on what speakers i am using
@@garrettredd2541 The mixing differences are very very minor between the 2CD and 5CD. Two examples are Cotton Fields on the 2CD doesn't have Matt Jardine as a baby counting in the song and Susie Cincinnati doesn't have the car sounds on the 5CD set. Al Jardine requested those to be removed, but the 2CD was already mastered so it couldn't be changed in time for that set.
The actual Sunflower and Surf's Up albums are the same between all sets.
Great info there Matt, thanks!
@@MattTC1028 Cottonfields is identical on all formats.
@@MattTC1028 I seem to recall that those songs on my 4lp set match that description. No intro cottonfields. I also recall Susan Cincinnati had the plane sound in the beginning of the song
Love these reviews, Giggens - keep 'em coming. I am 65 and old enough to remember when "Good Vibrations" hit AM radio and when early Beach Boys hits were played all the time. The first time I heard the "Sunflower" and "Surf's Up" tracks was on the 1993 "30 Years Of The Beach Boys" box set. I was floored. Had heard VERY little of their music beyond discs 1 and 2. Now I consider that stretch from "Sunflower" through the 1973 "Beach Boys In Concert" among their very best work. Alas, when the BB later collaborated with Chicago, it was after Terry Kath's death. . .
Heartfelt and beautiful review, thank you!
Thanks Yankee!
Thank you so much for your thorough review! I wasn't really sure, I needed this, but your enthusiasm convinced me :-D .. Subscribed too !
Thanks so much!! And oh yeah, this boxset is so worth it!
Hi,
I have been checking out your reviews of Beach Boys albums. Wow, I just received mine four days ago and I listened to every note. All I can say is AHHHHHHH.
Absolutely glorious and awestruck. Love the Sunflower album....the Surf's Up..... love the Acapella versions... the live.... the sessions. I adore every note. Love the Dennis
Wilson songs.... and Mike Love's Big Sur..... oh my God. Yes, the Dennis Wilson songs reminds me of Pacific Ocean Blue. Absolutely my favorite box set of theirs.. Love
Pet Sounds and Smile..... but this one.
Thank you for the love you show of the Beach Boys in your videos.
Newly subscribed to your channel. Thanks for letting the FEEL FLOW......
Tino
Thanks so much for watching, Tino!
I am so happy we got this set! The Sunflower and Surf's Up albums are two of my very favourite Beach Boys albums and the unreleased stuff I had heard from this period also sounded so great! As soon as this was announced I ordered it. The Amazon cancelled my order! I panicked thinking I would never get the super CD Boxset as it was cancelled for the UK! Thankfully I found another store in the UK which were selling it and I clicked order! I then spent the last couple of weeks or so paranoid that THIS order would be cancelled too! But the other day I got a notification that it had been delivered and when I got home it was: wow! It is a thing of beauty with so many great tracks and a superbly decent booklet and liner notes (take note George Harrison All Things Must Pass Reissuers! This is how you do it!) Yesterday I finally opened the seal and listened to CD 1 and it was wonderful. I started reading the essays tonight and will hopefully dig into more of the set over this weekend! I am so happy and excited! Cheers Mr G!
Enjoy MJ!
Great review! I also love Brian's ballad Where Is She.
Thanks Matt! And oh yeah, that song is so crazy good!
I think I heard David Beard say that Don Goldberg (the writer of "Sweet and Bitter") overdubbed the song over the years which is what we heard on TH-cam and bootlegs for years. Mark Linett and Alan Boyd stripped the song down to just what was recorded in 1971 with Mike's vocals and a guitar.
Also Alan Boyd confirmed on that a similar collection for the Carl and the Passions/Holland era is in the works and that the positive reception and sales of "Feel Flows" might be a tremendous help in giving the set a physical release. While the two Carl and the Passions tracks at the end of the "Feel Flows" box set were probably included because they were likely recorded in 1971, perhaps those were also included as a slight teaser for what is to come.
Great review as always Giggens. The fact that this set even got made and turned out so good is worth being thankful for and I can't wait to get a copy of it soon. Take care!
Edit: Also, congratulations on 300 reviews!
Thanks man, and thanks for watching for since the early days!
Outstanding!!!
Just opened my copy 😀! What a wonderful way to start my Labor Day Weekend !
Enjoy Mike!!
Thanks for the review! I can't even remember the last time I bought a CD, but I do plan on buying the 5-disc box set. :)
It's worth it!
I'm with you all the way Giggens. Feel Flows is an experience that should be taken in slowly, so as to fully savor and appreciate each piece of magic it has to offer. And what a surreal experience it is, considering how unlikely a release it would have seemed for the longest time. Also... the artist DEFINITELY owes you for that cover art, haha! ;)
Hahaha agreed!!
