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Post by B.E. on Dec 29, 2021 22:40:06 GMT
Gosh, I'm a few singles behind. I ought to catch up before it gets too out of hand!
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Post by carllove on Dec 30, 2021 13:32:39 GMT
I have a confession to make. I have never heard, or at least don’t remember ever hearing “The Beach Boys Medley”. I’m a bad fan! This came out when I was a Sophomore in college, but that was my R.E.M., Clash, Cars, Duran Duran and Elvis Costello period. I will see if I can find it on iTunes, give it a few listens, then vote.
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Post by Kapitan on Dec 30, 2021 13:35:40 GMT
I have a confession to make. I have never heard, or at least don’t remember ever hearing “The Beach Boys Medley”. I’m a bad fan! This came out when I was a Sophomore in college, but that was my R.E.M., Clash, Cars, Duran Duran and Elvis Costello period. I will see if I can find it on iTunes, give it a few listens, then vote. It's linked in the first post of the thread, so you shouldn't have much trouble.
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Post by carllove on Dec 30, 2021 14:34:31 GMT
Oh Lordy - If I never hear that again it will be too soon! Maybe I don’t remember it because I blocked it out like some sort of traumatic event. This should have never have happened. I want to hear the whole song. Just as you get into a song, it switches to another song. Yikes! I give the “Beach Boys Medley” a 2.
“God Only Knows” is my favorite song ever, so that is a 10 ++++.
So - This is hard. I hate the medley so much, I’m giving it a 4 instead of a 6. Even “God Only Knows” can’t save this single!
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Post by lonelysummer on Dec 30, 2021 21:06:32 GMT
I confess to having liked the medley craze back then. Maybe it was just the idea of anything to get people turned on to that music. Now, like Carllove, I just find it annoying. I want to hear the whole song.
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Post by B.E. on Jan 2, 2022 0:03:43 GMT
Back in 1981, this single caught me totally off-guard. I was sulking and depressed at how the Beach Boys' popularity had consistently sank (sunk?) since 1976. The albums didn't sell and the singles, while actually not that bad, couldn't break on through either. Keepin' The Summer Alive came and went with barely a whimper. Carl was on hiatus from the band, Brian was ballooning physically again, and Dennis was on a downward spiral. The group was arguably at an all-time low and guess what? They had a hit single! Go figure. And little did you know how much worse it was going to get! By that I mean, there wouldn't be another album...or even a (new) SINGLE for 3-4 more YEARS. That must have been confounding. How do they not even release a few singles during that time? That must have really sucked. Actually, "God Only Knows" wasn't a bad choice as the B-side. It was the best of both worlds. Maybe - maybe - "Surfer Girl" would've worked, too, as the B-side, but I have no problem with "God Only Knows". At that time (1981), I don't think "God Only Knows" (or Pet Sounds) was as familiar as it would become. I don't know. I kinda feel like "God Only Knows" was a poor choice. It was already released on a (popular) album AND on a single (the B-side to a top 10 hit and a top 40 in its own right). How about something else? Then again the entire medley were old hits, so I guess it fits...
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Post by B.E. on Jan 2, 2022 0:09:09 GMT
I'm going with an indifferent '5' here. I'm glad they had success with it (i.e. that they didn't miss out on the opportunity) and it was a cool thing to discover when I first really got into the group, but the novelty wears off quickly and there's little replayability. It's cool, though, that it was included on the Sunshine Dream compilation, which was the first appropriate opportunity to release it on LP (and only less than a year later). My feelings about the choice of B-side have already been stated.
And with that I'm all caught up. I'll try not to fall behind again!
Edit: It might have been cool if the B-side was a medley of late 60s and 70s material.
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Post by kds on Jan 2, 2022 1:40:38 GMT
I'm actually changing my vote to five. This one has been hard to rate, and I'm probably overthinking it, but its just so bizarre.
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Post by Kapitan on Jan 3, 2022 12:09:12 GMT
Nine voters rated "Beach Boys Medley" backed with "God Only Knows" an average of 5.4.
I will update the ratings thread, and we will proceed presently. Thank you for participating.
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