The Beach Boys That's Why God Made the Radio

Rolling Stone: 3 stars out of 5 -- "The record's flashbacking first half is cut with humor and self-awareness....[A] deeply touching work..."
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Format:  CD
item number:  GE99
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CD Details

  • Released: June 4, 2012
  • Originally Released: 2012
  • Label: Capitol

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - pp.71-72
3 stars out of 5 -- "The record's flashbacking first half is cut with humor and self-awareness....[A] deeply touching work..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.82
"When he takes over on lead vocals, Mike Love sings Wilson's sometimes bleak sentiments sunnily -- which makes them all the more unsettling." -- Grade: B+
Mojo (Publisher) - p.92
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his album is very much Brian Wilson's baby. From retro sleeve to the grooves within, it mines his deep nostalgia for the summers of his youth..."

Tracks:

  • 1.Think About the Days
  • 2.That's Why God Made the Radio
  • 3.Isn't It Time
  • 4.Spring Vacation
  • 5.The Private Life of Bill and Sue
  • 6.Shelter
  • 7.Daybreak Over the Ocean
  • 8.Beaches in Mind
  • 9.Strange World
  • 10.From There to Back Again
  • 11.Pacific Coast Highway
  • 12.Summer's Gone

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That's Why God Made the Radio Music Lover: from CLEARFIELD, PA US -- November, 30, 2013

I was really excited to hear that the original Beach Boys would do a fiftyth Anniversary Tour and equally important, do their first album together in years. I must admit; they didn't disappoint.Ironically, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston are wearing the same clothes that they wore when I met them and got a picture taken with them at the Clearfield County Fair in 2010.


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