The Beach Boys Today!

Decent, not as good as pet sounds

Standard 60s pop, no songs about surfing and cars like old Beach Boys albums. Help me Rhonda is probably the most recognizable track. Some of the subject matter was deeper than usual Beach Boys songs "when I grow up to be a man" has some interesting thoughts about aging and the future. Overall a decent album

Its not Pet Sounds....some lovely high harmonies but it still in the bubblegum phase and it wears a bit.

Day 3 I didn't this it would be this soon that I got a band this well known. Obviously I know the beach boys but looking through the track list I didn't recognize a single song. Also, I wrote the review for this one song by song as opposed to the first two days. Do You Wanna Dance? - 4/10 - way too repetitive (yes I know it's the beach boys but even for them it's a little much) but just based off of how nice the beach boys voice sounds is keeping it from under 4 Good To My Baby - 6/10 Don't Hurt My Little Sister - 8/10 - fun premise, also is a nice break from the super upbeat stuff I'm accustomed to hearing from the beach boys When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - 3/10 - not into this one. whatever the backing instrument is for most of the song just kind of sucks and whoever is the main guy singing here is clearly the worst singer of the band imo. also it's just kind of a mediocre premise for a song that they do poorly Help Me, Rhonda - 5/10 Dance, Dance, Dance - 8/10 - I like this one. It sounds like the type of music I would actually like to hear at the beach. Please Let Me Wonder - 8/10 - didn't expect a slow love song (tbf idk if this would even be considered a love song) to work this well from them I'm So Young - 4/10 - Yeah this is more what I expected from a love song from them. It just feels very void of substance and kind of a stupid topic after the last song. Kiss Me, Baby - 5/10 - mostly inoffensive (Note: I swear they start off every other song on this album with that whiney "OoOoOoH") She Knows Me Too Well - 8/10 - I appreciate the minor tone of the song. I also find the blatant admittance of being an asshole who makes the girl he likes cry pretty interesting. (I know it was a different time but it's still funny.) This is easily the best song on the album but I don't think it compares to the actually fun classic Beach Boys songs that just aren't on this album. In The Back Of My Mind - 5/10 - this feels like the most genuine expression of emotion on the album so far. Just wish it sounded better. And then the 12th track is just some filler track of the boys getting sandwiches or something so I won't add that tto the rating Overall: It's better than I expected from a list of songs I've never heard from one of the bigger bands I've ever heard. 64/110 or 58%

goofy lads make some great tunes. I expected this to get samey but its fairly varied, vocals of course are great but I love the songwriting too. best tracks: don't hurt my little sister, help me rhonda, good to my baby

To say this is better than Pet Sounds is just silly. This is a transitional record, with a pretty weak first side. Side 2 gets better but the best of the Beach Boys was still to come, obviously.

The Beach Boys were a really unique 60s sound, that has really lost its appeal. They were great back in the day though. There are a lot of great songs, but when I listen to it now, it’s like I just want to hear it once, and move on….. 3.5/5 (excellent)

it was "fine", what I expected. Understand that it was "groundbreaking" for the time, but I didn't much care for them in the 70's, let alone today.

Not bad, but not mine kind of music

Lots of tamberine

Not a bad album. Not the best from the Beach Boys. All of their songs seem to hit the same note...

Best version of Help Me, Rhonda. Otherwise, meh. Beach Boys have some fun sing-a-long songs but they're often too bubble gum sounding for my tastes

sunshine vinyl!

Meh it’s The Beach Boys !

The lyrics man... just a bit on the nose. But the second half really is very good.

big daddy loves this album and so shall you

ehm.... so cheesy 3

being introed to beach boys via full house was a millenial crime

That was classic cool

Een recent optreden van The Beach Boys waar de originele leden als een stel zombies erbij stonden terwijl de backing band eigenlijk alles speelden, drukt zwaar op mijn beleving van een band met eigenlijk echt leuke popliedjes.

Best leuk maar oh oh oh wat braaf allemaal.

For something that wasn't in line with my usual tastes it wasn't too bad. It puts me into that moment of time without being too dated or irrelevant. Dreamy and easy listening. Also I appreciate the short track lengths as the track typically ends before I get bored of it.

LP

A transitional Beach Boys record, and one that is very pleasant, but not in their top 7 or 8 LPs to me.

The classic Beach Boys harmonies are present throughout but no songs of surf, sun or California are to be found here. Nonetheless, Side 1 is full of up tempo bangers and is great. Side 2 comprises ballads and isn't the Beach Boys' best work. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Help Me, Rhonda Date listened: 04/12/22

too surfy

Very twee and a bit cloying. Yes, the harmonies are great and The Beach Boys are a classic group. They have infiltrated our entire culture. But I can only take them in small doses. This was more than enough for today and perhaps a whole year.

This seems unnecessary to include in the list - why not just Pet Sounds?

A bit too cheery for my taste.

The Beach Boys are consummate boomers, singing about a mean guy who hurt their little sister in one song, then singing about hurting their girlfriend to make themselves feel better in another. Good times. I know I'm not a fan because of overexposure.

Big fan of pet sounds but first time hearing this album, it’s good but doesn’t quiet match up to pet sounds. Can see the later songs leading building up to it. Good album and worthy of the list.

Nice and catchy; exactly what I expected. Lacked that quality “Pet Sounds” has and so good but not amazing.

I do like The Beach Boys but there's usually only so much of the surfer sound I can take at a time. I will say though that the album flows very nicely and the lengths of the songs allow for a good listening experience.

