pt2 The Smile 'Wall of Eyes' FULL ALBUM "Under our Pillows" "I Quit" "Bending Hectic"

[@deanwolfechannel]

►Part 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roDSdXWLlt12qpI 0:00 Under our Pillows 6:09 comments 7:17 I Quit 12:39 comments 14:09 Bending Hectic 22:16 comments

[@zacharyyurcisin1923]

Album is spacious. Songs have room to grow, expand. Nothing feels rushed. It’s nice to live in those warm spaces. ❤

[@deanwolfechannel]

Well put!

[@JMoney_TheGangster]

LOL your face change during Bending Hectic at 20:02 and 20:17 just absolutely encapsulates the feeling I felt when it started switching up at the end.

[@lonewanderer2287]

This is what artistic freedom sounds like.

[@deanwolfechannel]

😊

[@trentboyd5919]

I seen them play bending hectic in Austin a few months ago, it was a surprise song drop that nobody knew anything about and people were going absolutely insane, they ended the concert with bending hectic and people were absolutely shook

[@deanwolfechannel]

It sneaks up on you

[@vanilla_milkshake]

the album was produced by Sam Petts-Davies, who also produced the Suspiria soundtrack that Thom wrote. which would explain the more "cinematic" vibe this album has.

[@SR91313]

I've also heard someone else saying that Nigel is a bit mentor to him(SPD) and there's nothing weird going on with not having Nigel produce this one.

[@GIBKEL]

They all sound like jams they came up with in sound checks…and with all these years of experimenting they know how to pull all these effects in the moment with the exception of the orchestra. Deep dub that is never for the sake of dub’n…with bass lines that gently take you along so as to never get lost completely. Grounding in the most rewarding way. And then a Stg. Peppers raga. Guitar lines that don’t follow a linear path but pull you into different rules that sound perfectly natural. Music you didn’t know you needed but will surprise you. 30 years+ of making memory’s.

[@deanwolfechannel]

15:10 my cat Luie sneakily enters the room.....

[@cheveronactionstripe5005]

Cat or lion. Size of the thing!😂

[@deanwolfechannel]

@@cheveronactionstripe5005 oh yah, he's a coon cat- 18 pounds I think

[@gabrielmarcal683]

Read the room and Under our pillows really show their love for krautrock, and they do yet more than well, it's just gorgeus. Also Bending Hectic I do think its one of the best songs Thom and Johnny have made through their entire carrers. Its a masterpiece for sure.

[@richardadesmond]

"I don't even feel like talking. I'm basking in the afterglow." That right there, Dean, is some great lyrics! haha. It has a curiosity to it, out of context.

[@gameofadages6847]

I keep coming back to the subjectivity created by Thom and Jonny---literally and figuratively. So much beauty and so much heart put behind what often feels like the best version of a user's manual for life in late-stage global capitalism. They've been doing that for almost 30 years now. I have NEVER listened to an artist or group of musicians who continue to sound like the soundtrack of right now, nothing like what Thom and Jonny create, with the others as well definitely not ignoring them :)

[@stratguy1784]

Keep up the good work! Love your reactions

[@deanwolfechannel]

Thank you!

[@JP-Gurley]

good time having morning coffee listening along! THE 😁

[@thedaimhin4535]

These three tracks are especially amazing imo

[@richardadesmond]

20:18 is perfection! I can't wait to hear this live in March.

[@jameshannagan4256]

I love what you do but I need to live with these songs for a good while before I could even come close to deciding weather or not I like/love the album. You do a great job of offering a coherent view after only one listen I don't know how you do it.

[@NicholasSWilliams]

Even though you've already reacted to it, it's unfortunate you didn't listen to Friend of a Friend again in the context of the album, cause it really fits perfectly after Read the Room and Under Our Pillows -- gives your ears exactly what they need to balance the flow of the album.

[@deanwolfechannel]

Good point. I will put a card in the video linking to my friend of a friend reaction video at the right spot.

[@RustinChole]

I still have a hard time with the meter for “I quit.” Gotta wait to see it live. Always catch it by the last section. But my brain keeps thinking the snare is on the one for the first half🤷🏻‍♂️. Happened with videotape and the butcher too. Weird my brain does that.

[@leonhaven6262]

17:14 to 18:31 is so good

[@richardadesmond]

I'd say it's on another level, live.

[@mjrtensepian1727]

The “jammy” parts of “Read the Room” & “Under your pillow” remind me of Television, Murray St. era Sonic Youth, 🤔…maybe Yo La Tengo

[@oreticencias]

To me it feels like NEU and Sonic Youth intersected

[@benfarrellathome1786]

Hey Dean, time for you to review Cutouts by The Smile. Many people thinks it’s their best album but I think I prefer their previous albums. I would love to hear your thoughts

[@deanwolfechannel]

Ok Ben!

[@deanwolfechannel]

will be posted very soon

[@benfarrellathome1786]

@@deanwolfechannel fantastic, thanks!

[@giovannidiaz4487]

Since you seemed super into the jam at the end of Under Our Pillows, you should check out anything by Squid. The vocals are a little more Talking Heads esque but instrumentally they scratch a similar experimental itch for me. Both albums are great, even a single would probably make a cool video.

[@deanwolfechannel]

Cool band name, noted, thanks

[@ectoplasma5]

Bendng Hectic is such a journey,amazing track.Reminds me of "Galapagos" by the Smashing Pumpkins in the beginning.

[@boyreporter]

this was fun. fir the first time, i was listening with you for the first time. if you dug this, you might like a band called kikagaku moyo.

[@deanwolfechannel]

I subbed their youtube and will ck em out later, thanks

[@КсенияНовикова-т9ц]

Этот жёлтый свет и этот кот дали мне какого-то недостающего штриха для понимания этого альбома.

[@leehiro4840]

Where is the actual final track "You Know Me!"?

[@deanwolfechannel]

part 3- (the album reaction spanned 3 videos) kzbin.info/www/bejne/roDSdXWLlt12qpIsi=Xr7zxD_FjKN1Rq1G

[@MPMBRA]

Great reaction, as always. Where is "friend of a friend"?

[@Injektilo44]

He explains in part I. He already reacted to it previously.

[@Injektilo44]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3_Xf2CHdriEjKcsi=Jfh6G03ESys2I0xw

[@MPMBRA]

Thanks! I just started by part2. In fact, watching the part 1 I realized it.