The Turtles Present The Battle Of The Bands (studio album) by The Turtles
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The Turtles Present The Battle Of The Bands is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by The Turtles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Turtles is Happy Together which is ranked number 7923 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 156.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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40/100  | 04/13/2023 10:58 | RemainInLight | | 35/100 |
60/100 | 01/20/2023 07:57 | Rovers | | 76/100 |
60/100 | 10/31/2022 13:11 | jonny5244 | | 63/100 |
60/100 | 08/17/2022 09:51 | TonySayers61 | | 65/100 |
80/100 | 07/24/2022 03:02 |  MadhattanJack | | 65/100 |
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Should one laugh or cry. This 1968 Turtles album is clearly a humorous commentary on the concept of "Battle of the Bands". The original album contains 12 tracks, played by 12 fictional groups (all of course The Turtles themselves). There is no shortage of ingenuity, and the group probably had a lot of fun along the way. But does it hold up? Is it still interesting here more than 50 years later. My answer will be, Not really. Much of it is simply too silly, and some of the numbers are not really very good; eg. "Surfer Dan", which is probably intended as a Beach Boys pastiche. However, the song does not reach the knees of the Beach Boys; quality requirements for a pastiche song must be at least the same as the original item.
The positive exceptions are "You Showed Me", which was actually written by Roger McGuinn and Gene Clark from the Byrds, and which was deservedly a big hit for the group. "Elenore" was also a big hit, but in my opinion it has not aged with the same grace. The song was actually intended as a parody of one of the group's own previous hits, "Happy Together".
"Earth Anthem" is also a pretty nice song; here I prefer the bonus-track version, which appears crispier, with clearer guitar. Both "The Last Thing I Remember" and "Chicken Little was Right" also contain nice things; but can also be hard to take seriously (I guess that was not the intention either, but the silliness can seem annoying)
Among the bonus numbers, there are fine things to pick up. Both "She's My Girl", "Sound Asleep" and "The Story of Rock'n Roll" are solid singles that made it to the charts; especially "She's My Girl" is a great pop-song.
"To See the Sun" is a nice outtake; almost classic 1966 Turtles, and a number that could have adorned the original "The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands". "Can't You Hear the Cows" is an interesting B-side, which sounds like some of the things Brian Wilson experimented with on "Smile". “The Owl” is another interesting outtake; Turtles psychedelia with citar.
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OldToad 09/17/2021 01:46
A remarkable album. Includes a recipe for hippie brownies and a sample you'll recognize if you're a Beastie Boys fan. Way underrated.
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