Beach Boys Today! is so underrated

[Firemellow]

Had the Boys been able to finish Sandy/Sherry She Needs Me/She Says That She Needs Me, it would have made a great addition to side 2 in the place of Bull Sessions.

[Ebb and Flow]

Had the Boys been able to finish Sandy/Sherry She Needs Me/She Says That She Needs Me, it would have made a great addition to side 2 in the place of Bull Sessions.

At the time Today! was released this had yet to be recorded.

The fact that "All Dressed Up For School" went unreleased is kind of a mystery to me.  Maybe the lyrics were seen as too risque in 1965.  Rejected by Capitol maybe?  Has Brian ever said anything about this song?

[David Kennedy]

"I'm So Young"  When the bass kicks in right after "she says I'm her only one" is one of the highlights of the album for me.

[David Kennedy]

Today is nearly perfect as it is, its just "guess I'm dumb" is so awesome and if put on the album, it could have elevated Today to near Pet Sounds levels. I see Brian made the song as either a showcase of the new Beach Boys member or a "thank you for touring in my place"  solo song as it turned out.

Forgive my ignorance on this song but was "Guess I'm Dumb" ever released? I don't recall ever hearing it.

[MBE]

Great album. There were many great things to come, but this cemented them as a band that would last.

[Mikie]

Forgive my ignorance on this song but was "Guess I'm Dumb" ever released? I don't recall ever hearing it.

Yes.  Capitol single #5441, released in May, 1965.  And on various Brian Wilson production and Glen Campbell compilations over the years.

http://www.45cat.com/record/5441

[Paulos]

Good To My Baby, When I Grow Up (To Be A Man), Dance Dance Dance, Please Let Me Wonder, I'm So Young, Kiss Me Baby and She Knows Me Too Well have all been given the stereo remix treatment, I wish the remaining tracks would also have stereo remixes as the 2fer sound quality is horribly muddy to my ears.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

I know I'm in the minority there, but I love Summer Days/Summer Nights just about as much as Today!

Aside from Amusement Parks USA and perhaps Salt Lake City, I think it's a superb album ("Bugged At My Old Man" and all) and as deserving of a better reputation as anything else I can think of.

It's just a fun album and not in a stupid way, and it contains two of the most earth smashingly awesome hit singles of all time: Ca Girls and the better version of HMR!

I LOVE Mike's voice on Girl From New York City! I think it's just an awesome track. Some hipster band of today could probably make that song a hit if they even knew it existed in order to cover it.

Girl Don't Tell Me, Let Him Run Wild, You're So Good To Me, And Then I Kissed Her, And Your Dreams Come True: flawless stuff, to my ears.

[Micha]

I agree. The ending of ITBOMM with the descending chord progression is of one of the most brilliant pieces of music I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Like A Day in The Life off Sergeant Pepper, it would of been a fitting end to a great album.

"ITBOMM"? Sounds like a crash on the new market. 

What I like about the bull session is that when they have barely started the interview,  Marilyn comes in with sandwiches, and they start discussing onions and talk with full mouths. That is typical BW humor. It should have been a single b-side though rather than an album track IMHO. If Brian had done a humor album after SMiLE, he could have put it on that.

[Smilin Ed H]

Not underrated by me.

[ghost]

I know I'm in the minority there, but I love Summer Days/Summer Nights just about as much as Today!

Aside from Amusement Parks USA and perhaps Salt Lake City, I think it's a superb album ("Bugged At My Old Man" and all) and as deserving of a better reputation as anything else I can think of.

It's just a fun album and not in a stupid way, and it contains two of the most earth smashingly awesome hit singles of all time: Ca Girls and the better version of HMR!

I LOVE Mike's voice on Girl From New York City! I think it's just an awesome track. Some hipster band of today could probably make that song a hit if they even knew it existed in order to cover it.

Girl Don't Tell Me, Let Him Run Wild, You're So Good To Me, And Then I Kissed Her, And Your Dreams Come True: flawless stuff, to my ears.

