The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2
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Track List: Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2
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- Surfer GirlDownload & Buy
- Catch A WaveDownload & Buy
- The Surfer MoonDownload & Buy
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- The Rocking SurferDownload & Buy
- Little Deuce CoupeDownload & Buy
- In My RoomDownload & Buy
- HawaiiDownload & Buy
- Surfers RuleDownload & Buy
- Our Car ClubDownload & Buy
- Your Summer DreamDownload & Buy
- Boogie WoodieDownload & Buy
- Fun, Fun, FunDownload & Buy
- Don't Worry BabyDownload & Buy
- In The Parkin' LotDownload & Buy
- 'Cassius' Love Vs. 'Sonny' WilsonDownload & Buy
- The Warmth Of The SunDownload & Buy
- This Car Of MineDownload & Buy
- Why Do Fools Fall In LoveDownload & Buy
- Pom Pom Play GirlDownload & Buy
- Keep An Eye On SummerDownload & Buy
- Shut Down, Part IIDownload & Buy
- Louie LouieDownload & Buy
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- Fun, Fun, Fun (Single Version)Download & Buy
- In My Room (German Version)Download & Buy
- I DoDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2
- Release Date:
- 05/07/1990
- Label:
- Capitol
- UPC:
- 077779369225
User Reviews: Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2
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A great collection of historic music
, April 9, 2001Reviewer: Figure it out. - See all Figure it out.'s reviews
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Pro Reviews: Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews The Beach Boys' third and fifth albums make a good pairing on one CD, different as they are in content and origins. Surfer Girl was the album on which the group's and Brian Wilson's sound blossomed, and it did so on several levels. The title track was the first song that Brian Wilson ever wrote, and it's lucky that he saved it for this stage in their history, for it features surprising elegant and lush harmonies. The usual assumption is that, because of Wilson's hearing loss in one ear, the group's records work best in mono, but on this, their second album in stereo, the mixing makes inventive use of the two-channel separation, even on "Surfer Girl" (which, as a single in those days, would have been conceived in mono from the get-go). The voices mix in a more subtle and complex fashion than ever before, and the range of instruments used by the group (who were still playing on their own records at this point) includes Hammond organ, as well as some light orchestral embellishment. The songwriting also shows advancement, including "Your Summer Dream," another ethereal ballad by Wilson (featuring his double-tracked lead vocal) that was the distant predecessor to pieces like "The Nearest Faraway Place"; even the seeming throwaway numbers like "Boogie Woogie," a piano-driven instrumental, were above average on the original LP and hold lots of interest here. Shut Down, Vol. 2 was the group's second album built around car songs and the material shows a surprising range of sounds and textures. The requisite rock roll songs are present, displaying gorgeous harmonies -- the hit "Fun Fun Fun" and fine album tracks like "In the Parkin' Lot" -- but so are elegant ballads like "Don't Worry Baby" and "The Warmth of the Sun"; in between are some humorous musical digressions, and two very fine covers, "Louie, Louie" and "Why Do Fools Fall in Love." The bonus cuts, rounding out the CD, are the punchier single mix of "Fun Fun Fun," the German-language rendition of "In My Room," and one previously lost cut, "I Do," which shows Brian Wilson moving in the direction of Phil Spector's grander productions. The 2001 remastering features much crisper sound than the 1991 version, and is definitely to be preferred. - Bruce Eder, All Music Guide |
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-- ©2008 All Media Guide, LLC
Surfer Girl shows the band creating more intricate harmonies. Lush ballads reflecting Brian's appreciation for the Motown "Wall of Sound" are coupled with the very Chuck Berry styled sound that established the Beach Boys. Further more, you can find Brian reflecting the influence of Burt Bacharach's song writing. We also come face to face with Brian's competitive nature as he takes a jab at the Four Seasons in the song "Surfers Rule." It was this same sense of competition that lead him to: 1) look at the Beatles records and accept their strengths; and 2) strive to create his own music exceeding their level of quality, innovation, and consistent excellence in the mid sixties.
Shut Down shows how Brian expands on these skills he is developing, and shows what fertile ground there is in writing songs about cars and girls. "Don't Worry Baby" at it's core is a hot-rod song, like an introspective reflection on Surfer Girls' "Little Deuce Coup." The album may further reflect his competitiveness in the fact that it is "Shut Down Vol II"-- the volume I was a compilation released by Capitol Records with some of the Boy's songs, but without their knowledge. In their desire to create a better Hot Rod album than Capitol put together they give us this record, featuring hits like "Fun, Fun, Fun."
All of the songs are strong, the bonus tracks are great to hear, and I'm never very far away from these recordings-- they serve as one of my primary references for good song writing. ...