October 11, 2026 - a historic night in Cerritos, CA! Special guests Bruce Johnston, David Marks and Marilyn Wilson.

Curious if anyone knows about this, one of the most obscure officially released Brian things. It’s a 1973 single, credited to Jan Berry but it’s a Jan/Brian duet. Nothing crazy, a cover of Huey “Piano” Smith, but it’s cute to hear these old friends singing a song they loved together.

Mike Love I hope you feel better soon.

Newly restored from archive footage, this 1988 interview offers a rare and intimate glimpse into Brian’s mind.

He speaks about his love for making music, his reaction to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the personal challenges he faced along the way.

I’m making a list of songs considered for the album and only have a few. I think Good Timin' would be a perfect fit on Adult/Child because of it‘s lyrics about life, I’ve heard people say that Sweet Sunday Love was originally recorded for Adult/Child but I can’t get any straight answer to that. The only songs I know for sure that were considered for Adult/Child are New England Waltz and Gimme Some Lovin' from the Adult/Child sessions and then My Diane and You’ve That Lovin' Feeling from the Love You sessions.

It sounds really good, some members of the wrecking crew participated on this and Is really sad that hadn't been released in 1970, Gary really want it to help his childhood friend to feel better with himself.

Changed band name to beach

Record to surf.

Tell me how the album covers Look. Still making the best track list (10 songs for this one including

recordings from landlocked and original surfs up)

First is front cover & a remake of the original, rest are ideas for a back cober

Excuse my very sloppy bracelet making skills, it was my first time!!

Side 1

1. Life Is For the Living
   
2. Hey Little Tomboy
   
3. Deep Purple
   
4. H.E.L.P. Is On the Way
   
5. It’s Over Now
   
6. Everybody Wants to Live

Side Two

1. Shortenin’ Bread
   
2. Lines
   
3. On Broadway
   
4. Games Two Can Play
   
5. It’s Trying to Say
   
6. Still I Dream of It

Bonus Track

New England Waltz

What was their dynamic in the group since other then Brian they were both the leaders of the group did they clash over that role Did they clash over leadership cause we know Dennis & Mike clashed over the years but no one seems to dig deep into mike & carls dynamic.

Al Jardine performs Back Home, Help Me Rhonda, Surfin USA, and Fun, Fun, Fun. to close out the concert.

Des Plaines Theatre

Pet sounds in mono is so soft and Beautiful

me I'll say all I wanna do with all the hazy harmonies from the studio version

I’m a little confused reading the news - I see there are tour dates listed for the Beach Boys but then with Mike’s health the word is no more shows? Is there anything official happening or we don’t know?

Dutch text translated: For a few months we were allowed to host them within our borders: the famous group of beach boys from America, The Beach Boys. Inspired by the tranquility of our wide-open landscape, they recorded a new LP under the inspired leadership of the brothers Brian and Carl Wilson. Their twentieth, if we've counted correctly.

There is little to be said against the claim that The Beach Boys are the best vocal rock group in the world. The cheerful surf music that made them such a success in the early 1960s (music meant to be consumed outdoors after surfing, that is, gliding over the waves on a board) has been set aside entirely in recent years. The formula of uncomplicated stomping, simply sung and interspersed with sentimental close-harmony showpieces, was no longer used from 1966 onward. The Beach Boys went back to nature at that point. An LP like Wild Honey, a record with a very relaxed character, featured music about blushing farm boys who keep themselves alive on natural honey. The clever vocal work that characterized the first albums was retained on this LP, but the sound tapestry became more complex, following the example of producer Phil Spector. Brian Wilson in particular put his stamp on the group. The claim that a genius is only one step away from madness seems justified now and then by Wilson's eccentric behavior. One of the most notorious episodes in Brian Wilson's life concerns the Fire-Music suite, part of a four-part composition called The Elements. The few people who have heard the music praised it as "a masterpiece of visual creativity, with roaring, wind-driven flames, falling burning timber, wailing sirens and sweating firemen, built up to a climax and later subsiding, with one more crash of a collapsing wall and, far away, the sound of departing fire engines."

Sadly, the public will never hear this musical soundscape, because Brian was convinced that the regular outbreak of fires in his town had something to do with his composition. Brian has been rather unstable. He was easily influenced by outside things: criticism, business involvement (Brother Records, an independent record label founded long before the Beatles started Apple, was an obsession for him) and family problems always affected him deeply. At the moment, according to Beach Boy Mike Love, Brian is doing very well. Mike Love: "Especially for our latest LP, Carl & The Passions – So Tough, he has written a number of excellent songs again. He is still the foundation of our music. I do have to say that he's less involved in producing. Carl has taken that over from him almost completely, and he's doing great at it. Right now we're busy looking for the final line-up because Bruce Johnston is no longer participating. For now, Carl Wilson, Al Jardine and I are doing what we've always done. We also have Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, guys from the group Flame, permanently in the band, on drums and guitar. We're incredibly happy with those two. The possibilities have become infinitely greater, especially in terms of composition. Ricky is, by the way, the best drummer I have ever seen and heard play. What will our new LP be called? No idea.

Incidentally, there are plans to finally release the legendary Smile album after all. The master tapes were already destroyed, but a copy still exists from which the record will probably be pressed."

So for the time being, we'll have to make do with the Carl & The Passions LP. A remarkably fine record in a wonderfully beautiful sleeve. The disc opens with the lovely You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone, once again a highlight of Brian Wilson's technical ingenuity. Also fine are Make It Good and Cuddle Up, subdued little pieces by Dennis Wilson with Mantovani-like influences. Two supremely sensitive songs. Buy this record. You still can.

South London's own Libera took to the stage on Britain's Got Talent to perform a transcendent rendition of 'God Only Knows' by The Beach Boys.

Hear the young lads impress the Judges with their impeccable vocal technique.

Either that, or Rio Grande.

Crank it up and put your ear against the phone to hear the Western tack pianos.

"Wyoming", by Dick Jurgens and his Orchestra.

Because there’s usually at least two in the recordings, does anyone know what the rhythm guitar Al or David played usually was (up to Shut Down Vol 2)? Was it usual 12 bar with the 5-6? Was it barre/open chords? Arpeggios even? Thanks

I love it. I know lots of people think it can ruin an otherwise perfect album, but I think it actually adds to Surf’s Up.

If you disagree, I’d recommend listening to the live version off Feel Flows. Live Beach Boys at their absolute peak (Ricky Fataar is a monster behind the kit).

What do you guys think?

Can any of the resident BB historians here tell me more about David Marks and why he was effectively erased from the BB narrative for so long. I know there were issues with Murry, but for example when he got snubbed by the RRHOF, why did none of the boys mention him? And for that matter, they omitted him from official biographies and whatnot. Was the matter legal or personal? I haven’t read that Marks biography to hear that side, just wondering if someone here could give the quick rundown on that.

I’ve been wanting to ask this for a while but didn’t want to feel stupid if the issues around this were already well-known, lol.

Not your typical Beach Boys song but I think its uniqueness makes me enjoy it as much as I do. What do you think of the song?

1. Brian Wilson
2. Carl Wilson
3. Dennis Wilson
4. Al Jardine
5. Mike Love
6. Bruce Johnston
7. Ricky Fataar
8. Blondie Chaplin

9. The Wrecking Crew

10. The members of Mike Love’s band also confusingly called ‘The Beach Boys’