Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys' Pop Masterpiece

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    00:00 Intro
    00:53 Title Card
    01:01 1966
    01:30 Recording
    02:23 “Wall of Sound”
    02:41 Song Structure
    02:49 Verse & Chorus #1
    03:26 Verse & Chorus #2
    04:06 Episodes #1-2
    05:26 Chorus #3
    05:41 Coda
    05:53 Conclusion

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  • @mousearmitageify
    @mousearmitageify 4 роки тому +945

    Fun fact:
    This was the most expensive song to ever be recorded at the time

  • @Rozenkratz
    @Rozenkratz 6 років тому +1462

    Great analysis and editing, The Beach Boys are truly underrated. I remember I once read Lennon was asked how the Beatles felt competing with the Stones and he said something to the effect of: We're not competing with the Rolling Stones, we're competing with the Beach Boys.

    • @ThekiBoran
      @ThekiBoran 5 років тому +71

      I saw George Harrison say that in an interview.

    • @gbeachy2010
      @gbeachy2010 4 роки тому +115

      On the other side Wilson said that The Beach Boys thought they were pretty cool until the Beatles came along and suddenly "we looked like a bunch of caddies"

    • @Eyeofthetiger69
      @Eyeofthetiger69 4 роки тому +61

      @@gbeachy2010 They pretty much tried to one-up each other. IIRC, I think Paul McCartney once said that Sgt. Pepper was somehow inspired by Pet Sounds, which was inspired by Rubber Soul.

    • @minstrelofMir
      @minstrelofMir 4 роки тому +3

      sounds like the beach boys had 16 track recorders,,when the beatles got 4 tracks they made peppers

    • @coby4480
      @coby4480 3 роки тому +25

      @@minstrelofMir Listen to the complex arrangements from Pet Sounds. Nothing the Beatles made ever touched that. I love the Beatles as a band more, but Pet Sounds is literally the perfect album.

  • @nikokaapa
    @nikokaapa 6 років тому +2262

    Anyone who says nice things about Brian Wilson is a friend of mine

    • @Niznuts123
      @Niznuts123 6 років тому +32

      Niko Kääpä Brian is a good guy.

    • @nikokaapa
      @nikokaapa 6 років тому +29

      Hi friend!

    • @bassplayer8815
      @bassplayer8815 6 років тому +27

      Brian is one of the greats and im glad he found a way to treat his schizophrenia

    • @88daysingulch
      @88daysingulch 6 років тому +5

      Niko Kääpä i love me some brian wilson. absolute genius.

    • @krycklund
      @krycklund 6 років тому +9

      It bares mention that Charles Manson was a very big admirer of Brian Wilson.

  • @59Rosco
    @59Rosco 4 роки тому +100

    Brian Wilson is a musical genius; check out some of the behind the scenes videos of him directing recording sessions. Brian and the rest of the Beach Boys are egregiously underrated and underappreciated to this day. "Good Vibrations" is the Magnum Opus of Brian and the rest of The Beach Boys. "Good Vibrations" is a top ten, pop/rock song, hands down, no questions, no hesitation, no reservation, no equivocation. This video is a brilliant dissection of the song. Exceptionally well done.

    • @JH14FAN
      @JH14FAN 2 роки тому +3

      Hell, the phrase “Brian Wilson is a genius” has its own Wikipedia article. Because it’s true; Brian is indeed a genius.

    • @59Rosco
      @59Rosco 2 роки тому +2

      @@JH14FAN Thank you, JH14FAN. Very well stated.

  • @DazedxHipster
    @DazedxHipster 6 років тому +2084

    It's a shame that The Beach Boys aren't as appreciated as the Beatles.

    • @TheHollowBodiesBand
      @TheHollowBodiesBand 6 років тому +281

      Joshua Capati in the 65-67 era, both bands were the spearhead for popular music. The thing is that The Beatles ended soon enough to become a legend, and the The Beach Boys perpetuated to be just an old band with some funny songs, under appreciating the incredible magic and genius behind.

    • @DazedxHipster
      @DazedxHipster 6 років тому +38

      TheHollowBodiesBand I get that. I agree with you 100%. People saw them somewhat fade away.

    • @lettersfromhelen
      @lettersfromhelen 6 років тому +181

      Well, they weren't as good as the Beatles. No one was/is.
      Still great, but c'mon, they aren't the Beatles.

    • @jsamc
      @jsamc 6 років тому +52

      BB's didn't meddle with culture, religion or politics.

    • @WillPalroTV
      @WillPalroTV 6 років тому +41

      jsamc I think this is the main thing - I absolutely prefer The Beach Boys, but they were definitely the ‘safer’ band in my opinion.

  • @lizucavictoria
    @lizucavictoria 6 років тому +195

    Video essays about music make me feel good about life.

  • @zairabernal2328
    @zairabernal2328 6 років тому +164

    "I don't know where but she sends me there" HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE LINE OF THIS SONG.

