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If you don't know the story I'll try to be brief.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys , famous for being a recluse and a bit of a weirdo who once admitted he is scared of the beach.
He wrote or co wrote most of their big hits.
Anyway in 1966 he started to make an album called "Smile" , the people who heard the unfinished work claimed it to be his opus if you like.
It was around the same era as Pet Sounds . The Beatles were said to be influenced from pet sounds when they made Sgt Peppers.
Anyway he never finished it and it became a bit of a legend in music circles.....until now.
He recently finished it and did some shows to launch it.
Which in itself is a miracle for a bloke who probably should of died or at best been committed to the nuthouse.
I got the record yesterday and on first listen it sounds like the Beach Boys , 2nd listen it sounds like a whole multitude of little beautiful songs blended and melded together to create a weird and wonderful ride.
If you like the Beach Boys you'll like this , it does sound a bit dated in the lyric side of things but who cares .
It is amazing , I can't wait to listen to it through headphones when I have nothing else to do but stare into space.
They don't make music like this any more , record companies wouldn't allow it to start with..
I don't think there are people who can hear songs like this in their heads to start with.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys , famous for being a recluse and a bit of a weirdo who once admitted he is scared of the beach.
He wrote or co wrote most of their big hits.
Anyway in 1966 he started to make an album called "Smile" , the people who heard the unfinished work claimed it to be his opus if you like.
It was around the same era as Pet Sounds . The Beatles were said to be influenced from pet sounds when they made Sgt Peppers.
Anyway he never finished it and it became a bit of a legend in music circles.....until now.
He recently finished it and did some shows to launch it.
Which in itself is a miracle for a bloke who probably should of died or at best been committed to the nuthouse.
I got the record yesterday and on first listen it sounds like the Beach Boys , 2nd listen it sounds like a whole multitude of little beautiful songs blended and melded together to create a weird and wonderful ride.
If you like the Beach Boys you'll like this , it does sound a bit dated in the lyric side of things but who cares .
It is amazing , I can't wait to listen to it through headphones when I have nothing else to do but stare into space.
They don't make music like this any more , record companies wouldn't allow it to start with..
I don't think there are people who can hear songs like this in their heads to start with.
