SUNFLOWER
| The Beach Boys
SUNFLOWER
Sunflower is the 16th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released in August 1970, and their first on Reprise Records. Despite being met with largely positive reviews, the album suffered unexpectedly poor sales, reaching number 151 on U.S. record charts during a four-week stay, and becoming the lowest-charting Beach Boys album to that point. In the UK, the album performed better, peaking at number 29. - WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
July 18, 2000 - despite Sunflower's merits and critical acclaim, it was not a financial success, which didn't bode well as the inauguration of the Beach Boys' brand new era.
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RollingStone
Oct 1, 1970 - It is decadent fluff — but brilliant fluff.
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ALL MUSIC
the Beach Boys re-entered the studio to begin work on what would become a largely different set of songs. The results signaled a creative rebirth for the band, a return to the beautiful harmonies and orchestral productions of their classic mid-'60s material.
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sputnik music
March 6, 2017 - Sunflower is essential, showing off a band in their prime while simultaneously giving one a glimpse of the potential that they had in 1970.
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blogcritics
May 5, 2008 - Sunflower remains an excellent listening experience as it takes the listener on a journey of sound and song as presented by the maturing Beach Boys.
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Some Thing Else
May 8, 2016 - Sunflower was the Beach Boys being a band for one last moment in their eternal endless summer.
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Adrian Denning
It's just so very beautiful, it brings up the standard of an already wonderful album to that of an absolute masterpiece.
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Mark Prindle
this was the album that made me go out and buy all the other Beach Boys albums.
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
if you can wade through all the corniness, you'll discover a fine, tuneful effort, with plenty of gems.
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Don Ignacio
The style of this album is incredibly loose, incredibly tuneful, beautiful harmonies and sometimes wild shifts in style.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
It might not be the Beach Boys’ most profound statement, and you need to leave your cynicism at the door, but Sunflower is always heart warming and pleasurable.
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Starling Rinet
All in all, just sort out the few stinkin' filler tracks which are the most generic or the most cringe-inducingly sappy, and the final product, while short, will certainly make your day. And a fine, flowery, sunny day it will be, too.
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