@@charlieroberts993 oh cool, same here! I'm 14 also. I love this type of music, and especially the Beach Boys. I mean, what's not to like? I wish more people in this day and age appreciated and respected the craftsmanship of songs back then. This is true talent. The Pet Sounds album is such a great example of this. You're not cultured until you've heard this music!
You never doing, you probably didn't even like them because it probably was your parents music, then you grow up & start to realise music is universal. There were many artists i didn't l Iike that much because my parents listened to it. I remember Johnny Cash was one of them. I'm not sure about the Beach Boys but I do know I like them a lot more now. Then there was Elvis. Grandma loved Elvis, always played him. I hated Elvis, probably because of that I've had to discover Johnny Cash, June Carter, Elvis & many others fot myself & I really love & enjoy them. Hindsight is great isn't it, all these artists were there all the time. I only wish when I was younger that I was mature enough to enjoy all this music with my parents and Grandma but I wasn't.
Brian's bass playing is perfect, but playing with a thumb? Doesn't make it easy. That falsetto is just surreal, too. Coming from a big lad like that, just amazing, he's one of the great geniuses of the last 2 centuries.
I started playing bass with my thumb back in 1964, switched to a felt pick, then hard picks and/or middle and forefinger. Brian was one of my earliest favorite bassist.
yes Brian doesn't look miserable but he doesn't look amused by the whole scene either. He's almost making fun of the girls screaming. There's a reason he stopped touring.
I remember as a young teenager getting emotional over “When I Grow up to be a Man” when Brian sings “Will I love my wife, for the rest of my life”. Followed by the outro, “Won’t last forever”. Still rings true.
You nailed it. "Won't last forever..." as they continue to count the years slipping by. "22...23...Won't last forever..." Brian sure had a way with words at a young age, didn't he? Some of that stuff really gets to you, because it rings so true. 😄👍🇺🇸
Gregory Karalis dude don't you mean ever somebody at Whitey's suggested that if he passed away that should be a national holiday and the guy was half deaf
For those of you out there commenting on Dennis Wilson's drumming skills/style, notice that he's actually a left-handed drummer playing a right-handed kit, as can be seen in this video clip. Pretty unique...😄👍🇺🇸
I love The Beatles, but couldn't stand when the announcer referred to Dennis as Ringo. I know he did it jokingly, but still. When the announcer gets to Brian and asks his name, "a musical genius....and I've only just begun."
The announcer knew who each member was, if he didn't already know he would of done his research before ths performance. I like how he introduces them by getting them to introduce themselves. This is for TV, & it being their first UK - TV, performance not everybody watching this would of known all the members, so i thought that was great. The Ringo bit was a joke, but didn't do anything for me either way. Yes all these girls in the audience would of all know the Beach Boys well but some people turning on their TVS, would only know Brian after this performance.
So many negative comments about Dennis’ drumming skills- remember his mom wanted him in the band and the other band members basically said well all other instruments are taken- you play the drums! He was a teenage kid and a self taught drummer- he got a lot better over time. AND let’s not under estimate how many BB fans came to see him specifically increasing their popularity! He was the only true surfer so are you going to rip on the other guys for being surfing posers? I love Dennis- he gave the band attitude and sex appeal and certainly helped with the overall BB sound. So what if he was not the best drummer in the world?
Goodbye Girl1 // Dennis Wilson was actually one of the reasons that I took up the drums as an instrument. His drumwork on their hit songs is pretty tame, but he did record a roughly two-minute drum solo called "Denny's Drums" on the Beach Boys "Shut Down, Vol. 2" album from 1964. I've added a link to it below: ua-cam.com/video/ARpf2zaaxD0/v-deo.html At the time, surf drummer Sandy Nelson was a big influence on Dennis' style of playing drums. 😄👍
I love the way he played. It was perfect for them. Someone else overdoing drums would have taken away from those badass harmonies, melodies, and Brian's amazing voice.
Enrico Sanchez The Beach Boys is and will forever be Americas band! They're a whole lot better than that "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH" crap. Just compare the songs "409" from them & "for the benefit of Mr. Kite" from the fab four. They're no match for the beach boys talent. The Beatles made clown music.