Surf rock has invaded my bones

You can hear the evolution of the Beach Boys in real time. We start off with some generic surf rock teen bops. Beautiful harmonies with cool riffs and plenty of interesting instrumentation (thanks Wrecking Crew). But even these songs in the first half are better than the deep cuts they've written before, with some cool and innovative segments, even if half the song is pretty lame and uneventful. They don't quite hit the mark, and you can tell they have the potential for genius, which they'll live up to in the following 6 years. The first recording "Help Me Ronda" may not be as good but is actually a fresh take from the rerecording, fitting well here, and showcasing their potential in songwriting. The awful volume mixing near the end sounds intentional but it ruins it, on top of the overall muddled vocals. We end the side with their biggest single, the most complete but also the most generic "Dance Dance Dance", sounds like an ode to 50s rock n roll. The second side is where it starts getting really good. These songs tend to simpler and lighter on the instrumentation, with the focus set on the slow, melancholic, dynamic, and immensely beautiful harmonies and emotional lyrics. The depressing hooks are reminiscent of the confusing and unstable feelings in Pet Sounds. "Please Let Me Wonder" and "I'm So Young" have a very 50s traditional doo wop sound except a lot more flexible. The vocals of "Kiss Me Baby" showcases something entirely new and exciting, which continues to the end of the album. The mood gradually slows and depresses to the concluding "In the Back of My Mind", which has my favorite instrumentation, with a quite dramatic and satisfying ending. I wish "Bull Session" was cut cause it ruins it for me. Lots of faults and lots of room for improvement, but also a ton of strengths that make the Beach Boys start to stand out from the rest of the world. Despite being a huge Beach Boys fan, I never would have thought to listen to this record for years, so thank you generator. Favorites: Good to My Baby, When I Grow Up, Help Me Ronda, Please Let Me Wonder, Kiss Me Baby, She Knows Me Too Well, In the Back of My Mind

it was ok nothing amazing

The Beach boys are the best band of surf-rock.

I'm far from a specialist in Beach Boys discography, but this album before THE "Pet Sounds" sounds interesting. I can see much of the future experimentalism of the band, but also some remains of classical surf rock. I don't have much to say, but this quick and good release from this band some years from changing the musical history and listening to it is a good experience.

I love the Beach Boys. Summer, surfing, and hot rods. There are a few favorites on this album but not my favorites BBs album. I did struggle listening to this in the middle of October. Beach Boys music is fun in the sun summertime music for me. This album has great studio musicians from the L.A. "Wrecking Crew". It's been labeled as a transition album for the BBs because it includes more of Brian Wilson's ballads... which is probably why it falls to average. Tangy guitars and falsetto harmonies is what I love but their ballads are mediocre whine fests. I wish could rate this one higher but please "Help Me, Ronda!" this album doesn't touch my heart 'cause I just wanna "Dance, Dance, Dance".

Even if you don’t think you know the Beach Boys, you know The Beach Boys. This album sounds like teenaged angst wrapped in California sunshine. I am having a hard time talking about this album without thinking about everything else that they have done so I will just say that, except for the part about them talking about hamburgers and French fries, it was very good. I listened to this album today with my 16 year-old niece.* After it was over we listened to quite a few One Direction songs (2 1/2 hr drive from Sleepy Hollow, NY, to Philadelphia) and we were talking about how the video for their song ‘Kiss You’ was influenced by The Beach Boys. * I invited Brave to join our listening group so we may get some GenZ-based reviews soon! Final note: I can’t get the song Brian Wilson by the Barenaked Ladies out of my head right now and I’m not mad about it!

The first half (side 1) of these songs were so enjoyable and wholesome by the second half around Please Let Me Wonder I was done.

Not once, ever, after 6 hours of school, did I feel the overwhelming need to dance, dance, dance — mo matter how hot the beat.

Alcanzamos las tres estrellas muy apenas y por compromiso. Este disco es un limbo entre la época de los Beach Boys felices y hablando de malteadas, y los Beach Boys introspectivos del Pet Sounds y siento que por ambos lados queda a deber un poco. Quizá tiene el valor histórico de ser el primero en el que no planearon hacer giras, pero esto no basta para que vengan canciones icónicas y solo es un poco de contexto.

Help me Rhonda A+

Great quick album, with a vibe to it. Some summer thing. No strings attached to the album, you just wanna have fun right... Good to hear but not Marking... 3.5/5

This is some core Beach Boys. It's nowhere near as good as Pet Sounds. It's still good, but mostly forgettable music. Help Me Ronda stands out a little, but it's one of their weaker hits.

An album of Beach Boys deep cuts. I mean it is still a good album, but it's just not an amazing album. I do like it more than Surf's Up which I also thought was a strange inclusion when neither of their first two albums got a spot. The influence of those two albums on Surf Rock and then the influence of Surf Rock on so many other genres makes me so confused as to why they didn't get a spot. The leading single on both of those albums have more streams by themselves than this entire album totaled. I however won't disagree with the inclusion of Pet Sounds. Good album just not anything more than a 3 star to me.

Pretty funny to hear grown ass men singing about their little sister’s dude and wanting to put aside the school books to dance in their room.

HELP ME RHONDA! Fun songs, good beach vibes but they have better music than this.

é interessante ver os beach boys antes do pet sounds. é outra coisa completamente diferente. os vocais são parecidos, o instrumental que é completamente diferente. eles usam instrumentos comuns, guitarra, baixo e bateria. no pet sounds parece quase que uma trilha sonora da disney. jesus cristo como eu odeio a voz do mike love. ele é meio inutil na banda, ele so canta, e o brian wilson é melhor que ele nisso então pra mim ele podia so não existir.

Good for their day but not my favourite group.

very pleasant listen as a whole, and a few songs are pretty good but definitely nothing noteworthy. It honestly feels like a compilation of okay songs back to back to back. and although they're all good/okay, they don't really have any emotion or impact behind them, sorta just pleasant sound. solid 3

hayden liking a beach boys album??? what in the world. this was great. told a nice little story and kinda just took u to a vibey world for half an hour. kiss me baby is probably the best song on the album. i enjoyed this way more than i thought. production is also great

it’s definitely a beach boys album

Just not my cup of tea, but they really were on to something with the funky vibe

A little before my time but I enjoyed it enough all the same.

The album has several well known songs although I have never heard this entire album before. The album was alright. I don't think I will listen to the entire album again.

An-other Century.... surely

Erste Songs waren Überhaupt nicht meins, aber die späteren langsameren song sind eigentlich ganz ok.

Irritating

After his mental breakdown, Brian Wilson begins to experiment with more complex arrangements and abstract topics. An important stepping stone on the way to Pet Sounds.

