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109-610: Erie Insurance Arena was built for $ 9.3 million in 1983. It opened in June 1983 with a Beach Boys concert. Since then, it has hosted entertainers including Elton John , Rod Stewart , Cher , KISS , Barry Manilow , Alan Jackson , Trans-Siberian Orchestra ,Def Leppard and Alice Cooper . Erie Insurance Arena has also featured Blippi , Disney on Ice , WCW , WWE , TNA Wrestling , the Harlem Globetrotters , and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus . In May 2012,

218-457: A conscientious objector . The FBI arrested him in April, and it took several years for courts to resolve the matter. After months of recording and media hype, Smile was shelved for personal, technical, and legal reasons. A February 1967 lawsuit seeking $ 255,000 (equivalent to $ 2.33 million in 2023) was launched against Capitol Records over neglected royalty payments. Within the lawsuit

327-418: A Beach Boys LP for the 1965 Christmas season, Brian conceived Beach Boys' Party! , a live-in-the-studio album consisting mostly of acoustic covers of 1950s rock and R&B songs, in addition to covers of three Beatles songs, Bob Dylan 's " The Times They Are a-Changin' ", and idiosyncratic rerecordings of the group's earlier songs. The album was an early precursor of the " unplugged " trend. It also included

436-489: A British journalist: "Brian has been rethinking our recording program and in any case we all have a much greater say nowadays in what we turn out in the studio." The Beach Boys were at their lowest popularity in the late 1960s, and their cultural standing was especially worsened by their public image, which remained incongruous with their peers' "heavier" music. At the end of 1967, Rolling Stone co-founder and editor Jann Wenner printed an influential article that denounced

545-454: A brief return to live performance, as Bruce Johnston chose to take a temporary break from the band during the summer of 1967, feeling that the atmosphere within the band "had all got too weird". The performances were filmed and recorded with the intention of releasing a live album, Lei'd in Hawaii , which was also left unfinished and unreleased. The general record-buying public came to view

654-609: A cappella rendition of the scriptural song " The Lord's Prayer ". The A-side peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Christmas chart. By the end of the year David Marks had left the group and Al Jardine had returned. The surf music craze, along with the careers of nearly all surf acts, was slowly replaced by the British Invasion . Following a successful Australasian tour in January and February 1964,

763-558: A club level sponsored by the Erie Times-News . Funding for the renovations derived from $ 32 million pledged by former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, combined with $ 10 million paid by Erie County . The arena has hosted numerous high school and college basketball games. Two of the most notable basketball games were between Cathedral Preparatory School and McDowell and local colleges, Gannon University and Mercyhurst University. Both games featured rival schools. Both games generated

872-471: A concert film intended to bring together a wide range of musicians for a one-off performance. The result was released to movie theaters one month later. By the end of 1964, the stress of road travel, writing, and producing became too much for Brian. On December 23, while on a flight from Los Angeles to Houston, he suffered a panic attack . In January 1965, he announced his withdrawal from touring to concentrate entirely on songwriting and record production. For

981-479: A cover of the Regents ' song " Barbara Ann ", which unexpectedly reached number 2 when released as a single several weeks later. In November, the group released another top-twenty single, " The Little Girl I Once Knew ". It was considered the band's most experimental statement thus far. The single continued Brian's ambitions for daring arrangements, featuring unexpected tempo changes and numerous false endings. With

1090-416: A deal was never made. In July 1968, the group released the single " Do It Again ", which lyrically harkened back to their earlier surf songs. Around this time, Brian admitted himself to a psychiatric hospital; his bandmates wrote and produced material in his absence. Released in January 1969, the album 20/20 mixed new material with outtakes and leftovers from recent albums; Brian produced virtually none of

1199-440: A flat spatula. Slices of cheese are then placed over the meat, letting it melt, and then the roll is placed on top of the cheese. The mixture is then scooped up with a spatula and pressed into the roll, which is then cut in half. Common additions include sautéed onions, grilled mushrooms, ketchup, hot sauce, salt, and black pepper. In Philadelphia, cheesesteaks are invariably served on hoagie rolls. Among several brands, perhaps

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1308-463: A full-time member of the band on May 19, 1965. With Johnston's arrival, Brian now had a sixth voice he could work with in the band's vocal arrangements, with the June 4 vocal sessions for " California Girls " being Johnston's first recording session with the Beach Boys. "California Girls" was included on the band's next album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) and eventually charted at number 3 in

1417-629: A group by that name. He suggested calling them the Beach Boys. "Surfin ' " was a regional success for the West Coast, and reached number 75 on the national Billboard Hot 100 chart. By this time the de facto manager of the Beach Boys, Murry landed the group's first paying gig (for which they earned $ 300) on New Year's Eve, 1961, at the Ritchie Valens Memorial Dance in Long Beach . In their early public appearances,

1526-473: A live album recorded in December 1968, was released in several countries in 1970 to fulfil the contract, although it would not see US release until 1976. After the contract was completed Capitol deleted the Beach Boys' catalog from print, effectively cutting off their royalty flow. The lawsuit was later settled in their favor and they acquired the rights to their post-1965 catalog. In August, Sea of Tunes ,

