The Beach Boys dropped their album Pet Sounds and everyone thought how great and ground breaking it was. A few months later the Beatles dropped Sergeant Pepper. What a great year for music.
IMO, The Beach Boys was almost a guilty pleasure, something you could listen to if you had to, and enjoy it, but not something you'd put on to "party" to
Still to this day imo, think Pet Sounds was the better than Sergeant Peppers!! Both were way ahead of everyone else at the time. I just feel Pet Sounds more.
Beach Boys were HUGE!!! They played on the mall in Washington, DC in the bicentennial celebration in 1976. They didn't just stay in one lane. They defined summer for decades.
Guys, there was definitely a mutual-love/fandom between The Beach Boys and the Beatles! The Beatles had their own upbringing with vocal harmonies and all that, but, at some point, they knew they would never be as pure as the Beach Boys at harmonies...but that didn't stop them from trying! Even so, The Beatles "Rubber Soul" was a huge influence on The Beach Boys, and they created Pet Sounds in response to Rubber Soul and the Beatles created "Sgt Pepper's" in response to Pet Sounds! They were vibing back and forth, bigtime!
Yup, lol! Paul once complimented the Beach Boys when he said that one could not consider oneself musically educated unless one had heard Pet Sounds. And I think he said "God Only Knows" was his favorite BB song.
I think "I Get Around" might be my favorite Beach Boys song. Hard to choose though. "In My Room" was awesome too. "Fun Fun Fun" is pretty amazing. I always thought Jan & Dean sounded like The Beach Boys
They do sound a bit similar & they were good friends. Brian gave Jan & Dean the song he was working on, "Surf City" because he was more excited to work on his next hit, "Surfin' USA." Surf City became a big hit for Jan & Dean & Brian's dad was really angry that Brian had given them the song. Also on one of the Beach Boys Party albums, Jan & Dean were recording down the hall & Dean took a break & decided to drop in on the Beach Boys session & sing along for the recording. If I remember correctly, he had been told not to do this, by Jan, but they were all good pals, so he did it anyway, lol. So his voice is on the album, lol. I can't remember which song(s). They had more crossover stuff in their later years too...
As a very big metal head! When I want to smile, and just smile, I listen to this, and dragging the line by tommy James and the shondells!! My two go to happy songs!!
This song came from Brian talking to his mother who'd watched a documentary about how dogs could hear vibrations, which she said were "good." Brian wrote the song around this and basically penned the term "Good vibrations."
I have heard soooo many music genres get put down and dismissed for one silly reason or another. The simple fact is; a great song is a great song. There ae glorious gems everywhere in music. You only have to listen.
I totally agree, a good song is a good song! I am a metal head, but I listen to everything from Slayer to Johnny Cash, Sepultura to ABBA!! I just love music, no matter the genre!!
They make the most amazing music. My most favorite is "Littke Deuce Coupe" because I grew up in Detroit. Check out "In my room" also their Christmas song "Little Saint Nick" is killer. California Girls is also a banger
There are at least 25 iconic songs by the Beach Boys. Their greatest hits album is actually full of real hit songs. By the way, non-surfing songs like In My Room are part of the sound as well.
Fun fact: the Wilson brother's father was their manager and hes the one who pushed them towards "surf rock" but when Brian stepped off the stage and strictly wrote/composed.... it was his artistry and genius that truly gave them their sound.
You guys would probably like the Beach Boys version of "The Sloop John B". What a fun song. I have to go listen to it, now that I'm thinking about it 😂
One of the things that makes this song awesome is the use of a theremin. It is one of the first synthesizers and usually heard on the sound track of 50's and 60's sci fi movies.
Blind Guardian's version of Surfin' USA. I'm leaving this suggestion on every comment that says they love heavy metal but love this BB song. Hanzi, double base, and distortion leads. They also do a damn good version of Barbara Ann and Long Tall Sally 😉😁🍻😎
@@randomchord cool to see that someone else watching this knows who blind guardian is, hanzi is such a great singer and love the newest album god machine.
@@lucasnavajas4166 Many years ago, on a RUclips rabbit hole kind of night, I came across a live Bard Song video. I am a musician, and having an entire stadium sing your song so that you don't have to say a word is the ultimate compliment and gives me goosebumps whenever I see it. Thats what sold me on Blind Guardian. Well.... that and the fact that each member is a master of their craft. I think these two would LOVE both The Beach Boys cover and the Bard Song audience participation. 😁🍻
There was a recording band in L.A. called The Wrecking Crew, and just like the Motown label's recording band in Detroit, or the Stax label's band in Memphis, they played on most if not all of the hit records back in the day. The Beach Boys played their instruments live, but in the studio, The Wrecking Crew laid down the tracks because they played so well, so flawlessly and so fast. I'm certain that they backed The Mamas And The Papas, too. That may be what you were hearing, dude. Not the same band, but kinda.
"I don't know where but she sends me there." I love that line. Such a great song. This album, "Pet Sounds" was the Beach Boys' answer to the Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", which kicked EVERYONE in the ass when it came out. This song is specifically what Brian Wilson wrote when he, like many other artists, was set free by "A Day in the Life", and hearing how far they could go past the long-held traditions of songwriting. Songs could be like concertos or symphonies, with movements and orchestration and all kinds of oddness! YAY WE'RE FREE!!! It was quite a time, musically. :) Also, the Beach Boys did cover "California Dreaming", but not until about 10 years ago. You'd think they'd have done it long before, but they held off. It was originally a Mamas and Papas song. And "Wipeout" was not the Beach Boys, but the Surfaris (yes, really).
