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« Reply #25 on: January 12, 2013, 01:15:50 PM »

1. A Day in the Life of a Tree
2. Surf's Up
3. 'Til I Die
4. Long Promised Road
5. Disney Girls (1957)
6. Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
7. Feel Flows
8. Don't Go Near the Water
9. Take a Load off Your Feet
10. Student Demonstration Time
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« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2013, 11:57:44 AM »

1. 'Til I Die
2. Surf's Up
3. Long Promised Road
4. A Day In The Life Of A Tree
5. Disney Girls (1957)
6. Feel Flows
7. Don't Go Near The Water
8. Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
9. Take A Load Off Your Feet
10. Student Demonstration Time

Hit and miss album, in my opinion.
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« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2013, 09:16:59 AM »

Another fantastic album!
10. Take a load off your feet - Surprised this gets so much love. I hate this song. Al and Mike should never write songs.
9. Don't go near the water - See above.

8.  Student Demonstration Time - I know this gets a lot of hate but Mike sounds great on this.
7. Long Promised Road - Love this. Great feel to it.
6. Feel Flows - Same as above. Carl really nails this.
5. Disney Girls - Bruce's best and it lightens up the album.
4. Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) - Love it. Despite what I said for 10 and 9 Al proves he can write an ok song if only a good rip off song.
3. A Day in the Life of a Tree - Mixed feelings. SOmetimes I think it's beautiful and sometimes I think it's a grand put on by Brian.
2. Surf's Up - Amazing. One of their best songs
1. 'Til I Die - One of my favorite songs ever. This is a true masterpiece. Maybe my favroite songs in the world.
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« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2013, 11:14:11 AM »

"A Day in the Life of a Tree" is anything but a put-on. At least that's the way I always felt about it.
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« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2013, 12:21:52 PM »

1. Surf's Up
2. Feel Flows
3. 'Til I Die
4. Long Promised Road
5. Disney Girls (1957)
6. Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
7. A Day in the Life of a Tree
8. Take a Load off Your Feet
9. Don't Go Near the Water
10. Student Demonstration Time
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« Reply #30 on: January 14, 2013, 01:01:36 PM »

I DO love the live version of SDT. The Carnegie Hall 1972 concert version is mind-blowing.
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« Reply #31 on: January 14, 2013, 01:50:03 PM »

"Don't Go Near the Water" is an exemplar of a song that is made good by its production. The lyrics are pretty terrible but goshdarn do they ever sing the f*** out of them, especially Al! And is it just me or is there a lot of odd percussion/noises going on throughout the backing track?
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« Reply #32 on: January 14, 2013, 02:07:13 PM »

"Don't Go Near the Water" is an exemplar of a song that is made good by its production. The lyrics are pretty terrible but goshdarn do they ever sing the f*** out of them, especially Al! And is it just me or is there a lot of odd percussion/noises going on throughout the backing track?

Well, there's the drum kit and tambourine - the farty/watery synth could class into this category too. Ah, but whats this weird one after the bridge? A cabasa? It sounds like it's trying to be a vibraslap with out the sustain or the slap.
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« Reply #33 on: January 14, 2013, 02:08:26 PM »

"Don't Go Near the Water" is an exemplar of a song that is made good by its production. The lyrics are pretty terrible but goshdarn do they ever sing the f*** out of them, especially Al! And is it just me or is there a lot of odd percussion/noises going on throughout the backing track?

Well put.

And I think the tag/coda is rather stunning.

And I think I'm gonna have to listen through cans again for those percussives. Ta!
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« Reply #34 on: January 14, 2013, 11:32:12 PM »

Nice album, but a bit lyrically forced at times and no Dennis. Still some kick ass music hear

Til I Die (This is one of Brian's all time best in all ways.)
Long Promised Road
Surf's Up
Feel Flows
SDT (It rocks)
Looking At Tomorrow (Cool until Al Scats lol. No I like it a lot)
Disney Girls
Don't Go Near The Water
Take A Load Off Your Feet
Tree (If it had good singing I would like it more)
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« Reply #35 on: January 15, 2013, 08:54:16 AM »

Surf's Up (even though I really prefer Brian's demo vocal to Carl's finished.)
'Till I Die
Long Promised Road
Disney Girls (1957)
Feel Flows
Don't Go Near the Water
Looking at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
Take a Load off your Feet
A Day in the Life of a Tree (Sorry, Riley can't sing. Put Carl Wilson as lead and this song rockets up.)
Student Demonstration Time
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« Reply #36 on: January 17, 2013, 07:31:40 AM »

1. Surf's Up: best thing ever done by anyone in any art form ever....
2. Disney Girl: sheer perfection
3. Feel Flows
4. Long Promised Road
5. Till I Die
6. Don't Go Near The Water
7. Take A Load Off Your Feet
8. Lookin At Tomorrow
9. Student Demonstration Time: I happen to love this
10. Tree: Love the song, production but hate Jack Riley's vocal.... Bruce should have sung lead on this...

Urrghh, Bruce singing Tree? No thanks. Anyway...

1. Feel Flows
2. Til I Die
3. Long Promised Road
4. Surf's Up
5. A Day In The Life Of A Tree
6. Disney Girls
7. Lookin' At Tomorrow

(Love all of the above)

8. Don't Go Near The Water
9. Take A Load...

(Ok songs, fun, but basically filler, vastly inferior to the seven tracks listed above.)

