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« on: October 23, 2011, 01:52:48 PM »
Just picked this up today for free at FreakBeat in Sherman Oaks--expecting little. But wow: this is a lengthy and excellent interview. Apparently, a shorter version appeared in MOJO for the 60s issue, but this one is very intelligent and goes into a lot of detail about the recording of Smile. Brian sounds very alert here--perhaps at his best--and seems to remember a lot more here than he does on some of his bad days. I really enjoyed this.

You can read it online also at:  http://recordcollectornews.com/

But I say: just go to FreakBeat! (And head for the 99c section! I always find something cool there...)
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2011, 02:26:37 PM »
Good interview.  Thanks for posting the link!
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2011, 02:34:43 PM »
Yeah, thanks!
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2011, 02:49:07 PM »
I like how often he uses the word trip. Sounds like he's getting back into to the smile vibe.
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2011, 04:34:13 PM »
Very enjoyable to read Brian's thoughts on the recording process, what he liked about each studio, etc.  Cool interview, thanks for posting!
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2011, 10:11:24 PM »
I like how the interviewer says "Smile is not exclusively about the beach." That's an understatement!
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Every time you spell Smile as SMiLE, an angel's wings are forcibly torn off its body.
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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2011, 10:34:05 PM »
Harvey gets amazing interviews out of Brian. His TLOS one is brilliant too.
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2011, 11:24:31 PM »
That is an amazing interview! This guy needs to write an essay about how to get Brian Wilson to give real responses, haha. I particularly enjoyed his in depth (as far as Brian is concerned) consideration of '60s studio technology and his use of it -- and was surprised at how well he remembers such details (even including session players and events, etc.) when he does care! I wonder how long it took the interviewer to get this done~
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2011, 11:40:55 PM »
For one thing, I'm fairly certain Harvey interviews Brian face-to-face. It's a big difference from the phone chats.
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« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2011, 12:15:08 AM »
He is well read and does not ask the standard questions, i think Brian notices that... you can see when Harvey asks the standard questions the standard replies appear...
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« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2011, 01:22:30 AM »
Quote from: smokeythebear on October 25, 2011, 12:15:08 AM
He is well read and does not ask the standard questions, i think Brian notices that... you can see when Harvey asks the standard questions the standard replies appear...

Agreed. For me, the most important questions were centred around the production process of his recordings, especially the bass, reverb and echo sounds. Too many stock-standard questions have been thrown at Brian during this era which fail to emphasis the main point which is - just how did you manage to create such great production numbers? I loved this interview!
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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2011, 07:18:28 PM »
Great, great interview. It would be nice if they had a copy editor, but...  great interview. I can't believe how talkative Brian is here.
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