Full Time Musician Reacts To The Beach Boys [ANALYSIS]

I take a look at ‪@thebeachboys‬ FIRST EVER UK performance and comment on the level of musicianship that was on display this early in their musical career to help you along your music journey. The general elements of success haven't changed after all this time, hope it helps!
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[@bwalsberg]

Also I believe Dennis Wilson’s drumming is spot on and very raw…..very underrated.

[@cjm3122]

Good call

[@cmp1868]

For sure Dennis's drumming was underrated. Dennis Wilson in actuality played drums on the vast majority of Beach Boys songs. However, because they admitted to using the 'Wrecking Crew' on some songs-a myth has slowly been created that he played on nothing. Dennis played on a ton of stuff-and for that matter Carl played guitar and/or bass on nearly all of their stuff-including Pet Sounds. Carl is a VERY underrated guitarist who I never hear name checked.

[@impalaman9707]

@@cmp1868 I give Dennis props for learning Hal Blaine's drumming and sense of timing on complex songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" when the Beach Boys went on their next tour of the UK two years later--as they all had to learn how to play like the Wrecking Crew, to some extent, all those songs when they went on tour.

[@ballsyrocker]

He not only was a fine drummer with his own style but he also was a fine singer and piano player. Get hold of a copy of his CD or LP, "Pacific Ocean Blue'" and you will agree. The critics loved it. R.I.P. Dennis and Carl .

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

Dennis was okay but he RUSHED quite a bit.

[@747Durango]

This is excellent. These guys are worth studying. The Beach Boys are a rock reference point. Love the channel.

[@CraftyMusicTips]

Thanks mate!

[@socadream]

What’s amazing is that these were teens and just past… writing,arranging, playing, singing, producing…just wow❣️

[@gregorymason3913]

I was delighted by this analysis. The Beach Boys were huge in England and the girls were shrieking as loud as if they were seeing The Beatles. It must have been really hard for them to even hear themselves with the primitive P.A. systems they had. There might not even been monitors on the stage, and for anyone who's ever tried to perform to an audience when you can't hear yourself, you know you're in for a world of hurt!

[@davidschecter5247]

Really enjoyed your analysis/feelings. There's Brian and there's everybody else. What can you say about him? What a joy to be living during the time he's been creating music.

[@cjm3122]

I like that. After Brian Wilson, if you think of who else there might be you come up with McCartney. Both amazing songwriters, both in top bands, BOTH BASE GUITARISTS! That's unusual. And I agree; There's Brian and there's everybody else.

[@michaelpurington9743]

Me too, pal. I'm 70.

[@i_am_vengeance_]

Subscribed! Great analysis! That three part harmony applied to rock n roll is amazing. Love the Beach Boys. Love Brian WIlson. Truly one of the greatest songwriters ever.

[@michaelpurington9743]

Uh...FIVE-part harmonies.

[@kensmith8152]

The Beach Boys’ harmonies were phenomenal!

[@markr.devereux3385]

I lived in soCal and was in junior highschool when they hit the airwaves. I was blown over by the car & surfing records. Will always be appreciative of BRIAN WILSON and his group for representing the United States best rocknroll.

[@55gaser26]

I’ve seen most all the great bands through the years but in there prime there was none better live, on stage. Harmonys falsetto and combo of voices in sync, than drugs fame mental illness stepped in, I miss those home grown guys from Hawthorne.

[@duffysullivan2794]

Superb presentation of the Beach Boys! Excellent observations that were clearly communicated. Was that all ad lib? There must have been editing involved, but it came across as mostly spontaneous. Anyway, I was entertained and even educated a little bit about what it takes to accomplish the Beach Boys' level of musicianship.

[@CraftyMusicTips]

Thanks mate, yes all ad-lib (it would be weird to plan a reaction style analysis) then edited to get rid of all the umms and ahhs and excessive elaborations. The Beach Boys never cease to impress me!

[@tymime]

"Surf music is only beat music with surfing words to it." That's food for thought...

[@sooparticular]

whats beat??

[@tymime]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_music

[@sooparticular]

@@tymime thanks its just rock music...Beat...influenced by Buddy...but British thank you...I guess why the name Beat les

[@johnarmour904]

Fantastic analysis. Will watch again.

[@guillervz]

I love how you analyzed their live performance - you got a new follower! Keep up with this amazing work!

[@Bagramyuri]

Crafty , Enjoyed the video...well done amigo!! LS

[@MIKELIN8]

I am happy whenever I see this type of video on KZbin with a young person admiring The Beach Boys. Thank you!

[@bobwallace9814]

These guys were tough on all young boy Jr High bands of that era. Why? No one could sing or play like them. There were others like the Yardbirds but these guys, we couldn't replicate them at all. Keith Moon always said this is the band he wanted to play in.

