That's Why God Made the Radio

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No, I did not go to the concert by the Beach Boys. While confessing proudly nostalgic (years ago I went to listen to what was left of Procol Harum!) Are not so masochistic as to risk the profound disappointment of those who are confronted with the remains of their idols. Not that the Beach Boys have ever been, my idols, but still record them I have heard and played plenty of them, and the respect ... read more

Description: That's Why God Made the Radio is the twenty-ninth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012 on Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, the album was recorded to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. It is their first album to feature original material since Summer in Paradise in 1992, their first album to feature guitarist and backing vocalist David Marks since Little Deuce Coupe in 1963, and their first album since the 1998 death of co-founder Carl Wilson. Preceded by the single "That's Why God Made the Radio", the album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was their h That's Why God Made the Radio is the twenty-ninth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on June 5, 2012 on Capitol Records. Produced by Brian Wilson, the album was recorded to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. It is their first album to feature original material since Summer in Paradise in 1992, their first album to feature guitarist and backing vocalist David Marks since Little Deuce Coupe in 1963, and their first album since the 1998 death of co-founder Carl Wilson.

Preceded by the single "That's Why God Made the Radio", the album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was their highest charting studio album of new material since 1965, placing them second all-time with longest span of top 10 albums at 49 years. ... (more) (less)