From: dankaye@nowhere.info   
      
   On 05 Oct 2004 06:54:16 GMT, hellenason7@aol.com (Hellenason7) wrote:   
      
   >           That said...  The 1966 tapes are inherently far, FAR greater than   
   >the new release.  Almost all of the arrangements are basically the same.   
   >Brian's voice, though (surprisingly) excellent on the new release, is really   
   >nothing at all like it was in '66.  He was more than angelic in those days.   
   >His '66 voice was far more magical than is his 2004 voice.   
   >   
   >           A lot of the magic and...  "witchiness" of those '66 tapes is gone   
   >in the '04 version.  A lot of what made Smile "SMILE" is gone.  The fact that   
   >most of the notes are the same and is sounds great is beside the point.  I   
   >think that, overall, the original tapes are far more weighty than today's   
   >version.  It's kinda like if McCartney were to rerecord Sgt. Pepper or Abbey   
   >Road.  Might sound good.  Might sound great.  Likely, wouldn't compare at all   
   >to the original.   
   >   
   I disagree. I just downloaded a version of "Smile" that is from the   
   best unreleased takes, the exact same song line-up as the new "Smile",   
   only by the Beach Boys. Both are good. But I strongly prefer the new   
   one. It just flows better, has a better "feel" to it, a "completeness"   
   that the other one does not have, even though they are all the same   
   arrangements. I will grant you that SOME - not all - of the vocals are   
   better on the BB version. But the new Wilson recording has much more   
   "heart"! And is, thus, along with better recording technology, the   
   better of the two.   
      
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