Summer in Paradise
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20
What would the Beach Boys be like if Brian Wilson were banned and lead singer Mike Love ruled the roost? Like this -- writing bad new songs, recording bad covers of old songs -- a pointless parody of themselves.
10
Summer in Paradise reaches a point where it stops being funny - you realize that for the most part, the people involved seriously believe this will become the quintessential soundtrack to the summer.
The Beach Boys Surprisingly Strange Discography and History: 35
Summer In Paradise
After 1988 the band had a short resurgence in popularity which was due to them having their first number 1 hit since Good Vibrations with Kokomo it pretty much gave Mike a big ego boost and the guy already had a big ego.
Now he WAS a hit maker without Brian, technically speaking he proved himself, so now he would become the leader…Al was fired so everyone seems like they didn’t wanna be there, ... read more
Oh no Beach Boys. Oh no.
Tbh if it was any other artist making this, it'd probably be a moderate 30-40. But this is the Beach Boys. THE BEACH BOYS. I get that Brian Wilson has left but come on...they had to have some of the skills the possessed 20 years ago. But instead we get this. Watered down pop trying to pretend music needs rapping Beach Boys in reality.
Look, I in no way expect musicians who have been around a long time to be perfect. You can only innovate oh so many times. But...COME ... read more
Possibly one of the worst albums ever made by an artist as influential and as groundbreaking as the Beach Boys - if not the worst. Truly unlistenable from front to back, Summer in Paradise feels more like an eternity in hell.
the production on this thing hurts my ears
and the lyrics do not help at all
this is the worst thing I have ever heard
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Track List
| 1 | Hot Fun in the Summertime 3:28 | 18 |
| 2 | Surfin' 3:44 | 13 |
| 3 | Summer of Love 2:50 | 12 |
| 4 | Island Fever 3:26 | 20 |
| 5 | Still Surfin' 4:02 | 18 |
| 6 | Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night) 3:23 | 24 |
| 7 | Strange Things Happen 4:43 | 23 |
| 8 | Remember "Walking in the Sand" 3:29 | 12 |
| 9 | Lahaina Aloha 3:43 | 23 |
| 10 | Under the Boardwalk 4:06 | 14 |
| 11 | Summer in Paradise 3:51 | 12 |
| 12 | Forever 3:03 with John Stamos | 19 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
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6mo
I once heard "Hot Fun in the Summertime" as bumper music on a local station of mine while at my family's cabin and got INTENSE whiplash.
1y
Fun fact: One time Mike Love was in a convenience store when there was a robbery going on. He promptly stopped the robber by heroically tackling him and returned the cash to the cashier!!!! The owner then shot him 34 times
Added on: January 27, 2016