He was totally involved with Smiley Smile. He produced it, wrote all of the songs on it, it was recorded at his studio,... he was as involved with Smiley Smile as he was with Pet Sounds.
@Goeslightly Not according to Catch a Wave. He may have written the songs, but he spent a lot of time doing other things in his house (Like eating and sleeping). The entire group is credited with the production, as well.
Such an honest sweet and intense young man...he was the leader of The Beach Boys indeed, he was the Beach Boys at this time. Roll on the release of the Smile box set...A
Listen to this and then listen to any part of Layne Staley's last interview (it's available somewhere on youtube in two parts with him on the phone, just audio, no video)...and tell me that it doesn't sound very much the same...
Brian: "I don't think it's an indication of things to come for The Beach Boys or anything." IN BRIAN'S HEAD: "It's an indication that I'm tired of giving a crap what Mike thinks!"
this might sound/read a bit crazy, but after the first minute or so, brian wilson in this interview sounds like layne staley did in his last few over the phone interviews.
Brian was diagnosed with schizophrenia...my bro is one...met plenty...while some have their condition triggered by drugs most of them (one of the reasons) just become schizophrenic cus they cant deal with the real world! All ive met are really sensible...very few are dangerous...same average like in "normal" society....its a legend that has to be torned down...many had parents that pressured them...but what does pressure mean?? Schizos perceive pressure differently than "normal" people
No, shizophrenia, shudnt be mistaken with split personality...theres a lot to talk about and not enough room...i cant safely say that schizophrenics are above average when it comes to intelligence but many which i have been with are completely fascinating...they are not "funcional" in modern day society but are truly interesting...my bro was reading a novel about Hannibal the Carthagian at the age of 11...i remember cus i got him the book for his bday...hes read a lot and now cant concentrate
hey Van Gogh was one too!! what im trying to say, is that when u see a guy on the street speaking to himself or that comes up to you ant tells u something "strange" dont forget that many of those on the street are schizos that arent taking any treatment...talk to those people!! Brian Wilson was diagnosed with this disease and the BBoys turned out to be one of the best, if not the best, US band in history...we are all f...ed up in the head in the end and some need treatment and others dont!
This guy was so amazing!! He went nuts cause he had so much creativity and his eccentricity was way too much for others because he was way ahead of his time!! Pure Music Genius!! Wow
@melicious55 Maybe he went "nuts" because he was not emotionally stable enough to be experimenting with drugs such as LSD. He was all burnt out and tired poor guy. "Til I die" says it all. His creativity is not disputed and I love everything he has done musically. Still sounding fresh and exciting after more than 40 years. Thanks Brian!
@daveyboots Actually a lot of it stems from his childhood. If you're familiar with the history, he was emotionally, mentally, and physically abused by his dad as were his brothers, but more so Brian. It had a different affect on the 3 of them. But with Brian there was also a bit of jealousy on his dad's part, particularly because his dad was a musician with high hopes. He went on to insult Brian's music over the years to his face and sometimes publicly. A lot of emotional scars.
what are you a fucking idiot???? hahahah its fun to criticize and complain and debate. And despite what motherfucker fanboys may think, there IS such a thing as having different opinions. Like the fact that J Dilla's corpse contains more innovation than Kayne West's entire career. Or the fact that Brian Wilson quite literally has the greatest ear known to man. But still, I know some people who find Pet Sounds "hokey" and "granny" and they're no more correct than I.
@CofCGuy Nothing wrong with Smiley smile version of "Wind chimes". It is not inferior, just very different. I love the three Wilson brothers' freaky vocals and the way it fades out gives it a kind of rennaissance period feel to it. It is the only one I knew for many years until the "Smile" recordings eventually became available. I love both versions.
@JasonTryp Right. As one of those many viewers I'd say this person has missed the point all together! Only a radio interview exists! Who cares what is done with the picture. Most people show an album cover and this guy is complaining...??? If anything, it represents visually the trippy feel of that entire album, so there. Thanks for posting JasonTryp!
my hunch says Mike Love didn't like Smile because of it's complexity...trying to tamp down the genius coming from Brian since it would only mean a huge workload having to learn all those songs that he wasn't involved in writing...
WINDCHIMES......Beautiful and wonderful work by BRIAN. Sorry Mike seemed to be stuck on a track ! Like a record....like a record ...like a record. Thank you Brian for so much wonderful music. WE know....we truly know.
I've listened to this version many times since getting a computer. This version is amazing. Brian was a master of complication and how sweet it is to my ears.
Had to post again. Forgive me for indulging here. This version is sublime compared to the Smiley Smile rendition, though must admit the fade out to that version redeemed it. Mike Love was the monkey who threw in the wrench that botched it all up. He even nixed Three Dog Night from being on Brother Records and that cost the label millions ! He was the least talented of all the Beach Boys. The early songs that really mattered were co-written by Asher and others. Not hateful Mike Love.
An interesting thing happened in the middle of '66. The Beatles split off from each other and took a break. Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock came to an ending. Brian Wilson hit his creative peak and bombed, never to be the same again. And Bob Dylan hit his creative peak also, and got in a very descructive accident, never to be the same again as well. That was a very mysterious time for certain musical geniouses.
I was in Senior High when the true vision was clouded by Pompous Ass Mike Love. Al Jardine had far more talent than Mikey. This is superior to the the cut on Smiley Smile. Come on. Get real now. Listen! Brian Wilson is and was always a genius. Again, it is easily understood that it's not hard to hate Mike Love. Without Brian they never would have been anything save a forgettable act with nothing worthwhile to continue on.
That Mike Love is a fricken genius aint he? You delete six months of amazing shit to spend 3 weeks on a downscaled version...what a douchefaced individual.
i find it mesmerizing that this guy, who turned out to be gradually mentally unbalanced (from years of abuse from his father, the pressure of being his entire band's creative source, and drug intake), single handedly took on the beatles in not only in creativity, but songwriting ability AND production with little to no support from his own bandmates.
and he came up with the demo for "surf's up" in particular at the age of 24.
@over18 I'll never understand why people are so quick to deny the other members of the band any credibility. Basically 90% of the Beach Boys output after the "Friends" album was entirely withOUT Brian involved, sans the "Love You" album. And during Brian's creative peak they toured constantly withOUT him. Mike Love, despite most people not wanting to admit it, helped Brian write dozens of songs in their early career. Carl and Al sang amazing lead vocals on several of their biggest songs.
@mfnpjparty I think Brian straightjacketed the BB sound with his domination of the whole thing. He should have let the others contribute and give them room. Maybe at this point they werent ready to take on more creative stuff but you never know what you're capable of until you have no choice. It was like ok were doing an album so Brian will write & arrange it all. Or maybe it was Brian say were doing an album and I will write & arrange it all. You can only do that for so long until you burn out.
