NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands

[bluesno1fann]

I know, this is from August 2012, but I just stumbled upon it and it's quite interesting.

The Beach Boys come at Number 2. The album? It's not what you'd think it would be!

Perhaps if they were more aware of their discography, they would have instead added a much worse BB's album.

Anyway, here's the article:
http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/7-crap-albums-by-otherwise-great-bands?utm_source=nme&utm_medium=bestofnme&utm_campaign=bestofnme-7%20crap%20albums%20by%20otherwise%20great%20bands

[Bean Bag]

 

Hey, no press is bad press!  I'm actually quite shocked that this album is even known to exist, outside of us Fans.  Strange.

[Niko]

Yeah this is one is so middle of the road, who is going to remember it?
SIP, however, is so awful it's memorable

[Ovi]

My guess is that Summer In Paradise didn't make it because of the lack of Brian and Dennis. The idea of the list is to shock you via the "now vs then", "great vs horrible" contrast, while talking about the same band in both cases, and not only on paper. That's probably why The Spaghetti Incident made it over The Chinese Democracy, as well. Just a thought.

[Jason]

Well, I'd agree with their choice of album. Keepin' the Summer Alive is still the worst Beach Boys album.

[Lonely Summer]

Well, I'd agree with their choice of album. Keepin' the Summer Alive is still the worst Beach Boys album.

I thought MIU held that title from the classic lineup BB's?

[bluesno1fann]

Well, I'd agree with their choice of album. Keepin' the Summer Alive is still the worst Beach Boys album.

I thought MIU held that title from the classic lineup BB's?

From the "classic" line-up, I'd say 15 Big Ones.
Although definitions of the classic Beach Boys line-up can be debatable. Like I'd say their classic line-up would include Brian, Dennis, Carl, Mike, Al and Bruce because they made their best music with that line-up. Then there are people who say that Brian, Dennis, Carl, Mike and Al are the classic line-up. So it's debatable which one is the classic line-up.
With the classic line-up I agree with, it would be KTSA, the last one with Dennis.

From any line-up, of course it would be SIP

[Smilin Ed H]

When it was reviewed, I seem to remember Nick Kent saying something along the lines of it was their best since Sunflower. And that was in NME.

[Lonely Summer]

SIP didn't include Brian, so definitely not classic lineup.

[bluesno1fann]

SIP didn't include Brian, so definitely not classic lineup.

Or Dennis. But it's still Beach Boys

[Lonely Summer]

SIP didn't include Brian, so definitely not classic lineup.

Or Dennis. But it's still Beach Boys

Still Beach Boys, but I could see it not making the list - most folks would assume a BB's album without Brian would be worthless. And they'd be right.

[Bean Bag]

One thing is for sure Keepin' The Summer Alive was certainly a prophetic way to start the decade.  The title suggests they're aware something's wrong, dying even.  All trapped in a bubble.  Down to their last smoke.  And then Dennis dies.



I do enjoy it... mostly the second side.  Some good stuff.