The Beatles were a lot more than "Yeah, yeah, yeah," and to say they made clown music based on one song is being ignorant. The Beatles weren't dependent on the surfing sound and "409" is hardly competition to works like Rubber Soul and Revolver.
I'm also 16 and I also wish music's still this way. It's soooo good!! Music today is awful, and most times the singers aren't even singing. These guys had real talent
I completely understand what you are saying due to the fact when I was 16, 44 years ago I wanted to go back to those days of The Beach Boys 4 Seasons Supremes and that was just ten years earlier but seemed so long ago at that time. Now we are talking over 50 years ago and all I can say is enjoy where you are today while enjoying the music of these great groups.
Excellent. What fine guitarists they are. Brian on bass is really accomplished as is Carl's quite splendid surf guitar leads. And to sing such complicated harmony at the same time. It's so great that this was truly a live performance. The standard of songwriting in the 60s was awesome. Songs built to last forever
Exciting and a great team performance. I love the blips and slight imperfections, daring to play real music live. And sing those complicated harmonies too.
I love these songs, never get tired of them. I love Brian's falsetto too, it's great when he's part of it.. Carl my favorite, really into the music and such a beautiful voice.
Been watching all these live Beach Boys clips and Dennis is always sounding great every performance. He was really good live and an underrated drummer. I guess cause the studio stuff he didn't always play on. But live on stage he was a beast.
hammer44head Actually Dennis only played on the first album or two. Session drummer Hal Blaine played on virtually every album and hit they had after '64 or so
Dennis was a very average drummer.. but suitable for the BB though, complex harmonies, but simple musically.. Hal Blaine made the sound good along with the rest of the wrecking crew, don’t get me wrong this was a great live performance.
100% Live as well Absolutely brilliant Remember as if it was only yesterday rushing to get my deliveries done (I had an after school job in a local Food Store) on my delivery bike, This was Ready Steady Go broadcast early Fri eves. The false start on second song.....priceless !!
When I Grow Up is a complex song to do live! But they nailed it.....after they got started. George Harrison later said that Paperback Writer was difficult to do live because of the harmonies.
It constantly baffles me how they could make so much music (live) with only 5 people! Obviously, it's the vocals but quite often the music is barely in the mix and they still sound huge. This is a super performance both with the sound and vocals. I love it when they mess up the opening to "When I grow up to be a man"! It illustrates just how difficult it is to even start a song like that!
No? Check out the history of "Pet Sounds". "Rolling Stone noted that the percussion in the album included sleigh bells, timpani, güiro, vibraphone and bongos, previously unused in rock music. The session musicians used Coke cans, water bottles and orange juice jugs for percussion." Might not have had "digital" in 1966, but Brian used everything but the kitchen sink, and he used that too...
Mattley Crue Really tho. Considering Brian played 1 note on the bass and they start with that 4 part harmony right away must be so hard. And I bet they had really bad monitoring so they can't hear themselves well. They certainly didn't have in ear monitors at that time.
But Leon, on Pet Sounds it wasn't just 5 or 6 guys. It was the whole "wrecking crew" of studio musicians. I thought the original poster was referring to this older stuff, before Pet Sounds.
alan murr Glad the British were years ahead when it came to music. They kept the Beach Boys alive for the second half of the 60s when the American public ditched the Beach boys in favor of country music. I guess America wasn't ready for Brian Wilson's prog rock.
Incredible live performance! I was fortunate enough to see them in concert in 1966 in Florida when I was a freshman at Saint Leo College wearing these same outfits with the vertical stripes which was their trademark at the time!! The concert, needless to say, was magnificent!!
Wow really cool footage! They sure pull off a lot difficult harmonies and key changes in these tunes. No special equipment or effects just raw talent and energy.
I believe this was September 1964 as part of their Europe and UK Tour. That makes Mike 23 years old, Brian and Al Jardine 22, Dennis 19 and Carl 17, he wouldn't be 18 till December. Saw this on the 'Old Grey Whistle Test' (classic UK TV music show) about 1976? Loved it!
beach boys such a great american invention and lovely music for all of us. what a story....i remember kids trying to pretend they didn't like beach boys (surfer carp), but in fact what great structure in songwriting,; great inventions
Love seeing live music, where people can actually sing without autotune. Where oc sail ally mistakes are made (eg, that beginning on song #2!), but that's part of the charm. Thanks for a great video.
