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Title: The Beach Boys
Post by: Samus Aran on February 26, 2008, 02:17:38 AM
I hate them. Is there something wrong with me?

I can't fathom how something as stupid as "Kokomo" became so popular. "Fun, Fun, Fun" is like "I Get Around" only worse. Christ, most of their hits sound exactly the same.

And oh god, don't even get me started on "Little Surfer Girl" or whatever it's called.

I hope I'm not the only one here who hates The Beach Boys.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 05:49:25 AM
I  don't really hate them...

but Pet Sounds is fucking overrated. monkees > beatch boys
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Selkie on February 26, 2008, 02:55:38 PM
No. The Beach Boys are a musical icon and their songs are soothing and cheer me up when I'm down.

How dare a classic rock fan like yourself hate the Beach Boys
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 03:20:16 PM
Quote from: Selkie on February 26, 2008, 02:55:38 PM
No. The Beach Boys are a musical icon and their songs are soothing and cheer me up when I'm down.

How dare a classic rock fan like yourself hate the Beach Boys

sir, you have made me decide to download some beach boys songs... eventually.

I WANNA TAKE YOU DOWN TO KOKOMO
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Andrew1911 on February 26, 2008, 04:03:46 PM
Pet Sounds is one of the best albums ever made.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Samus Aran on February 26, 2008, 04:13:43 PM
Let it be known that I was exaggerating when I said I "hate" them, but I still don't like them very much. And I don't find Pet Sounds particularly interesting.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 04:31:42 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on February 26, 2008, 04:13:43 PM
Let it be known that I was exaggerating when I said I "hate" them, but I still don't like them very much. And I don't find Pet Sounds particularly interesting.

IT HAS THE SOUND...

OF PETS!
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Selkie on February 26, 2008, 05:01:19 PM
Quote from: Co-Z on February 26, 2008, 03:20:16 PM
sir, you have made me decide to download some beach boys songs... eventually.

I WANNA TAKE YOU DOWN TO KOKOMO


excellent

be sure to get California Girls and Sloop John B
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 05:22:59 PM
Quote from: Selkie on February 26, 2008, 05:01:19 PM
excellent

be sure to get California Girls and Sloop John B

i once heard david lee roth cover california girls.

it was a piece of shit and possibly the worst song dlr ever made.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: wawi on February 26, 2008, 05:25:45 PM
I had to go to a concert of theirs with my friends   >.<...I mean they're not terrible, but  I don't see them being that good.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 05:45:13 PM
holy shit

i just listened to wouldn't it be nice a moment ago.

these guys are geniuses.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Samus Aran on February 26, 2008, 05:45:52 PM
Quote from: Co-Z on February 26, 2008, 05:45:13 PM
holy shit

i just listened to wouldn't it be nice a moment ago.

these guys are geniuses.


You'd never heard that song before? doodthing;

It's one of their best tunes.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 06:01:42 PM
yes of course i've heard it. my mom used to listen to an oldies radio station when i was like, 5, so i heard all the oldies classics from the beatles to aretha franklin, basically.

I hadn't heard it in awhile, and just a moment ago I realized OMFG DIS ROX.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: UnagiPower on February 26, 2008, 06:41:20 PM
Pet Sounds is the shit. badass
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: YPrrrr on February 26, 2008, 06:51:41 PM
We always used to listen to them on the way to the [spoiler]beach[/spoiler]

I think they're ok, not something I'd listen to everyday, but still pretty good every once in while
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 06:54:01 PM
I just finished a torrent of Pet Sounds.

Gonna listen to it later. Busy listening to BOC.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 07:20:52 PM
Yeah, the beach boys are definently great and pet sounds certainly isn't remotely overrated.  At the time of its release, it got a bit of a cold review mainly because it was so different than the generic "car, sun and girl" forumula that made them so huge. The band itself, though, was basiacally a direct product of Brian wilson's twisted genius. The man had problems. Pet sounds was the intellectual release he needed; insanity followed.
   Plus, kokomo sucks and mike love is a grade "A" dick. Cheers!
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 07:22:55 PM
Quote from: Boognish on February 26, 2008, 07:20:52 PM
Yeah, the beach boys are definently great and pet sounds certainly isn't remotely overrated.  At the time of its release, it got a bit of a cold review mainly because it was so different than the generic "car, sun and girl" forumula that made them so huge. The band itself, though, was basiacally a direct product of Brian wilson's twisted genius. The man had problems. Pet sounds was the intellectual release he needed; insanity followed.
   Plus, kokomo sucks and mike love is a grade "A" dick. Cheers!

