Rank the tracks #20: 15 Big Ones

[Dudd]

1. Talk To Me - Soooooo underrated.
2. Just Once In My Life
3. That Same Song
4. It's OK - Good song but Mike's over-nasally singing just irritates me here
5. Susie Cincinnati
6. Back Home - Obviously no Do It Again, but when I'm in the right mood this one kicks ass.
7. Had To Phone Ya
8. Rock and Roll Music - Absolute shite but fun! Defines the album really
9. Chapel of Love
10. TM Song
11. Blueberry Hill
12. In the Still of the Night
13. A Casual Look
14. Everyone's In Love With You
15. Palisades Park

[TimeToGetAlone]

1. It's O.K. - 457 (10)
2. Had to Phone Ya - 425 (7)
3. Just Once in My Life - 376.5 (10)
4. Susie Cincinnati - 370.5 (3)
5. Back Home - 368 (2)
6. That Same Song - 346.5 (2)
7. In the Still of the Night - 272.5
8. Palisades Park - 269.5
9. Rock and Roll Music - 252
10. Chapel of Love - 249.5
11. Blueberry Hill - 201
12. Talk to Me - 189.5 (1)
13. T.M. Song - 184 (1)
14. Everyone's in Love with You - 183.5
15. A Casual Look - 175

My thoughts?  Still don't quite get the love for That Same Song, but I might only dock it a couple spots.  I maintain that the album version of Rock and Roll Music is awful and should be much closer to the bottom.  Conversely, I'm surprised at how low Talk to Me ended up being.  Everything else pretty much makes sense in my mind.

[bluesno1fann]

From Worst To Best:

15. TM Song.
14. Everyone's In Love With You.
13. A Casual Look.
12. Blueberry Hill.
11. Chapel Of Love.
10. In The Still Of The Night.
09. Rock And Roll Music.
08. That Same Song.
07. Talk To Me.
06. Susie Cincinnati.
05. Had To Phone Ya.
04. It's OK.
03. Back Home.
02. Palisades Park.
01. Just Once In My Life.

[Orange Crate Art]

This album has some good songs, some not so good songs.

1. It's OK
2. Had To Phone Ya
3. Back Home
4. That Same Song
5. Just Once In My Life
6. Susie Cincinnati
7. In The Still Of The Night
8. Chapel Of Love
9. Rock & Roll Music
10. A Casual Look
11. Talk To Me
12. Blueberry Hill
13. Palisades Park
14. TM Song
15. Everyone's In Love With You

[job]

1. It’s OK
2. Had To Phone Ya
3. Everyone’s In Love With You
4. Rock N Roll Music
5. Susie Cincinatti
6. TM Song
7. Chapel Of Love
8. Palisades Park
9. Just Once In My Life
10. Talk To Me
11. That Same Song
12. Back Home
13. A Casual Look
14. Blueberry Hill
15. In The Still Of The Night

[ForHerCryingSoul]

Bump.  Hope that's okay.

The album has grown on me with many repeated listens.  I don't think the average music fan will recognize the BW touches on these songs.  It's all in the details!

