Carl was only 17 here. Wow. He was such a great guitarist and vocalist, plus he did so much to help his brothers and keep peace in the family.

Thank you for mentioning Dennis! He WAS a drummer and he pushed the band to the limits in this performance. Also, he sang harmonies on countless recordings. Remember he was the lead vocalist on Do You Wanna Dance that broke the top 10! Dennis's voice was usually buried in the mix adding his thick textures to the performance.

Brian Wilson created some of the most indescribably beautiful music any of us will ever hear...and he’s been practically deaf in one ear since early childhood. For an all-too-brief couple of years, he and The Beatles fed off each other and gave us Revolver, then Pet Sounds, shortly followed by Sgt Pepper. Brian was trying to respond with Smile...then it all fell apart. The reasons have been debated for five decades, but the fact remains that during his creative peak, Brian Wilson was John, Paul AND George Martin combined into one guy. I consider him America’s greatest living musical treasure.

Brian Wilson was/is so incredibly complicated. “Genius” is often overused, but it is a solid fit for Brian. Just listen to Pet Sounds, Surf’s Up, Smile, and more. And keep in mind, he was writer, producer, and performer - until he couldn’t carry the load anymore. I have a huge heart for him. Thanks, Fil.

@MichaelT199

5 жыл бұрын

Spot on, Bill.

@jerrysmith2354

5 жыл бұрын

Unless you mean the song Surfs up, but Brian only wrote 4 of the 10 songs on the album. Its a phenominal album, and the songs he wrote on the album were great, but I think the credit of the album should go to the whole band, showing they can carry while Brian was not writing.

@haroldjones8023

4 жыл бұрын

Bill White spot on analysis

@chielwouterscw

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry Smith The songs on that album that were written by Brian are the best songs on it in my opinion. But yeah, the others could write very good too but they have expressed how they looked up to the writing capabilities of Brian and used it as an example to their songwriting.

@docsavage8640

3 жыл бұрын

Holland comes to mind

This guy really, really knows his shit! He says everything, that I'm thinking. He's incredible in breaking down all information in every kind of music.........FANTASTIC JOB!!!!!!!!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

From the very moment The Beach Boys vocal harmony hit American pop radio stations the listening teenage public was enthralled. Not only did they sing with impeccable harmony but their songs were all about the ideal American teenage lifestyle. "Fun, Fun, Fun" is the ultimate Southern California teenage song. Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

With all the attention Brian and Carl get IMO it's Dennis who's killer in this performance. He just gets under the band and lifts it for takeoff. Great drumming and a solid back beat. As a bassist for over 45 years his drumming is the type that inspires you to play your best.

Hard to believe Good Vibrations was a 3 minute song. It feels longer because it's so produced. Theres so much in there. Masterpiece by Brian

@tomasiobermudez2588

Жыл бұрын

I mean it is longer : Brian Wilson got 96 hours of recorded material for good vibrations from 4 studios

Brian Wilson is unquestionably a musical genius of the highest order.

@bigbow62

5 жыл бұрын

@LPD.... You took the words right outta my mouth 😆

@brianjlevine

4 жыл бұрын

Give Surf's Up a listen. Amazing.

@old65rocker

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianjlevine Dont Worry Baby also

@buckjohnson1119

3 жыл бұрын

@@old65rocker ‘Wouldn’t it be nice,’ ‘God only Knows,’ are pure genius.

@jonplukehughes2807

3 жыл бұрын

He’s like Mozart of pop rock

I confess...sometimes I watch Fil's videos just to see his smile. It's contagious!

Yes, the band was great and Carl had a great voice. Honestly, Brian was operating on a much higher level. Actually, in the highest level there is.

Carl Wilson was an outstanding yet under rated guitarist as well as a fantastic singing voice.

I heard Brian's band featuring ageless Al Jardine, The Wondermints and multi-instrumentalist Paul von Mertens play "Pet Sounds," "Smile" and "That Lucky Old Sun" in concert. .The 2004 SMiLE performance also featured The Stockholm Strings and Horns, giving the proceedings a Gershwin-esque "symphonic pop" sound. All three concerts were magnificent and it is a darn shame Brian's brothers Carl and Dennis didn't live to be involved in these performances.

