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Originally Posted by telepicker
that's quite the opposite for me; I'll listen to Pet Sounds and Smiley-Smile, and that's about all of that lightweight, pretentious, overblown, pasty California dreck that I can stomach.
Saccharine only tastes sweet at first.
There's just no MEAT in much of what the BBs did.
Whereas a song like Yer Blues is HEAVY.
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I'm fascinated by the use of the word "pretentious" in reference to the Beach Boys since they're about the furthest thing from pretentious I can think of, unlike the Beatles.
And "Yer Blues"? Seriously? That song is awful.