Beach Boys "Sunflower"

Slip on Thru- 4/4 reverbed cowbell (a la "Mercy, Mercy Me") makes the vocal lines in the chorus sound vaguely off-time somehow. Sounds pretty cool. Chorus kicks in and sounds surprisingly macho for a Beach Boys track. A rare moment of hairy-chested bravado, thankfully. This Whole World- World record for "dum-diddy"s. Part of Brian's "just wasn't made for these times" trip.
Add Some Music To Your Day- Not too many songs celebrate dentist's office music. The B-Boys have no such hang-ups. File under: sweetly corny.
Got To Know the Woman- Shit, this sounds like the Osmonds trying to be sexy. It's a fuckin' abortion. Who likes Sha-Na-Na?
Dierdre- Soft-pop AM radio action. Would sound comforting in the aformentioned dentist's office. Was this anachronistic even in 1970?
It's About Time- B-Boys Motown influence makes itself known. Nice congas with a real Temptations-sounding vocal breakdown. The lyrics are about peace and love, bro.
Tears in the morning- Melodramatic. There's a baby involved.
All I Wanna Do- Ethereal track that seems like it's composed of nothing but intertwining harmony vocals and sweet, sweet longing. actually, the bass-playing is the only thing that keeps this smooth construction tethered to the Earth. The theme song to a night of staring up at the ceiling and wondering if she ever thinks about you anymore. Great song, not recommended for anyone who's had a rough break-up lately.
Forever-Dennis, the groop's resident poon-hound, was capable of some sensitivity and dewy-eyed melancholia, as evidenced by this track. This track almost negates the utter stinkiness of Dennis' other contribution, "Got To Know the Woman."
Our Sweet Love- Sheesh, two songs in a row based on the concept of love lasting forever. Luckily, the Beach Boys approach to sap and sentiment rarely makes my stomach ache. This one wouldn't have sounded out of place on Pet Sounds.
At My Window- I bet the Animal Collective guys love this song; it's almost like they devoted a lot of time and academic study to this eccentric little number. I like the part where someone starts reciting something in spanish that a sparrow told them. Like most of these songs, this one is filled with a lot of little production touches and sound effects that are really fun to discover.
Cool, Cool Water- The epic. Starts with a jaunty chant of the title replete with finger-poppin.All those harmonies overlapping each other really knock me out. That stuff fades ot into some pounding surf noisesand some minor key, weird wordless vocals and then back into a slower reiteration of the track's beginning."in an ocean or/ in a glass/ cool water is such a gas" actually it's a liquid, but why quibble? some goofymoog sounds as this fades into the aether.

Man, this album ends a lot stronger than it begins. Side B is a total home run. Play ball!