Yes you can only imagine, because you have absolutely zero actual information about what's going on in Brian's mind, or body, when this interview was conducted.
Jesus Christ! You're bashing every Beach Boys video related to Smile, get a life! I adore the Beatles and think that they cannot be topped by anyone (they are my all time favorites). Wilson was a musical genius way ahead of his time so stop acting like a troll jackass and try to understand the brilliance of Smile and it's 'weirdness'.
Dork cxxt is just another prick who thinks he is a big man here on you tube. Im tired of arguing with these kind of retards hence the reason i havent replied to him personally. Brian Wilson is, was and always will be a genius. I feel for anyone who genuinley has not been touched by the magic of Brian Wilson.
I agree that you have to try things to know if you like it or not but It sounds like you had your mind made up a long time ago about Pet Sounds, Smiley Smile and Smile. So why watch a video about Brian talking about Smile now? It seems like you watched the video just so you could slam them.
A guy watches a video. He doesn't know if he's going to like it before he watches it. When he does watch it, he finds something he doesn't like about it. What's wrong with voicing that opinion?
@DonZabu Cause I watched a dozen you thought were great but I thought were pure crap, but didn't have to leave a nasty message about things I don't know anything about.
If you know something about it and feel a negative opinion is warranted, then fine, comment away. That is what makes for good conversation. Juvenile filth and generally ignorant statements irritate most everyone over the age of 18 and causes many with good information not to participate.
Smiley Smile is nowhere near as bad as people think. Its got some really good stuff on there. But it wasn't Smile and I dont think the name did it any favours.
Let's not forget Van Dyke Parks's contribution to Good Vibrations. Although he declined to participate in writing lyrics for the song, he came up with the awesome idea of using the triplet cello riff during the chorus, which I think sounds great and adds a lot to the song.
And by the way, Spector is a total megalomaniac nutjob who deserves to be rotting in jail like he is.
Glad we megalomaniacs can breathe easily in your court. Who knows if Spector is guilty? Certainly not the jury. Judge Fidler kept lowering the bar as to what constituted grounds for a verdict of guilty and it was never proven beyond a reasonable doubt to anyone who paid close attention to all the details. The jurors admitted they tuned out the science and focused on emotional innuendo. He's the type that many love to hate and love to imagine is guilty. He could prevail with his appeal.
I think that is completely justified the fact that almost every person in the world dislikes Mike Love as a person. The guy is a douche. Brian needed total support from the band in those days.
I'm not a HUGE fan of Mike Love by any means but his contribution to good vibrations was very important. He came up with the hook. the "i'm pickin up good vibrations she's givin me the excitations" was all mike love. Before that the chorus was brian singing good good good good vibrations yeah. Was mike love an asshole? Yes. But he was an important part of the beach boys harmonies. He's very talented. No one could sing those intricate harmonies without talent. Give credit where credit is due
The BOTTOM line and this is SIMPLE to ANYONE who TRULY knows good music and song writing and artists, Brian Wilson is amongst the best in American history and thats the bottom freaking line. The SMILE album is one of my ALL-TIME favorite albums period.
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Spector declared, "I don't feel sorry for Brian Wilson. I never thought he was that talented to begin with . . . I'd be more impressed if somebody with a brain idolized me."
M3town3 What is it with you? You claim to be a big Beachboys/Brian fan but you keep slagging him off. I dont know wether it is the language barrier with you or what. If you prefer Spector go and listen to his 5 or 6 songs. But one thing you will never do is convince a real Brian fan that Spector is better, So if that is your aim you can clear off now, you have failed.
I was saying it as a fact for those intrested in music like this. I didn't mean to be rude or anything. I'm not trying to slag Brian Wilson off, he's great and my biggest idol. I can speak good Englisg too by the way. So I have failed? how intresting, because you "failed" to understand me.
He's mine too, actually I'm going to see him in Gothenburg this month for the first time. This version was later done for the album Smiley Smile and is a different version from SMiLE.
I respect spectors talent but im not a fan of the way he slagged brian off in his book. He called Brian talentless and ridiculled him relentlessly. Brians always been his usual humble self when it comes to spector but brians music surpasses anything Spector has ever done and maybe Spector deep down knows that so he attacks brian because he sees brians love for him as weakness. Spector produced some great songs but Brian went past him and spector didnt like it.
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Yeah, maybe. But remember that Spector hadn't been in his hit-position so good if he wasn't ambitious in a complete way. Spector the old geníus didn't understand what Brian did. He was probably just pissed because he stole Spector's musicians for a sec. It seems that there's much you don't understand because Spector is GREAT!
Spector had a run of hits which he produced where he created a great new sound for the time. But he was a one trick pony. Hes done nothing since the mid sixties. Yes he produced let it be and one or two of george harrison and john lennons solo albums. But what really did he do on let it be for example what George martin couldnt have done? As bruce johnston once said the great was spectors but the genius was brian wilson.
How is Brian jealous. Brian has always displayed admiration for spector and gave him more respect than most people think he deserves. And Spector has not only insulted Brian but music lovers everywhere by his comments. Spector worked on one beatles album let it be and most agree George martin was better thats why he was back on abbey road. Spector was a good producer in the early days then got left behind in his own madness.
As for genius's working with genius's I guess that means you wont be getting any work any time soon. Paul mcartney has said many times how much he rates Brians music and so has George Martin, Elton John, Billy joel, Pete Townshend, Jimmy webb and many others. I was kind before because I though you were a fan of Brians but I have to say you have a very poor knowledge of music.
Of course I know that. I'm just being a little nit-picky, not about Brian's talent of course, but about how the story goes in Spector's and too many people's head. In my opinion Brian was the biggest talent because he followed his heart most of them, and of course I'm talking about the brain there too! Nothing beats Wilson - Love!
So why say what you said and then delete your comment. Dont blame you though. Most ridiclous statement ever. I thought Phil Spector had sent it from jail.
Brian is a very nice, humble kind of guy who never acknowledges how great he is, but hes always very quick to pour praise onto other people especially Spector. Spector is the opposite he is an ego maniac who believes hes much better than he actually is, even now. I listened to Pet Sounds yesterday and theres not one song on there, Spector would have had the talent to write or produce.Noone can touch Brians incredible songwriting and production talent.
That's what I thought when I listened to it again after years. I guess they made the best of the bad situation. Finishing Smile would have been better, but that was obviously not possible, so they released the songs everybody liked. Smiley Smile is far inferior to other '67 albums such as Pepper. Brian should have released Smile as a Brian Wilson solo album. But obviously he could not do this, so the world got Smiley Smile instead. It's not a great album, but it's an interesting one.
i agree with most of what you say. the production on smiley smile is nowhere near as good as smile would have been except on good vibrations and on a lesser scale heroes and villians. Smiley Smile cant compare to pepper. but Pet Sounds can and in my opinion is better as an whole album. Although Shes leaving home and A day in the life of Pepper are two of the best songs ever recorded.