  • @FunkAndFluff
    @FunkAndFluff 6 років тому +777

    Unfortunately, the little graphic you showed for a Bb major depicts an Ab minor, but I'll say as both a musician and audio engineer, I bloody adore the way you thoroughly broke this song apart. I'm loving your work more with each new video.

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  6 років тому +195

      Dang, nice catch! Definite slip-up on my part

    • @VictoriaPatricia
      @VictoriaPatricia 6 років тому +1

      Thank you Jeffery!

    • @samberg3864
      @samberg3864 6 років тому +11

      Just for anyone scrolling by who doesn't know much about music and is wondering what a Bb major chord would look like, I'll try to explain without a picture. If you take the given graphic for it, shift the top (furthest to the right) and bottom (to the left) notes each over by 1 key to the left, and then shifted the middle note 3 keys to the left (i'm explaining like this for people who can't recognize named notes on a piano) then you'd have a Bb major. Well technically an inverted Bb major.
      The Ab minor chord is also inverted (although differently than the Bb major chord I described is), while the two other chords are exactly what they're labeled as. To make the Ab minor not inverted you would use exactly the same notes except you would move the bottom note up an octave (meaning it's the same note but in the next repetition of the pattern of the keys).

    • @xalessirb6425
      @xalessirb6425 5 років тому +3

      Polyphonic why not give The Wrecking Crew credit for the song?

    • @rafaelpretto292
      @rafaelpretto292 5 років тому +1

      @@xalessirb6425 Agreed, the iconic bass line was played by Carol Kaye:
      ua-cam.com/video/9UqNvMOdhGU/v-deo.html

  • @jedicid
    @jedicid 6 років тому +290

    Man, I always bring the Beach Boys as one of my favorite bands, and people always react in a shocking way, then I begin my defense on why people should really listen to them. Thank you.

    • @CornerBoothGames
      @CornerBoothGames 6 років тому +15

      Javier Del Cid same here, because I feel like most people that have only a passing knowledge of the band just see them as a surf rock band and nothing more. Which is fair I guess, but their musical masterey and lyrical content is so much stronger and deeper than people realize.

    • @ChitakuPatch
      @ChitakuPatch 6 років тому +6

      the struggle is real. Brian Wilson is my hero and people are like really?

    • @eziospaghettiauditore8369
      @eziospaghettiauditore8369 3 роки тому

      @@CornerBoothGames all those lyrical and sound Mastery are the exception not the rule though

    • @theamateurobserver
      @theamateurobserver 3 роки тому +2

      My favorite band, there’s nothing like peak beach boys

    • @shawnlutson315
      @shawnlutson315 2 роки тому +2

      I feel like people only know half the story and don't see the mastery of the craft of songwriting that whole band has. And the real genius of Brian Wilson. He's a master of playing the studio as an instrument.

  • @youngdumbandbaroque1543
    @youngdumbandbaroque1543 6 років тому +835

    Brian Wilson is one of the saddest stories in pop history. Such a genius, though.

    • @tysonasaurus6392
      @tysonasaurus6392 5 років тому +34

      Young, Dumb, and Baroque well his story ended happy you could say

    • @rafaelpretto292
      @rafaelpretto292 5 років тому +25

      @@tysonasaurus6392 Sure, not as sad as Badfinger's story.

    • @ericrose3877
      @ericrose3877 5 років тому +58

      He's STILL alive, a major accomplishment ahead of the many losers out there before, during, and after this magical time

    • @panad0lrapid254
      @panad0lrapid254 4 роки тому +18

      @@ericrose3877 he may as well be dead, the poor guy seems to have barely any cognitive function sometimes; in the middle of concerts he'll stop and stare into space, he gives one worded responses in interviews. He may be physically living but personally it seems like he's dragging on without much fire left in him.

    • @therandomchicken6517
      @therandomchicken6517 4 роки тому +1

      Point Dexter Crazy = Genius

  • @MrROTD
    @MrROTD 6 років тому +45

    I think they were seen as a novelty because the whole beach scene culture that was going on but they had some seriously great songs and Brian Wilson was a genius

    • @DeliviaMusic
      @DeliviaMusic 6 років тому +4

      I think they were undone by themselves when Brian blew a gasket doing SMiLE, or they might have been known as the greatest band ever. The Monterey Pop cancellation signified the beginning of the end for them

  • @frankstrawnation
    @frankstrawnation 6 років тому +97

    Fun fact: the first Queen song recorded in a studio was a cover of "I can hear music". So definitely Beach Boys was a major influence to Queen.

    • @tilend89
      @tilend89 4 роки тому +9

      The Ronettes recorded the song "I can hear music" a few years earlier than The Beach Boys. But I agree that Beach Boys influenced Queen.

    • @davidcopson5800
      @davidcopson5800 4 роки тому +1

      @frankstrawnation: you look incredibly like Max Schreck.

    • @alittleguy8114
      @alittleguy8114 2 роки тому +1

      @@tilend89 but no one knows that song because the ronettes.

