Did the Beatles like the Beach Boys' music?

From the Beach Boys perspective: “Rubber Soul inspired Pet Sounds, which inspired Sgt. Pepper's and that inspired me to make Smile,” Brian Wilson in 2015. “It wasn't really a rivalry, though. I was jealous!” Wilson says with a hearty laugh. “It was really just mutual inspiration, I think. read more

After the aborted, Smile, project, the Beach boys became less of a commercial rival but they still inspired the Beatles, Paul's, Back in the USSR, was a Beach boys /Chuck Berry pastiche filled with Beach boys-type backing vocals. read more

Back In The U.S.S.R. the Beatles actually said was supposed to sound like the Beach Boys. - Beatlesboy9 This was an obvious surf rock parody, and specifically of two songs: Chuck Berry's Back in the USA and the Beach Boys' California Girls. read more

A 1966 article discussing new trends in rock music writes that the Beach Boys popularized a type of drum beat heard in Jan and Dean's "Surf City", which sounds like a "a locomotive getting up speed", in addition to the method of "suddenly stopping in between the chorus and verse". read more

Like all the sixties British bands, The Beatles massive fans but also rivals of the Beach Boys. “Rubber Soul” inspired “Pet Sounds” which in turn inspired “Sgt Pepper”. While largely ignored in the USA “Pet Sounds” was inspirational in Britain. read more

Brian Wilson on the Beach Boys’ ‘Rivalry’ with the Beatles and Flying Solo The Beach Boys frontman opens up about his new solo album No Pier Pressure and alleged ‘rivalry’ with The Beatles. read more