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20 20
20 20 is the 15th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on February 10, 1969. The LP was named for being their 20th overall album release. Much of it consists of outtakes from earlier albums. It reached number 3 on UK record charts and number 68 in the US. Brian Wilson was absent during most of the album's recording after admitting himself into a psychiatric hospital, requiring brothers Carl and Dennis to retrieve several outtakes he had recorded years earlier. While Brian does not appear on the front cover, the inner gatefold of the original vinyl release features him alone, behind an eye examination chart. - WIKIPEDIA
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RollingStone
1969 - A good album, flawed mainly by a lack of direction (a sense of direction being last evident in Wild Honey), more a collection than a whole.
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ALL MUSIC
20/20 was not a proper album, being compiled from singles and leftovers in order to fulfill contractual obligations to Capitol.
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sputnik music
2007 - Maybe one of the best contractual obligation albums ever, but anyway a rag bag of everything.
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blogcritics
2008 - 20/20 was a fitting way for the Beach Boys to end the decade.
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Adrian Denning
As a whole, 20/20 isn't any work of art. It's let down by a number of lesser moments but retains more than enough quality overall to remain a hugely enjoyable listen
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Mark Prindle
It's an odd one because it's made up of old rejects living in the past, bizarre cover tunes standing in the present and new songs pushing the band's sound forward into the sleazy cocaine violins-and-electric-piano sounds of the `70s.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
It's worth a few listens, but be prepared to hit the fast-forward button.
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Don Ignacio
Fortunately, just about every one of these songs are well-written and enjoyable, so I guess that means that 20/20 is an enjoyable album!
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
It’s difficult to rate 20/20, but there’s certainly enough interesting music to make it worth an examination.
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Starling Rinet
An inconsistent patchwork of singles and miscellaneous material, it points the direction the Beach Boys would unfortunately take in the future, as Brian becomes increasingly unfunctional and the rest of the band tries to unsuccessfully take up the slack.
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