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re: Teach me about The Beach Boys
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:19 pm to 32footsteps
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:19 pm to 32footsteps
quote:Forkbeard3777, who started this Beach Boys thread, hasn't posted on TD since Dec. 26, 2017.
Hell of a bump.
Nevertheless, Do You Wanna Dance?
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Posted on 9/12/25 at 8:33 pm to Lakebound
Sounded great up until the end.
This post was edited on 9/18/25 at 8:15 am
Posted on 9/14/25 at 11:33 pm to Forkbeard3777
Kokomo is their only good song
Posted on 9/17/25 at 3:55 pm to Forkbeard3777
Be True to Your School
This post was edited on 9/17/25 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:00 am to Kafka
Whoa, Al Jardine is short
Posted on 9/18/25 at 7:05 am to Kafka
I always felt bad for David Marks.
He was a critical influence on the band, but has always received short shrift.
He was a critical influence on the band, but has always received short shrift.
quote:
On April 16, 1962, the Beach Boys recorded a demo session at Western Recorders that produced the masters for the songs "Surfin' Safari" and "409", that became the band's first double-sided hit, landing them a long-term contract with Capitol Records.
According to biographer Jon Stebbins, Marks's guitar chemistry with Carl Wilson changed the sound of the band. Writing about the difference between the Beach Boys' Candix Records single and their first Capitol Records release, Stebbins stated:
Compared to 'Surfin'', this was metal. No sign of stand-up bass or folk sensibility on this recording. And the tiny amateurish guitar sound and lazy feel of the [earlier demo] World Pacific version of 'Surfin' Safari' had now transformed into something crisp and modern. "It was Carl and Dave who brought that electric guitar drive into the band", says Al Jardine. "And because of that, Brian was able to expand a little bit."
Marks continued to sing and play rhythm guitar with the Beach Boys on their first four (plus) albums, including the early hit singles "Surfin' Safari", "409", "Surfin' U.S.A.", "Shut Down", "Surfer Girl", "In My Room", and "Be True to Your School". Marks played over 100 concerts with the Beach Boys, toured across the United States with them, and appeared on their first string of national TV appearances. Marks contributed to their tightly knit sound, as well as their youthful look on the early Beach Boys' album covers.
Although it has been assumed that Marks left the Beach Boys when Jardine returned to the band, this was not exactly the case. Marks and Jardine were both part of the 1963 Beach Boys touring line-up. Jardine returned on a part-time basis to fill-in on bass for Brian Wilson, who had already begun to detach himself from the touring band as early as the spring of 1963.
At the height of their first wave of international success, Marks quit the Beach Boys in late August 1963 toward the end of the group's summer tour during an argument with Murry Wilson, the Wilson boys' father and the band's manager, but did not immediately leave the band until later that year when his parents and Murry came to blows over financial and managerial issues. The first show without Marks on guitar was October 19, 1963,[11] though he would stay friends and be in close contact with various band members for many years, and he would remain, unbeknownst to him, a legal member of the Beach Boys until September 27, 1967.[4]
Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:00 am to Forkbeard3777
15 Big Ones full album.
Covers; great harmonies
Youtube Link
Covers; great harmonies
Youtube Link
This post was edited on 9/18/25 at 9:03 am
Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:14 am to DeltaTigerDelta
Posted on 9/19/25 at 7:14 pm to Forkbeard3777
Posted on 9/20/25 at 7:20 am to 32footsteps
quote:
I look at them as two different bands. There’s the pre-Pet Sounds era when they were writing about surfing, cars, and girls. That’s where the bulk of their familiar songs are from. Then there’s the post Pet Sounds/Smile era where they transitioned into more blues, funk, a bit of prof rock mixed in.
I've never been big on the surf pop, but the post era intrigues me.
What should I look for. Guide me, wise one.
Posted on 11/12/25 at 7:32 pm to Kafka
"Breakaway" & "Their Hearts Were Young as Spring" (acapella) non-Brian
Plus brief interview
Plus brief interview
Posted on 11/12/25 at 8:02 pm to Kafka
Posted on 2/8/26 at 6:11 pm to Kafka
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