I saw them on July 27, 1988 in Edmonton. They did two shows; the second show had four more songs than the first, including "This Whole World," which was an unexpected treat, and I was probably one of the few people there who was familiar with it. Those concerts also included "Kokomo," a couple of days before "Cocktail" opened in theatres, and the first time I heard the song.
Now that is cool, wow!
This feels so great. I've loved "Sunflower" (and "Surf's Up"), since they came out. As I posted earlier, I saw the Beach Boys plugging their "Sunflower" LP when they played the Whiskey a' GoGo during their five nights there. I loved the album, and felt bad that, while critically acclaimed, it was overlooked by the public.
Now, the full realization of the beauty of "Sunflower" is coming to life, so fully in ways I couldn't have even imagined, in an earlier time. What a celebration of the Beach Boys creativity during this time! Boxed sets can be incredible when they're done well. The beauty of this boxed set will be with us, and a part of us, always.
Chris man, yeah it must be weird, especially because you were there when this first came out. It's gotta be a trip that 50 years later, it's finally getting the praise it deserves!
Wow Chris I remember reading about the gigs at the Whisky. that must have been fantastic for you to be there at that wonderful era in the Beach Boys career.
@@johnhammond1572 Yes, it was a really wonderful experience. There really was a love fest going on between the Beach Boys and the audience that night.. I actually stayed in the audience to see them twice that night, as they did two shows. And saw the opening act twice... Flame...which had Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplain, who would soon join the Beach Boys.
The Boys focused on some of their late 60's hits, as well as several songs from "Sunflower." They even performed "Vegetables", an unexpected treat. I do really feel fortunate to have been there.
Deirdre without the vocals sounds amazing, the brass section basically sings the melody! I love how the last two tracks are from Carl and the Passions, preview for a box set for that album and Holland?
We can only hope!
These are albums I bought when they were released and they have always been some of my favourites, saw the Beach Boys at Wembley Stadium along with The Eagles and Elton John, one of the best concerts in 1976 ever! Hearing 100,000 people singing California Girls, I Get Around etc was unforgettable!
Now that is incredible!
Amazing prescience on the cover artwork, btw
That’s the only thing that’s missing is an a cappella version of feel flows
Oh yes!
My single biggest disappointment, too. How do you account for that? Seems like a no-brainer to me. I also would've liked the entirety of the backing vox on A Day in the Life of a Tree...will pass on the Jack Reiley vocal, thanks very much.
I agree about the backing tracks without the lead vocal! All I Wanna Do without lead vocal is a revelation. The backing vocals on this song sound otherworldly. Sends chills down my back. No one but no one sounds like the Beach Boys. I've been living with this album since my dad bought it for me back in 1972. All I Wanna Do is unlike anything they ever did before. It has haunted me since then and I have yet to change my mind.
That is awesome!
Just got the 5 Cd set (after many delays) - it is fabulous!
Your‘re absolutely right: Let‘s hope Capitol will bring out more exciting Beach Boys box sets like Feel Flows or The Smile Sessions. This is really long lasting music, that stays with you after you once got connected to it👍🏻🎸
Exactly!
I'm seeing Brian, Al, Matt and Blondie on Friday night. Can't wait!
Have fun!
I gotta say, I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention the new version of Cotton Fields which I absolutely adore, but also the song "Hawaiin Dream." So far that song has by far been the biggest stick-out to me, it's fantastic. It's got big "Til I Die" vibes with the I think it's xylophone
Love those tracks for sure!
I'm disappointed that you haven't bought the 8-track format or boxed set of wax cylinders. Honestly, though I'm glad to see you revelling in this moment - splash that cash!
Hahaha! I'm waiting for the 78rpm 108 disc boxset to come out!
my favorite part are the Dennis songs like San Miguel, Celebrate the News, Lady, Sound of Free, Barbara and even the early version of Cuddle Up
Love those tracks!
Lady...perhaps my fav. of all beach boys tracks. Although dennis...Aussie jimmy
It’s rare that you hear a release is practically everything you wanted it to be (and more) - nice to hear they seemingly knocked it out of the park :)
I’m only dreading hearing what the compression on the CD version actually sounds like, I heard some negative reactions there.
Yeah, I think it depends on your ears and the gear you're playing it on. I liked the CDs on my set up, but some of the Spotify versions sounded thin
Just bought the double-LP version of Feel Flows today. Really digging Sunflower so far. The backing vocal excerpts are a treat. This is my first real opportunity to hear Sunflower start to finish as it was previously absent from my collection. Problem solved!
That is awesome!