Same but they were actually the first band I liked though their prime years were 20+ years before I was born. After that wound up getting into Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Dylan, Billy Joel, etc then as a teen started gravitating to metal. Wore out a vhs of The Beach Boys documentary with a bunch of live footage throughout their career up until Dennis’ death
@@jasonjtd79dunne88 Roy Orbison? You have zero reason to believe me but my father was a 60' musician named Fred Neil and he wrote Candy Man. I was raised around folk music and soul music but ended up a metal head....go figure. 😂😂😁😉🍻
Got to listen to them from a hotel balcony, across the street from the state fair, way back when...parents were partying at the show. Wore out Greatest Hits, 1 & 2, on cassette tape, growing up in the 80's... Thanks for the memories...
The Beatles thought Pet Sounds was epic and inspiring. Brian Wilson is a genius. Great song writer, absolutely the gold standard of producers. Not one of those guys in the band ever put a toe on a surf board, or spent time hanging at the beach. The Beach Boys sang the best harmonies (arranged by Brian) in the business. They held their own on the charts while we had the mind blowing British invasion. Also, something to remember, we had ONE genre back in the 60's and early days of the 70's. Genre didn't come into play until FM was widely accessible. Most people had 1 or 2 rock and roll stations and everything that your parents didn't want to listen to was rock and roll. The Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, The Supremes, The Temptations, Elvis, even Barbra Streisand crossed over at times. So when you are struggling to fit the music of the 60's and 70's into a genre, just remember, we had 1 genre, rock and roll. It can be painful at times watching reactors try to shrink down a track and try to make it fit in a box that wasn't even in play at that time. Our genres at the time were Gospel, Country, Blues, Classical, Big Band, and Rock And Roll. That's how music was sorted back then, there were a few sub genre's, but they were pretty fluid. We were very educated in music because we were exposed to so many sounds under the rock and roll umbrella. We were also a concert culture generation. Everyone I knew growing up went to a concert at least twice a month. We saw so many bands it was crazy. I love watching y'all a lot. Keep up the good work!
Per wikipedia, the Beach Boys did do a cover of California Dreamin'... in 1986, long after they'd faded from chart prominence. Good Vibrations was released as a single and was supposed to appear on the follow-up to Pet Sounds called Smile, but that album ended up being a production hell and was released in a cut down form called Smiley Smile. A more true to the text version of Smile was eventually released called The Smile Sessions, and the opening track, Heroes and Villains (sometimes titled Our Prayer/Gee/H&V due to having an extended intro), is an excellent example of how Brian Wilson was trying to innovate songwriting and recording.
The acic dropping hippy Beach Boys of the late 60s and early 70s is my favorite style of Beach Boys. B.B. did not do California Dreaming, also Paul and John of the Beatles said Pet Sounds (B.B.) at the time was the greatest pop masterpiece they had heard. It spawned a battle between those two bands to out do each other SONICLY.
You should check out the movie they made about Brian Wilson's life, with Paul Dano as the younger and John Cusack as the older: Love and Mercy. Great film. It covers the creation of this album, which most of the band and the label didn't like but has become perhaps their magnum opus. Carl Wilson was one of the best vocalists of all time. Other Beach Boys songs: "Little Surfer Girl," "In My Room," "Surfin' Safari," "Help Me Rhonda," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "God Only Knows," "Sloop John B," "I Get Around," "Catch A Wave," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Don't Worry Baby," "Barbar(a) Ann," "California Girls," and "Little Saint Nick." "Wipe Out" was covered by the Boys, but originally by The Surfaris. Ditto "California Dreamin'," but that was The Mamas and the Papas.
Think y'all should like it. It's from the album Pet Sounds which was a big turn from their poppy surf music. Brian was getting heavy in the ganja thanks to meeting Bob Dylan and the result was the sonic tapestry known as "Pet Sounds"
Brian Wilson is a genius, he could hear all the words, music and harmonies in his head when he wrote...his father was their manager and was a real prick. He hit Brian across the head once and left him deaf in one ear. Later he sold the rights to all of their music behind their backs and took great pleasure in telling Brian who was devastated. Brian most definitely is on the spectrum and found touring very difficult and stopped for a long time. He took the tragic death of his brother Dennis, who was the one who knew Manson, really hard and never really got over it. He met a girl while he was out one day and then was basically held prisoner in his home by his 'psychiatrist' who had him on massive amounts of pills. He ended up being rescued by the girl who snuck into his house and his maid showed her all the pills the guy had him on and she contacted his brothers to come and help him. As far as I know they're still a couple. Oh and the psychiatrist wasn't even one and was just basically ripping him off.
the group recorded “Never Learn Not to Love,” on the b-side of their “Bluebirds Over the Mountain” single. the song was once known as “Cease to Exist,” and was originally penned by Charles Manson.
I can attest that as a big metal fan myself, I’ve always had a soft spot for The Beach Boys. IMO, there’s nothing wrong with appreciating different genres of music especially from different eras.
Back in the sixties these guys were often referred to as The American Beatles, they were great. Probably the most underrated and under appreciated band in history. The Beatles loved them and became good friends with them. That's the only stamp of approval I need. The Beatles Loved these guys! Peace ❤
One of the best produced songs ever. Incidentally, "California Dreamin'" was written by John Phillips about his wife Michelle Phillips reaction to living in New York, and it was recorded by The Mamas and Papas.