3.5/5

Okej je. Nemam baš nešto loše za reći pa evo trojke

solid "beach" sound. Seemed not too distinctive.

yep, its them

Brought me back to elementary school, not because I'm old, but because one of my friends had a record player and several Beach Boy vinyls. The songs are simple, but I love the chorus echos and harmonies.

Nicht mein Genre, aber ein guter Genre Vertreter

well is a classic...if not my perference

I can see how this was great for teens in the 60s but I did get a bit tired of just singing about being in love with girls. Obviously great songs within themselves and I do of course respect the Beach Boys, but I wasn't massively into it

Pleasant. Sounds quaint now. Some songs have very interesting chord progressions, like She Knows Me Too Well. Favorites included kiss me baby, when I grow up, help me Rhonda, in the back of my mind

It's the first album where the Beach Boys show a bit more that they're talented. Where Brian Wilson takes the time to write songs. It's the step between their surfpop and Petsounds. You can hear it's coming, it's just not there yet.

It was a good day when The Beach Boys decided to move away from their bubble gum pop sound

Listen to alot of beach boys over the years. You get what you get. Not particularly high on them anymore minus the Christmas album.

Classic, but a little dated and repetitive. Amazing harmonies of course.

Super right sountrack for the holiday Monday

Just a three.

Good Vibrations came on and I was ready to give this three stars. Then I realized it was just Spotifyinf playing more BB 😭 Still, this album is better than Pet Sounds. Blonde blue-eyed beach bops have a place, but, again, not a mood I see myself returning to. 2.5 stars, rounding up because this is better than PS.

The album before Pet Sounds. A few experimental bits and bobs, and a strange non-track at the end. Great harmonies and some pop hits, but could have done with fewer ballads.

It's too tough not to compare '60s albums with more contemporary music. Beach boys just feel cheap. I get the novelty of their music at the time, but I can't overcome the feeling of dread while listening to these songs.

Typowo boysbandowe piosenki o miłości i dziewczynach śpiewane na jedną modłe.

Ooh okay this might be cool… The album opens with do you wanna dance it’s a fairly solid track upbeat and poppy so what you would expect in a song the only thing is that the chorus feels a bit overwhelming. Good to my baby starts with the whole barbershop quartet thing but then forms into a solid pop song I especially like the pre chorus/ chorus on this. Next is don’t hurt my little sister it’s got this great harmony with the band singing but I just don’t think this songs verses are strong. When I grow up to be a man is a song that I kind of recognise in the verses, it’s very well written with especially good vocals. Help me, Rhonda is a more guitar driven track, it contains all of the positive energy that shines so well in this band but it’s so repetitive at the end and the playing with the volume is just annoying . Ending side one is dance,dance, dance a short little rockier sounding song in terms of the verses but still has the strong harmonic beach boys chorus. Please let me wonder has this droning yet heavenly ah sound throughout the song kinda giving it a more blissful feeling to it, it’s a good song but nothing special. Then we have I’m so young (the only cover in the album) it works and has some great ooh’s and ah’s but it just doesn’t match the originals. Man this second side is so full of the ooh and aah sound and while I like it on the beach boys by the point of kiss me baby i’am bored by it. The piano is good here though. She knows me too well, still does the ooh’s and aah’s but it’s better than the last two songs at least it just is generally harmonically better. The last real song is in the back of my mind a lush slow track feels like a great bookend to the album. But then they just place this interview at the end. Just why??? Well I can see the foundation’s for pet sounds and it’s good just no where near as good as that album and quite a lot of 60’s things.

It's not a difficult listen, but it's also not Pet Sounds.

As Beach Boys albums go this isn’t at the top of my list. Seems somewhere between the classic Surf Rock and whatever Pet Sounds is and doesn’t for me capture the best of either. Which isn’t to say it isn’t good.

this is crazy. 8th album and the youngest of the band was still a teenager. Wow. This is pretty cool how orchestral this is vs. the teen pop of their previous hits. You really hear that Phil Specter wall of sound going on. Good album. Still doesn't get a great rating as I'm not in love with the genre but nice to listen to and learn some history of the Beach Boys at the same time.

Nice little album of it's era, not that I know many of the tunes off this one.

Not bad, pretty one note tho

Not my jam

Short and sweet-ish. Strong first side, then fades into a few ballads, and finishes poorly, with a dodgy song, In the back of my mind, and what in earth is that outtake at the end?? Plus couldn’t Brian Wilson write an ending? Nearly every song fades suddenly!

Sweet and dreamy and one can hear the the progress toward the high art of Pet Sounds. Still this is lighter and not fully cooked, especially side 1. Side 2 is demonstrably better and more interesting, reflecting that eternal dividing line of knowledge/appreciation re the Beach Boys (those who know only surfing/cars vs those who get, or are at least open to the idea of, Brian’s genius [it’s worth noting that endless reunion tours don’t help the latter’s cause]). Of the hits, I’ve always had a soft spot re “Help Me Ronda” but the dancing songs are too bubble-gummy. “Kiss Me,” “She Knows Me” and “I’m So Young” point forward. Good Beach-y fun, but relatively insubstantial in the shadow of what was to come. 3.5 for 3. [The author’s comments that this is better than Pet Sounds is mere trolling/provocation – it’s not close. The unspecified claim about “the worst track in the entire book” intrigues but doesn’t land – plus, just tell us the damn thing instead of more trolling.]

Not one of their best efforts. Is OK, but really not worth playing. C+

Pretty fun, but not the most innovative thing the Beach Boys will do. Hard to see why this is also on the list when there are significantly better albums from them

Ihan ok rallattelua ja sopivan lyhyt että jakso kantaa mielenkiinnolla loppuun asti. Kolmonen yläkanttiin.

The US' version of the Beatles - all pop, no flop. Today! is The Beach Boys transitional album, they're growing up here and moving on to what will become Pet Sounds. But to get there, Brian Wilson needs to do his Brian Wilson thing. Paired with Phil Spector's Wall of Sound this album while flat in hits is a good heritage slice of The Beach Boys cake. 3.5/5

Bueno

Cute teenage harmonies.

I really like the Beach Boys, but this one is not an essential for me.

First time I listened to an album by the Beach Boys and probably the last time (depends solely on if there's another one on this list). The first half of the album is 2 stars. Completely forgettable, badly aged pop rock with bad singing. The second half is more interesting and merits 3.5 stars. I could have done without the last track though.