1635-535: A live album, Beach Boys Concert , was released in October to a four-week chart stay at number 1, containing a set list of previously recorded songs and covers that they had not yet recorded. In June 1964, Brian recorded the bulk of The Beach Boys' Christmas Album with a forty-one-piece studio orchestra in collaboration with Four Freshmen arranger Dick Reynolds . The album was a response to Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You (1963). Released in December,

1744-438: A musical and lyrical sophistication that contrasted their work from before and after. This divide was further solidified by the difference in sound between their albums and their stage performances. This resulted in a split fanbase corresponding to two distinct musical markets. One group enjoys the band's early work as a wholesome representation of American popular culture from before the political and social movements brought on in

1853-421: A politically unconscious youth culture. Although Smile had been cancelled, the Beach Boys were still under pressure and a contractual obligation to record and present an album to Capitol. Carl remembered: "Brian just said, 'I can't do this. We're going to make a homespun version of [ Smile ] instead. We're just going to take it easy. I'll get in the pool and sing. Or let's go in the gym and do our parts.' That

1962-541: A producer and songwriter. Musically, he said he began to "take the things I learned from Phil Spector and use more instruments whenever I could. I doubled up on basses and tripled up on keyboards, which made everything sound bigger and deeper." We needed to grow. Up to this point we had milked every idea dry [and did] every possible angle about surfing and [cars]. But we needed to grow artistically. — Brian Wilson Released in March 1965, The Beach Boys Today! marked

2071-478: A recognized art form and influenced the development of music genres and movements such as psychedelia , power pop , progressive rock , punk , alternative , and lo-fi . Between the 1960s and 2020s, the group had 37 songs reach the U.S. Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 (the most by an American band), with four topping the chart. In 2004, the group was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone ' s list of

2180-438: A record rather than just a song." Surfer Girl marked the first time the group used outside musicians on a substantial portion of an LP. Many of them were the musicians Spector used for his Wall of Sound productions. Only a month after Surfer Girl' s release the group's fourth album Little Deuce Coupe was issued. To close 1963, the band released a standalone Christmas-themed single " Little Saint Nick ", backed with an

2289-702: A separate menu for the floor seats, which includes the shrimp cocktail, spinach artichoke dip, steak burger on a pretzel bun, chicken bacon sandwich, cheesesteak , and a vegetable platter. It also features wine, beer, and mixed cocktail drinks. Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California , in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis and Carl Wilson , their cousin Mike Love , and friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by its vocal harmonies , adolescent-oriented lyrics, and musical ingenuity,

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2398-424: A surprise for the label. The Beach Boys' first album, Surfin' Safari , was released in October 1962. It was different from other rock albums of the time in that it consisted almost entirely of original songs, primarily written by Brian with Mike Love and friend Gary Usher . Another unusual feature of the Beach Boys was that, although they were marketed as "surf music", their repertoire bore little resemblance to

2507-513: A tortilla for the bread. Nestlé offers a "Philly Steak and Cheese" made in the form of a Hot Pocket . American cheese , provolone , and Cheez Whiz are the most commonly used cheeses or cheese products put on to the Philly cheesesteak. Some establishments melt the American cheese to achieve the creamy consistency, while others place slices over the meat, letting them melt slightly under

2616-541: A transitional phase in an effort to win the pop terrain that had been thrown up for grabs". Wilson collaborated with jingle writer Tony Asher for several of the songs on the album Pet Sounds , a refinement of the themes and ideas that were introduced in Today! . In some ways, the music was a jarring departure from their earlier style. Jardine explained that "it took us quite a while to adjust to [the new material] because it wasn't music you could necessarily dance to—it

2725-409: Is debated, but according to many accounts, Pat and Harry Olivieri originally owned a hot dog stand, and on one occasion, decided to make a new sandwich using chopped beef and grilled onions. While Pat was eating the sandwich, a cab driver stopped by and was interested in it, so he requested one for himself. After eating it, the cab driver suggested that Olivieri quit making hot dogs and instead focus on

2834-480: Is fast." Cheez Whiz is "overwhelmingly the favorite" at Pat's, outselling runner-up American by a ratio of eight or ten to one, while Geno's claims to go through eight to ten cases of Cheez Whiz a day. Cooper Sharp, a " Pasteurized Process American Cheese ", is gaining ground as a new cheese option as of 2023. Made from aged Cheddar and having a higher milkfat content, the product is sharper and creamier than ordinary American cheese. According to Kosuke Chujo, who runs

2943-455: Is that Jardine left to focus on dental school . In reality, Jardine did not even apply to dental school until 1964, and the reason he left in February 1962 was due to creative differences and his belief that the newly-formed group would not be a commercial success. After being turned down by Dot and Liberty , the Beach Boys signed a seven-year contract with Capitol Records . This was at

3052-638: Is thought that [their] non-appearance was what really turned the 'underground' tide against them." Fan magazines speculated that the group was on the verge of breaking up. Detractors called the band the "Bleach Boys" and "the California Hypes" as media focus shifted from Los Angeles to the happenings in San Francisco. As authenticity became a higher concern among critics, the group's legitimacy in rock music became an oft-repeated criticism, especially since their early songs appeared to celebrate