I totally agree. Mike Love sucks, but Brian Wilson is the man.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 07:42:46 PM
Yeah. did you read his "self written biography"? I think a certain doctor landy may have "helped" him out a bit. It's a great read though.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 07:52:25 PM
Quote from: Boognish on February 26, 2008, 07:42:46 PM
Yeah. did you read his "self written biography"? I think a certain doctor landy may have "helped" him out a bit. It's a great read though.

never read it. i don't read books much.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 08:24:46 PM
Pet Sounds is one of the greatest albums of all time and Good Vibrations is one of the best singles of all time.

Everything else by them is very forgettable, but Pet Sounds can not get enough praise.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 08:36:27 PM
Quote from: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 08:24:46 PM
Pet Sounds is one of the greatest albums of all time and Good Vibrations is one of the best singles of all time.

Everything else by them is very forgettable, but Pet Sounds can not get enough praise.

It got number two on Rolling Stone's top 500 albums list.

Sure it's one of the greatest... but not a top ten album.

And you are right about Good Vibrations. God I love that song. GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD VIBRATIONS
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:13:19 PM
Yeah, I dont mind rolling stone per se, but Top lists are usually just a matter of opinion unless it's based off of sales or the such.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Samus Aran on February 26, 2008, 09:17:29 PM
Quote from: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 08:24:46 PM
Everything else by them is very forgettable


Sure as hell got that right.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:20:14 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on February 26, 2008, 09:17:29 PM
Sure as hell got that right.


Egh, well I'm not sure if you can necessarily go that far. They've got some very catchy stuff. Juvenile at times, but catchy and put together very well. Heroes and villians isn't bad..........
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Samus Aran on February 26, 2008, 09:23:50 PM
Quote from: Boognish on February 26, 2008, 09:20:14 PM
Egh, well I'm not sure if you can necessarily go that far. They've got some very catchy stuff. Juvenile at times, but catchy and put together very well. Heroes and villians isn't bad..........


I can at least respect "I Get Around," but nothing else comes to mind at the moment that isn't on Pet Sounds.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:30:07 PM
Well, the obvious ones.....
-fun, fun,fun
-surfin' usa
-Help me rhonda
-little deuce coup
-shut down
-barbara ann
-dont worry baby
-california girls
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Samus Aran on February 26, 2008, 09:32:21 PM
Quote from: Boognish on February 26, 2008, 09:30:07 PM
Well, the obvious ones.....
-fun, fun,fun
-surfin' usa
-Help me rhonda
-little deuce coup
-shut down
-barbara ann
-dont worry baby
-california girls



Barbara Ann is okay, as is California Girls. I really don't like Fun, Fun, Fun very much. Surfin' USA is okay, I guess. I don't remember hearing the others.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 09:35:44 PM
Quote from: Boognish on February 26, 2008, 09:20:14 PM
Egh, well I'm not sure if you can necessarily go that far. They've got some very catchy stuff. Juvenile at times, but catchy and put together very well. Heroes and villians isn't bad..........

I agree that they're catchy and well put together, theyw rote some great pop tunes, but they're nothing special.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:36:31 PM
Keith moon of the who always wanted to be a surf drummer so they did a cover of barbara ann in "the kids are alright" (dont know if you like the who or not) but I always thought this was funny.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nsHa6XJZVes
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:38:49 PM
Quote from: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 09:35:44 PM
I agree that they're catchy and well put together, theyw rote some great pop tunes, but they're nothing special.


Well, considering the time period, they were. People naturally flocked to the care free "cars and girls" vibe they threw out. Plus, they established surf music as a mainstream medium.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 09:39:48 PM
Quote from: Boognish on February 26, 2008, 09:38:49 PM
Well, considering the time period, they were. People naturally flocked to the care free "cars and girls" vibe they threw out. Plus, they established surf music as a mainstream medium.