[@shipofthesun]

2:19 The Beach Boys Did Not Lip Sync. They sanded the live show down until it was smooth, if you will. 3:34 I'm a guitar player, and it's a bitch to learn their songs because of modulation, among other things.

[@markr.devereux3385]

Same with BEATLES music. Music books were useless. These early beachboy compositions are so cool.

[@ballsyrocker]

I am74. I was lucky to see the original members in concert at the campus of Notre Dame, here in Indiana, way back in 1973.They had several albums out by then and they were amazing at instrumental and vocals Live! That was when they had changed their stage appearance and Mike Love wore a white robe while the other members looked more Country Western and their hair was much longer. On sound, I read where the founder/electronic whiz of Sunn amps (Sundholm) built the Beach Boys a tailor made PA system to enhance their individual voice parts, Each side of the stage I saw ,had an impressive pyramid of speaker boxes with largest on the bottom and smallest on top. The bass voices came out of the lower boxes ,then mid range voices above those and finally the top smaller speaker boxes had the tweeters for high pitched vocals. It sounded amazing and stereophonic- like. You don't see that anymore today and I always wondered what happened to those many different sized P.A. speaker cabs. Enjoy The Beach Boys . I have for 60 years now and have all their original vinyl LPs and I put them on cassette, then store them. Peace.

[@nicholaslongford-solopage4476]

Hooray I found your channel

[@surfohio]

Wonderful analysis. Subscribed!

[@alanestlin312]

I agree with your assessment of the beach boys and Brian Wilson really is a true genius even though he doesn’t agree but who else can do what he has done it’s an honour to have met him and watch him several times fantastic

[@Kat-I-am3333]

Thanks, new sub here. I was alive for all this 💃🏼

[@talende]

Excellent analysis.

[@steveclapham5587]

I love the beach boys great review

[@jmua8450]

Enjoyed this very much! Love The Beach Boys.

[@edf7008]

Thank you, I am big fan and really liked your take on the MY favorite band - The Beach Boys.

[@Howdyall]

I'd love to go back in time, too.

[@seeuatthepeak]

I've always wondered what would make someone a musical genius. Brian Wilson had no formal training. He taught himself how to play the piano and bass guitar. He wrote the lyrics to most of The Beach Boys songs. The early songs were catchy and fun to listen. However, Brian Wilson was growing as a song writer much to the consternation of fellow group member and cousin Mike Love. Brian Wilson got to the creative point that he wanted to write an entire album without any input from the others in the band. Mike Love reluctantly agreed to it but didn't like the direction Brian was going. At age 22 Brian Wilson wrote, produce and arranged "Pet Sounds" with The Beach Boys vocals. It is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. The album was nothing close to what The Beach Boys had done in the past. When I first heard the album I was floored by the gorgeous arrangements and lyrics. I believe that Brian Wilson is a true musical genius.

[@toomuchinformation]

I think you'll find that Mike Love write most of the lyrics of the early BBs. He may be a bit of a dbag, but give the man his due.

[@wb1985]

I can understand the stress that was on Brian Wilson. He was composer, arranger, producer, performer- all these at the same time - while dealing with a dysfunctional dad.

[@barrycuda3769]

Yeah, he was expected to go on tour and compose , mind you the same could be said for Mike Love.

[@toomuchinformation]

​@@barrycuda3769Not exactly. He wasn't producing, composing or arranging. Being a group member and the lyricist isn't quite the same.

[@johndavids4780]

I was born in 1949 and was a 14 year old bot when all of this was happening. The great classic car era. Mo Town, Surf sound, rockabilly, car themed music and then the Mersey sound when the Beatles along with more blusey sounds of the Stones.1961 to 1966 was the golden 5 years when music and life was all about fun. BTW, we could also suspend disbelief about pro wrestling. There has been no time like it since.

[@Kat-I-am3333]

I was alive then too, born in '51 What great things we got to witness. 💥 Ps. I doubt you were a 14yo BOT 😂

[@bobbibaker4685]

I've had a crush on Brian Wilson since the fifth grade, and he has certainly been worth it!

[@CuriosityPlease-vz1gk]

Just discovered this channel. I like this guy. Smart, cool, healthy.

[@michaelpond6386]

The Boys father was a huge Lettermen fan a four part harmony group. They practiced those parts and applied that style to their own music. Just a pure American sound. Cars, Girls, and Surf. I grew up with this as a life sound track. Live music no auto tune.

[@toomuchinformation]

I think you mean "The Four Freshmen".

[@michaelpond6386]

@@toomuchinformation the four freshmen, the lettermen, and the vogues were all influential particularly to a young Brian Wilson. I’m not sure you can say one was more influential than the other. Everything I’ve read and the music itself bares this out. Those tight harmonies synonymous with The Beach Boys are reminiscent of those groups.

