Mr. L. Pokorny 2008-08-21

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there is this feeling I have everytime I hear an album that is damn good. it just blows your mind away straightaway. this is what happens with boris. it's noise in it's purest but it has a significant portion of emotions as well. and that's what makes it so precious to me...i didn't like PINK that much and am just about to listen to RAINBOW...
SMILE is just great!

Leslie A Munday 2008-08-19

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Saw them Live last month and blew me away. Bought this album and it does not disappoint. Looking forward to getting more from Boris.

If you like loud guitar with loads of feedback this band is for you.

Les.

Wilbur Hoflich 2008-07-20

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Boris: "Smile" - While it is not as much fun as most of the last several Boris releases, Smile is still a lot better than "Altar," that strange disc that Boris made with Sunn (0))) and a bunch of other people. "Smile" starts off with FlowerSunRain, a nice mellow song that they had previously recorded on "Rock Dream" that is just as good as the original and contains a sheer, blistering guitar solo that is cut off before jumping into the baby babble that leads off "Buzz-In," a shouting and blistering rocker that could easily have been on "Pink." Ditto for "Laser Beam," which is some parts Judas Priest, some parts Guitar Wolf. "Statement" is a so-so rocker, while "My Neighbour Satan" is a boring J-popper,although the guitar freakouts are sufficient enough to satisfy my nonetheless. "Ka Re Ha Te Ta Sa Ki" sounds a bit different - very fast, very blurred and speedy. The guitar noise eventually fades a bit, and there are the vocals. "No Ones Grieve" doesn't leave much of an impression. "You Were Holding An Umbrella" has a lot of tinny drum machine until nearly four minutes into the song when it rips apart into a ton of ugly feedback. Glorious, the best song on the album. This song has Michio Kurihara on it, and I suppose he sticks around for the next track, simply called "[]", which also has one of the Sunn (0))) guys in it. It is sort of boring, except for a few moments of really deep deep bass. Buying this through Amazon I could get a card which allowed me to download an additional track, a live version of "You Were Holding An Umbrella," which is okay. The Japanese version of this is quite different, and maybe just a bit better. At least it has better graphics, but it doesn't come with the extra songs on the download card (which also makes a nifty souvenir even after you've used it).

cannibalhippy 2008-05-10

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

The japanese version has many different songs and is..yes listen to the First song on the japan version..and thazts like getting 2 shotguns
to both ears..and let them blast you for the first 7 minutes
This american version is essential
I didn't like pink that much
but this is been playing at least 100 x
So buy the jap one too
You will be extreemly surprised only like 3 songs are the same....
the rest is pure full power bliss with a guitar to die for
Let them become the worlds best and loudest band
I kneel for this mighty band
Even if you did not like Boris
try this...lifechanging!
and dont forget the Japversion as well..its even better.;more dance-psychedelic-kill-kill music
praise bhudda!

77Jim 2008-05-02

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

This one is seriously going to take a few thousand more spins to sink in for me. It is utterly mind-bending... brings to mind Funkadelic's Maggot Brain album... feedback galore... moody, sad, beautiful and tense in the span of minutes. Smile pops with bursts of machine gun flak when you foolishly attempt to catch your breath. It's really not relaxing and it's hard to stay focused on work w/ this on.

I love it.

If you can, get the 2cd direct from Southern Lord... it's $13 and comes with a DVD.