Brian Wilson, by his own acknowledgement, became an addict around this time, 1964, and it cost him his mental health and talent; one of the saddest stories in popular music history. But for about 5 years there, 1962-1966, Brian Wilson was really something: handsome, charismatic, and one of the best song writers & producers in the business.

Music my parents listened to but yet it’s timeless music! Being from California The Beach Boys are part of our DNA (for us native Californians 👍🏼). Your breakdowns are always informative and awesome!

You're a fantastic teacher, Fil!! I've always liked the Beach Boys. Their harmonies were the best. It was upbeat music, for a turbulent time for Americans. I was still a child. Thanks for a great review, and teaching lesson!! Rock on!!🎼🎵🎸

..........."Good Vibrations" is my favorite......just a timeless classic.......

Simply one of the greatest bands in Rock history. Thanks, Fil for the respectful analysis. Also keep up your own great musical work! 👍

Pretty tight and in the pocket. Carl Wilson was the soul of the band, one very underrated player, on 12 string too and his voice was ethereal. Miss that guy.

@stevedonahue7956

5 жыл бұрын

I always wondered why he never did any guitar solos later on

@pay9011

5 жыл бұрын

RIP Carl.

@stevedonahue7956

5 жыл бұрын

@@pay9011 what sad about his death is that he went down the same road brian did in the 70s yet it didn't seem like anyone cared... he just kept gaining weight

@stevedonahue7956

5 жыл бұрын

of course that his own fault but I felt like he could have survived a little longer if he was healthier at the time

@jamessilver6429

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevedonahue7956 me 2. harrison also a lot. on muddy waters early stuff hes the lead guitarist later on after guitar playing changed he usually wasn't. so maybe like that

The Beach Boys were always an experimental rock band since the start. A Surf Rock band with Jazz Vocal Harmony was just mind blowing.

the beach boys have some of my favorite harmies. "our prayer" is just a gorgeous little tune. They all knew eachother so well and it really shows in those harmonies. Brian Wilson is a great song writer. thanks for doing this one fil. rock on!

I really like Dennis Wilson’s drumming here. I know the great Hal Blaine was a part of many great Beach Boys songs, but Dennis plays this with a wonderful rawness.

@waukivorycopse2402

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, John, this would be a bit sedate without Denny going nuts on the drums, some of his fills in this are powerful and dynamically placed.

@seeburg10

4 жыл бұрын

Dennis rushes the tempo on the choruses but it doesn't really matter, his energy is great. I've always loved the understated drum part on "Don't Worry Baby"- perfect time there- and was surprised to find out only recently it was Dennis playing and not Hal Blaine.

@waukivorycopse2402

4 жыл бұрын

Denny played on more records than people think. I have a book with all the Musicians Union Logs for Beach Boys sessions and Dennis' appearances outnumber Hal Blaines considerably. I think critics of the BBs forget they were a very regular recording band for at least 20 years (1962-82) and Hal's work with them was, at best mid '63 to early '67.

@seeburg10

4 жыл бұрын

@@waukivorycopse2402 that's really enlightening, thank you. Do you have the only copy of that AFM log? If so please think about scanning and sharing it on the internet, many people would be interested!

@waukivorycopse2402

4 жыл бұрын

@@seeburg10 it's in a fairly easy to find book that chronicled the BBs career, I'll get the name of it for you asap.

Fil, As an aging baby boomer I sure enjoy getting all the great information from your discussions of these early pop & rock n' roll performances. I hope you do a lot more of them. Maybe some early Motown (Tne Miracles?) would be cool. Its as if I can see and hear the old guard with new eyes and ears. I now realize that its pretty amazing what many performers could do back then. A bit of trivia: I read that when Brian first began trying out the falsetto vocal in performances, he asked his friends watching to not look directly at him because he was self-conscious of the falsetto and didn't know if it worked for the Beach Boys as well as it did for the Four Freshmen.

Beach Boys 1964. Just two years later, 1966, Brian Wilson drops Pet Sounds. They say Paul McCartney was so taken with the album, it motivated him and the Beatles to create Seargant Pepper.

@chipurBillWhite

5 жыл бұрын

David Hapka And Rubber Soul inspired Pet Sounds.

