Tag Archives: the Beach Boys

Three Books For Every (Beach) Boy…

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

You wait all your life for an autobiography by a member of a classic surf vocal group, and then three come along all at once. Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy by Mike Love with James S Hirsch … Continue reading →

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Gotta Keep Those Loving Good Vibrations Happening…

Posted on October 11, 2016 by

October 10, 1966, was a big day for my personal musical obsessions. The Monkees’ first album was released, and on the same day the Beach Boys released possibly the finest single ever released, “Good Vibrations”. I’ve written possibly too much … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys on CD: Gettin’ In Over My Head

Posted on August 12, 2016 by

2004 was a big year for Brian Wilson. On February 24, he performed live, for the first time, a completed version of Smile, the unfinished album that had hung over his head and dominated all discussions about him for nearly … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys On CD: Live in Las Vegas

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

We’ve already dealt with the touring Beach Boys – Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and (for a while) David Marks – and with Brian Wilson’s live performances. But what of the other surviving Beach Boy? After Al Jardine discovered he was … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys on CD: Brian Wilson Live at the Roxy

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

While Imagination was not especially successful, either commercially or critically, it did mark a new point in Brian Wilson’s solo career. Before 1998, Wilson had always relied on the Beach Boys to be his live “messengers” (as Dennis Wilson had … Continue reading →

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Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, and Blondie Chaplin: Manchester Apollo 24/5/16

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

(NB I wrote the first 3000 words or so of this on Wednesday, hence references to “last night” rather than “two nights ago”) A little over fourteen years ago, I spent nearly a fortnight’s dole money on tickets to see … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys on CD: Symphonic Sounds Music of the Beach Boys

Posted on April 16, 2016 by

With the split between Mike Love and Alan Jardine in 1998, the Beach Boys effectively ended their existence as a creative band producing new music. “The Beach Boys” became a trademark, licensed by Mike Love’s company MELECO, and applied to … Continue reading →

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