Media Analyses SMiLE (9/?) Psychedelic Sounds Disc 2 Commentary 10 Nov 2019 1. Taxi CabberWe know this was an impromptu recording of an unsuspecting Taxi driver whom Brian thought had a humorous manner of speech. It's truly not hard to see why…
Media Analyses SMiLE (8/?) Psychedelic Sounds Disc 1 Commentary 10 Nov 2019 The Psychedelic Sounds bootleg is an invaluable peek into the themes running through Brian's mind during the height of the SMiLE Era, and in my opinion contains some rough working…
Media Analyses SMiLE (7/?) The Elements & Other Leftovers 10 Nov 2019November 10, 2019 The Elements Fire makes me feel scared and stressed out. Apart from sounding like fire engines speeding towards a raging inferno, it also sounds like a perfect representation of dread. It's an…
Media Analyses SMiLE (6/?) The Innocence Tracks 10 Nov 2019 Continuing off from last time, these are my observations on the SMiLE songs I believe would have fit on Side 2, all centering on a theme of childhood innocence and…
Media Analyses SMiLE (5/?) The Americana Tracks 10 Nov 2019November 10, 2019 In these next three sections of my SMiLE "thesis" I will examine the individual tracks which comprise the album according to their common themes (or in the final essay, the…
Media Analyses… SMiLE (4/?) My Fan Mixes 28 Oct 2019 I'm going to continue my in-depth dissection of all things SMiLE with a look at my changing understanding of it as the years have gone by, mix by mix. (I'm…
Media Analyses SMiLE (3/?) The Structure of the Lost ’67 Album 20 Oct 2019October 20, 2019 Let this "chapter" of my SMiLE analysis serve as the outline for what I think the project would have been if finished on time. The future installments of this series…
Media Analyses… Scattered Thoughts on Princess Diana’s Legacy 25 Sep 2019September 25, 2019 Roundabout Introduction I love The Carpenters. You can't not like The Singles: 1969 - 1973 in particular; in fact, it's my fave "greatest hits" release by any artist. I see it as…
Thoughts & Memories ABBA Songs Bring the Feels 26 Jun 2019July 30, 2019 I was walking back from the gym listening to this song and feeling a lot of emotions. It's so catchy and passionate that you feel good and catch yourself trotting…
Media Analyses SMiLE (2/?) The Men Behind the Music 11 Jun 2019 This multi-part essay is my attempt to thoroughly examine various aspects of Brian Wilson’s unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic understanding of the album’s goals…
Media Analyses SMiLE (1/?) Related Material & Packaging 10 Jun 2019 This multi-part essay is my attempt to thoroughly examine various aspects of Brian Wilson's unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic…
Media Analyses Vertigo (9/10) The Soundtrack 1 Jun 2019October 26, 2019 Vertigo is nigh inseparable from its soundtrack, and as entertaining or technically proficient as the rest of the movie may be, without the work of Bernard Herrman I do not…
Media Analyses… SMiLE (Prologue) How I Discovered the Beach Boys 25 May 2019May 25, 2019 SMiLE by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is my favorite body of music ever. The only reason I've called other albums "my favorite" in the past is because SMiLE itself…
Media Analyses Scattered Thoughts on Alice in Wonderland 19 May 2019May 19, 2019 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are such beloved and timeless stories that there's really not much for me to say that hasn't been discussed already. Not…
Media Analyses… Jungian Archetypes in Media 17 May 2019May 17, 2019 According to psychologist Carl Jung there are several archetypes that are burned into the collective unconscious of all humanity. This then got turned into the commonly cited “Twelve Archetypes” that…
Media Analyses… My Favorite Artist, Syd Barrett 5 May 2019May 16, 2019 When it comes to the realm of music, my two biggest heroes are Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett. Both men created (or were working towards creating) two of the greatest…
Media Analyses Oliver! Observation About Dodger 21 Apr 2019May 2, 2019 My girlfriend and I were watching Oliver! tonight and we noticed an adorable detail I wanted to share. It happens in the scene where Bill Sykes and Nancy have kidnapped…
Media Analyses Transcribing Brainticket’s Cottonwoodhill 16 Apr 2019 Dawn Muir's various trippy monologues on Brainticket's first album, Cottonwoodhill are brilliant. I consider it the most "far out" psychedelic album ever made and in four years I've yet to find…
Media Analyses… Beatles Musings (& Ranking the Albums) 11 Apr 2019 I love the Beatles, you love the Beatles, everybody loves the Beatles. Books, films, documentaries and blogs have already been made to excess describing why they're awesome. So unlike say,…
Media Analyses The Crown Jewel of Psychedelic Rock 7 Apr 2019April 7, 2019 The United States of America is my favorite album of all time. At the time of writing this blog post, I have a modest LP collection of about 30 or…
Media Analyses Obscure ’65-’75 Era Albums I Recommend (Commentary) 25 Mar 2019 These are my thoughts and comments regarding the groupings of some obscure albums I listed here. So make sure you're familiar with that for context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRlCXFUoT7Y In total, that list…
Media Analyses Obscure ’65-’75 Era Albums I Recommend (The List) 25 Mar 2019March 25, 2019 I really like late '60s psychedelic rock and sunshine pop as well as early '70s progressive rock and avant garde music. That said, sometimes the classics in these genres (Jimi…