    • @popmonika
      @popmonika 2 роки тому +1

      That was Freddie Mercury's first song pre queen... Under the name Larry Lurex.

  • @deanagar4062
    @deanagar4062 6 років тому +20

    I'm a Beatles nut and have been since I was 4 or 5. I'm now 48.
    But, the greatest pop song ever produced, and the greatest 3 minutes in music ever, is Good Vibrations.
    It's perfect in every conceivable way.

    • @johnmc3862
      @johnmc3862 3 місяці тому

      It’s fantastic no doubt. A day in the life says hello. 😊

  • @Terrible_Peril
    @Terrible_Peril 6 років тому +288

    Mentioning the high melodic bass parts without mentioning Carol Kaye is almost criminal.

    • @infinityawaitsus
      @infinityawaitsus 6 років тому +7

      intrepgun thank you!! i was waiting for at least a little credit

    • @Terrible_Peril
      @Terrible_Peril 6 років тому +14

      Bree Pearson right? I mean, yeah, Brian Wilson is great. But he spent most of the time the album was being made "dealing" with "things" (no one's perfect, so I use gentle terminology). The amazing hooks and riffs were created from barebones scratch tracks by uncredited and AMAZING session talents.

    • @damnitboy9635
      @damnitboy9635 6 років тому +10

      intrepgun True, and I'm not taking anything away from their contribution to bringing the music to life, but at the end of the day, Brian wrote it.

    • @WillCrerar
      @WillCrerar 6 років тому +47

      Carol Kaye did play on 3 sessions for Good Vibrations, but none that made it into the final edit (one of those was guitar, and one of those didn't involve either of the famous riffs she demonstrates in interviews). The bass parts in the single are distributed between Ray Pohlman, Lyle Ritz, Bill Pitman, Jimmy Bond and Arthur Wright. All of the lines were written by Brian.

    • @vikkknasc
      @vikkknasc 6 років тому

      Indeed.

  • @C-Stanz
    @C-Stanz 6 років тому +69

    It's unfair to slag off all of Summer Days & Summer Nights as formulaic simplicity. Listen to "Let Him Run Wild", that's totally on par with Pet Sounds melodically, arrangement, & production wise.

    • @mikewilson1006
      @mikewilson1006 3 роки тому +2

      Came here to say this, that was a misguided example when an earlier album would have served better. There was no discussion of the BB harmonies or what makes them unique, which was a through-line from their earliest efforts and showcased in Summer Days/Nights exceptionally

  • @snarflatful
    @snarflatful 4 роки тому +17

    It's hard to overstate this contribution. When the Beatles study your technique for a year before releasing Sgt Pepper, you must be on to something.

  • @SpikeSmeagol
    @SpikeSmeagol 6 років тому +44

    Poly, your arguments are stunningly good. I've never plunged this deeply into the Beach Boys, and now you've convinced me to investigate further. Well done.

  • @bpabustan
    @bpabustan 6 років тому +282

    Credit goes to Carole Kaye for that magnificent bass lines on the verses.

    • @OkieGal2
      @OkieGal2 6 років тому +16

      Carol Kaye. Goddess!

    • @Powerecstudio
      @Powerecstudio 5 років тому +37

      Absolutely! Brian wrote the bass line though!

    • @gantmj
      @gantmj 5 років тому +29

      No, it doesn't.
      Brian wrote it in its entirety. Carol says as much.

    • @trizius7615
      @trizius7615 5 років тому +5

      The Verse Bass line is from Brian and the jazzy chorus Bassline is from Carol Kaye . Watch interview

    • @UserName0043
      @UserName0043 5 років тому +3

      10% of the credit, at most. The rest goes to the genius of Brian Wilson.

  • @wildsmiley
    @wildsmiley 6 років тому +74

    Not all of Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) is so simple. Brian's production aesthetic on Pet Sounds the following year began on the two fantastic 1965 albums Today and Summer Days. Plus, the second side of Today contained songs with lyrical themes akin to those on the songs on Pet Sounds. Starting with these two albums, Brian was developing a more mature, musically and lyrically, direction for The Beach Boys, reaching its zenith with his masterpiece Pet Sounds.

    • @judeConnelly
      @judeConnelly 6 років тому +2

      Summer Days was the BB's 'Revolver' IMO - as a cohesive focused unit at the peak of their powers and riding the crest of the wave, it's just viewed differently due to marketing, time frame, and cultural differences. Check out Unsurpassed Masters if you've not already - there's a Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) Boxed set in there, if you will. It's incredible.

    • @rjpg
      @rjpg 5 років тому

      Right, these songs were definitely complex...."simple", yeah right. Summer Days is brilliant.

    • @danieldietrich9969
      @danieldietrich9969 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah I thought Today! was released closer to Pet Sounds especially with the themes that occur on the B-side. Even though technically the album right before Pet Sounds I'm pretty sure is Beach Boys Party! as well as some compilation album. Which use to be counted as part of their discography since the album 20/20 was a reference to it being their 20th album, when counting their compilations.