This one grew on me. There's some beautiful harmonies here, particularly I liked the songs 'Please let me wonder' and 'she knows me too well'. This album is split into two parts, with the A-side taking up more upbeat songs, and the B side more intimate ballads. I found that the B side was more interesting than the A side. The instrumentation here is mostly run-of-the-mill, it's the sublime harmonies which provide the main draw. Overall I'd give the album 3-3.5 stars. 3.5 stars for the B side and 2.5 for the A side

The vocal arrangements and melodies on this album are really pleasant. Production is really good too. The songwriting isn't that great though and it gets boring despite it being less than 30 minutes. First song is definitely a highlight. Also Bull Session is really weird but I enjoyed it for some reason?

It's got some good songs but just one hit....Help Me Rhonda. Not their best but still has some good songs worthy of attention. 3.5 🌟

relaxing.

Deeper vocals and less reliance on doo-whop harmony means this one stands out from the typical Beach Boy LP output. A bit of bite from the slightly overdriven guitars gives the whole production a bit of edge as well.

Legalzinho. Melhor música: dance, dance, dance

The Beach Boys coasted a hobby into a huge musical career- while not my favourite genre, I appreciate the songwriting and harmonies

decent scran

It's fine, but it's no Pet Sounds...

It's no Pet Sounds. Give Brian some drugs lads

Not their best work, but still better than most other bands can do!

3 STARS

Nice

Oh, more Beach Boys. Maybe you just had to be there. Is part of the problem that this sounds more like a 1950s album than something that came out in the same year as Rubber Soul, Help, Highway 61 Revisited, the first Who album, and A Love Supreme. Or is it the portrayal of all-American wholesomeness that permeates throughout that's just hard to take. Sure, nice harmonies, as you'd expect but it just sounds so old fashion and out of place.

Ah, Brian.

Actually enjoyed this thought it was gonna be oldie stuff

Jesus - these guys come at you turned up to 10 from the first second. It's a little unsettling, to be honest. You hit play and, \"DO YOU WANT TO DANCE AND HOLD MY HAND?\" Like get to know me first - come on! When I Grow Up to Be a Man is a good song, possibly a sign of what's to come with Pet Sounds, but overall, this is not really that special to me. The only thing I can say, is that like my colleague says, the sound of the Beach Boys is unmistakable, and that is something. So for that, I'll give them a 3/5 Seriously though, I am not a Beach Boys fan. I understand they were the American innovators during the Beatles dominance. But they are not the Beatles. They are also, not boys anymore. In 1965 they were like 25. I do think God Only Knows (on their next album) is one of the greatest songs of all time, but just because they stopped singing about cars and surfing doesn't mean they have evolved. This thing is fine - but if Pet Sounds makes this list (which I am sure it does), then this one has no place really. When I Grow Up to Be a Man is the only song that really sounds like they're on to something, which I think speaks to their evolution to Pet Sounds. That being said, this album is not really that special to me. I do have to admit that like my colleague said, the Beach Boys have a sound that is unmistakable, and that I suppose is something, so for that 3/5

Je l'ai plus apprécié que Pet Sounds, mais ça reste un son que je trouve monotone.

Aika beatlesmäinen Beach Boys, paitsi isommalla soundilla. Salee paras Pet Soundsin jälkeen, mitä heiltä kuullu.

Okei, onhan se ihan hyvää se Beach Boys. Mukavan lyhyt levy myös, ei tauhkaa. 3/5

dat is niet hun beste imo

Nice to hear some more beach boys

Nice Beach boys sound, chilled but without the stand out songs of pet sounds

rockig beat

This is the Beach Boys so there are amazing pop songs with flawless harmonising on here. It's just that as with most Beach Boys releases it is just a collection of songs instead of a proper album. I like it but compared to Pet Sounds it overall lacks something

A little hit and miss for me on this one. Really liked "In the Back of My Mind," which I don't think I'd ever heard before. But seemingly lots of songs about being young and being in love and wanting to get married blah blah blah. "Do You Wanna Dance?" is a banger, but I could cull a good handful of tunes from the middle of the album and probably be happier with the overall listen.

Extremely NICE.

The best of this album IMO: - Good To My Baby - She Knows Me Too Well Repetitive. But catchy. The mixing sounds inconsistent in some tunes. 2.9/5

Not the best of the b boys

Some enjoyable songs, but not my cup of tea.

It's alright, definitely a product of its time. Favorite track is Please Let Me Wonder

not my thing. but i can see why people would love it.

The Beach Boys have a unique sound in or out of surf rock. On the front half of Today!, the production and vocal harmonies dominate. On the back, it's about more interesting song structures. The group doesn't quite hit their stride on this one - or doesn't integrate the two halves - but it's still great pop listening.

Beach boys but not their best

yep thats the 60s alright

I will always listen to the Beach Boys and will always enjoy them. This isn't my favorite album of theirs, but is still good listening.

I am not an emotionless music robot. I cannot listen to this dispassionately and pretend that the Beach Boys does not trigger memories of the sort of dudes who love the Beach Boys. Because as soon as there's a falsetto harmony or the merest hint of Southern Californian sun, it's f-boy central. This album is ok and it seems like it was a turning point for the Boys, before they got all prog surf. It definitely gets better as the album progresses, sounding like the blueprint for Weezer. I also found the final track, a discussion of snacks and touring, to be the most enjoyable track.

3.5... love the bb's...tho some pretty tame obviously early numbers on this. Rhonda, kiss me baby, she knows me, when I grow up...all ace

I don't think there's such a thing as a bad Beach Boys song, but this is an album that stocks to their formula with no risks and no innovation. There's nothing wrong with it, but there's also no reason to ever play it when Pet Sounds is right there.

This album was almost all new music for me. I am familiar with "Help Me, Ronda" and have heard other bands also do a cover of "Do You Wanna Dance?" The Beach Boys, for me, are a band that may have been better if I could have heard them in context. There is a certain innocence to much of the content of the music. The focus on the life of a teenager and young girlfriends in song after song keeps this album from being more than just okay. "Don't Hurt My Little Sister" just feels too weird for a repeat listen. I respect the talents of Brian Wilson and the rest of the Beach Boys, but I don't see myself listening to this whole album again.