Great clips. Just saw the legendary Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, and Blondie Chaplin perform at the San Diego Fair. What a show, and they're still going strong. Brian can't hit the high notes, but Al's son does them for him.
Great to see the special relationship that America and Britain have and had which is very evident here. Just as America embraced The Beatles and others, Britain welcomed many American groups. Great to see.
The interviewer seems to think the band and the music is just another short lived craze that will soon be consigned to the dustbin of history. Little did he realise it would still be performed into the 21st century.
This performance is awesome! Maybe the audio systems were different in the UK or more likely positioned their microphones closer to the bass drum, therefore the sound is very "British Beat" so popular in America as well! This version of the song "When I Grow Up" sounds way better than the studio recording in my opinion. Being a huge Beatles fan I enjoyed their beat sound in England.
Wonderful UK footage of BB-they were great singers,amazing talent,here playing live shows they also good musicians,Brian was a capable musician playing the bass with his thumb was (for me) quite unusual
Mike is a hot guy. Love his looks and vocals and his stage presence. Wow, absolutely awesome performance putting America back on the map im the British singles chart.
The BEACHBOYS were excellent at what they did especially those early surf and car records. Nobody could touch them. And they were ours not a British invasion band
The part where the interviewer was asking Brian what he wanted to see, Brian kinda reminded me of Bill Murry. His answers and the way he held is mouth.
Visited the LA area many times and unless I hear the Beach Boys it's just not the same. My favorite motel plays their music nonstop at their outdoor coffee shack ... love it. My whole day is set.
I knew the beach boys later in life I loved their music but I never heard much about one member Wilson so many speak so highly of him. He was the drummer did he ever sing. Brian made the words and music for them mile love sang. Brian was the one that made the beach happen with his talent to write and pull all together
Connie Charley Dennis Wilson was the Beach Boys drummer from the start. He sang background harmonies, and also lead vocals on some of their tracks. He later developed as a pianist and song writer in his own right, and released the album “ Pacific Ocean Blue”, which is well worth a listen. Try to find the documentary “Dennis Wilson, The real Beach Boy”. It was broadcast several years ago on UK’s Channel 4, I think. Really sad to see his decline. I still listen to the Beach Boys regularly and saw what may have been the final concert featuring the 5 surviving original members at Wembley Arena in September 2012.
Difficult to over estimate how mind blowing it would have been to hear this sound in 1963. I saw them support Elton John in 1975 and they blew him off stage.
What a great video!!! It took me to this time when I started to follow them. I’m 70 now and the memories are so sweet when I hear them. I lived near Santa Cruz, Ca so MUCH of my time was spent there at the beach.
Every live performance I watch of The Beach Boys doing I get around is pretty much the same, same shirts, same on point vocals and playing, same feeling I get hearing Brian hit those high notes, just awesome. Even mikes awkward dancing is the same!
The Beach Boys were able to outperform the Beatles at the height of the Swinging Sixties.Their California surf music won the hearts and admiration of the British fans.
I didn't really appreciate their genius when I was growing up but now at 70 am enjoying what I missed.
I'm 14 and people would expect me to listen to Heavy Metal and all that but like, I appreciate and prefer this style of music
@@charlieroberts993 oh cool, same here! I'm 14 also. I love this type of music, and especially the Beach Boys. I mean, what's not to like?
I wish more people in this day and age appreciated and respected the craftsmanship of songs back then. This is true talent. The Pet Sounds album is such a great example of this. You're not cultured until you've heard this music!
Spot on comment
Same here ,I'm 41,my son too,hes 5
You never doing, you probably didn't even like them because it probably was your parents music, then you grow up & start to realise music is universal.
There were many artists i didn't l Iike that much because my parents listened to it. I remember Johnny Cash was one of them. I'm not sure about the Beach Boys but I do know I like them a lot more now.
Then there was Elvis. Grandma loved Elvis, always played him. I hated Elvis, probably because of that
I've had to discover Johnny Cash, June Carter, Elvis & many others fot myself & I really love & enjoy them.
