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20/20
Rock · 1969 · 12 tracks · 29m

20/20

The Beach Boys

A fascinating patchwork of psychedelic remnants, surf-rock nostalgia, and lush baroque pop. The sound of a band finding their footing while their leader drifts away.

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It's the ultimate Beach Boys 'odds and ends' collection that somehow sounds like a masterpiece.

A bittersweet blend of sunny nostalgia and fragmented, psychedelic experimentation.

20/20 · vs · The Beach Boys
Dusk+2.0σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive drum fill and fuzz guitar that rips through the middle of Bluebirds over the Mountain.
The transition into the ethereal, wordless vocal tag of Cabinessence that feels like a dream sequence.
The sheer wall of vocal bliss in the chorus of I Can Hear Music that defines late-sixties pop perfection.
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The Beach Boys Today!
The Beach Boys
1965

Shares baroque pop, pop rock, surf rock (subgenres); orchestral_arrangement, wall_of_sound, analog_warmth (production style)

Songs
Songs
Marmalade
1971

Shares analog_warmth, orchestral_arrangement, layered_dense (production style); harmonized, baritone, falsetto (vocal style)

Beginnings
Beginnings
Rick Springfield
1972

Shares pop rock, psychedelic rock, baroque pop (subgenres); wistful, nostalgic, melancholic (moods)

25 Years of Good Vibrations
25 Years of Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
1986

Shares harmonized, falsetto, baritone (vocal style); pop rock, baroque pop, surf rock (subgenres)

Dreamers Are Waiting
Dreamers Are Waiting
Crowded House
2021

Shares pop rock, art pop, psychedelic rock (subgenres); dusk, sunday_morning, ocean (atmosphere)

That’s Why God Made the Radio
That’s Why God Made the Radio
The Beach Boys
2012

Shares baroque pop, pop rock, surf rock (subgenres); wistful, nostalgic, melancholic (moods)

Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
1966

Shares analog_warmth, orchestral_arrangement, layered_dense (production style); harmonized, baritone, falsetto (vocal style)

By the Way
By the Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2002

Shares pop rock, psychedelic rock, art pop (subgenres); harmonized, falsetto, crooning (vocal style)

Sunflower
Sunflower
The Beach Boys
1970

Shares psychedelic rock, art pop, baroque pop (subgenres); harmonized, baritone, falsetto (vocal style)

SD
Surf Dance Fun
The Beach Boys

Shares surf rock, pop rock, baroque pop (subgenres); wistful, nostalgic, melancholic (moods)

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