“like getting a ltr from an old friend.”yep. my prayers answered that people would get to hear Sunflower and Surfs Up and get inspired too. I think that’s the best version live of Back Home by Brian too and I liked Break Away too almost for the first time. I liked Seasons in the Sun even though people panned it. I loved the background vocals and the live unreleased songs too. San Miguel is awesome. I’ve listened to the 5cd set over n over and there’s so much to catch each time. Maybe you can do a disc every few weeks in depth??
I was thinking of doing that! It would be a labor of love!
It's insane to see an Album being named after "Feel Flows". Of course, Feel Flows is another forgotten Beach Boys song which deserved recognition. The Beach Boys (and Brian Wilson) should play these songs in concert, just to show-off the greatness of The Beach Boys. Very few people even know about songs, such as "Long Promised Road" and "The Trader", etc.
That's very true!
Thanks
Also, the cool thing about these new songs with backing tracks and vocals...I can convert them to Karaoke tracks to sing. I had a blast this weekend singing Karaoke songs of the Beach Boys that I have never sang before!
Oh man that is such a cool idea!
There's dozens of us!
Haha!
Your artwork is very similiar indeed, haha!
It's very weird haha
It seems with this box set, we really got the ticket. We should probably slip inside, and let their songs take us for a ride!
For now and enternity!
Thanks. I heard “Surfin” playing in a pizza parlor in late 1961 and could not get enough Beach Boys ever since. Sunflower and Surfs Up are definitely highlights. I’ve heard Landlocked on U Tube. But Feel Flows is the real deal! .
If you have any friends who think the Beach Boys are just a 60's surf group, I suggest playing them the backing track/vocals cut of "It's About Time" and see if they can guess who the group is. That song seriously rocks no matter the group or era.
Before I watch want to compliment you on your shirt. Serious 60s vibe.
Thanks Stephen!
Nice shirt dude; wished they'd released Seasons in the sun....
Dozens!
I was 11 when I got my sunflower lp in 1976 and 12 when I got my copy of Surfs up in 1977
That is awesome!
Thanks for another great review Giggens. It’s so gratifying that this era of the Beach Boys is being appreciated now, such a gift for us hardcore fans for us who have been championing the albums for years. It was a weirdly emotional experience listening to this for the first time, I’m sure you can relate.
100% can relate, Riley! Enjoy!
Giggens?, everything you've said on this video is exactly what all of us on here have been wanting to say for 50 years. These two albums were amazing at the time they were released. But for some reason both albums weren't appreciated by the buying public. After all these videos you've put out and reading all the comments by everyone on here I do believe both albums did a lot better than we were led to believe. At the moment the double CD is at no 19 in the UK album chart and the Vinyl version is at no 10, which is a bit better than the first time. Giggens, I know you believed in these two albums for so long and I also know you've spent a lot of your time telling the music world what they've been missing. AND GOD BLESS YOU for that. And if anyone from Capitol is reading this, Then for Christ sake get this guy on board, he's had a massive influence on the success of this release. I can't stop playing the 2 CD set, as you say it needs to be digested slowly, and I'm doing just that. I haven't unwrapped my coloured vinyl set as yet because I saw your previous video so I know what it looks like. And having been dissaponted with Amazon for refusing to send me the 5 CD set because of high demand, I've reordered it from another place. So hopefully I will get to experience what you've been experiencing. Out of all the videos you've made on here I think the Sunflower videos are the once I appreciate most. Because Sunflower is my all time favourite album by anyone, and to see it get this treatment after so long is most rewarding. Thanks again Giggens .
John man thanks so much for the great comment, and I'm glad you're enjoying the boxset! And yes, if anyone from Capitol is reading this, please hire me haha
Two rare, amazing and timeless albums in one amazing package. I pre - ordered this fucker as soon as they revealed it.
I mean, what more could you ask for?
Exactly!
Will the pressings vinyl be your main playing copies for Sunflower/Surf's Up or will you be sticking with the first presings?
I'll give my first pressings a break for now and play these for a while I think
"This Whole World (Alternate Ending)" cracked me up. Because, oh, little clinical footnote : on top of having an alternate ending, it only features an alternate lead vocal take. But who cares, right? :P Anybody familiar with the song will hear right away in Carl's vocal inflexions.
Completely!
My doorbell just rang, and I need to throw on some clothes so I can get my box-set! It's going to be over 100 degrees today, so I'd better bring it inside before the "Cool, Cool Water" evaporates!
I hear that!
I bought the 2 cd and 2 vinyl version. The beach boys music hasn't hooked me yet. But I do like this era as I'm introduced to it. I prob wont listen to it alot. I think the music sounds alittle outdated...thanks for all your enthusiasm..