3161-520: The Tate–LaBianca murders . According to Jon Parks, the band's tour manager, it was widely suspected in the Hollywood community that Manson was responsible for the murders, and it had been known that Manson had been involved with the Beach Boys, causing the band to be viewed as pariahs for a time. In November, police apprehended Manson, and his connection with the Beach Boys received media attention. He

3270-650: The Transcendental Meditation the Maharishi taught. In support of Friends , Love arranged for the Beach Boys to tour with the Maharishi in the US . Starting on May 3, 1968, the tour lasted five shows and was canceled when the Maharishi withdrew to fulfill film contracts. Because of disappointing audience numbers and the Maharishi's withdrawal, 24 tour dates were canceled at a cost estimated at $ 250,000. Friends , released on June 24, peaked at number 126 in

3379-877: The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Boston University Terriers in the championship final by a score of 4–1. Erie Insurance Arena, in conjunction with Gannon University , hosted the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament , in which the Bentley Falcons defeated the West Texas A&;M Buffaloes 73–65. Erie Insurance Arena offers conventional food and beverage offerings such as pizza and corn dogs , as well as some more local items such as Greek hot dogs , Greek nachos, and pepperoni balls. The venue offers

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3488-507: The greatest artists of all time . Many critics' polls have ranked Today! (1965), Pet Sounds (1966), Smiley Smile (1967), Sunflower (1970), Surf's Up (1971), and The Smile Sessions (2011) among the finest albums in history. The founding members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Other members during the band's history have been David Marks , Bruce Johnston , Blondie Chaplin , and Ricky Fataar . At

3597-423: The 64th-greatest album of all time. When we did Wild Honey , Brian asked me to get more involved in the recording end. He wanted a break [because he] had been doing it all too long. —Carl Wilson The Beach Boys immediately recorded a new album, Wild Honey , an excursion into soul music , and a self-conscious attempt to "regroup" themselves as a rock band in opposition to their more orchestral affairs of

3706-488: The Beach Boys as "just one prominent example of a group that has gotten hung up on trying to catch The Beatles. It's a pointless pursuit." The article had the effect of excluding the group among serious rock fans and such controversy followed them into the next year. Capitol continued to bill them as "America's Top Surfin' Group!" and expected Brian to write more beachgoing songs for the yearly summer markets. From 1968 onward, his songwriting output declined substantially, but

3815-518: The Beach Boys had built their commercial standing. Within two months, the label capitulated by releasing the group's first greatest hits compilation album, Best of the Beach Boys , which was quickly certified gold by the RIAA . By contrast, Pet Sounds met a highly favorable critical response in Britain, where it reached number 2 and remained among the top-ten positions for six months. Responding to

3924-459: The Beach Boys returned home to face their new competition, the Beatles . Both groups shared the same record label in the US, and Capitol's support for the Beach Boys immediately began waning. Although it generated a top-five single in " Fun Fun Fun ", the group's fifth album, Shut Down Volume 2 , became their first since Surfin' Safari not to reach the US top-ten. This caused Murry to fight for

4033-472: The Beach Boys' album was divided between five new, original Christmas-themed songs, and seven reinterpretations of traditional Christmas songs. It would be regarded as one of the finest holiday albums of the rock era. One single from the album, " The Man with All the Toys ", was released, peaking at number 6 on the US Billboard Christmas chart. On October 29, the Beach Boys performed for The T.A.M.I. Show ,

4142-530: The Beach Boys' catalog, was sold to Irving Almo Music for $ 700,000 (equivalent to $ 5.82 million in 2023). According to his wife, Marilyn Wilson , Brian was devastated by the sale. Over the years, the catalog generated more than $ 100 million in publishing royalties, none of which Murry or the band members ever received. That same month, Carl, Dennis, Love, and Jardine sought a permanent replacement for Johnston, with Johnston unaware of this search. They approached Carl's brother-in-law Billy Hinsche , who declined

4251-460: The Beach Boys' vocal approach to the genre, not the original instrumental style pioneered by Dick Dale . Biographer Luis Sanchez highlights the "Surfin' U.S.A." single as a turning point for the band, "creat[ing] a direct passage to California life for a wide teenage audience ... [and] a distinct Southern California sensibility that exceeded its conception as such to advance right to the front of American consciousness". Throughout 1963, and for

4360-644: The Erie County Convention Center Authority and the Erie Insurance Group announced a 10-year, $ 3 million naming agreement that would rename the former Louis J. Tullio Arena, "Erie Insurance Arena." This renaming coincided with the completion of the current $ 42 million renovation project that was completed in September 2013. The renovation, designed by Friday/Sink Combs Dethlefs Joint Venture Architects, modernized

4469-633: The Ridge Avenue location. No actual documentary evidence exists of the Olivieri story, however, and like many such origin stories it may be apocryphal, perpetuated by the author's retelling. The cheesesteak may well have appeared and spread gradually among anonymous cooks. Cheesesteaks have become popular at restaurants and food carts throughout the city with many locations being independently owned, family-run businesses. Variations of cheesesteaks are now common in several fast food chains. Versions of

