It's About Time: Beach Boys Poll Results

lol, which one of you is doing this comic

did you get any notable anecdotes from his daughter that you can share here?

this is what she was working on

have you guys ever seen the old "beach boys: an american band" documentary? among other odd bits, every time bw is interviewed in it, he is lying in bed

omg this thing. I remember it coming off as a weird Beach Boys infomercial. I kept waiting for Love to turn to the camera and invite the viewer to call now for their new greatest hits compilation.

this was Hayleigh his eldest (acknowledged) daughter

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I saw that doc on TV when I was a kid. That and the Summer Dreams movie shaped my whole perspective on the Beach Boys at a young age.

What are the assorted Wilson children up to nowadays? I made the mistake of googling for Gage Wilson at work after reading Dennis' wiki and clicking on a link to pictures of a porn star of the same name.

well that wouldn't be that surprising, would it?

Carnie's famous for being fat that's all I got.

Is this it for today?

speaking of carnie, i kind of like this version!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0DWT-VO5pQ

"This kid is eating my lunch!"

Thank you for the comic link!

Is this it for today?

sorry was away, but yeah. 10 tomorrow, 10 friday.

my mom taught music to one of mike love's daughters. I dunno which one. I don't think it was for long.

so I'm listening to carl wilson's solo album on youtube for the first time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFtx6TkCBcA

I like this song!

20

Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - Pet Sounds
213 points, 9 votes, One #1 vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcFDaDZbc3Y

Bollocks, I'm going to miss today's instalment of the poll

Listen... listen... listen... *enter most beautiful string arrangement in pop*

Whoever said no other band could have such fantastic songs place so low on a poll is OTM. I didn't vote for Don't Talk, but it still blows so much music out the water.

one of the greatest song titles of all time

I wished these vocals had been used in the released song - they are astounding....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIETb-6n1M8#t=59s

there will be 5 pet sounds songs in the top 20. too much?

maybe there aren't? who knows

#19

http://brianwilsonmusic.tk/xsearch.php?t=R-1526134-1264121582.jpeg

Girl Don't Tell Me - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
214 points, 10 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ztc_lAb5Ws

That line "Your hair's getting long and your shorts mmm they sure feel real fine" - is that actually what he's seeing? It took me years to parse.

"they sure fit you fine"

Yay!!!

Love the double tracking here, and love its placement on the record - the transition to "Help Me Rhonda" is perfect. I can't help but think of this track every time I play "Oh, Inverted World".

No backing vocals here.

Such an awkward song - the melody is all over the place and the tempo has its shoe-laces tied together - but somehow it works.

Help Me Rhonda shoulda placed much higher mind you.

was hoping this would crack the top 10.

Love the obvious guitar rip of Ticket to Ride on the break. Still a great song.

as much as i love this track (kind of a unique one for the beach boys?), i'm surprised it's placed above a lot of these other songs. guess it must fall into the beloved deep cut category. and yeah, the beatles influence is very apparent without being an overt homage.

The ultimate "beloved deep cut". Though there will probably be one or two more album-only tracks sprinkled in the rest of the top 20.

also, "don't talk" eeesh, what a song. love the backing track on the box set -- you suddenly realize how verrrrry sloooooow it is. so beautiful.

so I'm listening to carl wilson's solo album on youtube for the first time

heard this awhile ago, it's okay but I was surprised at how much I disliked the vocals/vocal arrangements for it in general

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i remember finding that carl wilson solo album in the stacks at my college radio station and being PSYCHED. and then being DISAPPOINTED.
good track or two though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQN7NZ1Tw_8

#18

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Beach_Boys_-_Break_Away.jpg

Break Away - Single
222 points, 10 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIHjAsnieqQ

awesome.
so many cool beach boys TV clips! mike love especially great there. best mike love stage? maybe.

okay that seems a bit um... high. I mean it's a good song and all but it's definitely under-produced.

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^crazy

Why I didn't vote for Breakaway I just don't know. Fantastic non-album single - superbly bittersweet lyrics too.

yeah breakaway is just great part after great part, packed with wonderful moments.

Yes, very strange it placed so high since it's not on any albums and came out during the Boys' first lag period (always saw 20/20 and later Carl & The Passions as points where the Beach Boys seemed to be admitting to themselves they were at an end of an era).

def in my top 5 most listened to bb songs.

al jardine!

I used to like this one more than I do now. Not the best mix in the world.

Breakaway was in my top 5 iirc. It's so breezy, bittersweet, such a spacious sound... one of their most lush songs imho