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For 60 years, the mythical music group of Beach Boys has established itself as a benchmark of modern pop. They could have disappeared, but from generation to generation, their tubes still resonate. They will be at the Olympia on Monday June 27.
60 years ago, the magical sound of Beach Boys made them an unforgettable pop-rock band. It all started in 1962. Composed of five teenagers, including three brothers, a cousin and a neighbour, the Beach Boys had nothing of a boys band marketing. With their voices of choirboys, the boys of the beach tell the glamorous surf, the waves and the pretty girls. Songs cults who were going to be wildly successful, and who were going to help create the Californian myth.
The Beach Boys didn’t see the competition coming british of the Beatles, with their delirious fans. The Beatles “had a hipper image, whereas the Beach Boys had this somewhat silly image. (…) They were not fashionable“, Explain mischka Assayasrock historian. Nevertheless, from Toto to Queen in Going through Daft punk style Beach Boys will have inspired many music groups. The group has just released a compilation for its 60th birthday, and will perform at the Olympia on Monday June 27th.
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