Sure, Pet Sounds is the perfect album, period. Pepper was a very influential album, but it's a pseudo concept album, since most of the songs have no relation at all with the Sergeant story which actually consists of nothing more than an intro and an outro plus some lovely photos. Then again, Smile is a free-floating class of its own, it's just impossible to compare Smile to Pepper, or whatever.
Very true we cant compare Smile to Pepper because Smile never came out.Of course brian released a finished version of Smile which I saw him perform here in England and it was great, but cant be compared to the Smile he would have released in 1967 if he could have somehow finished it. I could talk Brian all day ha ha
What makes you so sure that Brian Wilson's Smile can't be compared to the original, hypothetical Beach Boys Smile? The only person who knows what Brian did intend in 1967 is, well, Brian. Nonetheless, when I said that Smile is a class of its own, I said so for musical reasons only. This music is absolutely unique. Many of the original Smile parts got released, and combined with the 2004 Smile it's fairly easy to see what Smile could have been, if Mike Love would never have been born... :-)
As far as im concerned Brian can walk on water but I think its asking a lot to expect a 64 year [at the time i think] year old Brian to have the same kind of creativity or display the same level of dynamics in the studio as he could when he was in his mid to late twenties. I think bootleg Smile shows us that. Many smile parts were released yes but without the superior production that would have been smile. The incredible production on good vibrations would have been the entire Smile if finished.
I fully agree that Brian Wilson's 2004 Smile is not the same as the hypothetical 1967 Smile. However, H&V, Wonderful, Cabinessence, Vegetables, Wind Chimes, Surf's Up and whimsical stuff such as Speeches all this shows quite clearly what Brian had in mind in 1967. Nonetheless, Smile would not have been an expanded GV: Much of Smile has a much calmer, more subdued mood than GV and lacks its enthusiasm and complexity.
I wasnt suggesting smile would have been an expanded GV. But as David Leaf tells us in the cd notes for Smiley Smile the sad part about Wonderful,and wind chimes is they are far more underproduced than Good vibrations because Brian had burnt out before finishing them. GV only song on SS which is credited as a sole brian production. That is why the other songs whilst great are not as well produced. thats what i meant.
Can't stop talkin Brian, eh ;-) Well it's my favourite topic too. Each and every song will appear underproduced, compared to GV. As I said, you can't compare Smile to anything, can't compare it to Pet Sounds, Pepper nor GV. Smile is very special music. I'd say that Wonderful and Windchimes are lightly produced, not «under»produced.
PS: I wonder why the radio guy in the interview talks about echo... while there are so many far more important things he should have talked about instead!
GV stands for Good Vibrations. The greatest pop single ever, written and produced by Brian Wilson. NOT written nor produced by Mike «Talentless» Love.
«Co-written» my ass. IF Mike Love did contribute anything to Good Vibrations, it was a few words. Very few words. Not nearly enough to create a massive hit single and a major artistic accomplishment. Say what you will, but one thing is clear: Good Vibrations was 99,9 percent Brian Wilson's work. We all know what Mike would do today without Brian's genius. It has something to do with, well, gas and, right, pumping.
I beg to differ. The original lyrics were written by Tony Asher. Check them out on Brian Wilson's 2004 Smile. Frankly I'm slightly underwhelmed by Mike Love's contribution.
Actually "good vibrations" the chorus part was written by Brian but Tony Asher writ the original verses which as you say are on the new Smile. Mike however did write the verses of the released song. I dont care for Mike either but he had some writng talent. Not as much as Brian and I think mike lost his way lyrically when he got involved in meditation.
PPS: I really dunno why Leaf thinks that Wonderful and Wind Chimes might be underproduced. I love these songs very much. And I really dunno what Brian should have added to those songs in order to make them sound like GV: Theremin and buzzing cellos for Wind Chimes? No thanks, that would be absurd. Those two songs are just perfect, they don't need any additions.
good points my mate. but i think what david leaf means is that it wasnt actually brians production that appeared on these songs and you must admit theres a big diffrence between the original ie ss and on Brian wilsons solo smile album. I think whats important is we both have big love for brian so nothing else matters
Yes indeed, the original Wind Chimes and Wonderful are better than the SS versions.
Brian's music and biography are particularly touching because he was so talented and he had such a tragical life. A bit like Gram Parsons. But Brian was arguably the most talented and the most innovative american musician of the sixties.
I also dont think you can blame Mike Love for smile not coming out. He was and still is without doubt a pain in the arse. Dont fuck with the formula etc etc. But he was just one of many factors that led to Brian not releasing his masterpeice. Brians mental health, his drug intake, pressure from the record label. I think without these problems Brian would have been strong enough to tell Mike where to go. As he did when Mike complained about Brian not writing lyrics with him for Pet Sounds and b4.
It's obvious that, if you're working in a family context, criticism from within the family is the worst of all sorts of criticism. If all the guys would have supported Brian, they might have convinced Capitol to release Smile. Don't forget that the album covers were printed. So Mike Love clearly was the main culprit for the stalling and scrapping of Smile. It's obvious that the scrapping of Smile was not beneficial at all for Brian's health. He was very busy... until Mike walked in the studio.
No doubt Capitol wanted to release Smile I was referring more to the preasure of the deadlines they were imposing upon Brian to complete it sooner than he was ready to. I agree family criticsm is very hard to bear. And ive herd Brian say in interviews how hurt he was by the whole groups reaction to Smile. But i still dont think mike alone is accountable. Though he only has himself to blame for people thinking that because of the way heas acted towards Brian over the years.
Mike may not be the only culprit. I don't think that Al «Square» Jardine, Murry Wilson or the Capitol executives were very delighted by what they heard. But we know very well what Mike said about Smile. He uttered a lot of nasty, unfriendly, rude words, so I feel free to blame him any ole time.
The mystery is there really is no mystery. Let's not descend into black and white. If Mike Love is a villain so is Brian. Brian had the interest of the band at heart and lost faith in his endeavor ("Smile") and decided it was better to do a 3 week home-grown version with the (very stoned) other Beach Boys.
so many people beach boys included couldnt see the merit in this work... thank goodness we have SMILE now and it is platinum and the nay-sayers have been forced to EAT their negative words... shame that Carl and Dennis werent alive to witness their big brothers triumph... most inspirational story i have ever read... this is a fantastic video thanks for sharing. SMiLe is as genius now as it was then...
You guys don't know what you're talking about. Smile didn't come out because of Capitol Records? What a joke. Capitol gave Brian a lot of freedom and time to finish the album. They were promised its completion more than once. Why would Capitol not want a new Beach Boys album to come out?
Exactly - why wouldn't they? It was a record company world back then. They definitely had a controlling interest. The record was close to 90% complete.
