The Beach Boys: Difference between revisions

[[File:The_Beach_Boys_1966_7963.jpg|frame|From left to right: [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Dennis Wilson]], [[The Heart|Carl Wilson]], [[The Scrappy|Mike Love]] (top), [[Ascended Extra|Bruce Johnston]] (bottom), [[The Generic Guy|Al Jardine]], and [[The Woobie|Brian Wilson]].]]

 

{{quote|''"Sun, Surf, [[Creator Breakdown|Schizophrenia]], Stagnation, [[Dork Age|Stamos]]."''|'''[[Mark Prindle]]''', [http://markprindle.com/beachboys.htm Beach Boys Reviews]}}

 

 

Contrary to what one might expect, The Beach Boys have one of the longest and most fascinating stories of any band in recent history. Before the band even got started professionally, they had been singing together for years, playing at school functions under various names like Carl and the Passions and Kenny and the Cadets. They got their actual start basically out of Brian Wilson's garage; one labor day week-end in 1961; the Wilson brothers' parents went on a business trip to Mexico, and while they were gone, they recorded their first song, "Surfin'", in the garage. After that hit the local radio, they signed on to Capitol Records and quickly climbed the charts as the premiere [[Surf Rock]] band of the nation. They are often credited for popularizing the California culture throughout the country. However, the stress of touring and the competition from [[The Beatles]] led to Brian Wilson suffering a nervous breakdown, and retiring from touring. While the rest of the band toured (with first Glen Campbell and then Bruce Johnston taking Brian's place), Brian stayed home writing and making use of the studio talents of The Wrecking Crew, leading to such classics as "California Girls", "Help Me Rhonda", and "Please Let Me Wonder". This eventually fostered into what some critics call the greatest pop album of all time: ''Pet Sounds''. ''Pet Sounds'' brought a whole new depth to the music, with advanced production techniques and powerful lyrics on such subjects as loneliness, youthful longing, self-isolation, and the power of wordless communication. Paul McCartney has said that ''Pet Sounds'' was a major influence on the Beatles' own landmark album ''[[Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''. (Not coincidentally, if a critic ''doesn't'' call ''Sgt. Pepper'' the greatest pop album in history, he or she probably thinks it's ''Pet Sounds''.)

 

Numerous artists have cited them as a major influence, including [[Animal Collective]], [[The Ramones]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Elton John]], [[Weezer]], [[The Flaming Lips]], basically the entire indie rock genre, and [[The Beatles]] themselves.

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*The Mamas and the Papas

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* ''Surfin' Safari'' (1962)

* ''Surfin' USA'' (1963)

 

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* [[Abusive Parents]] - Murry Wilson.

* [[Age Progression Song]] - "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"

''Whether harps heal the memory''

''Whether wholly heartened life fades away''

''[[Alliteration|Whether whiteness whisks]] soft shadows away'' }}

* [[Yoko Oh No]] - There seem to be multiple camps in the Beach Boys fandom over whether or not Brian's latest wife Melinda is a controlling she-devil, the only reason Brian's doing so well today, or both.

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