From: Michael@Hotmail.com   
      
   "Phil"  wrote in message   
   news:747805a5.0411291753.3300c0af@posting.google.com...   
   > Joe  wrote in message   
   news:...   
   > > In two words: Brian Wilson.   
   > >   
   > > He should have hired a Brian Wilson 1965-era-sound-alike to sing his   
   parts.   
   > >   
   > > The man has no business being near a microphone.   
   >   
   > I know what you mean and Brian can't seem to sing with much feeling at   
   > all anymore anyway.  However his vocals on Wonderful sounded   
   > fantastic.<   
      
   Uh, what's wrong with the lead vocal on H&V? Wonderful is excellent, and   
   Surf's Up - while having some vocal support from the band (or double   
   tracked) is perfectly fine. (Surf's Up's melody is vocally challenging for   
   *any* singer!) Good Vibrations is super.   
      
   Man, people demand this album for years, they finally get it and all of the   
   sudden it's 'Not as good' or 'the original was better' crap-o-la.   
      
   The alternative would have been to hand the entire project over to the   
   Wondermints and let Darian and the crew finish it. Then, everyone would be   
   bitching: "Why isn't Brian on the album? He's still alive! What a rip-off".   
      
   Just be happy for what you have. Or, at very least, re-edit whatever   
   original tapes still exist and make yourself a version of Smile that sounds   
   good to *you*. But, to say Brian's vocal participation is not valid is   
   preposterous. Sorry for the rant, but I strongly disagree that Wilson's   
   vocals mar the recording. They give it authenticity, vitality and since he   
   composed the damn thing, it gives the album VALIDITY!   
      
   Think about it.   
   Mike T.   
      
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