The Beach Boys The Smile Sessions
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Rowan5215
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February 1st 2021


48443 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

today/surf's up/sunflower, absolutely, sowing. all essentials

Rowan5215
Emeritus
February 1st 2021


48443 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

oh and I forgot Friends, shit's nice too. 20/20 and Holland have some rippers but also some heavy filler too, wouldn't bother with anything past that

Sowing
Moderator
February 1st 2021


45556 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Nice. Looks like I'm about to ignore yet another month of 2021 in favor of listening to the Beach Boys. I doubt I'll have any regrets.

ArsMoriendi
February 2nd 2021


42362 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"Smiley Smile was supposed to be this album, but ended up as something much weirder because of Brian Wilson's mental state at the time. "



Which, despite the sad circumstances, makes it a masterpiece

CaliggyJack
February 2nd 2021


10962 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Its one of those situations where the OG album is a masterpiece and the prototype of the album it was supposed to be is also a masterpiece.

Sowing
Moderator
February 2nd 2021


45556 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'm OK with multiple masterpieces

CaliggyJack
February 2nd 2021


10962 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I'd like to meet someone who isn't ok with multiple masterpieces.



"Nah dud that's too much I only want one masterpiece, nuh uh, don't want it."

ArsMoriendi
February 2nd 2021


42362 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

It does feel weird having more than 2 5s for a single artist unless that artist has like 30 albums

CaliggyJack
February 2nd 2021


10962 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Every single Isis album has a 5 from me and I don't regret that.



Same with Nothing but Thieves.

ReefaJones
February 2nd 2021


4066 Comments


Heroes and Villains and Surf's Up are the songs I revisit the most from this

ArsMoriendi
February 2nd 2021


42362 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Both of those songs are on better albums from the 60s too

ReefaJones
February 2nd 2021


4066 Comments


They sound better here though

ArsMoriendi
February 2nd 2021


42362 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Agree to disagree? Because I deff don't think that

ReefaJones
February 2nd 2021


4066 Comments


agree

ArsMoriendi
February 2nd 2021


42362 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I really don't like this album's rendition of "Wonderful" it takes all of the creepy warmth out of the Smiley Smile version and replaces it with something that sounds like a sterile b-side

Colton
February 2nd 2021


16757 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Actually occurred to me today that somehow, I have never heard Sunflower. Really thought I had. Listened and it's amazing. So ignore what I said before Sowing, when you're done with Pet Sounds and this go to Sunflower, Surf's Up and Smiley Smile

ArsMoriendi
February 2nd 2021


42362 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Sunflower rules yeah

Colton
February 2nd 2021


16757 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Also just listened to Friends again, better than I remember. Underrated

Rowan5215
Emeritus
February 2nd 2021


48443 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4

"I really don't like this album's rendition of "Wonderful" it takes all of the creepy warmth out of the Smiley Smile version and replaces it with something that sounds like a sterile b-side"



so wrong! also it can't replace it... it's the original, Smiley Smile version replaced this version lol

CaliggyJack
February 2nd 2021


10962 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Surf's Up is the best Beach Boys album fight me



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