@davidhapka5483

5 жыл бұрын

@@chipurBillWhite Rubber Soul was released Dec. 3, 1965. Pet Sounds was released May 16, 1966. Brian Wilson spent some 10 months on its production. So I doubt Rubber Soul had much of an influence.

@chipurBillWhite

5 жыл бұрын

David Hapka Says a friend came in with the album and he wasn’t sure if it had been released yet... Listening to Rubber Soul didn’t clarify my ideas for Pet Sounds, exactly. But it inspired me. When we were listening to it that night I said to myself, “Now I’m gonna make an album just as good as Rubber Soul.” Not the same album. Obviously there can only be one album that’s Rubber Soul, just like there can only be one Pet Sounds. But it inspired me to do my own thing, and so the next morning I went to the piano and wrote God Only Knows with Tony Asher.

@davidhapka5483

5 жыл бұрын

@@chipurBillWhite Very good... I stand corrected

@chipurBillWhite

5 жыл бұрын

David Hapka All about the music, right?

It's impossible to watch that without smiling! 😃 (Love the Queen t-shirt btw!)

Southern California native born in 1961. I remember the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. Sidewalk Surfing. Dead Man's Curve

They still make me smile!

Gotta tell you Fil, I really admire your ability (and courage) to tackle such a wide array of musical types with such amazing vitality and knowledge. I am one of your most ardent fans, for this reason. I actually grew up surfing to the songs of the Beach Boys in 1964, and they were WAY ahead of their time, especially in the recording studio, as you so accurately pointed out. I think that all great groups are based in part on their own musical heroes, so I'd like to point out how the BBs so intelligently riffed on the vocal stylings of two groups in particular, the Lettermen and the The Four Freshmen, whose brilliant vocal harmonies produced some of the most beautiful and memorable hits of the fifties. In fact, they still tour today all over America. Without their powerful influences, there would be no Beach Boys, only a bunch of kids still playing on their Fender Showman amps in their parent's garage.

Thanks, Fil for your analysis. Stuff like 2 guitars playing an octave apart. You do cover all those elements that go into a rich sounding performance. I also love hearing about your reaction to videos from different eras!

You give us so much to look for and appreciate that these older songs now seem new again. Got to hear the Good Vibrations breakdown now. Rock.

@JaOzrenRadovanovic

5 жыл бұрын

Čudno, gleda sam kamberizam, vidia tvoj komentar maloprije , i krenia na ovo.... Sinkronicitet!?

@JaOzrenRadovanovic

5 жыл бұрын

Nešto se pomišalo....?!

I was a teenager in a rural aea...it created my journey to LA...Surfin' USA. Changed my life.

Masterful harmonies! Amazing composition! Real men real music, geniuses🤯Pet Sounds is landmark album!🤘🏻

Best analysis on a Beach Boys performance ever. Thank you, Fil! (Thanks too for the nod to GLEN CAMPBELL!)

@marbleman52

5 жыл бұрын

BringBack....I agree about the nod to Glen Campbell. Musicians full well knew just how gifted and great Glen was on the guitar, but I think that the public as a whole didn't know just how amazing he was. He didn't get famous to the general public until he started singing and then it seemed ( and probably correct ) that his singing ability overshadowed his incredible guitar work. Yes, he had a Summer t.v. show and that really helped propel him into the star class arena and people saw just how great he could play guitar and sing just as good. And I assume that y'all reading this knew that Glen never learned to read music ? Now how incredibly talented do you have to be to be able to learn to play at the level that he could play and not read a musical score ? I'll confess that I wasn't a huge Glen Campbell fan until after I got older ..Yes, I loved his hits back then so I certainly knew he was a good guitar player and a good singer ( I'm 67 now ) , but then I began to mellow out and started learning more about these fantastic artists that I had only known about from the radio and some t.v.shows here & there. Yea, it's like getting old so quickly and wise so slowly...LOL..!! The same with my knowledge of the Beach Boys. I loved their music and their harmonies, but I didn't understand just how much of a genius Brian was and how intricate their songs were until I was able to start learning about them here on the internet.

