“Friends” by The Beach Boys - album review
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A psychedelic pop affair and, somewhat befittingly, the first Beach Boys album to be released only in stereo. “Friends” offers a noticeable recovery from the sheer MOR boredom of the preceding “Wild Honey”, with the album’s best four tracks again walking a little more on the experimental side of the fence. However, the respite is sporadic. On the whole, the studious endeavour doesn’t really get going for me, with most of the material being simply too “nice” for its own good…
The Jukebox Rebel
04–Sep–2005
Tracklist |
A1 | [00:38] ![]() |
A2 | [02:30] ![]() |
A3 | [01:28] ![]() |
A4 | [02:16] ![]() |
A5 | [02:06] ![]() |
A6 | [02:23] ![]() |
B1 | [01:51] ![]() |
B2 | [01:57] ![]() |
B3 | [01:22] ![]() |
B4 | [03:04] ![]() |
B5 | [03:37] ![]() |
B6 | [01:49] ![]() |