Album Rating: 5.0

One of them is the greatest song ever made...is that special enough for ya, bro? ;D

Album Rating: 3.5

tbh besides the obvious classic that Wouldn't it be Nice is, I think all the other songs are just standard psychedelic pop tunes that can't compete with Forever Changes or Oddisey and Oracle, hell, as I said some time ago I even think Bee Gees 1st has more classic moments on it (like To Love Somebody or New York Mining Disaster)

Album Rating: 5.0

Agreed.

Album Rating: 3.5

I don't see how coming out a couple of years before makes any difference on that, it's not like this created the subgenre

Album Rating: 5.0

No but it pretty much legitimized it.

Album Rating: 3.5

That may be true, but the albums of the genre that came out later are the ones that made of it something remarkable imo. When I listen to this I notice good songs but that aren't that interesting vocally, lyrically or instrumentally (even though instrumentation isn't that important in these kind of albums) when you compare them to the other classics of this style.



I still think that I may be missing something here; I never stop giving chances to an album that doesn't click on me and that it is considered a classic by most people

Album Rating: 5.0

With Odessy and Oracle because I'm not a big fan of "Time of the Season", it just sounds boring compared to the rest of the album imo

Album Rating: 3.5

I love Time of the Season, that bassline and those keys... probably the first song I think of when I think of the 60's

Album Rating: 5.0

My Generation is what comes to my mind

Album Rating: 3.5

The first song by a british band that would come up to my mind would be House of the Rising Sun (I know it is a folk classic but it is The Animals's version the one that we all love)

Album Rating: 5.0

I remember playing the shit out of that song when I was younger

Album Rating: 4.0

Mono version of Sunshine of your Love for me as far as 60s tunes are concerned.

Album Rating: 4.5

a day in the life and pinball wizard come to my ass

Album Rating: 3.5

Burdon is such an underrated singer

Album Rating: 4.5

"When I listen to this I notice good songs but that aren't that interesting vocally, lyrically or instrumentally"



We listening to the same album?

Album Rating: 5.0

The instrumentation is the best part about this

Album Rating: 3.5

Hey, I said there may be something I'm missing in here





I won't deny its classic status on popular music though, I think it is one of those cases where you get why people love it so much but it's just not your style

Album Rating: 4.5

"When I listen to this I notice good songs but that aren't that interesting vocally, lyrically or instrumentally"



Personnel (from Wikipedia):

The Beach Boys

Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals, tambourine (uncertain)

Bruce Johnston – harmony and backing vocals

Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals

Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, dog whistles, organ, piano, sound effects

Carl Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals, guitar, twelve-string guitar

Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, drums

Album Rating: 4.5

[continued]

Session musicians

Tony Asher – plucked piano strings

Arnold Belnick – violin

Chuck Berghofer – string bass

Hal Blaine – bongos, drums, tympani

Norman Botnick – viola

Glen Campbell – guitar, twelve-string electric guitar

Frank Capp – bells, glockenspiel, latin percussion, percussion, tympani, vibraphone

Al Casey – guitar

Roy Caton – trumpet

Jerry Cole – electric guitar, guitar, mandolin

Gary Coleman – bongos, tympani

Mike Deasy – guitar

Al De Lory – harpsichord, organ, piano, tack piano

Joseph DiFiore – viola

Justin DiTullio – cello

Steve Douglas – clarinet, flute, percussion, tenor saxophone, saxophone

Jesse Erlich – cello

Carl Fortina – accordion

Ritchie Frost – drums, empty Coca-Cola cans, percussion

James Getzoff – violin

Jim Gordon – drums, percussion

Bill Green – flute, percussion, saxophone, tenor saxophone

Leonard Hartman – bass clarinet, clarinet, english horn

Jim Horn – baritone saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone, saxophone

Paul Horn – tenor saxophone

Harry Hyams – viola

Jules Jacob – flute

Plas Johnson – flute, percussion, saxophone, tenor saxophone

Carol Kaye – electric bass

Barney Kessel – guitar, mandolin

Bobby Klein – tenor saxophone

Larry Knechtel – organ

William Kurasch – violin

Leonard Malarsky – violin

Frank Marocco – accordion

Gail Martin – trombone

Nick Martinis – drums

Terry Melcher – tambourine

Mike Melvoin – harpsichord

Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, saxophone

Tommy Morgan – harmonica

Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone

Bill Pittman – guitar

Ray Pohlman – Danelectro bass, electric bass, mandolin, guitar

Don Randi – piano

Alan Robinson – french horn

Jerome Reisler – violin

Lyle Ritz – string bass, ukulele

Joseph Saxon – cello

Ralph Schaeffer – violin

Sid Sharp – violin

Billy Strange – electric guitar, guitar, twelve-string electric guitar

Ron Swallow – tambourine (uncertain)

Ernie Tack – bass trombone

Paul Tanner – theremin

Tommy Tedesco – acoustic guitar

Darrel Terwilliger – viola

"Tony" – sleigh bell

Jerry Williams – percussion

Julius Wechter – tympani, latin percussion, percussion, vibraphone

Tibor Zelig – violin



Yeah you’re right, this is pretty boring instrumentally.

Album Rating: 3.5

Most people here might enjoy the instrumentation in this but I doubt anyone could say your argument makes any sense



more instruments =/= better instrumentation