Is This Even The Beach Boys?

[HeroAndVillain]

and if so what year? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp2sSc3mgKI&list=PLA6DE682E5F9783F7&index=11&feature=plpp_video

Not strictly. It's Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and David Marks of the Beach Boys saluting NASCAR. A strange release, entirely dreadful but strangely listenable if you're in the right sort of mood.

I don't know what's dreadful about it. It's a fun little early 60s style song. I prefer PS and post PS Beach Boys, but even so, this is an enjoyable if throwaway rock and roll song.

[Paulos]

This is NOT an entirely dreadful album, as a Beach Boy detractor and possible Mike Love bigot stated.

It's very listenable and as rewarding an experience as any 'recent' Beach Boys product.  It does rock, which is more than can be said for the current album.

Every time I think someone has made the most retarded statement ever, someone steps up to the plate and knocks it out of the ball park.

[Craig Boyd]

and if so what year? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp2sSc3mgKI&list=PLA6DE682E5F9783F7&index=11&feature=plpp_video

Not strictly. It's Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and David Marks of the Beach Boys saluting NASCAR. A strange release, entirely dreadful but strangely listenable if you're in the right sort of mood.

I don't know what's dreadful about it. It's a fun little early 60s style song. I prefer PS and post PS Beach Boys, but even so, this is an enjoyable if throwaway rock and roll song.

Nah I was talking about the record as a whole. Little GTO is probably the highlight and as someone else stated that's only cos it's a song they'd never recorded before and as you say it is a fun song.

[Rocker]

and if so what year? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp2sSc3mgKI&list=PLA6DE682E5F9783F7&index=11&feature=plpp_video

Not strictly. It's Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and David Marks of the Beach Boys saluting NASCAR. A strange release, entirely dreadful but strangely listenable if you're in the right sort of mood.

I don't know what's dreadful about it. It's a fun little early 60s style song. I prefer PS and post PS Beach Boys, but even so, this is an enjoyable if throwaway rock and roll song.

Yes, but the whole record is just a terrible, amateurish, lifeless, plastic sounding piece of garbage. A typical Baker-production so to speak

[Aegir]

I don't really like the original Little GTO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FSicQWimU

[JanBerryFarm]

It's pretty obvious WHAT kind of fan considers the Nascar offering to be entirely dreadful. 

[Autotune]

This is NOT an entirely dreadful album, as a Beach Boy detractor and possible Mike Love bigot stated.

It's very listenable and as rewarding an experience as any 'recent' Beach Boys product.  It does rock, which is more than can be said for the current album.

Every time I think someone has made the most retarded statement ever, someone steps up to the plate and knocks it out of the ball park.

That was rude and uncalled for.

[SMiLE Brian]

strange times on Smiley Smile when people believe this piece of crap is art that needs to be listened to.

[Craig Boyd]

I don't really like the original Little GTO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FSicQWimU

If anything it shows just how great Mike and Brian's voices were back in the day. Like a lot of BB soundalike songs from that time the lead sounds really dated and the falsetto never seams to soar in quite the same way Brian's did. If you listen to Mike's leads on stuff like I Get Around it still sounds really fresh and vibrant even today.

[JanBerryFarm]

I don't really like the original Little GTO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FSicQWimU

If anything it shows just how great Mike and Brian's voices were back in the day. Like a lot of BB soundalike songs from that time the lead sounds really dated and the falsetto never seams to soar in quite the same way Brian's did. If you listen to Mike's leads on stuff like I Get Around it still sounds really fresh and vibrant even today.

I am not a Mike Love bigot, like so many here, but in all honesty, to me, his voice sounds congested and weak. He gets there, but I wouldn't call it vibrant.

[Craig Boyd]

I don't really like the original Little GTO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FSicQWimU

If anything it shows just how great Mike and Brian's voices were back in the day. Like a lot of BB soundalike songs from that time the lead sounds really dated and the falsetto never seams to soar in quite the same way Brian's did. If you listen to Mike's leads on stuff like I Get Around it still sounds really fresh and vibrant even today.

I am not a Mike Love bigot, like so many here, but in all honesty, to me, his voice sounds congested and weak. He gets there, but I wouldn't call it vibrant.

Oh you contrarian you! 

[Paulos]

This is NOT an entirely dreadful album, as a Beach Boy detractor and possible Mike Love bigot stated.

It's very listenable and as rewarding an experience as any 'recent' Beach Boys product.  It does rock, which is more than can be said for the current album.

Every time I think someone has made the most retarded statement ever, someone steps up to the plate and knocks it out of the ball park.

That was rude and uncalled for.

Sorry to have upset you delicate sensibilities, I'm just sick of idiotic statements on this board.

[Craig Boyd]

This is NOT an entirely dreadful album, as a Beach Boy detractor and possible Mike Love bigot stated.

It's very listenable and as rewarding an experience as any 'recent' Beach Boys product.  It does rock, which is more than can be said for the current album.

Every time I think someone has made the most retarded statement ever, someone steps up to the plate and knocks it out of the ball park.

That was rude and uncalled for.

Sorry to have upset you delicate sensibilities, I'm just sick of idiotic statements on this board.

I'm with Paulos on this.