Believe the hype! Man, I love this album. Brian Wilson's finest work (I've always preferred it to "SMiLE"), Lush instrumentation, flawless layers of vocal harmonies, and even actual bells and whistles! It's one of those albums that it's impossible to listen to without it immediately lifting your mood, from the opening icecream van jangling (followed by that awesome drum hit!) of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" to the closing seconds of "Caroline, No". I even love "Sloop John B"!
So difficult to choose just one track to link to, obviously you all know the obvious tracks so there would be little to learn from posting "God Only Knows" or "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (although you should know all of it, if you don't own it then rectify this as soon as possible!). Here's my favourite track "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)"...
Truly a slice of pure genius. When I was little I used to play my mom's 7" of Sloop John B over and over. After each play, way after the fade-out had finished, I used to carry on listening to it in my head, the harmonies indelibly imprinted in my brain ...
Truly a slice of pure genius. When I was little I used to play my mom's 7" of Sloop John B over and over. After each play, way after the fade-out had finished, I used to carry on listening to it in my head, the harmonies indelibly imprinted in my brain ...
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