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In response to "I think the crux of this is that we're discussing two different things..." by Mel Profit

See I still disagree with you. They have a ton of fantastic songs that are absolutely built to last because they are still being played everyday.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Feb 3 '16, 15:41

They are on the radio, in commercials and in movies. Still. You can't be much more built to last than that. I'm not saying that there aren't songs there that remain simple and uncomplicated. But there's a reason that Wouldn't It Be Nice continually shows up in commercials and movies. And God Only Knows. And Good Vibrations. And Sloop John B. Do You Wanna Dance. The list goes on. I get that it doesn't reach you in that special way, but I think you're letting your own feelings about it cloud your view of the material's value as a whole. Wilson wouldn't be influential if the music wasn't built to last.

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I spent a few minutes looking for album sales by year to compare and couldn't find them. - Mel Profit Feb 3, 15:58 2
- The Beatles are a terrible comparison. They have closely guarded their catalogue and stopped performing together forever in 1970. The Beach Boys - pmb Feb 3, 16:16 1
  - One thing I will add is that the Beach Boys (and particularly Mike Love) continuing as an oldies act for so long after Brian Wilson left the band made - pmb Feb 3, 16:19

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See I still disagree with you. They have a ton of fantastic songs that are absolutely built to last because they are still being played everyday.

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