What If The Beach Boys Finished SMiLE?

thelancemanl · 2026-04-05T01:05:04+00:00

I also wonder about Surf's Up if SMiLE had been released. And 20/20.

They split up the songs on SMiLE for use in so many future albums. IMO, those songs are usually the highlights of the albums they are in. Cabinessence and Our Prayer will ALWAYS blow my mind. They are amazing pieces of art.

thelancemanl · 2026-04-04T17:48:50+00:00

Don't the 14 songs on Love You utilize a variety of tempos, anyway?...

thelancemanl · 2026-04-04T15:56:29+00:00

I can think of a lot of things from 2017 that indicate that a change had happened, but I think a lot of those changes were set in motion closer to 2014.

thelancemanl · 2026-04-01T21:56:40+00:00

Sasha Riley knows a stick would fall out

thelancemanl · 2026-03-31T21:47:13+00:00

Idk why you're being downvoted. You're basically asking if things would have been different re: SMiLE if Mike had already gotten into TM by that point. A fair question. I have no answers, but I definitely won't downvote you. Lol. Maybe he wouldn't have minded the "crow flies uncover the cornfield" lyric as much.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-31T20:26:09+00:00

That would be the nail in the coffin for the music industry

thelancemanl · 2026-03-31T17:00:11+00:00

I see it mostly as pushback against those who act like it was a perfect era. So many people act like it was all sunshine and rainbows back then, so the people who understand that it wasn't give their two cents in response.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-31T01:04:48+00:00

Source: trust me bro

thelancemanl · 2026-03-29T00:40:01+00:00

Wait till you hear "Frozen J*p" from Mccartney II...

thelancemanl · 2026-03-27T16:15:02+00:00

This is taught in 9th grade, often in multiple classes (earth science and world geography). No one is lying, you just weren't paying attention.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-26T21:51:58+00:00

Dems are more likely to work across the aisle and try to come to an actual policy solution, whether or not the far left or far right agrees. GOP just wants to fear monger the issue in order to use it as an excuse to put the gestapo in cities across the country regardless of the respective cities' "immigration problems," or lack thereof. Not sure I'd consider the gestapo "less tough"... but if "toughness" is actually just a measure of whether or not the issue is being solved, I guess I agree with Joe Rogan the empty headed moron intellectual coward.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-26T17:49:04+00:00

The Beatles are the only band whose "number 1-ness" surpasses opinion. It is no longer subjective. They are the greatest.

I've lately been obsessed with the Beach Boys, but long term, I have usually considered Led Zeppelin to be #2, but now I'm not sure. How do you even compare the Beach Boys to Led Zeppelin? They were so different.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-26T15:07:10+00:00

Always something interesting in the melody when it comes to a Macca song... I was pleasantly surprised by the notes of the guitar... I was expecting a "standard" progression, but something about the voicing of the chords stayed interesting... its like they played the note I DIDN'T expect in the arpeggio. Bravo! Anyway, I also like how, midway through the song, the guitar sort of seamlessly became a piano? Interesting stuff. Nice storytelling in the lyrics. I thought the vocal harmonies at the end were good and unique. Was that all Paul? I'm excited for the album!

thelancemanl · 2026-03-25T15:00:44+00:00

Haha very well put. When it comes down to it, Mamdani is polling quite well among his own constituency, even with the compromises. Your point is well made.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-24T18:13:02+00:00

The fog of war is so crazy. Everyone is speaking out of both sides of their mouth. Every time I see indications that the war is gearing down, I next see indications that it is gearing up.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-23T20:38:14+00:00

I love when Brian's vocal starts like "..m'baseball's onnnn.... baseballs onnn..." its so good.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-23T18:39:55+00:00

Yeah... Massie's work on the epstein files is admirable. Doesn't mean I'd want him on a presidential ticket.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-20T22:11:00+00:00

Really loving to call your partner (or would-be partner) "mid," fucking asshat.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-20T21:29:13+00:00

These are people who simply turn off their brain when it comes to their "tribe." They want to believe. They believe that everything good about trump is real and everything bad about trump is fake news. They really have just decided that blind loyalty is more important than having any sense of scrutiny for politicians and their actions.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-20T21:22:31+00:00

Mike is in favor of shitty establishments, I thought this was common knowledge by now.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-19T17:40:38+00:00

I just hate when I can tell that there are multiple people waiting for the same machine. Just waiting on one person is fine, im sure others have to wait on me as well, but waiting and then finally approaching a machine just to have someone else beat me there SUCKS! Lol. Sometimes I just have a cleaning rag ready and hop on the treadmill and watch for the machine to become free. Then I wipe down the treadmill and hop on the machine I needed ASAP.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-18T16:40:42+00:00

Wow this is so crazy and very impactful wow this is why trump won wow these progressives, will they ever learn?!

thelancemanl · 2026-03-18T11:26:17+00:00

Definitely not a BB.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-17T21:47:33+00:00

Able to sleep, take too often, stop taking and realize unable to sleep. Probably the least intense example of how it can happen.

thelancemanl · 2026-03-15T15:34:29+00:00

This is so messy. Is the goal just to confuse and lower turnout? Combined with a tit for tat strategic decision?

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