The California sound originated with rock and pop artists in the early 1960s and drew on the state’s beach culture and supposedly idyllic lifestyle for inspiration. The development of the “California sound” is credited to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys and their single “Surfin’,” which dropped in 1961. Now, the Beach Boys will bring their music and a successful six-decade career to Cincinnati.
For most of the 1960s, there was always a Beach Boys single on the charts. Their hits included “Little Deuce Coupe,” “Little Old Lady from Pasadena,” “California Girls,” and “Sloop John B.”
In 1966, the band wrote and released the single that changed the genre: “Good Vibrations.” Production took place in four recording studios in Hollywood for a period of seven months, over a total of about 20 separate sessions. Most singles at the time were recorded in two days.
The complex piece, with its sudden shifts in mood, novel use of the cello, and inclusion of electronic sounds made it one of music’s most influential recordings and kicked off a wave of progressive and psychedelic rock.
The Beach Boys continue to rock audiences. A review says:
“The Beach Boys still have it all the way back from the 1960s till today!”
The Beach Boys will be at the PNC Pavilion at Riverbend on August 12. Posters, which can be found at Print shops, are traditional advertisements for events like this.
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