Beach Boys have a special place in my heart as does the Movie "American Graffiti" that blew my British mind as a 15 year old . Drag Racing ,Surfing ,Rock Music and Hot Rods shaping my Adult life .

@vmat1000

5 жыл бұрын

409, a friends Ford screaming up and down the block. At least it got recorded.

@mevrammcoyoteV8f150

5 жыл бұрын

Classic movie..the way life was back then in every town in the USA.

@rocklover7437

5 жыл бұрын

@@mevrammcoyoteV8f150 I am from Yorkshire and it blew my mind . Owned American Cars most of my life . The 1st was a 71 GTO i paid £150 for ,scared myself silly .It went through back tires and fuel like they was going out of style .

@mevrammcoyoteV8f150

5 жыл бұрын

@@rocklover7437 Friend of mine years ago had a '69 427 mustang...unbelievable power.

@pbohearn

4 жыл бұрын

As a teen in the San Fernando Valley of SoCal it blew my mind also. And I was here! Lolol

Back in the 70's I wore out the album "Endless Summer!" Oh what great times!

@slickmic6113

5 жыл бұрын

bubhub64 so did I wore it out

@Poverello2001

5 жыл бұрын

bubhub64 me too! It was a great album.

One of rock's early guitar heroes, Carl Wilson was only 14 when the Beach Boys started. He's only about 17 here.

I raided my parents 8-track collection as a small kid, the Beach Boys were among the things I cut my first musical teeth on. And I still love 'em.

One of the top 10 rock bands of all time. Period.

@jamessilver6429

5 жыл бұрын

top three

@jchapman1975

5 жыл бұрын

James Silver top one!

Fil, I get vicarious pleasure seeing the pleasure you get listening to these bands. Your joy is infectious.

Your sincere enthusiasm is what makes everything work!

Great harmonies, happy music and simpler times.

Oh my goodness.....I grew up in Florida and I must have at least 6 Beach Boys albums. Haven't listened to them in years. Good Vibrations...one of my favorites...harmonizing is phenomenal!! Thank you, Fil, for the interesting information about Chuck Berry and the song. A great job....you are the BEST!!

Back in mid 60's I actually saw the Beach Boys in concert in Fort Worth, Texas with Chad & Jeremy, The Beau Brummels and the Loving Spoonful opening for them. I was really impressed for just being 15 myself! One of my best memories. In 1968 I saw the Beach Boys in concert in Washington DC, and to this day, they are the only group that I've ever seen that actually got mobbed off the stage that up ending the concert early! The crowd got so excited by the music, they mobbed the stage! True story!

Brian took folk music, speeded it up and created the surf sound. We were all caught up in it.

Connecting Chuck Berry and the BB's is brilliant Fil. I never stop learning . I'm 66 yrs old.

@wallyboy6666

5 жыл бұрын

:) Fil always teaches me something :) I never knew that about this song, either. :)

I trained my show dogs to know when this cassette played in the van, they would settle into a long ride. Lots of times they would all be asleep by the time the song ended. It was our "on the road" song.

I love how you really enjoy watching and listening with respect to all these golden oldies.

Wow ..cool Fil ..everybody loves the Beach Boys..Brian Wilson doing a great job on that bass..thanks

Just a feel good, uplifting, young adult, harmony playing music. Nobody could argue against that

Great reaction! I love hearing the breakdown! Thanks!

Really enjoy watching young people reacting to music from my youth. I particularly enjoy your comments pointing out things that would never occur to me.

I saw them at a small venue years ago and got high fived by Mike Love after the concert. Something that I’ll never forget.

Fil. Spot on. Good vibrations was more in depth musically than one may realize.

@jamessilver6429

5 жыл бұрын

zillions of their stuff also

'The Beach Boys' who didn't like that band, back in my time any how! Loved all their music,My all time fav., is 'Don't Worry Baby' Some of he best harmonizing, that i have ever heard, in the history of Rock and Roll! Every now and then, i'll search for that video, with that track, aha, those were the days... You are right Fil, back then no backing tracks with most bands anyways, no over dubbing, just straight in your face original performing, the 60's were the Root Of Great Music, to come.. Thanks for analyzing this great band from 1964.....

