performing the entire Love You album in concert, going on to note, "those are some of the best songs we ever did." Influence and other musicians According to Dillon, Love You is considered to have influenced the development of new wave, while Clay Patrick McBride of The Washington Post wrote that Wilson "helped invent synth-pop" with the album. Journalist Adam Theisan wrote that the album's "prescience" is one of its striking elements, having anticipated "new wave experiments, arty bands like Talking Heads and synth-pop in general years before they hit the mainstream." Wilson remarked in a 2000 interview, "It's funny because now people are beginning to see that album as a classic – it was quite revolutionary in its use of synthesizers." Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth first discovered the Beach Boys through Patti Smith's review of Love You. R.E.M.'s Peter Buck praised the record as "a window into the heart of one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century." He named it his favorite Beach Boys album. Producer Alan Boyd opined, "It's a fascinating record. I've never heard a record before or since that sounded like it. It's got its own sonic texture that no one has ever tried to do before.... Some of those songs and chord progressions are among the richest and the deepest that Brian ever did." Alex Chilton recorded a cover of "Solar System" that was included on his Electricity by Candlelight (2013), and he contributed his version of "I Wanna Pick You Up" to the multi-artist tribute album Caroline Now! (2000). Other songs covered in the compilation were "Honkin' Down the Highway" (Radio Sweethearts), "Good Time" (Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian), and "Let's Put Our Hearts Together" (duet between Chip Taylor and Evie Sands). In 1997, Darian Sahanaja released a cover of "I Wanna Pick You Up" as a single. Yo La Tengo's live rendition of "Ding Dang" was released on the 2006 compilation Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics. Track listing Personnel Adapted from 2000 CD liner notes. The Beach Boys Al Jardine Mike Love Brian Wilson Carl Wilson Dennis Wilson Technical and production staff Stephen Desper – engineer on "Good Time" Stephen Moffitt – engineer Earle Mankey – engineer Dean Torrence – cover design Guy Webster – photography Charts Notes References Bibliography External links The Beach Boys Love You on YouTube (playlist) (documentary excerpt) Reprise Records albums The Beach