Hindsight is great isn't it, all these artists were there all the time. I only wish when I was younger that I was mature enough to enjoy all this music with my parents and Grandma but I wasn't.
Brain's voice is just a gift from God plain and simple.
More like a gift from his parents. Your ancient superstition heroes are meaningless here
His voice wasn't his strongest asset. He wrote all of their music. Gifted composer.
3:05: Brian grinning at all those screaming English girls is so cute, it’s like he’s saying “y’all crazy” XD
It's such a shame Brian couldn't keep doing the live thing, he rocks here. And all sounding on point, great like the studio version.
Brian's bass playing is perfect, but playing with a thumb? Doesn't make it easy. That falsetto is just surreal, too. Coming from a big lad like that, just amazing, he's one of the great geniuses of the last 2 centuries.
I started playing bass with my thumb back in 1964, switched to a felt pick, then hard picks and/or middle and forefinger. Brian was one of my earliest favorite bassist.
Too bad that he didn't take care of himself, that he lost his voice and that he looks like a zombie if he is on stage.
@@vondumozze738 I remember felt picks, and I was playing a big hollow-body Harmony bass just like Ronnie Lane. Good timesI
last 2 centuries.. you be a prat
I agree, I feel most people don't appreciate Brian's genius. He did amazing things with music.
Brian Wilson is just brillant
+L Polk Jr Yeah, he kills it here. Great falsetto.
Brian Wilson WAS brilliant. He no longer is.
True
@@alexyamach3635
A person can only write so many great hit songs. If it was easy everyone would be doing it. Eventually the well runs dry.
Agreed.
Mike's response to that question is brilliant ! "What do you mean?? It's a sport!"
"Oh, I dunno, it's... well-- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!? Surfing's a sport!"😆
This is great footage! Brian actually looks bright and happy with out saddness in his eyes. They were so so good and such talent.
This was before his nervous breakdown
@@kpax45 uh yep
yes Brian doesn't look miserable but he doesn't look amused by the whole scene either. He's almost making fun of the girls screaming. There's a reason he stopped touring.
@@Lea99Jones cause they were screaming at Mike. Brian pill Poppin wilson was just Mike loves Gopher.
@@wildestcowboy2668 least insane mike lover
I remember as a young teenager getting emotional over “When I Grow up to be a Man” when Brian sings “Will I love my wife, for the rest of my life”.
Followed by the outro, “Won’t last forever”.
Still rings true.
You nailed it. "Won't last forever..." as they continue to count the years slipping by. "22...23...Won't last forever..." Brian sure had a way with words at a young age, didn't he? Some of that stuff really gets to you, because it rings so true. 😄👍🇺🇸
omg I just discovered this song...its haunting...beautiful...and disturbing
"Won't last forever..."
("It's kinda sad...")
Me too, Steve ...
Brian Wilson is without a doubt a Musical Genius. Nuff' said !
WAS a musical genius. The genius stuff stopped after 1966.
Gregory Karalis dude don't you mean ever somebody at Whitey's suggested that if he passed away that should be a national holiday and the guy was half deaf
It isn't close to stopping, I saw him last year doing Pet Sounds and he is still amazing, always a genius.
@Alex Yamach: got a bit of bee in the bonnet about that WAS thing with Brian. Brian Wilson = genius, period!
@@alexyamach3635 see, that's where you're wrong. You dont stop being genius. He just got old you milksop
For those of you out there commenting on Dennis Wilson's drumming skills/style, notice that he's actually a left-handed drummer playing a right-handed kit, as can be seen in this video clip. Pretty unique...😄👍🇺🇸
as is Ringo as well.
Yes, just like Ringo 💗
It makes for a different style beat and sound.
The Beach Boys survived the British invasion due to their unique style of music.
Very good group.
But they couldn't escape the drug invasion of the 60's
@@alexyamach3635, that's a little dark...
GoodGamer3000 it’s the dark truth
Shame about Smile
@@alexyamach3635 what does that mean?
Brian is so cute.
I love The Beatles, but couldn't stand when the announcer referred to Dennis as Ringo. I know he did it jokingly, but still.
When the announcer gets to Brian and asks his name, "a musical genius....and I've only just begun."