De va faktiskt igår 🙄

Nice :)

Decent.

Brilliant harmonies, unmistakable sound, with some very good songs, but it does all sound very similar

Good ol' fashioned BB. Nothing unexpected. However, their wiki page is fascinating.

classic, but not their best

Great Beach Boys record. I've really come to appreciate them at this stage in my life and recognize them for their innovation and talent now where I loathed them growing up.

Random chat at the end is shit. Rest of the album is good

Sounds okay, but for me this music requires a certain mood to really appreciate it.

Groovy) So lightweight music, I accidentally listened it twice a row.

Not really a big Beach boys guy. I think it's cool ya know? But I have to be a very specific mood to really be into this. It's not bad though lol.

Hier, mon compere robinière et moi lancions une gigantesque opération de piratage sur le générateur, afin de créer une émulation autour du rendez-vous secret que nous avons fixé dans l'une de nos précédentes review. C'est alors que nous fîmes une horrible découverte: Robert, le créateur de la liste, l'omniscient Robert qui possède toutes les libertés, détiendrait MC Solaar en ôtage. Nous allons tenter de nous infiltrer au domicile de Robert pour en sasvoir un peu plus lors d'une prochaine review, en attendant restez à l'abri chers lecteurs.

Tuesday haiku: They Beach boys are great fave of youth was “Help Me Rhonda” Good, but dated tunes ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pet sounds is better

A foretaste of the feast to come. This album features the most obvious example of filler possible: the final song, which is basically just members of the band sitting around bullshitting about onions and French fries. "Help Me Rhonda" is one of my favorite Beach Boys songs, but the re-recorded version they released as a single is much better than the one here (and they even changed the punctuation on that one to "Help Me, Rhonda"). It's all fine. I wonder if giving it a 3 is being kind. The Beach Boys seem to get too much credit for moving away from writing songs about surfing. The album is pleasant enough, it's just not their NEXT album. I caught myself counting all the things that turned me off the album. That lesser version of Help Me Rhonda. The unnecessary exclamation point after Today in the album title. Mike Love. Murry Wilson. The fact that Murry doesn't have an "a" in his name like normal Murray's do. The fact that my impression of Murry Wilson is almost exclusively based on his portrayal in a horrible made for broadcast TV movie that Amazon Prime thinks I'd be interested in watching again. How I wish Glen Campbell would have been an official Beach Boy instead of Mike Love. Realizing the album's Wikipedia entry is too long. And are they wearing sweaters to tell the world they're done with surfing?But it was nice to hear Al Jardine and Dennis Wilson handle lead vocals on the three best songs on the album.

sweet but samey

Some great stuff on here.

Doesn't have any of the well known Beach Boys songs on it but still enjoyable. Look like a bunch of nerds on the cover.

some bangers, some filler.

Beach Boysia olenkin kuunnellut jonkin verran viimeaikoina Lasse Kurjen Rakkaudesta-ohjelman innoittamana. Vaikka bändin tarina onkin todella kiinnostava ja jopa traaginen, ei musiikki ole kestänyt aikaa erityisen hyvin. Tästä levystä ei jäänyt oikein mitään käteen. Mukavia rallatteluja joista suuri osa oli jollain tavalla jo entuudestaan tuttuja, mutta ei todellakaan mitään joka oikeuttaisi bändin aseman jonkinlaisena aikansa klassikkona. Kenties uran myöhempien vaiheiden levyt (tai ainakin Pet Sounds) ovat ne merkittävimmät saavutukset. Taas yksi levy kategoriaan "ihan kiva mutta en tule tähän varmaan koskaan palaamaan".

77. Já estou farto de escrever sobre Deus e os Beach Boys. Serão uma e a mesma coisa? Tenho sempre as minhas dúvidas. Só um deles saberá. MotA: Do You Wanna Dance? "Do you wanna dance and hold my hand?"

The Beach Boys are starting to grow up. Help Me, Rhonda is my favorite with Dance, Dance, Dance a second. 3.4/5.0

Day and night with beautiful harmonies Pet sounds before getting weird

Mood-lifting tunes for sure! Pretty indifferent but the surface-level happiness it evokes brings it to 3-star territory.

I think it's one of the better surf rock albums out there. I'm just not the biggest fan since it all sort of blends together after two songs. This album tends to avoid that by placing alternating between slower songs and faster songs, but some of them are quite alike. Overall though it was alright. Favorite track: Help Me, Rhonda

Sounds just like every other beach boys song, don't really see what the hype is about here, they sound like a wannabe barbershop quartet

Familiar with the singles but not previously aware of the album. More immediately accessible than the 'masterpiece'. Preferred the less bouncy second side.

Too happy for my taste...beach boys remind me of being in high school at the principals office because they would always have oldies playing - 6/10, and that's being generous

It’s The Beach Boys. Every album sounds kind of the same, but still decent

Schönes, gut zu hörendes Album. Aber für meinen Geschmack nicht kantig genug

it's the Beach Boys: proto-pop some pretty good songs, and the others aren't totally lame -- I call that a win for 60's white-guy music! 3/5

\I think this is when the songwriting and arrangements got more Pet Soundsy, you can hear the roots of it

Rock muy suave, melódico. Muchos coros. Un poco aburridito.

Fine. It's the Beach Boys. You know exactly what you're getting.

I tried. I just hate this style of music. I’m completely unable to be objective. Giving it a 3 because I’m supposed to.

Some decent old tunes

Quite cheesy, and without the musical appeal of Pet Sounds. Not too bad, just a bit repetitive and corn-dog.

Not my favorite The Beach Boys album. I really like Pet Sounds, and you can hear some of its proto-sound in this album, but it is not super strong in hits and shows how tired Brian Wilson was before the genius Pet Sounds album the next year. Surely some decent songs, but if Pet Sounds is a 5, this is a 3 for sure.

