It's Over Now

It's a Beautiful Day vs. Some of Your Love

Currently my original 1967 duophonic pressing of Wild Honey is spinning on the turntable.

Santa Ana Winds (Released)

Rock and Roll Music vs. Come Go With Me

That sounds like a match made in heaven

Remember "Walking In The Sand" - the Beach Boys

So I'm *not* the only one who has listened to Summer in Paradise this year.  Excellent!

yup, hahah 

Something tells me that those of us who actually have a copy of "Summer in Paradise" probably listen to it more than we're willing to admit.

Moon Dawg

Hawaii vs. Kona Coast

Remember "Walking In The Sand" - the Beach Boys

So I'm *not* the only one who has listened to Summer in Paradise this year.  Excellent!

Drip Drop

Surf's Up (Documentary Demo) vs. Surf's Up (Released version on the Surf's Up LP)?

OK here's how this works.  Name two Beach Boys songs, then the next person will say which one they think would beat the other in a bloody no-holds-barred duel.  So for instance, I'll say "Song A vs. Song B".  The next person will come along and say "Song A", then post their own two songs for the next person.  No attacking people's choices!!   Let the game begin:

Surfin' Safari vs. Still Surfin'

This morning:

Listened to today:

How about Friends/20-20?  The photo of Brian hiding behind the eye chart is gone.  WTF?!

GENESIS "And Then There Were Three".
WOW,just got done listening to the first track,"Down and Out",what drumming and Tony Bank's keyboard solo was awesome.
This was Genesis during my favorite period:1976-1978.
Trick of the Tail,Wind and Wuthering,Seconds Out,And Then There Where Three.
What an era in music!!!
Big Bri

I'm one of the biggest Genesis fans you'll ever meet.  A huge collector as well.  What a fantastic band.  I enjoy all of their albums, though I'd have to agree with 1976-1978 being their best (as in most creative) period.

Alkaline Trio - Crimson

I'd say that this qualifies as a slightly different thread than "listening to right now".  I take that to mean the album or song that you're listening to when you post.  That said, however, if someone wants to move this thread to General Music, that's fine.

OK let's start an "Albums Listened To Today" thread.  Either list them, or use cover art.  If you use cover art, get it from the All Music Guide (www.allmusic.com) so that the art images aren't too big.  I'll start.

That explains the ridiculous prices that this album fetches on eBay.  I'd say the remixed European version is probably even more rare.

A Beach Boys fan wishing that some unfinished, unreleased song had been on an album because it's foda awesome?  I've never heard of this before! 

I rank this as the #3 best Christmas album of all time behind "A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector" and Elvis Presley's "Christmas Album" from 1957.

Does anyone have an official count on approximately how many copies of this were sold in the US?  I've seen some sources that cite as many as 50,000 and some that cite as few as 5,000.  Also, when did this go out of print in the US?

Hi everyone,

I noticed that the Sumahama UK 45 had a song called "It's a Beautiful Day" on the B-side.  Can someone fill me in on this song?  Was it recorded during the L.A. sessions?  Does it fit in with L.A.'s mood (that sort-of soft mellow rock approach)?  Who sings lead?  Did Brian have anything to do with this song (probably not)?  Any info anyone could provide would be appreciated.

Thanks!

As far as I'm concerned, if it was included on the album at the time of the release, it's part of the album and has to be judged along with the rest of the album.  Just because it's at the end of the album doesn't exclude it from judgement.  Just my opinion.

But how does it not cut the mustard as a whole album? I assume you mean that the album doesn't fit, sequencing-wise, or that it isn't cohesive. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but that's what "how the album holds together as a whole" means to me.

Luther, I agree with everything you said about side 2, and in my original post I mentioned that I mostly loved side 2.  I think the comparisons with Pet Sounds are spot on, no doubt.

The thing with Today! holding together as a whole is this: While Today! has many great songs, I have to knock off points for "Don't Hurt My Little Sister" and "Bull Session With Big Daddy".  Those just seem to have nothing to do with the rest of the album.  I've tried to like these tracks and have tried to understand how they belong on an album like this, but I just can't do it.  Don't Hurt My Little Sister is just...eh....it's not bad musically but it just doesn't work for me. To me it really drags down side 1.  Bull Session With Big Daddy is worthless, IMO.  What a bad way to end side 2.  At least filler like "Cascius Love vs. Sonny Wilson" has singing and sort-of a musical contest thing to it.  I mean, when I'm coming down off one of the better album sides of the 1960s, I don't want it to end by listening to the Beach Boys BSing about a European tour.

I dunno man, to my ears, Today! just doesn't seem up to snuff.  We all have our opinions though.