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4578-468: The Ronettes ' 1963 song " Be My Baby ", which was produced by Spector. The first time he heard the song was while driving, and was so overwhelmed that he had to pull over to the side of the road and analyze the chorus. Later, he reflected: "I was unable to really think as a producer up until the time where I really got familiar with Phil Spector's work. That was when I started to design the experience to be

4687-444: The US as the second single from the album, while the album itself went to number 2. The first single from Summer Days had been a reworked arrangement of " Help Me, Rhonda ", which became the band's second number 1 US single in the spring of 1965. For contractual reasons, owing to his previous deal with Columbia Records, Johnston was not able to be credited or pictured on Beach Boys records until 1967. To appease Capitol's demands for

4796-529: The US, but were stopped by the British musicians' union. The tour went on without the extra support, and critics described their performances as "amateurish" and "floundering". At the last minute, the Beach Boys declined to headline the Monterey Pop Festival , an event held in June. According to David Leaf, "Monterey was a gathering place for the 'far out' sounds of the 'new' rock ... and it

4905-519: The US. In August, Capitol issued an album of Beach Boys backing tracks, Stack-o-Tracks . It was the first Beach Boys LP that failed to chart in the US and UK. In June 1968, Dennis befriended Charles Manson , an aspiring singer-songwriter, and their relationship lasted for several months. Dennis bought him time at Brian's home studio, where recording sessions were attempted while Brian stayed in his room. Dennis then proposed that Manson be signed to Brother Records. Brian reportedly disliked Manson, and

5014-475: The Wilsons' father, Murry . In 1963, the band enjoyed its first national hit with " Surfin' U.S.A. ", beginning a string of top-ten singles that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars, and romance, dubbed the " California sound ". It was one of the few American rock bands to sustain its commercial standing during the British Invasion . Starting with 1965's The Beach Boys Today! ,

5123-699: The arena and added some new sections and a landscaped park entrance. Construction on the project was carried out by the Pittsburgh -based Turner Construction Company . Improvements included additional seating and concourses. To accommodate this, its footprint expanded from the original 152,000-square-foot (14,100 m) to 218,000-square-foot (20,300 m). This increased the venue's capacity to 6,833 for hockey, 6,754 for basketball and about 9,000 for concerts. Erie Insurance Arena now has enlarged lobbies, more box office windows, luxury suites, administrative offices, mechanical rooms, training areas, new locker rooms, and

5232-433: The arena, and a high-definition "center ice" video scoreboard. The new scoreboard replaced the scoreboard added in 2006. The video boards replaced scoreboards from the original construction of the arena in 1983. The new scoreboard and video boards were manufactured by Daktronics . Louis J. Tullio Arena, in conjunction with Mercyhurst College , hosted the 2011 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament , in which

5341-439: The autobiographical; journalist Nick Kent wrote that the subjects of Brian's songs "were suddenly no longer simple happy souls harmonizing their sun-kissed innocence and dying devotion to each other over a honey-coated backdrop of surf and sand. Instead, they'd become highly vulnerable, slightly neurotic and riddled with telling insecurities." In the book Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop , Bob Stanley remarked that "Brian

5450-428: The background harmonies. For his birthday that year, Brian received a reel-to-reel tape recorder . He learned how to overdub , using his vocals and those of Carl and their mother. Brian played piano, while Carl and David Marks , an eleven-year-old longtime neighbor, played guitars that each had received as Christmas presents. Soon Brian and Carl were avidly listening to Johnny Otis ' KFOX radio show. Inspired by

5559-574: The band abandoned beachgoing themes for more personal lyrics and ambitious orchestrations. In 1966, the Pet Sounds album and " Good Vibrations " single raised the group's prestige as rock innovators; both are now widely considered to be among the greatest and most influential works in popular music history. After scrapping the Smile album in 1967, Brian gradually ceded control of the group to his bandmates, though he still continued to contribute. In

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5668-437: The band at the label more than before, often visiting their offices without warning to "twist executive arms". Carl said that Phil Spector "was Brian's favorite kind of rock; he liked [him] better than the early Beatles stuff. He loved the Beatles' later music when they evolved and started making intelligent, masterful music, but before that Phil was it." According to Mike Love, Carl followed the Beatles closer than anyone else in

5777-421: The band is one of the most influential acts of the rock era. The group drew on the music of older pop vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create its unique sound. Under Brian's direction, it often incorporated classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. The Beach Boys formed as a garage band centered on Brian's songwriting and managed by

5886-510: The band wore heavy wool jacket-like shirts that local surfers favored before switching to their trademark striped shirts and white pants (a look that was taken directly from the Kingston Trio ). All five members sang, with Brian playing bass, Dennis playing drums, Carl playing lead guitar and Al Jardine playing rhythm guitar, while Mike Love was the main singer and occasionally played saxophone. In early 1962, Morgan requested that some of

