Beach Boys Sunflower/Surf's Up CD

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 misunderstood and underrated
The Beach Boys, like the Guess Who, got a raw deal. Perhaps it was the enormous competition from the British invasion or the many great North American rock groups and musicians from the mid sixties to the mid seventies that impeded acceptance as rock icons. No matter, they were unique and brilliant and went far beyond the surfing sound that brands them. "Surfs Up", "Holland" and "Sunflower" should provide valuable testimony and insight into their great talent and place them where they should be - with the Byrds, The Beatles and The Band.
Submitted by coolsimms (Newfoundland, Canada) 
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 The Short End of the Stick
Sunflower/Surf's Up were two of the band's greatest records, records that stand up to Pet Sounds and Today!/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!!!). Yet despite the quality of the music, the pop sensitivity of it was gone. The Beach Boys weren't a commercial act anymore; the failure to complete SMILE sapped that out of them like a spigot into a maple tree. The result were good albums that got ignored by the public. Which is a shame, because the stuff is just so darn good. You've got to admire that the group continued despite the fractured nature of their relationships with each other, and that they continued to make great music. If you liked Pet Sounds, you'll like this CD. It will wow you with its quality (it was the first album the group recorded in true stereophonic sound), and it will woo you into realizing the intense beauty that was still in their work. Take a listen, and let those "Feel Flows" move you wherever they will go.
Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, Alaska)
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 beach boys the best
I love yall so much,yall made that song (forever) that just made me want to buy that cd
Submitted by dana (IRVINGTON,NEWJERSEY)
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 overlooked
Fans of the Beach Boys know all about their car songs, surfing songs, and Good Vibrations. The big time Beach Boys fans know that most of their very best music was the obscure stuff that was largely unnoticed in it's time and hardly made any impact as far as sales or the charts were concerned. Surf's Up did respectable in this respect, but still nothing like their surf/car heyday. For me, their very best work was from Pet Sounds through Holland. It goes to show that lack of gold record awards has nothing to do with quality or musical worthiness, and usually everything to do with fickleness and radio programers. Sunflower bombed in it's day but still stands as one of the Beach Boys very best. This Whole World is a very short track but says so much in the time it's playing. Til I Die is another standout from Surf's Up. Based on it's reputation and greatness, Pet Sounds did eventually go gold and platinum. I can only hope the forgotten recordings ( Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Holland ) do the same. Great music should be heard even if it is old.
Submitted by steve (woodland park,co. usa)
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 best of the beach boys
These 2 albums along with holland make up the best of the beach boys. Buy this cd and carl/holland before the record company (in all their wisdom) pull them off the shelves.
Submitted by robert (rockford,il.usa)
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