Can this gereration love the Beach Boys?

[musicismylife101]

One word: Yes    Current generation here

[myonlysunshine]

I'm 23 and the Beach Boys are my favorite band of all time. I grew up listening to them with my parents and my sister, especially while riding in the car. For whatever reason, I clicked with them more than any other musical artist, including the Beatles or any band from my generation. My parents bought me the Good Vibrations box set, but we mostly wound up listening to the hits rather than the rarer album cuts or post-1970 material. Imagination was my favorite Brian Wilson solo album, I really loved it back in 1998. I went to Brian Wilson concerts with my family a few times in the late 1990s.

My friends thought it was weird how much I was into the Beach Boys. When I became a teenager, I didn't really listen to music as much because I was focusing more on school, getting good grades and getting into good colleges. But I rediscovered my favorite band a couple of years ago and haven't really stopped since then. I listened to Pet Sounds starting in 2010, and it completely blew my mind and changed my life. I've been a hardcore fan ever since.

I think with modern technology, people shouldn't underestimate just how easy it is for young people to get exposed to artists from older generations. I can't say that I've encountered too many people who like the Beach Boys as much as I do who are my age, but classic rock is still really popular on the college campuses I've been to. Some of my peers' favorite bands include Cream, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and other artists from the 60s and 70s.