Still Cruisin'

The Beach Boys

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 1989)
• Original Release Date: August 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002UV5
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,571 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beach Boys Hit The Silver Screen...., June 9, 2002

By	M. Lee (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews

First off...If your looking for "Make It Big" (the title track from the movie, "Troop Beverly Hills") be forewarned....This is not the same version as the one in the movie. It's still pretty good, however not AS good as the one in the movie. The other thing is despite the fact that this cd covers most of the Beach Boys songs used in movies, there is song that was not on here. It was "Daddy's Girl" from the 1989 movie, "She's Out Of Control". But overall this cd was adequate. It has its good songs and its more average songs...."Make It Big" was definitely my favorite song on this album. This cd is worth checking out for all you Beach Boys fans out there.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Cruisin Indeed, February 27, 2004

By	... "vilbs" (Montreal) - See all my reviews

Highlighted by the surprise #1 hit "Kokomo", this 1989 disc from the Beach Boys is a compilation of a few old classics with some newer songs, many of which appeared on soundtracks of the day.

Of the new songs (besides "Kokomo", of course), the standouts include the title track, the rap crossover "Wipe Out" (before incorporating rap with rock was cool, the Beach Boys did it with the Detroit based rappers the Fat Boys), "Somewhere Near Japan", and "Make It Big". "In My Car" and "Island Girl" are B's, but not bad at all. The last three songs are gems from their older work that still sound just as great today as they did 35 years ago.

Nowhere near as challenging an artistic creation as "Pet Sounds", this is still a lot of fun to listen to, and showed that the Beach Boys were still capable of writing songs that were both fun and catchy, and able to reach younger audiences in addition to longtime fans. A great disc for some summertime fun and behind the wheel, this album is highly reccomended.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Cruisin' After All These Years!, May 25, 2001

By	"albinowski" (Union, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

After the first time I heard this album I couldnt believe how rockin the Beach Boys still were. This is one of my favorite Beach Boy albums to play out of my beach Boys collection. It has the Beach Boys great hit "Kokomo" this was the first album "Kokomo" appeared on. Bruce Johnson does some great singing on "Somewhere Near Japan". The Beach Boys track "Wipe Out" with rappers the Fat Boys is a great addition to the album. Al Jardine has a great performance on "Island Girl". Still Cruisin also contains "I Get Around", "Wouldnt It Be Nice", and "California Girls" because at the time this album was released those 3 song's were featured in current movie's. Here is the track listing of the album : 1.Still Cruisin 2. Somewhere Near Japan 3. Island Girl 4. In My Car 5. Kokomo 6. Wipe Out (featuring the Fat Boys) 7. Make It Big 8. I Get Around 9. Wouldn't It Be Nice 10. California Girls

This album is another well worth it Beach Boys album tracks 1-7 are all good and 8,9,and 10 bring back that good ol Beach Boys sound.