It's simultaneously nice...and sad...to hear Brian as a sharp and coherent conversant. With all respect, it's a strain to watch him talk now. Years of drug abuse and psychological abuse under Dr. Landy robbed him of something vital.
Snuffy, many contend the real damage done to Brian mentally, physically and musically was during the 2 Landy eras with ill-chosen and over-prescribed drugs. While Brian was always prone to breakdowns and spent most of the late 60s and early 70s in a self-abusive and depressed state (inactivity, coke and ciggies ruining his voice) the drugs Landy doled out in the mid 70s and 80s made Brian robotic and impaired.
I don't really disagree...but honestly, Brian had an absolutely FEROCIOUS appetite for cocaine that lasted WAY too long...not to mention LSD abuse, which has been known to deal serious damage to certain people with genetic predispositions to mental illness. This, and Landy's abuse, I think, are pieces in this puzzle of his unfortunate "zombie-hood" these days. You're right, though; there is no doubt that Landy's freewheeling prescriptions destroyed any chance of BW functioning normally again.
I love Smiley Smile ! It fascinated me from the first note I heard of Heroes and Villans right up through today..I think it's their BEST vocals ever, and half-assed fans get nervous because there's no evidence of cars, girls, beaches, or high schools on this record..just sheer vocal genius! I adore this record! the reworked SMILE just falls flat compared to the emotion and magic captured during the original sessions.. Heroes & Villans..best song ever..fires the imagination! Thanks, Brian!
Smiley Smile...my favorite Beach Boys album of all time..and the Windows moviemaker effects are MAHVELOUS!! Well done, sir!
DavidCKendall 3 weeks ago
I Think You'll Find It Interesting = WTF? (Confused Face) -____-
I Love This Strange Album :)
NEWGUY562 2 months ago
Weird that Brian would be the representative for Smiley Smile, when he was barely involved.
BucksStudent 2 months ago
@BucksStudent
He was totally involved with Smiley Smile. He produced it, wrote all of the songs on it, it was recorded at his studio,... he was as involved with Smiley Smile as he was with Pet Sounds.
Goeslightly 2 months ago
@Goeslightly Not according to Catch a Wave. He may have written the songs, but he spent a lot of time doing other things in his house (Like eating and sleeping). The entire group is credited with the production, as well.
BucksStudent 2 months ago
Such an honest sweet and intense young man...he was the leader of The Beach Boys indeed, he was the Beach Boys at this time. Roll on the release of the Smile box set...A
cottageorgan 3 months ago
Sweet rendition of "Wind Chimes" here by Brian ... sounds like a 1967 original, early advanced-demo / close-to-completion version of the song.
colindominy 4 months ago
I wish Smiley Smile sounded like this...
Goeslightly 5 months ago 3
Listen to this and then listen to any part of Layne Staley's last interview (it's available somewhere on youtube in two parts with him on the phone, just audio, no video)...and tell me that it doesn't sound very much the same...
pricha24 5 months ago
@pricha24 - Wilson and Staley = Apples and Oranges
steve51704000 2 months ago
3:33
what the fuck?
what is Bruce doing there and why is Mike holding the disc or even on the photo xD
jammmon 8 months ago
Brian: "I don't think it's an indication of things to come for The Beach Boys or anything." IN BRIAN'S HEAD: "It's an indication that I'm tired of giving a crap what Mike thinks!"
MattHatter 10 months ago 7
@MattHatter Yep,well said Matt.Mike Hate is such a wanker.
RodCow 10 months ago 5
wow its so amazing to hear how Brian simply say that they abandoned the original idea of Smile and decided to record what became Smiley Smile
alexandertarangerkin 11 months ago
this might sound/read a bit crazy, but after the first minute or so, brian wilson in this interview sounds like layne staley did in his last few over the phone interviews.
pricha24 11 months ago
Listen to that chord progression
So much ripped off by Pink Floyd's dark side of da moon
jammmon 11 months ago
@jammmon chord progression? you probably don't even play an instrument.
NinetiesYouth 8 months ago
1967 infact was one of the Beach Boys & Brian Wilson's best years! Wish I was born and 21 then :(............
akovia 11 months ago
Brian was diagnosed with schizophrenia...my bro is one...met plenty...while some have their condition triggered by drugs most of them (one of the reasons) just become schizophrenic cus they cant deal with the real world! All ive met are really sensible...very few are dangerous...same average like in "normal" society....its a legend that has to be torned down...many had parents that pressured them...but what does pressure mean?? Schizos perceive pressure differently than "normal" people
Wakipenda 11 months ago
No, shizophrenia, shudnt be mistaken with split personality...theres a lot to talk about and not enough room...i cant safely say that schizophrenics are above average when it comes to intelligence but many which i have been with are completely fascinating...they are not "funcional" in modern day society but are truly interesting...my bro was reading a novel about Hannibal the Carthagian at the age of 11...i remember cus i got him the book for his bday...hes read a lot and now cant concentrate
Wakipenda 11 months ago
hey Van Gogh was one too!! what im trying to say, is that when u see a guy on the street speaking to himself or that comes up to you ant tells u something "strange" dont forget that many of those on the street are schizos that arent taking any treatment...talk to those people!! Brian Wilson was diagnosed with this disease and the BBoys turned out to be one of the best, if not the best, US band in history...we are all f...ed up in the head in the end and some need treatment and others dont!
Wakipenda 11 months ago
This guy was so amazing!! He went nuts cause he had so much creativity and his eccentricity was way too much for others because he was way ahead of his time!! Pure Music Genius!! Wow
melicious55 1 year ago
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daveyboots 1 year ago
@melicious55 Maybe he went "nuts" because he was not emotionally stable enough to be experimenting with drugs such as LSD. He was all burnt out and tired poor guy. "Til I die" says it all. His creativity is not disputed and I love everything he has done musically. Still sounding fresh and exciting after more than 40 years. Thanks Brian!
daveyboots 1 year ago
@daveyboots Actually a lot of it stems from his childhood. If you're familiar with the history, he was emotionally, mentally, and physically abused by his dad as were his brothers, but more so Brian. It had a different affect on the 3 of them. But with Brian there was also a bit of jealousy on his dad's part, particularly because his dad was a musician with high hopes. He went on to insult Brian's music over the years to his face and sometimes publicly. A lot of emotional scars.
lakefloor 1 year ago
This sounds more like Carl then Brian....weird!
ogie51 1 year ago
@breezebro
what are you a fucking idiot???? hahahah its fun to criticize and complain and debate. And despite what motherfucker fanboys may think, there IS such a thing as having different opinions. Like the fact that J Dilla's corpse contains more innovation than Kayne West's entire career. Or the fact that Brian Wilson quite literally has the greatest ear known to man. But still, I know some people who find Pet Sounds "hokey" and "granny" and they're no more correct than I.
johnwashere22 1 year ago
I hated this video even more the second time I watched it!
clouser67 1 year ago
The Smiley Smile version of Wind Chimes is a testament to the negative power of marijuana.