@Gabe W I buy their reissues and like to see people enthusiastic about them. But they just dont stick as of yet...I buy their stuff though. Thanks
How incredible would it be for Capitol to someday release a Carl and the Passions "So Tough" + Holland box set!? I sincerely hope their '72-'73 Blondie/Fataar era will eventually get the same kind of recognition and promotion we got with the Feel Flows set. I know it's a little soon to be fantasizing about ANOTHER box set, but hey, anything's possible at this point!!
Truly, anything is possible with this new management team behind them! If they see these sell well, they just may do it!
Alan said they’re going to !
your box has a glossy finish? the one i have in the uk has a textured finish to the outer
Yeah, mine's like that too, I don't think I finished my thought when talking haha
Is there a two disc version of the Feel Flows box set with just the live tracks and unreleased songs?
I wish there was!
I always hated Seasons in the Sun, but Carl's vocals and the arrangement make for a genuinely good version. It's a miracle.
Oh yeah, it's a whole other experience!
Seasons in the sun was a massive hit in the UK...would have changed course for BB
Speaking of the Feel Flows box, in a TH-cam video from last Summer, "Surf's Up! - Beach Boys Tribute Band" which features three generations of the Goldberg Family.
1 hour and 5 minutes into the video they mention Don Goldberg Sr (senior member of Surf's Up) wrote two songs with Brian Wilson in the 70s and one finally got a release on the Feel Flows box.
According to Discogs he is credited on the Fell Flows box set with track nineteen album two, "Sweet And Bitter." Don is also credited with "Out In The Country (Version 1)and Out In The Country (Version 2)" on the Sail On Sailor 1972 box set. One of the most amazing things about the Surf's Up video is the two young Family members not old enough to be in high school yet.
th-cam.com/video/faAU8Q8uCNw/w-d-xo.html
Awesome info, thanks!
Won't You Tell Me,It's Natural,Where Is She? And Sweet And Bitter Are My Favorites For Now :)
Excellent choices!
Is the 5CD box set book much different from the 4LP version?
Seems to be the same thing!
Been listening to this all week and for the first time I realized that Brian's 'Someone to Love' sounds a little like 'San Miguel'....
I can see that!
Dillon Carson did the artwork, he has an insta page.
Yup!
I was excited and really wanted to get this box set, but I'm glad I didn't. I have been wanting to add Sunflower and Surf's Up cd's to my collection and figured this would be the perfect way... with all the extra goodies! I checked a copy of the 2-disc version from the library and, unfortunately, the mix on Sunflower is really, really, painfully bad. The lows are overpowering and the highs are very harsh, while the mids are severely scooped. The extra stuff on disc 1 seemed alright, and I haven't gotten to disc 2 yet. It pains me to say it, but I can't bring myself to pay $70+ on the box set with how bad it sounds (Sunflower, anyway). Instead, I may be looking for the Sunflower/Surf's Up 2-fer that was released a long while back.
Has anyone else found this (bad mixing) to be the case?
I bought the 2 CD version
No get the 5 disc version
So next So Tough and Holland sessions 1971-1973?
This was an interesting era: Post-Woodstock, pre-Ricky/Blondie/Dragon. One where we see Mike Love trying to look like an Indian Guru, Brian selling health foods in his "Good Humor" hat--even when he himself was at his most unhealthy. Aspiring actor Dennis whose cinematic good looks could have given him a film career beyond "Two Lane Blacktop" if he hadn't tried to derail himself with bad choices, Carl in his last days with a "baby face" before the beard began to cover it--ditto with Al, except his face looked better when covered with a beard. And the last days of Bruce--who I would have thought would have stayed for life, and he did when he came back. except for one disagreement with Jack Riely which made little sense as to why that would have been enough to cause him to quit?
We will sadly never know the true story!
Your record collection is might impressive, sir
I mean DAYUM
Haha, thank you!!
If they ever have a Nirvana movie they should cast you as Chris novoselic
Haha!
Is it just me or does the sunflower remaster sound a bit too bright/trebly?
I'm hearing that too on the Spotify version, but the CDs sound pretty great!
Agree with you Justin. Sunflower sound too trebly ! The 2000 CD is better with lead vocal on front and clear without treble.
Capitol! Send that man some free stuff!
What Doyle said!
Capitol needs to do this with the Friends album
Yes they do!
@@Giggens I feel like Capitol should also do some sort of collection related to the Beach Boys works of the 80s and 90s. Their albums in the 80's and 90's as individual albums are not very good, but collectively, each one of them had some real gems (even the pathetic Summer in Paradise had a couple of them). I really like their self-titled album from 85. It'd be great to see what's in the Capitol vaults from that period, particularly when Carl was really running the band and the sessions. My guess though is that next up Capitol will do something with the Love You album, since it was the most Brian-involved (maybe of the entire 70s).
That would be pretty awesome!
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