Charles Manson was mad at Dennis Wilson for taking one of his songs and turning it into "Never Learned Not To Love, " released in 1969 which is actually quite good. Dennis got music producer Terry Melcher (son of Doris Day and a producer of The Byrds) to audition a couple of Manson's songs, but in Manson's view, Melcher reneged on his promise to produce his songs. Not coincidentally, Sharon Tate and four others were brutally murdered in the house owned by Melcher.
Wipeout was originally by The Surfaris and also made famous (like within a year or 2) by The Ventures. The only version of Wipeout that The Beach Boys did was with The Fat Boys.
9:17 they didn't name themselves the Beach Boys. They were named the Pendletones (a play on the Pendleton shirts that were popular within SoCal beach culture at the time). When they recorded their first single "Surfin'", the management of Candix Records printed the labels as the Beach Boys unbeknownst to the band members - they didn't know until they actually saw the records, by then it was set in stone.
I was a schoolgirl when this came out. I first heard it on the radio as I was leaving for school and I just could not turn it off - missed the bus and got into terrible trouble but it was worth it. I was blown away! Couldn't stop talking about it when I got to school.
Lifelong fan of the Beach Boys. All teasing aside, their harmonies are the finest. I highly suggest, God only knows and Oh, Caroline. Excellent reaction. Keep up the great work!
Pet Sounds and Smile are two absolute museum quality masterpieces! Another testament to the ability of humans and what the mind can create. Brian Wilson is one of the greatest musical minds we’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing 🫶🏻
Perhaps your best presentation. Really enjoyed your conversation about the old lady in the wheelchair and the old jukebox. “California Dreaming” was a Mamas & Papas original hit, however it was covered by virtually everybody including “America” and the “Beach Boys.” Again, enjoyed listening to your musical education/journey. Stay on the train and listen and learn.
Fellas!!! THIS was the era that The Beach Boys were inspiring and competing with the freeking Beatles...Pet Sounds INSPIRED the Beatles to do Sgt Pepper...it's a fascinating story about their back and forth
lol California Dreaming is from the Mama's and The Papa's, They have covered Wipeout, The Champs made that song popular. I was probably in my mom's womb the first time I heard the Beach Boys. My mom was a big fan, I grew up listening to 50's and 60's rock n roll.
The story is The Rolling Stones were getting ready to go on their first big tour when they went into a pub where this song - which had just dropped - was playing on the jukebox. They listened in stunned silence, and were so impressed they jokingly considered throwing in the towel and giving up their musical career.
Their early music was more of the "Surf Rock" that you're speaking about. "Surfin USA" was their breakout hit, "California Girls" was another. Some of my favorites in that genre that I think you would enjoy are: "I Get Around" and "Fun Fun Fun". I totally love "Don't Worry Baby" and "Darlin'". Good Vibrations was when they were growing out of the surf phase, a little more psychedelic, and Kokoma wasn't until the 80's. Sloop John B was an old Bahaman folk song but their version is super cool.
I wanna thank my grandmother for introducing me to the beach boys and all the other artists from the 50s and 60s and my mother got me listening to kiss and black sabbath so I thank them making me into the metal head that I am today so thank you for reaction to this group ✌️🤘🤘
Yes they also covered 'California dreaming' in 1986. Mama's & Papa's did it in 1965. LOL I grew up on these guys. They had tons of this 'summer fun' kind of music. It had its own vibe, although, they could do more serious stuff too. 'In my room' is a great example of that. They were all great, but Brian Wilson was the genius behind the group. A little trivia for ya ~ Brian's daughter Carny Wilson sings great too & was in the duo 'Wilson Philips'. The Phillips gal was Chynna Phillips, daughter of Michelle & John Philips (from the Mama's & Papa's).
Great reaction guys!! Such a vibe of a song (pun intended). The Beatles definitely took part of their sound, especially the harmonies, from The Beach Boys, as with The Everly Brothers! Imitation is the highest form of flattery. The sounds on this track are still as groovy as when they came out. Highly suggest the song Don't Worry Baby as the next Beach Boys reaction! Cheers!
Hey guy----don't forget, they did a lot of car songs. My Dad was their high school PE teacher and Football coach. Brian Wilson was his QB. They had some great concerts. Rock on, from LA
Youngbloods please us older folks were young once too, and a lot of the songs that she listen to are becoming of age music, and the way life was going on at the time that it was written in so please keep that in mind to but I enjoy you guys sharing this and thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your channel you take care and be safe🫶🏻🤠
You might be thinking of "California Girls" by the Beach Boys. To my knowledge, they never covered "California Dreaming" But they and The Mamas and the Papas definitely rock those incredible harmonies and were big around the same time. Actually, the 80s group Wilson Phillips is made up of daughters of members of the Beach Boys and Mamas and the Papas. So they do have that one link.
Some Beach Boys songs: About girls: Surfer Girl, Help Me Rhonda About cars: Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down, Little Honda (about a motorcyle) About surfing: Surfing USA, Catch a Wave, Surfin' (their very first hit) About other things: Dance Dance Dance, In My Room, Don't Worry Baby, God Only Knows (Paul McCartney's all time favorite songs) Fun, Fun, Fun, Sloop John B, Be True to Your School
The Beach Boys are most notably recognized for the beach/surf pop/rock genre you mentioned, but some of their later material, specifically "Sail On, Sailor" really broke out of that box. That song in particular is stunning, out of character and a worthwhile listen. You will be very surprised.
