the vibrations are ~GOOD~

You need good timin' It takes good timin' You need good timin'

[in-the-super-sargasso-sea]

That time Carl tried to murder Mike

[carlwilsonappreciation]

The Beach Boys at the Ohio State Fair on August 4, 1986. Photo courtesy of Ohio History Connection.

[denniswilsonthebeachboys]

The Beach Boys in South Africa, 1981

[ghosthorse-tracks]

shout out to the absolute legend who opened their beach boys thesis with this dennis quote

(the thesis, for anyone interested in reading the whole thing 👀)

[carlwilsonappreciation]

The Beach Boys in Paris, June 1980. Photos by Tony Frank.

“‘Nineteen [years]? Sounds impossible, doesn’t it,’ said lead guitarist Carl Wilson, telephoning between workouts at the Century West Health Club in Los Angeles. […] ‘We’re still going on. In fact, ‘Goin’ On’ is our new single.’ […] How come people haven’t tired of that ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’ and ‘California Girls’ surging sound? ‘They need it. Look at the news stories. They don’t need heavy music all the time. People need to relax. They really need some simple clear and “up” music,’ said [Carl] Wilson. […] ‘Well, it’s like the old cliche. The more you change, the more you stay the same. Some of our songs on our new “Keepin’ the Summer Alive” album have that old ‘60s sound,’ Wilson said. ‘I guess we kind of have a knack of renewing ourselves.’ […] Love and Jardine have turned to transcendental meditation to help with the pressures of the rock business. ‘And I’m into [MSIA]. That’s the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness,’ said Wilson. ‘It’s a church. It helps you to relax. I was recently involved in insight training. It was a powerful, incredible experience. Even my ex-wife, Annie, took it.’ Wilson is being divorced but says that his life has been full of harmony since meeting Gina, a California girl.” - article by Jane Scott, The Plain Dealer (February 25, 1980)

[ghosthorse-tracks]

fave non-lead-vocal dennis wilson moments

shouting "go!!" at the start of little honda and singing "faster..." during the chorus

answer line "little deuce coupe, you don't know what i got" on the little deuce coupe chorus

answer line "we'll start a car club" on the our car club chorus

"the sun in her hair, the warmth of the air" bridge on girls on the beach

wailing "can't marry no... can't marry no..." on the outro of i'm so young

extremely loud backing vocals + solo "ti-ight" on kiss me, baby

the beautiful wordless vocals directly before and after the last chorus of be here in the mornin’

"sometimes you're busy for a while, but when i get through, it makes me smile" on had to phone ya

"find a riiiiide! find a riiiiide!" on the outro of it's o.k.

ascending line "until i die" during the outro of til i die (99% sure that's him anyway...)

secret "truck drivin man" verse buried in the second chorus of cabinessence (thankfully someone isolated this so you can actually hear it... linked below!!)

if you have more pls let me know 🥺

[queenslandsoutherngothic]

[teenmags]

Backstage With The Beach Boys Hit Parader September 1965

[themadcap]

:T

[laurelcanyonlady]

Me when John Stamos calls Forever "his song"

[cosmonautroger]

Peter Blake, The Beach Boys, 1964

[carlwilsonappreciation]

The Beach Boys in Sweden, June 3, 1980; photo by Peter Diedrich.

"'I lent my support [to Brian], which I thought was the right thing to do. What Brian’s given to me, given to us all, really… I could never repay. I love the guy, that’s really all I can say.' That love and devotion probably has kept the dream alive, and now it’s been handed to a new generation of kids who attend The Beach Boys concerts and sing along to songs written before they were born. Carl admits he, too, has wondered if the myth is worth perpetuating. 'That’s occurred to all of us, and we’ve all come to the same conclusion at different times and in different ways. We go on that heart thing. It’s just so incredible to play, and get that feedback. And every time that happens, I just feel renewed.'" - Star Phoenix (April 23, 1980)

[thatoneerrandgirl]

I went shopping in town today and I got a poster for my room :3

I love it so much I think it's from their London tour

Not at my dorm BTW, at my house

[denniswilsonthebeachboys]

RIP Ed Roach

Thanks for everything 🕊️

Pictured below with Dennis (caption: Dennis and I at The Roxy for the premiere solo performance of Carl Wilson. Dennis dressed a whole crew in tuxedos, but I chose a more gangster look)

[ghosthorse-tracks]

jokes that never get old to me:

the group? the beach boys 🏖️☀️

the album? surf’s up 🏄‍♂️🌊

the opening track? don’t go near the water 🚫🙅🏼

[princeandreis]

was digging through getty images and I think I found the worst picture of bruce johnston in existence

[princeandreis]

me and the bestieeees :p me and the girls when we get sillyyyyy