Rudy Warman and the Heavy Weather. Heard them playing in the street in Canterbury a couple of weeks ago and bought their CDs. Very talented. Lots of stuff on YouTube.
Pet sounds is the album people tend to go to when people mention the Beach Boys. And it's also a great album. But some people only see the Beach boys as a California surfing and good times band. They're much more than that. I always try and get people to listen to Holland and Surfs Up to get a more rounded view of the BBs
Holland is a great Beach Boys album. At the risk of sounding like Alan Partridge, my favourite album is the compilation "20 golden greats" probably because my parents had it in vinyl and I listened to it all the time. Every tune is solid gold as well
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(trees and flowers - probably the best song about agoraphobia)
then of course their more poppy hit with dark undertones in the lyrics (apparently about Nuclear war). since yesterday -
especially the song Lithium
Carl Wilson's finest hour!
I listened to beach boys in the surfing safari mode, little deuce coup etc. I like it, but it's nothing compared to pet sounds.
Holland and surfs up are good but not as fantastic. And pet sounds is not a California surf album.