Don't Go Near The Water/Long Promised Road/Take A Load Off Your Feet/Disney Girls (1957)/Student Demonstration Time/Feel Flows/Looking At Tomorrow/A Day In The Life Of A Tree/'Til I Die/Surf's Up
Surf’s Up was the most creative album from The Beach Boys during the 1970s and triggered a revival in their popularity. The title track was originally intended for the aborted Smile project. (US:29 UK:15)
“This is my pick for the best post Pet Sounds albums. Each member of the band contributes some of their finest material. The real jewels are the three Brian Wilson penned tracks at the end, which prove again that he was the one that took a decent band and made them something special.”
“Surf's Up remains a great album with some utterly fantastic songs and exhibits the changing, progressive sound of the early 70s Beach Boys. Carrying the legendary track's namesake, this ended up becoming one of their darker records.”
“Any album that contains and takes its title from a song as transcendent, beautiful and inspiring as Surf's Up almost instantly attains greater value. Originally written for the legendary Smile project, this song has beguiling lyrics, a seamless three part structure and stunning vocals.”
“This album was very much the band's long-awaited follow up to the acclaimed Pet Sounds. Flowing in and out of Beach Boys trademarks, mixing it up with some psychedelic, blues rock and a vague but detectable theme and flow to the album as a whole, Surf's Up serves as the Beach Boys' final bow, their golden sunset, set to the sound of the majestic, mesmerizing title track.”
“Overall it remains brilliant. It contains several of the most beautiful songs the Beach Boys ever wrote. Including Wilson's magnum opus Surf's Up, which I feel is possibly the most perfect song ever created.”
"Surf's Up is a seriously underrated recording that is among The Beach Boys' greatest, even if it isn't among the band's most popular. Over the years it has cemented its relatively obscure status because, despite its title, it has no songs about surfing and fast cars. It was released when The Beach Boys were at a commercial ebb and in conflict over which direction the group should take.”
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