Smiley Smile

[Matinee Idyll]

'ey thanks Heroes, appreciate it...

It's a real bastard of an album in that sense...

Sometimes I'll stick it on, expecting it to be great, and I'm dissapointed.

Othertimes, I can put it on, expecting it to be great, and it exceeds my expectations.

Or I'll put it on, not really expecting much at all, and it could be great, or worse than I remembered.

Regardless of my mood, it just... plays games with ya.  Very interactive record.

[theeponymuseudonym]

Bollocks to you, mr. clown face! enough tommyrock, rubbish and balderdash!!!!!
 YOU creep me out w/ this avatar you got.

Smiley Smile is the plumbline to which ALL psychedelic records of Any time
will bow to and wish they would make!!!!!

Once again to you, Split Enz is not my example of Power pop. I say this...
they are Genesis ripoffs in the first order.

Crowded House were better. dont dream its over has mendala concert written all over it.
they were real.

[Jason]

'ey thanks Heroes, appreciate it...

It's a real bastard of an album in that sense...

Sometimes I'll stick it on, expecting it to be great, and I'm dissapointed.

Othertimes, I can put it on, expecting it to be great, and it exceeds my expectations.

Or I'll put it on, not really expecting much at all, and it could be great, or worse than I remembered.

Regardless of my mood, it just... plays games with ya.  Very interactive record.

Man I respect every word you say, mainly due to your signature animation.

[Matinee Idyll]

Ahh yes, Edward Van Helgen.  It's a shame when you have to draw your pistol and blow his banjo in two

theeponymuseudonym, it seems there is a bee in your bonnet.  Have we met?  Are you from the other forum, but with a pseudonym?

[theeponymuseudonym]

no we haven't
please allow me to introduce myself....
i am a beach boys fan from wayback.

i am sorry if i hd offended you, mn.
just feeling a little randy.
pleae dont let this message board become too PC.

[Matinee Idyll]

Buggarshitbum.  There, completely un-PC.

No offence mate, you just left me more confused than anything...  Randy is good, when called for.

[theeponymuseudonym]

really, what is your avatar? it provokes many a thought in me

Smiley Smile and Wild honey are Brian & Dennis....there.

i have no avatar, minataur, nor cyclops either

[matt 1234]

i just think it sounds bad, we could talk about what it meant or this and that for hours, i just think it doesnt sound good when you first listen to it, if you werent a beach boys fan and just heard the album. like, if you didnt know a musical genius and a great group of guys were behind this, you might want to call it crap.  but then again i might alos hate it more cause it is the twisted version of smile to me and it is a reminder of smile not being released and all that goes along with it.

[I. Spaceman]

Yeah, we know. Tell us what you DO like.
I've turned more people on to the BB's through SMiLEY than any other LP, including PS and SMiLE. And that's a fact, Jack.

[Mitchell]

That just means you know cool people, Ian.

[matt 1234]

why am i supposed to say what i do like on the smiley thread

[I. Spaceman]

How about posting in SOME OTHER threads, instead of spouting the same boring garbage to people who don't agree with you?

[matt 1234]

i like games that two can play

[matt 1234]

hahah sorry

[Jason]

Games Two Can Play you like more than Smiley?

Excuse me, but....


































 

[I. Spaceman]

i like games that two can play

Me too!

Let's talk about that groovy tune in the GV box thread.

[matt 1234]

do u got  a band or anything jason or ian?

[Reverend Joshua Sloane]

They're a singing duo.

You might know them by their real names,

Simon & Garfunkel.

[matt 1234]

simon and garfield? never heard of em

[Jason Penick]

Wow, how did I manage to miss out on a 28 page thread on Smiley Smile?

5 stars, easy.  Simply the most uniquely beautiful musical work I've ever encountered.  How so much soul got packed into just over 20 minutes is beyond me.  Nobody could ever hope to replicate this, though many have tried.

I don't believe Brian wanted "Good Vibrations" to be on Smiley, and it doesn't fit the vibe at all, but dammit it's hard to argue against the inclusion of one of the greatest singles of all time.

"Little Pad" might be the most gorgeous thing ever recorded by anybody.  Those humming voices are the sound of Brian checking out to lunch and never coming back.

Dig the way they effortlessly trade lead vocals on part one of "She's Going Bald".  Vocally, this is the most incredible album I've ever heard.

The glitches in the audio only add to the overall character of the record, and the way they recorded it in a modular fashion was so cutting edge as to be revolutionary.

I will discuss any aspect of this album with anybody at any time!

[I. Spaceman]

You're just the man we need, Jason.

[Jason Penick]

Glad to be of service.  Viva la Smiley Smile revolution!

[Reverend Joshua Sloane]

  Nobody could ever hope to replicate this, though many have tried.

This is so true. How many bands/independant songwriters have tried to take the Smiley route with their songs. They come off as very forced, not genuine at all. Smiley Smile may be the only album that could pull off such a sound with such style and grace enough for hundreds to follow at home. I doubt there will ever be an album like this again in the future history of pop music.

[matt 1234]

this album takes longer to listen to than it did to make it

[Reverend Joshua Sloane]

this album takes longer to listen to than it did to make it

I bet none of us on this board could replicate a single one of those songs with as much feeling as the BBoys put into them.