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Hold On, Dear Brother: The Ultimate Beach Boys, Volume Three (1970-1977)
| Artist | Song | |
| Beach Boys | Add Some Music To Your Day | |
| Beach Boys | This Whole World | |
| Beach Boys | Forever | |
| Beach Boys | All I Wanna Do | |
| Beach Boys | Our Sweet Love | |
| Beach Boys | I Just Got My Pay | |
| Beach Boys | Loop De Loop | |
| Beach Boys | Feel Flows | |
| Beach Boys | 'Til I Die | |
| Beach Boys | Surf's Up | |
| Beach Boys | You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone | |
| Beach Boys | Marcella | |
| Beach Boys | Hold On Dear Brother | |
| Beach Boys | All This Is That | |
| Beach Boys | Sail On, Sailor | |
| Beach Boys | California Saga/Big Sur | |
| Beach Boys | California Saga/Beaks of Eagles | |
| Beach Boys | California Saga/California | |
| Beach Boys | The Trader | |
| Beach Boys | Fairy Tale Music (excerpts) | |
| Beach Boys | It's OK | |
| Beach Boys | Had To Phone Ya | |
| Beach Boys | That Same Song | |
| Beach Boys | Johnny Carson | |
| Beach Boys | Good Time | |
| Beach Boys | The Night Was So Young | |
Comment:
Hot on the heels of volumes one and two comes our third and final volume tracing the evolution of one of America's finest and most significant bands. Here we find the relevance and innovation of the band on the serious decline, with troubled genius Brian Wilson stepping even further into the shadows than he had in the late 70's. (The exception being 1977's Love You, the final album captured here, where Brian makes a significant return, though I find it vastly overrated and nowhere near the stunning return to glory touted by revisionist fans). Though the decade found the moments of true greatness few and far between, there are still plenty of "pretty good" songs, and even the weaker or less noteworthy tunes still featured the trademark harmonies that could make even the worst songs shine. Tracks range from retro attempts at recapturing the 60s (i.e. "I Just Got My Pay") to sad but ok indicators of the blandness that would characterize their post-77 work (i.e. "That Same Song") to the truly bizarre (i.e. Brian's ridiculous "Fairy Tale" suite). There were some noteworthy singles (i.e. "Sail On, Sailor") aided by some temporary new members; and a few more epic works (i.e. Smile leftover "Surf's Up," "The Trader"). The era may best be summed up by Mike Love's "California Saga," which has some dippy nature-loving lyrics but is still full of some of the best hooks they'd written in years -- I even included the middle section ("Beaks of Eagles"), which consists of a horrid, horrid narrated poem, interspersed with perhaps the catchiest chorus of the entire decade.Anyway, undoubtedly the least significant of the three mixes (and I didn't even bother with anything post-1977), but in some ways the most interesting given the increased reliance on multiple songwriters and the absence of overplayed radio standards.
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other than sail on, sailor i know none of this. perhaps worth investigating.
Just picked up Sunflower / Surf's Up and, while its spotty, there's still alot to like from that era. Nice Trilogy.
Nice finish to a great collection. I always had a strange fondness for the quirky Love You album.
This is well-done, overall. I just don't understand your apparent aversion to Dennis' work ("Cuddle Up," "Slip on Through," "Make It Good" and "Baby Blue" are certainly near the top of my list of post-'69 tracks).
I was torn on the Dennis stuff, Rob. I think, on its own merits, it's not bad -- maybe not something that would stand out if he wasn't associated with the Beach Boys, but pleasant enough in an early 70s singer-songwriter way. But I view much of it as stylistically different than the stuff the rest of the band wrote -- slower, and less often infused with the harmonies and musical flourishes that salvaged their later-period work. So I didn't work much of it in here; that said, a truly great Dennis Wilson-themed disc could be compiled. Oh, wait -- you've already done that! (Fine mix, that one...)
What, no Kokomo? ;-)
This is a very interesting period. The Mike Love-Brian Wilson relationship is so similar to the Robbie Robertson-Levon Helm relationship. Mike and Robbie did their very best to piss on the other side, who represent the heart and soul of their respective groups. Also of note is the obvious financial/physical health contrast in each pair today. Of course, this is not to disparage anything Rick, Richard, Garth, Dennis, Carl or Alan brought to their respective groups.
This is a very interesting period. The Mike Love-Brian Wilson relationship is so similar to the Robbie Robertson-Levon Helm relationship. Mike and Robbie did their very best to piss on the other side, who represent the heart and soul of their respective groups. Also of note is the obvious financial/physical health contrast in each pair today. Of course, this is not to disparage anything Rick, Richard, Garth, Dennis, Carl or Alan brought to their respective groups.
A wonderful 3Cd set. 15 stars from me. Actually, this could be my favourite of the three. If I had to take just one with me to a desert island it would probably have to be vol2. But Forever, Til I Die, Feel Flows and Mess Of Help are some of my all time fave Beach Boys tracks.
Unsure on the last dozen or so tracks on this, though I'm sure I own the Cds they come from, they've just never made it as far as my player.... Oh, and I love Kokomo :)
Unsure on the last dozen or so tracks on this, though I'm sure I own the Cds they come from, they've just never made it as far as my player.... Oh, and I love Kokomo :)
This is an amazing set. I don't know as much of the later stuff, though.
Fantastic trilogy PK! Excellent liner notes too. Quite a few songs I don't recognize either, so perhaps it could be part of a future trade, along with the forst two volumes. Sail on, sail on, sailor.
Wonderful endeavor. I think a lot of there early 70s tracks and albums are underrated. I like practically all of your inclusions on this disc. Nice work.