California Dreamin definitely a mamas and papas tune. Great tune. Check out dream a little dream covered by the mamas and the papas, cool underrated band
Dig that theramin! It sounds like you might be getting "California Girls" mixed up with "California Dreamin'". The Beach Boys peaked in the mid-sixties, but their music could still be heard everywhere you went in California in the seventies. They recorded dozens of classic songs about girls and cars and surfing, filled with catchy hooks and wonderful harmonies. And you've only begun to scratch the surface of their music so far. When you're ready for more from them check out "Don't Worry Baby" (1964), "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (1966), "I Get Around" (1964), "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Surf City" (1963), "Catch a Wave" (1963), "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964)... And for instrumental surf rock, check out classics like "Walk, Don't Run" by The Ventures (1960), "Pipeline" by The Chantays (1962), "Miserlou" by Dick Dale (1962), "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris (1963), "Surf Rider" by The Lively Ones (1963) and dozens more. The Ventures took their sound to the next level in 1964 with "Exploration In Terror", "Fear", and "He Never Came Back". Twilight Zone stuff there. Trippy.
This is a rockers rock album. This is one of those that had a much bigger impact among musicians, than the public, despite the fact it was a hit record.
Also....California Dreaming, The Mama's And The Papa's. And the beach music was a niche that Brian Wilson saw and filled. None of those guys were surfers, but they knew surfers and listened to how passionate surfers were about their sport. Brian started writing and arranging filling that void. He was a very smart guy that recognized a hole in the market and filled it. Unfortunately, The Beach Boys were stuck in that music because they were good at it. The industry wouldn't let them do anything else. Wipeout wasn't one of theirs, BTW. If you ever listen to the Beach Boys again, listen to the harmonies, they are exquisite.
The Beach Boys dropped their album Pet Sounds and everyone thought how great and ground breaking it was. A few months later the Beatles dropped Sergeant Pepper. What a great year for music.
IMO, The Beach Boys was almost a guilty pleasure, something you could listen to if you had to, and enjoy it, but not something you'd put on to "party" to
Still to this day imo, think Pet Sounds was the better than Sergeant Peppers!! Both were way ahead of everyone else at the time. I just feel Pet Sounds more.
The Beatles freaked over Pet Sounds
Pets sounds was way better
Sgt Pepper was a full year after Pet Sounds! Revolver was a few months later. Smile was almost finished, then abandoned before Sgt Pepper came out.
"Don't Worry Baby" will bring joy to your ears
Incredible song. Couldn’t agree more.
The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” is not only one of the most beautiful songs ever written, it is also one of the most covered songs.
Paul McCartney said that song made him cry.
A fabulous song for sure. A real tearjerker for me.
Beach Boys were HUGE!!! They played on the mall in Washington, DC in the bicentennial celebration in 1976. They didn't just stay in one lane. They defined summer for decades.
I was there 😊
Brian Wilson devised the Beach Boys harmonies. They are so different
Brian Wilson is the absolute GOAT of musicians, song writing, etc… he’s a musical genius. And many feel this way
@@EM-cz4rd He even says himself, he doesn't know where any of it came from and thinks it was just God speaking through him. Pretty humble dude.
Guys, there was definitely a mutual-love/fandom between The Beach Boys and the Beatles! The Beatles had their own upbringing with vocal harmonies and all that, but, at some point, they knew they would never be as pure as the Beach Boys at harmonies...but that didn't stop them from trying! Even so, The Beatles "Rubber Soul" was a huge influence on The Beach Boys, and they created Pet Sounds in response to Rubber Soul and the Beatles created "Sgt Pepper's" in response to Pet Sounds! They were vibing back and forth, bigtime!
Yup, lol! Paul once complimented the Beach Boys when he said that one could not consider oneself musically educated unless one had heard Pet Sounds. And I think he said "God Only Knows" was his favorite BB song.
I think "I Get Around" might be my favorite Beach Boys song. Hard to choose though. "In My Room" was awesome too. "Fun Fun Fun" is pretty amazing. I always thought Jan & Dean sounded like The Beach Boys
I read that Mick Jagger heard “I Get Around” on the radio and drove straight to the nearest record store and bought it.
They do sound a bit similar & they were good friends. Brian gave Jan & Dean the song he was working on, "Surf City" because he was more excited to work on his next hit, "Surfin' USA." Surf City became a big hit for Jan & Dean & Brian's dad was really angry that Brian had given them the song.
Also on one of the Beach Boys Party albums, Jan & Dean were recording down the hall & Dean took a break & decided to drop in on the Beach Boys session & sing along for the recording. If I remember correctly, he had been told not to do this, by Jan, but they were all good pals, so he did it anyway, lol. So his voice is on the album, lol. I can't remember which song(s).
They had more crossover stuff in their later years too...
Brian Wilson was truly a musical genius. He once said he tried to recreate what he heard in his head. Thats mind-boggling
Great music IS great magic! No matter the time or genre. BB’s music is like nothing else.
As a very big metal head! When I want to smile, and just smile, I listen to this, and dragging the line by tommy James and the shondells!! My two go to happy songs!!
Tommy James and The Shondells!!!! Amazing music and what a hit machine - as good today as they were in the 60s. Hollywood would love them.
