Smile (The Beach Boys album)
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Smile is an unfinished album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, conceived as the follow-up to their 1966 album Pet Sounds. The project—a concept album involving themes of Americana, humor, yout
From left: Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher, Tony Asher, and Brian Wilson at a Pet Sounds recording session in early 1966.
The Smile recording period coincided with the late 1966 Sunset Strip riots (pictured).
According to Van Dyke Parks, Smile was partly intended to reclaim popular music from the influence of British acts like the Beatles (pictured in 1964).
Wilson stated that his understanding of ego and humor drew on the writings of Arthur Koestler (pictured)
Heroes and Villains
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"Heroes and Villains" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Smiley Smile and their unfinished Smile project. Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, Wilson envis
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"Heroes and Villains" was partly inspired by the ballads of singer Marty Robbins (pictured 1957)
The group at Zuma Beach in Malibu, July 1967
Advertisement for "Heroes and Villains", featured in Cashbox magazine in July 1967