Just under half an hour,
Summer Days (And Summer Nights) is another release getting away from the early Beach Boy Chuck Berry sound and weening towards the arranged baroque style they are better known for. Wilson here is perfecting his Spectorized wall of sound, from a four piece rock 'n' roll band, to complex string arrangements, and the sonic barbershop doo wop quartet. Lyrically its basic Beach Boy themes, girls, the beach, but totally surfless -- weird. My favorite numbers on this record have a Dada element of simplicity and beauty,
Girl Don't Tell Me and
You're So Good To Me. And as much as I think I won't like it because of the David Lee Roth version the super hit
California Girls is still great, it captures the timeless boyish obsession with fairer sexe! The only thing I don't recommend on this album is the instrumental
Summer Means New Love. What is this suppose to be, an attempt to make it on a swinging groovy movie soundtrack? YUCK! Enjoy your Summer Days (And Summer Nights), I do (well try to)!
