The History of The Beach Boys

[@Owen-wx5ex]

This didn't focus on the brilliance of Brian Wilson enough.

[@owennagel7013]

+Brian Fantana true

[@reillyjamessullivan6940]

Hard to do it 7 minutes, especially when talking about the whole band

[@Miist3rDuce1]

Rest in peace to the Wilson brothers Dennis and carl

[@derekllewellyn6663]

Part of fun story at full house in 1988 before

[@jasonvoorhees1765]

Brian Wilson is a musical genius

[@davidcopson5800]

So true.

[@stingraynet2036]

Al Jardine left the band before the Surin Safari demo session, rejoining the band in the fall of 1963. Not to add insult to injury, many of the recordings after 1963 featured David Marks but was credited to Al Jardine. Give David Marks some respect !!!!!

[@davidcopson5800]

I give you full marks for that comment.

[@tanyalucerolopez8152]

The Beach Boys were definitely way ahead of there time. I'm happy for them and their 50 th year of great music.

[@carlrudd1858]

AND DAVID MARKS on guitar thru the most important records and years of their career. 1961~1963 (and currently, too)

[@larryb8022]

Beach always for ever❤️✌🏻❤️✌🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸RIP Dennis & Carl you won’t be forgotten.🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@fanfanackapan]

I'm going to see Brian Wilson in London in May for the final Pet Sounds tour, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Saw him in 2002 on his previous Pet Sounds tour and 2004 on the Smile tour. Fantastic! Should be a great evening x

[@PASTpresentFUTURE218]

I'm 20 years old and I love and listen to the Beach Boys, i don't care what anyone says.

[@davidcopson5800]

Good for you.

[@hydrofrolicwildflower3393]

I'm 17 and idc either atp. I love em so much bro

[@nmpepper]

UNBELIEVABLE !! They started performing in the LATE 1950s as The Pendletones ? WRONG. Never happened. Brian & Al graduated from Hawthorne High in 1960. Numerous documentaries mention Brian & Al casually occasionally singing together in high school, but never as an "act." The Pendletones early name story era probably lasted only a few weeks at most. Surfin' recorded in Oct 1961 was before their "official" first live performance. LP Shut Down Vol. 2 just made the Top 20 LP charts? It got to #13 and went gold !! I didn't bother paying attention to the rest after hearing the early history mistakes.

[@vepex7305]

relax, watchmojo has never been a reliable source.

[@TheWill.Suttie45]

YES YES SOMEONE ELSE GETS IT

[@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970]

Can’t think of the beach without The Beach Boys. They were amazing both on instruments and their harmonious vocals. My favorite band to chill with. #borninthewronggeneration

[@thedownfallparodist1145]

R. I. P. Dennis And Carl Wilson, You're Now In Heaven

[@MarianoPereyra]

This is the history about their HISTORY on the charts. Nothing else. The efforts from '66 to '73 are magnificent. The best period of the band, without devaluing the earliest era because you can't get one without the other. That era produced albums with high creativity and talent, letting the group to experiment without Brian but with Brian's teachings (without talking about Mike Love). I think that period with, those albums of the band are one of the most highly underrated records and productions of all time. They are really good records (without caring about the charts) and some of them are epic.

[@cadillacfleetwood7552]

Agree 100%. Sunflower was the lowest charting album they ever made when it was released, but music wise it was one of the best albums they ever made.

[@AOD-tr7nd]

62-67 was their best. To say otherwise is just stupid

[@Yetaxa]

+AOD2874 it really isn't, since Brian Wilson didn't really hit his stride until side 2 of Today! not to mention that, even as group efforts, albums like friends, sunflower and Holland are far better than anything they made before Pet Sounds

[@altakii8423]

Mariano Pereyra i

[@ThekiBoran]

@@Yetaxa I disagree, 62-67 was their peak measured in every possible way. By the end of 1963 they were the number one band in the country and what followed up until '67 was a barrage of sublime Americana. You might prefer the post-'67 stuff but you're in the minority. To each his own.

[@michaelwandell2533]

Smiley smile is far from a dud...maybe a bit when it was released, but it's a Master piece to me.

[@davidcopson5800]

The proper (and eventual) Smile is much better.