I wouldn't really say "surf music" is a mainstream genre, but I agree that a lot of their songs were products of the time.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:42:26 PM
Well, it was fairly nonexistant on the radio at the time.

In all honesty, if brian wilson hadn't gone through and cranked out "pet sounds" We could probably dismiss them as just another early sixties pop band.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 10:24:13 PM
Quote from: Boognish on February 26, 2008, 09:36:31 PM
Keith moon of the who always wanted to be a surf drummer so they did a cover of barbara ann in "the kids are alright" (dont know if you like the who or not) but I always thought this was funny.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nsHa6XJZVes

Hahah! That's fucking hilarious.

True fact. Keith Moon got kicked out of the studio while The Who recorded vocals because his voice sucked so much.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 10:27:37 PM
Quote from: Co-Z on February 26, 2008, 10:24:13 PM
Hahah! That's fucking hilarious.

True fact. Keith Moon got kicked out of the studio while The Who recorded vocals because his voice sucked so much.

"I'm yer uncle ernie and I welcome you to Tommy's holiday camp-ah!"

Only good part of the movie. >.<
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 10:46:57 PM
Quote from: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 10:27:37 PM
"I'm yer uncle ernie and I welcome you to Tommy's holiday camp-ah!"

Only good part of the movie. >.<

i've never seen it, was it good?

i have seen quadrophenia... well like 70% of it. i got bored and thought "ill finish it later".
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 10:49:36 PM
Quote from: Co-Z on February 26, 2008, 10:46:57 PM
i've never seen it, was it good?

i have seen quadrophenia... well like 70% of it. i got bored and thought "ill finish it later".

It's a gigantic pile of steaming shit.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 26, 2008, 10:55:29 PM
Quote from: LINK2K9 on February 26, 2008, 10:49:36 PM
It's a gigantic pile of steaming shit.

okay.

don't know whether or not you'd like quadrophenia though.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on February 28, 2008, 09:13:20 PM
Quote from: Co-Z on February 26, 2008, 10:55:29 PM
okay.

don't know whether or not you'd like quadrophenia though.

If I ever find a copy I'll check it out, but I'm not interested enough to search for one. I'm afraid it will ruin the album for me. Silly, I know, but Quadrophenia is probably my favorite album by The Who and one of my favorite of all time.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 28, 2008, 09:16:17 PM
It's a bit different than the album. Probably the biggest change iis what the plot's focus is. The album is all about the four personalities. The movie has little focus on that, it's mainly about the mods vs. rockers.

sum magzine ranked it the 30-something-th best british film ever.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on February 28, 2008, 09:17:59 PM
Quote from: Co-Z on February 28, 2008, 09:16:17 PM
It's a bit different than the album. Probably the biggest change iis what the plot's focus is. The album is all about the four personalities. The movie has little focus on that, it's mainly about the mods vs. rockers.

sum magzine ranked it the 30-something-th best british film ever.

Really? Well, at least they changed it up. Tommy is really closely based on the album and suffers for it.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: sans culottes on February 28, 2008, 10:13:34 PM
I think it's just kinda hard to interpret an album into a movie. I saw The Wall and it doesn't make sense unless you read a plot summary in advance. Quadrophenia's good thing is that its plot is looser-ly related to the album, yeah.

BTW, if you wanna watch Quadrophenia, some guy uploaded it to YouTube. It's an alright movie. Fucking hilarious to see British teen agers singing along to My Generation at a party with their British accents. And when the main character sings You Really Got Me with his accent, it's funny too.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: Squirtlejazz on March 01, 2008, 04:34:11 PM
They are awesome. My dad has all their albums.
Title: Re: The Beach Boys
Post by: LINK2K9 on March 01, 2008, 08:50:14 PM
Quote from: Co-Z on February 28, 2008, 10:13:34 PM
I think it's just kinda hard to interpret an album into a movie. I saw The Wall and it doesn't make sense unless you read a plot summary in advance. Quadrophenia's good thing is that its plot is looser-ly related to the album, yeah.

BTW, if you wanna watch Quadrophenia, some guy uploaded it to YouTube. It's an alright movie. Fucking hilarious to see British teen agers singing along to My Generation at a party with their British accents. And when the main character sings You Really Got Me with his accent, it's funny too.

Check it out one day, thanks for the info.