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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2006, 02:25:02 pm » |
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Some great tunes but also kind of lifeless compared to the other early albums. Still...some of those songs are SO excellent. A 7.
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"No Wilsons...NO Beach Boys." I find it impossible to argue with THAT.
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Conspiracy Jim
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2006, 11:24:16 am » |
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Perhaps the quintessential early Beach Boys album. An exclusive lineup (Love, the Wilsons, Marks and Jardine) Again, three or four stone cold classics- the title track, In My Room, Little Deuce Coupe, Catch A Wave, but also a load of well-above-average filler. Hawaii, The Surfer Moon, Your Summer Dream, all worth their weight in vinyl. I'm not a fan of Surfer's Rule or South Bay Surfer, but the theme is consistent. Lovely.
AND it was recorded in a day!
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Are you telling me you don't see the connection between government and laughing at people?
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2007, 01:15:45 pm » |
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8. Another quality album from the Boys:
Surfer Girl: One of Brian's greatest moments and one of the first songs he ever wrote. Truly spectacular ballad. 9.5 out of 10.
Catch A Wave: Another great "fun in the sun" song. Overlooked by many. 8.5 out of 10.
The Surfer Moon: Another great song overlooked. 8 out of 10.
South Bay Surfer: After three quality songs, we get this...ugh. 3 out of 10.
The Rocking Surfer: Nice instrumental. Organ reminds me of Palisades Park by Freddie Cannon. 6.5 out of 10.
Little Deuce Coupe: Another classiac car song. 8 out of 10.
In My Room: One of the bands best songs not about surfering or cars pre 1965. Somewhat autobiograhical? 8.5 out of 10.
Hawaii: Another song I'm sure hardcore BB fans like us love more then the casual fans. Great vocals by all, especially Brian. 8 out of 10.
Surfers Rule: Again, after three songs, a song bums us out. Not as bad as South Bay Surfer though. 5.5 out of 10.
Our Car Club: Another cult classic. 7.5 out of 10.
Your Summer Dream: A nice song about summer (almost as pretty as Summer Means New Love) 6.5 out of 10.
Boogie Woodie: This song sounds too similar to the Rocking Surfer but the boogie woogie piano sounds good. 6 out of 10.
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« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2007, 03:36:55 pm » |
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The best of their surfing albums (only the first three albums were really surfing themed), Brian's first production, and overall just pretty damn good for a bunch of hodads still wet behind the ears!
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Eck Kynor
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2008, 09:49:42 am » |
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I absolutely love this album! I honestly feel there's not a single weak track on here- I even like the two instrumentals, which don't get a lot of praise from other people. The Surfer Moon is one of my favourite tracks from the surf era- I don't understand how it can be so underrated. This is the moment where the band really hit their stride.
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Louie7
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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2008, 11:33:59 am » |
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NOTE ~ For me, the word FILLER doesn't exist. If a track is good enuf for Brian, it's good enuf for me.
Of course I have my favorites - and I will elucidate accordingly from a guitar players viewpoint.
FIRST AWARENESS ~ Actually, a DJ was the first person to show me this album. I was just starting my freshman year at a private prep-school in Portland and was boarding with my aunt & uncle during the week. Radio station KGON (50,000 watts - AM) was having some sort of money drive and was asking listeners (read: kids) to send in or bring in their nickles and dimes. Since the radio station was only a half mile up the road, I decided to walk there and drop a few coins in the jar. It was probably about 5:00 PM and I went right up to the DJ who was talking to me while he spun records at a large concole. While we were chatting, I happened to notice a 'new' BB's album (Surfer Girl, natch!) sitting on the desk. I asked him about it, and he picked it up and showed it to me, and said it was awful...he hated The Beach Boys. What a bonehead. I left.
IMPRESSIONS ~ To me, in those early days, production values didn't phase me much. I KNEW The BB's were a quality act to begin with, so for me, it was just more great BB's tunes. Of course I bought it immediately and I think I remember being pretty impressed with Maureens harp playing and the orchestrated parts in Surfer Moon etc. This album seemed warmer than the first two.
THE MUSIC ~ No filler in this album. OK? I love every track, although South Bay Surfer seems a bit out of sorts. First off, Brian evidently thought that 'Swanee River' translates to R&R easily. I'm not so sure.
Second, it sounds kinda sloppy, but I'm guessing that's the sound they were going for. Third, that whole drum pounding thing....it's powerful, but it doesn't work. Boogie Woodie is a grand opportunity to hear exactly the kind of boogie woogie piano that Bri was know to display any time the friends or family got together. I love hearing Dave Marks guitar playing on this (and the 1st two) album. Currently, Surfer Moon and Catch a Wave are my favorites from this record, and they probably were back then too.
AFTER COMMENTS ~ I've never had any problem with this album. I prefer the stereo version to the mono.... I often use headphones to seperate the channels and hear the music in different ways. I guess my only criticism would have been - better pictures on the back of the jacket.
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Harlen I.
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« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2008, 12:32:08 pm » |
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Louie: Those are great thoughts about the album (SG). It was the first Beach Boys LP I obtained (and at that young age). My memory suggests that I appreciated a depth in the sound values and a completeness in the overall artistic effort. And that sense was strengthened when the two earlier LPs came up short. I wonder if the Surfer Girl album was Brian's first taste of the larger concept...which would lead to Pet Sounds. There's the idea... Lightbulb goes off... Sir John Falstaff writes a letter to wives...
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