[@ShaNaNa242]

Brian, Carl, Dennis, Mike, Al, David, Bruce. The Beach Boys now and forever.

[@steveskouson9620]

You included one name that I would overlook. In order. Brian. Dennis. Carl. And a good friend, Alan Jardine. BEST band EVER! steve

[@EpiccougROTMG]

@@steveskouson9620Bruce contributed an important role during some of their best years

[@StanleyButton]

This just makes me want to watch Love & Mercy again.

[@sheliahstrube8278]

You will love it!

[@janetsampson1779]

If the Beatles had never happened the big thing that would have hit in the sixties minus the screaming girls would have been the Beach Boys,an absolutely great band lead by the genius Brian Wilson.

[@hydrofrolicwildflower3393]

EXACTLY?? Like WHY tf did they have to come around. The BeAtLeS are fucking OVERRATED ASH

[@cuerollen]

Brian Wilson is a genius.

[@OwenOwenT]

cuerollen that’s my moms cousin.

[@kaimartinez9744]

Owen Owen 😓

[@OwenOwenT]

My mom is a cousin of The Beach Boys .My grandma was Murray’s sister.

[@psfork3524]

Owen Owen Liar Murray didn’t have a sister

[@nataliebrogan1287]

Psfork35 he actually did have a sister

[@1401minstrel]

@@psfork3524 Murry absolutely did have a sister. In fact, he had four sisters. How do you think Mike love came to be? Mike's mom, Emily (known as Glee) Wilson Love, was one of Murry's sisters.

[@davidcopson5800]

Owen Owen (a former department store in the UK?) So you've mention here about 200 times!

[@davidpetri6876]

Even this doc is inaccurate. David Marks is the rhythm guitarist on the first FOUR albums.

[@crazytrain81]

You guys completely screwed their history up. You're interpretation is complete false. There is so much more to the Beach Boys than the shit you said, for example: Pet Sounds wasn't just a dip into psychedelic music, but a pop album that completely changed the game. Ask Paul McCartney.

[@mechcavandy986]

mrsuns10 agree.

[@tribeofshamaiwan2601]

mrsuns10 It is

[@karinaguzmanperez-kurarewe3907]

crazytrain81 and smile, the lost masterpiece of brian wilson

[@dumbshitheadass1277]

mrsuns10 if Sargent pepper or Rubber soul didn't exist it could be btw Pet sounds was inspired by Rubber soul Brian Wilson said so

[@timlazar9030]

it's Watch Mojo, what did you expect?

[@mechcavandy986]

I first saw them in Memphis about 1963. Mike Love autographed my hand at the Memphis airport, and I didn't wash my hand until it wore off. I was about 12 years old. I saw Brian and Al last summer on tour. They were absolutely amazing!

[@unmistakinglyunknown]

Horrible video. The band is greater and more legendary than what this video is showing. The Beach Boys are legendary and have produced some terrific and very influential albums (Today!, Pet Sounds, Surfs Up, Sunflower... etc...). Wow, the creators of this video must be very ignorant. Listen (I mean REALLY listen) to the music of a band before you start making videos of them and their music based on your OWN misconceptions.

[@damnitboy9635]

YunaMeia Reed As a longtime fan, it frustrates me that people don't look beyond the surfer/summer image and sound, and I blame Capitol since that's how the band was marketed. It doesn't help that their name is The 'BEACH' Boys, so of course people associate the name with the obvious theme.

[@rogerworthington8862]

YunaMeia Reed I agree

[@Phelps-1247]

Summer days and Summer nights is my favorite album

[@michaelserby7697]

They were really good 💙 🎶🎶🎵🎶 🇺🇸 💛

[@qasanoba]

Man this video is terrible

[@janvanderwaal]

No information of the best albums they ever made: Sunflower, Surf's Up, Carl & the Passions, so tough, and Holland, that's really a lack of information

[@damnitboy9635]

Jan van der Waal Sadly this video focused solely on the albums that charted, never mentioning the more creative albums :/

[@starshinestudiosofficial]

Some songs from those albums were from the abandoned "SMiLE" album.

[@wildsmiley]

Pet Sounds is not psychedelic! It's emotional.

[@AOD-tr7nd]

How can you do this video and not mention God only knows which was their top song?

[@questhero101]

Because it wasn't a chart topper.

