I wanted to post this because I just saw it today, and thought it was a pretty neat commentary on how popular this band continues to be, crossing all generations and demographics. There is nothing Earth-shattering in this piece, it's a standard heads-up that the band is out doing their thing successfully, but the perception of age and time still hangs above a lot of the events of 2012, at least for me. The fact that this band can be featured in AARP magazine, Rolling Stone, and any number of publications geared to ages 18 to whatever speaks volumes about the music and the quality of these musicians. I'll always associate them with being of a certain age, and it's not the same as when i was first getting into Pet Sounds and thinking what 45 year old music relative to that time sounded like. This just doesn't feel the same, in a good way.
Mike Love spelled it out perfectly with his story in the last paragraph: "I want them to see and hear what I've loved all my life"...that's a huge part of the success, and the nostalgia trip alone would not carry it if the new music were not solid, alive, and appealing to many generations. The band can be called "legendary" because they've earned it and have again proven that they are great at what they do.
It's pretty neat to see how it's been playing out. I have to laugh thinking if we'll see someone like Beiber or Eminem in AARP magazine when I'm in my 80's...
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