    • @coby4480
      @coby4480 3 роки тому +1

      I would say that Summer Days is definitely a precursor to Pet Sounds and you can hear Brian Wilson start to take ahold of the complexity he would master (it’s beating a dead horse at this point but obviously the intro to California Girls is probably one of the best 12 or so seconds in pop history). Overall tho I would still say SDaSN is still far behind Pet Sounds.

  • @sharko5300
    @sharko5300 5 років тому +12

    Brian Wilson is one of the very few genuine musical genius in pop music. Not only was the song "Good Vibrations", the entire album that it was on, "Smiley Smile" is a work of symphonic art.

  • @meatwoodflacmedia
    @meatwoodflacmedia 6 років тому +81

    Summer Days and Summer Nights was so much more than "simple" Brian had already been pushing the musical envelope since '64.
    The instrumentation on Summer Days is so dense and layered. California Girls and Summer Means New Love? basically the prequels to Pet Sounds

    • @mr.sensitive9963
      @mr.sensitive9963 6 років тому +10

      The Disingenuous Gamer Absolutely. Also gems like Let Him Run Wild, You're So Good To Me and the ingenious Beatles-alike Girl Don't Tell Me where the guitar intro is the same as Ticket To Ride's with the notes slightly shifted around. Everyone goes on about Beach Boys Today, but Summer Days/Summer Nights is the real quantum leap towards Pet Sounds and all that came after, the difference being the advent of LSD in Brian's musical and spiritual advancement.

    • @dr3754
      @dr3754 6 років тому +4

      these replies are the responses i have been waiting for. thanks for renewing my faith in music history, millennials get it wrong so often.

    • @mikewilson1006
      @mikewilson1006 3 роки тому +2

      The dismissal of that album sort of illustrates truly how badly underappreciated they are, with a purported expert underappreciating them in a video that highlights why you should appreciate them

  • @TPSKurochi
    @TPSKurochi 6 років тому +332

    I reckon a video for 'A Day in the Life' should be made considering it was brought up. Amazing song

    • @arklowrockz
      @arklowrockz 6 років тому +4

      I think the Beach Boys music was a far bigger influence on the Blue Album (Surf Wax America being a prime example)

    • @88daysingulch
      @88daysingulch 6 років тому +13

      arklowrockz what

    • @nous2025
      @nous2025 6 років тому

      Jimmy Page weezer

    • @88daysingulch
      @88daysingulch 6 років тому +6

      NotSoGuff OP didn’t even mention weezer

    • @nous2025
      @nous2025 6 років тому

      Jimmy Page what is your point?

  • @sramsay4321
    @sramsay4321 6 років тому +98

    Well said, there will never be another Brian Wilson...He beats them all, just my opinion. A musical genius. Thanks for sharing..

    • @dud3stuff
      @dud3stuff 6 років тому +3

      jamie einkauf right off the top of my head, I'll throw Prince out there as a challenge to this statement.

    • @oldsurferdude1
      @oldsurferdude1 5 років тому +3

      PRINCE????? WTF? He was nowhere near Brian Wilson in talent.

    • @KejnTheImmortal
      @KejnTheImmortal 5 років тому +1

      @@dud3stuff He was stating an opinion dumbass, go challenge someone else.

    • @coby4480
      @coby4480 3 роки тому +1

      @@dud3stuff Prince is definitely up there with jus the sheer amount of instruments he could play. But Brian Wilson has a sophistication (I hate that word because it sounds rude but it’s really not
      meant to be) that Prince lacked to some extent.

    • @snoopitybloop
      @snoopitybloop 3 роки тому +1

      Prince was a world class performer and a capable record producer, Brian is arguably the greatest record producer and songwriter of all time. They’re both among the greatest musicians ever, but I think few people who know of Brian Wilson’s achievements would deny his genius.

  • @lorensims4846
    @lorensims4846 3 роки тому +8

    The first time I heard this song I was in awe. I could have sworn it was at least five or six minutes long.
    Oh, that mellow part, ending with that big harmonic chord, and then... *nothing*
    They left us just hanging in space as the echo fades, for an instant, before falling right back into that delightful chorus. It's like a rollercoaster! Pure Magic!
    Every single time, man, it "sends me there!"

  • @archiettwheam996
    @archiettwheam996 6 років тому +30

    This breakdown of this song really got me thinking, so clear and perfectly executed. I loved it. I'd love a video on Jimi Hendrix's "1983... (A merman I should come to be)" as I believe it is a truly underrated masterpiece of its time!

  • @troymacdonald6197
    @troymacdonald6197 6 років тому +43

    Dude your channel is seriously one of the best, the topics you cover are so fantastically similar what I'm interested in

  • @tonys2705
    @tonys2705 6 років тому +3

    The first time I heard this song, it knocked me off my feet.. It let me know that music would never be the same again. It had grown. The way it made me feel echoed one of the lines from it: "I don't know where but she sends me there". That's how it made me feel. It sent me somewhere I'd never been before.. From day one, I've been a tremendous Beach Boys fan. Some of us know genius when we hear it.

