I listened to this again today for the first time in a year and I found it to be pretty mediocre overall...

Just from that decade alone, the Kinks do it better. They use those same sort of bittersweet themes of nostalgia to much greater effect.

>couldnt already hear from 50s doo wop
such as?
I’ll wait.

I’d rather listen to the Ink Spots than the Beach Boys desu

Same. I feel like a dork when I put this on too.

You know I’m coming around on this album.

>Just from that decade alone, the Kinks do it better. They use those same sort of bittersweet themes of nostalgia to much greater effect
Except they were self aware and emotionally dishonest

Music theory fags love this album. Essentially, what gets praised is how it sounds like nothing strange is going on. It sounds like a pop album to anyone listening to it blind but theoryfags point out a lot aspects to it which were somewhat uncommon at the time.
Take for example Wouldn't It Be Nice; sounds normal enough and it has a standard pop structure. Short establishing intro, a verse, chorus, verse, chorus, reprise and coda. What is unusual however is the establishing intro and reprise; the intro sets the key as A major however when the verse happens it modulated to F major. Nothing mindblowing today but in the context of the times, this was not a common practice in pop. Highly influential.
That's Not Me is a surprisingly minimalist song (not many instruments compared to the rest of the album) but it's emotional content partially comes from multiple modulations which give it a unique feeling. I believe the verses are in E major, the first chorus modulates to B major and the second chorus is in C major. I believe the part at the end modulates every few bars.
There are many examples of unusual structural elements on this album. None of this inherently makes it quality; you could do a whole album of modulations which sounds like garbage and in which, all of the changes are very obvious. What I find impressive about the music on this album is how it sounds so pop-esque, it sounds as if nothing strange is occurring. That says nothing about the emotional content of the album of course, that's entirely different. I relate to Brian's feelings quite a bit and he tried to create his masterpiece with this album, he wanted it to be highly relatable.
Take that for what it's worth, that's what theoryfags love about this album. I think it's interesting to read about and it's influenced my songs quite a bit. It may just not be your thing.

I would love to take a crack at remixing the production. I don't think it was produced very well. But still some of the songs are beautiful and brian was a genius

Slow down there big boy

>I don't think it was produced very well
In what way? I personally love the production, to me it sounds rich and very clear. I can hear every instrument and I think the levels are appropriate. What would you change?