(TV) Smiling Pets

["Brian Young" <raggedglory57@hotmail.com>]

Ordinarily, I'm not much into tribute albums, but this one called Smiling 
Pets is way cool.  Here's some info:

SMILING PETS A Beach Boys Tribute Album from Sony Japan

"Smiling Pets" is another Sony Japan compilation album featuring weird 
modern bands reworking the hits of better bands from a better period in 
musical history! The shocking thing about this CD (cover songs from the 
Beach Boys late period: "Pet Sounds" + "Smile" = "Smiling Pets") is that it 
is DAMN GOOD.

Often plaguing these kinds of releases is a habitual, cowardly tone of 
cynical "kitch" or "cheeseiness" that is refreshingly absent from this CD, 
leaving room for some sharp productions and genuinely inspiredrenditions of 
these CLASSIC songs.
                                                             Obviously we 
are biased because both the Secret Chiefs 3 (Good Vibrations) and FORMS 
(Heroes and Villians) appear on the CD, and turn in possiibly their best 
studio work to date. But wait until you hear
Olivia Tremor Control's (USA) version of Do You Like Worms?, or Feelds' 
(JAPAN) incredibly well produced I Just Wasnt Made For These Times. Or what 
about The Ships (who?) version of Little Pad, or
DM3's (USA) simply beautiful and emotive "Caroline, No"? Who ARE these 
fucking bands?

I really like the fact that the "unknowns" on this album outshine the bigger 
names in most cases. Sure, there's a little schlock, but not that much. And 
WAY LESS than you usually find on compilation albums! All told, you really 
get the feeling that everyone who contributed to this CD actually did their 
best. It will truly shock you! Not just a "collector" item at all, this 
should be on every Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fans shelf. And Secret Chiefs 3 
fans would do well to take note as well!

1. Wonderful / Adventures in Stereo
2. Good Vibrations / Secret Chiefs 3 *
3. Surfin USA~You're Welcome / Melt-Banana
4. I'm Waiting For The Day / SHORT HAIR FRONT
5. 5. Do You Like Worms? (Do You Dig Worms?) / The Olivia Tremor Control
6. Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (Spring Breaks and Back to Winter) / Jim 
O'Rourke
7. Wonderful / Sports Guitar
8. Here Today / Thurston Moore
9. Tones / OnoTetsu
10.  ~teabreak~
11. Heroes and Villains / FORMS **
12. Cool Cool Water / Harpy
13. You Still Believe in Me / Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
14. Little Pad / The Ships
15. Wind Chimes (After Perpetuity's Noon) / David Grubbs
16. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times / Feelds
17. Let's Go Away for Awhile / John  McEntire
18. Caroline, No / DM3


Highly recommended.

Cheers,

Brian

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