tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post109509183358710799..comments2023-12-29T19:50:11.521-05:00Comments on advanced theory blog: Too Advanced? I'll Be the Judge of ThatAdvanced Genius Theoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17867735475599591317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7395123.post-23449014450182904482008-03-09T11:33:00.000-04:002008-03-09T11:33:00.000-04:00I respectfully disagree, on all points. To fully ...I respectfully disagree, on all points. To fully explain why would require an essay several times longer than your post. But it seems to me that your reaction to Brian Wilson's post-"Summer Days and Summer Nights" work is an example of how advancement theory may break down in the face of artistic relativity (e.g., "there's no accounting for taste").<BR/><BR/>The Smile debacle can be read as you've outlined it, but it can also easily be read in terms of an artist who has swiftly advanced beyond his closest associates' ability to appreciate. Or perhaps I've misunderstood the theory at some fundamental level.<BR/><BR/>I will say this: to hear anything Brian Wilson had to say about why he abandoned Smile in terms of anything other than his own emotional defense -- to think it's something in any way approaching historical fact -- is a mistake. To use such statements against him is just mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com