I've never fully understood the venerated status of
The Beach Boys . . . I've tried to listen to
The Smile Sessions and all that but the music never quite did it for me-- but I've been listening to
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs by Andrew Hickey-- which is apparently one of the
most voluminous and epic literary/audio/historical endeavors ever attempted-- and this got me interested in
The Beach Boys oeuvre again and I found an album I really like--
Wild Honey-- it's only 24 minutes and it rocks: distills the surfin' psychedelia into garage band tempo . . . if you're like me and you've never understood the fascination with
The Beach boys, give this one a shot.
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