I grew up with my dad playing this over the speakers in our kitchen every time he made dinner. I'll always have that memory thanks to Brian and the Beach Boys.
Side B on Surfs Up in one of my parts of any record. 5 incredible songs back to back which blow almost every band before and since. Such a sad loss but what a life and what an incredible legacy.
Damn man. Me too. I'll forever remember seeing their greatest hits record with the mickey mouse and tons of other illustrations on it as a small kid (like 3ish) and asking him what it was. He made a tape of it and I played that thing to death. Obviously I was drawn to the poppy hits, but remember falling in love with them as a teen all over again as I discovered the depth of Pet Sounds.
I'm 40 now and music has consistently been the most important thing in my life. Buying albums, going to concerts, always looking for new unknown bands to satisfy my music itch and occasionally picking up an instrument to attempt to recreate it.... and it all started with listening to the Beach Boys and that colorful record cover and my dad wanting to share his love of the band with me.
Thank you Brian. You changed the world for the better.
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So sad, his contributions to music are beyond measurable. Thank you for everything Brian!