@lindabergman3127

3 жыл бұрын

They were awesome 🥰 But you should hear some of Little River Band Harmonies 💕😁👍 fantastic

Had the absolute pleasure of seeing Brian Wilson live 3 times. I count myself lucky to be in the presence of such genius.

Ah, High School in Santa Monica riding in a convertible blasting The Beach Boys. Those were my wonder years. Carl was the only one who actually surfed! Thanks for featuring them!

Long time Beach Boys fan. This was when i was like 7, wore surfer shirts and skate boarding was Sidewalk Surfing (clay wheels and a pebble equaled a wreck). I misss those times. This single i believe was pre wrecking crew and when Carl took off, it was Fender heaven (of course pay that Berry guy ;). Thanks for covering this, Fil.

@vmat1000

5 жыл бұрын

@Brad zybola Thank you for the thoughtful reply, Brad :) !! I'm glad you shared these memories. Take care yourself.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

It really does take a musician like Wings of Pegasus to get across what the Beach Boys were bringing to the table. I like the way he parallels how both the Beach Boys and the Beatles could pull off instrumental competence during live shows while simultaneously executing complex vocal parts. Not surprisingly - both bands have described in interviews how the transcontinental rivalry actually pushed both bands to greater levels of musicianship and creativity.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew!

Your admiration is my favorite part of these informative episodes.

My first live concert was to see The Beach Boys in 1964. I will never forget those Oxford shirts with a Pacific Blue stripe pattern. Nothing like starting out on the top for your first concert experience.

Fil, I love these videos. You have such solid awareness of music for over half a century. Your perspectives are spot on, but also come from a standpoint of respect for the artists and the Biz they are in. Keep up the great work!

that was a great concert. I was 15 at the time. I have been a Beach Boys fan from day one. I am 70 now and still a Beach Boys fan. great songs great band

LOVE the Beach Boys. Fil thank you, thank you, thank you. This one was from their "Lost Concert" video which can be found on youtube. You may be interested in Brian's falsetto in a song called "She Knows Me Too Well", from their album "The Beach Boys Today", especially toward the ending of the song. Thrilling to me. I also love Brian's bass on "Little Deuce Coupe". Perfect.

@corinneyaworski5274

4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this concert.

Harmony was so melodic... Carl. Is a genius... Surfing 🏄 music... Historians know beach boys were the best... Simple songs... Simple lyrics..but Heartland sound... Always were strong... Good vibrations Brotherrrrrr..

My childhood relived! 🏄

The Beach Boys had a fresh happy sound that sounds GREAT today. Back in the 60's I was always happy hearing a Beach Boys song being played on the radio. I was a treat especially in the summer time. Glad I grew up in the 60's but wasn't old enough to get drafted to have my head blow'd off in 'Nam,

You are a great teacher, and a true gentleman.

I have enjoyed you reviewing and dissecting of a number of acts for some time, Fil, but today this is a beautiful love letter to the wonderful Beach Boys. Thank you.

@lynndow3185

5 жыл бұрын

That was the most perfect comment, Danny Ruble!

Pet Sounds was a huge influence on the Beatles Sgt. Pepper. Yes. The Beach Boys were a huge influence on studio recordings. They are geniuses.

B/W vids are back...that makes me feel like I'm catching a wave & sitting on top of the world ! I'm really getting Good Vibrations about this group ! I bet their songs will sound great when I'm driving in my dual quad ,4 speed ,posi-traction 409 Impala 😆 The Beach Boys give you the gift of " summer time "" every time they play.... Thank you Fil you never disapoint..... night after night the videos and the analysis is spot on and I love the back stories.... It's time for me to fire up my little deuce coupe and take a moon light drive..... Speaking of a moon light drive I think it's time for The Doors playing Riders On The Storm 😎 " ROCK "

The pride of HHS. Hawthorne, California. Southern California was the place to grow up, and we were all so proud of the boys!

Wow Fil? The knowledge you have about all music is Amazing!!! Love your channel. Thanks so much for all the hard work

Don't forget that the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" LP, according to Paul McCartney, inspired The Beatles to do "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP.

@Coolrockndad

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Brian Wilson, in fact, wrote "Don't Worry Baby" initially as a follow-up intended for the Ronettes "Be My Baby". .... "Don't Worry Baby" is my personal favorite Beach Boys tune.

