RIP Brian Wilson, I love you so much. Do you all listen to SMiLE?

Описание: I'm very sad about Brian Wilson's death today... He was a major inspiration to me and I had even made my own medley using tracks that The Beach Boys had recorded for "SMiLE" but didn't make it into the 2004 version.

Brian had been experimenting with recording different sections of music and then playing them alongside each other in different orders. He went a little crazy in his attempt to complete the album in 1967 and eventually abandoned it. There is a great documentary about people helping him out and kind of pushing him to complete the project and I've been a huge fan ever since the 2004 release.

I hope more people will check out one of my favorite albums and I'm so thankful to have the music of Brian Wilson in my life. He is one of my all-time favorite songwriters and he will be very missed.

Edit 1:
I felt like at least saying something about Brian Wilson today, and while editing this I am wondering if I should have just allowed myself to talk unscripted for however long it takes to fully express all that I have to say about this topic. It has been a long time since I've really researched it though and don't want to put out any misinformation, today, I just want to listen to Brian's beautiful compositions. But, first thing I started with is an AI version of the "SMiLE" album created by a fan on YouTube as an attempt at what the album could have sounded like if released in 1967.

I, myself, had released a YouTube video over 10 years ago that had my own SMiLE medley using tracks that The Beach Boys had recorded that didn't end up in the 2004 version of the album. YouTube deleted the video and I think the only MP3 of it that I have is on an iPod somewhere... But it is so awesome to see all the fan created works inspired by our treasured favorite album that was never release... How crazy is that even to say.. I love you, Brian Wilson. Thank you so much for hundreds of hours of smiles and good vibrations.

Edit 2:
I keep listening and reflecting and I have so much I could say about this album and the history behind it. If it is requested, I can go into further detail on the subject, I'm quite sure the documentary that already exists on it gives plenty of good information, but I know I always add some new value when I cover a subject that has already been done. Please comment below if you'd like me to make a longer documentary about "SMiLE."