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Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings
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Positive: 34 out of 42
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Mixed: 2 out of 42
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Negative: 6 out of 42
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Mar 6, 2013
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KentG.Sep 19, 2008Easy to listen to........updated, reflective semi beach boy sound...........real nice to hear new stuff from Brian Wilsin.
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JohnL.Sep 17, 2008
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SandraK.Sep 17, 2008full of the Brian Wilson melodies and harmonies that we all love. Wonderfully fresh and appealing.
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BillT.Sep 16, 2008Sure, it's pop. But it is beautifully produced, pushes all the right emotional buttons and just plain old makes me feel happy listening to it. Especially driving along the PCH with the windows open.
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MurrayP.Sep 15, 2008
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BrendanD.Sep 13, 2008
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JamesB.Sep 11, 2008
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DavidB.Sep 10, 2008Fantastic!
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JeffG.Sep 9, 2008Sorry you don't have an 11. Brian Wilson has hit a home run on Lucky Old Sun--great lyrics, melodies, and harmonies. The studio recording session of "Good Kind of Loves" blew my mind--19 musicians making a fabulous sound. Mike Love, Phil Spectre- eat your hearts out.
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DavidF.Sep 8, 2008
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JoeB.Sep 8, 2008
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LarryF.Sep 5, 2008A tremendously satisfying return to form for Brian Wilson. The whole package is a delight.
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BrandonM.Sep 5, 2008Excellent, somewhat different than Smile but the whole thing's got a feel-good vibe to it. That's what I wanted from it.
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ReidP.Sep 4, 2008Not as strong as Smile, but a great record overall. Nostalgia and sentiment wound in wonderfully crafted songs.
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BradyH.Sep 3, 2008Sounds great leading to feeling good.
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BobH.Sep 3, 2008who'da dared think that Brian could "create" and in a new style, based on the pop music he invented, without sounding self conscious?
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StuartP.Sep 3, 2008Smile crossed with Orange Crate Art- lushious!
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C.E.Sep 3, 2008
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AnthonyM.Sep 2, 2008Brian's back....'nuff said.
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DaveyT.Sep 2, 2008Beautiful, and deeply moving.
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Awards & Rankings
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MojoThat Lucky Old Sun is easily Brian Wilson's most consistently enjoyable, moving solo albums; indeed you have to go back to "Surf's Up" itrself to hear a Beach Boys long-player as good. [Spe 2008, p.99]
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The concept of LA as a 'Sunblessed City of Angels' is trite, co-opting another's song for the theme tune lazy, and much of what follows resembles a Beach Boys tribute band.
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UncutThere are very few other albums this year with as much force, verve, and sheer musical imagination as That Lucky Old Sun. [Sep 2008, p.84]