The world lost Brian Wilson on June 11, 2025. We have returned to pay special tribute to our favorite artist, publishing this episode on the occasion of his 83rd birthday.We share our thoughts and spotlight some songs as we attempt to honor him to the best of our ability,
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Surfer Girl vs With The Beatles: Part 1
This is episode #4, originally published on February 28, 2024.We discuss the 1963 album, Surfer Girl. It is Part 1 in a matchup against With The Beatles.It has been edited to remove a clip of "South Bay Surfer" for copyright reasons.
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Summer's Gone vs. Now & Then
This is it! Our series finale! We wrap up the way we started by comparing a couple of individual songs.
Summer's Gone, the final track from the final Beach Boys album (2012), versus Now & Then, the 2023 single from The Beatles. Both songs serve as farewells and see the bands wrapping up their discographies with style and class.
Which song will we pick as the winner?
Also in this episode:
Both of our Top Tens for each band
Our Top 5 Beatles discoveries from doing this show
The final score from all 15 of our Final Judgments
Shoutouts and Thank You's
It's been fun, everyone! But the surf is up. I don't know why you say hello, I say good-bye.
Links from the Shoutouts:
Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast
A Film By... Podcast
DockingBay77 Podcast
Apples & Oranges:
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Abbey Road vs Sunflower: Part 2
Today we wrap up our Final Match! We discuss every track on the Sunflower LP from The Beach Boys and then weigh it against Abbey Road!
Who will win? Which album is better? How well do you know this album?
We also welcome special guest Nia D'Emilio from the Sail On Podcast onto the show to give us her pick in this epic showdown!
Links:
Sail On Podcast
Apples & Oranges:
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Abbey Road vs Sunflower: Part 1
We begin our final match with a track by track look at Abbey Road. What do we really think of the singles from this one? What do we think of the medley?
Then we'll be back next episode to explore the Sunflower LP in the second half of this match and then render our Final Judgment.
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A Comparison of the Discographies of The Beatles and The Beach Boys.
We match albums up against each other in a 1v1 format, discuss every track then render our final judgments on which one is better.
These two bands took similar paths through the 60s. Comparing and contrasting their history and output offers a fascinating look at both.
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