surfin' safari is what it sounds like : a bunch of kids. the beach boys were never a garage band. they were a living room band. surfin' usa is a HUGE improvement; a giant leap forward. the lonely sea is one of my all time favorite songs. the first glimpse we get of bw's more melancholy side. to me surfer girl, little Deuce Coupe, shut down volume 2, all summer long, Christmas album, TODAY! (my all time favorite album by ANYONE), summer days/nights, pet sounds, SMiLE! sessions, smiley smile (in the 70's this album was my favorite album by anyone of the previous decade, then i heard TODAY! and the doors's debut), wild honey, friends and 20/20 are all classic albums. i don't really count party! as a studio album. i could live without it. i like most of sunflower. i like much of surf's up. i really can't get into much of carl/passions and holland. i appreciate them more than i actually enjoy them. Mount Vernon and Fairway however is amazing. 15 big ones is/was a HUGE disappointment. the bb recorded it under duress. their label was threatening to sue them for not meeting the obligations of their contract. they owed the label two more records.they went into the studio and attempted to record two albums at once. they were going to record one album of covers and one album of new material, but the clock was ticking and they were running out of time. so they presented what they had recorded thus far as one album to buy them more time. this album should have been either all covers or all new material, not a mash-up. around this time they also recorded their second Christmas album hoping that would fullfill their contract, but the label rejected it. they did not want a Christmas album. it would take decades for this material /their second Christmas album to finally be released. LOVE YOU is my favorite album of the 70's. it is their last truly great, classic album. it was the last time they attempted to move forward. originally love you was to be a solo brian album called brian loves you. special note should be made of nearly every member of the band walked out during love you's recording process not knowing what to make of what brian was doing; dennis and carl MAY have hung around the studio more than the others. after this the bb stopped even atempting to move forward. mike love seized control of the band. they then proceeded to attempt and failed to regain their former, early era glory. i wish they had retired the BB name or retiring from recording after love you. the beach boys are my all time favorite band, but i do not listen to any of their post 1977 love you albums. even bruce says they sound like old men on MIU. l.a. light album has a very few good songs, but everything else post-love you i just wish would cease to exist. still crusin' to me isn't a studio album; just a compilation with left overs. That's Why God Made the Radio is a good reunion album. check out brian's unreleased adult/child and sweet insanity albums + dennis and brian's unreleased the cocaine sesssions aka the hamburger sessions.
I've never heard this album before. It is absolutely amazing, just like all of the Bee Gees music. 💖💖Sometimes I get so lost in the music (and interviews) that I forget that Maurice, Robin and Andy are no longer with us and it's so sad when the realization hits me again. 💔
❤❤❤ first time hearing this album and love all the songs. I don't understand why it was not released.. Love all three brothers. They were all so talented and gorgeous and funny. Miss Robin and Maurice and Andy. I know Barry and Lesley miss them every day as I do. 😢😢😢
(Note: King Harvest is there because most of the band went on to play in Celebration, a good chunk of their songs went on to become Celebration songs, and Mike & Carl sung backing vocals on their self-titled)
I'm not sure if some of these are even possible to find online, you'd have to needledrop Maureen Love's first album at the very least. The tiermaker is also increasing over time as new entries appear. I say steer clear before you get in too deep.
Especially with dearth of good, pop music now this would be appreciated as the Bee Gees lost wilderness album. Forget there are no hit singles. The tracks are creative gems and the singing is sensational. The critics that thought that Odessa was better than 1st would be equally impressed
Stigwood wanted a mainstream album with a couple of obvious hit singles. This wasn’t it. He could have tried to sell it as ‘The Bee Gees sojourn to avande garde’
Bellísimo, como todo lo que hicieron siempre...no puedo amarlos más, especial debilidad por ROBIN y MO... SOMEONE es la única que había escuchado más frecuentemente .. cómo pelearon por su sueño estos chiquitos hermosos, humildes, la voz de Robin me estremece..la voz de "cabra" que su padre no quería... Ejemplos de bonhomía, corrección, bellos, soportaron boycotts espantosos y burlas como ningún grupo de esa época, frescos, sensibles, TENDRIAN QUE HABER VIVIDO ETERNAMENTE... me emocionan de manera única ...no sabía que no habían aceptado las compañías grabar está belleza... Bendigo haberlos conocido a mis 11 años con la película "MELODY", y nunca poder dejarlos... Adicta a ellos, sus voces, sus shows ,son sanadores...😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The harmonies on this version of "Santa Ana Winds" are incredible, although the lyrics are much better on the final version. It's one of only two songs I like on "KTSA".
Maravilhoso sem palavras .todas as músicas deste álbum são incríveis. Mo. Robin se foram mas deixou um legado que jamais será esquecido. Os 3 irmãos juntos eram incríveis. Amo todas as músicas. ❤BeeGees
Absurd that a album as good as this still remains unreleased. The Bee Gees have many unreleased songs. Check out "Odessa" box set and you will discover many other gems. Hope Barry will open the vaults and release all unreleased songs.
