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2 [[caption-width-right:350:Al Jardine (pictured on the far-left) has now reintegrated the band.]]
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4''Shut Down Volume 2'' is the fifth album in Music/TheBeachBoys' discography. This LP would be the first release of the band after rhythm guitarist Music/DavidMarks left the band and founding member Music/AlJardine came back to fill in David's role.
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6This album is home to two major hits in the band's career: "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Don't Worry Baby". Many people were confused by the album's title (''Shut Down Volume 1'' is the name of a compilation of car songs released by Capitol records) but it didn't stop it from reaching the 13th place in the Billboard.
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8!!Tracklist:
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10[[AC: Side One]]
11# "Fun, Fun, Fun" (2:03)
12# "Don't Worry Baby" (2:47)
13# "In The Parkin' Lot" (2:01)
14# ""Cassius" Love Vs. "Sonny" Wilson" (3:30)
15# "The Warmth Of The Sun" (2:51)
16# "This Car Of Mine" (1:35)
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18[[AC: Side Two]]
19# "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (2:07)
20# "Pom, Pom Play Girl" (1:30)
21# "Keep An Eye On Summer" (2:21)
22# "Shut Down, Part II" (2:07)
23# "Louie, Louie" (2:17)
24# "Denny's Drums" (1:56)
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27!!Principal Members:
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29* Music/AlJardine - rhythm guitars
30* Music/MikeLove - lead vocals, saxophone
31* Music/BrianWilson - lead vocals, bass
32* Music/CarlWilson - lead vocals, guitar
33* Music/DennisWilson - lead vocals, drums
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35!!And she has fun fun fun 'til her father tropes the T-Bird away:
36* AlbumFiller: ""Cassius Love Vs. "Sonny" Wilson" is a spoken-word track where Mike and Brian mock each other over their singing voice. It is also the longest track on the album.
37* AlliterativeTitle: "Fun, Fun, Fun", "Pom, Pom Play Girl" and "Louie Louie".
38* AnswerSong: "Don't Worry Baby" is undoubtedly a call-back to [[Music/RonnieSpector The Ronettes]]' "Be My Baby", whether it is the title or the drums on the intro.
39* ArtifactTitle: The first volume of "Shut Down" is a compilation of hot-rod songs (which includes Beach Boys tracks).
40* CarSong: "This Car Of Mine".
41* CoverVersion: "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers) and "Louie Louie" (by Richard Berry).
42* DemotedToExtra: Although Music/DavidMarks isn't credited on the album, he said that he is behind the bridge/guitar solo of "Don't Worry Baby". He recalled that Brian once brought him at a studio for the recording session of another track. David improvized with two chords without knowing that it would end up in the song.
43* DoubleDoubleTitle: "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Louie Louie".
44* FaceOnTheCover: Featuring the band's original lineup along with a Corvette Sting Ray and a Pontiac.
45* {{Instrumentals}}: "Shut Down Part 2" and "Denny's Drums".
46* LyricalColdOpen: "In The Parkin' Lot" and "The Warmth Of The Sun".
47* OneWomanSong: "Pom Pom Play Girl".
48* PomPomGirl: The premise of "Pom, Pom Play Girl".
49* SelfDeprecation: ""Cassius" Love Vs. "Sonny" Wilson" showcases The Beach Boys mocking the voices of Brian and Mike. Brian's voice sounding like "Mickey Mouse with a sore throat" and Mike's voicing sounding like "his nose is on the critical list".
50* ShoutOut: "Don't Worry Baby" references the famous drum intro of [[Music/RonnieSpector The Ronettes]]' "Be My Baby".
51** "Fun, Fun, Fun" has a guitar intro which is quite reminescent of Music/ChuckBerry's "Johnny B. Good".
52** ""Cassius" Love Vs. "Sonny" Wilson"'s title references boxing champions Cassius Clay (now known as UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli) and Sonny Liston.
53* SpokenWordInMusic: ""Cassius" Love Vs. "Sonny Wilson" is the only track which has spoken passages, although samples of "Little Deuce Coupe", "In My Room" and "Fun, Fun, Fun" are played throughout.
54* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Carl sings lead on ''Pom Pom Play Girl'' while Dennis only sings on "This Car Of Mine".
55** Even though Al Jardine sang his first vocal lead on ''Music/TheBeachBoysChristmasAlbum'', you can clearly hear him presenting himself on ""Cassius" Love Vs. Sonny Wilson" .
56* TitleTrack: "Shut Down Part II" is probably a filler written just to reference the album's title.

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