[@wuddude1599]

My favorite is either 'I Get Around' or 'Don't Worry Baby'. Can't get enough of those 2 songs.

[@VimVinyl]

Up there, don't think it was the top

[@Phelps-1247]

Help me Rhonda & Wouldn't it be nice says hello.

[@harrisonmantooth3647]

@@Phelps-1247 Or, In My Room.

[@pepsiplunge2]

Dennis’ solo album gets overlooked :( smh

[@judithryle2113]

Sorry but I did not think Dennis sang good

[@TimeToGetAlone]

Did I just see Summer in Paradise and Stars and Stripes get specifically referenced while the entire early 70's period got brushed over? That reeks of disregard for anything that doesn't fit into the narrow image in which the band has been stereotyped. And though I can understand why there's an emphasis on the band's commercial heyday to a degree, the musical achievement angle should come into the fray a little. As a serious examination into the band, Surf's Up is a far more vital part of their story than Kokomo. I would dread a top 10 for The Beach Boys, because I imagine silly hit songs like Kokomo, Rock and Roll Music, and Barbara Ann will take priority over Surf's Up or 'Til I Die.

[@EllawoodBlues]

TimeToGetAlone nicely said. Til I Die is so hauntingly beautiful and was a window into the mindset of Brian during that time period. I believe he wrote it after Smile fell apart.

[@groovymovie3213]

Carl Wilson! 😍😍😍

[@MrUABama]

Yep, Carl was the voice..

[@tobyl-e2224]

They must be the best band to see live. As well as Queen obviously.

[@williamthompson5504]

I agree 100% with you. Plus it's a decent album.

[@HOODSTOCK118]

DON'T WORRY BABY? Why did you not include this song? hmmmmm?

[@ThekiBoran]

Possibly my favorite BB song.

[@thelasskicker8987]

i love the beach boys i love their songs so much

[@OwenOwenT]

That’s my moms cousins Brian, Carl, and Denis Wilson and mike Love

[@Miist3rDuce1]

You're mom is related to the Wilson brothers and Mike love cool

[@davidcopson5800]

Can't possibly sum up the Beach Boys in six minutes. Brian's contribution to American popular music needs three hours on its own at least!

[@joeyruss3933]

Where is the top ten beach boys songs

[@MisterSpider]

joey russ I was just about to ask the same thing

[@marcusbradly5982]

I agree.

[@Asaav2004]

PLEASE CAN YOU DO A BEACH BOYS TOP TEN LIST! It will mean the world to me. The Beach Boys are just amazing

[@joban2333]

Top 10 songs anytime soon?

[@borood1188]

I Get Around is a classic. So many great songs.

[@TheJohnmusk]

Dave Marks wasn't just a brief addition. He played on virtually all of the pre- pet sounds stuff.

[@TooCooFoYou]

He only played up until mid-1964, but by then Brian started using session musician and was doing the songs himself while the other bandmates were playing live

[@antonioandiOS]

He is playing live with the band now and recording with them sense their 2012 tour

[@TooCooFoYou]

Antonio Fioore He's actually playing with Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys current line-up only has Mike Love and Bruce Johnston among other people.

[@jamesgeiger4795]

+cesarmanuel51 Is Al Jardine's no longer in the BB line up?

[@TooCooFoYou]

james geiger He's still in the BB, just playing live with them.

[@wildsmiley]

I was about your age when I fell in love with the Beach Boys, 19 almost 20, back in 1999. I heard Pet Sounds for the first time and it changed everything for me. Opened doors.

[@alexfowler1490]

Smiley Smile is great

[@psfork3524]

Alex Fowler I disagree. The album SMiLE was the original with Brian Wilson’s music. Smiley smile was Mike Love’s version. Mike hated smile because he thought it was too weird, and his smiley smile was even weirder. Seriously listen to smile, it’s a lot better

[@marcusbradley6207]

Psfork35 I agree that smile is better but in all fairness the two albums cannot really be compared. They’re completely different concepts. Smiley smile is a low fi chilled album which has some amazing tracks. Sure, heroes and villains and good vibrations are taken from smile and there is a distilled version of vegetables and wonderful and fire but they fit on the album and are cool experiments. Then there are new songs like little pad and she’s going bald which are amazing aswell. But yeh Smile is better. It’s a work of art split into movements with mind blowing music. Brian Wilson is up there with Bach and Beethoven in terms of musical ability. What a genius.

