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Author Topic: Pet Squares #7 All Summer Long is up!  (Read 971 times)
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« on: February 01, 2022, 06:18:50 AM »

The new PET SQUARES: A GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE BEACH BOYS is up! Ep. 7 takes a deep dive into the fantastic ALL SUMMER LONG album. "I Get Around," "Wendy," "Little Honda," "Girls On The Beach"...it's all there. Smiley

https://youtu.be/20WWPPpY0ug
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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2022, 10:53:10 AM »

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this with us!

"I get around" just has to be one of the most exciting records in Rock music. Everything is just perfect. Mike's lead is full of energy, and just the tone of his voice on this one is tremendous. The funky breaks during the verses with the handclaps and then the great guitar solo. Not to forget the Boys' vocals and harmonies. Man, this song is astonishing. And that hook, "round-round-get around- I get around"!
Coupled with it's flip side,"Don't worry Baby", this in my eyes is one of those special singles that are in their own league along with "Don't be cruel/Hound Dog", "Blue Suede Shoes/Honey don't", "Bo Diddley/I'm a Man" a.o.

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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2022, 12:31:50 PM »

And much "fun, fun, fun" watching you "get around" to all those filming locations, Adam!

Focusing on the LPs is, of course, the most logical way to organize all this...but when you get to TODAY!, you might consider talking about the songs based on when they were conceived/recorded as opposed to how they appear on the LP itself. This period of time is clearly the point where Brian (somehow manages) to blossom into the creator who held so much of the world in thrall through the end of 1966, upping his game with "When I Grow Up" and "She Knows Me Too Well," clear evolutions from "Don't Worry Baby" and "Girls on the Beach" that strongly mark what will appear on TODAY!

The shows/sessions log from July-December 1964 is certifiably insane--it's no wonder that Brian broke down. But even in the midst of that ongoing turmoil, he was still progressing, with "Kiss Me Baby" before the breakdown, followed by "Please Let Me Wonder" and "In the Back of My Mind" almost immediately after the instigation of the "new arrangement." (Plus all the up-tempo stuff, which isn't as ambitious in terms of texture but still benefits from Brian's evolution as an arranger.)

And the most significant reason why the Wrecking Crew starts to become more prominent on the records in '65 is because Brian's at home all the time, and the guys are on the road, so the personnel shifts because Brian needs the Crew to handle what the band had been doing previously. That suggests the idea that the SUMMER DAYS record might be discussed by focusing on the tracks with the band vs. the tracks that have a more pronounced presence of the Crew...
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2022, 05:43:18 AM »

And much "fun, fun, fun" watching you "get around" to all those filming locations, Adam!

Focusing on the LPs is, of course, the most logical way to organize all this...but when you get to TODAY!, you might consider talking about the songs based on when they were conceived/recorded as opposed to how they appear on the LP itself. This period of time is clearly the point where Brian (somehow manages) to blossom into the creator who held so much of the world in thrall through the end of 1966, upping his game with "When I Grow Up" and "She Knows Me Too Well," clear evolutions from "Don't Worry Baby" and "Girls on the Beach" that strongly mark what will appear on TODAY!

The shows/sessions log from July-December 1964 is certifiably insane--it's no wonder that Brian broke down. But even in the midst of that ongoing turmoil, he was still progressing, with "Kiss Me Baby" before the breakdown, followed by "Please Let Me Wonder" and "In the Back of My Mind" almost immediately after the instigation of the "new arrangement." (Plus all the up-tempo stuff, which isn't as ambitious in terms of texture but still benefits from Brian's evolution as an arranger.)

And the most significant reason why the Wrecking Crew starts to become more prominent on the records in '65 is because Brian's at home all the time, and the guys are on the road, so the personnel shifts because Brian needs the Crew to handle what the band had been doing previously. That suggests the idea that the SUMMER DAYS record might be discussed by focusing on the tracks with the band vs. the tracks that have a more pronounced presence of the Crew...

I'll take this all under advisement. Worthy suggestions. I do agree that once we hit 1965 probably a shift in focus is called for, and 1966-67, a fairly radical one.
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