the music

[Joseph Tracy]

I like the Beach Boys or Byrds as closest approximations of the  
style, trajectory and feel of the Boards. But musically the sax is  
out of place with either band. The sax player for the Lively Ones, on  
the other hand has a weird combination of california bounce,  and  
jazzy minor key noirishness that fits perfectly with Harlingen.  Any  
way I don't see any direct comparison. To me this is a fictional band  
and P steers away from any evidence of musical devotion or respect  
from other characters,  which would be the norm in the culture of the  
time.