Dug reading all of your thoughts on the upcoming Beach Boys SMiLE sessions earlier this week. After posting it, a deluge of emails came in requesting that we re-post the Beach Boys rehearsal sessions that have popped up on AD […]
Category: The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys :: SMiLE Sessions
We all knew this day would eventually come, it was only a matter of time. Earlier this month it was announced the sessions from the Beach Boys fabled Smile sessions would finally see an official […]
The Beach Boys :: Ganz Allein (In My Room)
I caught wind of this German take on the Beach Boys “In My Room” via a collection of non-English covers over at When You Awake last year. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say the version has […]
The Beach Boys :: Beach Bros (A Compilation)
Beach Boys fans: A year and half ago the Rising Storm’s Brendan McGrath put together a compilation of some of his favorite cuts from the latter day Beach Boys records. He called it Beach Bros, and as […]
The Beach Boys :: Pet Sounds (A Capella)
So, while we’re at it …the a capella mixes from Pet Sounds are nothing short of ear candy, and while the LPs noted production theatrics are well deserved, I’m never short of blown away by the sole vocals mixes […]
The Beach Boys :: Rehearsals 1967
Since their original appearance on AD in 2006 there have been countless requests to re-post this 1967 rehearsal session. So, here it is. I came upon this recording about ten years ago, and it has […]
The Beach Boys :: Sail On Sailor (Live 1973)
With the proliferation of the iTunes/iPod shuffle, over the past seven years, I am forever reminded just how diverse the Beach Boys catalog truly is. Yes, I have the majority of the LPs, but it’s when those […]
The Beach Boys :: Rehearsals 1967
Since their original appearance on AD in 2006 I have had countless requests to re-post this 1967 recording session. So, here it is. I came upon this 1967 rehearsal about five years ago, and it […]
Dennis Wilson :: Pacific Ocean Blue
After this Summer has come and gone I’ll think back to what I was listening to at the time and the reissue of Dennis Wilson’s Pacific Ocean Blue will most definitely be at the top […]
The Beach Boys :: Funky Pretty (1973)
The Beach Boys “Funky Pretty” is the full on jam. It’s funky, it’s pretty. It’s what I want in an early ’70s Beach Boys song. Released on the 1973 Holland LP, as well as the live […]