I thought it was going to happen. I thought it was actually bound to happen... A Beach Boys archival set spanning the entirety of 1968. Why wouldn't there be? The Beach Boys enterprise has been releasing comprehensive, almost exhaustive sets detailing the makings of some of their classic albums in the recent years. About two … Continue reading Beach Boys ’68: A Review of Two New Sets
1960s
‘Yellow Submarine’ – An Animation Thesis
Fifty years ago, feature animation and popular music came together, and created something glorious. My next pick for "Animation Thesis" is, unlike the three films before it, something that the House of Mouse was never involved with in any way... Yet, the House of Mouse considering doing a remake of it at one point in … Continue reading ‘Yellow Submarine’ – An Animation Thesis
The Beach Boys vs. The Beatles – My Take
Is it a decades-old question? Is it the debate to end all debates in the world of music? One thing is for certain... I haven't heard the end of it for years, and I'm not very old. I'm, in fact, a 25-year-old music lover. Who am I to talk about the music of the 1960s, … Continue reading The Beach Boys vs. The Beatles – My Take
15 Underrated Beach Boys Songs
If you're new here or you don't really know me well, here's a few words... I am obsessed with The Beach Boys. I don't play favorites, but in terms of artists and bands? They would be in my Top Ten... Sitting comfortably alongside another 60s act whose name starts with B-E-A. To the intermediate Beach … Continue reading 15 Underrated Beach Boys Songs
A Fan’s Dream: 50th Anniversary ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Is LOADED
June 1st... The Beatles' legendary, renowned, beloved Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will turn 50 years old. Apple Records is pulling out all the stops. For the first time, a Beatles studio album re-issue will come with... BONUS TRACKS. The Beatles' original UK discography was first issued on CD in 1987. None of those re-issues … Continue reading A Fan’s Dream: 50th Anniversary ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Is LOADED
Top 5 Weirdest Beach Boys Compilations
The world of compilations is a weird one. With some bands, it's controlled. In the case of The Beatles, EMI was in charge of compilations. With the break-up occurring in 1970, the label sat on their inventory until an illegitimate mail-order quadruple (!) album set called Alpha Omega made the waves, prompting EMI/Apple to not … Continue reading Top 5 Weirdest Beach Boys Compilations
LP Look #2: ’20/20′ and ‘Rarities’
Two Beach Boys LPs this time, one a studio album that quite frankly is kind of a compilation, and the other an actual compilation album... Now funny enough, my previous (and first ever) LP LOOK post featured the Beach Boys studio album that preceded the one that's being focused on here. Friends, released in the … Continue reading LP Look #2: ’20/20′ and ‘Rarities’
LP Look #1: ‘Friends’ and ‘Moontan’
I just added two wonderful LPs to my collection, one from America's greatest pop force and another from perhaps the Netherlands' longest-running rock group. The first of which is the 1968 Beach Boys studio album Friends. The second is Golden Earring's Moontan. If all you know about The Beach Boys is the early era hits … Continue reading LP Look #1: ‘Friends’ and ‘Moontan’