Yes. Just..... yes.
Why not do both?
Blind Guardian 'Surfin' USA or Barbara Ann. 😁😎🍻
--signed..an 80's metal head 😎
The Beach Boys are awesome, but my go to bands are The Kinks and ABBA, always give me good feels!!
...and tell me you liked Karen Carpenter!😢
This song came from Brian talking to his mother who'd watched a documentary about how dogs could hear vibrations, which she said were "good." Brian wrote the song around this and basically penned the term "Good vibrations."
I have heard soooo many music genres get put down and dismissed for one silly reason or another. The simple fact is; a great song is a great song. There ae glorious gems everywhere in music. You only have to listen.
I totally agree, a good song is a good song! I am a metal head, but I listen to everything from Slayer to Johnny Cash, Sepultura to ABBA!! I just love music, no matter the genre!!
Agree 💯 %
They make the most amazing music. My most favorite is "Littke Deuce Coupe" because I grew up in Detroit. Check out "In my room" also their Christmas song "Little Saint Nick" is killer. California Girls is also a banger
If they don’t know _Little Deuce Coupe,_ then they don’t know what The Beach Boys got.
There are at least 25 iconic songs by the Beach Boys. Their greatest hits album is actually full of real hit songs. By the way, non-surfing songs like In My Room are part of the sound as well.
Definitely agree about their amount of bangers but In My Room is my fave, no contest
Fun fact: the Wilson brother's father was their manager and hes the one who pushed them towards "surf rock" but when Brian stepped off the stage and strictly wrote/composed.... it was his artistry and genius that truly gave them their sound.
"California Girls", later covered by Diamond David Lee Roth.
As I remember, California Dreaming was a cover. John Philips of Mamas and Papas was a co-writer of Kokomo.
Brian Wilson Is a genius , his work on this album is well documented. Amazing Man Artist . The Ventures are a band you should hear
You guys would probably like the Beach Boys version of "The Sloop John B". What a fun song. I have to go listen to it, now that I'm thinking about it 😂
Their best song!
@@amyboone125I think it's probably my favorite too! 👍
Funny thing, I can't listen to that song anymore. It was in the rotation in Jr. High band way too much! 😆
@@Pcytripper I get it. I have MANY songs, even bands that I got burnt out on and don't want to hear again.
As a 60's kid growing up in Southern California...it was all about music, cars, beach, boyfriends and In-N-Out. Fun times. ❤😊
One of the things that makes this song awesome is the use of a theremin. It is one of the first synthesizers and usually heard on the sound track of 50's and 60's sci fi movies.
Always thought it was a Theremin but doing research i guess it wasn't technically a Theremin but something like it.
The Beach Boys invented summer. The Beatles invented love.
brian wilson is a fucking genius
The Beach Boys did a cover of the Mama's and Papas "California Dreamin'" and they did a cover "Wipeout" with the rap group The Fat Boys.
I had that fat boys vinyl when I was 10 lol
I love this song! It's masterfully produced
You would love Sloop John B.
My favorite!
Pure magic. More please
The amazing genius of Brian Wilson. The Wrecking Crew worked on many songs with the Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Poppas.
There were few people writing music like this at the time. The sonic choices, arrangements and instruments used were so creative.
this is my favorite Beach Boys song. I grew with their music while in high school in California.
I heard that The Beatles heard Beachboys Album Pet Sounds amd were SO blown away by it it inspired them to make their future albums
I’m a hard rock and metal head but I have always loved The Beach Boys
Blind Guardian's version of Surfin' USA.
I'm leaving this suggestion on every comment that says they love heavy metal but love this BB song.
Hanzi, double base, and distortion leads.
They also do a damn good version of Barbara Ann and Long Tall Sally
😉😁🍻😎
@@randomchord cool to see that someone else watching this knows who blind guardian is, hanzi is such a great singer and love the newest album god machine.
@@lucasnavajas4166 Many years ago, on a RUclips rabbit hole kind of night, I came across a live Bard Song video.
I am a musician, and having an entire stadium sing your song so that you don't have to say a word is the ultimate compliment and gives me goosebumps whenever I see it.
Thats what sold me on Blind Guardian.
Well.... that and the fact that each member is a master of their craft.
I think these two would LOVE both The Beach Boys cover and the Bard Song audience participation.
😁🍻
You’re not the only one. They were actually the first band I ever liked
There was a recording band in L.A. called The Wrecking Crew, and just like the Motown label's recording band in Detroit, or the Stax label's band in Memphis, they played on most if not all of the hit records back in the day.
The Beach Boys played their instruments live, but in the studio, The Wrecking Crew laid down the tracks because they played so well, so flawlessly and so fast. I'm certain that they backed The Mamas And The Papas, too.
That may be what you were hearing, dude. Not the same band, but kinda.
Glenn Campbell, a member of the Wrecking Crew, played guitar on several Beach Boys tracks ✌, PJ
"I don't know where but she sends me there." I love that line. Such a great song. This album, "Pet Sounds" was the Beach Boys' answer to the Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", which kicked EVERYONE in the ass when it came out. This song is specifically what Brian Wilson wrote when he, like many other artists, was set free by "A Day in the Life", and hearing how far they could go past the long-held traditions of songwriting. Songs could be like concertos or symphonies, with movements and orchestration and all kinds of oddness! YAY WE'RE FREE!!! It was quite a time, musically. :)
Also, the Beach Boys did cover "California Dreaming", but not until about 10 years ago. You'd think they'd have done it long before, but they held off. It was originally a Mamas and Papas song. And "Wipeout" was not the Beach Boys, but the Surfaris (yes, really).