@dennismccracken7922

3 жыл бұрын

The Beatles and Brian Wilson were in a contest to see who could put out the most amazing recording. It went back and forth a few times. They listened intently to what the other was doing.

I’ve never seen this video, I did a double take, you got another smile out of me😊 I also appreciate you giving credit to the original version❣️

@benjaminfolkers4466

5 жыл бұрын

It's called the "lost concert" and it's somewhere on KZread. Might've been taken down

@jamessilver6429

5 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminfolkers4466 they were playing it very much on pbs afew yrs ago

@collettedauphinais8381

5 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Folkers Thank You❣️

The Beach Boys was a great act. Incredible band! Thank you for the video! I don't know if you pointed it out, as I'm not finished watching this video, but since you were talking about the "Wrecking Crew" early on, there is this myth that they played on all the BBs records etc. In fact, until ca. Beach Boys Today! (1965) it was mostly the Beach Boys themselves playing on the records (including - obviously - 1963's "Surfin' USA"). Between '65 and '66 they played on more or less half of the stuff while the Wrecking Crew played on the other half because of the Boys being on tour while Brian was recording at the same time in L. A. "Pet Sounds" is the first album that the Beach Boys didn't play a lot on. Apart from "That's not me" it's basically only the session musicians plus Carl and Brian here and there. I think on the "Smile" recordings the Beach Boys appear more often than on "Pet Sounds" but not as much as before. Only from "Smiley Smile" onwards for the rest of the decade it's the Boys playing again.

I was 13 when this tune came out. Like most other harmony bands of the day (e.g Four Seasons) I assumed Beach Boys had 1 lead singer who sung the entire lead vocal including the falsetto, and another guy who sung the bass part. After seeing them on TV, I realized this was no ordinary band, as you point out in this video. Mike sings the lead until the chorus ("Everybody's gone surfing"), when he drops to bass vocals as Brian takes over the lead for just that one line. Then Mike resumes singing the lead. It's not an easy thing to do, but Beach Boys did it perfectly and seamlessly.

Another great analysis, thanks. Quite a few snippets of info that I didn't previously know.

Dennis sang harmony in the studio but not live. He was on high harmony. The BB are in my top 5 bands. Brian was very good and directed the wrecking crew so well! ✨

@Darm0k

5 жыл бұрын

Dennis sang bass sometimes, too.

@jamessilver6429

5 жыл бұрын

@@Darm0k in the back of my mind on bb today is dennis singing. always thought it was brian.

@Darm0k

5 жыл бұрын

@@jamessilver6429 I actually didn't know that song, but I just listened to it. Doesn't sound like Brian to me, but I can definitely tell that Dennis's voice is a big part of the BB sound.

@waukivorycopse2402

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely Denny on Back of My Mind. Dennis also sings the powerhouse lead vocal on Do You Wanna Dance that starts that Today lp, so he starts and finishes the album

The Beach Boys are iconic. The story of The Wrecking Crew on video was astounding.

brian Wilson and david Crosby have the most effortless falsetto

@mysticmaverick1

5 жыл бұрын

On what song does Crosby sing falsetto?

@stevedonahue7956

5 жыл бұрын

@@mysticmaverick1 EVERY SINGLE ONE

@bobjanis24

5 жыл бұрын

No disrespect, but not sure I agree. Can you give a few song names?

@stevedonahue7956

5 жыл бұрын

@@bobjanis24 eight miles high, all I really want to do, black bird

@mysticmaverick1

5 жыл бұрын

@@stevedonahue7956 I'd call that the voice of a tenor. Falsetto would be Lou Christie (Lightnin' Strikes), The Bee Gees, Frankie Valli (The Four Seasons).

Great video. I loved the early Beach Boys. I encountered them on my brother's copy of Endless Summer so I always thought of them as long haired types because of the cover art. It's interesting to see them in an earlier incarnation. Thanks.

Some of the songs from pet sounds. Or surfer girl, in my room that's the beach boys at there best. Got to be carl or brian singing. Though all in all this is still wonderful

There was an unofficial “Beach Girl ” . She was session-player Toni Tennile who played keyboards with Beach Boys on tour.

