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Rickenbacker 03-14-2003, 07:02 AM I really like those guys. I only barely gave them attention in the past. But the more I learned about them, the more I appreciated them. They really do get a bad rap.
Most are only familiar with their 60s "fun-in-the-sun"/ surfer hits like, "Surfin USA" & "California Girls".
But I'd highly recommend hearing their work from the 70's. It's never on the radio. If not for the familiar harmonies, you'd probably think it was a different band. The music matured & lyrically, it was somewhat darker.
Sunflower & Surfs Up are two 70s lost gems, as is Holland.
Basically, the stuff from about 1967 to about '73 is great lesser known work.
I like them up through the '70s, but nothing can top the Brian Wilson era. I absolutely resent them for doing "Kokomo" in 1988, simply because it was pure schlock.
"Pet Sounds" is a must-have for every record collection, though.
jamier42 03-14-2003, 11:05 PM I love the Beach Boys they are one of my favorite oldies singers.
¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ 03-15-2003, 02:45 AM AH! I love them!! Me, my best friend Amanda, and my Dad saw them last August. Kokomo is my fav. by them, but I love them all. Good Vibrations, In My Room, God Only Knows.....
Chad22 03-15-2003, 03:05 AM The Beach Boys Rule!
My favorite Beach Boys songs are Kokomo, California Girls, God Only Knows and Wouldnt It Be Nice.
The Beach Boys are awesome! I like the songs: Surfin' USA, California Dreamin', Kokomo, Good Vibrations and California Girls.
Originally posted by Jem
California Dreamin'
That was the Mamas and the Papas.
*PinkLady* 03-15-2003, 07:55 PM Kokomo and Surfin' Safari are their best songs, IMO.
Tuesday Weld 03-15-2003, 08:07 PM They're ok,but I never really got into them.
MandieR1980 03-15-2003, 09:30 PM I love The Beach Boys I have their boxed set. I wish they were all alive so I could go to a concert it's not really worth it now, I'd probably go to a Brian Wilson concert though.
Kay Scarpetta 03-15-2003, 10:34 PM Originally posted by vintagetvgirl
They're ok,but I never really got into them.
Yeah ditto
Tuesday Weld 03-15-2003, 10:34 PM Actually,I will credit the Beach Boys in one instance and that's when they sang back-up for Chicago,in the 70's on their song "Wishing you were here" I love Chicago and I love that song and I must say the Beach Boys did a great job on back-up vocals. :)
Fleet 03-15-2003, 11:23 PM I like them. Especially "surf" and "car" songs.
My favorites of theirs:
#1. Don't Worry, Baby (1964)
#2. Surfin' Sufari (1962)
#3. Shut Down (1963)
#4. Catch A Wave (1963?)
#5. Surfin' U.S.A. (1963)
Originally posted by JOHN LENNON LIVES
That was the Mamas and the Papas.
Actually, The Beach Boys did a cover of "California Dreamin'" in the '80s.
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