History Music / AllSummerLong

This album is home to some major events in The Beach Boys' career. One of its singles, "I Get Around", was their first song to top the US charts and put them up as the American answer to Music/TheBeatles. It, as well as other songs such as "Little Honda", the title track, and "Wendy", would go on to be a staple of the band's concerts. It was also during this album's recording that manager/father figure Murry Wilson would be fired, leaving more artistic freedom for the band. This freedom includes a step back from the surf rock genre which defined their early sound (only one song on the album references surfing) while still keeping a summer vibe for this album.

-->-- '''I Get Around'''

* BadassBoast: ''I Get Around'':

* CarSong: ''I Get Around''
* CoverVersion: ''Hushabye'', originally by The Mystics.
* DriveInTheater: ''Drive-in''
* {{Filler}}: ''Our Favorite Recording Sessions'' is a spoof track where the band messes up the recording of ''Do You Remember'' and the title track.
* GreatEscape: ''We'll Run Away''

* HeavyMeta: ''Do You Remember'' is about rock'n'roll and the artists who contributed to its foundation.
* {{Instrumentals}}: ''Carl's Big Chance''.
* LyricalColdOpen: ''Hushabye'', ''We'll Run Away'' and ''Girls On The Beach''.
* OneWomanSong: ''Wendy''
* OneWordTitle: ''Hushabye'', ''Wendy'' and ''Drive-in''.
* ProductPlacement: ''Little Honda'' (duh) and the title track:
--> '' 'Member when you spilled coke all over you blouse''

* ShoutOut: Quite a lot on the rock'n'roll tribute song ''Do You Remember'':
** Music/DickDale, Music/LittleRichard, Music/ChuckBerry, Danny & The Juniors and Music/ElvisPresley are mentionned as rock'n'roll greatest figures

** ''Drive-in'' has Mike Love doing a Smokey Bear impression:
--> ''And remember, only '''you''' can prevent forest fires''
** ''Little Honda''
--> ''Its not a big motorcycle''
--> ''Just a groovy little motorbike''
--> ''Its more fun that a barrel of monkeys''
* SpokenWordInMusic: ''Our Favorite Recording Sessions''
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Dennis sings the bridge of ''Girls On The Beach Boys''
* StopAndGo: ''Don't Back Down'' has a few seconds of silence before its last verse starts.
* StudioChatter: ''You can hear someone coughing on the instrumental bridge of ''Wendy''.
* TheCameo: Beach Boys sound engineer Chuck Britz can be heard on ''Our Favorite Recording Sessions''.

* TwelveBarBlues: ''Do You Remember'' which is no surprise since it talks about rock'n'roll. ''Little Honda'' as well.

This album is home to some major events in The Beach Boys' career. One of its singles, "I Get Around", was their first song to top the US charts and put them up as the American answer to Music/TheBeatles. "I Get Around", as well as other songs such as "Little Honda", the title track, and "Wendy", would go on to be a staple of the band's concerts. It was also during this album's recording that manager/father figure Murry Wilson would be fired, leaving more artistic freedom for the band. This freedom includes a step back from the surf rock genre which defined their early sound (only one song on the album references surfing) while still keeping a summer vibe for this album.

''All Summer Long'' is Music/TheBeachBoys' seventh album released in their discography. The first album they released after the British Invasion happened in the US.

This album is home to some major events in the band's career. One of its singles, ''I Get Around'', was their first song to top the US charts and put them up as the american answer to Music/TheBeatles. ''I Get Around'' as well as other songs such as ''Little Honda'', the title track and ''Wendy'' would go on to be staples in The Beach Boys concerts, establishing ''I Get Around'' as one of the band's definitive songs. It was also during this album's recording that manager/father figure Murry Wilson would be fired, leaving more artistic freedom for the band. This freedom includes a step back from the surf rock genre which defined their early sound (only one song on the album references surfing) while still keeping a summer vibe for this album.

While re-using and refining elements from their first five albums, ''All Summer Long'' has been considered to be one of the best Beach Boys early albums.

''All Summer Long'' is Music/TheBeachBoys' seventh album released in their discography. The first album they released after the British invasion happened in the US.

* Al Jardine - guitar, backing and lead vocals

* Carl Wilson - guitar, backing and co-lead vocals

* Mike Love - lead vocals

* TwelveBarBlues: ''Do You Remember'' which is no surprise since it talks about rock'n'roll.

* LyricalColdOpen: ''Hushabye'' and ''Girls On The Beach''.

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