CofCGuy 1 year ago
@CofCGuy why????????
mugwamp4 1 year ago
@CofCGuy Nothing wrong with Smiley smile version of "Wind chimes". It is not inferior, just very different. I love the three Wilson brothers' freaky vocals and the way it fades out gives it a kind of rennaissance period feel to it. It is the only one I knew for many years until the "Smile" recordings eventually became available. I love both versions.
daveyboots 1 year ago
brain smoked a lot of dope. he is my dad
WeedVulva 1 year ago
L.S.D.!!!
FOSEEBOY 1 year ago
the windows movie maker-type effects are comically nonsensical
kind of like, "brian wilson is interviewed while i apply inappropriate video effects"
mslvc2011 1 year ago 28
@mslvc2011
That's funny, out of 58, 000 viewers your the first to complain. Pat yourself on the back.
JasonTryp 1 year ago 30
@JasonTryp Right. As one of those many viewers I'd say this person has missed the point all together! Only a radio interview exists! Who cares what is done with the picture. Most people show an album cover and this guy is complaining...??? If anything, it represents visually the trippy feel of that entire album, so there. Thanks for posting JasonTryp!
lakefloor 1 year ago
@mslvc2011 fuckin cunt
I like the effects... Makes ya think of all the psychedelia Brian Wilson was going through while makin Smiley Smile
Lots of LSD
have some imagination, you cunt
jammmon 11 months ago
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@jammmon fuckin fag
have some dick, you fag
oh wait
i don't think you can fit any more in there
mslvc2011 11 months ago
@jammmon also, no it doesn't. it makes you think of cheap software.
also you are gay
and you like penises
you like to put them into your mouth
right in your mouth
mslvc2011 11 months ago
LOVE THIS! Wind chimes vocals so beautiful. Remember people this is 1967, BW was away ahead of others :)
scyone 1 year ago
who are the two people who thumbs downed this video?
your ignorant.
Hankandthetanktops 1 year ago
@Hankandthetanktops Thank you I'm wondering the same thing
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
creative genius and insanity usually go hand in hand.
tchamps99 1 year ago 4
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fanfanackapan 1 year ago
The fantastic Brian Wilson!
fanfanackapan 1 year ago
my hunch says Mike Love didn't like Smile because of it's complexity...trying to tamp down the genius coming from Brian since it would only mean a huge workload having to learn all those songs that he wasn't involved in writing...
rosskstar 1 year ago
WINDCHIMES......Beautiful and wonderful work by BRIAN. Sorry Mike seemed to be stuck on a track ! Like a record....like a record ...like a record. Thank you Brian for so much wonderful music. WE know....we truly know.
Tabstarbelle 1 year ago
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Brian lookslike Justin Bieber
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
@coolsweetgroovy fuck off nonce
BeanDentist 1 year ago
@BeanDentist He does looklike Justin Bieber
coolsweetgroovy 1 year ago
OP, good job with the effects tied with what was being said in the interview AT THAT TIME - 1960 psychedlic, too.
idic5 1 year ago
one of the all time greatest mr.wilson
tinnigeimgengill 1 year ago
Up against the wall - what a condescending interviewer. One among many of the music ndustry suckups that 'jinxed' the Smile project.
mapingthefreakout 1 year ago
@mapingthefreakout Yeah they all were even though he was a genius just sounded stupid because of his father beating him and drugs
BuyBenco 1 year ago
wow in that picture of him with the glasses....he looks like Roy Orbison haha!
au05232003 1 year ago
I've listened to this version many times since getting a computer. This version is amazing. Brian was a master of complication and how sweet it is to my ears.
pmoyer50 1 year ago 2
Had to post again. Forgive me for indulging here. This version is sublime compared to the Smiley Smile rendition, though must admit the fade out to that version redeemed it. Mike Love was the monkey who threw in the wrench that botched it all up. He even nixed Three Dog Night from being on Brother Records and that cost the label millions ! He was the least talented of all the Beach Boys. The early songs that really mattered were co-written by Asher and others. Not hateful Mike Love.
pmoyer50 1 year ago
An interesting thing happened in the middle of '66. The Beatles split off from each other and took a break. Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock came to an ending. Brian Wilson hit his creative peak and bombed, never to be the same again. And Bob Dylan hit his creative peak also, and got in a very descructive accident, never to be the same again as well. That was a very mysterious time for certain musical geniouses.
wilsondylanmccartney 1 year ago
I was in Senior High when the true vision was clouded by Pompous Ass Mike Love. Al Jardine had far more talent than Mikey. This is superior to the the cut on Smiley Smile. Come on. Get real now. Listen! Brian Wilson is and was always a genius. Again, it is easily understood that it's not hard to hate Mike Love. Without Brian they never would have been anything save a forgettable act with nothing worthwhile to continue on.
pmoyer50 1 year ago 3
What Brian did with this album is genius. Smile is a taste of heaven
tandie13 1 year ago
@tandie13 smile (2004) or smiley smile (1960 something)?
idic5 1 year ago
@idic5 I have the bootlegs of what it was supposed to be smile from 1967, in the order of what appears on smile (2004)...
tandie13 1 year ago
"Did it in three weeks"
That Mike Love is a fricken genius aint he? You delete six months of amazing shit to spend 3 weeks on a downscaled version...what a douchefaced individual.
jwild611 1 year ago
i find it mesmerizing that this guy, who turned out to be gradually mentally unbalanced (from years of abuse from his father, the pressure of being his entire band's creative source, and drug intake), single handedly took on the beatles in not only in creativity, but songwriting ability AND production with little to no support from his own bandmates.
and he came up with the demo for "surf's up" in particular at the age of 24.
shit.
over18 1 year ago 71
@over18 AMEN.
joanaunt 1 year ago 5
@over18
Surfs up is an amazing song, think he wrote it with a bud tho!
pathammond 1 year ago 4
@over18 oh man you don't know the half of it
jakethesnake10000 1 year ago
@over18 I couldn't agree more! In some respects the guy is UNDERRATED!
westy40 1 year ago 4
@over18 ... Exactly! what the fuck. Fuck Mike Love.
