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Their first hit, "Surfin' USA", was responsible for exposing [[surf music]], at the time a local phenomenon originated by [[Dick Dale]], to a much wider national and international audience.

Their first hit, "Surfin' USA", was responsible for exposing [[surf music]], at the time a local phenomenon originated by [[Dick Dale]], to a much wider national and international audience.

The early albums of The Beach Boys are fairly standard rock and roll featuring surf- and drag-themed tunes and various rock and roll standards, played with the typical surf reverb guitar and extensive and surprisingly complex vocal harmonies.  With time, Brian, the primary songwriter, became more experimental culminating in the band's acknowledged masterpiece, ''Pet Sounds''.

The early albums of The Beach Boys are fairly standard rock and roll featuring surf- and drag-themed tunes and various rock and roll standards, played with the typical surf reverb guitar and extensive and surprisingly complex vocal harmonies.  With time, Brian, the primary songwriter, became more experimental culminating in the band's acknowledged masterpiece, ''Pet Sounds'', which was ranked #2 among the greatest albums ever by ''[[Rolling Stones]]'' in 2012, second to the [[Beatles]]' ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''.<ref>https://www.aol.com/entertainment/family-beach-boys-mastermind-brian-025252459.html</ref>

Their songs were by turns poignant, thoughtful, sensitive and funny, but always realistic and kind-hearted.  

Their songs were by turns poignant, thoughtful, sensitive and funny, but always realistic and kind-hearted.