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Classic Album Reviews: The Beach Boys | Smiley Smile / Wild Honey Deluxe Editions
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These came out in 2001 — or at least that’s when I got ’em. Here’s what I said about them back then (with some minor editing):
The Beach Boys may not outshine or outsell The Beatles, but they did manage to outlive and outrecord them.
Between their beginnings as surf-rock pioneers in the early ’60s and their last hurrah with the ’80s hit Kokomo, the band put out more than 30 albums full of sand, surf and fun, fun, fun in the sun. And over the past year or so, their label Capitol has reissued nearly all of them in a series of high-quality ‘twofer’ packages — two albums per disc with lengthy liner notes, original cover art and tons o’ extra tracks. The latest wave covers the years 1964 – ’70. To cap off the set, there’s also a new two-CD collection of rarities. Here’s one of the titles:
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You Could Call It: Grin And Bear It. Right from the git-go, Smiley Smile was tainted — it’s basically a cobbled-together mish-mash of songs from the aborted Smile LP, reshaped and/or re-recorded. It’s kind of a shame; on their own, the trippy, inventive pop psychedelia of Heroes And Villains and Vegetables (with the band munching carrots for percussion) is pretty amazing. And remember, this is the album that included Good Vibrations, arguably Brian’s finest composition. But in the wake of the incomparable Pet Sounds, you can see why this was a dud — as if The Beatles had followed Sgt. Pepper with Help! As a result, Wild Honey was a return to simplicity, with the band ditching the intricate studio trickery for a set of straightahead, surprisingly soulful pop. Again, out of context it’s fine — but in 1967, nobody wanted to hear this.
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First Issued: 1967.
Extras: Alternate versions and more Smile-related outtakes
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