Which Beach Boys "Classics" are.. 'Not to your taste?'

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

Catch A Wave, Be With Me and The Trader are the three biggest favorites that i tend to stay away from. I know that I should like them, but I just... don't. Catch A Wave is too hokey (I hope that's a word) to me, and the other two come off as slightly pretentious. Hey, what can I say? To quote Gary Usher, "That's just the way i feel".

I don't like The Trader either. Never got why people like it so much.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Catch A Wave, Be With Me and The Trader are the three biggest favorites that i tend to stay away from. I know that I should like them, but I just... don't. Catch A Wave is too hokey (I hope that's a word) to me, and the other two come off as slightly pretentious. Hey, what can I say? To quote Gary Usher, "That's just the way i feel".

I don't like The Trader either. Never got why people like it so much.

It's something to do with the incredible moog bass, the stunning backing vocals, the killer melodic first half and the gorgeous second, the career-best Rieley lyrics and Carl delivering one of his best, most heart-felt vocals ever... At least that's why I like it.

[The Heartical Don]

You're So Good To Me is not so good...to me.

Listen to Stebbins at this point.

YSGTM is too simple a fairground ditty.

You've already posted similar thing about the song. I even had some argument with you on the subject. At one of the latest pages, if I recall.

I thought as much. Well, my bad.

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

Catch A Wave, Be With Me and The Trader are the three biggest favorites that i tend to stay away from. I know that I should like them, but I just... don't. Catch A Wave is too hokey (I hope that's a word) to me, and the other two come off as slightly pretentious. Hey, what can I say? To quote Gary Usher, "That's just the way i feel".

I don't like The Trader either. Never got why people like it so much.

It's something to do with the incredible moog bass, the stunning backing vocals, the killer melodic first half and the gorgeous second, the career-best Rieley lyrics and Carl delivering one of his best, most heart-felt vocals ever... At least that's why I like it.

I wish I were hearing the same song you are, Friend.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Catch A Wave, Be With Me and The Trader are the three biggest favorites that i tend to stay away from. I know that I should like them, but I just... don't. Catch A Wave is too hokey (I hope that's a word) to me, and the other two come off as slightly pretentious. Hey, what can I say? To quote Gary Usher, "That's just the way i feel".

I don't like The Trader either. Never got why people like it so much.

It's something to do with the incredible moog bass, the stunning backing vocals, the killer melodic first half and the gorgeous second, the career-best Rieley lyrics and Carl delivering one of his best, most heart-felt vocals ever... At least that's why I like it.

I wish I were hearing the same song you are, Friend.

It's THE best song on Holland, by a mile. And I love all of Holland. What about Long Promised Road and Feel Flows - you dislike them too? Curious how some people just do not like Carl's song-writing, period. Whereas to me, when he was really on form he equalled his brothers.

[Vegetable Man]

Catch A Wave, Be With Me and The Trader are the three biggest favorites that i tend to stay away from. I know that I should like them, but I just... don't. Catch A Wave is too hokey (I hope that's a word) to me, and the other two come off as slightly pretentious. Hey, what can I say? To quote Gary Usher, "That's just the way i feel".

I don't like The Trader either. Never got why people like it so much.

It's something to do with the incredible moog bass, the stunning backing vocals, the killer melodic first half and the gorgeous second, the career-best Rieley lyrics and Carl delivering one of his best, most heart-felt vocals ever... At least that's why I like it.

I wish I were hearing the same song you are, Friend.

It's THE best song on Holland, by a mile. And I love all of Holland. What about Long Promised Road and Feel Flows - you dislike them too? Curious how some people just do not like Carl's song-writing, period. Whereas to me, when he was really on form he equalled his brothers.

On the contrary, Long Promised Road happens to be one of my favorite Beach Boy songs, and Feel Flows is great as well. The Trader however has never really appealed to me. I understand that it's a great artistic achievement, but it just isn't to my taste. The first half is fine, and the second half is good enough, but it goes on just a bit too long for me. Don't get me wrong, I think Carl is a great songwriter, I just think he's got better things to offer than The Trader.

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

Catch A Wave, Be With Me and The Trader are the three biggest favorites that i tend to stay away from. I know that I should like them, but I just... don't. Catch A Wave is too hokey (I hope that's a word) to me, and the other two come off as slightly pretentious. Hey, what can I say? To quote Gary Usher, "That's just the way i feel".

I don't like The Trader either. Never got why people like it so much.

It's something to do with the incredible moog bass, the stunning backing vocals, the killer melodic first half and the gorgeous second, the career-best Rieley lyrics and Carl delivering one of his best, most heart-felt vocals ever... At least that's why I like it.

I wish I were hearing the same song you are, Friend.

It's THE best song on Holland, by a mile. And I love all of Holland. What about Long Promised Road and Feel Flows - you dislike them too? Curious how some people just do not like Carl's song-writing, period. Whereas to me, when he was really on form he equalled his brothers.

I'm a HUGE fan of Long Promised Road and Feel Flows. Those two songs are much better than a lot of songs Brian or Dennis wrote. I'm not trying to take anything away from Carl. I just don't like the feel of the song I guess. To each his own.

[scooby1970]

Most of POB. Actually, almost all of it except for River Song really.

