To me, the Beach Boys' car songs are more dated and shallow than anything else they did (except, I guess, their surf songs). So I really don't like 11 of the 12 songs on this album.
But No-Go Showboat is absolute magic. Nothing else sounds like it, and I'm not sure how anything else could. You almost have to wonder if No-Go Showboat was the real product of Brian's first acid trip.
No Go Showboat is a cool tune with impressive chord changes, as is Custom Machine. Brian took the chords and melodies into areas other people hadn't even thought of yet. Love the overall sound of this album; I rate it higher than Surfer Girl.