The year 1974 was a banner one for these guys for it was this 20-track double album that brought them back as chart-toppers and awarded them legions of new fans, myself included. To this day, this stands as their reigning compilation. Song-wise this is more consistent in quality and in conceptualized execution than 2003's more crisp-sounding "Sounds of Summer". Brian Wilson's sophisticated vocal arrangements are pop music pleasure throughout. Yeah, they sang great stuff of beach life. "Surfer Girl" and "Warmth of the Sun" rule. But they remembered the inlanders too with a few of their greatest like "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around" and "Shut Down". Also essential is noting that, even in their early years, they couldn't be pigeonholed as one-dimensional. "In My Room" and "Girl Don't Tell Me" show a subtext of poignancy. Their music wouldn't remain this innocent for long, and when it wasn't, the public didn't want to know.