Wild Honey [Vinyl] [Import]

The Beach Boys | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (January 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Simply Music UK
• ASIN: B0000570AS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,122 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great record!, April 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wild Honey (Audio CD)

This has always been one of my favorite Beach Boys records. "Darlin" is essential, as is the magnificent title track. "Aren't You Glad" sparkles and "I'd Love Just Once to See You" is about as sweet a rock and roll song as you will ever hear.

It's not a masterpiece the way Pet Sounds is a masterpiece, but it is an excellent record, a great collection of tunes.

If you love, or even just like, the Beach Boys, I highly recommend WILD HONEY!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Underrated Classic And Their Best Album, March 30, 2010

By 

Dave "Fever Tree" Sigmon (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild Honey (Audio CD)

One could deem this a step backwards from the grandiose production techniques of "Pet Sounds" and even "Smiley Smile". But in no time further listening reveals this as a great offering of contemporary R&B and blue-eyed soul.

Carl Wilson's passionate lead vocals is one of the driving forces behind this record. The two R&B-inflected singles, the title track and the more popular "Darlin", are the most obvious examples. But it's also the indelible melodies and stripped-down arrangements on every track that bring this together like no other Beach Boys record has ever done. It doesn't try to be other than what it is, a great record of fun, humor and warmth. Keyboards dominate the instrumentation and this spare approach provides an ideal setting for the vocals.

Brian Wilson's input is still a major factor, but his presence is particularly felt with his quirky sense of humor on the record's three funniest cuts, "I'd Love Just Once To See You", "Here Comes The Night" and the acapella closer "Mama Says". The trademark harmonies are done to absolute perfection on "Country Air", a superb environmental anthem. "Let The Wind Blow", a mature love ballad, is perhaps their greatest melody. Lastly, there's Carl's soulful lead that rivals one of Motown's own greatest, Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made To Love Her". The feel of this short, unadulterated masterpiece. Sometimes brevity is its own reward.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My personal favorite Beach Boys record, June 22, 2010

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Terrell Quinn Lamperez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Honey [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

While it may lack the sophistication of "Pet Sounds" and the weirdness of the psychedelic abortion that is "Smiley Smile", "Wild Honey" makes up for it by being filled with amazing, %100 no bull pop songs. The only song I don't like too much is "How She Boogalooed It", the first Beach Boys original without Brian Wilson's credit. Other than that this is an incredibly solid release of psych-funk-pop music written and recorded in 3 months time. Essential for any and all Beach Boys fans, especially on LP.