5995-466: The band's sixth album All Summer Long , released in July 1964 and reaching number 4 in the US. All Summer Long introduced exotic textures to the Beach Boys' sound exemplified by the piccolos and xylophones of its title track . The album was a swan-song to the surf and car music the Beach Boys built their commercial standing upon. Later albums took a different stylistic and lyrical path. Before this,

6104-403: The band, while Brian was the most "rattled" by the Beatles and felt tremendous pressure to "keep pace" with them. For Brian, the Beatles ultimately "eclipsed a lot [of what] we'd worked for ... [they] eclipsed the whole music world". Brian wrote his last surf song for nearly four years, " Don't Back Down ", in April 1964. That month, during recording of the single " I Get Around ", Murry

6213-419: The debates over types of cheese and "chopped steak or sliced", Risk and Insurance magazine declared, "The only thing nearly everybody can agree on is that it all has to be piled onto a fresh, locally baked Amoroso roll." Food distributors often suggest or sell sandwiches which are inspired by the classic cheesesteak. For example, Pillsbury provides a recipe for "Philly Cheesesteak Wraps " which substitutes

6322-479: The exception of their 1963 and 1964 Christmas singles ("Little Saint Nick" and "The Man with All the Toys") it was the group's lowest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 since " Ten Little Indians " in 1962, peaking at number 20. According to Luis Sanchez, in 1965, Bob Dylan was "rewriting the rules for pop success" with his music and image, and it was at this juncture that Wilson "led The Beach Boys into

6431-460: The first time in three years American artists broke the chart dominance of British acts. In 1971, Cue magazine wrote that, from mid-1966 to late-1967, the Beach Boys "were among the vanguard in practically every aspect of the counter culture". Released on October 10, 1966, "Good Vibrations" was the Beach Boys' third US number 1 single, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in December, and became their first number 1 in Britain. That month,

6540-406: The first time the group experimented with the "album-as-art" form. The tracks on side one feature an uptempo sound that contrasts side two, which consists mostly of emotional ballads. Music writer Scott Schinder referenced its " suite-like structure " as an early example of the rock album format being used to make a cohesive artistic statement. Brian also established his new lyrical approach toward

6649-490: The fledgling band its name: "The Pendletones", a pun on " Pendleton ", a brand of woollen shirt popular at the time. Dennis was the only avid surfer in the group, and he suggested that the group write songs that celebrated the sport and the lifestyle that it had inspired in Southern California . Brian finished the song, titled " Surfin ' ", and with Mike Love, wrote " Surfin' Safari ". Murry Wilson, who

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6758-546: The group. Following Carl's death from lung cancer in 1998, the band granted Love legal rights to tour under the group's name . In the early 2010s, the original members briefly reunited for the band's 50th anniversary tour . As of 2024 , Brian and Al Jardine do not perform with Love's edition of the Beach Boys, but remain official members of the band. The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide. They helped legitimize popular music as

6867-501: The heat. Philadelphia Inquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan says, "Provolone is for aficionados, extra-sharp for the most discriminating among them," although LaBan was at the time new to the Philadelphia area, and sharp provolone is rarely found in cheesesteak shops, while mild provolone is common. Geno's owner, Joey Vento , said, "We always recommend the provolone. That's the real cheese." Cheez Whiz, first marketed in 1952,

6976-587: The hype, Melody Maker ran a feature in which many pop musicians were asked whether they believed that the album was truly revolutionary and progressive , or "as sickly as peanut butter". The author concluded that "the record's impact on artists and the men behind the artists has been considerable". Throughout the summer of 1966, Brian concentrated on finishing the group's next single, " Good Vibrations ". Instead of working on whole songs with clear large-scale syntactical structures, he limited himself to recording short interchangeable fragments (or "modules"). Through

7085-430: The impression that it had no filler tracks , a feature that was mostly unheard of at a time when 45 rpm singles were considered more noteworthy than full-length LPs. He later said: "It didn't make me want to copy them but to be as good as them. I didn't want to do the same kind of music, but on the same level." Thanks to mutual connections, Brian was introduced to the Beatles' former press officer Derek Taylor , who

7194-447: The label. Throughout 1966, EMI flooded the UK market with Beach Boys albums not yet released there, including Beach Boys' Party! , The Beach Boys Today! and Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) , while Best of the Beach Boys was number 2 there for several weeks at the end of the year. Over the final quarter of 1966, the Beach Boys were the highest-selling album act in the UK, where for

7303-416: The last few days of 1964 and into early 1965, session musician and up-and-coming solo artist Glen Campbell agreed to temporarily serve as Brian's replacement in concert. Carl took over as the band's musical director onstage. Now a full-time studio artist, Brian wanted to move the Beach Boys beyond their surf aesthetic, believing that their image was antiquated and distracting the public from his talents as

7412-437: The late 1960s, the group's commercial momentum faltered in the U.S., and it was widely dismissed by the early rock music press before undergoing a rebranding in the early 1970s. Carl took over as de facto leader until the mid-1970s, when the band responded to the growing success of its live shows and greatest hits compilations by transitioning into an oldies act. Dennis drowned in 1983, and Brian soon became estranged from