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Not my thing at all, didn’t like listening to it in the slightest

too high pitch for this time of morning

meh 5/10

Not hugely my thing

I'm not a Beach Boys gal. I want to have a nap

listening to this on a rainy monday is a funny juxtaposition. honestly though, this album was disappointing. maybe that's on me for only knowing the hits, but none of these songs were interesting to me! standouts: good to my baby? maybe??? to be forgotten forever: the creepy little sister song

Quaint is the only single word I can use to describe this album. Love songs for horny teenage boomers would be another possible description. All about teenagers in the 60s wanting to date and whatnot. It’s fine, but the Beach Boys have much better albums with more interesting songs.

J'dirais pas que j'haïs ça mais j'me retiens un peu de crier "Allez-vous farmer vos asties d'yeules un moment donné?" 2.49 étoiles

Freud would have a field day with some of these songs. Bull Session with Big Daddy is an insane name for a track Jesus and it’s just them talking.

I cant keep doing this. Someone get these boys off of the beach.

Why are there so many Beach Boys albums on this list? Did you not have an editor?

I don’t really care for it, all their music is kinda samey. It wasn’t offensive to the ears though

Bit boring

Dated

Generally pleasant ha! I should learn more about them. Bad timing because horrific heat wave and wildfire smoke so I couldn’t even enjoy this at the beach. I’ve never felt terribly drawn to them and find them to have a vibe of like… white men bopping on a stage in a Dirty Dancing set on the beach instead of the Catskills or something. But the Robbie kind of white man not Johnny, obviously.

The Beach Boys 60 Years Ago! Same as it ever was. What I mean by that is, I've heard from these guys twice already, and I take exception with how globular and ignorant this list has proven 409 albums on. If you've heard any Beach Boys at all, this is just as kitschy and gimmicky as any of their others. You probably need to hear Beach Boys before you die, but certainly not three separate releases, and certainly not one with none of their hits. Fuck, this is their eighth album? Nothing about it stands out, so wtf is it doing here. Ugh.

Æi ég veit ekki, Brian Wilson gerði mjög margt flott og þessi plata er vissulega stökk framávið í útsetningum og efnistökum, en mér finnst þessi lög bara hvorki skemmtileg né heillandi. Ég myndi vilja gefa þessu þrist, en þar sem ég nennti ekki þriðja rennslinu þa segjum við 2,4.

Not for me

Beach Boys at their best are incredible, this unfortunately is very middle of the road and not their best.

“When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)” was used over the opening credits for a really terrific, short-lived (only two seasons) TV show called MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE, starring Ray Romano, the late great Andre Braugher and a surprisingly good (given how hammy QUANTUM LEAP was) Scott Bakula. Ok, that’s it. Ive all out of positive things to say about having to listen to another Beach Boys album. 1.5 stars

this should probably rate higher, but other than one song I would never listen to it by choice

No

I feel if you weren't there when this was big - the album doesn't sit right. Musically impressive but I didn't get much from it

rip beach boys you would have loved pitch perfect

perdão, não sou fã dos beach boys....

Omw to surround a woman in a bar and not leave until she gives in

Cloying lyrics and harmonies with a couple of decent tracks.

I like the Beach Boys but this album was just a bit too squeaky clean for me.

Never saw the attraction to the beach boys.

Classic Beach Boys—again, much like you’d expect.

I’ve never been a fan. It’s just too bubblegum for me. I do respect Brian Wilson and for that I give this album a 2.

Not for me. The style of singing was super grating and didn’t help that every single song sounded the same. The last song on the album actually did something different, but was the shortest. Favorite song: bull session (didn’t have to listen to them sing anymore, and then it was over)

If there is anything that has been totally reinforced by this project, it's that I do not like The Beach Boys. I never have, and apparently I never will. I have always found their vocals to be grating and whiny sounding. Musically they're fine, and without vocals I'd likely find them to be more pleasant to listen to. But that's not the case. Lastly, In The Back of My Mind is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. To my ear they are off key the entire track. I assume that was intentional, and could have been interesting if it were a good song. Or if I had cared enough by then that it would matter. Thankfully less than 30 minutes long.

I truly don't get the beach boys. How can some people call this snoozefest the American Beatles?

sonido muy característico, pero todo suena igual, más aún en sus voces. no es mí agradado, lo respeto

Still can't get into the beach boys

Yawn

Я поважаю Біч Бойз, але в них не дуже стабільна і трохи дивна дискографія. Цей альбом загалом вважається першим їхнім хорошим альбомом. Тут вже є й вокал фірмовий Уілсона та гармонії. Але мені просто не подобаються пісні. Дуже середнячкові. Мабуть, окрім She Knows Me Too Well нічого не хочеться послухати ще раз.

З часом я здається все краще і краще розумію цей гурт, але мабуть все ж їхні більш пізні альбоми. Цей якось ніяк. 2.5

Nah

white boy slop

да сколько можно

Boring as fuck. By no means bad but by no means good

Just hasn’t aged well

It all really sounds the same. Heard way too much of this as a child.

Christ, I do not care for this band. Two stars because I recognize the artistic merit.

The more I hear of the Beach Boys, the more I hear of the Beach Boys. I actually liked "Do You Wanna Dance?" but it's one of only a couple bright spots before it all tanks. I was actively hostile to "I'm So Young" and "She Knows Me Too Well," and perplexed by the "bull session" at the end. Our journey with the Beach Boys has now concluded, not a moment too soon.

Not a big fan of The beach boys, but I do see the influence they had for their time. I have a feeling this album isn’t their best one so i’m looking forward to receiving something else of theirs.

Respect and all that, but not my thing at all

Meh it all sounds the same

No. 140 OK I guess, very much Beach Boys sounds. Bit samey.

It all feels very cheesy. It's extremely vocal-forward in the mix and all of it sounds so antiquated. Like this is "Golden oldies" music made for grandparents. Still, it sounds nice enough.

I didn't like this album, in fact I found it rather dumb with terrible lyricism, but I just wanna address the other reviews I read here. What exactly is with GenX and hating any male vocalist who can sing higher than a Low C and doesn't sound like Eddie Vedder? You sound like the worst kind of 60-year-old manchild who still acts like they're on the playground. Castratti? Got their balls stuck in a car door? I'm sure those lines would've KILLED on the playground in 1977. 2 stars to spite the spiteful.