  • @jaketahoe
    @jaketahoe 3 роки тому +5

    I was driving home and I turned this song up on the radio (I had heard a million times over the years). But I had it turned up, and as I was listening to it, I realized, I never knew how much had gone into it with the instrumentation. And also, as this video points out -- how many times it changes radically throughout the song. It was genius.

  • @yousifa7354
    @yousifa7354 6 років тому +89

    These are all so fucking good

  • @mravocadoman2999
    @mravocadoman2999 6 років тому +339

    I'm in love with this channel, such refreshing and well produced content. If you ever make a video about john frusciante I'd be so happy

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  6 років тому +49

      The Chili Peppers were actually my first real musical obsession so that's definitely a possibility!

    • @Mark95876
      @Mark95876 6 років тому +1

      I love 60s pop, 70s rock, and 90s alt-rock but I am not a fan of pop-rock. Exceptions: Blondie, Queen, and Mott the Hoople. So, if you are going to analyse a pop-rock band why not make it Blondie?

    • @naruto00nix
      @naruto00nix 6 років тому +1

      check out walls and doors by john :D

    • @saturnina_c5670
      @saturnina_c5670 6 років тому +1

      yes please!

    • @DARKBassRsR
      @DARKBassRsR 6 років тому +5

      owww yes frusciante the guitar god

  • @topsnek4603
    @topsnek4603 3 роки тому +3

    "Revered and underappreciated" could describe The Beach Boys as a whole.

  • @davidmichaels8934
    @davidmichaels8934 3 роки тому +5

    I was privileged to watch the Beach Boys perform live in Birmingham, England, in June 1967,what an amazing night! They were as good on stage as on record! Incredible!

  • @jimmyj5035
    @jimmyj5035 6 років тому +13

    In the early 1960's the Beach Boys & the Supremes were the Only competition that Beatles & the Rolling Stones had for the Top of the Charts... The Beach Boys were truly a pioneering and iconic band. Their Music stands the test of time

  • @gwynbishop4182
    @gwynbishop4182 6 років тому +24

    Poly, I'm surprised you didn't mention the Wrecking Crew, Brian spent most of the Pet Sounds sessions alone while the rest of the guys toured.

    • @ericrose3877
      @ericrose3877 5 років тому +2

      Poly is talking about the arrangement, not the players. That's a whole story in itself.

  • @josephschuberth9629
    @josephschuberth9629 2 роки тому +2

    You should TOTALLY make a video discussing the chords and harmonies in The Flamingos "I Only Have Eyes for You".
    Such an incredible composition with both a haunting and passionate interplay

  • @hugh-johnfleming289
    @hugh-johnfleming289 5 років тому +8

    To dismiss previous songs and work to 'Pet Sounds' is insane. On a shoestring and limited by his Father and overseers Wilson crafted amazing beauty. Made it radio friendly and profitable.

  • @mashmallowfrogofdoom
    @mashmallowfrogofdoom 6 років тому +3

    I never knew I needed music theory video essays in my life. Time to go on a binge. This was amazing.

  • @vsilva5879
    @vsilva5879 6 років тому +35

    This song should be the definition of heaven in the dictionary.

  • @coolkyle10101
    @coolkyle10101 6 років тому

    Just binged all your videos. It's very apparent the amount of effort you put into them. Can't wait for the next one. Keep it up!

  • @MountainDewComacho494
    @MountainDewComacho494 5 років тому

    All of a sudden your videos are popping up in my feed. I'd never heard of your channel until today. Love the detailed analysis you bring to the music. I am currently binge watching your channel.

  • @Wilex-Rivi
    @Wilex-Rivi 3 роки тому +3

    This song was, is, and will always be one of my favorite songs

  • @stiedemannmbwromeoibo9988
    @stiedemannmbwromeoibo9988 4 роки тому +6

    "I don't know where but she sends me there" HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE LINE OF THIS SONG.
    1:16 Peht Seeonndss. This guy from Kentucky

  • @AreMullets4AustraliansOnly
    @AreMullets4AustraliansOnly 6 років тому

    Mate your videos are incredibly well done, I love the layouts. Please keep it up as long as you physically can

  • @mattmunn71
    @mattmunn71 6 років тому

    Thanks you are pumping out awesome videos, looking forward to many more

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    @brandonmessner7848 6 років тому +740

    Is there a way to super subscribe?

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      @JohnDoe-dh8xc 6 років тому +28

      Brandon Messner Turn on upload notifications? Maybe he has a patreon?

