Comments | thesaucyone: SMILE-Rock talk ahead.

thesaucyone

SMILE-Rock talk ahead.

Nov 05, 2004 13:20

Last night, I went to see Brian Wilson on the last night of his SMILE tour. Smile was his unfinished follow up (of sorts) to Pet Sounds (One of the best records evah!!) It was an amazing show. The crowd was fascinating, a mix of Beach Boys fans and then the nerdy diehard Brian Wilson followers. The average age was about 45. When we first sat down I ( Read more... )

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a2zmom November 5 2004, 14:56:29 UTC

I have the Smile album; doodle got it for me for my birthday. I have to agree with you regarding the musical composition. Just exciting and innovative. Brian's voice isn't what it once was, but that's not a surprise considering.

G-d Only Knows is possiby my favorite angst song ever.

thesaucyone November 5 2004, 16:13:48 UTC

Yeah, I actually wrote something about Brian's voice and then erased it, cause I felt bad. heh. His range and ability to hold a note is definnitely diminished, but when you consider how . . . damaged. . . he was, it's pretty amazing.

jenelope November 5 2004, 15:08:58 UTC

"God Only Knows" is the song that made me love The Beach Boys. Poor Carl.

thesaucyone November 5 2004, 16:15:01 UTC

God Only Knows makes we weep like a baby. I got chills last night.

grapefoot November 5 2004, 17:01:04 UTC

Do you have the CD? Would you recommend it? I was a bit dubious of his voice, too. I've seen him on a few TV shows and his voice was weak and that look on his face was enough to turn the channel. I've heard bits and pieces of SMILE and it sounds lke Pet Sounds, Pt 2.

thesaucyone November 5 2004, 19:46:16 UTC

Yeah, his voice is defiinitely an issue, but he has surrounded himself with folks who can carry the vocals and seem committed to his vision. And it's really about the vision. You've probably heard most of the stuff on SMILE, here it's interesting to hear it all together and remixed. I'm really enjoying it. It took a few listens before I really got into it. Yeah, it is like Pet Sounds II plus more wacky psychadelic stuff.

rustydog November 5 2004, 17:51:28 UTC

How fun!

"Sloop John B" is my favorite Beach Boys song ever. It's my Guaranteed to Make You Feel Better When Things Are Crappy song. :)

thesaucyone November 5 2004, 19:48:31 UTC

It was an awesome version. Very powerful. The whole Pet Sounds record is meanigngful to me. Mmm. I think I'll go listen to it now.

galexiegirl November 6 2004, 09:36:39 UTC

I love Pet Sounds (and of course God Only Knows is one of my top faves....almost became our wedding song!)
Lucky duck, sound slike an awesome show!!!

hey, now that we're back from michigan, maybe we can have a dinner date with you and andy! (we could cook over here at my house if ya like....ooooh! or maybe if i buy groceries, i can convince you to cook one of your fabulous creations!!!! heehee *rubs hands in gleeful plotting motion*
; )

thesaucyone November 6 2004, 23:11:12 UTC

I'd be happy to cook for you guys, I definitely want to see your house! We have most weekends free. Maybe next week? After that we go to Paris for a week, but after that we are home for a while. Look at your schedule and let us know! xoxo

God only knows is my favorite. I wuv it.