I have never been a particular fan of Brian Wilson and certainly not the Beach Boys. At best I thought of him as a half-decent songwriter and piss-poor bass guitarist.
However, I came across these items recently and was slightly surprised to find that I quite liked certain tracks. As many people will know, "Pet Sounds" is universally seen as the best Beach Boys album and the highlight of Wilson's song writing. "Smile" was his attempt to top this piece of work, though was abandoned in 1966 due to Wilson's increasing personal problems, including drug abuse and mental health problems.
He eventually managed to complete "Smile" and premiered it at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Feb 20th 2004. Here is the studio version as originally planned, though completed almost 40 years after it was begun :
http://rapidshare.com/files/351458215/Brian_Wilson_-_Smile.rar
"Pet Sounds Live" was also premiered at The Royal Festival Hall, January 27-30 2002. This is a compilation of the album tracks recorded across the four nights :
http://rapidshare.com/files/351458213/Brian_Wilson_-_Pet_Sounds_Live.rar
I have never been a particular fan of Brian Wilson and certainly not the Beach Boys. At best I thought of him as a half-decent songwriter and piss-poor bass guitarist.
However, I came across these items recently and was slightly surprised to find that I quite liked certain tracks. As many people will know, "Pet Sounds" is universally seen as the best Beach Boys album and the highlight of Wilson's song writing. "Smile" was his attempt to top this piece of work, though was abandoned in 1966 due to Wilson's increasing personal problems, including drug abuse and mental health problems.
He eventually managed to complete "Smile" and premiered it at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Feb 20th 2004. Here is the studio version as originally planned, though completed almost 40 years after it was begun :
http://rapidshare.com/files/351458215/Brian_Wilson_-_Smile.rar
"Pet Sounds Live" was also premiered at The Royal Festival Hall, January 27-30 2002. This is a compilation of the album tracks recorded across the four nights :
http://rapidshare.com/files/351458213/Brian_Wilson_-_Pet_Sounds_Live.rar
Great stuff, thanks so much
ReplyDeleteJorge Kishimoto Curter (Cusco - Peru)
ReplyDeleteHello... Thank You Very Much... Saludos... Muchas Gracias, Muy Buen Aporte y Descargando :-)