Genres: Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Surf, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop, AM Pop Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1961 in Hawthorne, CA
The Four Freshmen, Phil Spector, Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers, The Hi-Lo's, The Beatles, Duane Eddy, The Four Preps, Buddy Holly, Frankie Lymon, The Four Seasons The Four Seasons, The Beatles, The Turtles, The Mamas & the Papas, The Hollies, The Zombies, Monkees, The Lovin' Spoonful, Jan & Dean, The Grass Roots, The Association, Fleetwood Mac, Sagittarius, Yellow Balloon, The Bel-Airs, The Tokens, Curt Boettcher, Gary Usher, The Sunrays Fleetwood Mac, HAL, Todd Rundgren, Chris Von Sneidern, Honeyrider, The Smithereens, Louis Philippe, Noel Coward's Ghost, The Sleepy Jackson, Tony Rivers, Swag, The Raspberries, Jan & Dean, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Super Ratones, The Doll Test, The Move, My Bloody Valentine, Mashed Potatoes |  |
Beginning their career as the most popular surf band in the nation, the Beach Boys finally emerged by 1966 as America's preeminent pop group, the only act able to challenge (for a brief time) the overarching success of the Beatles with both mainstream listeners and the critical community. From their 1961 debut with the regional hit "Surfin," the three Wilson brothers -- Brian, Dennis, and Carl -- plus cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine constructed the most intricate, gorgeous harmonies ever heard from a pop band. With Brian's studio proficiency growing by leaps and bounds during the mid-'60s, the Beach Boys also proved one of the best-produced groups of the '60s, exemplified by their 1966 peak with the Pet Sounds LP and the number one single "Good Vibrations." Though Brian's escalating drug use and obsessive desire to trump the Beatles (by recording the perfect LP statement) eventually led to a nervous breakdown after he heard Sgt.
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Release: September 29, 2009
Label: Capitol Records
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Release: August 25, 2009
Label: Capitol Records
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