Re: Poll: Beatles or Beach Boys?

> As much as I like The Beach Boys, I must admit that in much of their
> best studio output from the sixties they are just a vocal group, kinda
> Tamla Motown.... And Brian evidently was determined to follow the
> steps of Mr. Spector (composing, arranging and producing), the rest of
> the boys just being his instrument of expression.
> It's quite remarkable that rock press and public never criticized it
> the way they did with The Monkees (although obviously this latter band
> were far less ambitious, artistically speaking)

I think it has to do with the t.v. bit The Monkees were a part of.
Kinda sets them apart from the rest of that time.

Davy Jones openly criticized The Beach Boys; I guess there isn't one
Beach Boy playing on...Good Vibrations?