M.I.U. Album
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Title
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M.I.U. Album
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Trivia
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- Released on Brother-Reprise on September 25, 1978.
- Top chart position #151 in the USA, spending 4 weeks on the chart (exactly the same chart performance as Sunflower!)
- Failed to chart in the UK, their first album since 1964 to do so.
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Review
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Out of the ashes of the Christmas album, and some leftover Brian songs from his creative burst in the mid-70s, this album was born to less than ecstatic critical and public support. Like its predecessor, Love You, current fans of the group have vastly differing views on this record, although it is fair to the say that they tend to the negative., M.I.U. stands for Maharishi International University, where the album was mostly recorded. The setting and the tranquil cover might lead one to believe that this was a time of inner peace for the group, but it was actually one of great turmoil, as the near-total absence of Carl and Dennis on this album testify. Brian was retreating back into his bad habits, and the record company and the band weren't exactly on the best of terms, especially after a Christmas album at the end of 1977.
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Rating
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7 / 10