tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post3973910990864279494..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Brian Wilson: Presents SmileUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-64389008069655990672016-08-29T01:25:18.587+03:002016-08-29T01:25:18.587+03:00To my ears, this version of Smile still sounds sup...To my ears, this version of Smile still sounds superior to what was ultimately released as The Beach Boys' Smile Sessions, for the simple fact that it's a complete product. Even assembled, The Smile Sessions sounds incomplete and rough around the edges. It's not some perfect, magical album... but this is certainly the one I prefer.matt khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344782178199030426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-74260233705733734562015-09-06T21:46:08.128+03:002015-09-06T21:46:08.128+03:00Come on, if you don't enjoy cute "shooby ...Come on, if you don't enjoy cute "shooby doobies" and "la de das", you shouldn't be listening to Brian Wilson. That is the only predictable thing in this great album.<br />gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-45637717076874906102015-07-21T10:03:56.192+03:002015-07-21T10:03:56.192+03:00Terrible album
All those cute "shooby doobie...Terrible album<br /><br />All those cute "shooby doobies" and "la de das" throughout make the whole thing unlistenable. No one would pay it the slightest attention if not for the story behind it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-20563382135473203072015-07-16T03:54:30.641+03:002015-07-16T03:54:30.641+03:00Great review, George. This cute little project has...Great review, George. This cute little project has been rendered pointless now that the Almighty Sessions have secured their place on the throne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-37422743737422271982015-07-16T03:52:34.136+03:002015-07-16T03:52:34.136+03:00Man, but have you heard Brian bite into an apple? ...Man, but have you heard Brian bite into an apple? It's like the sound of a teenager praying to God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-74919310678319526912015-07-15T18:39:57.308+03:002015-07-15T18:39:57.308+03:00I find myself agreeing with you, sir. Granted, th...I find myself agreeing with you, sir. Granted, the "Beautiful Dreamer" documentary may have entered in my mind as propaganda a bit, but to me it's very much a continuation of what Gershwin was doing with his symphonies. The idea of combining classical ideas and structures with the pop of the time...it really works best being presented in its whole. It's a shame it hasn't been treated more as a classical piece, performed in that context. It's fallen through the cracks of history now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-53822314359403328162015-07-15T16:28:17.681+03:002015-07-15T16:28:17.681+03:00I still listen to the 2004 release more than the b...I still listen to the 2004 release more than the box set (I mean, come on, the BB's version is incomplete), but I've come to see SMiLE as a live piece and often watch/stream the official DVD whenever I'm on a BW kick.dpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711610211039667821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-25305016800735322132015-07-15T00:42:18.074+03:002015-07-15T00:42:18.074+03:00"(Not to offend percussionist Nelson Bragg, w..."(Not to offend percussionist Nelson Bragg, who sounds perfectly fine on the re-recordings, but he just isn't quite as convincing, melodic, or idiosyncratic with his munch)." It all depends on the carrot, really--Are they Eastern or Western? Chantenay, Danvers, Imperator, or Nantes? Yellow, white or orange? And don't even get me started on the freshness issue--I don't care if Sir George Martin himself recorded it: If your carrot is more than two days from the garden, it's crunch factor decreases 20% per day until it's as floppy as Jimi's E String!<br /><br />That said, Paul is an underrated carrot cruncher. I also think his celery has a much more fibrous tone than Brian's.JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.com