A 'Smile' Worth the Wait.

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  • Author(s): Jones, Malcolm
  • Source:
    Newsweek. 7/12/2004, Vol. 144 Issue 2, p62-63. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
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    • Abstract:
      Discusses Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and "Smile," the most famous pop-music album never released. "Smile" which Wilson began production on in 1966; "Smile" as an epic album-length musical meditation on America; Handful of songs that were to have been part of "Smile" including old favorite "Good Vibrations"; Why he decided after all this time to complete the album; Importance of music in Wilson's life; Complexity of "Smile", which is not merely a collection of songs but a through-written piece that demands shaping.