I like the song Wendy, just so mellow You Brits are so cultured and smart!

This was the second "45" I owned, age 8 (a few years before this performance). But--I got it for the B side: Shut Down. Ah, the good old days

@jamessilver6429

5 жыл бұрын

possibly my favorite single of all time subjectively. objectively its up there. as are all their singles from the mid 60eez. love everything any of em have ever done. most rescent thing i heard is brians no pier pressure wich sounds a lot like thats why g d made the radio lp great great both. peace

I have to say Brian Wilson should be inducted into the Rock and Roll HOF individually, like how John, Paul, George and Ringo have been inducted

@bradsmack1

4 жыл бұрын

I'd be all over that! Surprised I haven't even considered that! Thank you.....from your comment to the HOF board!

@mike_bywater

4 жыл бұрын

The hall is a joke

@TheTsar1918

3 жыл бұрын

You mean to tell me that that hasn’t happened yet?! The hell....

@docsavage8640

3 жыл бұрын

He's done nothing significant outside the Beach Boys, though. Love him but that's just truth

@docsavage8640

3 жыл бұрын

Also true

I had the opportunity to see the original lineup in 1987, at Freeman Coliseum, in San Antonio, Texas. Everyone was there except Dennis. It was a clean show . Everyone in the audience was singing the songs. Their Kokomo song is great too. I always listen to their music in winter time thinking of summer.

Your knowledge about the intricacies of the Beachboys is so spot on. Surfin USA was my first ever album. I admire your passion for going really retro once in awhile. Keep it alive!

Nice analysis! Dennis called himself a "clubber" and dismissed his own drumming, but fact is he was exceptional at driving a beat in a live performance, even here after he'd only been at it for a few years.

@moeb434

5 жыл бұрын

Rick Bolger He was a great drummer. Interesting that he played left handed on a right handed set up kit. He may have reconfigured the kit left later.

Don't forget David Marks who played rhythm guitar early on, on all the good stuff! Four of their first albums. Surfin' Safari, Surfin' U.S.A. Surfer Girl, Little Duce Coupe. You should of showed their version of 'Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow.

Absolutely brilliant analysis Fil. I learn so much from listening to your comments. Please keep it up. Rock!

Great video and analysis. Another thing to point out, Glen Campbell was technically a Beach Boy for a few months in '65, donning the striped shirt, playing bass (and guitar depending on the song), and singing Brian's parts live.

Fact: NBA player Kevin Love, is Beach Boy's lead singer Mike Love's nephew.

@cazgerald9471

5 жыл бұрын

Stan Love (Kevin's dad, Mike's brother) also played in the NBA.

Damn you're good cuz I'm headed back down to the beach peace and rock on

Thanks for bringing back these memories. Brian was a year ahead of me in high school. We knew from the get go that The Beach Boys were a great talent & we were all so proud of them.

Brain is in the same mold as John,Paul, and George Martin. And it's true that Brain should be in the Rock hall of fame as an individual as well. Great breakdown Fil.

Great video Fil. Excellent comments. The Beach Boys' contribution to rock and pop is huge. They even influenced the Beatles as you know...have you ever analyzed Badfinger?...all the best...Paul

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Not yet!

Carl Wilson was a great guitarist. He has been noted as an influence on many people. He also had the best voice. Listen to I can Hear Music

@axiomist1076

5 жыл бұрын

Dont forget God Only Knows.

@MrLandlocked

5 жыл бұрын

Eric Clapton cites Carl as an influence.

@larrygeetar9309

5 жыл бұрын

Or Caroline No.

@terrorvisionreviews

4 жыл бұрын

@@larrygeetar9309 Caroline No is sung by Brian

The amount of talent in this band be slapping me in the face

Once again Phil, you have provided us with an outstanding analogy, of the history , that is Rock n’ Roll. I think and hope your work here will have a lasting effect on the future of music. For as it sits, with virtually no school bands in America to the woes of Gibson, and the idea that record companies place their money on one guy sitting with a synthesizer in front of his computer making what is entertained as music. I really pray kids watch and see your productions and grasp the greatness which is there, and theirs for the seeking....of course they have to put the work in...but the reward....to have folks still buying your music 50yrs later.