THE BEACH BOYS SHRINE
FOR
HARD CORE FANS
M.I.U. ALBUM - THE ALBUM
The M.I.U. album was another step in the right direction. The album was rich with great Beach Boys harmonies and wonderful melodies. The album is carried by an exceptional cover of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue" which the Beach Boys recreated and made their own. I think it sounds better than the original by Buddy Holly. It didn't do too bad on the charts either at #59.
"Kona Coast" is a refreshing return to the surfing sounds of summer and the chorus will be immediately familiar to most fans as a slightly modified version of the "Hawaii" chorus. Even so, it is still a great song. The closing sequence is vintage "Hawaii".
"Sweet Sunday Kind Of Love" is sung beautifully by Carl and the melody and Beach Boys harmonies that close the song make this a gem.
"Come Go With Me", although not the Beach Boys' best cover, did respectably on the charts reaching #18.
"Hey Little Tomboy" should have been burned or tossed into a garbage bin. The subject matter was absolute trash.
The following is the playlist for the M.I.U. album:
Track 1 - She's Got Rhythm ( Biran Wilson - Mike Love - Ron Altbach)
Track 2 - Come Go With Me (C.E. Quick)
Track 3 - Hey Little Tomboy (Brian Wilson)
Track 4 - Kona Coast (Alan Jardine - Mike Love)
Track 5 - Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly - Jerry Allison - Norman Petty)
Track 6 - Won'tcha Come Out Tonight (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
Track 7 - Sweet Sunday Kind Of Love (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
Track 8 - Belles Of Paris (Brian Wilson - Mike Love - Ron Altbach)
Track 9 - Pitter Patter (Brian Wilson - Mike Love - Alan Jardine)
Track 10 - My Diane (Brian Wilson)
Track 11 - Match Point Of Our Love (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)
Track 12 - Winds Of Change (Ron Altbach - Ed Tuleja)
My favourite cuts off this album are as follows in order of preference:
1. Sweet Sunday Kind Of Love
2. Peggy Sue
3. Winds Of Change
4. Kona Coast
5. Pitter Patter
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