In part 4 we begin our track-by-track review of Summer in Paradise, breaking down the first half of the album. Bryan and I talk through lyrics, production, intentions, and what it all says about where the band was in 1992. Somehow it gets more confusing the deeper you go.

Want to rediscover The Beach Boys before this series? I made a playlist to get you all caught up. Listen on Apple Music or Spotify.

Listen to Summer in Paradise on YouTube here, or in high quality here. (It's not on any streaming service...)

Sources:

• Book: Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy (by Mike Love)
• Book: Catch a Wave (by Peter Aimes Carlin)
• Video: CNBC "The Real Story" (July '91)
• Video: Mike & Bruce on Maury Povich (June 14 '92)
• Video: The Infamous Goldmine Levitation Interview (July '92)
• Video: Mike & Bruce on MuchMusic (Aug '92)
• Video: Mike Interview in Finland (June 15 '93)
• Video: Beach Boys Reunion, Studio Session, and Interviews (1995)
• Video: John Stamos on Kelly Clarkson
• Article: The untold story of 'Kokomo,' the Beach Boys' most annoying song
• Article: Low Tide: The Beach Boys Hit Rock Bottom in 1992 with 'Summer In Paradise'
• Article: The Number Ones: The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo”
• Article: In 1992 The Beach Boys released Summer In Paradise. It was so bad it took them 20 years to put out another album
• Article: John Stamos Remembers Beach Boys Bandmate Jeff Foskett: 'I Can't Express How He Changed My Life'
• Article: The Beach Boys 1992 Flop Summer in Paradise Was All About Mike Love, Drum Machines and a Horrifying Foray into Hip Hop
• Article: John Stamos Is on Mike Love’s Side

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