010 The Second Best Beach Boys Album?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 เม.ย. 2020
- Okay. So "Pet Sounds" is The Beach Boys' greatest album. What's second best? Unlike with some artists, there's no clear second choice. Many would put 1970's "Sunflower" at number two. Steve has a different selection.
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"All I Wanna Do" is one of the best tracks on Sunflower. The way it's produced is just fantastic and innovative. It follows the path of "Passing By" from "Friends." It could be Air, and I even heard an echo of it in Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World..." Gorgeous processed sounds from the keys and that guitar, ethereal vocal harmonies and a persuasive beat. They use a synthesiser to process the vocals, some kind of filtering. Very watery and translucent and deep. That's where this album really starts to work for me, all the way to Cool Cool Water. I noticed how Bob Ezrin stole that eerie acapella for segue of "The Bed" and "Sad Song" by Lou Reed on "Berlin."
Surf's Up is my #2, although I'd subtract "Student Demonstration Time" and add "Sound Of Free" or "Lady" (or both!) so Dennis has a song. And yes, "A Day In The Life Of A Tree" stays right where it is. The single weirdest track on any Beach Boys release? Check. It's got personality. Like "Revolution 9" on the White Album: I never listen to it, but I'm sure glad it's there. It serves the same purpose: so first time listeners can go "Wow, this is a good album!" then, "Wait, what the hell?"
I'll never understand how anyone can name sergeant Pepper's the top Beatles album. i don't think it's among their best. Really have a hard time getting through it without getting bored.
2nd best is " SUNFLOWER " ------------" SUNFLOWER " IS BRILLIANT, ALL THE WAY.
This is very hard but I will go with Beach Boys Today. Just brilliant music that led the way to Pet Sounds. Today was the album that forced the Beatles into Rubber Soul
Sunflower, hands down ! [I like "20/20" but not THAT much. I can't stand "Love You;" sorry BW.]
TODAY! is my number 1 bb album. surfin' safari is what it sounds like : a bunch of kids. the beach boys were never a garage band. they were a living room band. surfin' usa is a HUGE improvement; a giant leap forward. the lonely sea is one of my all time favorite songs. the first glimpse we get of bw's more melancholy side. to me surfer girl, little Deuce Coupe, shut down volume 2, all summer long, Christmas album, TODAY! (my all time favorite album by ANYONE), summer days/nights, pet sounds, SMiLE! sessions, smiley smile (in the 70's this album was my favorite album by anyone of the previous decade, then i heard TODAY! and the doors's debut), wild honey, friends and 20/20 are all classic albums. i don't really count party! as a studio album. i could live without it. i like most of sunflower. i like much of surf's up. i really can't get into much of carl/passions and holland. i appreciate them more than i actually enjoy them. Mount Vernon and Fairway however is amazing. 15 big ones is/was a HUGE disappointment. the bb recorded it under duress. their label was threatening to sue them for not meeting the obligations of their contract. they owed the label two more records.they went into the studio and attempted to record two albums at once. they were going to record one album of covers and one album of new material, but the clock was ticking and they were running out of time. so they presented what they had recorded thus far as one album to buy them more time. this album should have been either all covers or all new material, not a mash-up. around this time they also recorded their second Christmas album hoping that would fullfill their contract, but the label rejected it. they did not want a Christmas album. it would take decades for this material /their second Christmas album to finally be released. LOVE YOU is my favorite album of the 70's. it is their last truly great, classic album. it was the last time they attempted to move forward. originally love you was to be a solo brian album called brian loves you. special note should be made of nearly every member of the band walked out during love you's recording process not knowing what to make of what brian was doing; dennis and carl MAY have hung around the studio more than the others. after this the bb stopped even atempting to move forward. mike love seized control of the band. they then proceeded to attempt and failed to regain their former, early era glory. i wish they had retired the BB name or retiring from recording after love you. the beach boys are my all time favorite band, but i do not listen to any of their post 1977 love you albums. even bruce says they sound like old men on MIU. l.a. light album has a very few good songs, but everything else post-love you i just wish would cease to exist. still crusin' to me isn't a studio album; just a compilation with left overs. That's Why God Made the Radio is a pretty good reunion album. check out brian's unreleased albums sweet insanity and adult/child and brian and dennis's the cocaine sessions aka the hamburger sessions.