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  6 років тому +81

      I do have a Patreon! www.patreon.com/polyphonic

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      @devintariel3769 6 років тому +1

      No the FCC bans that option

    • @Eli-he2df
      @Eli-he2df 4 роки тому +3

      @@Polyphonic nice plug

    • @CMCSS-to3to
      @CMCSS-to3to 4 роки тому

      The bell

  • @connorbiddle4703
    @connorbiddle4703 6 років тому +3

    This channel is going to blow up soon. Every video is seemingly perfect keep it up

  • @Lilmomo991
    @Lilmomo991 6 років тому

    I've just shared this channel with so many people.... The content is just so good!

  • @briancota4544
    @briancota4544 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome! Thanks for putting together!

  • @andrewhey5720
    @andrewhey5720 3 роки тому +7

    Who else is with me where their favorite part of this masterpiece is the distinct second episodic movement?

  • @willmistretta
    @willmistretta 4 роки тому +42

    "Who whenever you're talking about the greats in rock, be sure to give Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys a little love."
    Except for Mike Love, ironically.

    • @sallybrown4947
      @sallybrown4947 4 місяці тому

      Mike wrote the lyrics to Good Vibrations as well California Girls, I get around, Fun Fun Fun and about 300 more. Get your facts straight. You know nothing about the Beach Boys.

  • @stormwatcher1299
    @stormwatcher1299 5 років тому +1

    I really love how you cover these songs. That's why I subscribed. Hope to see many, many more songs done by you.

  • @Ryanjakehenry
    @Ryanjakehenry 3 роки тому +2

    “Floating through space with The Beach Boys” that made me strangely emotional

  • @conorm.5331
    @conorm.5331 6 років тому +9

    I don't understand how a channel and have a couple million views with high a like to dislike ratio and still have only 26,000 (subs).
    Keep up the good work my dude!

  • @patrickhicks9880
    @patrickhicks9880 2 роки тому +3

    i saw brian wilson perform this with about 20 singers and musicians at bestival festival
    at the isle of wight
    it was pretty amazing

  • @PacoTube926
    @PacoTube926 6 років тому

    This is quite possibly my new favorite UA-cam channel! Keep the hits coming, guys!

  • @joshuaarmitt5401
    @joshuaarmitt5401 3 роки тому +2

    Now that I’ve watched this I can’t help but think why the hell isn’t this still pumped out on the “classic radio” stations? This is an amazing tune.

  • @blueskygal255
    @blueskygal255 5 років тому +6

    Ever since watching Love & Mercy I have been appreciating the Beach Boys anew. I was a tween durig that time and was a Bealtes fan but I never bought any BB songs. I LOVE the harmonies. That's what music needs now - more harmonies! which of course came from the doo wap of the 50s.

  • @kennethfrawley
    @kennethfrawley 6 років тому +4

    Wow! Have only recently discovered your channel, and I am extremely impressed. Thus, I subscribed immediately. Many thanks for your deep analysis and educational presentations. I've only watched a few of your vids, yet I am sold. Have already begun sharing them with 'the uninformed' as I gently refer to many friends who always never understand anything I say about music. So, please, keep up the exceptional work. Again, well done!

  • @whatsjustin
    @whatsjustin 6 років тому

    I love the channel. Can't wait for all the content you can make!

  • @lucygirl4926
    @lucygirl4926 5 років тому

    This is the heaviest, most thinking-est channel on You Tube. You, sir, are TOO GOOD for You Tube, honestly. I am SOOO glad I subscribed.

  • @brendanpeahl7055
    @brendanpeahl7055 5 років тому +3

    6:57 that’s crazy because I honestly feel so many comparisons between Pet Sounds and Pinkerton, it’s cool to see this

  • @WAR3600
    @WAR3600 6 років тому +3

    There's many good channels that I love which are focused in games, movies or comics, and I was desperate for one like that about music. Finnaly found it!

  • @HeavymetalHylian
    @HeavymetalHylian 4 роки тому +2

    My parents gave me their boombox and some cassettes when I was about 4 so I could listen to music in my bedroom. The Best of the Beach Boys was in the little box they gave me and I played it over and over and over again. Good Vibrations was by far my favorite and I think listening to it at such a young age had a huge effect on what I would enjoy listening to in the future. I still have that tape and I put it in my boom box from time to time. Heroes & Villains was one that I heard much later in life in my 20s, but that one is an absolute masterpiece as well and I wish everyone knew it. Brian Wilson is a genius and I wish a better word to describe him existed.

  • @coreyfellows9420
    @coreyfellows9420 5 років тому +2

    One of the greatest intros EVER written. The transition into the song is absolutely seamless despite being on a entirely different musicle planet.

  • @KehnoK
    @KehnoK 6 років тому +4

    I am a huuuuge Beatles fan but I am not ashamed to confess I love Good Vibrations and always mention it when I say: one of the best songs ever published. And I love almost no album as much as the sadly abandoned and nevery finished "smile" - Just love it . Thanks for this vid ^^

  • @rorybehrens7652
    @rorybehrens7652 6 років тому +11

    you see, if you study theory, you realize that this song is modified sonata form. so, it has direct link to classical form.

  • @nuNce
    @nuNce 6 років тому

    Keep those videos coming out, love them!

