I think one of Brian's most complex is Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder). Some pretty complex tihngs going on in there.

I can't believe I forgot that one!  The chords Brian used are so cool, very jazzy in a sense...he was really starting to like those diminished chords around that time.  And that string arrangment blows me away every time.

There aren't any diminished chords in this one, but what the hell... 

Whats so complex about a diminished chord? 

Except it was recorded in 1970.

Yes siree Bob! Rejected for Sunflower, right?

 To my ears it has a SMiLE like quality to it. My favorite imagery from the song is the part about the old lady talking about "her great loss" whom I  imagine is her dead husband, then he sees some little girls skipping and giggling about boys.. So great.

and how about a tune with no chords at all... "Our Prayer"?

Sorry, Our Prayer is nothing but chords. 

... I certainly hope they figure out something, because like you said it seems like the visuals really add a lot to the whole experience.

Thats exactly what I am hoping for. 

So I was wondering if the visuals which were being shown behind Brian at the Luck Old Sun shows will be available somehow for the official release (aside from a recorded live performance).

Anyone have any ideas? I hear the visuals were as moving as the music.

Agreed about the Surf's Up inversions. It seems like the left hand doesn't play the root note of the chord at any point during the song...

Actually he plays the root (F) on "..a children's song" just before the C section. The maybe a root C minor chord in there he plays in the B section somewhere.

I think one of Brian's most complex is Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder). Some pretty complex tihngs going on in there.

I thought the liners were pretty good, though. 

The liner notes were good. Except for the fact that the guy who wrote them seems to actually kind of like When Girls Get Together. It scares me that there are people in this universe like that. 

Ah jay, don't be a hater.

I love When Girls Get Together. Its one of my favorite post-SMiLE songs. 

tough one....

but after several days of thinking on this subject, I'd say the (high) BW/CW-vocals on the fade out of Till I Die. That is: I think it's Carl (with Brian). I've heard this outtake last year. Carl and Brian share the highparts in the fadeout and when you hear just the 2 of them singing the "aaahs" and "ooohs" (without the ("These things I'll be) until I die" lyrics) that really moves me everytime I hear it. Totally fits the mood of that song.... haunting....

Yeah, the harmony bit at the end of Break Away (I think its labeled in some Boots as Harmony Frie) is probably one of my favorites for the same reason.

Has anyone watched that episode of George Martin's documentary where he interviews Brian? There is a segment where Brian is playing Good Vibrations on the piano where his voice sounds wonderful... He was very relaxed in the Martin's presence and his voice sounded wonderful, way better than on BWPS or any live performance I have seen.

If I understand the question, my favorite obscure vocal is the "truck driving man" bit Dennis sang in cabinessence.

I asked someone who currently works with Brian regularly about the state of his falsetto and what I was told was that Brian can still sing up there, but it's something of a force of will for him.  He also said that when Brian did decide to sing falsetto, it was Louder Than God.

That is an awesome quote! 

Well we're all talking about Brian's voice like it was all about the falsetto when it wasn't. I don't think thats what he was trying, alone, to destroy. He was trying to destroy the boyish/effeminate quality which his voice had (which wasn't limited to merely his falsetto... But his tone and the timbre of his voice-falsetto and otherwise).

As it was suggested earlier, perhaps it wasn't just the residual effects of tobacco and drug abuse alone which destroyed his voice. Perhaps he really declared war on his voice...

What about This Boy? If you look at the structure of the song, its basically a rewrite of Surfer Girl. Also the same can be said of  Yes It Is

Its safe to say they peaked at Ok Computer.

And I'm OK with that.

I completely agree with that too.

I don't know how conscious it was on John's part, but I feel Because from Abby Road has many of Brian's fingerprints all over it.

....To me Brian's vocals on Matchpoint or Come out Tonight sound very much like his late 60s-early 70s vocals. I don't think this sudden return to form was due to quitting cigarettes or drugs for a few months. Much more likely is that Brian wanted to (or was forced to) sing in his old (younger) voice.

You have got to be kidding me. 

So far I am digging the last track (Faust) the best.

I heard somewhere that "the All American bullet-headed saxon mother's son" line was written by John in India about Mike. 

Ok folks. I wanna know who would be interested in a 1:6 John Lennon sculpt. The sculpt would be created by Darren Carnall sometime after Christmas. If you want in, let me know. This would be in the same scale as the Brian Wilson 1:6 figure which was released through brianwilson.com

Here is Darren Carnalls site, so you can see the quality of his work. www.darrencarnall.com

Anyone here interested?

Totally Adam. I would love to hear Brian record Darian's arrangement of Do You Have Any Regrets. That would just totally kick ass. 

Where on Brian's site is that? 

I did notice that of the big names of the 60's (Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Brian Wilson) John never slagged off Brian in the press.  I'm not sure whether they ever met, but for sure John had respect for what he had accomplished and was respectful enough of him not to expend any of his vitrol on Brian.

I like it. Nothing is really standing out to me thus far. Its not nearly as electronics-driven as the last 3 albums.