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Wish I Were a Beach Boy I made this CD as a present for two good friends of mine, both named Laura, who love the Beach Boys. One Laura I've known for two years, the other I met in high school, but both of them have helped me appreciate the incredible range of the Beach Boys' music. I'm very grateful to both of them for that. This is my tribute to the influence the Beach Boys have exerted over rock music. I just picked a bunch of my favorite songs by current artists that use elements of the Beach Boys' style: vocal harmonies, guitar sounds, a theremin, sleigh bells. The last song on the disk, Thunderstorm, is a 10-minute piece that progresses through several different styles and sounds; I can't help but think Matthew Sweet was thinking of Good Vibrations when he made this song. See below for cover art and playlist:
2. So Much for the Afterglow - Everclear 3. If Time Permits - Matthew Sweet 4. Beware My Love - Matthew Sweet 5. At My Most Beautiful - R.E.M. 6. Suspicion - R.E.M. 7. Room At The Top - Tom Petty (For Carl) 8. I Should Never Have Let You Know - Matthew Sweet 9. Diminished - R.E.M. 10. Hide - Matthew Sweet 11. Look At The Moon - Trip Shakespeare 12. Worse To Live - Matthew Sweet 13. Why Not Smile - R.E.M. 14. Since God Invented Girls - Elton John, with vocals by Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, and Adrian Baker (1988) 15. Parakeet - R.E.M. 16. Thunderstorm - Matthew Sweet |
