Online Program

Online Lecture: SMiLE, The Lost Beach Boys Album

Program No. 24365RJ
Join us on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 2 p.m. (ET)/ 11 a.m. (PT), for a one-hour lectures and Q&A focused on the music of Brian Wilson’s album, SMiLE.
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At a Glance

Following the 1966 release of Pets Sounds, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson embarked on an even more ambitious, groundbreaking project which was to be called SMiLE. The album, which was designed around the group's landmark hit “Good Vibrations,” explored a variety of topics that expressed Wilson’s deepest, most personal thoughts on his life, using highly imaginative and complex production methods and musical sounds in addition to Wilson’s patented multi-voice vocal arrangements. Wilson’s increasing mental instability and other factors resulted in SMiLE being shelved in 1967, but when he finally consented to releasing it in 2004, it became one of the most admired and revolutionary albums of the rock era. Join our California-based Grammy-nominated expert, Cary Ginell, for a musical journey filled with sensational sounds as he uncovers this lesser known work from Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.

General Notes

Your online lecture will take place live over the course of 1-2 hours. All times are listed in the EASTERN time zone. If you live in a different time zone, please adjust your schedule accordingly. This live online experience uses Zoom Webinar, an easy-to-use web video service that includes closed captioning. All you need is an Internet connection and your computer. You will receive a confirmation email when you enroll, and a reminder email one week and one day before, as well as the morning of the event with a link and instructions on how to tune in. You will not be pictured on screen during the lecture, but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor live questions using the Q&A box. Unless otherwise noted, all those who enroll in this program receive access to the live event as well as a recording of the lecture that you can watch any time within the two weeks following the live event.





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