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Universal acclaim- based on 66 Ratings
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Mixed: 3 out of 66
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Negative: 3 out of 66
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Feb 11, 2013PET SOUNS "THE BEACH BOYS" IS VERY GOOD, AHHHHHHHHH BUT SMILE SESSIONS "THE BEACH BOYS" IS EXCELENT, INFINITY GREAT, FOR MI ONLY 1 ALBUM IS A LITLE MUCH BETTER SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND "THE BEATLES" AND DEFENITIVE THE SECOND [SMILE]
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Dec 30, 2011The Beach Boys' SMiLE Sessions is an interesting collection of demos that gives us an insight into what could've been for the surf-rock band. Having said that, this collection is really only geared exclusively to their die-hard fans, not their casual listeners.
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Dec 21, 2011Quite possibly one of the best albums I have ever heard in my entire life. And it's unfinished. If this had came out in '67 it would've drastically had changed music, no doubt.
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Nov 1, 2011Hard to return to '67 but had this been released then, we could have heard The Beatles pushed beyond Sgt. Pepper. If only...
Any negative reviews based on an excess of material, for example, the overload of extras on the box set, should be considered as a critique of a marketing effort and not a review of the music contained herein. There are some that just won't get it...aren't there always? -
Nov 1, 2011
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MojoJan 31, 2012Even though it'll never be fully completed, Smile is a welcome time capsule from an unrepeatable moment in popular culture. [Dec 2011, p.106]
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Dec 16, 2011This release reorients us around familiar material, but outdoes all previously existing versions in the scope of its execution and comparative completeness.
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Q MagazineDec 15, 2011Ultimately Smile is a case of what might have been, and after all this time that's probably only to be expected. [Dec. 2011 p. 140]