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All Summer Long (album)
''All Summer Long'' is the sixth album by American rock music, rock band the Beach Boys, released July 13, 1964 on Capitol Records. Regarded as their first artistically unified collection of songs, as well as one of the first true concept albums, it marked the Beach Boys' first LP that was not focused on themes of cars or surfing. Instead, the songs are semi-autobiographical and relate to the experiences of a typical Southern Californian teenager, a theme encapsulated by the title track, "All Summer Long (The Beach Boys song), All Summer Long", and the often-imitated front cover, a modernist style photo collage depicting the band members fraternizing with young women on a beach. The album was recorded between April and May 1964 during the height of Beatlemania and the British Invasion. It was produced and largely written by Brian Wilson, who sought to raise the quality of his group's repertoire and sound following the disappointing results of ''Shut Down Volume 2''. Also intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmony, vocal harmonies, adolescent-themed lyrics, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. They drew on the music of traditional pop, older pop vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound. Under Brian's direction, they often incorporated classical music, classical or jazz elements and Recording studio as an instrument, unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. The Beach Boys began as a garage band, managed by the Wilsons' father Murry Wilson, Murry, with Brian serving as composer, arranger, producer, and ''de facto'' leader. In 1963, they enjoyed their first national hit with "Surfin' U.S.A.", beginning a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modernist
Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, and social organization which reflected the newly emerging industrial world, including features such as urbanization, architecture, new technologies, and war. Artists attempted to depart from traditional forms of art, which they considered outdated or obsolete. The poet Ezra Pound's 1934 injunction to "Make it New" was the touchstone of the movement's approach. Modernist innovations included abstract art, the stream-of-consciousness novel, montage cinema, atonal and twelve-tone music, divisionist painting and modern architecture. Modernism explicitly rejected the ideology of realism and made use of the works of the past by the employment of reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation, revision and parody. Modernism also rejected t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girls On The Beach
''The Girls on the Beach'' is a 1965 American beach party comedy film directed by William N. Witney and written by Sam Locke. The film stars Noreen Corcoran, Martin West, Linda Marshall, Steven Rogers, Ahna Capri and Aron Kincaid. The film was released on May 12, 1965, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Members of a sorority house engage in a variety of fund-raising schemes, including a supposed concert by The Beatles. It features musical appearances by The Beach Boys (who perform " Girls on the Beach", "Lonely Sea" and "Little Honda"), Lesley Gore (who performs "Leave Me Alone", "It's Gotta Be You" and "I Don't Want to Be a Loser"), and The Crickets. Cast *Noreen Corcoran as Selma * Martin West as Duke * Linda Marshall as Cynthia *Steven Rogers as Brian *Ahna Capri as Arlene *Aron Kincaid as Wayne *Nancy Spry as Betty *Sheila Bromley as Mrs. Winters *Lana Wood as Bonnie *Mary Mitchel as Emily *Gail Gilmore as Georgia *Peter Brooks as Stu Rankin *Lori Saunders as Patricia Johnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls On The Beach
"Girls on the Beach" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1964 album '' All Summer Long''. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the song is in the vein of the band's previous surf ballads and features Four Freshmen-inspired harmonies. The song also served as the title track to the movie ''The Girls on the Beach''. Background and style "Girls on the Beach" was written by Brian Wilson, whose 2016 memoir, ''I Am Brian Wilson'', described it as "our last real surf-type song." It is a ballad in a similar vein to Wilson's 1963 song " Surfer Girl", but more musically complex and sexualized. Musicologist Philip Lambert notes the influence of the Four Freshmen on the song's vocal arrangement. Biographer Peter Ames Carlin writes of an "erotic" quality in the song, reflected "both in the lyrics and in the voices themselves, which fall, climb, and tangle languidly through a series of augmented chords with a loving intimacy that communicates all the passion simme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hondells
The Hondells were an American surf rock band. Their cover of the Beach Boys' "Little Honda" went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. History The Hondells were a band manufactured by Gary Usher, originally consisting of session musicians. Their hit song, "Little Honda," was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love of The Beach Boys. The song was inspired by the popularity of Honda motor bikes in Southern California during the early 1960s: In contrast to the prevailing negative stereotypes of motorcyclists in America as tough, antisocial rebels, Honda's campaign suggested that their motorcycles were made for everyone. The campaign was successful; by the end of 1963 alone, Honda had sold 90,000 motorcycles. The Beach Boys had recorded "Little Honda" for their 1964 album '' All Summer Long,'' and subsequently producer Gary Usher gave former Castells vocalist Chuck Girard a copy of the ''All Summer Long'' LP and instructed him to learn "Little Honda." Usher then recruited a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Honda
"Little Honda" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1964 album '' All Summer Long''. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it pays tribute to the small Honda motorcycle and its ease of operation, specifically the Honda 50. Immediately following its appearance on ''All Summer Long'', the song was covered by The Hondells, whose recording produced by Gary Usher peaked at No. 9 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 100. Recording In a 1976 interview, Carl Wilson recounted an anecdote about "Little Honda", Personnel Per Craig Slowinski.Mirror ;The Beach Boys *Al Jardine – backing vocals, electric rhythm guitars, electric bass guitar *Mike Love – lead vocal * Brian Wilson – backing vocals, upright or grand piano, Hammond B3 organ * Carl Wilson – backing vocals, electric lead guitars, electric rhythm guitars *Dennis Wilson – opening voice, backing vocals, drums ;Additional musicians and production staff *Brian Wilson – arranger, producer * Chuck Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album Era
