Rank the Beach Boys.

[elperromagico]

Since I seem to have started a "Rank the Bands of the 60s" trend here, let's take it a step further.

My rankings:

1. Brian
2. Carl
3. Dennis
4. Al
5. Mike

Honorable mention: Bruce

[Dr Fate]

1. A complete list:

1. Brian
2. Carl
3. Dennis
4. Mike
5. Al
6. Bruce
7. Van Dyke Parks
8. Glen Campbell
9. David marks
10. Blondie Chaplain
11. Ricky Faatar
12. Daryll Dragon
13. Murray????

[elperromagico]

3. Maybe we should include the Wrecking Crew as well.

After all, they played on a lot of the Beach Boys records (especially Pet Sounds).

[Dr Fate]

6. Yeah- they are great...

Hal Blaine is one of my favorite drummers, and that chick on bass- (I want to say Carol Kaye for some reason?)

I thought of listing Terry Asher as well...

[elperromagico]

8. Yeah, Carol Kaye.

One of the great session bassists of the 60s. Unfortunately, she has a habit of taking credit for records she didn't play on, like the Detroit Motown sessions. That was James Jamerson, not Carol Kaye.

[Karenina]

10. BULLSHIT!

I've seen the contracts.

[elperromagico]

11. Uh-huh?

Yes, of course. Jamerson was just a hack. I forgot.

[Karenina]

14. Jamerson was certainly no hack.

That is NOT the point. All I'm saying is I've seen the contracts that Carol said she played on. She was a WHITE FEMALE playing BASS in a time where that was an anomoly. She DID DO what she said she did according to the paper trail.

[elperromagico]

15. Are you referring to Motown sessions in LA

or Motown sessions in Detroit?

I don't doubt for a second that she played on Motown sessions when Berry Gordy moved his center of operations to LA, but I question whether she played on sessions at Hitsville.

[Karenina]

13. Recently heard

VDP's "Yankee Go Home" at a party. HOW did these kids across th big pond find this shit??? LAUGHED MY ASS OFF!!! Van Dyke is a gentleman and a scholar.

[Kamika]

2. My list

1. ME!!!
2. whatever their name is

[danbee46]

4. Real subjective stuff, but. . . .

Mike
Dennis (the girls loved him)
Al (that falsetto was great)
Brian
Carl
Bruce

[elperromagico]

5. Brian did the majority of the falsetto.

Mike sang bass, Carl sang tenor, me and little brother would join right in there, in the sky Lord in the sky.

[Dr Fate]

7. Yeah- but it's Al or Carl after Brian went nuts...

I dont believe Brian sings much after "Friends"- and Al can sing all of their parts- in fact he did just that on the single "Come & Go"- which is Al doing every single vocal track...

[elperromagico]

9. Yeah, chainsmoking didn't help Bri any.

Then he got into that "tough guy voice" around the time of 15 Big Ones. Apparently he was embarrassed by his falsetto and refused to do it on LA (Light Album).

I personally think Carl had a better falsetto than Al. That countermelody on "Good Timin'" is gorgeous. But Al could pull it off too, especially on a song like "Be Here In The Morning," which is great.

[Karenina]

12. Dated Dennis the Venice Menace

for a hot minute. WAY too out there for this Connectict Yankee. No surprise, only sadness at the news of his demise.

[Dr Fate]

16. His solo record "Pacific Ocean Blue" is one of my favorite reocords...

you are fortunate to have met him, at least I think so...

Was he a fairly nice fellow???

[Karenina]

17. Dennis was Dennis

and he truly was a MENACE, in the most lovable, albeit threatening way, mostly toward himself. Ya know, Dr. Fate, I looked on helplessly as Kenny Kirkland, Jaco Pastorius, Tommy Bolin AND DENNIS charged full throttle into the great beyond POWERLESS to change the trajectory...
Everyone is responsible for his OWN life. They were ALL good boys...
:cry: :cry: :cry:

[CO Liberal]

18. Dennis Was The Worst Swimmer

(Sorry - couldn't help myself.....)

[elperromagico]

19. Well, it's hard to swim with a lot of vodka in your bloodstream.

I think a lot of people fail to realize that.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

20. Dennis, Brian, Glen Campbell. Mike Love I'd hang from the yard arm.

Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin get honourable mentions, as does the Captain, Darryl Dragon.