Skavingere 1 year ago
@over18 "Surf's Up", in any form (demo, studio, live) is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard.
circlesky73 7 months ago
@over18 I'll never understand why people are so quick to deny the other members of the band any credibility. Basically 90% of the Beach Boys output after the "Friends" album was entirely withOUT Brian involved, sans the "Love You" album. And during Brian's creative peak they toured constantly withOUT him. Mike Love, despite most people not wanting to admit it, helped Brian write dozens of songs in their early career. Carl and Al sang amazing lead vocals on several of their biggest songs.
mfnpjparty 2 months ago
@mfnpjparty I think Brian straightjacketed the BB sound with his domination of the whole thing. He should have let the others contribute and give them room. Maybe at this point they werent ready to take on more creative stuff but you never know what you're capable of until you have no choice. It was like ok were doing an album so Brian will write & arrange it all. Or maybe it was Brian say were doing an album and I will write & arrange it all. You can only do that for so long until you burn out.
genericgeorge 1 month ago
@over18 it's astonishing, isn't it? I consider it a gift to have been alive during his time on earth. A true genius.
steve51704000 2 months ago
"Particular kind of atmosphere" = lots and lots of weed smoke!
NyeTunes 2 years ago 6
@NyeTunes More than just weed smoke.
mastad23 1 year ago
I can only imagine how high Brian was during this interview :P
johnisallin 2 years ago
He does sound strangely lucid here for the time...
NyeTunes 2 years ago
Yes you can only imagine, because you have absolutely zero actual information about what's going on in Brian's mind, or body, when this interview was conducted.
fuzzalicioous 1 year ago
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pets sounds is a regular album,and smile sucks
04116404 2 years ago
blaspheme!
NappyHeadedHorse 2 years ago
@04116404
Obssessed with Brian WIlson much?
sirmelancholia 2 years ago
Jesus Christ! You're bashing every Beach Boys video related to Smile, get a life! I adore the Beatles and think that they cannot be topped by anyone (they are my all time favorites). Wilson was a musical genius way ahead of his time so stop acting like a troll jackass and try to understand the brilliance of Smile and it's 'weirdness'.
Dodo251 2 years ago
Brian is the man
PetSounds7 2 years ago 2
Dork cxxt is just another prick who thinks he is a big man here on you tube. Im tired of arguing with these kind of retards hence the reason i havent replied to him personally. Brian Wilson is, was and always will be a genius. I feel for anyone who genuinley has not been touched by the magic of Brian Wilson.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago 3
well said x
nikkeljoe 2 years ago
I agree that you have to try things to know if you like it or not but It sounds like you had your mind made up a long time ago about Pet Sounds, Smiley Smile and Smile. So why watch a video about Brian talking about Smile now? It seems like you watched the video just so you could slam them.
breezebro 2 years ago 3
I can never understand why people spend so much time watching videos they don't like and expressing their views about them.
Why don' t you watch videos you do like?
breezebro 2 years ago 29
@breezebro
A guy watches a video. He doesn't know if he's going to like it before he watches it. When he does watch it, he finds something he doesn't like about it. What's wrong with voicing that opinion?
DonZabu 6 months ago
@DonZabu Cause I watched a dozen you thought were great but I thought were pure crap, but didn't have to leave a nasty message about things I don't know anything about.
If you know something about it and feel a negative opinion is warranted, then fine, comment away. That is what makes for good conversation. Juvenile filth and generally ignorant statements irritate most everyone over the age of 18 and causes many with good information not to participate.
breezebro 6 months ago
go away and listen to coldplay or some other such bland unimaginative shite
jsothera 2 years ago 3
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ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
Brian sounds so together youd never know he was a complete mess at the time
yiommi 2 years ago 4
dorkhunter: Hey I thought you passed away Murray
bjenny 2 years ago
LOL Good one!
breezebro 2 years ago
Smiley Smile is nowhere near as bad as people think. Its got some really good stuff on there. But it wasn't Smile and I dont think the name did it any favours.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago 3
Smiley Smile is awesome. I've been trying to give copies of tha and Purple Chick's SMiLE to my friends. They seem to be blown away by it.
MediumTomatoes13 2 years ago
very interesting (and historical!), thanks a lot
anitasseo 2 years ago
Let's not forget Van Dyke Parks's contribution to Good Vibrations. Although he declined to participate in writing lyrics for the song, he came up with the awesome idea of using the triplet cello riff during the chorus, which I think sounds great and adds a lot to the song.
And by the way, Spector is a total megalomaniac nutjob who deserves to be rotting in jail like he is.
JoshSitar 2 years ago
Jail is the proper place for meglomaniacs?
kdancat 2 years ago
No, you're right, I meant prison, and yes that's the proper place for megalomaniacs that shoot people in the face and kill them.
JoshSitar 2 years ago
Glad we megalomaniacs can breathe easily in your court. Who knows if Spector is guilty? Certainly not the jury. Judge Fidler kept lowering the bar as to what constituted grounds for a verdict of guilty and it was never proven beyond a reasonable doubt to anyone who paid close attention to all the details. The jurors admitted they tuned out the science and focused on emotional innuendo. He's the type that many love to hate and love to imagine is guilty. He could prevail with his appeal.
kdancat 2 years ago
That announcer was an idiot.
adamr63 2 years ago
Great interview.
I think that is completely justified the fact that almost every person in the world dislikes Mike Love as a person. The guy is a douche. Brian needed total support from the band in those days.
salmonico 2 years ago
I'm not a HUGE fan of Mike Love by any means but his contribution to good vibrations was very important. He came up with the hook. the "i'm pickin up good vibrations she's givin me the excitations" was all mike love. Before that the chorus was brian singing good good good good vibrations yeah. Was mike love an asshole? Yes. But he was an important part of the beach boys harmonies. He's very talented. No one could sing those intricate harmonies without talent. Give credit where credit is due
ppimptrue 2 years ago 3
Props. I personally dislike Mike Love as a person, but when it came to singing he did a good job.
iwokeuphalfundressed 2 years ago 2
At least Brian stayed out of jail
paisleygerry 2 years ago 3
The BOTTOM line and this is SIMPLE to ANYONE who TRULY knows good music and song writing and artists, Brian Wilson is amongst the best in American history and thats the bottom freaking line. The SMILE album is one of my ALL-TIME favorite albums period.
ernestbungle26 2 years ago
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Spector declared, "I don't feel sorry for Brian Wilson. I never thought he was that talented to begin with . . . I'd be more impressed if somebody with a brain idolized me."
M3town3 2 years ago
That's only because brian came up and SMOKED phil as a record producer.
gittahfiend 2 years ago 5
M3town3 What is it with you? You claim to be a big Beachboys/Brian fan but you keep slagging him off. I dont know wether it is the language barrier with you or what. If you prefer Spector go and listen to his 5 or 6 songs. But one thing you will never do is convince a real Brian fan that Spector is better, So if that is your aim you can clear off now, you have failed.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
I was saying it as a fact for those intrested in music like this. I didn't mean to be rude or anything. I'm not trying to slag Brian Wilson off, he's great and my biggest idol. I can speak good Englisg too by the way. So I have failed? how intresting, because you "failed" to understand me.
M3town3 2 years ago
This is Smiley Smile and not SMiLE.
M3town3 2 years ago
Nooooooooo you dont say
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
Yes I'm afraid so.
