"Of course there's the surf rock years and Pet Sounds and their resurgence in the '80s, but contrary to popular belief, the Beach Boys did not just disappear when Brian retreated into his bedroom after the failure of SMiLE. In fact, some of the most provocative work that the band has ever done was released during this time."

The seventies were tough on everyone: Nixon was president, the country was years-deep into an increasingly unpopular war, and… the Beach Boys were barely hitting the Billboard 200 (priorities, am I right?). But just because they were no longer the chart-topping chads of surf nor the progressive pop geniuses of Pet Sounds doesn’t mean the era was a total wash. Rosie guides Krista through the band’s lost years through three wildly distinct albums: Wild Honey (1967), Sunflower (1970), and Holland (1973), proving that on-or-off the charts, the Beach Boys still had quite a lot to contribute to the culture. Krista and Rosie mention the two figures they’ve respectively tried to sideline all season (Charles Manson and John Stamos). Both hosts give Sag king Dennis Wilson his flowers on the Fantasy Album Draft. Give this guy a biopic (NOT The Beach Boys: An American Family)!

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