The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 3: Best of the Brother Years
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Music CD Cover Artist: The Beach Boys Edition: Music CD Format: Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2000-02-01 Music Label: Capitol Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for The Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 3: Best of the Brother Years Album
Free Music Review: Beach Boys catalog revamp underway...
Hit: 3 Stars
The "Brother Is Back" review below is quite true, however, the booklet does not say the 12 albums from the 1970-1985 era will be released as 6 twofers (although my copy did have a card inserted suggesting that twofers will appear)--it simply says that they will be reissued. I've read it would be impossible, considering "The Beach Boys In Concert" is a double album (relased on a single CD in 1990), & that "Holland" is too long to pair with any other album. Also, the Capitol twofers from 1990 are, with almost 100% certainty, not going to be reissued, as they are planning to do as they have done with the recent "Pet Sounds" reissue, & that is to include the albums in both mono & stereo.
As for this compilation, it works better as a supplement for big fans than as a summary for those curious as to what the Beach Boys were up to in this time. It does contain "This Whole World", "Marcella", "Surf's Up", & "Til I Die", however, I agree that out of respect for Dennis Wilson if anything, "Forever" should have been included. As far as using the single mix of "California", it's nice for big fans who already own the album version (the same goes with the other "single" mixes), yet it's in no way preferrable with the group vocals which soar on the album version sounding very muted here. The "Rock & Roll Music" single mix sounds good, but basically the album versions of the songs are totally preferrable. Also entirely noteworthy is that for the 1st time on CD, the drum intro on the brilliant "Honkin' Down the Highway" has been restored. It should be noted as well that "Peggy Sue" was previously in the "wrong mix" on the CD release of the "M.I.U. Album".
Overall, disc 3 & disc 4 of the "Good Vibrations" box give a not quite flawless, but much more enjoyable representation of this era. However, for completists there are some finds here.