The Beach Boys Smiley Smile
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Doibhin69
August 15th 2020


879 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Sloop John B. has some of the best harmonies.

Kompys2000
August 15th 2020


9483 Comments


Yeah I fucks with Sloop John B

Didn't deserve to be a bigger hit than Wouldn't It Be Nice but still

DocSportello
August 15th 2020


3501 Comments


The Smile Sessions’ “Surf’s Up” version completely transformed my view of The Beach Boys. Such a vital band, wish they were less misunderstood by the general public

NorthernSkylark
February 24th 2021


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

too off kilter and silly for my liking but I suppose there are worse ways to spend half an hour these days

Frippertronics
Emeritus
March 6th 2021


19570 Comments

Album Rating: 3.9

wind chimes



wiiiiiiiiiiind chiiiiiimeeees

Sabrutin
May 16th 2022


9843 Comments


It's amazing how much this sounds like its art lol. Dudes be stoned

Sabrutin
May 16th 2022


9843 Comments


Idk, most songs are filled with cartoony vocal layers and sounds. I used to think Fall Breaks was the only track that fit the artwork but now I think it's a great match all round.

Like put on Little Pad and stare at that elephant in the eye

Sabrutin
May 16th 2022


9843 Comments


In any case we both enjoy this album a lot haha

ArsMoriendi
May 17th 2022


41567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This album is peak music

Ryus
June 26th 2022


37886 Comments


shes going bald lmao
the boys were wildin on this one

ArsMoriendi
June 26th 2022


41567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

One of the best albums of all time

Ryus
June 26th 2022


37886 Comments


gotta say the smile sessions versions of every song is better

ArsMoriendi
June 26th 2022


41567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I honestly don’t like the Smiles Sessions that much, like yeah it’s brighter and happier and more complex but the dark gloomy simplicity is a strength here



Like it’s psych lo-fi music before psych lo-fi music

butt.
July 7th 2022


11140 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This album still freaks me the fuck out. It sounds like a bad shroom trip on a late summer day

ArsMoriendi
July 7th 2022


41567 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Another reason it’s a 5 amiright

Ryus
July 7th 2022


37886 Comments


heroes and villains is goated. better than good vibrations. prob my second favorite beach boys song after surfs up

butt.
July 7th 2022


11140 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Wouldn’t It Be Nice will always be the best BB song. It simply can’t be topped. It’s probably in my top 10 songs of all time

Ryus
July 7th 2022


37886 Comments


the ending of wouldn't it be nice sucks for me lol. i dunno why but i dont like it at all. sucks bc the rest of the song is 10/5

robertsona
Staff Reviewer
July 7th 2022


28200 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Wouldn’t it be nice is probably my favorite opener of all time I guess. Sort of think Wilson “jumped the shark” as a songwriter when he started going cuckoo, which is lame to say, but I can’t help but evaluate the songs at least: heroes, vibrations, and surf’s all do nothing for me, all due to the basic issue of convolution: more is less in all three cases

Kompys2000
July 8th 2022


9483 Comments


would never in a million years think to describe good vibrations as "convoluted", it's got a lot going on but the progression between each musical 'thing' is still very direct



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