The tour preceded the release of the Beach Boys ' Friends album and was a commercial and artistic failure .
The Beach Boys ' Friends album similarly reflected the influence of the Maharishi 's Transcendental Meditation ( TM ) technique on the band .
The tour preceded the release of the Beach Boys ' Friends album , which similarly reflected the influence of the Maharishi 's Transcendental Meditation ( TM ) technique on the band , and was a commercial and artistic failure .