Ranking from best to wreck IMO:
1. It's OK - The original mix is awesome!  I love Mike's lead, the sax, the drums, and the harmonies!
2. Chapel of Love - I love this tune.  Plain, simple, and perhaps a bit manic.  Brian's vocal commands here.  Even though he had laryngitis, he really hit it home here.  I sense so many emotions in his vocal: sadness, desperation, depression, mania, and not giving a flying surfboard about it.
3. Just Once in My Life - Masterful synth-work.  Brian makes a great attempt at Spector production.  His and Carl's vocal make the song beautiful.  The switching of lyrics is a smart choice.
4. Palisades Park - I like Carl's vocal and the beat this song provides for me.
5. Blueberry Hill - That tack piano and those bells are outstanding, as well as the saxes in the beginning.
6. Everyone's in Love With You - I like the production here, and I actually enjoy this song.  It's one of Mike's calmest leads.
7. TM Song - I don't like the talking interlude.  I would rather hear the music and it could be longer.  I love the bells and the guitars.
8. In the Still of the Night - I like Brian's falsetto.  I like Dennis' vocal, but the production seems rushed and sparse.
9. Talk to Me - I get jarred with the sudden switch in song.  Carl's lead is calm, but not my favorite.
10. Back Home - I like the production of his live performances better than this one.  The vocal is soulful in my opinion.  Brian was giving his all here, and I enjoy it.
11. Had to Phone Ya - Don't get me wrong, the song is great, but the hastily added drums overtake the production so much that they distract from those strings.
12. Rock and Roll Music - I like the MiC mix so much better than this rushed mix.
13. That Same Song - The gospel version makes this song look sparse in comparison.
14. Susie Cincinnati - Breaks the flow of this album as well, and it does not belong here.
15. A Casual Look - Breaks the flow of the album IMO, Mike's vocal ruins the enjoyment of this sparse mess.

 

[jiggy22]

15. A Casual Look
14. Blueberry Hill
13. Palisades Park
12. Talk to Me
11. Chapel of Love
10. Rock and Roll Music
9. In the Still of the Night
8. Everyone's in Love With You
7. T M Song (Catchy as hell, never really understood the extreme hate for this one!)
6. That Same Song (Gospel version blows this one out of the water IMO)
5. Susie Cincinnati (Great song, but out of place on this album.)
4. It's OK
3. Back Home (Prefer to 1963 and 1970 versions over this one though)
2. Just Once in My Life (Love Brian's vocals on this one!)
1. Had to Phone Ya (Simply stunning)

[You Kane, You Commanded, You Conquered]

It's OK
That Same Song
Back Home
Susie Cincinnati
Palisades Park
Everyone's In Love With You
In The Still of the Night
Rock and Roll Music
Talk To Me
A Casual Look
Chapel of Love
Just Once In My Life
Had To Phone Ya
Blueberry Hill
TM Song

[Wata]

Very underrated album I'd say, in spite of some serious flaws:

1. Susie Cincinnati - Al rocks.
2. That Same Song - my favorite new original song. Love the gospel influence.
3. A Casual Look - my favorite cover on the album.
4. Just Once In My Life
5. It's OK
6. Back Home
7. Everyone's In Love With You
8. Had To Phone Ya
9. In The Still Of The Night
10. Talk To Me
11. Rock And Roll Music
12. Chapel of Love
13. Blueberry Hill
14. Palisades Park
15. TM Song

[Doobidoo]

I agree with Wata. Sometimes, i find myself being really mad because of their wasted potential, other times I find myself screaming "...And the hoorses!" on Back Home. Maybe it was their destiny to have this clunker of an album. It's really charmy, and, who knows really, what would happen to the later beach boys if this album wouldn't have been at all.

 This album is a true proof that even at their lowest, you can find their best sassy and funny sides in it.

1.   Had to Phone Ya (My 14th most listened track ever according to my last.fm)
2.   Just Once In My Life (Goosebumps at the “every pot of gold…”-part. I LOVE their voices here)
3.   Back Home (yiheaaiiyeaiheyeahh… I love this!)
4.   It’s OK (I like the alternative version the most on MIC, the intro there really gets me going)
5.   TM Song (Underrated. Love Dennis here)
6.   Palisades Park (I gave that gurl a huuug, I the tunnul uf luuuve!!)
7.   Talk To Me (I always tend to imagine Carl In drag here when the song switches)
8.   Rock And Roll Music (Their biggest miss IMO. They could’ve just put out HtPY first instead!)
9.   Susie Cincinnati
10.   A Casual Look
11.   In The Still Of The Night
12.   Blueberry Hill (This was the reason I absolutely hated this album before. Now I can see how they made it intentionally bad. I find it ok now

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Not a big fan of the songs under this line

13.    That Same Song
14.    Chapel of Love
15.    Everyone's In Love With You