7521-647: The main songs linked together by small vocal pieces and instrumental segments that elaborated on the major songs' musical themes. It was explicitly American in style and subject, a conscious reaction to the overwhelming British dominance of popular music at the time. Some of the music incorporated chanting, cowboy songs, explorations in Indian and Hawaiian music, jazz, classical tone poems , cartoon sound effects, musique concrète , and yodeling. Saturday Evening Post writer Jules Siegel recalled that, on one October evening, Brian announced to his wife and friends that he

7630-460: The members add vocals to a couple of instrumental tracks that he had recorded with other musicians. This led to the creation of the short-lived group Kenny & the Cadets, which Brian led under the pseudonym "Kenny". The other members were Carl, Jardine, and the Wilsons' mother Audree. In February, Jardine left the Beach Boys and was replaced by David Marks on rhythm guitar. A common misconception

7739-420: The method of tape splicing , each fragment could then be assembled into a linear sequence, allowing any number of larger structures and divergent moods to be produced at a later time. Coming at a time when pop singles were usually recorded in under two hours, it was one of the most complex pop productions ever undertaken, with sessions for the song stretching over several months in four major Hollywood studios. It

7848-408: The mid-1960s. The other group also appreciates the early songs for their energy and complexity, but not as much as the band's ambitious work that was created during the formative psychedelic era . At the time, rock music journalists typically valued the Beach Boys' early records over their experimental work. In May 1967, the Beach Boys attempted to tour Europe with four extra musicians brought from

7957-403: The most attended high school and college basketball games in city history, both selling out at 5,500. In September 2014, the Erie County Convention Center Authority completed a $ 1.4 million upgrade to the arena which had been dropped from the previous renovation due to a tightened budget. This upgrade included a closed-circuit video system, high-definition video panels on the east and west ends of

8066-500: The most famous are Amoroso rolls; these rolls are long, soft, and slightly salted. One source writes that "a proper cheesesteak consists of provolone or Cheez Whiz slathered on an Amoroso roll and stuffed with thinly shaved grilled meat," while a reader's letter to an Indianapolis magazine, lamenting the unavailability of good cheesesteaks, wrote that "the mention of the Amoroso roll brought tears to my eyes." After commenting on

8175-485: The music made after this time as the point marking the band's artistic decline. Smiley Smile was released on September 18, 1967, and peaked at number 41 in the US, making it their worst-selling album to that date. Critics and fans were generally underwhelmed by the album. According to Scott Schinder, the album was released to "general incomprehension. While Smile may have divided the Beach Boys' fans had it been released, Smiley Smile merely baffled them." The group

8284-434: The music of other surf bands, which was mainly instrumental and incorporated heavy use of spring reverb . For this reason, some of the Beach Boys' early local performances had young audience members throwing vegetables at the band, believing that the group were poseurs. In January 1963, the Beach Boys recorded their first top-ten single, " Surfin' U.S.A. ", which began their long run of highly successful recording efforts. It

8393-402: The new sandwich. They began selling this variation of steak sandwiches at their hot dog stand near South Philadelphia 's Italian Market . They became so popular that Pat opened up his own restaurant which still operates today as Pat's King of Steaks . The sandwich was originally prepared without cheese; Olivieri said provolone cheese was first added by "Cocky Joe" Lorenza, a manager at

8502-471: The newer recordings. The Beach Boys recorded one song by Manson without his involvement: "Cease to Exist", rewritten as " Never Learn Not to Love ", which was included on 20/20 . As his cult of followers took over Dennis's home, Dennis gradually distanced himself from Manson. According to Leaf, "The entire Wilson family reportedly feared for their lives." In August, the Manson Family committed

8611-652: The next few years, Brian produced a variety of singles for outside artists. Among these were the Honeys , a surfer trio that comprised sisters Diane and Marilyn Rovell with cousin Ginger Blake. Brian was convinced that they could be a successful female counterpart to the Beach Boys, and he produced a number of singles for them, although they could not replicate the Beach Boys' popularity. He also attended some of Phil Spector 's sessions at Gold Star Studios . His creative and songwriting interests were revamped upon hearing

8720-516: The offer to focus on his college studies. Cheesesteak A cheesesteak (also known as a Philadelphia cheesesteak , Philly cheesesteak , cheesesteak sandwich , cheese steak , or steak and cheese ) is a sandwich made from thinly sliced pieces of beefsteak and melted cheese in a long hoagie roll . A popular regional fast food , it has its roots in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The cheesesteak

8829-401: The orchestrations, at times, echo the quirkiness of ' exotica ' bandleader Les Baxter , or the 'cool' of Burt Bacharach , more so than Spector's teen fanfares". For Pet Sounds , Brian desired to make "a complete statement", similar to what he believed the Beatles had done with their newest album Rubber Soul , released in December 1965. Brian was immediately enamored with the album, given

8938-403: The past. Its music differs in many ways from previous Beach Boys records: it contains very little group singing compared to previous albums, and mainly features Brian singing at his piano. Again, the Beach Boys recorded mostly at his home studio. Love reflected that Wild Honey was "completely out of the mainstream for what was going on at that time ... and that was the idea". Wild Honey

