I don't think The Fendertones should belong in this thread, because they are a Beach Boys cover band and I think willmansell  meant bands that are influened by The Beach Boys and are close to sounding like them

The Heavy Blinkers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTD2Jn0J8Kc

The Surf School Dropouts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJIxbgLnZx4

And this REM song sounds exactly like The Beach Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIXs66BPooY

The Barbecuties -   The life of Brian (and many other songs)
Honeyrider - You made me hate The Beach Boys (and many other songs)
Beatnik Termites - Mary Lou (and many other songs)
Radio Birdman - More fun
The Kung Fu Monkeys - Office surfer (and many other songs)

 a ton of songs by The Queers, Travoltas, The Demonics, Surfin' Lungs, Psychotic Youth, Hawaii Mud Bombers, Ruth's Hat, Mach Pelican, Ramones, The Richies, The Barracudas, The Riptides

I could go on with this list forever.

The Barbecuties - The life of Brian

https://thebarbecuties.bandcamp.com/track/the-life-of-brian

I can't stand the song at all. The Today version is even worse than the Summer Nights version. I think it's one of the most boring songs The Beach Boys have ever realeased

Bad Religion recorded an German version of Punk Rock Song in the 90s. Totally crazy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzPIw9b7X5o

I once had a dream about Btian, too!

https://thebarbecuties.bandcamp.com/track/the-life-of-brian

Unrequited Love by Masked Intruder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb42JK8BFRM

The Hard-Ons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs63_myXomA

Sonic Surf City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIBCS0ieczY

The Demonics cover Little Honda, you can stream it here

http://www.mp3boomer.com/listen/The%20Demonics

The Richies cover Dance Dance Dance, you can stream it here

http://www.richies.eu/music_de.html

Cub

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ28KrZur7o

Me First & The Gimme Gimmes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nplz679dsEI

Pennywise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2wFpqJbd2Q&index=12&list=PLMww0919f8uUZN0tzUoCfenMNPG5Z70kN

This is a lot of fun!

Beatnik Termites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_LFRQZM9ic

There's also a version of I can hear music by Gwyllions. I can't find it on Youtube, but you can stream it here

http://play4music.org/music/I%20Can%20Hear%20Music

Joe Jitsu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYFrK7FOFBU&list=PLAbH8-eq3cYoU9y_7JF_RAAxYtatCGd3M

I was born in 1980 and grew up in the early 90's listening to punkrock like Bad Religion, NOFX etc. In the early 90's there was no internet and there were no possibilties of burning cds. So we recorded the cds to tapes and listened to either the cds or tapes. So I have always appreciated whole albums rather than single tracks. And I when I listen to The Beach Boys, I do it the same way: complete albums.

This is the part I hate about the Beach Boys twofers. The first album is over and the second one starts immediately. So you don't really get the real listening experience. They should have released them as double-cds.

And I'm afraid peolpe today who don't spend time listening to whole albums miss a whole lot about music

I posted my thoughts in the UK Pet Sounds Review thread, but I copied it here as well.


I was at the show at The Palladium last Saturday and before you read the rest, I had an amazing night and it was great. BUT...

It was just sad to see him on stage like that. He didn't really hit the right notes, his voice was just ruff. And he totally didn't seem to be in the same room as the rest of the band. He never smiled or laughed or anything (at least from my seat). It was really depressing to see him there. And before the break he didn't even stay on stage until the last song was over.  It was kind of weird. If I was just a random fan, someone who only went to the show because it said Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds, I would never go to a Brian Wlson show again.

I always go to Brian shows because of his amazing band. If he didn't have them it would be even more awkward. Blondie on the other hand was out of control and rocking the house!

But you have to give him credit for having the courage to go on tour and perform albums like Smile and Pet Sounds. Mike would never do stuff like this.  So as long as Brian is touring I will always go, because I'm a fan of his music and his band, but not of his stage-appearance. And like every other Brian show, I still ha a blast because of the band.

A few questions that someone here might be able to answer:
1. Is he aware of his live voice?
2. Why does he still go on tour when he's clearly not enjoying being on stage?

So much from me,
Rüdiger

I was at the show at The Palladium last Saturday and before you read the rest, I had an amazing night and it was great. BUT...
I have to agree with most of the comments. It was just sad to see him on stage like that. He didn't really hit the right notes, his voice was just ruff. And he totally didn't seem to be in the same room as the rest of the band. He never smiled or laughed or anything. It was really depressing to see him there. And before the break he didn't even stay on stage until the last song was over.  It was kind of weird. If I was just a random fan, someone who only went to the show because it said Brian Wilson and Pet Sounds, I would never go to a Brian Wlson show again.

I always go to Brian shows because of his amazing band. If he didn't have them it would be even more awkward. Blondie on the other hand was out of control and rocking the house!

But you have to give him credit for having the courage to go on tour and perform albums like Smile and Pet Sounds. Mike would never do stuff like this.  So as long as Brian is touring I will always go, because I'm a fan of his music and his band, but not of his stage-appearance. And like every other Brian show, I still ha a blast because of the band.

A few questions that someone here might be able to answer:
1. Is he aware of his live voice?
2. Why does he still go on tour when he's clearly not enjoying being on stage?

So much from me,
Rüdiger

I'm not a big hip hop fan, but these are the albums that I really enjoy:

The first 2 are German hip uop albums. Fischmob are so good it's crazy

Fischmob - Männer können seine Gefühle nicht zeigen
Die Fantastischen Vier - 4 gewinnt
Cypress Hill - III Temple of doom
Funkdoobiest - Brothas doobie
Beastie Boys - Ill communication

Songs:
The Undertones - Teenage kicks

I like you, Hot Rod.

Thanks

Probably not really top five ever, but at the moment these songs and albums rule my world!

I didn't include anything by The Beach Boys

Songs:
The Undertones - Teenage kicks
Flamin' Groovies - Shake some action
Guns'n'Roses - Get in the ring
The Blue Hawaiians - Lonely star
Bad Religion - Generator

Albums:
Bracket - Reqiuem
Masked Intruder - Masked Intruder
NOFX - Punk in drublic
Chumbawamba - ABCDEFG
Weezer - Blue album

One of my all time favorite album covers

Here's one for the adventurous listeners.

Bracket are a pop punk band and all their albums have wonderful vocal harmonies. But on their latest album Hold Your Applause they actually sound like the punk version of Smile. It has weird out of place songs, strange chord progressions, beautiful pop songs, crazy vocal harmonies.

Take a listen, you won't be disappointed!

https://bracket.bandcamp.com/album/hold-your-applause

Rüdiger