Girl From New York City is amazing. The chorus is one of my favorite Beach Boys choruses. Brian's voice is amazing in it and Mike's on the verses. Amusement Parks USA is pretty cool too, it's all good fun blasting from a loud speaker my friends. The Little Girl I Once Knew is one of my favorites ever. It's beyond Smile. And Your Dreams Come True [You're So Horny] is cool too. Amazing sound they got there, it bursts out of the speaker.

[Rocker]

I know I'm in the minority there, but I love Summer Days/Summer Nights just about as much as Today!

Aside from Amusement Parks USA and perhaps Salt Lake City, I think it's a superb album ("Bugged At My Old Man" and all) and as deserving of a better reputation as anything else I can think of.

It's just a fun album and not in a stupid way, and it contains two of the most earth smashingly awesome hit singles of all time: Ca Girls and the better version of HMR!

I LOVE Mike's voice on Girl From New York City! I think it's just an awesome track. Some hipster band of today could probably make that song a hit if they even knew it existed in order to cover it.

Girl Don't Tell Me, Let Him Run Wild, You're So Good To Me, And Then I Kissed Her, And Your Dreams Come True: flawless stuff, to my ears.

Girl From New York City is amazing. The chorus is one of my favorite Beach Boys choruses. Brian's voice is amazing in it

If you're talking about the falsetto, that's Bruce

[ghost]

I know I'm in the minority there, but I love Summer Days/Summer Nights just about as much as Today!

Aside from Amusement Parks USA and perhaps Salt Lake City, I think it's a superb album ("Bugged At My Old Man" and all) and as deserving of a better reputation as anything else I can think of.

It's just a fun album and not in a stupid way, and it contains two of the most earth smashingly awesome hit singles of all time: Ca Girls and the better version of HMR!

I LOVE Mike's voice on Girl From New York City! I think it's just an awesome track. Some hipster band of today could probably make that song a hit if they even knew it existed in order to cover it.

Girl Don't Tell Me, Let Him Run Wild, You're So Good To Me, And Then I Kissed Her, And Your Dreams Come True: flawless stuff, to my ears.

Girl From New York City is amazing. The chorus is one of my favorite Beach Boys choruses. Brian's voice is amazing in it

If you're talking about the falsetto, that's Bruce

No, the yelping Brian in the backing vocals mix.

[Jeff]

I know I'm in the minority there, but I love Summer Days/Summer Nights just about as much as Today!

Aside from Amusement Parks USA and perhaps Salt Lake City, I think it's a superb album ("Bugged At My Old Man" and all) and as deserving of a better reputation as anything else I can think of.

It's just a fun album and not in a stupid way, and it contains two of the most earth smashingly awesome hit singles of all time: Ca Girls and the better version of HMR!

I LOVE Mike's voice on Girl From New York City! I think it's just an awesome track. Some hipster band of today could probably make that song a hit if they even knew it existed in order to cover it.

Girl Don't Tell Me, Let Him Run Wild, You're So Good To Me, And Then I Kissed Her, And Your Dreams Come True: flawless stuff, to my ears.

Girl From New York City is amazing. The chorus is one of my favorite Beach Boys choruses. Brian's voice is amazing in it and Mike's on the verses. Amusement Parks USA is pretty cool too, it's all good fun blasting from a loud speaker my friends. The Little Girl I Once Knew is one of my favorites ever. It's beyond Smile. And Your Dreams Come True [You're So Horny] is cool too. Amazing sound they got there, it bursts out of the speaker.

I bet you're really popular with the neighbors.

[ghost]

I bet you're really popular with the neighbors.

Well I'm quite well known if that counts. 

[c-man]

I totally agree, which is why I chose the Today! album for the first of my essays on the BBs recordings at www.beachboysarchives.com.

Long Live Today!

What will be the next one ?

Party!...followed by The Little Girl I Once Knew.

[Rocker]

I totally agree, which is why I chose the Today! album for the first of my essays on the BBs recordings at www.beachboysarchives.com.

Long Live Today!

What will be the next one ?

Party!...followed by The Little Girl I Once Knew.

Nice ! Party is one of my favorite albums. I shouldn't say that too loud I guess but I think it's a nice record with a cool concept.