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SMiLE
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075597984620
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
MPN: 79846
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Studio: Nonesuch
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Editorial Review:
Smile is inarguably the most long-awaited album in modern pop history. It's been more than 37 years since the title first appeared on a label release schedule, intended as the January 1967 follow-up to the groundbreaking art-rock of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. But Smile never made its initial release date. Today, this album is not a mere reconstruction of past performances, but something entirely new, a serious summation of a project that has been gestating for nearly four decades.
Japanese pressing of one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of 2004 includes two bonus tracks, 'Heroes And Villains' (instrumental) and 'Cabin Essence (instrumental). Warner. 2004.
Includes Two Exclusive Instrumental Versions of "Heroes and Villains" and "Cabinessence".
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Confusing and inconsistent
I'd heard that this was one of those missing gems of musical history,so I had to check it out and was mostly confused. I may have even given the album a higher rating than it deserves because my reaction was not angry, but like I was missing something given all the hype. Its not that I would call it bad, it just wasn't all that fun and catchy as pop music, nor did it have any seeming depth as serious experimental music. It just lurched from song to song and lurched within songs. The false endings ... Read More
Rating:  - Experiencing a whole new world
I bought this album in the fall of '04 because I liked the Beach Boys and I saw that Good Vibrations was on this CD. I was only vaguely aware of Brian Wilson's involvement with them and at the time I mostly associated him with the song Brian Wilson by The Bare Naked Ladies. It sounds pretty crazy to me now, but I had just never heard much about the Beach Boys and Brian beyond most of their surfer songs and Lennon and McCartney's fondness towards Pet Sounds. Needless to say, I had no idea what I was in ... Read More
Rating: - Fabulous!
David Crosby was right when he said that Brian Wilson's song writing was quite beyond what was in Vogue in the '60's among the Rock and Roll artists.....that he used chords no one dared to use... and i would simply agree...his harmonies and melodies are so unique and sublime!...and in this recording...one finds such a diverse set of songs that are just simply fabulous!...to me, Brian Wilson represents what a true musician should be...artistry, talent and daring individualism, always bringing something ... Read More
Rating: - Brilliant. Timeless. Period.
SMiLE is hands-down a beautiful piece of work from beginning to end. I am 28 and an avid collector of all styles of music from old school hip-hop to rock in its various forms to jazz/r&b/blues/funk. etc. This album is an absolute delight to listen to.
I wasn't around in 1967 to anticipate the original would-be release of this record. In fact I had never even heard of the project until its release in 2004. I had studied music enough to understand the importance of Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations, ... Read More
Rating: - Complex pop masterpiece and instant classic
Beach Boys' mastermind Brian Wilson originally conceived and recorded an album to be known as "Smile" in 1966-67. "Smile" (1967) was the Beach Boys' follow up to the lushly-orchestrated melancholy "Pet Sounds." "Smile" (1967) was never finished or released. Wilson's 2004 solo album is a complete recreation. He and co-writer Van Dyke Parks collaborated on both words and arrangements.
I've heard few albums this good.
Americana, household ephemera, marching riffs, stabs at vaudeville ... Read More
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