Guilty listening pleasures

[Mike's Beard]

CALLIN' ALL YOU CLOSET SUMMER IN PARADISE FANS OUT THERE! What BB or Beach Boys related stuff do you secretly like which you know you shouldn't? Don't be shy, nobody here will judge you too harshly.  I'll go first. I own and thoroughly enjoy "The Many Moods of Murry Wilson" on CD. I also woke up this morning humming Mike Love's "Cool head, Warm heart". I've confessed - your turn... if you dare!
 

[BillA]

"Roller Skating Child"

"Some of Your Love"

[Foster's Freeze]

I have an old cassette of one of Mike and Dean's Radio Shack albums that I break out now and then.  It has the alternate lead vocal on California Dreaming.

[Synth Wash]

As much as I am creeped out by the lyrics, I can't get Hey Little Tomboy out of my head once it's there. Where was Jack Rieley when they really needed him to write some better lyrics?


I'm also unashamedly a fan of Lahaina Aloha on SIP. Even Island Fever and the title track wouldn't be bad with some better lyrics.

[Paulos]

Tears In The Morning - I know that a lot of people really dislike it and it is somewaht twee but I just really like this song especially the strings.

[Mike's Beard]

Guilty secret #2. I have Bruce's "Going Public" CD and have played it in my office at work. I really like "I Write the Songs" on this. It just seems so.... Bruce.... I guess you could take that as a compliment or a put down. Also the disco version of "Pipeline" is groovy!!

[lupinofan]

"Make it Big" from Still Cruisin'

And I've a soft spot for "Heads You Win, Tails I Lose" and "Cuckoo Clock" from Surfin' Safari.

[oldsurferdude]

Matchpoint of Our Love

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Roller Skating Child"

That's a great song; one of, if not the best on Love You.

[Sheriff John Stone]

I'm also unashamedly a fan of Lahaina Aloha on SIP. Even Island Fever and the title track wouldn't be bad with some better lyrics.

I agree with you; nothing to be ashamed about. "Lahaina Aloha" is one of Carl's last great vocals. "Island Fever" is a catchy little tune, and "Hot Fun In The Summertime" is a good cover.

[Fall Breaks]

"Kona Coast"! Top that one for guilty listening pleasure! 

[slothrop]

"Kona Coast"! Top that one for guilty listening pleasure! 

Kona Coast is actually quite awesome. In fact, I've really started to dig MIU, except for the covers and "Winds of Change". If only they had put "Our Team" on there instead...

[Jason]

If you have a guilty listening pleasure with your favorite band, you should probably re-evaluate your favorite bands.

Honestly I can't think of any, although I do have a guilty VIEWING pleasure. The bit in Endless Harmony when Brian's talking about the Imagination album.

Brian - You like those knobs? Push the knob! Push it! Push it! That's it!
(Happy Days intro plays and Daria coos)
Brian - This is a little baby music. (Scat sings) For my babyyyyyyyyyy.

And I felt like this long before I was jaded by the Brian Wilson promotional machine, so keep the Lovester comments to yourselves.

[Sheriff John Stone]

"Kona Coast"! Top that one for guilty listening pleasure! 

Kona Coast is actually quite awesome. In fact, I've really started to dig MIU, except for the covers and "Winds of Change". If only they had put "Our Team" on there instead...

Yeah, I wish "Our Team" would've been on MIU, too. They went from 15 songs on 15 Big Ones to 14 songs on Love You to just 12 songs on MIU. Although I like "Winds Of Change" a lot, I can hear "Our Team" following it and closing the album.

I think the two covers, "Come Go With Me" and "Peggy Sue", have some merit, basically because they're two of Al's best lead vocals - ever.    

[slothrop]

I think the two covers, "Come Go With Me" and "Peggy Sue", have some merit, basically because they're two of Al's best lead vocals - ever.    

They are good leads but the mixes are awful. The version of "Come Go" from the Greatest Hits vol. 3, the "Brother Years" is far superior. I'm not sure if that's the single mix or the one that came out on the "Ten Years of Harmony" comp but either way, it's actually very good.

[Sheriff John Stone]

I think the two covers, "Come Go With Me" and "Peggy Sue", have some merit, basically because they're two of Al's best lead vocals - ever.    

They are good leads but the mixes are awful. The version of "Come Go" from the Greatest Hits vol. 3, the "Brother Years" is far superior. I'm not sure if that's the single mix or the one that came out on the "Ten Years of Harmony" comp but either way, it's actually very good.

I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer the MIU version of "Come Go With Me" over the Ten Years Of Harmony version. Wasn't that mix released by mistake? Also, the early pressings of the MIU Reprise single CD had that alternate mix on it. It also had a different mix of "Peggy Sue" and "Winds Of Change". I was gonna return it but I thought it might be a collector's item. Wanna buy it?

I do agree that "Peggy Sue" is a bad mix. But, Al sings the hell out it nevertheless....

[Matt H]

Rather embarrassing, but for some reason I like to listen to "Problem Child," sometimes.

[runnersdialzero]

As much as I am creeped out by the lyrics, I can't get Hey Little Tomboy out of my head once it's there. Where was Jack Rieley when they really needed him to write some better lyrics?

No. Hearing Carl scream, "TIME TO TURN INTO A GIIIIIRRL," is basically a religious experience.

[The infamous Baldwin Organ]

+1

[MBE]

Crocodile Rock is corny but I think they actually did a decent job on it for the era.

[Emdeeh]

"Shortnin' Bread" 

[punkinhead]

Bells of Paris
Sunshine
Some of Your Love (live at Knebworth)
One good Reason
Kona Coast
First Love
Let's Visit Heaven Tonight
Susie Cincinnati
Good Time
Games Two Can Play
H.E.L.P. Is on the Way
Bluebirds Over the Mountain
I do Love You
It's Just a Matter of Time
Chasin' the Sky
Louie, Louie
TM Song (not argument, the song Al sings afterwords)

[MBE]

Susie Cincinnati
Good Time
Games Two Can Play
H.E.L.P. Is on the Way
Bluebirds Over the Mountain

All of these are great without question to me.

[Jay]

I hate When Girls Get Together with a passion. I think it's the worst piece of sh*t that was ever released with any kind of association of the beach boys's name. But for some reason, I love the booted backing track.

[Ganz Allein]

I think everyone here probably hates "Bull Sessions With 'Big Daddy'" except for me.   To me it doesn't bring down "Today" at all - it's just kind of a fun, goofy coda to the album.  Anyway, I'd rather hear that kind of jabbering than recitations of poetic verse in songs.