Brian Wilson is a God among insects!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

You know its true now more than you did in 67!

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1. Hell YES

I caught the Smile tour a month ago. Needless to say, he's STILL amazing. Catch him live if you get the chance. His backing band (featuring the Wondermints) is AMAZING-- singing nine-part harmonies in some spots.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. And, no doubt, you picked up the redone Smile LP

right?

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7. The day it came out-- two days before the show

...and it IS a work of art! :)

[graywarrior]

2. I worship him

[HEyHEY]

3. yreah,, and I hear many dissing the Beach boys

But if you think to the time and listen...wow..brian was WAY ahead of his time

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

5. Still is

my best friend and I have spent many a night opining on the briliance of the Smile remake

[graywarrior]

6. Did he go nuts because he was ahead of his time

or was he ahead of his time coz he was nuts?

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8. He went nutz because Mike Love is an asshole

...and vetoed Smile back in the day. Thankfully, he'll go down in history as a whiny little nasal-voiced twit.

[graywarrior]

9. with striped bell bottomed pants and a dork hat

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

12. Mike or Brian?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

16. he went nuts for the same reasons Syd Barret did

[DenverDem]

10. He went nuts because his dad was a total asshole.

That, and Brian was a complete genius.

Plus, the acid was really, really good in the 60's.

[graywarrior]

13. Ahhh, I remember well the acid of the 60's.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

14. and there were quarts of it - anyone who's eaten one tab too many knows

what that means

[DenverDem]

18. The only time my spirit left my body, powered by purple microdot.

It taught me not to fear death, however.

Man, I miss those days.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. No doubt - you and I are closer than you thought

:)

[graywarrior]

19. mixed with a punch cocktail and you were out of town for a week

followed by several days of oj, then back at it again. Sweet.

[elperromagico]

17. Brilliant arrangements.

Listening to the instrumental and vocal tracks from Pet Sounds, it's clear that he was one of the best and most innovative arrangers in pop at the time.

[DenverDem]

11. Listen to Smile live from Carnegie Hall here.

<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4182988>

Great concert.

[graywarrior]

15. Thanks! I saved it for tomorrow.