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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Your Favorite Moments From No Pier Pressure
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on: April 22, 2015, 02:11:08 AM
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which one of us said that On the Island was an allegory of Brian's time of isolation, at home, burning things with cigarettes? That analysis was brilliant. Please remind me, as I could not find it.
The Professor adds that the entire album can be read as individual allegorical depictions of various moments in BB history. GYHTBT is an allegory of the Smile era, when BW was surrounded by artsy hipsters who partied with him, giving the illusion of happiness that "turned into a head-ache."
Beautiful Day is about the photo shoot for Surfin Safari. The Last song, obviously, is about Mike and the most recent break up.
Those are too easy. Others? The Professor is not clever enough to figure it out.
I think you are referring to a post I made here: http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,20243.msg510159.html#msg510159 |
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Beach Boys and Star Wars
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on: April 20, 2015, 11:39:35 PM
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That Star Wars picture is not from the original film, it's from Return of the Jedi. It's not even the Falcon, they are using a stolen Imperial Shuttle to get to Endor. Ok,ok! Are you the Star Wars equivalent of AGD?  Not even close. But my wife and I did have a Star Wars birthday party for my 4 year old son on the 18th. Here's the family...  |
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Your Favorite Moments From No Pier Pressure
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on: April 20, 2015, 11:31:40 PM
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I love reading everyone's opinions of the album. While it doesn't seem to be a consensus favorite (by any stretch) Guess You Had to Be There is a great track. It's a nice peak into Brian's view of those days just before, during, and after they became famous. I would think Mike would have handled the vocals had this been on a proper Beach Boys album.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Many Negative Reviews of No Pier Pressure...
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on: April 14, 2015, 02:09:36 AM
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It's vocal modification. Not exclusive to just pitch correction but sweetening through the use of digital reverb/manipulation. Have any of you guys ever listened to Sly Stone? That man used alot of reverb on vocal tracks. Brian (or the Great Oz behind the curtain *boogie**boogie*) has made the decision to manipulate his voice in a few ways. Were people bitching about this stuff with Surfs Up? Sunflower? Are we to believe Mike Love's voice automatically adds reverb? Should Brian Record to a mono track and isolate it from the other voices so we know it's authentic? If you have a decent surround sound system, do yourself a favor and listen to the album on whatever setting your amp allows (I like PLII). The album opens up a little and you can appreciate the components. Brian, Joe, the 'Man on the Grassy Knoll', et. al have made this album and it's (at least) interesting, maybe even enjoyable. I don't expect the album to please everyone, it's no Framptom Comes Alive.  But I have a hard time believing the producers are somehow ignorant of the way voices are presented on the album. Everybody does it; McCartney does it, Kanye Does it, even Dolly Parton, and you know she can definitely sing. This is just the state of modern recording. Really do try the surround sound stuff if you haven't already. |
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: No Pier Pressure (board member reviews)
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on: April 07, 2015, 11:07:33 PM
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On The Island isn't about an actual island. It's about the time Brian spent isolated from the outside world. A drink in the hand, cigarette burns on the furniture, taking it slow with no place to go... he's not on the beach he's in his house, wearing his robe and avoiding 'civilization'. Zooey is just the voice in his head singing the song while he adds background vocals.
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