1.9

The harmonies are stuck in time and a bit overdone, the ballads are sickly sweet. If you like the Beach boys then it will hit the mark

Always have a good time listening to the beach boys, even if their songs sound pretty similar to me. I kept googling to see if this was before or after they collabbed with charles manson

I feel bad giving this a two. It's a vibe but it's not mine. I was relieved it was only 28 minutes. It does what it does well, but it feels very one note to me. I can appreciate the influence this band and album had on later acts and also hold the belief that the later acts improved upon it. Pros- the iconic harmonies and vocal style. You know its the Beach Boys immediately. Cons- The lyrics (very one note and surface level IMO). The repetitive instrumentals. It's a vibe that makes me harken back to a 60s soda fountain, but I don't feel like I'll ever willingly play any song off this album again. Not a single track stood out to me.

This is not the Help Me, Rhonda you know and love! Warning! It is Beach Boys-y. I dunno. To me it is all very same same after a while and I didn't super care for this album. I think there is better Beach Boys out there!

The Beach Boys' classic harmonies and swinging instrumentals are definitely here, but the basic lyricism and misogyny are here as well. You can just turn your brain off for a bit but the generic lyrics and samey short songs are still a pretty bad combo. Favorite Track: She Knows Me Too Well

Even Help Me Rhonda, which was the biggest hit off the record sounded like a B side. Very formulaic. All very similar.

146/1001 First listen. The Beach boys just sound so goofy to me. I could never take this band seriously. There’s definitely no mistaking these guys. It’s okay mixed in with other bands of the 50’s & 60’s but just a straight up album of these guys? No thank you. 4/10

1. okay i'm in a better mood today, even though the existential dread of my future chronically hangs over me, but i'm feeling a little less feral about it today. I like the beach boys, at least the few songs that i've heard from pet sounds. This first song is not really wowing me though. 2. It's a shame cuz this is also my kind of music and a genre i like, but.............a little trite. Obviously they pretty much invented this kind of sound, but it's trite now IM SORRY. 3. Never heard a song about grown men defending their little sister. 4. I literally have absolutely nothing to say about this song. In one ear and out the other. 5. Catchy, i guess. 6. Alright folks, I think this is the last one for me today. Sorry y'all. Nothing for me here.

I had high hopes for this album, but every song sounded so similar, and the lyrics were very cliche and tired.

The only distinguishing thing I could say about this album is that it was unmistakeably the Beach Boys. Nothing grabbed my ear.

All Beach Boys songs sound the same to me. Now that I actually pay attention to the lyrics...ick. At least it was short?

Not bad, certainly not great. Innocuous pop. I've never understood what the fuss with The Beach Boys was all about.

This was painful to listen to. I gave it one more star than I probably should have.

This album enforces my dislike of the Beach Boys. Just not that interesting for me.

Without Brian Wilson it sounds like AI

I struggle to enjoy the sound of the Beach Boys, I think mainly because I grew up in 1980s So Cal and this type of music to young me was "old". Now many years later I can appreciate the vibe and nostalgia - it evokes cravings for milkshakes and burgers at some roadside joint - but it doesn't mean I want to listen to it. Sorry, not sorry.

Good ole beach boys

Standard Beach Boys fare. Other than Pet Sounds, I was never really a fan.

Its... Beach Boys. I assume more is coming on this list from them as this really is pretty standard fare. Help Me Rhonda was the single, and if that is the strongest track...

The Beach Boys are fun but I can only take so much of them before I go crazy….like one or two songs, I guess I just have to be in the correct mood

Pretty inoffensive. All very samey.

Favorite tracks: Do You Wanna Dance? It's the beach boys

I just find this stuff deeply boring. There are great albums by The Beach Boys but this one is all nursery rhymes

I guess surf bros had good times in the 60's.

OK I guess, very much Beach Boys sounds. Bit samey, not my cup of tea

<hitting the Beach Boys snooze button> no! not today! first two tracks are ok, as far as this kind of pop goes. you need to have a clearly audible cool guitar sound. lost the plot by song 3. perfectly fine to soundtrack scenes in the 1950s when you want to make the 1950s look stupid. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

A guy can appreciate that even this early, Beach Boys did neat stuff production-wise. But it doesn’t necessarily help a guy get over the sickly sweet my-best-gal Americanness of the whole thing. At least me.

The first half of the album was exactly what I expected of the Beach Boys. The second half of the album did pick-up exploring themes that weren't just saccharine pop. The Bull Session track was a mystery to me though. It didn't add anything at all, but did detract.

Lyrically another monothematic album, which unfortunately sounds pretty samey.

Beach boys.

2,5

is this just an album of re-recorded songs?

I'm not a fan of the Beach Boys. They seem fake and creepy, and I have a hard time listening to this falsetto pop crap. If I want good surf music I'll listen to Dick Dale.

Iconic 60s Americana, but every song is so cheesy and sounds the same.

I was not in the mood for this saccharine stuff today. Beach Boys were so prolific back in the day and you gotta sift through a mountain of stuff that hasn't aged well to find the gems. Stick to the greatest hits albums!

Help me Rhonda gets this 2 stars.

