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Saturday, July 13. 2019

Why AVI sort-of didn't like the Beach Boys

His post here.  But C'mon, man - it's beach music, like Jimmy Buffet with cool harmonies:




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I love the Beach Boys. Sure a lot of the lyrics are juvenile, but then that was their audience back in the day.

They sang about an idyllic California back in the day when California was still cool.

409, Little Deuce Coupe, Fun Fun Fun, Surfer Girl. . .

Great songs.

Eastern snobs, bleah. (Just kidding AVI).
#1 feeblemind on 2019-07-13 15:23 (Reply)
De gustibus non est disputandum.
#2 Andrew Stanton on 2019-07-13 18:09 (Reply)
I can't bear Jimmy Buffet, but I enjoy the Beach Boys.
#3 Texan99 on 2019-07-13 18:34 (Reply)
The Ramones..
The Punk version of the Beach Boys.
Short banal songs about nothing, updated for the late '70s.
#4 Nunnya Bidnez, jr on 2019-07-13 18:47 (Reply)
That's exactly right: The Ramones tapped into the same silliness of the simple early Beach Boys songs, the aggressively dumb lyrics, the 1-4-5 structure, the relentless beat. I still love them.
#4.1 Texan99 on 2019-07-14 07:50 (Reply)
I like music. I sometimes pay attention to the lyrics. But for the most part it is just sound that is pleasant and I could care less who sings/plays it or what they think or do. Often when I like a song I tend to like most of the songs that singer/group does. I don't go to concerts or venues for music. I have a couple of times and they are expensive uncomfortable disappointments. I can appreciate a great voice, like Whitney Houston or Elvis Pressley but I don't honor or respect them simply because they can sing. It's just music.
#5 Anon on 2019-07-13 19:05 (Reply)
I’m a lurker here and at other, select sites. I rarely comment but have to jump in on this one.
The Beach Boys were symbolic of a time and place, kinda like “old” Jimmy Buffett was/is for where I grew up.
They hit a nerve that’s long gone but still remembered.

FYI-the intro to fly casting here at Maggie’s Farm was better than what Orvis has to offer and that’s impressive.

Back to dodging hurricanes on the upper Gulf Coast.
Drew
#6 Drewbicle on 2019-07-13 20:40 (Reply)
Nice to see another Gulf Coaster around these parts. Sometimes you need something light, and dare I say, silly. Shoot, there's enough heaviness and artists who take themselves serious as it is.
#6.1 BornSouthern on 2019-07-14 16:52 (Reply)
Last thing I remember listening to at a beach was Hand of Doom by Black Sabbath.
I like the Beach Boys too though. Good Vibrations is brilliant. My hipster friends always loved Pet Sounds. Very good too, but I get a bit bored with it after a while.
#7 itsatax on 2019-07-13 22:48 (Reply)
If liking lyrics makes me an elitist in this populist age, so be it. I don't ask for much, but they were below any reasonable standard 9 songs out of 10. "Kokomo" may be their second-worst song, BTW.

I owned a "best of" Beach Boys album and played it occasionally, as part of my children's cultural education. My oldest son, about to turn 40, is a fan. It's my fault. I also bought "Wild Honey," because of Good Vibrations, which was a mistake, because that album is just plain terrible.

Stunning harmonies, tinny, thin voices, teenage lyrics. The rest of you contributed to our cultural deterioration by encouraging California culture in this way. I'm blaming the Bill Clinton election on you directly.
#8 Assistant Village Idiot on 2019-07-14 01:16 (Reply)
I'm guessing you didn't enjoy "Gidget Goes Hawaii" either. But I agree with you about the straight line to Bill Clinton.
#8.1 Texan99 on 2019-07-14 07:48 (Reply)
Sheesh AVI. Feeling grumpy?
#8.2 BD on 2019-07-14 09:22 (Reply)
rofl . . . .

AVI remains unrepentent.
#8.3 feeblemind on 2019-07-14 12:31 (Reply)
Damn straight, feebs
#8.3.1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2019-07-14 12:35 (Reply)
Crap! I didn't realize that was our fault. Do we have to do more penance or was Obama enough?
#8.4 BornSouthern on 2019-07-14 16:55 (Reply)
Never been a huge fan, but there are 3 or 4 Beach Boys songs that I really like and I do appreciate their place in history and the genius of Brian Wilson.

By far my favorite songs are Wouldn’t It Be Nice, Surfer Girl, and God Only Knows.
#9 Jeff Brokaw (Link) on 2019-07-14 13:02 (Reply)
'Surfs Up' from the album with the Indian on a Horse
#10 West Slope Engineer on 2019-07-14 17:44 (Reply)

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