[Radio_head]

Listening to a 24/96 vinyl rip and enjoying it immensely.  Anyone else pre-order this?

 

[CEE TEE]

Haven't ordered the vinyl but listened to the album before sleep last night and I now dig it even more with my current gear! 

 

[ardgedee]

Bought the 2-CD version last week and am finally getting around to listening.
 
It's strange. I listened to Smiley Smile a lot in the 70s, so this is causing some weird conflicts in my auditory memories. But even beyond that, it feels depressing and disturbing. Like a forced smile. Pardon the expression. I feel like I can hear the sense of loss of control and stress going on behind the scenes. Also, the sequencing doesn't quite work, and that makes me suspect that part of the problem Brian had with the album was not that the songs weren't done, but that they didn't flow together, and he was trying too hard to monkeywrench things into fitting.
 
Still, the outtakes are amazing. I'm about halfway through the second CD as I write this and I think I like it more. Watching geniuses at work can be more interesting than their finished work, some times.