reactions to SMILE?


i spent last night listening to the new "Brian Wilson Presents: Smile" cd. i am floored by it. a big surprise and the nicest thing anybody coulda done for my next 30 years of listening. anybody else?
tagyerit
I'm feeling like Jayboard. I'm listening to it right now, and this would be about the 5th or 6th time through, and it's just not sinking in. I've nothing negative to say about it, and I do think the tracks form a cohesive whole. I remember Pete Townshend talking about "Tommy" and stressing that the 3-minute pop song had to stand on its own within this "opera" concept. I think Brian was trying with "Smile" exactly what Pete feared wouldn't work. You have to admire Brian for doing it his way, nevertheless.

Cheers
Showtime has a TV special titled "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile". I watched it on DVD last night, and it's a fascinating look at Brian, some history of the Beach Boys, and the development of Smile in 1967 to it's completion in 2001.

A few of the Showtime DVDs are available on E-Bay.
All due respect to Brian Wilson but..I bought it and did't find anything I liked. I bought a used copy from Wherehouse Music and happily traded it in for something else. I grew up listening to the Beach Boys but to me Smile sounded crude and childish.