Searching for is ultimately not about file size or bitrates. It is about redemption.
SMiLE is an album built on texture. It is not a rock record; it is a tone poem using doo-wop, avant-garde percussion, bicycle bells, theremins, and vocal layers that stack like stained glass. Listening to a compressed MP3 or streaming via a lossy service on a smartphone is akin to viewing the Sistine Chapel through a fogged window.
In 1967, Brian Wilson had a nervous breakdown trying to finish SMiLE . He didn't leave his bed for years. The music was associated with failure, drugs, and schizophrenia.
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