Beach Boys, The - Carl and the Passions So Tough '1972 [2015]

Tracks list

With the addition of drummer Ricky Fataar and guitarist Blondie Chaplin to the
lineup, the Beach Boys entered a period of surprisingly earthy arrangements,
obviously based on what theyd been hearing on cooler outlets like FM radio and
AOR. Kicking off with the rough Carl Wilson rocker You Need a Mess of Help to
Stand Alone, Carl and the Passions - So Tough cycles through all manner of
roots-based rock; Fataar and Chaplin lead the band through a bluesy number (Here
She Comes) and a country song complete with steel guitar (Hold On Dear Brother),
while Mike Love exercises his spiritual side on the gospel-inspired He Came
Down. The songwriting was neither as solid as 1970s Sunflower nor as
idiosyncratic as 1971s Surfs Up though, and the few fans left from the 60s were
undoubtedly turned off -- if not by the weak songs, then certainly by the muddy
sound. Still, there are a few moments of beauty: Brians Marcella is a mid-tempo
gem, and side two ends with three excellent ballads, All This Is That, Make It
Good, and Cuddle Up (the latter two featuring heart-wrenching performances by
Dennis).

Tracks:

01 You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone 3:26
02 Here She Comes 5:08
03 He Come Down 4:40
04 Marcella 3:52
05 Hold On Dear Brother 4:42
06 Make It Good 2:34
07 All This Is That 3:57
08 Cuddle Up 5:42

Personnel:

Blondie Chaplin – vocals
Ricky Fataar – vocals; drums
Alan Jardine – vocals
Bruce Johnston – vocals on Marcella
Mike Love – vocals
Brian Wilson – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Carl Wilson – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Dennis Wilson – vocals

Related artists