Beach Boys fans: A year and half ago the Rising Storm’s Brendan McGrath put together a compilation of some of his favorite cuts from the latter day Beach Boys records. He called it Beach Bros, and as compilations of this variety go, it did just as intended, re-stoking my interest in some of the Boys lesser known ’70s material. Last week McGrath sent me its follow-up entitled: Beach Bros 2 aka “10 Big Ones” or “Carl’s 2nd Chance.” I have yet to dig in, but couldn’t pass up this opportunity to share the first volume below. Endless summer, indeed.
Download: The Beach Boys :: Beach Bros (A Compilation, 81 MB)
Tracklisting
1. Good Timin’ – (L.A. Light Album 1979)
2. Angel Come Home – (L.A. Light Album 1979)
3. The Trader – (Holland 1973)
4. All This Is That – (Carl & The Passions “So Tough” 1972)
5. Airplane – (Love You 1977)
6. Had To Phone Ya – (15 Big Ones 1976)
7. Love Surrounds Me – (L.A. Light Album 1979)
8. Let Us Go On This Way – (Love You 1977)
9. The Night Was So Young – (Love You 1977)
10. Funky Pretty – (Holland 1973)
11. Only With You – (Holland 1973)
12. Here She Comes – (Carl & The Passions “So Tough” 1972)
13. Hold On, Dear Brother – (Carl & The Passions “So Tough” 1972)
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Of course have a huge respect for someone putting together a compilation like this. But shocked to see no “Sail on, Sailor” on here.
1 | dirkler August 9th, 2010 at 8:30 amSome good tracks from Holland but that one takes it for sure. First heard it while half sleeping, woke up and swore I heard the best song ever written.
thank you! best era of the boys!
2 | japanesecowboy August 9th, 2010 at 12:45 pmi hope beach bros 2 has “johnny carson” and “match point of our love” on it, because those are 2 monster jams that are missing from here.
3 | baconfat August 9th, 2010 at 12:54 pmYeah, I cant get the link to work either.
4 | m August 9th, 2010 at 2:05 pmLink works: http://www.mediafire.com/?dmndjnia21n6bn8
5 | Satisfied '75 August 9th, 2010 at 4:00 pmTrader always sends shivers up my creaking spine.
6 | jonnypunky August 9th, 2010 at 4:13 pmBummer. McGrath missed out on including some of Dennis Wilson’s great blue-eyed soul: “Make It Good” and “Cuddle Up.” Both off the So Tough LP.
7 | Peter August 9th, 2010 at 6:25 pmGreat compilation, the songs compliment each other nicely. I’m sure we all have our favorite deep cut we’d like to contribute but this is McGrath’s offering.
I would love to read a really in-depth article on Holland, there’s so much going on in that album. Any suggestions?
8 | cody August 9th, 2010 at 9:09 pmi think Match Point of Our Love, monster jam indeed, was on the Beach Bros Bonus disc… but yeah there’s a lot of good ones mentioned above that should have made the cut. Thanks for checking it out, beach bros.
9 | brendan August 10th, 2010 at 11:17 amloving it. any chance ‘beach bros 2′ will be uploaded?
10 | K August 10th, 2010 at 2:56 pmHey BillW, I thought you stopped drinking?
11 | TedStevens August 11th, 2010 at 11:21 am“Hold on Dear Brother” is the best song here. Can I get a witness?
12 | Jon Hebert August 12th, 2010 at 7:50 amI love the post-Pet Sounds beach Boys stuff. This is a good representation of the 1970′s releases. Anyone who just thinks ‘surfing’ when they hear the Beach Boys are really missing out.
13 | side3 August 14th, 2010 at 12:23 pmHey man-Thanks!! I love this era of the beach boys! I first discovered it after watching Five Summer Stories- a surf movie. When and how can I get the Beach Bros 2??
14 | Nasker January 10th, 2011 at 3:14 pmhow do we find Beach Bros 2 ?
15 | dave October 9th, 2011 at 10:52 am