  • @xanderkirk7872
    @xanderkirk7872 4 роки тому +1

    Good Vibrations is one of the few songs I know by heart along with Kokomo, Baba O’Riley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Don’t Stop Me Now, and a few more

  • @deanlaffan2390
    @deanlaffan2390 6 років тому +6

    Add some love for the wrecking Crew here. The only Beach Boy to play instruments on this was Brian, everything else was the WC. Notably the great Hal Blaine on drums and Larry Knechtel on keyboards. How good was Hal Blaine ? He even played drums on the Carpenters recordings .. and Karen was the drummer. Geniuses the lot of them.

    • @GeorgiaOverdrive
      @GeorgiaOverdrive 6 років тому

      Dean Laffan And Glen Campbell on guitar

    • @fentonhardy8176
      @fentonhardy8176 6 років тому

      Carl Wilson on Guitar too, but the Beach Boys on tour learned to play what the Wrecking crew did. The Beach boys voices are amazing on every song they made, no band outside of the Doo-wop bands of the 50's, and a few bands here and there, could really come close to Matching the Vocal harmonies, The Beach Boys had, the Mamas and Papas are a pretty good harmony group, but that is my Opinion. The Beach Boys did not just live off the Wrecking crew, they were immensely talented and great.

    • @WINKlerEnterprises
      @WINKlerEnterprises 5 років тому

      Besides Brian and Carl playing on Good Vibrations, Dennis Wilson plays organ in one of the parts.

  • @broda910
    @broda910 6 років тому +3

    the best channel on youtube.

  • @benaaronmusic
    @benaaronmusic 6 років тому

    I'm so glad I subscribed. This song is truly underappreciated. Awesome video essay and I cannot wait for more.

  • @cryaesthetic3603
    @cryaesthetic3603 5 років тому

    This is literally the best content on UA-cam right now with beautiful editing and great research

  • @ariannamonson4092
    @ariannamonson4092 3 роки тому +4

    The ultimate good vibes song. The Beach Boys are truly underappreciated (though maybe not as much in California)

  • @ruthames3670
    @ruthames3670 6 років тому +7

    I'm obsessed with the Beach Boys. So underrated. I would say they are better than the Beetles, but that is just my opinion.

  • @kahuna2
    @kahuna2 6 років тому

    Subscribed. This and the Bonzo video are fantastic. Please keep doing these.

  • @francescaa8331
    @francescaa8331 6 років тому

    Your music discussions are refreshing. Subscribed.

  • @PacoFox
    @PacoFox 6 років тому +6

    What I NEVER get is why music critics praise complex song structures and use of different instrumentations in Pet Sounds or Sargent Pepper and, once this trend mutated into Prog Rock after Days of Future Passed and In The Court of The Crimson King, they dismiss the whole catalague. I really really can't understand it.

  • @MegaCirse
    @MegaCirse 4 роки тому +7

    At that time music was DIY, welding carried out by meticulous and blessed craftsmen; today we sample !

  • @goldwold
    @goldwold 6 років тому

    Man keep up the great work on these videos. I love your work my friend! I hope good things come to you from making these.

  • @clarerobards3781
    @clarerobards3781 Рік тому +1

    Fascinating dissection. Many thanks.

  • @rosepetaltrailers926
    @rosepetaltrailers926 6 років тому +134

    Wasn't Revolver way after Pet Sounds? It was Rubber Soul to inspire Brian to make Pet Sounds.

    • @StereoClassics
      @StereoClassics 6 років тому +45

      He wasn't saying that Revolver came before Pet Sounds. He was just saying that The Beatles were recording and innovating music like Tomorrow Never Knows at the same time that Pet Sounds was being recorded.

    • @haventbeenbornyet5303
      @haventbeenbornyet5303 6 років тому +27

      No, RUBBER SOUL inspired Brian to make Pet Sounds. Not Revolver! Rubber Soul came out in 65, and Revolver was 66.

    • @judeConnelly
      @judeConnelly 6 років тому +2

      Always thought of 'Summer Days (And SummerNights)' as the Beach Boys 'Revolver' - they were WAY ahead of the curve - 'Pet Sounds' their pre-Pepper 'Pepper' and 'SMiLE' & 'Smiley Smile' pre-empted the same sprawling disintegration as the 'White Album' - the difference being the Beach Boys stuck together and managed to make wonderful music well in to the next decade, but there were so many dynamic paralells, the main difference was that they were a family concern.

    • @Coolbillion
      @Coolbillion 6 років тому +37

      Revolver came out only 3 months after Pet Sounds. Pet Sounds was a much bigger influence on Sgt. Pepper than on Revolver, McCartney and George Martin said in interviews that Sgt. Pepper wouldn't have existed with out Pet Sounds and it was their attempt to replicate it.
      So basically, Rubber Soul led to Pet Sounds led to Sgt. Pepper

    • @judeConnelly
      @judeConnelly 6 років тому +5

      And 'Today' sonically pre-empted 'Rubber Soul' by a good 8 months.

