Fascinating stuff-look forward to hearing the official"Smile" release.I've 
only heard boots that ,as you said are scatterd with interesting moments but 
not amazing.There is a wonderful account of the "Smile" story in Paul 
Williams book"Outlaw Blues".It's a wonderful account of the madness that 
went into making and shelving the project.I highly recommend it.
Ok-I am a Todd R. and Brian fam big time.So who is Mike Keneally and how 
come I don't know him?

    Gene


>From: Kerry Kompost <kerry_kompost@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: SMiLE
>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:31:30 -0800 (PST)
>
>Andrew Hickey " <stealthmunchkin@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>Is that Annie Wallace's version?
>I'll have to let her know how impressed
>you were....<<
>
>Hello Andrew,
>
>I got my version of "SMiLE" from someone else -- I
>don't know Annie Wallace. What did Annie Wallace do?
>Here's a recap of what my friend did, taken from
>something I posted to another list:
>
> >>The album that's been in heavy rotation in my CD
>player these past few days -- finally ousting the
>excellent, soul-wrenching new Todd album -- is a
>'final' version of Brian Wilson's legendary "SMiLE",
>lovingly, painstakingly hand-assembled by an extremely
>anal-retentive Wilson devotee who happens to be a good
>friend of mine. This friend recently attended what I
>believe was Brian Wilson's second London performance
>of "SMiLE" earlier this year.
>
>Upon my friend's return to the states, he gathered
>together his not-inconsiderable collection of "SMiLE"
>session bootlegs and began the task of re-creating the
>London "SMiLE" set. He used what he called "the
>readily available bootleg of the first London show" as
>his template (which itself shows up in a couple of his
>edits); it took him a few weeks of intense editing,
>but, sure enough, he did it (I told you he was anal).
>
>Now, I've heard a dozen or so different "SMiLE"-era
>session bootlegs here and there, and -- while I've
>often quite liked what I've heard -- I wasn't exactly
>blown away in the same way that, say, Pet Sounds blew
>me away. The bootlegs I heard sounded unfocused,
>unnecessarily 'trippy', and the work of extremely
>stoned individuals. Additionally, the handful of 'fan
>complied' versions of "SMiLE" I've heard in the past
>sounded just as unfocused, unnecessarily 'trippy', and
>the work of extremely stoned individuals.
>
>However, the album -- in the sequence as per the
>London set -- is nothing less than a revelation. The
>'final' "SMiLE" has a consistency, a continuity, that
>I could never have imagined -- it is truly
>progressive. It's now crystal-clear to me that Brian
>Wilson, did, indeed, have a master plan for the
>"SMiLE" concept, and it is uncompromisingly, mind
>bogglingly brilliant. I daresay that, with "SMiLE",
>Brian Wilson reached the pinnacle of a creative arc
>which, in my mind, places him squarely in the same
>company as ultra-composer George Gershwin --
>seriously. "SMiLE" is Wilson's "Rhapsody in Blue", a
>joyous, intense song-cycle with so many stylistic
>shifts the mind is left reeling -- yet it still
>'feels' like an utterly coherent statement. Fuckin'
>wow.
>
>Some serious accolades are due to Darian Sahanaja, he
>of The Wondermints (and Brian Wilson's musical
>director, of course), for helping Brian (and Van Dyke
>Parks) bring "SMiLE" to it's ultimate realization,
>it's glorious fruition. I've heard first-hand accounts
>of Darian's involvement, and he is truly the glue who
>brought -- and held -- the project together. Word is,
>there'll be an official release coinciding with a US
>tour later this year -- keep your face peeled and yer
>digits x'd.
>
>Gee, 2004: Brian Wilson, Todd Rundgren and Mike
>Keneally albums. This looks to be a watershed year for
>incredible music.<<
>
>kErrY kOMpOsT
>
>www.abelincolnstory.com (swing-punk-soul project --
>gig at Spaceland, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Monday,
>March 29th, 10:00PM)
>www.kompost.blogspot.com (weekly message)
>www.soundclick.com/kompost (solo project)
>www.tribecamusic.net (pop-jazz project)
>
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