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1  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Name your Top Ten at the moment... on: October 20, 2006, 03:10:49 AM
Lady
Big Sur (orig version)
River Song (orig version)
Breakaway (Endless Harmony version)
Til I Die (Endless Harmony version)
Song for Children (BW Smile)
It's About Time
Be Here in the Morning
Sandy
Their Hearts were full of Spring

2  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Mike Love's Lawsuit Dismissed on: September 07, 2006, 02:15:59 PM
Mike Love is a jerk.
3  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: vaguely technical session tapes question on: June 13, 2006, 10:16:22 AM
Never bothered me either, I love hearing that talkback come on just to see what Brian is going to say!

Yeah me too. I'm not throwing away my copies of the complete sessions. I'm simply making myself some CD's I can listen to more often, and which give a smoother ride along the way. I've listened to the Cds dozens of times already, so I've heard all the comments and banter. Sometimes I'd just like to hear the Wreckin' Crew rocking their balls off, rather than minutes on end of goofing off and takes which never make it past the intro. Also what I said about the mixing is true. Some of the tracks are very lopsided, there are pitch problems, and huge variations in sound levels. But there sure is some beautiful music in there. And that's why I'm listening at the end of the day.
4  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: vaguely technical session tapes question on: June 12, 2006, 01:38:15 PM
I'm currently editing what I've got of this session stuff into listenable CD's. It's not really much fun listening to endless false starts punctuated by earpiercing CLACKs from the talkback mic. So to enable myself to actually enjoy the music I'm editing the sessions down, removing useless false starts, editing out that bloody CLACK sound wherever possible or reducing the volume drastically at that precise point, removing long passages of low level murmer or silence. I'm also rebalancing the stereo as there seems to have been no attempt to mix these sessions sensibly. It's as if they just put the faders on desk to halfway and then didn't touch them again.
Basically as they stand the Sea of Tunes CDs are virtually unlistenable. Apart from the shoddy mixing and constant earshredding from the talkback mic, the REPETITION of take after take (especially during the vocal overdubbing) of the same song drains my patience and  enjoyment of the song. Plus the neighbours must think I'm nuts listening to God Only Knows for one whole hour. They're probably right !
By hacking down the sessions into complete or nearly complete takes, leaving in particularly interesting comments and jokes, and adding 2 or 3 of the most interesting vocal overdubs it is possible to make MUCH more pleasurable CDs.
Takes bloody ages though, especially with an eight month old baby demanding most of your free time.
5  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The April 1962 demo tape vs released versions on: June 04, 2006, 12:13:02 PM
That version of Surfin' on the first album is exactly the same version as the single (on the GV Box set). It has simply been sped up by about half a semitone. I have verified this by slowing it back down. That's why it sounds so "chipmonky" and tinny. The liner notes on the 2fer state that the album version is a re-recording... this is clearly not the case.
6  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: today of Summer days on: June 01, 2006, 10:34:29 AM
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Dennis' vocal on that track is nauseating.

You saying that made me want to throw up, funny.

I agree with Windchimes. Dennis' vocal just seems to sit on top of the track without really blending with the music. It almost sounds like he's singing a different song. I much prefer the instrumental version of  In the Back of my Mind. Now that is just a perfect piece of music as it stands.
7  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Re :- Cocaine Sessions ...What happened ? on: April 21, 2006, 07:12:47 PM
Oh Well, I guess it was too good to last. Many many thanks to all concerned for such wonderful generosity and willingness to let all that material be available to us. I've been in Beach Boy heaven for days now.  Smokin
8  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: When did The Beach Boys die? on: April 21, 2006, 07:36:25 AM
1973
9  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re :- Cocaine Sessions ...What happened ? on: April 21, 2006, 06:59:16 AM
Who pulled the plug, and why Huh
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