9047-598: The public narrative of "Brian as leader" continued. The group also stopped wearing their longtime striped-shirt stage uniforms in favor of matching white, polyester suits that resembled a Las Vegas show band's. After meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at a UNICEF Variety Gala in Paris, Love and other high-profile celebrities such as the Beatles and Donovan traveled to Rishikesh , India, in February–March 1968. The following Beach Boys album, Friends , had songs influenced by

9156-645: The record was their first single certified gold by the RIAA . It came to be widely acclaimed as one of the greatest masterpieces of rock music. In December 1966, the Beach Boys were voted the top band in the world in the NME ' s annual readers' poll, ahead of the Beatles, the Walker Brothers , the Rolling Stones , and the Four Tops . Throughout the first half of 1967, the album's release date

9265-399: The sandwich can also be found at high-end restaurants. Many establishments outside of Philadelphia refer to the sandwich as a "Philly cheesesteak". The meat traditionally used is thinly sliced rib-eye or top round , although other cuts of beef are also used. On a lightly oiled griddle at medium temperature, the steak slices are quickly browned and then scrambled into smaller pieces with

9374-492: The simple structure and vocals of the rhythm and blues songs he heard, Brian changed his piano-playing style and started writing songs. Family gatherings brought the Wilsons in contact with cousin Mike Love . Brian taught Love's sister Maureen and a friend harmonies. Later, Brian, Love and two friends performed at Hawthorne High School . Brian also knew Al Jardine , a high school classmate. Brian suggested to Jardine that they team up with his cousin and brother Carl. Love gave

9483-424: The subject of intense speculation and mystique and the most legendary unreleased album in pop music history. Many of the album's advocates believe that had it been released, it would have altered the group's direction and cemented them at the vanguard of rock innovators. In 2011, Uncut magazine staff voted Smile the "greatest bootleg recording of all time". From 1965 to 1967, the Beach Boys had developed

9592-500: The time of his 16th birthday on June 20, 1958, Brian Wilson shared a bedroom with his brothers, Dennis and Carl —aged 13 and 11, respectively—in their family home in Hawthorne . He had watched his father Murry Wilson play piano, and had listened intently to the harmonies of vocal groups such as the Four Freshmen . After dissecting songs such as " Ivory Tower " and " Good News ", Brian would teach family members how to sing

9701-536: The urging of Capitol executive and staff producer Nick Venet who signed the group, seeing them as the "teenage gold" he had been scouting for. On June 4, 1962, the Beach Boys debuted on Capitol with their second single, "Surfin' Safari" backed with "409". The release prompted national coverage in the June 9 issue of Billboard , which praised Love's lead vocal and said the song had potential. "Surfin' Safari" rose to number 14 and found airplay in New York and Phoenix,

9810-600: The year, which Disc & Music Echo called "stunning news" and a "tremendous shock on the American pop scene". Brian hoped that the success of a forthcoming single, " Break Away ", would mend the financial issues. The song, written and produced by Brian and Murry, reached number 63 in the US and number 6 in the UK, and Brian's remarks to the press ultimately thwarted long-simmering contract negotiations with Deutsche Grammophon . The group's Capitol contract expired two weeks later with one more album still due. Live in London ,

9919-423: Was Smiley Smile ." Sessions for the new album lasted from June to July 1967 at Brian's new makeshift home studio . Most of the album featured the Beach Boys playing their own instruments, rather than the session musicians employed in much of their previous work. It was the first album for which production was credited to the entire group instead of Brian alone. In July 1967, lead single " Heroes and Villains "

10028-565: Was "writing a teenage symphony to God". Recording for Smile lasted about a year, from mid-1966 to mid-1967, and followed the same modular production approach as "Good Vibrations". Concurrently, Wilson planned many different multimedia side projects, such as a sound effects collage, a comedy album, and a "health food" album. Capitol did not support all these ideas, which led to the Beach Boys' desire to form their own label, Brother Records . According to biographer Steven Gaines , Wilson employed his newfound "best friend" David Anderle as head of

10137-413: Was aiming for Johnny Mercer but coming up proto-indie ." In 2012, the album was voted 271 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . In April 1965, Campbell's own career success pulled him from touring with the group. Columbia Records staff producer Bruce Johnston was asked to locate a replacement for Campbell; having failed to find one, Johnston himself became

10246-457: Was also the most expensive single ever recorded to that point, with production costs estimated to be in the tens of thousands. In the midst of "Good Vibrations" sessions, Wilson invited session musician and songwriter Van Dyke Parks to collaborate as lyricist for the Beach Boys' next album project, soon titled Smile . Parks agreed. Wilson and Parks intended Smile to be a continuous suite of songs linked both thematically and musically, with

10355-447: Was an attempt to terminate the band's contract with Capitol before its November 1969 expiry. Many of Wilson's associates, including Parks and Anderle, disassociated themselves from the group by April 1967. Brian later said: "Time can be spent in the studio to the point where you get so next to it, you don't know where you are with it—you decide to just chuck it for a while." In the decades following Smile ' s non-release, it became

