The Beatles vs The Beach Boys

Surell · 06-03-2014, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by newbands1

Full Discography wise of course Beatles however...

Smile and Pet Sounds>Revolver, Sgt Peppers and Abbey Road combined.

I THINK WE'LL GET ALONG JUST FINE.

yeah I agree though, pretty much just for Smile though.

neardeathexperience · 06-08-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Taxman

harmonies, well probably group harmonies yes, but stuff like Because is magnificent. And better singers...Brian and Carl are great but as solo singers I prefer John and Paul over Mike. And Carl and Brian were more limited than Paul and John. But of course Beach Boys' group harmonies were best ones on the earth.

But I still would not say Beach Boys had better singers when it comes to individuals. Or to be more specific, Brian and Carl might have beat John and Paul in one category, but J&P were more capaple for example singing straight rock n roll while still able to master heavenly ballads. And one must not forget George. Or Dennis. But they weren't technically extraordinarily good anyway. Great still.

I'd say the Beach Boys offered a strait ahead harmony that was suited to the style of music they made, but the Beatles were just much more suited to numerous styles of songs as previously pointed out. They could sing Anna then launch into Roll Over Beetoven which the Beach Boys could have never done!

HANNAH29 · 07-08-2014, 04:27 AM

For me it has to be the beatles they were by far the more talented band who wrote some great songs and music

neardeathexperience · 09-06-2014, 06:27 PM

I think most music fans would say the Beach Boys wee that band that played those surf songs and would not even realize they made some pretty interesting albums in the latter part of their career where as the Beatles well their career spans a wider range of musical styles to be sure...............

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 09-06-2014, 09:28 PM

Just found this.

1967: Capitol's Failed "Psychedelic" Cash-In.

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Ahh, the “psychedelic” debate of 1967…had The Beach Boys completed their “SMiLE” album and released it before The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, would The Beach Boys be seen as the champions of the psychedelic vinyl race, with the Fabs being mere “pretender”s? But we know that history turned out different. Although Brian Wilson released his own version in 2004, as “Brian Wilson Presents Smile”, many fans wanted an official release of The Beach Boys’ version. Flash forward to 2011…Capitol finally announces the release of “SMiLE”, although they have changed the release date twice.

What few people know is that there is a Capitol double record from 1967, that is even rarer than the notorious Beatles “butcher” cover…”The Beatles Vs The Beach Boys”! ...

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 09-06-2014, 09:32 PM

And here's something from that I never realized!

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A rumour had started that The Beatles, “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” was a veiled acronym for the drug LSD. It was quickly noticed that The Beach Boys, “Love to Say Dada” could also be construed to be the same! As a sort of “damage control”, Capitol decided that the revised artwork would NOT list the song titles, but merely the album cover artwork. Learning that “Smiley Smile” was finally completed, Capitol set the release date of “The Beatles Vs The Beach Boys” album for Sept. 18, 1967.

Pet_Sounds · 09-06-2014, 09:57 PM

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Unbelievable. This is for real?

With that tracklist, I'll take The Beach Boys. Surf's Up, Cabinessence, Wonderful, and Good Vibrations are just superior to anything on Sgt. Pepper's. However, if Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane are included, I really can't make up my mind.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 09-06-2014, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

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Unbelievable. This is for real?

Read the very, very bottom of the link.

Pet_Sounds · 09-07-2014, 06:19 AM

Just too good to be true!

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 09-07-2014, 08:00 PM

Bump.

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

Read the very, very bottom of the link.

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neardeathexperience Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 531	I think most music fans would say the Beach Boys wee that band that played those surf songs and would not even realize they made some pretty interesting albums in the latter part of their career where as the Beatles well their career spans a wider range of musical styles to be sure...............