SMiLE Sessions box set!

[Micha]

Despite the lyric sheet (both the '71 SURF'S UP one and the BWPS one), the word being sung in "Surf's Up" is colonnaded, not columnated.  

And they both suck.  IMHO.

[Roger Ryan]

...and "upper country" just doesn't make any sense (at least in the American vernacular - perhaps it has more meaning in the U.K.).

Back in the very early 1600s, when the French were colonising the St. Lawrence river and exploring beyond into the western Great Lakes, they called that area pays d’en haut. Or in English, the upper country.

Being a keen student of American history, VDP would have been well aware of this. 

Fair enough. In that case, I would feel better about "upper country" if it was part of "Do You Like Worms?/Roll Plymouth Rock" where the period is more clearly defined. By the time of the "old west" (given that the demo interpolates the lyric into "Heroes & Villains"), "upper country" would make less sense.

[earcandy]

In my 2004 interview with Brian about Smile (http://www.earcandymag.com/brianwilson-2004.htm) he mentions the difference between the 1967 and 2004 versions; link tracks; Zen; and a couple other things:



http://www.earcandymag.com/brianwilson-2004.htm

E.C.: How close is SMiLE 2004 to what you wanted SMiLE 1967 to be?

Brian Wilson: Much different, much different. Much more progressive, much happier, much more uplifting.

E.C.: Did you ever have the intention of using Haven Gillespie's "Old Master Painter" lyrics?

Brian Wilson: No. We lost them, we couldn't find them. We were going to do it vocally, but we couldn't find it.

ote: in the evening at the Atlanta show, Brian sang a few lines of the lyrics to "Old Master Painter"!]

E.C.: One thing I like about SMiLE is how the tracks flow into one another…

Brian Wilson: That was because of Darian Sahanaja and me. We sequenced it together with computers and Pro-Tools, modern instruments. And it took us about two weeks to do that but we got it all sequenced together.

E.C.: So was that something that you came up with exclusively for the 2004 SMiLE or did you originally intend to use link tracks on the original SMiLE?

Brian Wilson: No, that's 2004.

E.C.: There were a couple of original SMiLE songs, such as "He Gives Speeches" - why were these left out of SMiLE 2004?

Brian Wilson: They didn't fit the album.

E.C.: Was SMiLE originally influenced by any certain religion?

Brian Wilson: NO, NO, NO, NO. That was totally original.

E.C.: So there were no Zen influences?

Brian Wilson: No. It wasn't inspired by Phil Spector either.

Enough little tantalizing clues to point towards finding something interesting on the box set!

[Mikie]

If you want to know: my name is Klaas.

Hello, Klaas!   So the mods here are Billy C, Jason, Joe, and Klass.  And my real name is Mikie.  See?  I almost think we know each other on a personal level now.  Kinda.  

It's really good to know you guys aren't control freaks like somebody else I know from the Brian/Beach Boys message board community.  Serious, you guys are cool.  

[smile-holland]

If you want to know: my name is Klaas.

Hello, Klaas!   So the mods here are Billy C, Jason, Joe, and Klass.  And my real name is Mikie.  See?  I almost think we know each other on a personal level now.  Kinda.  

It's really good to know you guys aren't control freaks like somebody else I know from the Brian/Beach Boys message board community.  Serious, you guys are cool.  

ah, there we go again... Klaas, not KlaSs. Happens all the time here... better stick to SMiLE-Holland I guess... 

[drbeachboy]

Give Mikie a break, he got it right the first time, after Hello. I'm glad to put a name with your avatar face. Hi Klaas! While we are on a first name basis, my name is Dirk.

[Mikie]

Klaas.  As in "class".  Duly noted.

Hey, would you mind if I brought out my can of "Troll-B-Gone" to use here sometimes?  I could save you the effort of repremanding unruly posters.  In fact, I have a couple of guys already in mind.....

[Mikie]

Hi Dirk!  Nice to meet you, man! 

[drbeachboy]

Hi Dirk!  Nice to meet you, man! 

Same here, Mikie!

[bossaroo]

so yeah... it's open country.

it was referred to as the 'Open Country Song' by someone who was there. Vosse, perhaps?

