| Beach Boys, The / Smile Sessions, The |
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| Album: | Smile Sessions, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Beach Boys, The | Added: | 11/2011 | |
| Label: | Capitol Records Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-04-14 | Pull Date: | 2012-06-17 |
| Week Ending: | 17 Jun | 3 Jun | 20 May | 6 May | 22 Apr |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 30, 2022: | Vinyls from the Attic Good Vibrations | 4. | Nov 12, 2019: | grapevine Good Vibrations | |
| 2. | Oct 07, 2021: | Training Lunch Heroes And Villains | 5. | Jun 11, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Wind Chimes, Holidays, Vega-Tables, I Wanna Be Around / Workshop, Surf's Up | |
| 3. | Jul 22, 2021: | The Sunset Life (rebroadcast from Apr 10, 2013) Surf's Up | 6. | Mar 26, 2019: | That's Not Bluegrass Good Vibrations |
| Album Review |
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| Sunshine Reviewed 2012-04-04 | ||
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BEACH BOYS: “The Smile Sessions Sampler” – Interesting collection of Beach Boys music, with primary emphasis on very short harmonic pieces, good for use when programs need a quick one or two minutes before next show. Odd mix of tunes and topics, which, except for Good Vibrations, are not representative of the surf music I listened to going to high school in Southern California! -- Sunshine, April 2012 1) Our Prayer – Lovely choir-like a cappella harmonies. (1:05) 2) Gee – More classic harmonies, upbeat swingy. (0.51) 3) Heroes And Villains – Lyrical story with harmony. Longest selection so far. Talking about a Margarita at the Cantina! (4:52) 4) Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock) – Ferris wheel music. Then rather solemn. Caliope-esque. Choo choo train harmony at end. (3:35) 5) I’m In Great Shape -- Jazzy '40s sound. (0:29) 6) Barnyard – Funny lyrics. Animal noises. (0:48) 7) My Only Sunshine – Upright bass. Rather somber rendition of classic tune. Then back to the carnival. (1:55) 8) Cabin Essence – Somewhat like Good Vibrations, but more solemn. Mood changes several times.(3:30) 9) Wonderful – Harmonic ode to a lady love. Almost a lullaby. (2:04) 10) Look (Song For Children) – Piano, muted trumpet? Then bounces. A bit like Paper Moon soundtrack. (2:31) 11) Child Is Father Of The Man – Good harmonies. Piano. Not at all like Blood, Sweat and Tears. (2:10) 12) Surf’s Up – Almost like a Beatles song. Talking about diamond necklace. Very stoic harmony. (4:12) 13)I Wanna Be Around/Workshop – Instrumentation like a pinball machine, with hammering and sawing in the background Someone says “Ow” at the end! (1:23) 14) Vega-Tables – Yes, the green dinner items. And carrots. Would be good on Sesame Street. (3:49) 15) Holidays – Celebratory xylophone along with a clown’s whistle. Goofy. (2:33) 16) Wind Chimes – Tones depict the title, with vocals talking about wind chimes. Asian sounding. (3:06) 17) The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow) – Circus and traffic. Goofy whistles. Fire engines??!! “Sirens” screaming. (2:35) 18) Love To Say Dada – Subdued harmonies of baby talk. The gets peppy rhythm and glotz. (2:32) 19) Good Vibrations – OK, we all already know this one. The only track that is representative of what everyone remembers about the Beach Boys. (4:15) BONUS TRACKS: 20) You’re Welcome – Happy little ditty. (1:08) 21) Heroes and Villains (Stereo Mix) – Tinny mix of #3. (4:53) 22) Heroes and Villains Sections (Stereo Mix) – “African”, then silly mix of #3. The vibe fluctuates. More interesting than many other tracks on this CD. (7:16) 23) Vega-Tables Demo – Short version of #14 with two takes. Silly sounding. (1:46) 24) He Gives Speeches – Another somewhat Beatle-esque scenario. (1:15) 25) Smile Backing Vocals Montage -- Reminds me of Christmas caroling, even though it isn’t Holiday oriented. Fun harmonies and interplay. (8:30) 26) Surf’s Up 1967 (Solo Version) – Different, better version of #12. (4:00) 27) Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Piano – Dialogue and chatter, looking for Brian Wilson . . . Funny. (1:30) | ||
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