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| From | "josh chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Still Smiling |
| Date | Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:35:50 -0400 |
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I'm probably going to make some waves, so I'll start by saying that I can't
see putting any other album over Smile on my year's best list.
That said, I am perhaps the only one here a tad disappointed with Smile. I
mean, its great to hear Brian's masterwork completed. But it sounds
too"modern" for my ears; I can't, for example, ever see liking this "Heroes
and Villians" better than the vintage takes (and I mean the ones with the
"cantina" section.) There was a magic to the harmonies of these young
brothers and cousin that was of a particular time and place, and while this
album is great, I've got a copy of "Mok Smile"-- a version assembled by a
fan from the original sessions after Brian performed the piece in England,
using that as a blueprint-- and frankly I like the version cobbled together
from the original sessions better.
On the one hand it probably isn't fair to compare anything to the mystical
original Smile, and like I say, it is my album of the year. And it sounds
just great. But perhaps it sounds too great, if you know what I mean?
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