In Part 5, Bryan Hall and I wrap up our track-by-track review of Summer in Paradise and try to make sense of the last half of the album. Along the way, we wrestle with eco-anthems, doo-wop detours, and some baffling production choices. Then we zoom out to ask the bigger questions: What was this album trying to be? What did it mean for The Beach Boys? And how did Mike Love end up both steering the ship and setting it on fire? Is the album a skip or repeat? Listen to find out. Want to rediscove...
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In Part 5, Bryan Hall and I wrap up our track-by-track review of Summer in Paradise and try to make sense of the last half of the album. Along the way, we wrestle with eco-anthems, doo-wop detours, and some baffling production choices. Then we zoom out to ask the bigger questions: What was this album trying to be? What did it mean for The Beach Boys? And how did Mike Love end up both steering the ship and setting it on fire? Is the album a skip or repeat? Listen to find out. Want to rediscove...
13 - The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise (Part Four)
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13 - The Beach Boys: Summer In Paradise (Part Four)
In part 4 we begin our track-by-track review of Summer in Paradise, breaking down the first half of the album. Bryan and I talk through lyrics, production, intentions, and what it all says about where the band was in 1992. Somehow it gets more confusing the deeper you go. Want to rediscover The Beach Boys before this series? I made a playlist to get you all caught up. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify. Listen to Summer in Paradise on YouTube here, or in high quality here. (It's not on any stre...
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In Part 5, Bryan Hall and I wrap up our track-by-track review of Summer in Paradise and try to make sense of the last half of the album. Along the way, we wrestle with eco-anthems, doo-wop detours, and some baffling production choices. Then we zoom out to ask the bigger questions: What was this album trying to be? What did it mean for The Beach Boys? And how did Mike Love end up both steering the ship and setting it on fire? Is the album a skip or repeat? Listen to find out. Want to rediscove...
