M.I.U. album
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M.I.U. album
M.I.U. Album is the 22nd studio album by The Beach Boys, released on October 2, 1978 on Brother/Reprise. Recorded during a fraught time for the band, only Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Brian Wilson appear consistently throughout the album, with Carl and Dennis Wilson audible on only a few tracks. Produced by Al Jardine and songwriter Ron Altbach, the album's title stems from Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa, where the majority of the album was recorded. - WIKIPEDIA
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RollingStone
1978 - this record would be a trifle — close to a throwaway — if the Beach Boys weren’t the Beach Boys and if Brian Wilson weren’t Brian Wilson.
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Adrian Denning
Beach Boys just weren't seen as relevant anymore.
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Wilson & Alroy's Album Review
M.I.U. is a blemish on the Beach Boys tradition; I'm ashamed that I've listened to it even enough times to review it.
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Mark Prindle
No experimentation at all. Neither adult nor child - just simplistic cheery forgettable nostalgia.
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ALL MUSIC
M.I.U. Album was a pathetic attempt at music making.
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Alan's Album Archives
2015 - most of its awful, but there's just enough moments of brilliance to keep you going to the bitter end.
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Starling Rinet
is hardly any worse than any of the Beach Boys' first three albums.
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Rock Salted
2015 - The band sounds rather disinterested and unmotivated most of the time. The vocals can be downright lazy. There is nothing memorable here.
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