Pet Sounds came out almost exactly a year before Sgt Pepper
@@mikei70 and was very explicitly a huge influence on Sgt. Pepper.
I’m a metal head, but looove me some Beach Boys. It puts you in such a good mood. Love their song California Girls.
Blind Guardian's version of 'Surfin USA"....best of both worlds. 😉😎🍻
Same but they were actually the first band I liked though their prime years were 20+ years before I was born. After that wound up getting into Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Dylan, Billy Joel, etc then as a teen started gravitating to metal. Wore out a vhs of The Beach Boys documentary with a bunch of live footage throughout their career up until Dennis’ death
@@jasonjtd79dunne88 Roy Orbison? You have zero reason to believe me but my father was a 60' musician named Fred Neil and he wrote Candy Man.
I was raised around folk music and soul music but ended up a metal head....go figure. 😂😂😁😉🍻
I saw them in 85. They were still killing it.
The Beach Boys only did 'surf rock' for 2 or 3 years. You should checkout there 1966 album Pet Sounds!
Got to listen to them from a hotel balcony, across the street from the state fair, way back when...parents were partying at the show.
Wore out Greatest Hits, 1 & 2, on cassette tape, growing up in the 80's...
Thanks for the memories...
The Beatles thought Pet Sounds was epic and inspiring. Brian Wilson is a genius. Great song writer, absolutely the gold standard of producers. Not one of those guys in the band ever put a toe on a surf board, or spent time hanging at the beach. The Beach Boys sang the best harmonies (arranged by Brian) in the business. They held their own on the charts while we had the mind blowing British invasion. Also, something to remember, we had ONE genre back in the 60's and early days of the 70's. Genre didn't come into play until FM was widely accessible. Most people had 1 or 2 rock and roll stations and everything that your parents didn't want to listen to was rock and roll. The Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, The Supremes, The Temptations, Elvis, even Barbra Streisand crossed over at times. So when you are struggling to fit the music of the 60's and 70's into a genre, just remember, we had 1 genre, rock and roll. It can be painful at times watching reactors try to shrink down a track and try to make it fit in a box that wasn't even in play at that time. Our genres at the time were Gospel, Country, Blues, Classical, Big Band, and Rock And Roll. That's how music was sorted back then, there were a few sub genre's, but they were pretty fluid. We were very educated in music because we were exposed to so many sounds under the rock and roll umbrella. We were also a concert culture generation. Everyone I knew growing up went to a concert at least twice a month. We saw so many bands it was crazy. I love watching y'all a lot. Keep up the good work!
In the '60s, it was the southern cal vibe for teens nationwide. The beach, girls and cars. The Beach Boys personified that image and sound.
They were more than a niche. They were one of the most popular bands. Its all you heard on the radio for a long time.
Per wikipedia, the Beach Boys did do a cover of California Dreamin'... in 1986, long after they'd faded from chart prominence.
Good Vibrations was released as a single and was supposed to appear on the follow-up to Pet Sounds called Smile, but that album ended up being a production hell and was released in a cut down form called Smiley Smile. A more true to the text version of Smile was eventually released called The Smile Sessions, and the opening track, Heroes and Villains (sometimes titled Our Prayer/Gee/H&V due to having an extended intro), is an excellent example of how Brian Wilson was trying to innovate songwriting and recording.
The acic dropping hippy Beach Boys of the late 60s and early 70s is my favorite style of Beach Boys. B.B. did not do California Dreaming, also Paul and John of the Beatles said Pet Sounds (B.B.) at the time was the greatest pop masterpiece they had heard. It spawned a battle between those two bands to out do each other SONICLY.
You should check out the movie they made about Brian Wilson's life, with Paul Dano as the younger and John Cusack as the older: Love and Mercy. Great film. It covers the creation of this album, which most of the band and the label didn't like but has become perhaps their magnum opus.
Carl Wilson was one of the best vocalists of all time. Other Beach Boys songs:
"Little Surfer Girl," "In My Room," "Surfin' Safari," "Help Me Rhonda," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "God Only Knows," "Sloop John B," "I Get Around," "Catch A Wave," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Don't Worry Baby," "Barbar(a) Ann," "California Girls," and "Little Saint Nick."
"Wipe Out" was covered by the Boys, but originally by The Surfaris. Ditto "California Dreamin'," but that was The Mamas and the Papas.
It was all one genre to us. That was rock ‘n’ roll baby. The Beach Boys music was fun music. 🎶
Think y'all should like it. It's from the album Pet Sounds which was a big turn from their poppy surf music. Brian was getting heavy in the ganja thanks to meeting Bob Dylan and the result was the sonic tapestry known as "Pet Sounds"
'67s Smiley Smile actually, not Pet Sounds
Brian Wilson is a genius, he could hear all the words, music and harmonies in his head when he wrote...his father was their manager and was a real prick. He hit Brian across the head once and left him deaf in one ear. Later he sold the rights to all of their music behind their backs and took great pleasure in telling Brian who was devastated. Brian most definitely is on the spectrum and found touring very difficult and stopped for a long time. He took the tragic death of his brother Dennis, who was the one who knew Manson, really hard and never really got over it. He met a girl while he was out one day and then was basically held prisoner in his home by his 'psychiatrist' who had him on massive amounts of pills. He ended up being rescued by the girl who snuck into his house and his maid showed her all the pills the guy had him on and she contacted his brothers to come and help him. As far as I know they're still a couple. Oh and the psychiatrist wasn't even one and was just basically ripping him off.
the group recorded “Never Learn Not to Love,” on the b-side of their “Bluebirds Over the Mountain” single. the song was once known as “Cease to Exist,” and was originally penned by Charles Manson.
