The Beach Boys and the Beatles met to discuss transcendental meditation. Paul McCartney even mentioned his favorite aspects of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. When it comes to a band the Beach Boys’ Al Jardine wishes he collaborated with, of course, the Beatles was his first pick. The Beatles and the Beach Boys were 2 of the 1960s’ biggest bands Rock and roll band The Beach Boys perform at the TAMI Show | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Beatles and the Beach Boys are pretty different. Still, these bands dominated the music scene of the 1960s, even appearing at similar events.