From: Mike@Hotmail.com   
      
   I was the 'original' poster, and I'm happy to see I'm in good company!   
      
   I seldom do a "me too" post, but it was summed up very nicely and I agree.   
   (BTW, I especially liked that line about the original Smile tapes having an   
   'eerie' quality....well said sir.)   
      
   Mike T.   
      
   "Earl Kliethermes"  wrote in message   
   news:20041222230203.21648.00002177@mb-m11.aol.com...   
   > >Subject: Re: Here's What's Wrong With SMiLE:   
   > >From: "TheRuggedOne" rugggdindv@hotmail.com   
   > >Date: 12/22/2004 7:18 PM Central Standard Time   
   > >Message-id: <32uko4F3pi9h6U1@individual.net>   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >X-No-Archive: Yes   
   > >   
   > >"Michael" wrote in message ...   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >>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.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > >I know exactly what you mean. It happens everytime with hip insiders have   
   > >their own cool great little thing. Their own little cosa nostra. Like the   
   > >old SMiLE tapes were for us.   
   > >   
   > >For instance, I also love asian action movies, ya know, Jackie Chan, Jet   
   Li,   
   > >etc. For years the guys over in alt.asian-movies were belly aching how   
   > >Hollywood never gave these guys opportunities in the USA, etc, and keep   
   > >putting out the same crap all the time.   
   > >   
   > >So after many years, Hollywood finally did come around and put these guys   
   in   
   > >big budget flicks. And guess what? The belly aching ratcheted up a few   
   > >notches in alt.asian-movies. "Oh, it sucks." etc. I think its a universal   
   > >truism.   
   > >   
   > >As for "SMiLE"... I really loved the old tapes. They had some kind of   
   > >eerieness to them, and listening to them was almost a voyeuresque   
   experience   
   > >looking into someone's troubled mind. They were beautiful, but kind of   
   > >disturbing as well.   
   > >   
   > >But after listening to the official release, I finally see where the   
   SMILE   
   > >:) part was supposed to come in. I feel the joy that was supposed to be   
   in   
   > >the music but isn't on those old tapes.   
   > >   
   > >Its my humble Beach Boy fan opinion that Brian *couldn't* complete SMiLE   
   in   
   > >1967, because it wasn't in him to bring the SMiLE :) part out of the   
   music.   
   > >Now he can, and it is a masterpiece.   
   > >   
   > >Now I see two completely different projects, both of which I love. BB   
   King   
   > >and Jessica Simpson can both sing the same song, but its not gonna be the   
   > >same song. To me, the two SMiLEs have that disparity.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Great post.   
   >   
   > .   
   > Oh World, the beauty you hide   
   > We have to crawl beneath to reach the other side   
   > Then plunge the inner depths, to escape our spiritual death   
   > And elude the faithful recruiters who missed the point by miles   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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