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Title: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: bluesno1fann on October 10, 2013, 12:17:40 AM 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 Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Bean Bag on October 10, 2013, 08:06:05 AM :woot
Hey, no press is bad press! I'm actually quite shocked that this album is even known to exist, outside of us Fans. Strange. Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Niko on October 10, 2013, 08:13:35 AM Yeah this is one is so middle of the road, who is going to remember it?
SIP, however, is so awful it's memorable Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Ovi on October 10, 2013, 09:00:31 AM 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.
Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Jason on October 10, 2013, 10:41:18 AM Well, I'd agree with their choice of album. Keepin' the Summer Alive is still the worst Beach Boys album.
Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Lonely Summer on October 11, 2013, 12:12:40 AM 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? Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: bluesno1fann on October 11, 2013, 12:40:14 AM 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? 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 Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Smilin Ed H on October 11, 2013, 03:45:26 AM 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.
Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Lonely Summer on October 11, 2013, 01:55:45 PM SIP didn't include Brian, so definitely not classic lineup.
Title: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: bluesno1fann on October 11, 2013, 05:27:01 PM SIP didn't include Brian, so definitely not classic lineup. Or Dennis. But it's still Beach BoysTitle: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Lonely Summer on October 12, 2013, 12:27:37 AM SIP didn't include Brian, so definitely not classic lineup. Or Dennis. But it's still Beach BoysTitle: Re: NME 7 Crap Albums by Otherwise Great Bands Post by: Bean Bag on October 17, 2013, 08:34:15 PM 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.
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/c46bb434d85f18657b678ceb5b5b192c/tumblr_mnlba8X1Eg1sszfb1o1_500.jpg) I do enjoy it... mostly the second side. Some good stuff. |