In many respects they are the most influential and important group in this list. No offense to my hatchet packer BFF @Swaye .
They were really the first self contained rock group to write their own songs who make it big in the US (pre-dating the Beatles by a bit). And they were the only US group to challenge the Beatles artistically speaking, albeit for a very brief period in 1966.
But, alas, their hey day was relatively short (i.e., 1963- 66) and they collapsed right as the classic rock era kicked off. Imagine the Beach Boys is Mike Love wasn't a square. The Beatles had two genius songwriters who weren't mentally weak. The Beach Boys had one who was a full on headcase.
The way I see it, the albums and singles they did from 1962 through 1966 have a better collection of songs than any other band on the list. Their subsequent decline is irrelevant to me.
Their recordings are really good, too, especially for the era. I also like how they have several instrumental surf songs (mostly covers) in their early albums. Gives them more diversity.
And keep in mind, their good years may have not been many, but the Beach Boys were putting out 2 sometimes 3 albums a year, along with some singles. So the overall number of years doesn't mean much either.
In many respects they are the most influential and important group in this list. No offense to my hatchet packer BFF @Swaye .
They were really the first self contained rock group to write their own songs who make it big in the US (pre-dating the Beatles by a bit). And they were the only US group to challenge the Beatles artistically speaking, albeit for a very brief period in 1966.
But, alas, their hey day was relatively short (i.e., 1963- 66) and they collapsed right as the classic rock era kicked off. Imagine the Beach Boys is Mike Love wasn't a square. The Beatles had two genius songwriters who weren't mentally weak. The Beach Boys had one who was a full on headcase.
The way I see it, the albums and singles they did from 1962 through 1966 have a better collection of songs than any other band on the list. Their subsequent decline is irrelevant to me.
Their recordings are really good, too, especially for the era. I also like how they have several instrumental surf songs (mostly covers) in their early albums. Gives them more diversity.
And keep in mind, their good years may have not been many, but the Beach Boys were putting out 2 sometimes 3 albums a year, along with some singles. So the overall number of years doesn't mean much either.
Obviously, they were a singles band up until Pet Sounds which was really their only front to back great record. But the sheer volume of those classic 1962- 66 singles was astounding. And I agree with you that their best collection of original songs bests anyone on this list. The production quality of their hits with the wrecking crew was leaps and bounds ahead of most other bands at the time too. So what if they sucked at instrumentalists.
Imagine if VH didn’t pop out Diver Down in a hurry and took their time and used the originals on DD on 1984. Choose three of the four.
Hang’em High Full Bug Little Guitars Secrets
instead of 1984 intro Jump I’ll Wait
Four years between albums though? Sloth.
Granted almost 3.5 years from Fair Warning to 1984. They could have killed 18 months touring and the next 18 months creating a revisionist 1984 to be released in January of ‘84
Bands back in the day put out an album like every six months it seemed. It seems like after 1985, it was like a new album every two years from your favorite artist. Then every three or four years in the 90’s. Shit, Adele puts out an album every six years.
Imagine if VH didn’t pop out Diver Down in a hurry and took their time and used the originals on DD on 1984. Choose three of the four.
Hang’em High Full Bug Little Guitars Secrets
instead of 1984 intro Jump I’ll Wait
Four years between albums though? Sloth.
Granted almost 3.5 years from Fair Warning to 1984. They could have killed 18 months touring and the next 18 months creating a revisionist 1984 to be released in January of ‘84
Bands back in the day put out an album like every six months it seemed. It seems like after 1985, it was like a new album every two years from your favorite artist. Then every three or four years in the 90’s. Shit, Adele puts out an album every six years.
Fuck me. Fair Warning was 1981. I thought it was 1980 for some reason. I guess 3.5 years wouldn't have been the worst.
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Their recordings are really good, too, especially for the era. I also like how they have several instrumental surf songs (mostly covers) in their early albums. Gives them more diversity.
And keep in mind, their good years may have not been many, but the Beach Boys were putting out 2 sometimes 3 albums a year, along with some singles. So the overall number of years doesn't mean much either.
That's not me.
Hang’em High
Full Bug
Little Guitars
Secrets
instead of
1984 intro
Jump
I’ll Wait
Bands back in the day put out an album like every six months it seemed. It seems like after 1985, it was like a new album every two years from your favorite artist. Then every three or four years in the 90’s. Shit, Adele puts out an album every six years.