Personally?, I wouldn't put Pet Sounds as the no 1 BBs album. In 1966 The BBs were second only to the Beatles as the most important vocal groups in the world. Yet Pet Sounds has two instrumental songs on it, the sleeve was not what you would expect from a band that was progressing musically at that time, and it's sales was very disapointing. Don't get me wrong it really is a wonderful album, and when I first put it on the turntable in 1966 I thought this is different, and as the weeks and months went by I did realised that Pet Sounds was something special and it was the best album I'd ever heard., But I would put Sunflower, Surfs Up, Holland & especially Smile before Pet Sounds. It's been 55 years since I first bought Pet Sounds and I can honestly say I've played it hundreds of times, but I've played the other four albums many more times, I also play Carl & the Passions and Dennis's Pacific Ocian Blue more than PS. I still love listening to PS it's a fantastic rewarding experience every time, but for me those other 5 albums are more of a group effort and shows that The Beach Boys were much more than just Brian Wilson. I had albums by some of the great groups in my record collection in 1970, But When Sunflower was released I thought that it was the best album I'd heard by any group at that time. And it still sounds great today especially with the Feel Flows box set just been released. Another great video Steve but I have to disagree with you this time. Sunflower is a beautiful album.
I love All I Wanna Do! To me it's not so much a throw away, but way ahead of it's time. Add some modern production aesthetics and it sounds like Tame Impala could add it to their album. It's soo smooth.
A legit question is why there is such an unbridgeable gap between "Pet Sounds" and anything else. (Don't mention "Love You" ... and I'm with you on "Wild Honey"!)
I'm enjoying your channel. I'm a big fan of Sunflower, but you have inspired me to give Wild Honey a fresh listen.
If the question was split to "before" Pet Sounds and "after" Pet Sounds, My 2nd favorite album that was fully produced by Brian Wilson would be Summer Days & Summer Nights. For post Pet Sounds, probably Sunflower.
"The Beach Boys Today." Even though a lot of it is made up of single sides from months back, it really hangs together as a great LP. I also like the fast/slow side idea, which was picked up by a number of artists later, notably the Stones. "When I Grow Up" doesn't get enough credit, but I see it as the first baroque rock song. And the Ramones most likely based their "Do You Wanna Dance" cover on the one here. I even like "Bull Session," which gives us some insight into the band's personalities.
My choice for number two BB album would be either Sunflower or Surfs Up, i go back and forth on which is my favorite or what I think is the better album. It is good to see Wild Honey and especially 20/20 get some love. I see 20/20 get either heavily underated or straight out maligned which ticks me off a bit. Yes, it is a collection of songs from many different sources and sessions with B sides and Smile songs all thrown together but song for song it is an impressive collection of work by a band that was about to start a magical run of albums.
I love Wild Honey as well. Brian seems to still be in charge artiscally. I like “Today” better as #2, but didn’t realize how many of these tracks were already released prior to album release, thanks to your explanation.
My favorite BB album is Smiley Smile but I'm aware it's far from their 'best.' It's my favorite because it helped me through hard times in my life, and listening to it still manages to utterly transport me back to a quiet place.
Oooh hard topic.
Great episode. Nice work taking time to opine on “second bests” of some other artists. Love this show. I’m forever going to call second best anything, “The Shemp Howard Award”
20/20 is fantastic. Incredible vocal performances by Carl especially on I Can Hear Music , Do It Again ( I Just love this Song, so much groove), All I want To Do (what a rocker, Mike really rules this One)....
“This Whole World” a second rate Brian Wilson classic. I fell off the couch hearing this.. Interesting perspective though. I would go with “Love You” or even the “Adult Child” as my second favorite..