Smiley Smile was the little LP that never was. The sound of Brian going away. The sound of contractual fulfillment. After months of articles, it seemed as if SMiLE would be incredible. Unfortunately, the watered down version was especially disappointing, due to the pre-furor over SMiLE. And to add insult to injury, "...then, you'll never have to hear surf music again..." kneecapped the BB's around the same time.
On Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 5:08:59 AM UTC-4, Jurgenhaim wrote: > > Yes, I agree! Although means of distributing music info was limited to > pretty much to the New Musical Express, I clearly remember keenly waiting > for the promised SMiLE. As news broke that SMiLE would not be released and > buying Smiley Smile, I found it a messy album of half promises and some > duds. I knd of wandered away from the BB's around then but around Holland > and Surf's Up, found my way back, feeling it was only an interruption to > their recording career rather than the end? > > On Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 4:45:46 AM UTC+1, Add Some...Lee M. wrote: >> >> I was talking about that initial first time hearing it back in the early >> fall of '67. And I quote..."WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!? The group that gave us >> Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations and Heroes and Villains just put out this >> odd-ball collection of turds?" >> >> Some found that to be a touch too honest...especially those who 'like' >> the album. But it sure as fuck helped to kill their formerly >> succesful recording career. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to michaellenz+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
