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You're both right; besides, tinear is apparently posting a quote.

No offense, but aren't you shooting the messenger? Tinear is apparently posting an opinion in the form of a query even though it would be nice to know the source of his quote and whether he concurs with that opinion.

In many ways the Beach Boys were too square for the changing mood of the country's youth culture, not that their music was lacking. I recall not being interested in the Beach Boys style of music at all in the late 60's because my focus was on less pop-oriented music, heavy guitar and more of an anti-war flavor than what the Beach Boys were offering. Certainly Monterey, Hendrix and Wenner (Rolling Stone) played their part in making the Beach Boys seem less in tune with the times, but in a roundabout way that's what tinear's source also stated, was it not?

If you look at the rapidly evolving music scene of the mid-sixties it's clear that those pop groups and individual musicians who were capable of adjusting their styles to the volatility of the times survived and those who didn't became less relevant; it was very Darwinian. The Beatles are a perfect example of a pop group which changed with the times and expanded their audience in the process; the Beach Boys, conversely, while admired by fellow musicians seemed a little out of step with the times.

I had an opportunity to catch the Beach Boys in '74 as one of the opening acts for CSN&Y's stadium tour (Texas Stadium, Dallas; the other opener being Jesse Colin Young); I still recall how quaint and out of place their music seemed for that time. In fact, while the theme of Nixon's recent resignation was highlighted by CSN&Y, culminating in a smoldering version of Ohio, the most memorable thing about the Beach Boy's performance was a tall wicker chair and palm tree props, their legendary harmonies seeming as tinny as Nixon's tin soldiers when compared to CSN&Y's.

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