10. Student Demo Time

(Christ... Should've been 4th of July. Why couldn't it have been 4th of July?!!!!...)
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« Reply #37 on: January 17, 2013, 08:44:27 AM »

1) Surf's Up
2) A Day in the Life of a Tree
3) Till I Die
4) Long Promised Road
5) Feel Flows
6) Disney Girls
7) Don't Go Neat The Water
Cool Lookin At Tomorrow
9) Take A Load Off Your Feet
10) Student Demonstration Time
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« Reply #38 on: January 17, 2013, 03:25:16 PM »

Surf's Up (even though I really prefer Brian's demo vocal to Carl's finished.)
'Till I Die
Long Promised Road
Disney Girls (1957)
Feel Flows
Don't Go Near the Water
Looking at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
Take a Load off your Feet
A Day in the Life of a Tree (Sorry, Riley can't sing. Put Carl Wilson as lead and this song rockets up.)
Student Demonstration Time

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« Reply #39 on: January 17, 2013, 07:26:04 PM »

1. Surf's Up
2. 'Til I Die
3. Feel Flows
4. Long Promised Road
5. Disney Girls (1957)
6. A Day In the Life of a Tree
7. Don't Go Near the Water
8. Lookin' At Tomorrow
9. Take a Load Off Your Feet
10. Student Demonstration Time
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« Reply #40 on: January 17, 2013, 08:41:39 PM »

1 "Surf's Up": one of Brian's masterpieces. I love Carl's vocal. It provides a nice contrast for when Brian comes in. I feel like this song belongs on this album. And I also feel this is the definitive version of this song.
2 "'Til I Die": another one of Brian's masterpieces. Just beautiful. Wonderful vocals.
3 "Feel Flows": one of Carl's best. Such a great vibe. Who cares what the lyrics mean?
4 "A Day In The Life Of A Tree": shouldn't work but it does. The fade is superb.
5 "Lookin' At Tomorrow": pretty. I like the phasing or whatever. Possibly my favorite "Al" song.
6 "Take A Load Off Your Feet": cute song. Nothing crazy. I don't mind it though. It's a good light moment on a "heavy" album.
7 "Don't Go Near The Water": decent tune. Might not have started the album with it, but its cool. Somewhat goofy, but also comes off as "real".
8 "Disney Girls": it's nice. It's Bruce, through and through. I don't really care for the message, and I think it's lame that this got played at most of the C50 shows. Did we really need a Bruce showcase?
9 "Long Promised Road": can't really understand all the love for this. I dig the verses, but the chorus comes off kinda cheesy to me.
10 "Student Demonstration Time": this just smacks of trying to be hip. I wouldn't even care if Brian Wilson wrote it. "Riot in Cell Block #9" is great though. Mike trying to change that sh*t isn't.
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« Reply #41 on: January 24, 2013, 04:09:39 AM »

Whatever you think about Student Demonstration Time, you can admit it's a great track ? The lyrics might be flawed, but you can't deny the power of that track, right?!?

Reportedly, the last song DW drummed on before busting his hand up? (Didn't he say that or is my mind clouded by this bastardly strong coffee?)
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« Reply #42 on: January 24, 2013, 04:28:50 AM »

Whatever you think about Student Demonstration Time, you can admit it's a great track ? The lyrics might be flawed, but you can't deny the power of that track, right?!?

Reportedly, the last song DW drummed on before busting his hand up? (Didn't he say that or is my mind clouded by this bastardly strong coffee?)
1) Never heard about that. Would be cool, though.
2) Bastardly strong coffee is one splendid idea..

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« Reply #43 on: January 24, 2013, 11:09:33 AM »

What song is "Looking for tomorrow" ripped off from?
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« Reply #44 on: January 24, 2013, 12:32:29 PM »

What song is "Looking for tomorrow" ripped off from?


"The Wanderer" by the Kingston Trio.
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« Reply #45 on: January 24, 2013, 12:41:25 PM »

1. Surf's Up (Carl's vocal far surpasses any that I've heard by Brian)
2. Long Promised Road
3. Feel Flows
4. Till I Die
5. Disney Girls (1957)
6. Take A Load Off Your Feet
7. Don't Go Near The Water
8. A Day In The Life Of A Tree (Just for the ending alone.)
9. Student Demonstration Time (Should have kept it as Riot in Cell Block #9)
10. Lookin' At Tomorrow (Where Take A Load Off... works for me, this one does not)
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« Reply #46 on: January 24, 2013, 12:49:54 PM »

What song is "Looking for tomorrow" ripped off from?


"The Wanderer" by the Kingston Trio.
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« Reply #47 on: March 19, 2013, 12:46:53 PM »

10. Student Demonstration Time - Not too proud to admit that this song is a guilty pleasure of mine.
9. Lookin' At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
8. Feel Flows
7. Long Promised Road
6. Take A Load Off Your Feet
5. Don't Go Near The Water - Yeah, the lyrics are forced, but what the heck.
4. Surf's Up - I prefer Brian's version by miles, but Carl does give it his all.
3. A Day In The Life
2. 'Til I Die
1. Disney Girls (1957)
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« Reply #48 on: March 19, 2013, 01:08:21 PM »

My favorite (this week) Beach Boys album. I don't skip any tracks, even SDT, which despite it's terrible, awful, horrible lyrics is a pretty rockin' tune. ADITLOAT also gets on my nerves sometimes.  Other than those two tracks, this is such a freaking great album. If they had added Dennis' songs, which easily would have fit, it might be their best post-Pet Sounds album without question.

1. Surf's Up
2. 'Til I Die
3. Long Promised Road
4. Feel Flows
5. Disney Girls, 1957
6. Looking At Tomorrow
7. Don't Go Near The Water
8. Take A Load Off Your Feet
9. A Day in the Life Of A Tree
10. Student Demonstration Time
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« Reply #49 on: March 19, 2013, 02:40:14 PM »

I don't skip any tracks, even SDT, which despite it's terrible, awful, horrible lyrics is a pretty rockin' tune.
YES. Thank you.
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