Beach Boys write a song about something other than "girls" or cars challenge: IMPOSSIBLE The Beach Boys always make me wonder what was going through everyone's minds in the 50s and 60s (other than lead paint, because that is obvious). Was this really the pinnacle? The best that America had to offer? It's crazy too, because the album after this was one of the best-selling of all time. This album was, apparently, NOT ENOUGH about cars and girls and love (even though that's literally all it's about), so the record company told them they had to make more overtly surfing-in-California-with-cars-and-girls music, and they did, and it sold like fucking CRAZY. Which is like...WHAT??? People's minds are so feeble that any level of metaphor or symbolism confounds them. If it's not literally saying "Girls in California, drivin' my car, down to the beach where we party some more!", they're like, "WAIT, this isn't about girls or cars at all!! I want my money back!" And it's not like this album ISN'T about all of that, it literally is just the same shit. People are so shallow that this is somehow a "progressive" album by the day's standards, which is crazy to me, because it's literally...not. Adding Harpsichord does not make something groundbreaking. It's still just dance dance dance, girls girls girls; it's still just trite, shallow, surface-level pap, but because there is a half layer of descriptive language, nobody was able to realize that or something, which is fucking scary. Side note: Mike Love is such a piece of shit, it's actually incredible. He literally only thinks about women and cars, spinning around in his shriveled brain like a carousel 24/7. "No, I do not like Mike Love at all". Me either, Brian. I am so glad that our brains are mostly past this garbage. I would never in a million years call this groundbreaking or visionary, and it's nuts that at some point people did not realize that you COULD INDEED make music that wasn't just about cars and girls and California. Their brains must have all been mush, never having thought outside of a single box in their entire straight, obedient, boot-licking, boring lives. It's fucking crazy that the Beach Boys are one of the highest-selling bands of all time - it will never cease to amaze me and also make me wonder, with great fear and worry, who exactly is walking around the same Earth as me. Absolutely horrifying thought. 2/5, "Please Let Me Wonder" is alright, "She Knows Me Too Well" is also alright. Brian Wilson was the only good thing about the Beach Boys. If you need evidence of that, just listen to...literally any of their albums without him. Actually, don't. That would probably physically harm you.

wonderful

The Beach Boys have always sounded pretty dated to me, but I was surprised with just how good Pet Sounds was. I was hoping this album would continue to change my mind about their music, but no.

I think I'm just not a Beach Boys guy.

De Beach Boys, ik trek het allemaal niet fantastisch. Voor mij voelt het grotendeels als vibes en verder niets. De lyrics zijn nou niet bepaald om over naar huis te schrijven ofzoiets. Niet dat ik altijd lyrics het allerbelangrijkste vind ofzo, maar dit album specifiek voelt zo ontzettend mierzoet dat ik er een beetje een nare smaak van in mijn mond krijg... Ehh, het is allemaal mierzoete poprock slop. Beetje alsof we iets later een Backstreet Boys album gaan krijgen. Ik denk gewoon niet echt dat dit nou een wereldschokkend album is of had moeten zijn. Pet sounds snap ik, daar hoor je wel echt wat anders in, maar dit? Nee dit is niet mijn ding. Het is wel erg kort, 28 minuten waarvan de laatste 2 geouwehoer is. Dat is een voordeel en daar irriteer ik me minder aan, maar ik kan me niet aan de indruk onttrekken dat zelfs de grootste Beach Boy fan zich zal afvragen "Waarom dit album?" als het langs komt. Het voelt als een album van B-sides, en dan geen B-sides waarvan je denkt "Bizar dat dit een b-side was! Dit was echt heeeeeerlijk!!!11!!" Nee meer dat het overduidelijk is dat dit geen hit is, geen hit gaat worden en ook niet goed genoeg is om een soort hidden gem te zijn. FAVO: Dance, dance, dance,

The Beach Boys will always find a way to write the best vocal harmonies you've ever heard over the dumbest songs you've ever heard.

Are we allowed to say it’s kind of average? A couple of cracking singles, sure, and the craft that has gone into the production is obvious but too many of these songs weren’t worth that level of attention. Most of it distinctly forgettable.

Meh

Beach Boys are pretty boring.

It's the beach boys. If you like them you will live this album. If you don't you won't. Musically it's fine I just don't like the beach boys sound.

I can see how the beach boys sound good enough for someone to like them, but alas I do not

It’s not The Beach Boys album I’m reaching for when I want to hear them.

OK. 2/5

Come on, i know they can do better. What's this crap singing?

Pas mon vibe

kinda boring

It's got some good melodies. It shows its age periodically. Nothing in here that's especially groundbreaking listening in 2025, but it's still solid listening.

I'm so sick of the Beach Boys. Why do critics love this band so much? Did I need to listen to every single song they ever wrote for this challenge? I got the idea after the first ten or so.

Dios mio que bodrioooo Nota: 2.2

God dammit the beach boys just rub me the wrong way sometimes. There are moments when it’s their music makes me feel complete and there are then moments when I feel like I’m losing my mind. This album left me with half a brain, feeling like I’m being belittled and sung to like I’m 5 years old. 2 stars because of Brian Wilson

No surf or car songs? No over the top industry changing production?... Meh, it's ok I guess.

The Beach Boys have always been a little too Barbershoppy and sugar coated. Today! gives you a sugar buzzlike most of their work. They do stray from the surfer vibe on this album and tried to show the world they are versatile. I don't think they hit the mark here and def improve their experimentation on the next release. It's a shorty so it doesn't overstimulate your sweet tooth...1.7 stars.

A bunch of sappy teenage love songs that all sound the same. The sound is kind of nice, but I've never understood the love for the Beach Boys.

eh

Bit dull

Beach Boys. Hmm - have always seemed like a cheesy ripoff of the Beatles, and nothing on this album changes my view. I do appreciate the underlying harmonic setup - it's not simple 12-bar blues based 60s rock. Everything on on top is saccharine sweet and cloying - falsetto and at times screeching (She Knows me too well) vocals, slimey harmonies and questionable lyrics. The upbeat songs are at least tolerable, but the ballads are horrible.

Much slower and more boring than I was hoping for. I like their more surf-y songs and this album had only a couple. I can see why our moms liked them.

Sounds like the Beach Boys. Not really my style, but I understand they impacted American music pretty heavily. Didn't hate it but wouldn't listen again. All the songs are the same.

I get their influence and the beauty of their music but it doesn't resonate with me that much.

I just can't get into the Beach Boys and listening to more of them doesn't seem to be helping. I know I'm the crazy one here - there is too much evidence in favor of everyone else - but what can you do? The music is OK, I guess. The lyrics are just inane. And I like some pretty inane stuff, but this is inane in ways that annoy me. I do appreciate that this album is only 29 minutes long.

Haven't heard this Beach Boys album before. I'm starting to realize most of their songs are just one phrase repeated ad nauseam with somebody going "woooo eee woooo" in the background 2/5

słodkie skoczne i bardzo lata 60 jak na 1 piosenkę swing, podobny do elviska nie sluchalabym na codzien ale nie jest złe

It was ok. Wouldn’t listen to again, not really my thing

Not much a fan of this type of songs. Nothing wrong with it though.