Dennis' voice ruins it. Like Randy Newman drinking 10 bottles of tequila a day.  Sometimes his voice from this era does work (River Song, Baby Blue, etc...) but ugh, here it really is not great at all.

I think it's Dennis voice that actually makes Pacific Ocean Blue work as an album. It's raw, its powerful, its full of emotion, and it's this combination that makes the album a beautiful thing.

Mark

[The Heartical Don]

Most of POB. Actually, almost all of it except for River Song really.

Dennis' voice ruins it. Like Randy Newman drinking 10 bottles of tequila a day.  Sometimes his voice from this era does work (River Song, Baby Blue, etc...) but ugh, here it really is not great at all.

I think it's Dennis voice that actually makes Pacific Ocean Blue work as an album. It's raw, its powerful, its full of emotion, and it's this combination that makes the album a beautiful thing.

Mark

Seconded, thirded, and fourthed.

[Gertie J.]

fifthed.

[beatnickle]

Cottonfields....... just don't like it ..... Jardins attempt as some sort of sequel to Sloop John B which is one of my favorite BB numbers

Be true to your School

Student Demonstration Time...... Just doesn't sound authentic to me as though Mike Love is desperate for relavence

Rock n Roll Music....... Never liked it at all..... a bit lame

I'm being picky...... for the most part Brian Wilson has no equal

[Ovi]

Most of POB. Actually, almost all of it except for River Song really.

Dennis' voice ruins it. Like Randy Newman drinking 10 bottles of tequila a day.   Sometimes his voice from this era does work (River Song, Baby Blue, etc...) but ugh, here it really is not great at all.

I think it's Dennis voice that actually makes Pacific Ocean Blue work as an album. It's raw, its powerful, its full of emotion, and it's this combination that makes the album a beautiful thing.

Mark

Damn right. It's the voice of a tortured soul on the verge of collapsing - it's supposed to be raw and coarse. It's supposed to not be easy to listen to. There is a lot of pain in his vocals, as is emotion. It's simply Dennis as he was at the time - a perfectly captured image of his life, not one bit sweetened (sweeten?).

[Mr. Wilson]

Well they aren't classics at least some of them aren't so here goes..1} A Day in the life of a tree. 2} Got to know the woman 3}Student Demonstration time 4} Make it good 5} Steamboat 6}Blueberry Hill 7} In the still of the night I never play BB Party lp.. 9} Side 2 of Friends lp 10} I never appreciated Pet Sounds or Lets go away for awhile till I saw them performed live.. 11}I rarely play Surfin Safari + Surfin USA lp"s  In fact the 1st lp I can play all the way thru without skipping tracks is: All Summer Long 12}Don't like the lead vocal on In the back of my mind..13}Wipe Out  14} Lonley Sea 15}The Surfer Moon 16)Problem Child 17} Happy Endings 18}Summer of Love 19}When Girls get together 20}Love Surrounds Me..

[Dudd]

18}Summer of Love

.... what?
You... don't like Summer Of Love?
AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A BEACH BOYS FAN

[ArtVandalay]

Rock and Roll Music. I cannot for the life of me understand why this is included on so many best-of compilations and why it was at the end of the C50 setlist amongst songs like GV, CG, etc. It's embarrassingly bad. The Beatles did it much, much better. Let it die.

[Iron Horse-Apples]

The Beatles did it much, much better.

Yes, they sure taught that Chuck Berry a thing or two.

[zachrwolfe]

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[RangeRoverA1]

Rock and Roll Music. I cannot for the life of me understand why this is included on so many best-of compilations and why it was at the end of the C50 setlist amongst songs like GV, CG, etc. It's embarrassingly bad. The Beatles did it much, much better. Let it die.

I too think John Lennon sang it way better than Mike Love or Chuck Berry.

I'm no fan of John's voice, but I too think he did excellent lead on R&R Music. Chuck's original take is way-way weak than the other 2. Yes, Mike sounds nasal, so what? It still is a fun cover & one of my favorites on 1976 BBs record.

[hypehat]

Cottonfields....... just don't like it ..... Jardins attempt as some sort of sequel to Sloop John B which is one of my favorite BB numbers

The single version is much better, to my ears - the thing just takes off thanks to Dennis' drumming. The 20/20 album version is really flat.

[Christoph]

- Be true to your school. Especially with Mike's live-intro. But I had fun when he messed up during the song last year in concert.
- Rock & Roll music. That's not the kind of music Chuck Berry sang about.

[pmugghc]

The early slow stuff:
In my room
Surfer Girl
Graduation day

[pmugghc]

California Girls, Marcella, Sail On Sailor, finished versions of Surf's Up (thus excluding the "demo").

Wow, those 3 are on my top 15 list of songs I love.

[Wah Wah Wah Ooooo]

Caroline, No is grating. I skip it on pretty much every album it's on that I listen to.

And, while I'm not really defending it, Rock and Roll Music is on so many compilations because it was a top-5 single. Seems kinda obvious.

[hypehat]

What the hell, Caroline No is amazing to me - sublime melody and arrangement. What grates you?

[drbeachboy]

What the hell, Caroline No is amazing to me - sublime melody and arrangement. What grates you?

I usually listen to the regular speed version on the PS Box. It is more haunting and you truly feel the lyric. I also enjoy Carl's take on In Concert. He gives the song a lot of feeling, as well.