The announcer knew who each member was, if he didn't already know he would of done his research before ths performance.
I like how he introduces them by getting them to introduce themselves.
This is for TV, & it being their first UK - TV, performance not everybody watching this would of known all the members, so i thought that was great. The Ringo bit was a joke, but didn't do anything for me either way.
Yes all these girls in the audience would of all know the Beach Boys well but some people turning on their TVS, would only know Brian after this performance.
@@gavinkitchen1472 Ah, I appreciate your reply. From your point of view, I whole-heartedly agree. Thank you!
Mike did such a good job of switching effortlessly between singing lead verses and bass choruses within the same some in the early songs.
Yep.
eh
Catch a Wave and Don't Back Down are insane that way.
I Love Carl when He Smiles, so Cute, All the Wilsons have Great Smiles ! Brian had such a High voice ! So nice.... Mike is Flirty w all the girls .
"Surf music is beat music with surfing lyrics". Great line!
So many negative comments about Dennis’ drumming skills- remember his mom wanted him in the band and the other band members basically said well all other instruments are taken- you play the drums! He was a teenage kid and a self taught drummer- he got a lot better over time. AND let’s not under estimate how many BB fans came to see him specifically increasing their popularity! He was the only true surfer so are you going to rip on the other guys for being surfing posers? I love Dennis- he gave the band attitude and sex appeal and certainly helped with the overall BB sound. So what if he was not the best drummer in the world?
Goodbye Girl1 // Dennis Wilson was actually one of the reasons that I took up the drums as an instrument. His drumwork on their hit songs is pretty tame, but he did record a roughly two-minute drum solo called "Denny's Drums" on the Beach Boys "Shut Down, Vol. 2" album from 1964. I've added a link to it below:
ua-cam.com/video/ARpf2zaaxD0/v-deo.html
At the time, surf drummer Sandy Nelson was a big influence on Dennis' style of playing drums.
😄👍
I love the way he played. It was perfect for them. Someone else overdoing drums would have taken away from those badass harmonies, melodies, and Brian's amazing voice.
I have a huge crush on denny!!!!!!! On October 12th I will have liked him for 1 year
I agree.
Goodbye Girl1 he did some nice solo work too ! Pacific Ocean Blue !
Carl was just a baby! Sweet band, great music! Music for feeling good and happy. Cute interview, Mike was pretty decent looking, cute smile.
I love Mike's smile. I find him very sexy :)
I can only imagine how wonderful their voices sounded live. Would just fill the room. I bet those kids were super happy
It was cool of the beach boys to let their uncle be the lead singer
Mike is a cousin
Listen the the English girls screaming at the Beach Boys just like the American girls screamed at the Beatles.
alan murr Nope.
Enrico Sanchez The Beach Boys is and will forever be Americas band! They're a whole lot better than that "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH" crap. Just compare the songs "409" from them & "for the benefit of Mr. Kite" from the fab four. They're no match for the beach boys talent. The Beatles made clown music.
both bands were awesome beyond wordsno need for hostility
jack tso hehehe I was a jerk huh? In reality, The Beach Boys were way more talented.
The Beatles were a lot more than "Yeah, yeah, yeah," and to say they made clown music based on one song is being ignorant. The Beatles weren't dependent on the surfing sound and "409" is hardly competition to works like Rubber Soul and Revolver.
Brian is so handsome 😍
His smile makes my heart melt ❤️
People of today may think this is lame, but this is the way I wish it still was. I'm only 16, missed that era by a mile.
I'm also 16 and I also wish music's still this way. It's soooo good!! Music today is awful, and most times the singers aren't even singing. These guys had real talent
I completely understand what you are saying due to the fact when I was 16, 44 years ago I wanted to go back to those days of The Beach Boys 4 Seasons Supremes and that was just ten years earlier but seemed so long ago at that time. Now we are talking over 50 years ago and all I can say is enjoy where you are today while enjoying the music of these great groups.
What's amazing is this was performed live, no backing track, no lip-synching.
I find it crazy to believe you're 26 now! I hope you're in good health, happy and still vibing to The Beach Boys :)
- 17 year old
Its the same for me, im 14,but should have been born in the 1950s, and lived 1960s, my life would be different if having beach boys records
They did everything better than anyone!
in a white way
@@onlythewise1 guess who’s racist ? Lol yay! You’re a racist ! Beep bop !