M3town3 2 years ago
I think ur winding me up but i can assure you i know exactly which album this is. I love Brian hes my favourite musical idol ever.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago 2
He's mine too, actually I'm going to see him in Gothenburg this month for the first time. This version was later done for the album Smiley Smile and is a different version from SMiLE.
M3town3 2 years ago
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M3town3 2 years ago
I respect spectors talent but im not a fan of the way he slagged brian off in his book. He called Brian talentless and ridiculled him relentlessly. Brians always been his usual humble self when it comes to spector but brians music surpasses anything Spector has ever done and maybe Spector deep down knows that so he attacks brian because he sees brians love for him as weakness. Spector produced some great songs but Brian went past him and spector didnt like it.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
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Yeah, maybe. But remember that Spector hadn't been in his hit-position so good if he wasn't ambitious in a complete way. Spector the old geníus didn't understand what Brian did. He was probably just pissed because he stole Spector's musicians for a sec. It seems that there's much you don't understand because Spector is GREAT!
M3town3 2 years ago
Spector had a run of hits which he produced where he created a great new sound for the time. But he was a one trick pony. Hes done nothing since the mid sixties. Yes he produced let it be and one or two of george harrison and john lennons solo albums. But what really did he do on let it be for example what George martin couldnt have done? As bruce johnston once said the great was spectors but the genius was brian wilson.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago 3
brian has more talent in his pinky finger than spector's whole being
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M3town3 2 years ago
How is Brian jealous. Brian has always displayed admiration for spector and gave him more respect than most people think he deserves. And Spector has not only insulted Brian but music lovers everywhere by his comments. Spector worked on one beatles album let it be and most agree George martin was better thats why he was back on abbey road. Spector was a good producer in the early days then got left behind in his own madness.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago 3
As for genius's working with genius's I guess that means you wont be getting any work any time soon. Paul mcartney has said many times how much he rates Brians music and so has George Martin, Elton John, Billy joel, Pete Townshend, Jimmy webb and many others. I was kind before because I though you were a fan of Brians but I have to say you have a very poor knowledge of music.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
Of course I know that. I'm just being a little nit-picky, not about Brian's talent of course, but about how the story goes in Spector's and too many people's head. In my opinion Brian was the biggest talent because he followed his heart most of them, and of course I'm talking about the brain there too! Nothing beats Wilson - Love!
M3town3 2 years ago
So why say what you said and then delete your comment. Dont blame you though. Most ridiclous statement ever. I thought Phil Spector had sent it from jail.
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M3town3 2 years ago
Brian is a very nice, humble kind of guy who never acknowledges how great he is, but hes always very quick to pour praise onto other people especially Spector. Spector is the opposite he is an ego maniac who believes hes much better than he actually is, even now. I listened to Pet Sounds yesterday and theres not one song on there, Spector would have had the talent to write or produce.Noone can touch Brians incredible songwriting and production talent.
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boogerie 2 years ago
smiley smile is nowhere near as bad as some people think.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
That's what I thought when I listened to it again after years. I guess they made the best of the bad situation. Finishing Smile would have been better, but that was obviously not possible, so they released the songs everybody liked. Smiley Smile is far inferior to other '67 albums such as Pepper. Brian should have released Smile as a Brian Wilson solo album. But obviously he could not do this, so the world got Smiley Smile instead. It's not a great album, but it's an interesting one.
1ndi64 2 years ago
i agree with most of what you say. the production on smiley smile is nowhere near as good as smile would have been except on good vibrations and on a lesser scale heroes and villians. Smiley Smile cant compare to pepper. but Pet Sounds can and in my opinion is better as an whole album. Although Shes leaving home and A day in the life of Pepper are two of the best songs ever recorded.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
Sure, Pet Sounds is the perfect album, period. Pepper was a very influential album, but it's a pseudo concept album, since most of the songs have no relation at all with the Sergeant story which actually consists of nothing more than an intro and an outro plus some lovely photos. Then again, Smile is a free-floating class of its own, it's just impossible to compare Smile to Pepper, or whatever.
1ndi64 2 years ago
Very true we cant compare Smile to Pepper because Smile never came out.Of course brian released a finished version of Smile which I saw him perform here in England and it was great, but cant be compared to the Smile he would have released in 1967 if he could have somehow finished it. I could talk Brian all day ha ha
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
What makes you so sure that Brian Wilson's Smile can't be compared to the original, hypothetical Beach Boys Smile? The only person who knows what Brian did intend in 1967 is, well, Brian. Nonetheless, when I said that Smile is a class of its own, I said so for musical reasons only. This music is absolutely unique. Many of the original Smile parts got released, and combined with the 2004 Smile it's fairly easy to see what Smile could have been, if Mike Love would never have been born... :-)
1ndi64 2 years ago
As far as im concerned Brian can walk on water but I think its asking a lot to expect a 64 year [at the time i think] year old Brian to have the same kind of creativity or display the same level of dynamics in the studio as he could when he was in his mid to late twenties. I think bootleg Smile shows us that. Many smile parts were released yes but without the superior production that would have been smile. The incredible production on good vibrations would have been the entire Smile if finished.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
I fully agree that Brian Wilson's 2004 Smile is not the same as the hypothetical 1967 Smile. However, H&V, Wonderful, Cabinessence, Vegetables, Wind Chimes, Surf's Up and whimsical stuff such as Speeches all this shows quite clearly what Brian had in mind in 1967. Nonetheless, Smile would not have been an expanded GV: Much of Smile has a much calmer, more subdued mood than GV and lacks its enthusiasm and complexity.
1ndi64 2 years ago
I wasnt suggesting smile would have been an expanded GV. But as David Leaf tells us in the cd notes for Smiley Smile the sad part about Wonderful,and wind chimes is they are far more underproduced than Good vibrations because Brian had burnt out before finishing them. GV only song on SS which is credited as a sole brian production. That is why the other songs whilst great are not as well produced. thats what i meant.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
Can't stop talkin Brian, eh ;-) Well it's my favourite topic too. Each and every song will appear underproduced, compared to GV. As I said, you can't compare Smile to anything, can't compare it to Pet Sounds, Pepper nor GV. Smile is very special music. I'd say that Wonderful and Windchimes are lightly produced, not «under»produced.
PS: I wonder why the radio guy in the interview talks about echo... while there are so many far more important things he should have talked about instead!
1ndi64 2 years ago
what GV stands for?
volkank 2 years ago
GV stands for Good Vibrations. The greatest pop single ever, written and produced by Brian Wilson. NOT written nor produced by Mike «Talentless» Love.
1ndi64 2 years ago 2
Co-written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
mahkindofmusic 2 years ago
«Co-written» my ass. IF Mike Love did contribute anything to Good Vibrations, it was a few words. Very few words. Not nearly enough to create a massive hit single and a major artistic accomplishment. Say what you will, but one thing is clear: Good Vibrations was 99,9 percent Brian Wilson's work. We all know what Mike would do today without Brian's genius. It has something to do with, well, gas and, right, pumping.
