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Ep 25: Brian Wilson and SMiLE

Ep 25: Brian Wilson and SMiLE

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Very long (tedious) rumination on Brian Wilson and his SMiLE album in particular. Also mentioned: NME, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Pet Sounds, Revolver, Sgt Pepper, "Good Vibrations", Smiley Smile, Van Dyke Parks, Twin Peaks, Brian Eno, Phil Spector and the Wall of Sound, Bob Dylan, Rock and Roll, John Lennon, Dr. Dre, Americana, California, Colonialism, Hawaii, Pop Culture, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Folk Culture, Culture Creation, Childhood, Raffi, Michael Jackson, That Lucky Old Sun, comic books, canon, singer-songwriter, Arcade Fire, chamber pop, orchestral rock, Sufjan Stevens, hipsters, "Imagine", The Grammys, Lauryn Hill, awards, Metacritic, Nevermind, Nirvana, AcclaimedMusic.Net, Rolling Stone magazine, Kurt Cobain, The Sorrows of Young Werther, music criticism.

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