Elric

6y

Nah they definitely had their influences but after a few they had crystallized their own sound

The Four Freshmen were a big influence

Elric

6y

Also D*** Dale for the guitar influence

DonutHole

6y

Who Dale?

Elric

6y

you might as well get in here lad;

https://ktt2.com/best-songs-of-every-year-taking-votes-for-56-80474/22

see D*** Dale's mastapiece at the bottom of that page

ithaka

6y

😑

DonutHole

6y

I see that the four freshmen are a quartet

I can hear the influence

Who else were influential to bbs?

ithaka

6y

they lifted up some riffs from chuck berry during their surf days

DonutHole

6y

Ithaka showed me that misirlou song lol
I was asking about surf music origins

That song got sampled by bep so I recognize it from that too

Elric

6y

Let's not act like Chuck wasn't also stealing riffs

DonutHole

6y

I see that the four freshmen are a quartet

I can hear the influence

Who else were influential to bbs?

DonutHole

6y

I see that the four freshmen are a quartet

I can hear the influence

Who else were influential to bbs?

ithaka

6y

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ofc phil spector was prolly brians biggest influence

this is brians obsession

after it came out he made this originally for the ronnettes to sing but phil who was married with the singer was jealous and turned it down, so brian turned it into an iconic bbs song:

ronnie decades later finally covered it tho, so this is the closest we’ll get to ronettes version of it:

rvi

6y

damn u beat me by 10sec

rvi

6y

Phil Spector

ithaka

6y

i could sense some cherries entering the thread

Elric

6y

Lieber & Stoller deserve credit for paving that road for Spector if you marinated on some Drifters yet you'd know

DonutHole

6y

I see that the four freshmen are a quartet

I can hear the influence

Who else were influential to bbs?

ithaka

6y

ofc phil spector was prolly brians biggest influence

this is brians obsession

after it came out he made this originally for the ronnettes to sing but phil who was married with the singer was jealous and turned it down, so brian turned it into an iconic bbs song:

ronnie decades later finally covered it tho, so this is the closest we’ll get to ronettes version of it:

DonutHole

6y

Thanks for putting me on

I've skimmed through some of the ronettes songs whilst listening to 60s music

Phil spector passed away 2020 or 2021 no? I remember the thread on ktt

DonutHole

6y

Thanks for putting me on

I've skimmed through some of the ronettes songs whilst listening to 60s music

Phil spector passed away 2020 or 2021 no? I remember the thread on ktt

Elric

6y

Elvis has some legendary harmonizing going on with his backup singers too, The Jordannaires and tbh I don't think the Beach Boys or Beatles or Kinks or anyone ever topped the pristine harmonies of the Everly Brothers

DonutHole

6y

Thanks for putting me on

I've skimmed through some of the ronettes songs whilst listening to 60s music

Phil spector passed away 2020 or 2021 no? I remember the thread on ktt

ithaka

6y

brian was mostly listening to the lovin spoonful while making smile altho it sounds nothing alike - tbf nothing sounded like what brian made at that time