1ndi64 2 years ago 5
He wrote the whole set of lyrics. That's the fact. You should get your story straight. If you don't like it, don't talk or think about it. Take care
mahkindofmusic 2 years ago
I beg to differ. The original lyrics were written by Tony Asher. Check them out on Brian Wilson's 2004 Smile. Frankly I'm slightly underwhelmed by Mike Love's contribution.
1ndi64 2 years ago
So what? None of Asher's lyrics were used on the original GV. And even the '04 used some of Mike Love's lyrics. Go figure...
mahkindofmusic 2 years ago
Actually "good vibrations" the chorus part was written by Brian but Tony Asher writ the original verses which as you say are on the new Smile. Mike however did write the verses of the released song. I dont care for Mike either but he had some writng talent. Not as much as Brian and I think mike lost his way lyrically when he got involved in meditation.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
PPS: I really dunno why Leaf thinks that Wonderful and Wind Chimes might be underproduced. I love these songs very much. And I really dunno what Brian should have added to those songs in order to make them sound like GV: Theremin and buzzing cellos for Wind Chimes? No thanks, that would be absurd. Those two songs are just perfect, they don't need any additions.
1ndi64 2 years ago
good points my mate. but i think what david leaf means is that it wasnt actually brians production that appeared on these songs and you must admit theres a big diffrence between the original ie ss and on Brian wilsons solo smile album. I think whats important is we both have big love for brian so nothing else matters
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
Yes indeed, the original Wind Chimes and Wonderful are better than the SS versions.
Brian's music and biography are particularly touching because he was so talented and he had such a tragical life. A bit like Gram Parsons. But Brian was arguably the most talented and the most innovative american musician of the sixties.
1ndi64 2 years ago 2
I also dont think you can blame Mike Love for smile not coming out. He was and still is without doubt a pain in the arse. Dont fuck with the formula etc etc. But he was just one of many factors that led to Brian not releasing his masterpeice. Brians mental health, his drug intake, pressure from the record label. I think without these problems Brian would have been strong enough to tell Mike where to go. As he did when Mike complained about Brian not writing lyrics with him for Pet Sounds and b4.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
It's obvious that, if you're working in a family context, criticism from within the family is the worst of all sorts of criticism. If all the guys would have supported Brian, they might have convinced Capitol to release Smile. Don't forget that the album covers were printed. So Mike Love clearly was the main culprit for the stalling and scrapping of Smile. It's obvious that the scrapping of Smile was not beneficial at all for Brian's health. He was very busy... until Mike walked in the studio.
1ndi64 2 years ago
No doubt Capitol wanted to release Smile I was referring more to the preasure of the deadlines they were imposing upon Brian to complete it sooner than he was ready to. I agree family criticsm is very hard to bear. And ive herd Brian say in interviews how hurt he was by the whole groups reaction to Smile. But i still dont think mike alone is accountable. Though he only has himself to blame for people thinking that because of the way heas acted towards Brian over the years.
ThePeacepoet 2 years ago
Mike may not be the only culprit. I don't think that Al «Square» Jardine, Murry Wilson or the Capitol executives were very delighted by what they heard. But we know very well what Mike said about Smile. He uttered a lot of nasty, unfriendly, rude words, so I feel free to blame him any ole time.
1ndi64 2 years ago
Ok friend. take good care and keep loving Brian.
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andrepinkchampagne 2 years ago
I love this version of Wind Chimes...where can I find it?
jennfierw11 2 years ago
You can find it here at my place. Come over, I'll make dinner and we can chill and listen to it all night. ;P
JasonTryp 2 years ago
Haha sounds good I'll be right there :P
jennfierw11 2 years ago
You are either against Mike Love, or with the terrorists...
bappek 2 years ago 15
best comment on youtube of all time
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M3town3 2 years ago
The mystery is there really is no mystery. Let's not descend into black and white. If Mike Love is a villain so is Brian. Brian had the interest of the band at heart and lost faith in his endeavor ("Smile") and decided it was better to do a 3 week home-grown version with the (very stoned) other Beach Boys.
mrtwang32 2 years ago
we just happen to have Brian WIlson...
catchersmitt0 2 years ago
he sounds kinda crushed. :( poor guy.
ScottMasson 2 years ago
so many people beach boys included couldnt see the merit in this work... thank goodness we have SMILE now and it is platinum and the nay-sayers have been forced to EAT their negative words... shame that Carl and Dennis werent alive to witness their big brothers triumph... most inspirational story i have ever read... this is a fantastic video thanks for sharing. SMiLe is as genius now as it was then...
stumptacular 2 years ago
You guys don't know what you're talking about. Smile didn't come out because of Capitol Records? What a joke. Capitol gave Brian a lot of freedom and time to finish the album. They were promised its completion more than once. Why would Capitol not want a new Beach Boys album to come out?
ch473 2 years ago
Exactly - why wouldn't they? It was a record company world back then. They definitely had a controlling interest. The record was close to 90% complete.
AllenOption8 2 years ago
It's simultaneously nice...and sad...to hear Brian as a sharp and coherent conversant. With all respect, it's a strain to watch him talk now. Years of drug abuse and psychological abuse under Dr. Landy robbed him of something vital.
SnuffyWuffles 2 years ago
Snuffy, many contend the real damage done to Brian mentally, physically and musically was during the 2 Landy eras with ill-chosen and over-prescribed drugs. While Brian was always prone to breakdowns and spent most of the late 60s and early 70s in a self-abusive and depressed state (inactivity, coke and ciggies ruining his voice) the drugs Landy doled out in the mid 70s and 80s made Brian robotic and impaired.
mrtwang32 2 years ago
I don't really disagree...but honestly, Brian had an absolutely FEROCIOUS appetite for cocaine that lasted WAY too long...not to mention LSD abuse, which has been known to deal serious damage to certain people with genetic predispositions to mental illness. This, and Landy's abuse, I think, are pieces in this puzzle of his unfortunate "zombie-hood" these days. You're right, though; there is no doubt that Landy's freewheeling prescriptions destroyed any chance of BW functioning normally again.
SnuffyWuffles 2 years ago
great to hear this, thanks for sharing =)
riv4life618 2 years ago
I love Smiley Smile ! It fascinated me from the first note I heard of Heroes and Villans right up through today..I think it's their BEST vocals ever, and half-assed fans get nervous because there's no evidence of cars, girls, beaches, or high schools on this record..just sheer vocal genius! I adore this record! the reworked SMILE just falls flat compared to the emotion and magic captured during the original sessions.. Heroes & Villans..best song ever..fires the imagination! Thanks, Brian!
DavidCKendall 2 years ago