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Discuss, review and rate
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, released October 1962.
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It's snotty and punk, but not in a good way.
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The Shift, Moon Dawg and Surfari/409 are great.
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Cheesy, corny, stupid, irrelevant, irreverent. What's not to love? 3.
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What's not to love?
Cuckoo Clock.
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Not my style. 1.
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They ain't found their feet yet... Mostly awful. Moon Dawg is standout track fer me.
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Everyone has to start somewhere. No matter what others say, this is a good album. Cuckoo Clock has a great bassline. It's fun because it's just when they are starting out and before the legend gets compilicated.
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Well, wasn't the average age of the band like 15 when this was made? I can't really fault them too much for that.
3 Stars for at least the effort.
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4/5
The good tracks outweigh the bad.
County Fair, though dismissed as filler by most, is my favorite track on the album.
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3 Stars for at least the effort.
Giving stars for effort would vastly change the history of pop music. Plenty of people have tried hard and failed miserably. I think we ought to vote based on results.
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Quote from: Luther on January 02, 2006, 08:15:56 AM
Quote from: e=mc² on December 28, 2005, 04:51:11 AM
3 Stars for at least the effort.
Giving stars for effort would vastly change the history of pop music. Plenty of people have tried hard and failed miserably. I think we ought to vote based on results.
I'd like to direct you to the Smiley Smile thread.
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I'm listening to Smiley Smile right now, by the way. Whoops, better put that in the "...listening to now?" thread.
And I dig Smiley Smile.
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I listened to Sufrin Safari and Surfin U.S.A for a week straight without intentionally playing anything else. You can learn a ton about songwriting fom those two albums.
So yeah, I dig.
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I just revisted this album the other day and it was much worse
then previously remembered. It's not hard to list this as one
of the worst debuts of any major recording artist. Mike's
vocals are often rushed and out of key. These songs are
way too fast. Some of the hooks are cool and I enjoy them,
but it really makes the other pre-Pet Sounds albums sound
like masterpieces. (And some are.)
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im a fan of summertime blues myself
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Geez, when Brian was recording this album Phil Spector was already in full swing with his wall of sound. It's no wonder he was in awe of Spector. The production on this record is definitely not "advanced."
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It sounds better than anything else I've ever heard from a group of teenagers, and lots of things I've heard from adults.
Comparing this to Pet Sounds and stuff is silly.. these songs are pretty catchy and rockin'. Do you want a professional orchestra and sleigh bells and a tack piano on Chug-a-Lug? Please.
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Aegir, you may want to check out the first album by The Left Banke.
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Quote from: Aegir on January 01, 2006, 10:52:28 PM
County Fair, though dismissed as filler by most, is my favorite track on the album.
Yep, like it when that girl goes "ooohhhh"....
I think it's good for an debut-album. And you have to remember that this is the early sixties, so it fits in quite nicely with alot of the other musical things at that time.
"Summertime Blues" is mess, but it's probably the only recorded vocal performance of David Marks if I'm not wrong.
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this is the only song you can hear david on?
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Quote from: punkinhead on April 03, 2006, 06:18:42 AM
this is the only song you can hear david on?
The only song he has kind of a lead vocal at least.
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what pARTS?
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I think that Nick Venet is singing on it with David.
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My favourite 'under-rated' Beach Boys album. I am completely charmed by the 'innocent' quality of these recordings. Complaining that the real BB sound hasn't evolved yet is completely beside the point. Cuckoo Clock is my favourite track! 4/5.
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I like this record, it's a little bit sad but that's the reason why I like it so much.
Cuckoo Clock and Little Girl are my favourite songs.
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