Monday 30 March 2015

#381: The Beach Boys - Smile (2011 Version)

The Beach Boys - Smile (2011 Version)
October 31, 2011, Capitol


Movement one 
1. "Our Prayer"-1:05
2. "Gee" - 0:51
3. "Heroes and Villains" - 4:52
4. "Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)" - 3:35
5. "I'm In Great Shape" - 0:28
6. "Barnyard" - 0:48
7. "My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)" - 1:55
8. "Cabin Essence" - 3:30

Movement two 
9. "Wonderful" - 2:04
10. "Look (Song for Children)" - 2:31
11. "Child Is Father of the Man" - 2:10
12. "Surf's Up"- 4:12

Movement three 
13. "I Wanna Be Around / Workshop" - 1:23
14. "Vega-Tables" - 3:49
15. "Holidays" - 2:32
16. "Wind Chimes" - 3:06
17. "The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)" - 2:35
18. "Love to Say Dada" - 2:32
19. "Good Vibrations" - 4:15

RESULTS
Rate: 7/10
Best Song: Heroes and Villains
Worst Song: My Only Sunshine

Comments
Sorry about the absence. I really wasn't looking forward to this Album.

Actually, this Album  turned out okay. Better than I expected. Kind of.

I'm not big on The Beach Boys. They just are the kind of shit you laugh at with your friends and forget about for the rest of your life.

This Album was kind of like "Guys coughing...SONG...Bells Ringing....SONG...Clarinet...SO-"

And out of nowhere, the creepiest rendition of "My little Sunshine" comes out of NOWHERE.

Like y'know in horror movies when the chick hears singing in the baby's monitor? It's identical to that kind of thing. I pretty much had to go out and buy new pants. If that was the point of the song, then 10/10. But it was supposed to be a romantic/cute gesture. It backfired.

Like I get The Beach Boys was kind of following The Beatles in the start of the whole "Boy Band" thing, but they just...suck. It's not even surfer music. It's not even teenage girl music.

It's "Bee Movie" soundtrack music.