From: BOBHUGHES@TTLC.NET   
      
   On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 07:50:31 GMT, monstrous@earthlink.net wrote:   
      
   >"The fact that most of the notes are the same and is (sic) sounds   
   >great is beside the point."   
   >   
   >No -- that IS the point.  If the notes are right and it sounds great,   
   >then be joyous about this new recording.  Who cares if there are other   
   >versions in the past?   
   >   
   >THIS is "Smile."  That unreleased version in 1966 never happened.  And   
   >it never will.  "Smile" is officially a "2004" composition, and it is   
   >the first 'Great American Pop Symphony.'  All music fans should be   
   >bowing at the feet of Mr. Wilson and not even THINKING about what MIGHT   
   >have been.  What DID happen in 2004 is both breathtaking and   
   >miraculous.   
   >Anybody who complains about Mr. Wilson's voice needs to go to a hearing   
   >specialist.  His vocals are emotional, dramatic, funny, and   
   >MAGNIFICENT.  The Brian Wilson voice that sang "Warmth of the Sun" was   
   >different from the voice that sang "Busy Doin' Nothin'," which in turn   
   >was different from the one that sang "Matchpoint of Your Love."  And all   
   >of those were flawless vocals.  "Smile's" Brian Wilson is just another   
   >incarnation of Wilson at his vocal best.   
      
   I just listened to the old Cabinessence and the new one back to back.   
   And then tried to sequence Wonderful, Look, Child Is Father to the Man   
   and Surf's Up to compare them with the  SMiLE versions.  There's no   
   comparison. The new version is better.  The old stuff sounds like limp   
   demo tapes compared to it.  The excitement of people who genuinely   
   love what they're doing shows through in every note, as compared to   
   the "this guy is crazy" feeling that pervades the "original" version.   
      
   Bob Hughes   
      
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