@@onlythewise1as Tina Turner herself sang "What's Color Got To Do With It?"
Mike Love stopped getting carded when he was 12.
+Garrison Panyan LOL.
+Garrison Panyan dying
+Garrison Panyan clue me in on the nuance
+Bond Summers His hairline was noticeably receding since the band started (he was in his early 20's during this performance)
The dancing didn't help. Lol ❤️
The BB did everything better than anyone else.
Excellent. What fine guitarists they are. Brian on bass is really accomplished as is Carl's quite splendid surf guitar leads. And to sing such complicated harmony at the same time. It's so great that this was truly a live performance. The standard of songwriting in the 60s was awesome. Songs built to last forever
Exciting and a great team performance. I love the blips and slight imperfections, daring to play real music live. And sing those complicated harmonies too.
I love these songs, never get tired of them. I love Brian's falsetto too, it's great when he's part of it.. Carl my favorite, really into the music and such a beautiful voice.
Yes…Carl was such a sweet soul. He was taken far too soon. 😢
Very nice! Loved when they messed up and started over. I love them
That bass! Amazing!
Brian kills it here!
Been watching all these live Beach Boys clips and Dennis is always sounding great every performance. He was really good live and an underrated drummer. I guess cause the studio stuff he didn't always play on. But live on stage he was a beast.
hammer44head Actually Dennis only played on the first album or two. Session drummer Hal Blaine played on virtually every album and hit they had after '64 or so
hammer44head I love this. like, when I watch i listen to the keyed instruments and vocals. bassists listen to the bass, et cetera. it's cool
The crowd (girls) went wild over him🎶
....some good tunes by him as well
He was a very good drummer!
Dennis was a very average drummer.. but suitable for the BB though, complex harmonies, but simple musically.. Hal Blaine made the sound good along with the rest of the wrecking crew, don’t get me wrong this was a great live performance.
Amazing!! We are so lucky to have this footage and this sound quality!
What a revelation to UK music these guys were at the time, remember it well!
And now what a great part of music history, really evergreen, still.
brian is soooo cute here !!
I loved it when he grinned at all those screaming English girls ❤️
I'm sure Keith Moon tuned into this show as he was probably the biggest Beach Boys fan in UK at the time.
No doubt John and Paul were listening also.
100% Live as well
Absolutely brilliant
Remember as if it was only yesterday rushing to get my deliveries done (I had an after school job in a local Food Store) on my delivery bike,
This was Ready Steady Go broadcast early Fri eves.
The false start on second song.....priceless !!
This music never dies.
Brian at about 3 minutes- WOW! So sweet and gorgeous!
what a gifted band!!
Dang, they sound almost as good on "When I Grow Up" live as they do in the studio(version)!
When I Grow Up is a complex song to do live! But they nailed it.....after they got started. George Harrison later said that Paperback Writer was difficult to do live because of the harmonies.
The harmonies, the vibe. Glad this was captured and preserved on video for future generations.
It constantly baffles me how they could make so much music (live) with only 5 people! Obviously, it's the vocals but quite often the music is barely in the mix and they still sound huge. This is a super performance both with the sound and vocals. I love it when they mess up the opening to "When I grow up to be a man"! It illustrates just how difficult it is to even start a song like that!
They were great without all the synthesizers and digital this that and the other thing. They didn't need that crap.
Doris Irving They had to rely on their substantial talents. That would be hard for some artists to do today to be sure.
No? Check out the history of "Pet Sounds".
"Rolling Stone noted that the percussion in the album included sleigh bells, timpani, güiro, vibraphone and bongos, previously unused in rock music. The session musicians used Coke cans, water bottles and orange juice jugs for percussion."
Might not have had "digital" in 1966, but Brian used everything but the kitchen sink, and he used that too...
Mattley Crue Really tho. Considering Brian played 1 note on the bass and they start with that 4 part harmony right away must be so hard. And I bet they had really bad monitoring so they can't hear themselves well. They certainly didn't have in ear monitors at that time.
