Audio CD review:
The Beach Boys - Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys - Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys

Band: The Beach Boys Title: Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys Rating: Release Date: 10 June, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: California Girls 2: I Get Around 3: Surfin’ Safari 4: Surfin’ U.S.A. 5: Fun, Fun, Fun 6: Surfer Girl 7: Don’t Worry Baby 8: Little Deuce Coupe 9: Shut Down 10: Help Me, Rhonda 11: Be True To Your School 12: When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) 13: In My Room 14: God Only Knows 15: Sloop John B 16: Wouldn’t It Be Nice 17: Getcha Back 18: Come Go With Me 19: Rock And Roll Music 20: Dance, Dance, Dance 21: Barbara Ann 22: Do You Wanna Dance? 23: Heroes And Villains 24: Good Timin’ 25: Kokomo 26: Do It Again 27: Wild Honey 28: Darlin’ 29: I Can Hear Music 30: Good Vibrations

Editoral Review Everyone else, however, will appreciate what makes Sounds of Summer unique. The cynic may question just how many Beach Boys greatest hits albums are enough. This is the first single-disc collection to feature such a large cross section of hits from the group's entire career, spanning 1962's "Surfin' Safari" through 1988's "Kokomo. " All 30 tracks, spanning several label changes, were Billboard Top 40 hits and are probably now as identifiable as the national anthem to anyone with radio or TV access. The fact that the tracks aren't in chronological order helps make for a fresh listening experience, as does the crisp digital sound. And yet these songs--even those that are more than four decades old--always sound strangely fresh and will likely remain so as long as there are beaches, young people, and that symbolic season of freedom and dreams. Which is to say that the title here passes the "truth in advertising" test. Perfect for those casual fans not yet ready to spring for the individual albums, Sounds of Summer is in many ways a better representation of this legendary band's art than Elvis' 30 No. 1 Hits and The Beatles 1 were of the King and the Fab Four. --Bill Holdship .. You can see a complete list of all The Beach Boys discography, or go back to the The Beach Boys tabs