Aha - found  the credit. Thanks. You younger auditeers can't fully
appreciate the personal hell of being an old fart and trying to read cd
liner copy. I sure miss lps! Also, my brain quit working when I sent my
first response - it's not Wonderful but Wind Chimes that strikes me as weak
singing. Perhaps Brian could have gotten one of his wonderful singers to do
that one much like when he got Carl to sing it originally.

Still, I've listened to it about 5 times now and I think it's the best
record I've heard in years. Surf's Up is breathtaking.

And yeah, Love You is one of my absolute favorite Beach Boys records. And
Just Once In My Life from 16 Big Ones still gives me chill bumps.

Bobby Sutliff
NP - a Bear Family DVD of Gene Vincent from Town Hall Party circa 58/59

>
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:51:17 +0100
> From: Andrew Hickey <stealthmunchkin@gmail.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: Brian Wilson Smiles
> Message-ID: <2e360939040928115148edeaa6@mail.gmail.com>
>
> > We're pals and all that but I respectfully and completely disagree with
you
> > on this. I stood outside of my local Borders this morning until they
opened
> > and bought the new Smile. Quite frankly I'm floored how well Brian sings
on
> > it. I think the singing on Wonderful is a trifle weak but otherwise I
think
> > it's terrific.
>
> I actually like the raggedness of the vocals myself - the sense of age
> on a song like Surf's Up adds a whole extra level of meaning. But then
> I'm odd - my favourite Brian WIlson vocals are on The Beach Boys Love
> You and Adult Child.
>
> > I wonder how long it will take Mike Love to sue him for his lack of
> > songwriting credit on Good Vibrations? I know the version used is
earlier
> > with different lyrics but I'm sure that won't stop Mr. Love.
>
> He won't sue because he is credited - at least he is on my copy. And
> Love *did* write some of the lyrics used - the first line, the chorus
> and everything after the second chorus...
> However, apparently Brian Wilson bought all rights to anything
> involving Smile from the other board members of BRI (Mike Love, Al
> Jardine and the estate of Carl Wilson) last year, which would
> presumably include anything anyone could sue over...
>
> --
> Andrew Hickey and Trevor DeMont headline
> International Pop Overthrow, the Cavern, Liverpool
> Monday October 25
>
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