This record is true to the Pet Sounds legacy. It's a masterpiece that everyone should get, or at least listen to once.
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Brian Wilson presents Smile
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I cant wait to get my hands on this, I have heard various bootlegs of the smile sessions over the years and I think its a staggering piece of work.
I was also fortunate to catch Brian Wilson (and the wondermints) live last year and it's one of my top 5 best live gigs I've ever seen (the harmonies, musicianship etc. were SPOT ON and not a backing track in sight) imo the wondermints are the perfect backing band for Brian Wisons compositions (not the "prettiest" of bands though, apart from that leggy blonde backing singer who wants me soooo badly.....sorry I was drifting for a minute
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Anyway, the standout track for me has always been surfs up (gotta love the "woody woodpecker" brass motif at the start) and at last years gig they added an extra "child is the father of the man" vocal outro which was just inspired, I'm hoping this is on the "official" Smile album.
I was also fortunate to catch Brian Wilson (and the wondermints) live last year and it's one of my top 5 best live gigs I've ever seen (the harmonies, musicianship etc. were SPOT ON and not a backing track in sight) imo the wondermints are the perfect backing band for Brian Wisons compositions (not the "prettiest" of bands though, apart from that leggy blonde backing singer who wants me soooo badly.....sorry I was drifting for a minute
)Anyway, the standout track for me has always been surfs up (gotta love the "woody woodpecker" brass motif at the start) and at last years gig they added an extra "child is the father of the man" vocal outro which was just inspired, I'm hoping this is on the "official" Smile album.
I've heard a bunch of it on the radio and can't get past the "wrong" voices on the tunes that the Beach Boys had actually released (Heroes, Good Vibrations, Vegetables, etc.). It's hard to make my brain accept it after 35+ years of hearing the other versions.
