SMiLE Sessions box set!

[runnersdialzero]

Also, on a separate issue, was it ever said what the "Surf's Up" session in January was? Was anything even recorded? I'm of the opinion that if nothing ever came up in the vaults, that nothing usable was probably there. I'm not one of those that thinks they recorded "movement 2"  or put a final vocal on it that day, or that he erased the lead for "Worms" or "Barnyard" or "I'm In Great Shape". I figure whatever is there is probably what was done.

It's hard to say, considering that tapes were known to have been lost but the quantity and occasionally even the content isn't known.

[Shady]

Looks like it's dropping on the 28th here in Ireland 

Yes!

[Chris Moise]

Also, on a separate issue, was it ever said what the "Surf's Up" session in January was? Was anything even recorded? I'm of the opinion that if nothing ever came up in the vaults, that nothing usable was probably there. I'm not one of those that thinks they recorded "movement 2" or put a final vocal on it that day, or that he erased the lead for "Worms" or "Barnyard" or "I'm In Great Shape". I figure whatever is there is probably what was done.

As I understand it if the Jan. 23 session logged as "Surf's Up" was canceled it would be noted on the AFM sheet - which it isn't. Something unrelated to "Surf's Up" could've been recorded but I was under the impression there was most likely a session of some sort (actually two sessions) that night and none of the Smile material comes close to matching the collection of instruments for either - drums, bass, 2 guitars, 3 saxes, and trumpet for the session logged as "Surf's Up" and something like 17 musicians - mostly strings and horns(!) on the second session which IIRC was logged as "Part One".

Am I right that if the session was cancelled the AFM sheet would say as much or is there more to it than that?

Even if it turns out the session was mislabeled and had nothing to do with "Surf's Up" it is still terribly interesting. What the heck could the session with all the strings be for? The mind boggles. Maybe the session was such a disaster that they didn't bother to start the tape machines?

[bsten]

Why is it I'm so excited about the box? I mean, I've (and so have most of us) already heard
most of the stuff, in one way or another, but still....   

In fact, I haven't listened to any of the "old" Smile stuff for months....

/b

[GeorgeFellInHisHorn]

Am I right that if the session was cancelled the AFM sheet would say as much or is there more to it than that?

I remember an interview or quote of some sort that said that even if Brian had to cancel last-minute, he'd make sure the musicians still got paid for the session. I guess never stating that the session was cancelled would be one way of doing that.

[runnersdialzero]

Kind of infuriating that Brian may have just "canceled" the sessions for the fucking second movement of "Surf's Up", amirite?

*cries*

[puni puni]

i am going to be listening to violent j's cover of "barnyard", what you are going to be listening to?(!)

im going to listen to uhhh

that's too weird a cover to follow up on so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYexYVHkls

[theCOD]

i am going to be listening to violent j's cover of "barnyard", what you are going to be listening to?(!)

im going to listen to uhhh

that's too weird a cover to follow up on so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYexYVHkls

Wow, I didn't know this was SC3. Any idea why they're listed as Forms on the Smiling Pets tribute?

[puni puni]

maybe they wanted to seem like there was participation from more artists than they really were

i think olivia tremor control also did the little pad cover, but as "the ships"

[Shady]

Why is it I'm so excited about the box? I mean, I've (and so have most of us) already heard
most of the stuff, in one way or another, but still....   

In fact, I haven't listened to any of the "old" Smile stuff for months....

/b

It's the excitement of having some of the greatest and most original music every created finally getting the treatment it deserves

It's such a wonderful thing

[tansen]

maybe they wanted to seem like there was participation from more artists than they really were

i think olivia tremor control also did the little pad cover, but as "the ships"

Gotta love OTC!

[JohnMill]

Why is it I'm so excited about the box? I mean, I've (and so have most of us) already heard
most of the stuff, in one way or another, but still....   

In fact, I haven't listened to any of the "old" Smile stuff for months....

/b

It's the excitement of having some of the greatest and most original music every created finally getting the treatment it deserves

It's such a wonderful thing

Exactly after 11-1-11 people are going to be able to go into their local cd emporium and buy an album that has "Do You Like Worms?", "Surf's Up", "Good Vibrations", "Heroes And Villains", "Cabinessence" and the rest all one album.  Music that was created originally to be released as a cohesive whole and has been forever spread out across a multitude of formats (both official and unofficial) is now going to be available to the consumer as a cohesive package.  That to me is still the biggest story of this release.

[hypehat]

Exactly!

[buddhahat]

From Beach Boys Facebook wall - The light up edition:

[pixletwin]

It's kind of lame that they photoshopped the "light" effect. I would much rather see the actual product than a PS mock-up.

[Shady]

700 bucks, extortion

[Wrightfan]

From Beach Boys Facebook wall - The light up edition:

It's like the hand of god touched it...

Very appropriate I might add 

[hypehat]

Advertising the prohibitively expensive edition is a real great promotional move, Capitol....

[Shady]

Advertising the prohibitively expensive edition is a real great promotional move, Capitol....

I know, how dumb and greedy can one company be..

It's blowing my mind

[rab2591]

From Beach Boys Facebook wall - The light up edition:

The comments for this on facebook are priceless haha

[Wrightfan]

Well my Dad approves...then again, he's liked everything on Facebook since he's discovered the feature lol.

Ah, to teach the middle aged the Internets. 

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

Why is it I'm so excited about the box? I mean, I've (and so have most of us) already heard
most of the stuff, in one way or another, but still....   

In fact, I haven't listened to any of the "old" Smile stuff for months....

/b

Honestly, For Me, It's To HOLD the box in my hands and say "I've Lived To See This Day"

Oh, and also for the great quality, i'm a stickler for sound, as a producer

[SMiLE Brian]

From Beach Boys Facebook wall - The light up edition:

Bow at the sight of the allmighty SMiLE

[TV Forces]

Advertising the prohibitively expensive edition is a real great promotional move, Capitol....

I know, how dumb and greedy can one company be..

It's blowing my mind

I don't see it as a greedy move by Capitol.  It's probably too pricy, but if you don't want it don't buy it.
I happen to think it's more greedy to assume I have a right to every product.

[monicker]

i am going to be listening to violent j's cover of "barnyard", what you are going to be listening to?(!)

im going to listen to uhhh

that's too weird a cover to follow up on so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYexYVHkls

Wow, I didn't know this was SC3. Any idea why they're listed as Forms on the Smiling Pets tribute?

Because it is FORMS--one of seven "sub" or "satellite" bands under Secret Chiefs 3. Surely, you know about the sub-bands, no? That recording of H&V is just Trey and William Winant, whereas the GV cover has Trevor, Bar, Heifetz, and Gregg Turkington. There is a great new FORMS cover, by the way, of Radar from Bernard Herrmann's score to The Day The Earth Stood Still: http://downloads.webofmimicry.com/track/radar-the-day-the-earth-stood-still