10464-564: Was an occasional songwriter, arranged for the Pendletones to meet his publisher Hite Morgan. He said: "Finally, [Hite] agreed to hear it, and Mrs. Morgan said 'Drop everything, we're going to record your song. I think it's good.' And she's the one responsible." On September 15, 1961, the band recorded a demo of "Surfin ' " with the Morgans. A more professional recording was made on October 3, at World Pacific Studio in Hollywood. David Marks

10573-585: Was developed in the early 20th century "by combining frizzled beef , onions , and cheese in a small loaf of bread ", according to a 1987 exhibition catalog published by the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania . Philadelphians Pat and Harry Olivieri are often credited with inventing the sandwich by serving chopped steak on an Italian roll in the early 1930s. The exact story behind its creation

10682-474: Was during the sessions for this single that Brian made the production decision from that point on to use double tracking on the group's vocals, resulting in a deeper and more resonant sound. The album of the same name followed in March and reached number 2 on the Billboard charts. Its success propelled the group into a nationwide spotlight, and was vital to launching surf music as a national craze, albeit

10791-451: Was issued, arriving after months of public anticipation, and reached number 12 in US. It was met with general confusion and underwhelming reviews, and in the NME , Jimi Hendrix famously dismissed it as a "psychedelic barbershop quartet". By then, the group's lawsuit with Capitol was resolved, and it was agreed that Smile would not be the band's next album. In August, the group embarked on a two-date tour of Hawaii. The shows saw Brian make

10900-405: Was later convicted for several counts of murder and conspiracy to murder. In April 1969, the band revisited its 1967 lawsuit against Capitol after it alleged an audit revealed the band was owed over $ 2 million for unpaid royalties and production duties. In May, Brian told the music press that the group's funds were depleted to the point that it was considering filing for bankruptcy at the end of

11009-474: Was more like music you could make love to". In The Journal on the Art of Record Production , Marshall Heiser writes that Pet Sounds "diverges from previous Beach Boys' efforts in several ways: its sound field has a greater sense of depth and 'warmth;' the songs employ even more inventive use of harmony and chord voicings; the prominent use of percussion is a key feature (as opposed to driving drum backbeats); whilst

11118-483: Was not present at the session as he was in school that day. Murry brought the demos to Herb Newman, owner of Candix Records and Era Records , and he signed the group on December 8. When the single was released a few weeks later, the band found that they had been renamed "the Beach Boys". Candix wanted to name the group the Surfers until Russ Regan , a young promoter with Era Records, noted that there already existed

11227-415: Was not yet available for the original 1930 version, but has expanded in popularity. A 1986 New York Times article called Cheez Whiz "the sine qua non of cheesesteak connoisseurs." In a 1985 interview, Pat Olivieri's nephew Frank Olivieri said that he uses "the processed cheese spread familiar to millions of parents who prize speed and ease in fixing the children's lunch for the same reason, because it

11336-465: Was released on December 18, 1967, in competition with the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour and the Rolling Stones' Their Satanic Majesties Request . It had a higher chart placing than Smiley Smile , but still failed to make the top-twenty and remained on the charts for only 15 weeks. As with Smiley Smile , contemporary critics viewed it as inconsequential, and it alienated fans whose expectations had been raised by Smile . That month, Mike Love told

11445-599: Was relieved of his duties as manager. He remained in close contact with the group and attempted to continue advising on their career decisions. When "I Get Around" was released in May, it would climb to number 1 in the US and Canada, their first single to do so (also reaching the top-ten in Sweden and the UK), proving that the Beach Boys could compete with contemporary British pop groups. "I Get Around" and "Don't Back Down" both appeared on

11554-453: Was repeatedly postponed as Brian tinkered with the recordings, experimenting with different takes and mixes, unable or unwilling to supply a final version. Meanwhile, he suffered from delusions and paranoia, believing on one occasion that the would-be album track " Fire " caused a building to burn down. On January 3, 1967, Carl Wilson refused to be drafted for military service, leading to indictment and criminal prosecution, which he challenged as

11663-451: Was subsequently employed as the Beach Boys' publicist. Responding to Brian's request to reinvent the band's image, Taylor devised a promotion campaign with the tagline " Brian Wilson is a genius ", a belief Taylor sincerely held. Taylor's prestige was crucial in offering a credible perspective to those on the outside, and his efforts are widely recognized as instrumental in the album's success in Britain. Released on May 16, 1966, Pet Sounds

11772-465: Was virtually blacklisted by the music press, to the extent that reviews of the group's records were either withheld from publication or published long after the release dates. When released in the UK in November, it performed better, reaching number 9. Over the years, the album gathered a reputation as one of the best " chill-out " albums to listen to during an LSD comedown . In 1974, NME voted it

11881-428: Was widely influential and raised the band's prestige as an innovative rock group. Early reviews for the album in the US ranged from negative to tentatively positive, and its sales numbered approximately 500,000 units, a drop-off from the run of albums that immediately preceded it. It was assumed that Capitol considered Pet Sounds a risk, appealing more to an older demographic than the younger, female audience upon which

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