Sunflower Live

[shelter]

Really there is not one single song I would want to remove from the Sunflower line-up, however, as each song perfectly represents a crucial aspect of the group's overall personality.

I agree.

And "Got To Know The Woman" is a great song if you take it with a grain of salt. Sure it's over-the-top, but I'm sure that's how it's meant to be.

[LittleSurferGirl]

I loveee "Got To Know The Woman", one of my favs. I think it sounds so different & Denny's vocals are amazing, especially when he does that laugh bit towards the end, adds something to the song. Defintley fits Dennis well

[the captain]

In a certain sense, that little laugh is the most important part of the song. Without the laugh, it just sucks (lyrically).

[LittleSurferGirl]

I read somewhere...was it Catch A Wave?....that Denny's laugh is real because he thought the line "Come on, come on & do the chicken" was so stupid but funny. Am I correct?

[phirnis]

Really there is not one single song I would want to remove from the Sunflower line-up, however, as each song perfectly represents a crucial aspect of the group's overall personality.

I agree.

And "Got To Know The Woman" is a great song if you take it with a grain of salt. Sure it's over-the-top, but I'm sure that's how it's meant to be.

The one thing I find to be highly enjoyable about this song is Dennis' vocal delivery, which is quite stunning and even more so when compared to the limited range he was going to be capable of only a few years later. While it's probably not a performance as virtuosic as "Slip On Through", here you actually get to HEAR this guy's related to Brian Wilson and he sure doesn't sound like a singer about to lose his voice within such a short period of time.

[LittleSurferGirl]

Really there is not one single song I would want to remove from the Sunflower line-up, however, as each song perfectly represents a crucial aspect of the group's overall personality.

I agree.

And "Got To Know The Woman" is a great song if you take it with a grain of salt. Sure it's over-the-top, but I'm sure that's how it's meant to be.

The one thing I find to be highly enjoyable about this song is Dennis' vocal delivery, which is quite stunning and even more so when compared to the limited range he was going to be capable of only a few years later. While it's probably not a performance as virtuosic as "Slip On Through", here you actually get to HEAR this guy's related to Brian Wilson and he sure doesn't sound like a singer about to lose his voice within such a short period of time.

Yes I totally agree especially when he says "You got so much soul, you blow my mind"

[Sheriff John Stone]

I've always considered Sunflower to be the Beach Boys' first "adult" album (with Friends almost getting there). And, Bruce's "Deidre" and "Tears In The Morning" contribute to that feeling; they're not the gretaest songs but they seem to fit. I think I'd keep 'em. I would like to hear "Deidre" open Side B, but I also think Sunflower is one of worst sequenced Beach Boys' albums. Opening the album with "Add Some Music To Your Day" THEN "Slip On Through" is a no-brainer...

I like "Got To Know The Woman" a lot, but not on Sunflower; it might've sounded better on 20/20. I think I might've sacrificed it for "Lady". I also like "Good Time", but now you're back to the juvenile Beach Boys again.

[variable2]

i enjoy the background vocal answers by brian and the boys on got to know the woman..

[Amanda Hart]

I've always considered Sunflower to be the Beach Boys' first "adult" album (with Friends almost getting there). And, Bruce's "Deidre" and "Tears In The Morning" contribute to that feeling; they're not the gretaest songs but they seem to fit. I think I'd keep 'em. I would like to hear "Deidre" open Side B, but I also think Sunflower is one of worst sequenced Beach Boys' albums. Opening the album with "Add Some Music To Your Day" THEN "Slip On Through" is a no-brainer...

I like "Got To Know The Woman" a lot, but not on Sunflower; it might've sounded better on 20/20. I think I might've sacrificed it for "Lady". I also like "Good Time", but now you're back to the juvenile Beach Boys again.

I totally agree, Sunflower could have really benefited from being sequenced differently, but as is it is still one of my very favorite albums.  I like Got To Know The Woman too, but I agree that Lady probably would have been the better choice for the album.  And yeah, Good Time may be juvenile, but it is a really fun song and would have worked a lot better on Sunflower than it did on Love You

[Rocker]

I loveee "Got To Know The Woman", one of my favs. I think it sounds so different & Denny's vocals are amazing, especially when he does that laugh bit towards the end, adds something to the song. Defintley fits Dennis well

Love that song too. It is purely Jerry Lee Lewis-style, from the prominent honky tonk-piano to the macho-laugh. I just think the ending is a little bit over the top.

[tpesky]

I think Good Time would have been a better fit as a Wilson/Jardine composition than At My Window. I agree the album shows everyone's personality except Al's.  Back Home would have worked too I think.