[@toomuchinformation]

@@michaelpond6386 I think you can as it's The Four Freshmen who Brian mentions the most and it was their songs he replicated with the BBs.

[@melodymacken9788]

Brilliant, brilliant and brilliant. Rotorua, New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@orsondy3060]

I love the broad range of cutaway clips used in this, Lano and Woodley and the mighty boosh are my favourites.

[@douglasdde376]

Thanks Crafty, my band., from the beginning, love to follow you on singing, music is such a wonderful .

[@thomasvanderzande5846]

look at the bit right before the intro to When I Grow Up. An exchange between Brian and Mike. They messed up by design! to fool Carl and Al. Obvious when you see it

[@ronalaturner4153]

I think so too. It was planned.

[@breft3416]

In the studio on the early records, Brian also mixed as the performance came into the booth. I heard and saw Brian sing a couple of times on the early tours in the USA (before this show) and his falsetto was operatic and ethereal. I was just a teenybopper and the older teenagers were in awe after the concerts.

[@robinwellington9458]

Really Good Tutorial on learning about the Music of The Beach Boys - Trying to work out what era that Clip was taken from, We reckon the 60's early - What is the Era/year?

[@hdmathias]

Pretty sure it's 1964.

[@roimerlopez1275]

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[@johnbrowne2170]

Their brilliant album 'Surf's Up' is quite different from their other albums and, ironically, has nothing to do with surfing.

[@bobv586]

I was only n 10 months old when I get around came out. but i grew up on 60's and 70's music

[@KevinORourke25]

I was never a Beach Boys fan although I do recognize and respect the genius of Brian Wilson. I grew up in the sixties and always thought they were a bit to "white bread" for what was happening at the time. I think I appreciate them more today now that I'm a coffin dodger.

[@toomuchinformation]

A "coffin dodger?" 😅😅😅😅😅

[@timwalker6802]

Just subscribed love your analysis . You rock.🎉

[@METT_JEEPNEY]

thats my favorite band even the beatles

[@cjm3122]

Gotta love Rickenbackers. Those old toaster pickups were beautiful sounding, but have no strength. Carl's guitar work is beautiful, but he struggles with the volume. This first recording would have been excellent if only Carl was ballenced with the other instruments.

[@lucaspadilla4815]

That Simpsons clip fading into ur face made me thing u were Hank Azaria for a second LMFAO

[@derekbeauchamp2409]

I saw this on tv when I was a kid

[@Scaleyback317]

Being in the same family they'd been singing together since they were young kids in gospel choirs etc. They had a great pedigree and it showed once they started singing. There have been only a few groups who could perform to this level either in the studio or on a gig. As close to perfect as it gets.

[@ms8596]

They weren't in gospel choirs. They'd had singalongs in the Wilson house or the three brothers would sing together in their bedroom.

[@Scaleyback317]

@@ms8596 Thanks for the education. I read somewhere, years ago, they learned their craft in churches guided by a rather bullying father. Happy to have had that debunked.

[@cathyopthof8136]

Brian (The writer) is sooooo fantastic. It’s he, his brothers, Dennis, drummer, and Carl, who often sings lead. His voice is that of an angel. Brian sang soooo well, he can sing so high! They, to me, are still the best band ever!!, and Im old, and have been through been through all the bands in the last 6 decades. I love the Beatles, Bee Gees, etc., but there will never be another band like the Beachboys, Ever...even the Beatles kept track of what they were doing. The fact that they were brothers, cousins, and best friends, helped. !!!❤❤❤

[@toomuchinformation]

No, Dennis rarely sings lead. Later on Carl does, but at this time it's mainly Mike Love singing lead and the bass parts.

[@lauramittler]

The Beach Boys were really the first for surfing music, car music too. The other surf and car acts followed. I was lucky enough to be alive and listening at that point in time.

[@lauramittler]

Brian's father was really hard assed when it came to vocals. He taught those boys to sing, and to sing right. They probably cold hold a note through an earthquake!

[@isotopia7681]

I think some talent with lots of practice then more practice to perfect something that’s already good to start with is part of it

[@LetitRainNow450]

They're all screaming for Dennis.

[@tomjones216]

Favolosi e Unici

[@jbarnes2288]

Not to mention When I grow up has a prominently showcased Harpsichord throughout it and a couple of major screw-ball chords. No one was using a Harpsichord in a pop song in 1964- And Murry's sadistic, abusive, alcoholic eyeballs were probably glaring from somewhere in that room And they pulled it off live spectacularly. Carl saw A Hard Day's Night and went right out and got the 12 string Rick

[@tonycowin]

They certainly were nowhere near the first but yes they reached the ears of people who took the influence and ran with it through the 60s.

[@ms8596]

Brian's hair - They started getting Jay Sebring haircuts sometime in '63.