[@groovymovie3213]

If you guys want a really accurate history of Brian and the boys, watch Love and Mercy. You won't be disappointed ❤️

[@groovymovie3213]

Also, Wild Honey is a fantastic album, people need to talk about that one and Pet Sounds more.

[@brandonstephens8133]

The Beach Boys 😎#1

[@yorobnorob8816]

Just came across this horrible video. A complete injustice to the band. Forget about Kokomo, what about Surfs Up and Holland?????

[@TheOompahRoundabout]

Great stuff! Love the beach boys!

[@exploredotscott8160]

Did they actually call smiley smile a dud? That's easily one if their top albums. Didn't even mention loves you or surfs up. Watchmojo please remake this video.

[@psfork3524]

VillainyPD no it’s not, actually smiley smile is not that great. Now SMiLE is where it’s at. On my channel I have a few of there songs. You should check them out

[@krismcreynolds984]

Came here to say the exactly the same thing.. smiley smile is no smile but it's far from a dud!

[@woodstock5841]

The greatest band

[@Kuma885862]

SMiLE wasn't released due to the side effects one of the songs gave Brian Wilson, 'Fire' as he felt it was cursed cuse there was several fires in California during the time of him making the album. such a shame too, SMiLE sounds awesome in the remastered SMiLE sessions released in 2011

[@psfork3524]

Matthew Kemp there’s also the SMiLE sessions, which is the original music. Sounds even better than the remastered, and I have some on my channel. You should check

[@TheLukeDiamond]

I just realized that I saw the Beach Boys on their world tour when I was in 4th Grade. At the time I didn't appreciate it, but boy do I wish I did.

[@SynesthesiaDubstep]

lol the only way Smiley Smile could be considered a dud is if one only looked at chart performance from 67, if you actually listen to the album it was really ahead of it's time. Not to mention it was retroactively lauded and a lot of critics have said early negative reviews were more a reaction to realising what they were listening to wasn't Smile but rather a stripped down version. I challenge anyone reading this to listen to the Smiley Smile version of Wind Chimes, Little Pad or She's Goin' Bald specifically and tell me they haven't influenced artists from Animal Collective to Fleet Foxes to even avant-garde composers such as Alvin Lucier.

[@richardpompei2434]

Why was Dave Marks not mentioned. He appears on the Surfin Safari album cover and in the first film clips in this video. He was originally from New Castle PA and moved to Cal at around 12 years old and lived across the street from the Wilsons

[@1401minstrel]

He was briefly mentioned, and shown as well.

[@LuckyBiskuprocks]

I love the beach boys :D

[@arminprinslooprojects4026]

This is a terrible video. It features information one could easily find within a minute on wikipedia and it only glances over over the brilliance of Brian Wilson and the greatness of Pet Sounds.

[@davidcopson5800]

@Armin Prinsloo Agreed. They could spend half an hour on just God Only Knows.

[@squirefld]

Perverted may be to strong, but close. David Mark and Carl Wilson came up with the Beach Boy guitar sound. Not mentioned. Not one reference to "God Only Knows", the song that Paul McCartney of the Beatles called the greatest song ever written. This was just put together quickly without any knowledge or thought.

[@rocknroller77]

David Marks started with the group. He and Carl were friends in school as well as being a neighbor. Please get your facts straight

[@ShaNaNa242]

Actually, Al was on their first song, but before the band began the 6 of them hung out, Marks would go to family sing along a with Brian, Dennis, Mike, Carl, and (I assume) Al also.

[@linkachuxd494]

Im glad i attend the same high school as they did back in their era

[@psfork3524]

linkachu xD nice

[@NR-rv8rz]

When california 'wasn't' a hell hole.

[@onepiece430]

NR it probably was but the public didn’t know about it

[@54GARYBOY]

Going to California was a big dream for all of us in NY-Northeast area DUE to the Beach Boys!

[@nerole4638]

The current Beach Boys touring band plays 175 sold-out shows a year.

[@jillorton3004]

CT

[@marcusbradly5982]

Good video but the albums from 1967 - 1976 except 15 big ones which was ok are all phenomenal.

