Good Timin’ - A Beach Boys Podcast

On this 44th episode of Good Timin', we build our own fantasy "Best of the Rest" album, where we as a group nominate and vote for 24 of our favorite songs that were primarily written by the other official members of the band. (minus Brian) In addition to selecting songs from the official Beach Boys catalog, we're also allowed to nominate outtakes and unreleased material, as well as four songs from...

On this 43rd episode of Good Timin', we discuss the Beach Boys' 13th studio album, Wild Honey from 1967. Along with covering the album's general history and background, we also talk about each individual track on the record one by one and share our own thoughts and opinions on them. Following this, we discuss a few additional recordings and outtakes that the band made around the time, and also tou...

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. Check us out on...

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...

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 re...

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 brief...

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 gr...

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. Listen to "The Dogshit Album" here!- https://youtu.be/MC4Txd19c...

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.

On this 33rd episode of Good Timin', we discuss the life and musical career of Beach Boys frontman and founding member, Mike Love. Along with covering some of our favorite vocal and lyrical contributions from Mike, we also discuss his complicated image and legacy within the band, and why we feel that he played a more significant role in the group's success and longevity than many people give him c...

On this 32nd episode of Good Timin’, we discuss the Beach Boys third studio album (and second of 1963), Surfer Girl. 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 projects and recordings from around the time.

On this 31st episode of Good Timin’, we discuss the Beach Boys second studio album (and first of 1963), Surfin' U.S.A. Along with covering the albums general history and background, we also discuss the individual tracks on the record and share our thoughts and opinions on each of them. Check us out on YouTube- Good Timin' - A Beach Boys Podcast

On this 30th episode of Good Timin', we create our 5th "Best Of The Beach Boys" album, this time focusing on the band's output from 1980 to the present day. As we've done on our previous "Best Of" drafts, we as a group nominate and select 24 tracks that we feel best represent this era for the band, and make our case for why each song is worthy of inclusion on our co...

On this 29th episode of Good Timin’, we discuss The Beach Boys 1962 debut album, Surfin’ Safari. Along with covering the albums general history and background, we also discuss the individual tracks on the record and share our thoughts and opinions on each of them.

On this 28th episode of Good Timin', author and Beach Boys historian Jim Murphy joins us to discuss the band's early years when they were just starting out as a group and beginning to record music together. We also cover some of the band's early demos and recordings from the Hite and Dorinda Morgan sessions, as well as some of Brian's early collaborations with Gary Usher.

On this 27th episode of Good Timin', we each create our own fantasy Beach Boys concert setlist and select which songs we'd most like to hear live. We also share some additional details about our dream concerts, such as the year, the venue, and which Beach Boys touring members we'd want on stage with the group.

On this third and final episode of our summer series Off Timin', we rank the Electric Light Orchestra's 14 studio albums from our least favorite to our favorite, and share our thoughts and opinions on each record. We also share some of our favorite ELO songs, as well as our favorite Jeff Lynne collaborations with other artists. Follow us on ⁠YouTube⁠ , Spotify and ⁠Apple Podcasts!

On this second episode of our summer series "Off Timin", Jake and Reilly share and discuss 10 of their personal favorite Beatles solo albums and explain why they love them so much. We also share some honorable mentions as well as some of our favorite tracks from other Beatles solo albums. Follow us on YouTube , Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

On this first episode of our summer series "Off Timin", we each share and discuss some of our personal all-time favorite albums and explain why we love them so much. We also select some honorable mentions and share which Beach Boys albums would qualify for our lists. Follow the Good Timin' Podcast on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! YouTube Apple Podcasts

On this 26th episode of Good Timin', we discuss the Beach Boys' new Disney Plus documentary as well as the band's new hardcover book from Genesis Publications, and share our personal thoughts and opinions on each release. We also discuss several previously released Beach Boys films and books and explain why we like (or dislike) them. Note- This is the final episode of season one of the...

On this 25th episode of Good Timin', we create our 4th "Best Of The Beach Boys" album, this time focusing on the period from 1975 through 1979. As we've done on our previous "Best Of" drafts, we as a group nominate and select 24 tracks that we feel best represent this era for the band, and make our case for why each song is worthy of inclusion on our compilation. Listen...

On this 24th episode of Good Timin', we discuss the Beach Boys' 1979 release, the L.A. Light Album. We cover the history and background of the album, give a track by track rundown of the record and share our thoughts and opinions on each song, and also talk about some of the outtakes and extra material the band recorded around the time. In addition, songwriter and Beach Boys collaborator G...