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We'd be without Smiley Smile or Lei'd in Hawaii (which would be a bummer), but I believe Wild Honey would have happened in one form or another anyway.
Think about other big names: The Beatles and Dylan both went back to stripped down, relatively basic rock after their big, epic albums (Pepper & Blonde on Blonde). Brian, who was keeping an eye on what the competition (especially the Beatles) were doing, would have taken his cue from their moves, I presume, just like he did with Smile.
Think about other big names: The Beatles and Dylan both went back to stripped down, relatively basic rock after their big, epic albums (Pepper & Blonde on Blonde). Brian, who was keeping an eye on what the competition (especially the Beatles) were doing, would have taken his cue from their moves, I presume, just like he did with Smile.
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Wild Honey was released a week or so before John Wesley Harding and two or three months before The Beatles signalled a "back to basics" trend with Lady Madonna. Brian's ahead of the curve although it's probably more like all these guys have acute commercial instincts. Once all the grand-standing with production became a cliche there was only one way to go really. Brian wasn't taking cues from anyone though, he knew it, even on Smiley Smile.
