Mellotronists

In a message dated 10/17/2004 7:51:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tronbros@... writes:

> Just bought 'Smile'.  It's astounding.
> 
> Martin

I just saw Brian Wilson do "Smile" live last night.  It was one of the best 
things I've ever seen / heard.  I was on the 2nd row, and it was like they were 
all in my living room.  The harmonies were amazing, and I was close enough to 
pick out some of the  vocal parts, which was tough because they blended so 
well.  The guitar player was doing a lot of the falsetto parts.

I'd seen Brian before with the Beach Boys in 1976, and he seems to be at the 
top of his game today, as far as performing.  The musicians he's touring with 
are top notch, very professional.   He played a lot of old Beach Boys tunes, 
but "Smile" was something special.  They played the whole thing right through.  
Having just purchased the CD, it was the perfect time for me to see this 
show.  Now I can't stop playing it.  I did miss Carl's voice on "God Only Knows" 
(which Brian introduced as Paul McCartney's favorite song), but it was still 
great.   I highly recommend this show to anyone who can see it.  It was a very 
positive experience.  Brian even had us singing "Row, row, row your boat"! ;-). 
 Lots of humorous moments, too.  Yes, there is life beyond 'Trons.

Ken M.