A good perspective Marty. Perhaps I never gave them the proper chance. But with so many great indie performers and bands that I'll never get the time to check out I wonder if I'll ever feel nostalgic enough to give them their due. ----- Original Message ---- From: Marty Rudnick To: audities@smoe.org Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 2:42:39 PM Subject: Peeling the Beach Boys onion I've been reflecting on the recent Beach Boys thread, I can understand being underwhelmed or turned off by certain aspects of the band. There are many faces of the Beach Boys. If you scratch the surface, you will see: The boss Top 40 surfin' hit machine Lawsuits, infighting, drug abuse, and incredibly strange behavior Endless Endless Endless Summer reissues and traveling road show The trendy "Pet Sounds as a religion" poseurs If you encapsulate that, I can understand the ambivalence or turnoff. But there are album tracks that are so absolutely magical, it would be a shame to simply dismiss the band altogether without getting to know them. You wouldn't judge The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, or bands from any era based merely on their hits. So, if you've never heard Marcella, Let The Wind Blow, Funky Pretty, This Whole World, 'Til I Die, and countless others, you're missing the best part. Having said that, you do need to have a certain "suspension of disbelief"-type mechanism to not let the negative aspects ruin the positive ones. If you can do that, it's so worth it. If you want to explore the wonderful road less travelled, I highly recommend the Sunflower album. Marty __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com