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Title: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: Charles LePage @ ComicList on January 30, 2006, 03:25:43 AM
Discuss, review and rate Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson, released 2001.

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Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: JimC1702 on January 30, 2006, 05:08:33 PM
I was disappointed in this album, I was expecting so much more.   It's a pretty good song list, a nice mix of older songs (In My Room, Please Let Me Wonder), Pet Sounds era music (Carolline No, God Only Knows), a SMiLE medley, and later stuff (Friends).  I expected these songs to sound totally awesome performed by an orchestra, but something just doesn't work, whether it's the actual performance, the mixing, or something else.

It doesn't do Brian's beautiful music justice.


Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: punkinhead on January 30, 2006, 07:39:31 PM
i on the other hand really dig this album. I've read reviews about this and everyone says it's elevator music, i think it's great. the song pet sounds is great. I think the whole album is a gas...

elevator music = Jazz Portrait of BW (except for the cool vocal parts)


Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: Jason on January 31, 2006, 12:03:35 PM
A steaming, festering pile of cowshit. 0 from me. Absolutely horrible, what a disgrace to the name Brian Wilson.


Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: shelter on June 06, 2006, 01:22:59 PM
I was disappointed in this album, I was expecting so much more.   It's a pretty good song list, a nice mix of older songs (In My Room, Please Let Me Wonder), Pet Sounds era music (Carolline No, God Only Knows), a SMiLE medley, and later stuff (Friends).  I expected these songs to sound totally awesome performed by an orchestra, but something just doesn't work, whether it's the actual performance, the mixing, or something else.

It doesn't do Brian's beautiful music justice.


I completely agree with this review.


Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: Exapno Mapcase on February 19, 2007, 02:50:40 PM
BW had left Usher behind a long time before this...


Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: The Heartical Don on November 19, 2008, 10:35:18 AM
i on the other hand really dig this album. I've read reviews about this and everyone says it's elevator music, i think it's great. the song pet sounds is great. I think the whole album is a gas...

elevator music = Jazz Portrait of BW (except for the cool vocal parts)

Applauded. I gave it 5. It is elevator music with a little twist. Which just makes it adorable.


Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: Orange Crate Art on August 21, 2013, 03:00:56 PM
I bought this CD a few months ago under the title 'Smile For Me: A Symphonic Tribute To Brian Wilson by Gary Usher'. If it were playing in the supermarket I'd be happy. I like the Fall Breaks/Good Vibes/ Heroes Villains medley. Not something I play too often, but worth the 4 bucks I paid for it. I'll give it a 3.


Title: Re: Add Some Music to Your Day: 1970 Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson
Post by: punkinhead on August 21, 2013, 09:47:14 PM
I bought this CD a few months ago under the title 'Smile For Me: A Symphonic Tribute To Brian Wilson by Gary Usher'. If it were playing in the supermarket I'd be happy. I like the Fall Breaks/Good Vibes/ Heroes Villains medley. Not something I play too often, but worth the 4 bucks I paid for it. I'll give it a 3.

Definitely! That medley is awesome! You can never have enough tributes/cover versions of Mrs Oleary's Cow...er I mean Fall Breaks into Winter. I really honestly thought his cover of Pet Sounds was like a whole nother take on the song.