[ghost]

so yeah... it's open country.

it was referred to as the 'Open Country Song' by someone who was there. Vosse, perhaps?

Vosse has been inhalin' a little too much fresh zen air, methinks.

[SMiLE Brian]

Hi Dirk!  Nice to meet you, man! 

Same here, Mikie!

For what its worth, my real name is Brooks.

[Dunderhead]

...and "upper country" just doesn't make any sense (at least in the American vernacular - perhaps it has more meaning in the U.K.).

Back in the very early 1600s, when the French were colonising the St. Lawrence river and exploring beyond into the western Great Lakes, they called that area pays d’en haut. Or in English, the upper country.

Being a keen student of American history, VDP would have been well aware of this. 

Jeeze, enough with these conspiracy theories. You guys are reading way too much into things.

[ghost]

I propose a conceptual link between I'm In Great Shape & Country Air. Get a breath of that open/upper country air. Feel the beauty of the zen fresh air. Dig?

[?]

I've always thought it was agriculture.  Still do.  Which sounds like a VDP line, "open country" or "agri-culture"?

[smile-holland]

Give Mikie a break, he got it right the first time, after Hello. I'm glad to put a name with your avatar face. Hi Klaas! While we are on a first name basis, my name is Dirk.

ah, sounds like the Dutchmen are slowly but steady taking over this board...

[drbeachboy]

Give Mikie a break, he got it right the first time, after Hello. I'm glad to put a name with your avatar face. Hi Klaas! While we are on a first name basis, my name is Dirk.

ah, sounds like the Dutchmen are slowly but steady taking over this board...

Yeah, my family has roots there. They came over to the U.S. in the early 1850's.

[juggler]

so yeah... it's open country.

it was referred to as the 'Open Country Song' by someone who was there. Vosse, perhaps?

IIRC, the phrase "open country song" appears in David Oppenheim's notes concerning the "Inside Pop" reels (from December 1966).

[hypehat]

Hi Dirk!  Nice to meet you, man! 

Same here, Mikie!

For what its worth, my real name is Brooks.

Hey Dirk, Klaas, Brooks and Mikie, my real name is Sam!

We already had the 'Freshen/Fresh Clean - Open Country/Agriculture debate about 100 pages ago, and my opinion has changed since. It's blatantly 'Open Country' on the demo. I am still on the fence about 'Freshen/Fresh Clean'

[SMiLE Brian]

Hi Dirk!  Nice to meet you, man! 

Same here, Mikie!

For what its worth, my real name is Brooks.

Hey Dirk, Klaas, Brooks and Mikie, my real name is Sam!

We already had the 'Freshen/Fresh Clean - Open Country/Agriculture debate about 100 pages ago, and my opinion has changed since. It's blatantly 'Open Country' on the demo. I am still on the fence about 'Freshen/Fresh Clean'

Nice to meet you Sam, i hope those riots haven't messed up your home.

[Mikie]

Yeah, agreed quite awhile back that it's "Open Country."

Nice to meet you Sam and Brooks! 

Hi Rick, Hi Dave, Hi Pop, well good morning Mom!

[Shady]

Hi, my name is Niall and I'm an alcoholic 


 

So, SMiLE.....


 

[SMiLE Brian]

Hi, my name is Niall and I'm an alcoholic 


 

So, SMiLE.....


 

Hey, we were doing a "SMiLE believers" team building exercise.

[drbeachboy]

Hi Rick, Hi Dave, Hi Pop, well good morning Mom!

Speaking of the Nelson family, since when did they have a 3rd child?

[bgas]

Dirk is a dutch name?  I didn't know that. Course, I doubt I've really put much thought into where names come from.
Klaas, I know, comes from Sinter Klaas, the original Kris Kringle. So that means that Smile-Holland's other real first name( that he'd rather not mention now) must be Sinter. Am I right?  
If you ask Mikie,  he'll probably tell you my real first name is Big, but, maybe, he won't
What's really in a name, anyway?

Hi Rick, Hi Dave, Hi Pop, well good morning Mom!

Speaking of the Nelson family, since when did they have a 3rd child?

Long hidden 3rd Child; the  Black Sheep of the family.