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SMiLE

by Brian Wilson

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All Time

of 455,189

126
2000's

of 265,332

4
2004

of 38,944

2
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,094
    
    30
  - Indie & Lo-Fi
    
    of 13,586
    
    8
  - Indie Pop
    
    of 4,151
    
    4
  - Chamber Pop
    
    of 466
    
    1
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,638
    
    122
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    74
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,577
    
    74

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.6441 SMiLE is ranked overall as 3.6441 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.5960 SMiLE has an avg. critic score of 3.5960 out of 4 stars

SMiLE Album Reviews

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Rolling Stone

It's looser and messier than Sgt. Pepper and, one suspects, always would have been. But its sui generis Americanism counterbalances its paucity of classic pop songs. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

It's a gorgeous trip back to a time when anything seemed possible

All Music Guide

Infectious and hummable, to be sure, and a remarkably unified, irresistible piece of pop music, but no musical watershed on par with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band or Wilson's masterpiece, Pet Sounds. ...more

All Music Guide

The white whale of '60s record-making,the Beach Boys' abortedSMiLEalbum gradually gained a legend that not only inflated its rumored importance and complexity, but gave credence to an odd notion -- that completing it, then or ever, was impossible. ...more

PopMatters

The most obvious aspect that takes away from Smile's luster however, is an uncomfortable sense that the album has morphed into a quaint piece of nostalgia rather than the masterwork it was expected to be. ...more

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

If you readmy review of Scissor Sistersa few weeks back, you would have read how I considered it to be an album of the year candidate. Little did I know that a few mere days later, I would find myself presented with THE album of the year. That album...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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E! Online

While undeniably ambitious and moving in parts--with sunny harmonies and layered production--it also happens to be a little kitschy....read the complete review at E! Online

See all (1) "Good" Reviews

starling.rinet

Track listing: 1) Heroes And Villains ; 2) Vegetables; 3) Fall Breaks And Back To Winter; 4) She's Goin' Bald; 5) Little Pad; 6) Good Vibrations ; 7) With Me Tonight; 8) Wind Chimes; 9) Gettin' Hungry; 10) Wonderful; 11) Whistle In. With but...read the complete review at starling.rinet

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The Austin Chronicle

He did it. After 37 years, Brian Wilson completed one of the most significant unfinished albums in rock history. Given the slack fans have afforded the oft-troubled Beach Boys visionary in his re-emergence, forgiving his uncomfortable stage manner...read the complete review at The Austin Chronicle

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The A.V. Club

The story behind Smile has only gained mystique since The Beach Boys scrapped the album in 1967, but it's never really drowned out the music. Not that the story lacks riches: The infamous Smile sessions found surf-pop whiz Brian Wilson growing into his...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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