Pipeline by The Chantays. Talk about cool Surf Rock.
I can attest that as a big metal fan myself, I’ve always had a soft spot for The Beach Boys. IMO, there’s nothing wrong with appreciating different genres of music especially from different eras.
Same here. I've been a metal head since the early '80s and I love the Beach Boys.
Blind Guardian's version of 'Surfin' USA'
best of both worlds. 😉😁🍻
Back in the sixties these guys were often referred to as The American Beatles, they were great. Probably the most underrated and under appreciated band in history.
The Beatles loved them and became good friends with them. That's the only stamp of approval I need. The Beatles Loved these guys!
Peace ❤
One of the best produced songs ever. Incidentally, "California Dreamin'" was written by John Phillips about his wife Michelle Phillips reaction to living in New York, and it was recorded by The Mamas and Papas.
Charles Manson was mad at Dennis Wilson for taking one of his songs and turning it into "Never Learned Not To Love, " released in 1969 which is actually quite good. Dennis got music producer Terry Melcher (son of Doris Day and a producer of The Byrds) to audition a couple of Manson's songs, but in Manson's view, Melcher reneged on his promise to produce his songs. Not coincidentally, Sharon Tate and four others were brutally murdered in the house owned by Melcher.
Wipeout was originally by The Surfaris and also made famous (like within a year or 2) by The Ventures. The only version of Wipeout that The Beach Boys did was with The Fat Boys.
The Beach Boys are fantastic. This song and God Only Knows are my favorite tracks from them.
Simply one of the greatest pop songs ever written, produced, and recorded.
9:17 they didn't name themselves the Beach Boys. They were named the Pendletones (a play on the Pendleton shirts that were popular within SoCal beach culture at the time). When they recorded their first single "Surfin'", the management of Candix Records printed the labels as the Beach Boys unbeknownst to the band members - they didn't know until they actually saw the records, by then it was set in stone.
When Paul McCarty heard the Album Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys he said he realized he and the Beatles had to step up their game.
The drummer Dennis Wilson was involved with Charles Manson.
Those were the best times for music. So glad I was born when I was. 71 now.
i love the Beach Boys harmony. Check out "In My Room", "God Only Knows", or "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
I was a schoolgirl when this came out. I first heard it on the radio as I was leaving for school and I just could not turn it off - missed the bus and got into terrible trouble but it was worth it. I was blown away! Couldn't stop talking about it when I got to school.
Lifelong fan of the Beach Boys. All teasing aside, their harmonies are the finest. I highly suggest, God only knows and Oh, Caroline. Excellent reaction. Keep up the great work!
Pet Sounds and Smile are two absolute museum quality masterpieces! Another testament to the ability of humans and what the mind can create. Brian Wilson is one of the greatest musical minds we’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing 🫶🏻
This song is pure summer vibes
Perhaps your best presentation. Really enjoyed your conversation about the old lady in the wheelchair and the old jukebox. “California Dreaming” was a Mamas & Papas original hit, however it was covered by virtually everybody including “America” and the “Beach Boys.” Again, enjoyed listening to your musical education/journey. Stay on the train and listen and learn.
Fellas!!! THIS was the era that The Beach Boys were inspiring and competing with the freeking Beatles...Pet Sounds INSPIRED the Beatles to do Sgt Pepper...it's a fascinating story about their back and forth
Listen to the album "Pet Sounds" it's unbelievable...always makes Rolling Stone magazine's top 3 rock albums in history...
California Dreamin' is Mamas and Papas
They did cover The Mammas and the Pappas " California Dreaming"
The beach boys are very well respected. Pet sounds is considered one of the greatest albums of all time.
My first concert was in the mid 70s when I was around 10. Beach Boys and Chicago
lol California Dreaming is from the Mama's and The Papa's, They have covered Wipeout, The Champs made that song popular. I was probably in my mom's womb the first time I heard the Beach Boys. My mom was a big fan, I grew up listening to 50's and 60's rock n roll.
The story is The Rolling Stones were getting ready to go on their first big tour when they went into a pub where this song - which had just dropped - was playing on the jukebox. They listened in stunned silence, and were so impressed they jokingly considered throwing in the towel and giving up their musical career.
Their early music was more of the "Surf Rock" that you're speaking about. "Surfin USA" was their breakout hit, "California Girls" was another. Some of my favorites in that genre that I think you would enjoy are: "I Get Around" and "Fun Fun Fun". I totally love "Don't Worry Baby" and "Darlin'". Good Vibrations was when they were growing out of the surf phase, a little more psychedelic, and Kokoma wasn't until the 80's. Sloop John B was an old Bahaman folk song but their version is super cool.
