The Beach Boys: Difference between revisions

** '''{{color|black|Melancholic:}}''' Brian Wilson

** '''{{color|green|Phlegmatic:}}''' Dennis Wilson

* [[Garfunkel]] - Surprisingly averted; ''every'' band member had something to contribute in terms of writing. Even the widely reviled Mike Love wrote a good majority of the band's lyrics, and Al Jardine, widely regarded as a hanger on, was instrumental in the creation of "Sloop John B". Not to mention both of them wrote some of the best material on the band's 1973 opus ''Holland''.

* [[Gentle Giant]] - Brian Wilson's friggin' tall, somewhere between 6'2 and 6'3.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] - The group's early-'70s lineup included Ricky Fataar, better known to many as [[The Rutles|Stig O'Hara]].

* [[I Am the Band]] - Brian was this during the ''Pet Sounds'' and ''Smile'' era, while Mike Love has had this role since roughly 1978.

* [[In the Style Of]] - "Girl Don't Tell Me" sounds very much like [[The Beatles]]' song "Ticket to Ride." It's possible that "Girl Don't Tell Me" was influenced by "Ticket to Ride," as the the former was recorded on April 30, 1965 and the latter had been released on April 9 of that year.

** "Surfin' USA" came so close to a [[Chuck Berry]] tune (specifically, "Sweet Little Sixteen") that Chuck sued the Boys.

* [[Incredibly Long Note]] - [[Large Ham|Mike Love]] has taken to introducing "Be True to Your School" with one of these at concerts in recent years. Examples [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qE61E0i7s here].

* [[Intercourse with You]] - "All I Want To Do". Granted, it ''is'' a [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll|Dennis Wilson]] song:

{{quote|''Well, I don't care where you wanna go''

* [[The Pete Best]] - David Marks, who, for an 8-month period, filled in for Al Jardine on rhythm guitar while Al studied to be a dentist. Left in 1963 due to arguments with Murry. Since then, however, David has performed with the touring version of the band.

** An aversion was Glen Campbell, who filled in for Brian on tour during 1964 and 1965. He did pretty well on his own after leaving the band.

* [[Pun-Based Title]] - "Roll Plymouth Rock", from the ''Smile'' project. Its original working title ("Do You Dig Worms?") may be an even better example.

* [[Race Fetish]] - Or Region Fetish, anyway; "California Girls" is all about "the girls from state X are attractive in this way, while the girls from state Y are attractive in that way instead".

* [[Stop and Go]] - "The Little Girl I Once Knew" did this not once but twice, which almost certainly hurt the song's performance on the singles chart. Radio programmers were loath to play it due to its moments of dead air.

* [[Sure Why Not]] - Brian Wilson frequently incorporated suggestions from his backing musicians into his songs. A notable example is the staccato instrument break in "God Only Knows," which is one of the song's most memorable hooks. It came from pianist Don Randi.

* [[Surf Rock]] - Probably the artist most associated with the sub-genre.

** Even though their sound is more Chuck Berry/Phil Spector meets the Four Freshmen than [[Dick Dale]].

* [[The Svengali]] - As detailed above, Eugene Landy, Brian Wilson's therapist from the 70's to the late 90's.

* [[Theremin]] - "Good Vibrations" very famously uses one.