  • @Leidon00
    @Leidon00 6 років тому +3

    Whoa. That was pretty good.

  • @MarcAnthem
    @MarcAnthem 6 років тому

    You just got a new sub! Love this content and the fact that you put the beach boys and brian out there to the new generation.

  • @Riskyyy
    @Riskyyy 6 років тому

    You deserve way more subscribers than you already have, this was incredible and i can honestly say i can't wait for you to upload more videos!

  • @TheAlps36
    @TheAlps36 3 роки тому +3

    Before Bohemian Rhapsody, before Stairway to Heaven, before November Rain, there was Good Vibrations

  • @AJbassist
    @AJbassist 6 років тому +7

    carol kaye is awesome in this song :)

  • @tmitz73
    @tmitz73 5 років тому

    Amazing Video!!! One of my all time favorite songs!! Thanks!!

  • @teddybair9128
    @teddybair9128 6 років тому

    Beautifully done! Good form..... Nice peek into a mad lunatic genius and very well put together. Love this channel.

  • @CodyHazelleMusic
    @CodyHazelleMusic 6 років тому +4

    Good on you for including Merriweather in your albums at the end there ;)

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  6 років тому +3

      I love Merriweather! I wanna do a video essay on it some day.

    • @stevenkillthatbowl
      @stevenkillthatbowl 6 років тому

      Lonerism and The Soft Bulletin too

    • @cameronjackson9467
      @cameronjackson9467 6 років тому

      Please do it! and I also saw Lonerism in there which is one of my favorite records ever, please do a video on it too!

  • @GeoZero
    @GeoZero 6 років тому +12

    I grew up in their hometown of Hawthorne, CA.
    It's unfortunate that a lot of people did not like them, even my music teachers refused to acknowledge the Beach Boys instead of using them to encourage the students in positive ways.
    More poignant is the fact that the original design for the 105 Freeway was changed to veer south and bulldoze the Beach Boys original home in Hawthorne. (I saw the original designs at a friend's house back in 1981). Only thing that remains is a small plaque.
    ROCK ON! Great Band, great musicians and definitely ahead of their time.

    • @DeliviaMusic
      @DeliviaMusic 6 років тому +5

      I grew up on a beach in the 80's. I abhorred the Beach Boys as a result. When I got to college and my musical "nuts" dropped, I went on a tear, devouring every Beach Boys thing I could get in my hands.

  • @JBGreen-ux5pm
    @JBGreen-ux5pm 6 років тому

    This is the second video of yours I have watched (the first being the John Bonham video). I am really impressed with your videos and how you analyze artists and songs. Please keep up the good work.

  • @sergioteixeira
    @sergioteixeira 6 років тому

    Awesome Channel. Where were you all this time? Gonna binge watch the entire list of videos now...Thank you.

  • @CandleTosser
    @CandleTosser 6 років тому +8

    Do a video on a progressive rock band please! Genesis, Yes, Floyd, etc.!

  • @imnotgoodwithnamesbruh6018
    @imnotgoodwithnamesbruh6018 6 років тому +82

    I've never heard A Day in the Life on the radio.

    • @ronindebeatrice
      @ronindebeatrice 6 років тому +15

      imnotgoodwithnamesbruh I feel bad for you son.

    • @wearealreadydeadfam8214
      @wearealreadydeadfam8214 6 років тому +18

      It’s the most played Beatles song on classic rock stations. And it’s barely played.

    • @KungaMatata
      @KungaMatata 6 років тому +30

      I hear Come Together and Hey Jude a lot on the radio.

    • @noahm.7541
      @noahm.7541 6 років тому +1

      I heard it a few weeks ago

    • @imkyle4life
      @imkyle4life 5 років тому +4

      I hear "something" and "get back" a lot on the radio

  • @patriciapaquette1998
    @patriciapaquette1998 2 роки тому +1

    Any of their songs make me smile. Doesn’t get much better than that.

  • @stevewiles7132
    @stevewiles7132 3 роки тому +1

    This has always been a favourite of mine, great sound quality, brilliant writing.

  • @MIKELIN8
    @MIKELIN8 4 роки тому +3

    You know what you never hear on Classic Rock stations? The Beach Boys, that's what.

    • @_PuppetMaster86
      @_PuppetMaster86 3 роки тому

      Well, you see, The Beach Boys aren’t exactly considered “rock”. They’re more surf rock; pop; R&B. Not exactly “classic rock (hard rock, soft rock, progressive rock, etc.)”.

  • @WhitehouseSauceCo
    @WhitehouseSauceCo 6 років тому +5

    How do you not mention the wrecking crew????????????????

  • @Drew791
    @Drew791 6 років тому

    This channel rocks. Period. I'm so subbed now.

  • @gokturk2383
    @gokturk2383 4 роки тому +2

    I was at junior hs when I first heard this song, I was so affected because I’ve never heard anything different like that I still feel the same.