But Leon, on Pet Sounds it wasn't just 5 or 6 guys. It was the whole "wrecking crew" of studio musicians. I thought the original poster was referring to this older stuff, before Pet Sounds.
Beach boys and The Beatles will always be the most well appreciated legendary bands of all time
I totally agree, but I would add The Bee Gees to that list.
The UK had better taste. When The Beatles were # 1 in America, The Beach Boys were still # 1 in the UK.
alan murr Glad the British were years ahead when it came to music. They kept the Beach Boys alive for the second half of the 60s when the American public ditched the Beach boys in favor of country music. I guess America wasn't ready for Brian Wilson's prog rock.
alan murr If The Beatles were #1 in the U.S. then Americans had better taste.
I agree. Good music that didn't chart well in the US usually did better in the UK. Look at Break Away or Do It Again, or the album Sunflower.
@GodZpeed X7 You can't be serious...No way are the Beatles overrated.
GodZpeed X7 I tend to agree.
Incredible live performance! I was fortunate enough to see them in concert in 1966 in Florida when I was a freshman at Saint Leo College wearing these same outfits with the vertical stripes which was their trademark at the time!! The concert, needless to say, was magnificent!!
Wow really cool footage! They sure pull off a lot difficult harmonies and key changes in these tunes. No special equipment or effects just raw talent and energy.
I believe this was September 1964 as part of their Europe and UK Tour. That makes Mike 23 years old, Brian and Al Jardine 22, Dennis 19 and Carl 17, he wouldn't be 18 till December. Saw this on the 'Old Grey Whistle Test' (classic UK TV music show) about 1976? Loved it!
Anthony Clay TMI
gettinnapkins What does TMI mean please?
Anthony Clay "Too Much Information"
Thanks for the info! Not "TMI" at all
Awesome info and greatly appreciated!
I remember my baby sitter always saying Brian was gorgeous ha ha
He was!
beach boys such a great american invention and lovely music for all of us. what a story....i remember kids trying to pretend they didn't like beach boys (surfer carp), but in fact what great structure in songwriting,; great inventions
The music is surreal. The restart at the beginning of “when I grow up” is my favorite part.
Love seeing live music, where people can actually sing without autotune. Where oc sail ally mistakes are made (eg, that beginning on song #2!), but that's part of the charm. Thanks for a great video.
Great clips. Just saw the legendary Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, and Blondie Chaplin perform at the San Diego Fair. What a show, and they're still going strong. Brian can't hit the high notes, but Al's son does them for him.
jeffthepoet7 Brian can't hit any notes just sits in front of the organ like a vegetable waving his arms
I saw them as well in NYC. Great show
jeffthepoet7 Brian can still hit high notes, just only when he has to. watch him closely, you'll see him get one here and there.
bonzo dog watch his live smile performance, he actually plays it
How do we know youre not lying?
Good show nice to see them so young.
Remember it well and I was most impressed by their willingness to perform live when the vast majority of other performers still mimed.
The dawn of a new age in music. So happy to have witnessed it.
Mike’s voice here was very pure and young. Say what you want about his ego, guy held them together with his voice
Dennis hair was already longer than the Beatles at this time
Love unrehearsed live performances. The REAL BB at their best, real pros even at that early stage. Breaks my heart that Brian couldn't stay that way.
Drugs suck.
This is so inspiring. So seasoned at such an early age.
I can only imagine what it was like to be there as a teenager and hear those amazing voices live for the first time. Truly special.
Great to see the special relationship that America and Britain have and had which is very evident here. Just as America embraced The Beatles and others, Britain welcomed many American groups. Great to see.
Man, that;s talent. Au capella start. Wow!
Ready Steady Go had some great performances by so many great bands, British and American.
simply the best
1960 A great year. Great music.
LOOK HOW YOUNG THEY ALL LOOK..LOVE THESE GUYS
The interviewer seems to think the band and the music is just another short lived craze that will soon be consigned to the dustbin of history. Little did he realise it would still be performed into the 21st century.
And Pet Sounds was two years away.
That "oh fuck" moment at the beginning of when I grow up is hilarious. Beach boys are my favorite band.
The screaming at certain points cracks me up. Perfecto!
