Summer Days (and Summer Nights)
The Beach Boys
// 1965 on Capitol Records (DT 2354 / T 2354)
8.0
The Girl From New York City / Amusement Parks U.S.A. / Then I Kissed Her / Salt Lake City / Girl Don't Tell Me / Help Me Rhonda / California Girls / Let Him Run Wild / You're So Good to Me / Summer Means New Love / I'm Bugged At My Old Man / And Your Dreams Comes True
Album Review:
The Beach Boys’ last studio album of 1965 made some career-defining updates to the band’s sound. Coming off the mellow Beach Boys Today! Brian Wilson pushed the musical envelope even further, developing a lush and electric 10 tracks. What’s been called “Pet Sounds with Summer lyrics,” this album boasts a dizzying array of complexity in both the vocal and instrumental arrangements.
CHOICE CUTS:
California Girls / Salt Lake City / Let Him Run Wild / The Girl From New York City / Summer Means New Love
