The Beatles vs The Beach Boys

Pet_Sounds · 02-17-2014, 03:59 PM

Really tough call. I'm only 14, but I love '40s-'70s music, anthese two are my favourites. I thank I'd have to say I enjoy listening to The Beatles more, but whenever I see a comparison/poll, I'm always pulling for the Boys. So who knows.
By the way, DriveYourCarDownToTheSea, I love your comparisons!

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 02-17-2014, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

That isn't true, Brian has denied that many times. He was born that way.

Where did he say it wasn't true? Not that I don't believe you, I'm just curious. From what I now understand is that he's confirmed and denied the rumor over the years. Thanks for the great song comparisons too, by the way.

At around the 2:20 mark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvj3Na7GvCU

I've also seen at least one other interview where he says the same thing.

EDIT: At the beginning of this earlier interview he also infers that he was born that way:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SPIG_ff6_U

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 02-17-2014, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

By the way, DriveYourCarDownToTheSea, I love your comparisons!

Thanks!

CadillacFleetwood75 · 02-18-2014, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

At around the 2:20 mark:

I've also seen at least one other interview where he says the same thing.

EDIT: At the beginning of this earlier interview he also infers that he was born that way:

Interesting. Hopefully science will someday find a cure for his deafness. Then he could finally hear what stereo sounds like.

KingPinniped · 02-22-2014, 08:21 AM

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A person can not be great without the help of others.All are great in his own field.So i think both are great in their own field ,no controversy is necessary in this case.

Apologies for the act of necromancy. But I think it is important to recognize that neither group accomplished what they did on their own. Most of these totem pole albums you are all barking at could never have been possible if the "geniuses" had to do the work themselves.

And before you say that it would not be possible.. Many artists have proven the ability to write/compose, produce, record, mix, and master their work as a pure solo project. Hell, I do that myself. It is very possible and both The Beatles and Beach Boys just did not have the time if they had wanted to try it in their 1960s heydays without sacrificing other components of their careers and lifestyles.

museikk · 02-22-2014, 01:38 PM

one was a primarily vocal group accompanied by, bass, organ, light percussion, and light guitar arranged(ambient beach pop) written by one person (beach boys)

the other was composed of drums, bass, guitars, and studio additions written by multiple songwriters (beatles)

Pet_Sounds · 02-24-2014, 03:37 PM

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one was a primarily vocal group accompanied by, bass, organ, light percussion, and light guitar arranged(ambient beach pop) written by one person (beach boys)

I take it you haven't heard Pet Sound or any version of SMiLE...

Neapolitan · 02-26-2014, 11:06 PM

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as the Beatles were more favored in the U.S. than in the U.K.

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I take it you're not a Brit then?

I always thought that The Beatles had a longer impact in the US, longer than the UK where it seem they to became one of the following three: liked but a distant memory, old hat and indifferent, or even worse hated.

Surell · 02-26-2014, 11:43 PM

Wasn't there also a poll taken to see who British audiences were listening to most around the time of both band's peak, and the Beach Boys were named their favorite? I've tried finding the poll before without much luck, but I've heard it cited a couple times here and there.

Pet_Sounds · 02-27-2014, 05:29 AM

That was the New Musical Express annual reader's poll for 1966. The Beach Boys were on top following the commercial and critical success of Pet Sounds (#2 on the album chart), God Only Knows (#2 on the singles chart), and Good Vibrations (#1 on the singles chart). They were also the top-selling group in the UK for the fourth quarter of '66.

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museikk Groupie Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3	no comparison one was a primarily vocal group accompanied by, bass, organ, light percussion, and light guitar arranged(ambient beach pop) written by one person (beach boys) the other was composed of drums, bass, guitars, and studio additions written by multiple songwriters (beatles)

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Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Really tough call. I'm only 14, but I love '40s-'70s music, anthese two are my favourites. I thank I'd have to say I enjoy listening to The Beatles more, but whenever I see a comparison/poll, I'm always pulling for the Boys. So who knows. By the way, DriveYourCarDownToTheSea, I love your comparisons!