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Easy mistake to make in the '65-'66 era because their voices then were similar, but it was Al, not Brian, who was paired with Carl on I Should Have Known Better and Tell Me Why. Otherwise, great show!
The Beach Boys' Party albums was made so that fans could buy it around seasonal time. The year prior was the Christmas album, and at this point in 1965, the Pets Sounds sessions would have began, so they had to get something out. Overall a low B-high C tier album.
Another great video! Have to say that of the new stereo mixes of Beach Boys albums released on those mono-stereo twofers in 2012, Party! and Smiley Smile are my favorites. Beautiful sound on both. And Devoted To You is one of the most sublime moments in Beach Boys history.
Adam, just wanna say how appreciative I am of your BITCHIN’ insight into this record. I’m sure BB fans around the globe would agree. On another note, I’m finally gettin around to learning electric guitar. After years as a commercial illustrator, it’s time to get back to music! I often listen to your videos while I’m drawing/painting. And now that I’m diving into the world of surf/electric guitar, your insight is invaluable. Keep on kicking ass 👊🏻 Also, more Bruce content when possible, he remains one of my fav players in The Beach Boys legacy. Cheers! -An East Coast girl
Hey thank you! That's great, what a good time to get into learning an instrument! You'll be doing Dick Dale by year's end I bet! Bruce has indicated he might like to collaborate on a follow up episode, which of course I'm very interested in if schedules align. But I have to get through a few more albums first.
Beach Boys Party was indeed a bit of an anomaly at the time it was released. Concurrently, such diverse singles like Turn Turn Tutn by the Byrds, The Man In The Glass by the Underdogs and Mickey Denton's cover of the Flamingos' Mi Amore were making their mark. The Beach Boys had released the groundbreaking California Girls/Let Him Run Wild 45 the previous summer. And by the time Beach Boys Party was released, they had taken a quantum leap forward stylistically with their utterly stupendous The Little Girl I Once Knew single. And yes, in that time of rapid transition, along came this ad hoc live in the studio album with covers of songs by the Regents, the Rivingtons, Harold Dorman, the Crystals and others. Not that much of a stretch in retrospect. But at the time, those earlier accomplishments felt like something from eons earlier. No matter; the album is great, it endures. Job well done on this 58 years after the fact retrospective!
This is another wonderfully interesting breakdown, particularly of the vocal elements. Strangely, I've never connected with Party, considering that I love Jan & Dean and love the Boys when they are letting it all hang out (Smiley Smile being one of my all time favorite albums, MUCH more than Smile itself). It's hard enough to listen to for me that it's easy for me to overlook the stuff about it that is interesting.
Regarding Johnny Rivers and the "phony records" quote, could it have been a reference to Rivers' records purporting to be live (recorded at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go), but were really studio recordings? In which case, Party! was just as "phony" in that it was not recorded at a house party.
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Trivia . . ."Beach Boys Party!" recording engineer Don Blake was the engineer on Jan & Dean's first album in 1960 (Dore 101).
Oh! Didn't know that
Easy mistake to make in the '65-'66 era because their voices then were similar, but it was Al, not Brian, who was paired with Carl on I Should Have Known Better and Tell Me Why. Otherwise, great show!
True enough, but on "Tell Me Why" I think I was referencing the prominent third harmony which comes in midway through the song, which is indeed Brian.
The Beach Boys' Party albums was made so that fans could buy it around seasonal time. The year prior was the Christmas album, and at this point in 1965, the Pets Sounds sessions would have began, so they had to get something out. Overall a low B-high C tier album.
Indeed correct, as mentioned beginning at 0:32.
Another great video! Have to say that of the new stereo mixes of Beach Boys albums released on those mono-stereo twofers in 2012, Party! and Smiley Smile are my favorites. Beautiful sound on both. And Devoted To You is one of the most sublime moments in Beach Boys history.
It's great isn't it?
@@karmafrog1 Yup!
Adam, just wanna say how appreciative I am of your BITCHIN’ insight into this record. I’m sure BB fans around the globe would agree. On another note, I’m finally gettin around to learning electric guitar. After years as a commercial illustrator, it’s time to get back to music! I often listen to your videos while I’m drawing/painting. And now that I’m diving into the world of surf/electric guitar, your insight is invaluable. Keep on kicking ass 👊🏻 Also, more Bruce content when possible, he remains one of my fav players in The Beach Boys legacy. Cheers! -An East Coast girl
Hey thank you! That's great, what a good time to get into learning an instrument! You'll be doing Dick Dale by year's end I bet!
Bruce has indicated he might like to collaborate on a follow up episode, which of course I'm very interested in if schedules align. But I have to get through a few more albums first.
I seem to enjoy each of these videos more than the next, great work!
Beach Boys Party was indeed a bit of an anomaly at the time it was released. Concurrently, such diverse singles like Turn Turn Tutn by the Byrds, The Man In The Glass by the Underdogs and Mickey Denton's cover of the Flamingos' Mi Amore were making their mark. The Beach Boys had released the groundbreaking California Girls/Let Him Run Wild 45 the previous summer. And by the time Beach Boys Party was released, they had taken a quantum leap forward stylistically with their utterly stupendous The Little Girl I Once Knew single. And yes, in that time of rapid transition, along came this ad hoc live in the studio album with covers of songs by the Regents, the Rivingtons, Harold Dorman, the Crystals and others. Not that much of a stretch in retrospect. But at the time, those earlier accomplishments felt like something from eons earlier. No matter; the album is great, it endures. Job well done on this 58 years after the fact retrospective!
This is another wonderfully interesting breakdown, particularly of the vocal elements. Strangely, I've never connected with Party, considering that I love Jan & Dean and love the Boys when they are letting it all hang out (Smiley Smile being one of my all time favorite albums, MUCH more than Smile itself). It's hard enough to listen to for me that it's easy for me to overlook the stuff about it that is interesting.
Regarding Johnny Rivers and the "phony records" quote, could it have been a reference to Rivers' records purporting to be live (recorded at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go), but were really studio recordings? In which case, Party! was just as "phony" in that it was not recorded at a house party.
So basically Brian got the idea from Johnny!
@@karmafrog1 Could be!