Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Beach Boys are an American rock band regarded by some critics as one of the greatest American rock groups and an important stimulus in the evolution of popular music. They are considered one of the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful, and widely influential bands of all time, with sales estimates ranging from 100 to 350 million records worldwide. They were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success, and among artists of the 1960s, they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock. They are considered the most iconic American band while AllMusic stated that their \"unerring ability ... made them America's first, best rock band.\"The resultant cultural impact of the Beach Boys has been reflected in several ways, from raising the profile of California, to their influence on artists, record production, songwriting, and various musical genres and movements. This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control; inspiring a higher craft of popular music; serving as a primary influence for many punk rock, alternative rock, and indie rock musicians; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf, psychedelic, experimental, progressive, punk, and power pop.Professor of American history John Robert Greene stated that, along with remaking the ideal of the popular love song, the Beach Boys broke new ground and took rock music away from its casual lyrics and melodic structures into what was then uncharted territory – a principal catalyst for the majority of trends in post-1965 rock music. In 1976, journalist Robin Denselow wrote: \"With the 1966 Pet Sounds album and then songs like \"Good Vibrations\" and \"Heroes and Villains\", [Brian] Wilson ... [gained the] ability to expand the limits of popular taste.\" In 1971, Cue magazine reflected: \"In the year and a half that followed Pet Sounds, the Beach Boys were among the vanguard in practically every aspect of the counter culture – psychedelia, art rock, a return to roots, ecology, organic food, the cooled-out sound – anticipating changes that rock didn't accomplish until 1969–1970.\""@en }
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- Cultural_impact_of_the_Beach_Boys abstract "The Beach Boys are an American rock band regarded by some critics as one of the greatest American rock groups and an important stimulus in the evolution of popular music. They are considered one of the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful, and widely influential bands of all time, with sales estimates ranging from 100 to 350 million records worldwide. They were one of the few American bands formed prior to the 1964 British Invasion to continue their success, and among artists of the 1960s, they are one of few central figures in the histories of rock. They are considered the most iconic American band while AllMusic stated that their \"unerring ability ... made them America's first, best rock band.\"The resultant cultural impact of the Beach Boys has been reflected in several ways, from raising the profile of California, to their influence on artists, record production, songwriting, and various musical genres and movements. This includes being one of the first rock groups to exert studio control; inspiring a higher craft of popular music; serving as a primary influence for many punk rock, alternative rock, and indie rock musicians; and being progenitors for a variety of pop/rock subgenres including vocal surf, psychedelic, experimental, progressive, punk, and power pop.Professor of American history John Robert Greene stated that, along with remaking the ideal of the popular love song, the Beach Boys broke new ground and took rock music away from its casual lyrics and melodic structures into what was then uncharted territory – a principal catalyst for the majority of trends in post-1965 rock music. In 1976, journalist Robin Denselow wrote: \"With the 1966 Pet Sounds album and then songs like \"Good Vibrations\" and \"Heroes and Villains\", [Brian] Wilson ... [gained the] ability to expand the limits of popular taste.\" In 1971, Cue magazine reflected: \"In the year and a half that followed Pet Sounds, the Beach Boys were among the vanguard in practically every aspect of the counter culture – psychedelia, art rock, a return to roots, ecology, organic food, the cooled-out sound – anticipating changes that rock didn't accomplish until 1969–1970.\"".