As I was surfing last night I stumbled upon the PBS money grab show on the BeeGees - they should be on that list. Talented guys - not that I love their songs that much but they be good.
It really is. Look, I love the Beatles as much as any guy here, but what the Beach Boys were doing in their years of completing with The Beatles (1964- 66) just blows the doors of everyone. Compare "I Get Around" to any Beatles track from 1964…no contest on the vocal harmonies. Or "California Girls" to "Help".
The Beach Boys did the best jerb of plagiarizing doo wop and then combining that this Chuck Berry. Then you add in the genius of Brian Wilson.
People really underestimate how much less successful Van Halen would have been without that background harmonizing from Anthony. It's so fucking signature for them and as unmistakable as the Beach Boys, but with better music.
Over time, 1984 has become less appealing to me. Even Panama, which I confess to liking 30 years ago, doesn't touch their older stuff for me. They really did start getting poppy.
1984 is, outside of the cover-centric Driver Down, my least favorite VH album. Unchained and Hot For Teacher are the two songs of of 1984 that I would put on their Best Of list.
I ain't Pup here...Unchained is Fair Warning. I actually knew that after thinking about it. Drop Dead Legs is a good song, but lacks the energy I prefer when listening to VH.
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As I was surfing last night I stumbled upon the PBS money grab show on the BeeGees - they should be on that list. Talented guys - not that I love their songs that much but they be good.
Wrote a ton of songs also
It really is. Look, I love the Beatles as much as any guy here, but what the Beach Boys were doing in their years of completing with The Beatles (1964- 66) just blows the doors of everyone. Compare "I Get Around" to any Beatles track from 1964…no contest on the vocal harmonies. Or "California Girls" to "Help".
The Beach Boys did the best jerb of plagiarizing doo wop and then combining that this Chuck Berry. Then you add in the genius of Brian Wilson.
mamas and the papas run a rape train on all of these other choices, quite honestly.
I can't pick the best, but my vote would be one of CSNY, The Beach Boys or the Eagles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABR5i1iFdM
yikes
They should have all jumped before recording that terrible POS song. That could be my most hated rock and roll song of all time.
People really underestimate how much less successful Van Halen would have been without that background harmonizing from Anthony. It's so fucking signature for them and as unmistakable as the Beach Boys, but with better music.
Over time, 1984 has become less appealing to me. Even Panama, which I confess to liking 30 years ago, doesn't touch their older stuff for me. They really did start getting poppy.
1984 is, outside of the cover-centric Driver Down, my least favorite VH album. Unchained and Hot For Teacher are the two songs of of 1984 that I would put on their Best Of list.
JTFC, @BleachedAnusDawg you bonio.
Drop Dead Legs is easily on the Van Halen Mt Rushmore and Unchained is not on 1984.
Also, this is VH's finest vocal performance and it's not close.
Also my 6 year old was also the most cherub looking toddler and looks like the kid on1984.
I ain't Pup here...Unchained is Fair Warning. I actually knew that after thinking about it. Drop Dead Legs is a good song, but lacks the energy I prefer when listening to VH.
Diver Down is twash.
vanilla
I love every Diamond Dave LP including Diver Down.
Drop Deas legs has great energy! You gotta upgrade from the Sonos level gear, pod.
I’m gonna but a portable Sonos speaker soon!
Suck it losers !
Probably the most glaring omission here other than The Beach Boys