The album era was a period in English-language popular music from the mid-1960s to the mid-2000s in which the album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption. It was primarily driven by three successive music recording formats: the 33⅓ rpm LP record, long-playing record (LP), the Compact Cassette, audiocassette, and the compact disc. Rock musicians from the US and the UK were often at the forefront of the era, which is sometimes called the album-rock era in reference to their sphere of influence and activity. The term "album era" is also used to refer to the marketing and aesthetic period surrounding a recording artist's album release. LP albums developed in the early 20th century and were originally marketed for classical music and wealthier adult consumers. However, single (music), singles still dominated the music industry, eventually through the success of rock and roll performers in the 1950s, when the LP format was utilized more for soundtrack, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hushabye
"Hushabye" is a song that was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman in 1959 for the Brooklyn doo-wop quintet the Mystics. The group's recording of the song was a Top 20 hit. Background In the spring of 1959, the Mystics recorded the modern South African folk song " Wimoweh" to serve as their debut release on Laurie Records: after Laurie shelved the track as lacking hit potential - the song would in fact become a 1961 #1 hit for the Tokens as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - the Mystics were set to record the Doc Pomus/ Mort Shuman composition " Teenager in Love". According to Al Contrera of the Mystics, the day after the Mystics had first heard "Teenage in Love", Laurie Records president Gene Schwarz advised the group that "their song" would instead be given to Dion & the Belmonts who had recorded three Top 40 hits, Schwarz's position being that "Teenager in Love"'s potential to be a smash hit was more likely to be realized via a recording by an established act. ("Teenager in Love" as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystics
The Mystics are an American rock and roll group that began in Brooklyn, New York, United States, in the late 1950s. The group was known as The Overons, a quintet that, when signed to Laurie Records, consisted of Phil Cracolici (born 1937, lead), Albee Cracolici (born 1936, baritone), George Galfo (born 1939, second tenor), Bob Ferrante (born 1936, first tenor), and Al Contrera (born 1940, bass). Under the direction of their manager, Jim Gribble, The Overons became The Mystics when each group member wrote a name they liked on a slip of paper and placed the papers in a hat; Contrera's choice was drawn. In March 2015, the five original Mystics—Al Contrera, Albee Cracolici, Phil Cracolici, Bob Ferrante, and George Galfo—were inducted into the Doo Wop Music Hall of Fame in Cerritos, California. Biography In late 1958, The Mystics recorded two songs for Laurie Records, "Adam and Eve", and the old Weavers tune "Wimoweh". Unhappy with the results, Laurie Records commissioned Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Back Down
"Don't Back Down" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys and the final track on their 1964 album '' All Summer Long''. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the lyrics describe a group of surfers who "don't back down from that wave", explaining that they "gotta be a little nuts" to show the girls "who's got guts". It was the group's last surfing-themed song until 1968's " Do It Again". In 1990, an earlier version of "Don't Back Down" was included on a reissue CD that compiled ''Little Deuce Coupe'' and ''All Summer Long'', and in 2014, a new stereo mix was featured on the archival release ''Keep an Eye on Summer''. In 1996, punk rock band the Queers recorded a cover version of the song that served as the lead single for their album '' Don't Back Down''. Composition The song, in the key of A-flat, modulates to the key of A during each chorus, and returns to A-flat during the verse. A modulation during the chorus had previously been used by Wilson in songs such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drive-In (song)
"Drive-In" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1964 album '' All Summer Long''. It was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, although Love was not originally credited until after a 1990s songwriting lawsuit. Lyrics "Drive-In" was inspired by the group's outings at the Studio Drive-In in Culver City, California. The song gives the listener advice on how to enter a drive-in theater without paying for admission, among other things, and climaxes with a line alluding to contraception ("If you say you watched the movie, you're a couple of liars / And remember, only you can prevent forest fires"). Composition Musician Andy Paley commented of the song, Recording "Drive-In" was recorded shortly after the release of ''Little Deuce Coupe'' in October 1963. Paley shared an anecdote related to the song that occurred during the filming of the 1995 documentary '' Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times''. Critical reception Biographer David Leaf Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy (song)
"Wendy" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album '' All Summer Long'' and was also featured on their EP, '' Four by The Beach Boys''. Composition "Wendy" was originally credited to just Brian Wilson. Mike Love's name was added as a result of a lawsuit filed by him against Wilson in the 1990s. In a 2007 interview, Wilson commented of the song, The opening chords are whole notes played on electric guitar and bass. The song begins with a minor i chord in the key of D minor, moves to a major IV, comes back to the minor i, and then moves to a major VI chord, a IV in the key of F. The song then modulates to the key of F major (the relative major of D minor) through a substituted plagal cadence, using a I-ii progression to solidify the new tonic of F. The verse begins with another I-IV-I progression, ending on an IV chord in the first line. The second line begins the same as the first, but mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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