I wanna thank my grandmother for introducing me to the beach boys and all the other artists from the 50s and 60s and my mother got me listening to kiss and black sabbath so I thank them making me into the metal head that I am today so thank you for reaction to this group ✌️🤘🤘
Yes they also covered 'California dreaming' in 1986. Mama's & Papa's did it in 1965. LOL I grew up on these guys. They had tons of this 'summer fun' kind of music. It had its own vibe, although, they could do more serious stuff too. 'In my room' is a great example of that. They were all great, but Brian Wilson was the genius behind the group. A little trivia for ya ~ Brian's daughter Carny Wilson sings great too & was in the duo 'Wilson Philips'. The Phillips gal was Chynna Phillips, daughter of Michelle & John Philips (from the Mama's & Papa's).
Great reaction guys!! Such a vibe of a song (pun intended). The Beatles definitely took part of their sound, especially the harmonies, from The Beach Boys, as with The Everly Brothers! Imitation is the highest form of flattery. The sounds on this track are still as groovy as when they came out.
Highly suggest the song Don't Worry Baby as the next Beach Boys reaction! Cheers!
You can listen to the dark side of Brian Wilson on the songs ‘Til I Die or Surf’s Up. I sing along with Paul McCartney and I cry with Brian.
Hey guy----don't forget, they did a lot of car songs. My Dad was their high school PE teacher and Football coach. Brian Wilson was his QB. They had some great concerts. Rock on, from LA
Got to meet several of them back in the 80s at a benefit gig. Mike, Bruce, and AL. They were pretty cool.
There was a music genre in the '60's called "The California Sound" and they, as well as the Mamas and Papas, were from CA.
Youngbloods please us older folks were young once too, and a lot of the songs that she listen to are becoming of age music, and the way life was going on at the time that it was written in so please keep that in mind to but I enjoy you guys sharing this and thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your channel you take care and be safe🫶🏻🤠
You might be thinking of "California Girls" by the Beach Boys. To my knowledge, they never covered "California Dreaming" But they and The Mamas and the Papas definitely rock those incredible harmonies and were big around the same time. Actually, the 80s group Wilson Phillips is made up of daughters of members of the Beach Boys and Mamas and the Papas. So they do have that one link.
This one, 'California Girls', 'In My Room' and 'Feel Flows' are my top faves by these guys.
Some Beach Boys songs:
About girls: Surfer Girl, Help Me Rhonda
About cars: Little Deuce Coupe, Shut Down, Little Honda (about a motorcyle)
About surfing: Surfing USA, Catch a Wave, Surfin' (their very first hit)
About other things: Dance Dance Dance, In My Room, Don't Worry Baby, God Only Knows (Paul McCartney's all time favorite songs)
Fun, Fun, Fun, Sloop John B, Be True to Your School
They used to play frequently at Lagoon Amusement Park here in Utah... Ahhhhh!... The memories!
Lovvveeeeee The Beach Boys!!
The Beach Boys struggled for years to transcend their genre. This was them at the height of their creativity. deserves praise
Beach Boys remind me of being young, driving with the whole family, listening to 8 tracks and singing beach boys out loud.
The Beach Boys are most notably recognized for the beach/surf pop/rock genre you mentioned, but some of their later material, specifically "Sail On, Sailor" really broke out of that box. That song in particular is stunning, out of character and a worthwhile listen. You will be very surprised.
California Dreamin definitely a mamas and papas tune. Great tune. Check out dream a little dream covered by the mamas and the papas, cool underrated band
Dig that theramin! It sounds like you might be getting "California Girls" mixed up with "California Dreamin'". The Beach Boys peaked in the mid-sixties, but their music could still be heard everywhere you went in California in the seventies. They recorded dozens of classic songs about girls and cars and surfing, filled with catchy hooks and wonderful harmonies. And you've only begun to scratch the surface of their music so far. When you're ready for more from them check out "Don't Worry Baby" (1964), "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (1966), "I Get Around" (1964), "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Surf City" (1963), "Catch a Wave" (1963), "Fun, Fun, Fun" (1964)... And for instrumental surf rock, check out classics like "Walk, Don't Run" by The Ventures (1960), "Pipeline" by The Chantays (1962), "Miserlou" by Dick Dale (1962), "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris (1963), "Surf Rider" by The Lively Ones (1963) and dozens more. The Ventures took their sound to the next level in 1964 with "Exploration In Terror", "Fear", and "He Never Came Back". Twilight Zone stuff there. Trippy.
ps---the song Wipeout was sung by the Surfaris. California dreamin was The Mamas & the Papas.
This is a rockers rock album. This is one of those that had a much bigger impact among musicians, than the public, despite the fact it was a hit record.
one of, if not the best pop songs ever
I LOVE this one and I really enjoy this channel too (:
Also....California Dreaming, The Mama's And The Papa's. And the beach music was a niche that Brian Wilson saw and filled. None of those guys were surfers, but they knew surfers and listened to how passionate surfers were about their sport. Brian started writing and arranging filling that void. He was a very smart guy that recognized a hole in the market and filled it. Unfortunately, The Beach Boys were stuck in that music because they were good at it. The industry wouldn't let them do anything else. Wipeout wasn't one of theirs, BTW. If you ever listen to the Beach Boys again, listen to the harmonies, they are exquisite.
the California scene: Surfing, Girls, Street Rods and Drag Racing, and that was the music for that genre
This group was HUGE in the late '60's.
The Beach Boys did indeed do a cover of California Dreaming. Released in the eighties.
Always so fun to see live.
The Beatles heard Pet sounds and they freaked outabout how good it was