Reviews (page 10 of 10)
I feel like I'm supposed to be respectful as I've been given this album on the day that Brian Wilson died, but... ...I can't. I've never understood the appeal of The Beach Boys. The whole vocal harmonies schtick leaves me cold. The US college boy surf thing feels like it's designed to appeal to a tiny slither of the population that I'm not part of.
Sounds like it was recorded in a call centre
Of course this pops up on my list the day after Brian Wilson passes. I've tried to like The Beach Boys but it's like nails on a chalkboard. Not for me.
Siendo totalmente sincero no me gusto pero para nada, parece un coro infantil de navidad, supongo que para la época era el hit del verano, pero siendo yo ahora no conecte nada
Positive - only 28 minutes long Negative - Sounds its age
Absolute garbage. Also, throwing a beach boys album at me the day after Brian Wilson died is hardly “random.”
Brian Wilson died yesterday. Growing up in the 80s in the mid-Atlantic, The Beach Boys were music from another time and another world. They seemed so removed from my modern life, representing a sun-soaked naivety that was outdated and vaguely embarrassing. As I got older, the rot at the core of their saccharine exterior became better known: the drug abuse, the alcoholism, the weird connection to Charles Manson. Other than the big hits, I've never stopped to open The Beach Boys time capsule. I am not a big fan of their sound. Their lyrics on this album reflect a dated perspective. Their songs are about high school and "chicks." It's all a little creepy. It's of it's time. They were a defining band. It's ok in the background, to create an atmosphere, but this album didn't do much for me.
Booooo
it just makes me want to listen to Pet Sounds instead
This album is definitely a classic, but the Juicy Fruits/Beach Bums/Undeads were better #wellrememberyouforevereddy
Dear lord this music had a time and place, really hard to listen to all the while evoking a picture of a young Ron Howard.
Not today or any other day. Beta male music from the Boomer era rubs me the wrong way for, admittedly, personal reasons. But I get it. The Beach Boys DO deserve a seat at this table - but only one - and that one should have been reserved for either 'Pet Sounds' or something from the height off their vapid surfer days. Oh, who am I kidding? I'm sure both of those are on this lousy list, too. *p.s. I hope it was just a coincidence that Brian Wilson died yesterday and that the algorithm isn't showing favoritism...
Huh? Why? I don’t know how this could even be justified to be on any list of things you need to hear.
1.5
's Ochtends vroeg was dit echt teveel. Wilde gelijk terug naar bed. Heb het tijdens het eerste nummer maar uitgezet. Poging 2 tijdens het werk. Niet goed voor de werkgever. Ik zak helemaal weg. Ik kijk nog even terug naar mijn cijfers voor de andere 2 Beach Boys albums. Beide ook een 1. Blijkbaar is er een band erger dan de Beatles. Als ik deze lijst heb doorgewerkt zet ik nooit meer iets op met deze jaren '60 klanken.
Terrible
me: please... enough with the UK 60s rock bands... this hellsite: ok :) here's an AMERICAN 60s rock band! HAVE MERCY I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE
Total close harmony wank
I hate the Beach Boys
creepy creepy
I just really fucking hate the Beach Boys. Old falsetto cheesy shit that may be objectively great for whatever reason, but no desire to ever hear this again unless it's part of a twisted David Lynchesque sort of film.
Really didn't get on with this. Didn't know any of the tracks and it was all so saccharin. Huge contrast to the other 2 albums from the 60s we had this week. Pretty awful tbh. Not for me. I'll take the 60s psychedelia and leave this. 1.5
This is some old time cheesy ass shit. No.
Booring
As somebody already pointed out: It very recognisable as The Beach Boys. The pioneers of having a signature sound. Which they've driven to an absolute extreme because to me, every song sounds exactly and precisely like any other song by them. Possibly with rejuggled lyrics, but I can't even be sure their songs actually do have different lyrics, because... It wouldn't even be necessary. Also, thanks to those legendary harmonies it all sounds so sugary sweet you're at risk of getting diabetes from listening to this
bof 1/5
In a nutshell: a weak prelude to Pet Sounds This album has two lukewarm singles and a tonne of filler. Some hints of Pet Sounds can be heard here but it doesn't have much else going for it. Overall: 2/10
What a dorky album cover - such a different time. Not exactly lyrical masterpieces - she’s my girl and I’m good to my baby. Ugh the patriarchy. So many gross yet childishly simplistic lyrics. I do like their voices? But unfortunately I paid attention to the words.
If there is a genre of music that really doesn’t stand up to the test of time, it’s The Beach Boys brand of harmony preppy-pop. The lyrics are cliched and borderline misogynistic. There was a time and a place for this. That time is not now and the place is not here.
Dreadful
No no no no no
People were STARVING for music in the 60s
60’s Don’t care
- puh so auf längere Strecke absolut gar nichts meins, fand ich dementsprechend super anstrengend
Just no
N/A Unavailable to stream
Ugh
Pop
I have never been a fan of the beach boys and honestly, after listening to an hour of them...I realized that I didn't ever give them a chance. Now that I have, I REALLY hate the beach boys.
Nothing special with a weird ending
God, I hate the Beach Boys! I knew eventually Pet Sounds would come up, because "Brian Wilson is a genius". Sorry, this is the Alvin and the Chipmunks. Adults shouldn't have to listen to this shit.
The soundtrack of young white privilege.
It's okay
Too cheesy for me
The only album I’ve turned off. How boring and bland. Trash tier music
I really couldn’t get into this album. It has the slightest of inklings of what they’d go on to do with pet sounds, but it’s a really awkward middle child between the commercial early stuff and their later work, but not in a good way a la 1965 Beatles. It’s cheesy yet takes itself seriously, the lyrical matter and sound is redundant, not catchy enough to be a guilty pleasure without the stand out songs that they have on other albums. Won’t be revisiting.
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