[@robertestes5016]

Great music,I hope they produce another album

[@countof3everybodyOD]

I had to stop washing the dishes and dry my hands to comment You’re literally leaving out the best stuff (except you do mention Pet Sounds and Today) Idk how the f I ended up on this video, but kindly never discuss the Boys again unless you’re ready to do it for real. You don’t even mention that Pet Sounds is probably the first concept album and probably, at least arguably, the best album ever. It’s true Smiley Smile is j a watered down SMiLE, but maybe you could’ve mentioned that? And the brilliance of the Smile Sessions, or Brian’s SMiLE he finally released? And you say Friends didn’t sell well...but don’t mention how us Beach Bums (TM)hold it in high regard...then in the 70s...not even a word for Sunflower?! Surf’s Up?! Holland?! A highlight of Sunflower has All I Wanna Do, way ahead if its time and is credited as being the forerunner to dream pop/shoe gaze. Also Dennis’ Forever et cetera Surf’s Up has some filler, but wasn’t the title track voted best Beach Boys song ever? Isn’t it concerned one of the most brilliant pop songs? Not to mention Long Promised Road, a beautiful, atmospheric experience that showcases Carl’s brilliance, same with Feel Flows. Let’s not forget Til I Die, which Brian wrote when suicidal, or a Day in the Life of a Tree, both of which put the best emo to shame. And Holland...beloved by Tom Petty and Elvis Cosetello...again an album that’s an experience not just a record... Carl’s brilliance on The Trader...Of course you could also lend some time to Mt. Vernon and Fairway, a cool little audio tale Brian wrote, and I’m pretty sure the voice he does for the pied piper in it heavily influenced South Park. And nothing about Carl and the Passions So Tough or The Beach Boys Love You?! Before anyone says any of this is just my opinion, yeah, good. Ok. And that’s exactly why it should’ve been included, because anyone who knows the Boys would know this stuff should be part of any discussion of their history.

[@oliverholland6512]

Exactly

[@DjCinamation]

30% accurate as usual, WatchMojo. Keep it up 👌

[@rickiex]

holy cow, all the way from the early 60s?! a force to be recken with

[@skunkman9815]

These guys’ songs are the definition of summertime and california

[@therocknrollgamer9572]

The Beach Boys need way more credit. Love them 4ever

[@timmyotoole1010]

BB LA MÁS GRANDE BANDA AMERICANA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS ❤️🇺🇲

[@philiphoward1731]

This is like there was no mention of David Marks I mean when Al Jardine left for dental school Marcus took over and he was in the band for about two years I believe

[@pane2827]

Does anyone know how to find the footage from the perfomance at 4:24?? And where did it take place? Love n' Mercy

[@VimVinyl]

Not much talk about David Marks, he was there before Al Jardine...

[@chrishbeatboxing2291]

I literally listened to Kokomo 30 times today all day because the song it so damn good.

[@Msvfly79]

Failed to mention the douchiness of Mike Love.

[@Phelps-1247]

I be seeing him live in a couple of days lol

[@isaackov]

let's all bow our heads to Pet Sounds.

[@gerobrauer4599]

My beloved musicgroup😘

[@EllawoodBlues]

Wow okay so Love You - which was Brian's return to contributing new material doesn't even garner a mention?? And I guess Surf's Up doesn't count for anything either (the titular song is pop masterpeice) and Sunflower... .there's the most poignant Dennis Wilson song ever recorded on that one. Oh and btw SMiLE was eventually released but it's only the most important "unreleased" album of all time so let's not bother mentioning that Brian Wilson brilliantly re-recorded it in the 2000s or that the original recordings were released as "The Smile Sessions". Lack of research and enthusiasm for subject matter is glaringly obvious.

[@REDX3211]

Just pure classic , I -3 Beach Boys

[@aryastark5174]

I saw them last 2 weeks ❤❤

[@jenniferlynn6783]

Sad this doesn't even reach 100,000 views but the History of the Beatles did

[@commandert5]

I wonder if they'll do a Top 10 Beach Boys songs.

[@commandert5]

***** Beach Boys, Beach Bobs, Beach Men, Beach Otters, who cares. Their music is very different then the Beatles, so it's hard to truly compare one vs. the other.

