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| 5.0 classic | Britch2tiger | March 5th 16 |
[ROCK] The lost album of the 60's was finally made to fruition, but how does it stack to Pet Sounds? The reviews already state all that can be heard in this magnificently orchestrated album. Oh dude, just listen to this album already!
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| 3.5 great | TRMshadow | March 15th 13 |
A very diverse album that at points it feels diametrically opposite to the classic Beach Boys sound. I can definitely see how to a Beach Boys fanboy this would be like sex, but for me but I can name dozens of albums that impacted me more in a heartbeat. 3.6/5
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| 3.5 great | clairvoyant | November 6th 07 |
It is such a shame that SMiLE was never able to be released back in 1967, with the full effect of the Beach Boys' magic in effect, and at the height of Brian Wilson's artistic prowess. When the project was scrapped, a measely incarnate of the original epic was released under the title of Smiley Smile, a stripped down version of several SMiLE songs and a few new ones. The biggest issue with Smiley Smile was this was obviously not the way Brian Wilson envisioned his songs being released, and he would not get that chance to do so until 2004.
The Brian Wilson edition of SMiLE unfortuantely does not completely live up to the grandiose expectations that the album held back in 1967. It could have been the aging of Brian's voice, the lack of the Beach Boys, or perhaps even a loss of Brian Wilson's songwriting ability. But the real answer seems to be that SMiLE was just not meant to be released in the 2000s. The whole feel of SMiLE is that it is an album with a few amazingly classic songs (Heroes and Villains, Surf's Up, Vega-Tables, Good Vibrations) surrounded by songs that just don't hold up in today's era (Song For Children, Cabinessence). The constant vocal harmonies lacking any form percussion repeats throughout the album, and by the middle of the album it is just plain tiresome. When it gets combined with the flowing melodies and intricate piano work of the actual tracks the harmonies manage to be extremely effective, but otherwise they are just plain annoying. While SMiLE is still an interesting listen for those longing for a final product, it just does not hold up to the standards that one would have expected from the most famous unreleased album of all time.
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| 4.0 excellent | Grungil | February 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | October 5th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | maxer | February 12th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Corney | July 16th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Veldin | February 26th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Josh | July 30th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | DJENNY | September 3rd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Javier | March 9th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Mojito | February 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | PaabL | December 5th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigSur | May 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Keira | December 28th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | tef | September 9th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zydar | September 6th 13 |
| 3.5 great | miaow | May 10th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | ANJ45 | April 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | dogteal | February 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | PunkMoon | February 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | stoopkid | February 14th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | AdamE | December 9th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Huybie | September 6th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Loois | June 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | March 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wael | December 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Titan50 | November 18th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | September 28th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | gnr61 | December 5th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | JesusV4 | December 3rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | wylpyl | November 21st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | chumong | October 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timon87 | August 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | mppwns | June 11th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | adamf | December 31st 09 |
| 4.5 superb | TomKat | October 30th 09 |
| 1.0 awful | purvis | April 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | orlok | March 26th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | uncut23 | February 23rd 08 |
| 3.0 good | tuff | October 30th 07 |
| 2.5 average | CeeBone | October 16th 07 |
| 2.0 poor | Iai EMERITUS | September 19th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | P13 | September 19th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tyler EMERITUS |
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