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    Anyone here a fan?
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    Yes and no, respectively.
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    I like the 'obvious' Beach Boys stuff like Pet Sounds and Surf's Up, but am not that knowledgeable about their output.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveK View Post
    Yes and no, respectively.
    Brian was the genius behind almost all of the Beach Boys stuff. You don't like his solo output? I can understand that actually.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe View Post
    I like the 'obvious' Beach Boys stuff like Pet Sounds and Surf's Up, but am not that knowledgeable about their output.
    No, neither was I, but I discovered that there is much more to them than the surf, cars and girls songs. As you say, Surf's Up is good, although I wouldn't call it 'obvious' Beach Boys.

    Sunflower is a good album. I really love the period between Pet Sounds and Surf's Up. Heroes and Villains is an underrated gem. It's amazing what Brian did in the studio.

    Of course, H&V was to be part of the infamous Smile album, but that's another story.
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    Agreed about Surf's Up not being obvious. I don't know anyone else who really knows that album well, though it's my favourite Beach Boys lp
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    Not really my thing, to be honest, but then not really explored their/his stuff. I liked his 2 daughters' band though!
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    Quote Originally Posted by webby View Post
    No, neither was I, but I discovered that there is much more to them than the surf, cars and girls songs. As you say, Surf's Up is good, although I wouldn't call it 'obvious' Beach Boys.

    Sunflower is a good album. I really love the period between Pet Sounds and Surf's Up. Heroes and Villains is an underrated gem. It's amazing what Brian did in the studio.

    Of course, H&V was to be part of the infamous Smile album, but that's another story.
    I got Surf's Up as a two-for-one offer with Sunflower, so they are inextricably linked in my mind (I actually prefer the former, but 'Tears in the Morning' is a great, if slightly corny, song).

    I have H&V on a Greatest Hits compilation, and some of their early stuff on a different compilation.

    Apart from those mentioned, which of their other albums are worth investigating?

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    Well, if you want to hear more of the 'Smile' tracks of which H&V was a part of, you could get the Smiley Smile/Wild Honey twofer. The twofer's also offer some interesting bonus tracks.

    The 'Beach Boys Classics, Selected by Brian Wilson' is a good compilation and worth buying if you can pick it up cheap. It has a lot of remastered tracks on it and different mixes of selected tracks. This may be the one you already have though.
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    Some superb songs by any standards in any musical period. God only knows being just one example (apparently this was the first use of the word God in the title of a pop song).

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