[@michaelslavin1601]

When i grow up to be a man, it was a set up to throw Carl off. Well done Brian and Mike 😂

[@michaelpond6386]

Amazing group related and all from a small area in California. Neighbors of Jan and Dean also worth a listen.

[@mdudley52]

Those vintage Fender guitar.

[@DummyYEEEAAHHHHH]

My question is how can a full time musician not be familiar with The Beach Boys ?

[@CraftyMusicTips]

Hi Brian, I am familiar, I assume you didn't watch this video? The point of it is to react to footage/audio and highlight specific good qualities the performer has in an effort to help upcoming musicians. But you raise a good question, if I think about it, sadly it's not very often that I'm needed to perform/teach Beach Boys these days but being one of the acts that helped shape how music has evolved I'm aware of their importance hence doing this video.

[@christopherhendricks4369]

Even mike love looks young on here. Carl was a high school kid when they did this gig.

[@michaelpond6386]

We all dug those shirts and offset Fenders

[@gg4gb1914]

Mike Love talks abouit how Chuck Berry really influenced them. You can clearly hear that Chuck Berry style. They were AMAZING

[@simonrae3048]

Check out Carl Wilsons guitar playing

[@wombatwilly1002]

1964 I do believe

[@impalaman9707]

It wasn't just Murry Wilson and Joe Jackson. Hugh Gibb was also a real stickler for the Bee Gees smiling on stage. too. I think the Osmonds dad was a little more hands off and willing to delegate, though

[@caiuscosades362]

It didn't come without it's costs. Brian being mentally shot in his early 20 and his drug use to cope was all because the pain he had to go through to become as talented as he is. Joe Jackson followed the blueprint Murray Wilson patented.

[@michaelpurington9743]

I enjoy your show, and you have a really naturally warm welcoming thing goin' on. So, I mean no offense at ALL when I say that I played weekends when I was startin out, I went back to that 14 years later, "tapering" in respect for my music jones. I think it's important for young folks to kmow that if you're considering 5 or 6 nights a week--first of all, congratulations for getting booked that much--and I have to tell you it's not worth it. All you see is strangers all the time, except your band mates (and, at one time or another, a love life, you WILL want to KILL every one of them. Forget about a love life, unless you like one-night stands. Eventually I found them empty and soul-searing. But you know, sex IS fun! Like I said, though, it's not worth it. Period. Unless...UNLESS...you're playing witth really great musicians and the music is eclectic and powerful and FUN beyond anything you ever expected, and you rise to a whole different level. The musical communication is damn nears psychic, the places you go are SO exhilarating, you feel like you're walking on air, and instead of a blood transfusion you experience a transfusion of LIGHT. ("That sign post up ahead! You've just entered...The TWILIGHT ZONE!!!) Then it's worth it. i

[@mlevi9206]

Surfin USA.

[@ronwatson4902]

personal preference.

[@dapdne4916]

😅while they definitely spread the Surf Sound over the world, they did not invent it. Much of thst earlier Surf Music was instrumental. Nobody was B. Wilson of course.

[@thomastimlin1724]

This is a rare live tape of When I Grow Up to be a Man. Don;t kid yourself, Murry was an abusive, narcissistic son of a bitch, beat up on Dennis repeatedly...the boys fired him because of this and his interfering with the recording sessions and causing constant stress.

[@jbarnes2288]

How do you deal with youtubes shitty copyright crap?

[@toomuchinformation]

I don't know, but this clip is over 59 years old, which may have something to do with it.

[@cheetohead6942]

Brian stopped touring after a few years because he couldn't handle even the smallest mess ups live, it had to be perfect for him, Glenn Campbell replaced him live for close to a year

[@mikeymutual5489]

Fun and interesting video, but it could have been better (and shorter) without all of the needless cutaways.

[@Pimp-Master]

Sounds like the record? Are you trying to kid us? Dennis wasn't ON the record, Ok? They had the most professional musicians in the world backing them up. THAT'S why it doesn't sound like the record.

[@surfohio]

I Get Around featured two additional bass players (wrecking crew session aces Glen Campbell & Ray Pohlman) but that track is essentially the Beach Boys playing everything, including Dennis on drums. Al Jardine played bass in lieu of Brian which was pretty normal for them.

[@jlee2383]

Dennis played on the record along with all the other guys. The band played on a LOT of their hits. Don’t rely on the old misinformation that has been previously spread and actually do the research to find the truth

[@bwalsberg]

@@jlee2383 …..not only that, he was a fantastic drummer! There is a real drive going on in this performance…..lots of rim shots….perfect.

[@lar7905]

bwalsberg...Interesting that you write that. I have read harsh criticisms of his drumming becuse of his style, whatever that is. I always was impressed by his enthusiasm and energy of his drumming. In fact some BEACH BOYS songs I like to focus just on him .