I saw them perform live about 1970, during the Carl shiny green jacket days. They really sound wonderful live and put on a good show.
This performance is awesome! Maybe the audio systems were different in the UK or more likely positioned their microphones closer to the bass drum, therefore the sound is very "British Beat" so popular in America as well! This version of the song "When I Grow Up" sounds way better than the studio recording in my opinion. Being a huge Beatles fan I enjoyed their beat sound in England.
I totally agree, this live performance is better.
Wonderful UK footage of BB-they were great singers,amazing talent,here playing live shows they also good musicians,Brian was a capable musician playing the bass with his thumb was (for me) quite unusual
And painful for someone like me who tried it once before! Good way to get blisters🤐
Brian was the Beachboys
they was so good the earth even said i love you
I understand Moon the Loon aka Keith Moon was a Beach Boy fan, Quality conquers all.
From Hawthorne California , The Beach Boys
Fantastic, this never gets old!
The beach boys the greatest hands-down American band ever
top 5 in the world
Mike is a hot guy. Love his looks and vocals and his stage presence.
Wow, absolutely awesome performance putting America back on the map im the British singles chart.
All their songs are beautiful.
The BEACHBOYS were excellent at what they did especially those early surf and car records. Nobody could touch them. And they were ours not a British invasion band
Brian's laugh at 3:24
So adorable
Totally beat-ed up for the British audience. Beat + doo-wop. Gorgeous!
Now THAT was fun 😎 I grew up listening to The Beach Boys and hearing them perform live confirms in my mind just how talented they really were.
Love Brian's falsetto and adore his music, especially Pet Sounds. So glad to see him before someone gave him too much LSD.
The part where the interviewer was asking Brian what he wanted to see, Brian kinda reminded me of Bill Murry. His answers and the way he held is mouth.
The great great Beach Boys!!!!!
1:42 Mike is enjoying himself while singing
Visited the LA area many times and unless I hear the Beach Boys it's just not the same. My favorite motel plays their music nonstop at their outdoor coffee shack ... love it. My whole day is set.
I knew the beach boys later in life I loved their music but I never heard much about one member Wilson so many speak so highly of him. He was the drummer did he ever sing. Brian made the words and music for them mile love sang. Brian was the one that made the beach happen with his talent to write and pull all together
Connie Charley Dennis Wilson was the Beach Boys drummer from the start. He sang background harmonies, and also lead vocals on some of their tracks. He later developed as a pianist and song writer in his own right, and released the album “ Pacific Ocean Blue”, which is well worth a listen. Try to find the documentary “Dennis Wilson, The real Beach Boy”. It was broadcast several years ago on UK’s Channel 4, I think. Really sad to see his decline. I still listen to the Beach Boys regularly and saw what may have been the final concert featuring the 5 surviving original members at Wembley Arena in September 2012.
Difficult to over estimate how mind blowing it would have been to hear this sound in 1963. I saw them support Elton John in 1975 and they blew him off stage.
What a great video!!! It took me to this time when I started to follow them. I’m 70 now and the memories are so sweet when I hear them. I lived near Santa Cruz, Ca so MUCH of my time was spent there at the beach.
happy tune. thanks Beach Boys
Every live performance I watch of The Beach Boys doing I get around is pretty much the same, same shirts, same on point vocals and playing, same feeling I get hearing Brian hit those high notes, just awesome. Even mikes awkward dancing is the same!
Merveilleux groupe, j'apprécie BEAUCOUP..J'aime les sixties..
The Beach Boys were able to outperform the Beatles at the height of the Swinging Sixties.Their California surf music won the hearts and admiration of the British fans.
Beach Boys have way more good songs than Beatles did. Just more talent.
Beach boys were always better than the Beatles in my opinion because the Beatles couldn't do the harmonies like the beach boys
@@plumeria66 Gotta disagree. I love both groups, but imo the Beatles outnumbered the Beach Boys 3 to 1 as far as great songs.
@@haybill3000 I have to agree. As much as I love the Beach Boys (and I grew up on '50s/'60s a.m.), the Beatles were in a different class.
Beach Boys were great. but outperform the Beatles? shouldn’t even go there!
Just makes me smile 😊😊😍🙂😊😊