The Rolling Stone considered the Beach Boys to be Chads weird

Brian Wilson interview from early '66 amazing to hear all this from his actual mouth

"For myself I don't go out on the tours at all now, I just work on production. I spent five months working on this new album and I think the album in the batch of new singles I've been working on, well, it's just like I'm right in the Golden Era of what it's all about. It's all just coming out like breathing now. I give a lot of credit, a lot of it, for everybody's success, to The Beatles. They've had a tremendous universal influence. That Rubber Soul album was a great new contribution it helped them reach a new plateau. The Byrds, while they represent a certain projected attitude, they've got a place too no doubt about that. I still give Phil Spector credit for being the single most influential producer, he's timeless. He makes a milestone whenever he goes into a studio.

The folk thing has been important. I think it has opened up a whole new intellectual bag for the kids. They're making thinking records now. That's what it is. Everybody is saying something. We got into a romantic rut. It was all boy-girl, crying records with everybody kind of screwed up. Suddenly Dylan comes along with a cold, intellectual, philosophical thing. He's a protester and his message pertains to society in general."

didnt realize this was a cover when the Who did it in '66 excellent bridge

McCartney's sappiest song of '65 relevant to the sappiest rap album released this week

@Elric might be going with this as my top 10, one song per artist. probably forgetting something. going to put jazz in different post since its kinda hard to separate just 1 highlight from an album/long ass songs

1. The Beatles - In My Life
2. The Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears
3. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
4. The Beach Boys - Please Let Me Wonder
5. The Who - My Generation
6. Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man
7. The Impressions - People Get Ready
8. The Kinks - A Well Respected Man
9. The Yardbirds - Heart Full of Soul
10. James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

HM:
BB King - How Blue Can You Get (Live at the Regal)
Simon and Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence (electric version)
Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself
The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man
Los Saicos - Demolicion and El entierro de los gatos
Junior Wells - Snatch It Back and Hold it

jass

did not think you would have IML at the top very handsome top ten

you dont f*** with electric Dylan tho ill be hard pressed not to flood my list with Highway 61 jams

just added Los Saicos to my playlist too btw

lol nah i definitely f*** with electric Dylan, was having a hard time choosing which song but couldn't ultimately pick Tombstone Blues over Tambourine Man. maybe should have been like a rolling stone though tbh

The contrarian in me doesn't want to just give it to Satisfaction and Rolling Stone even though they might be the clear winners. Not sure if I actually like The Last Time and Thin Man more or if it's just my internal edge

What's your favorite Gene Clark song of the year? McCartney? Electric Dylan? Why you only doing one song each for probably the greatest singles year in pop history I wanna big list

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I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better ofc

We Can Work It Out if that counts cuz its got Lennon too or I'm Looking Through You

Like a Rolling Stone/Tombstone Blues/

idk about greatest singles year in history tbh..

Only other contenders are the next couple years

why am I the only one that considers this a beyond exquisite masterpiece of a gem

underrated Marvin gem love how it starts out light and spritely then hits some high drama for the chorus

trade yuu los saicos rec for the sorrows need you to assimilate these classics

ok i guess i'll dl Take a Heart

Never hear them mentioned along with the rest of the invasion bands but a handful of their songs nearly sound canon to me now

Bro how the f*** are you still on 1965

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We're having fun what's the problem

One of the top 10 years no rush