On this 42nd episode of Good Timin', we discuss the Beach Boys' 12th studio album, Smiley Smile from 1967. Along with covering the album's general history and background, we also discuss each of the individual tracks on the record one by one and share our own thoughts and opinions on them, as well as cover the album's critical reception and its influence on bands and artists today.

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On this bonus holiday episode of Good Timin’, we discuss our year in music and share some of the songs and artists that we each listened to the most in 2024. To open the episode, we first share our top 5 most streamed songs of the year (along with some honorable mentions) and then discuss our most listened to artists of the year, our most listened to albums, and a few of our favorite new songs and releases of 2024.

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On this 41st episode of Good Timin’, we discuss The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album from 1964. Along with covering the album’s general history and background, we also discuss each of the individual tracks on the record and share our own personal thoughts and opinions on them. Following this, we talk about some additional Beach Boys related Christmas songs, (including Child of Winter and some of the rejected Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys material) and then close out the episode with our own Christmas song draft, where we as a group select 15 holiday songs (from any band or artist) to make up our own fantasy Christmas compilation. 

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On this 40th episode of Good Timin', we discuss two of the Beach Boys most notable live albums, Beach Boys Concert from 1964 and The Beach Boys In Concert from 1973. Along with covering the general history and background behind both albums, we also discuss each of the individual tracks on the records and share our own personal thoughts and opinions on them. At the end of the episode, we also briefly touch on several other Beach Boys live albums, such as Live in London, Live at Knebworth, and the 50th Reunion Tour album.

On this 39th episode of Good Timin', we discuss the life and musical career of longtime Beach Boy Bruce Johnston. Along with covering Bruce's songwriting and vocal contributions to the group, we also talk about Bruce's long and accomplished career in the music industry as a songwriter, producer and performer.

On this 38th episode of Good Timin', we discuss some of our favorite covers that The Beach Boys have recorded or played in concert over the years, as well as our favorite covers of Beach Boys songs that other artists have recorded, and our favorite (and least favorite) Beach Boys album covers. Lastly, at the end of the episode we do our very own “Stars and Stripes Volume 2” draft, where we as a group select 12 Beach Boys songs that we’d love to hear covered by specific artists or bands of our choosing.

On this 37th episode of Good Timin’, we discuss the Beach Boys sixth studio album (and second of 1964), All Summer Long. Along with covering the album's general history and background, we also discuss each of the individual tracks on the record, as well as some additional Brian Wilson side projects and recordings from around the time.

On this 36th episode of Good Timin', we create our own "Worst of the Beach Boys" compilation album and select 24 songs from the band's catalog that we personally don't care for. Along with officially released Beach Boys tracks, we are also allowed to nominate solo material as well as humorous soundbites from the band's lengthy career.

On this 35th episode of Good Timin’, we discuss the Beach Boys fifth studio album (and first of 1964), Shut Down Volume 2. Along with covering the album's general history and background, we also discuss the individual tracks on the record as well as some additional Brian Wilson side projects and recordings from around the time.

On this 34th episode of Good Timin’, we discuss the Beach Boys fourth studio album (and third of 1963), Little Deuce Coupe. Along with covering the album's general history and background, we also discuss the individual tracks on the record as well as some additional Brian Wilson side projects and recordings from around the time.