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Originally Posted by Nurse Duckett
I love both bands but I love The Beatles more, I think The Beatles made better albums in general.
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Though it's true this is very subjective, I'm not entirely sure I would agree. You really have to give some BB albums a good listen, and they will grow on you. Surfer Girl, for instance, has only a few tracks I regularly skip - I find it easily as good as With The Beatles, for example. Half the songs on All Summer Long and Shut Down Volume 2 are good songs I regularly listen to (usually in my car). There are only maybe 2 or 3 songs on Today! I regularly skip, and Summer Days has only 2 song I'm not fond of (heck, I even find "I'm Bugged At My Old Man" to be a funny interlude
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Summer Days track listing:
Side one:
"The Girl from New York City" - great rock song
"Amusement Parks U.S.A." - you have to get by the adolescent lyrics, but once you get there it's actually a pretty good song
"Then I Kissed Her" - Phil Spector cover, I often skip this
"Salt Lake City" - like Amusement Parks, you have to get by the corny lyrics, but once you do, it's a pretty good song
"Girl Don't Tell Me" - ripoff of "Ticket To Ride," but at least it's a pretty good ripoff
"Help Me, Rhonda" - No comment needed
Side two:
"California Girls" - No comment needed
"Let Him Run Wild" - Fantastic song, my new favorite. Will discuss later
"You're So Good to Me" - I find this to be an awkward song, often skip it
"Summer Means New Love" - very nice instrumental
"I'm Bugged at My Ol' Man" - funny, in a dorky way
"And Your Dream Comes True" - great harmonies
So, despite not having a reputation as a notable album, it's really pretty darn good. Easily on a par with "Help!" in my opinion.