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Am I the only person who has listened to In The Key of Disney more than SMiLE over the past couple of weeks? Understandably the Disney album has been overshadowed by the release of SMiLE but there seems to have been very little written here about it. I love it and only wish the bonus tracks had been included as standard to extend the running time.

I've listened to the Disney album quite a lot the last couple of weeks. Somehow it goes really well with Smile because in many ways it's the exact opposite of it. After a few hours of brilliant Smile madness, In the Key of Disney is the perfect mellow antidote to chill out with.

smile is way more interesting then brian wilson singing disney songs lol
i was extremely disappointed when i heard disney smh

I'm going to guess that since "smile" has been boot legged and most people have heard over the years and that because the Disney c.d. is new it's going to be more fresh to a lot of people ears

When I saw the title of the tread, i immediatly though of this: what if SMiLE was released as a animation movie? A la Fantasia?

I have listened to one song from the Disney album since I got TSS.

I disagree, unless you mean Brian's recordings...theres something about the majesty of all that is Disney that lies in perfectly with SMiLE. The idea of Americana for example is exactly something Walt wanted to portray with Main Street USA in his parks, it was something he longed for. I remember having moments of clarity when walking down the park and having parts of SMiLE just playing in the back of my mind...and it made sense.

When I listen to the Disney songs, I think of everything collectively...and it makes sense.

For me it goes more with BWPS because of the older Brian vocals and "happier" vibe vs. the young Brian vocals and slightly spooky/ominous vibe of TSS.

Totally agree.  In many ways the Americana section of SMiLE was like Brian's own musical version of Disneyland, riffing off of themes explored in Frontierland and Main Street.

You could even compare the way Disney composed the soundtracks to their animatronic rides at the time to Brian's modular style; both were recorded in small, diverse sections with a central musical theme or idea pinning them together.  I find a lot of similarities between something like Yo Ho! Yo Ho! (A Pirate's Life For Me) and Heroes And Villains for instance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIN-MqaA_Dk#t=0m32s

Yeah, that's kind of where I am.  I've heard every damn thing on the Smile album a thousand times.  I mean it's cool and all, and I'm glad it's out, and there was a few new things, but all in al I've heard hundreds of hours of "Heroes and Villians" in my life.  It's a great song.  I'm kind of over it, lol. 

The Disney album, however, many of those songs I've never heard period.  Others I've always loved, and like Brian's take on them.  Great album, I've been listening to it a lot.  I'm going to have to go download a bunch of Disney movies, now.  I've GOT to see "Snow White", "Dumbo", and "Pocohontas" again now that this album has grown on me so much. 

I've listened to it far more than SMiLE.

ITKOD is such a friggin' great album in my opinion. It's a shame that SMiLE has overshadowed it - and I've been bummed that very little has been said about it since its official release. But I've been enjoying it, and that's all that matters :-D

I downloaded the Disney album and listened to one or two songs. Not very interesting imo. Maybe I'll give it a complete listen in a year or so, when I'm done mixing my own Smile, and done listening to it.

I've listened to Disney more, too. It's less demanding. It fits the way I live better, you could say.

sounds good 2 me :)

Well, the Disney album is mellow, unambitious, uncomplicated, goes down smoothly, entertainment rather than art, it just sounds like it works without even trying all that hard. So in those ways it's the exact opposite of Smile. I see your point though.

I played Smile six times (the two LP version) and this zip.

This is completely otm

I listened to Feel the love tonight and it sounded like BW singing over a karaoke. I'll never listen to that again.

Have to agree. I'm not the Gershwin album's biggest fan but at least it didn't sound like karaoke.

(I'll admit that some of the vocal performances do sound good, however, such as "Baby Mine".)

**coughcoughmissingtheforestforthetreescoughcough***

Passing judgment on this album without even listening to it all the way through is foolish.

This might not be the time for some people to give the record a chance, but it is a record produced and arranged by Brian Wilson, featuring some excellent lead vocals. It really is worth your while, regardless of its modesty.

It took me a good five minutes to figure out what "otm" meant. why are people so lazy?

idk

see but everyone knows what idk means. I've never seen "otm" before. not once.

I've seen it here before. I've had to google it every time I've seen it....I have a terrible memory for these things haha ;D

If I was drinking the irritating kool-aid tonight, i'd probably concoct some horrific post full of abbreviations, but no.

It sounds a little better then BW Christmas album IMO. Not as good as BWRG, though.

What's really irritating about it is, it passes off work onto the reader. 

So for instance, he could write "On The Money" and it'd be slightly more work than writing "OTM". 

However, as the reader, now you have to work your ass off to figure out what it means. 

It's downright disrespectful, that's what it is. 

I even tried googling it, and the first few results were "on the mat", "on the media", and "oracle transport management", and then I gave up.

jesus, guys. Sorry. next time I want to appreciate Jonas' Oracle Transport Management I just won't bother, huh?

+1

I loved the Gershwin album and thought Disney might dissapoint but it has a casual charm. Baby Mine and Stay Awake are beautiful and We Belong Together will be played at my wedding in April. Thanks Brian!

I love the disney album..!!.. I also like the medley with all the weird percussion.. The vocals on the lp are great..!

Reminds me of Friends as well...some of the versions are hard to listen to, but the best stuff is terrific...

Here's a huge difference - the price.  You can download the Disney album on Amazon for $4.99.  Holy smokes, that's a deal.

http://www.amazon.com/Key-Disney-Amazon-Exclusive-Version/dp/B005V0VE18/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

That includes the two songs that weren't on the CD (though Amazon says their CD has 12 tacks.  Mine has 11 - weird)

12. A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes (Amazon MP3 Exclusive)    
13. Peace On Earth (Amazon MP3 Exclusive)

iTunes doesn't have these two songs apparently.

Unfortunately the downloads are not available to those of us in the UK. Kinda forces us into illegal download territory. I'd rather pay for it if it was available.

Disney v. SMiLE?  SMiLE wins!!

Oh wait

Disney got Congress to change the law -- Disney wins!!!  :p

Can't you log on to US Amazon?  I can log on to UK Amazon.

yes so true :)

Disrespectful? It's just an abbreviation lol. Jeesh, I had to look it up, but it didn't offend me.

Omg wtf FYI idc. ;D

Understood what you said 100% first time i read it. ;D

I listened to a couple of tracks of the Disney album.  Pretty likely that I'll never need to play this CD again.  But an excellent coaster this disc will make.  :-)

As for SMiLE, I'm not exactly sure as to *how* to listen to it.  I mean, it's not like this box set is something that you could really shuffle in your iPod.  And perhaps I've been spoiled with the 2004 completed version of this album BW recorded, but I find the missing ingredients of the original version to be somewhat jarring.  Still, there is some fun to be had with all the content from this box set and playing around with making my own damn SMiLE mix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WBaPk0EKEY

^_^

Yeh I can log on and buy CDs but not MP3 downloads for some reason.