[@Ryleys15]

+Enzothebaker99 to be fair without the beach boys some of the beatles best music wouldn't have happened. Paul McCartney often says "god only knows" is one of his favorite songs. it's undeniable that the beach boys are extremely important and relevant to today's pop culture and their legacy holds up. Also in 1965 the beach boys were actually rated more popular than the beatles

[@tribeofshamaiwan2601]

Enzothebaker99 Pet sounds > Any beatles project Stop sleeping on them. They have projects that's not focused on the surfing theme

[@davidcopson5800]

The opposite. Sad that it DID reach 100,000 views!

[@RankielGuitar]

damn you forgot about the 70s! So Tough, Love You and Brian's back campaign!

[@Bossmetalzone]

Top ten beach boys must happen

[@ShaNaNa242]

Also, they didn't mention David Marks enough, Very disrespectful to him.

[@Letsdolunch2023]

Have loved The Beach Boys since I received my first album, in the 70’s. Been to a few concerts. Had to bring the kids so that they could hear real music. No ‘R’ ratings, clothes stayed on, no cuss words and lots of harmony!!

[@mishutoful]

no word about SMILE sessions ?

[@Sociologialibre]

top 10 of this band

[@musiconcloud17]

Shoutout Hawthorne, CA!

[@LoneRevD]

I'm not sure I would classify Pet Sounds as a Psychedelic record by any means, its a stunningly great album, but I don't know I could call it psychedelic as the narrator did.

[@jillorton3004]

Reverend D no

[@jillorton3004]

5th

[@roadripperscollectionxande938]

I had a toy car that sang I get around

[@PowerRangers12345]

Al Jardin didn't start with the band, David Marx did.

[@markbuehrer304]

Al Jardine did start with the band, not David Marks.

[@buffdaddy78]

Al Jardine started out and then left for dental school. David Marks took over. Al came back and David quit due to tension with Murray

[@marcusbradley6207]

They both did.

[@mooknick242]

1:33 goodness gracious look at those pants lol

[@nataliebrogan1287]

Get your facts straight. That lost concert was in 1964

[@williamthompson5504]

Al Jardine didn't play a lick on their first album. It was David Marks. He's in the videos. Get it right mojo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@enriquemachorromendoza4310]

Surfing USA a Chuck Berry copy, Good Vibratiions a great song but i nstrumentally played by Wrecked Crew.....

[@davidcopson5800]

There's always one!

[@TheWill.Suttie45]

RIP Carl Wilson

[@debh6304]

My brother went to school with Denny

[@soulfoodie1]

No mention of Brian Wilson completing and touring Smile in 2004 or the eventual release of the Smile Sessions in 2011? As others have said - this really does not do justice to his contribution to popular music

[@NetCerpher]

Those that asked about top hits can find the 54 charted singles including 15 top ten 4 of which reached #1 here: www.billboard.com/music/the-beach-boys

[@Dj_Real_Eyes_Open]

whats the story between the beach boys and charles manson? did they really collaborate for a short time together or is it all just non sense?

[@dboy6400]

Charlie and his girls moved in with Dennis. They worked on a Charlie song and ultimately released it but with major lyrics changes, which royally pissed off Manson. It got so bad in that house Dennis abandoned it.

[@TheCamsmit]

What!?! Never saw Brian ever do something like that 4:23

[@KevinFinkbeiner]

You mean play bass? He was the bass player in the band for a while, but he didn't really do it as much once he took on the role of producer and composer. Mostly, he's at the piano now.

[@wildsmiley]

One day in 1968, Dennis picked up some girls and took them to his place. The girls introduced him to their leader Charlie and the two became friends. Dennis even brought him the Beach Boys studio to record some of his music. One song, 'Cease To Exist', was drastically re-written by Dennis and appeared on the band's '69 album 20/20. This angered Manson and he threatened the life of Dennis' step son. Manson left and months later he orchestrated the murders up on Cielo Drive. That's about it.

[@AaronLichtanski]

No mention of Brian finishing Smile?

[@magicalmystery1964]

The finished recording was not released as a Beach Boys album, but a Brian Wilson album. That's probably why they didn't mention it.

[@speedracer2336]

Glen Campbell was a BB for one tour!