On September 28th, 2004, he released Brian Wilson Presents Smile, an album which unearthed the initial recordings from the group’s failed record – and it gained him universal critical acclaim. It just ...

Wilson and surviving band members Mike Love and Al Jardine participated in assembling the tracks — which include the “SMiLE” album as it was originally intended plus alternate versions and ...

Among them was 2004's Brian Wilson Presents Smile, which was the finished product of the legendary Pet Sounds follow-up Smile that he couldn't finish in the '60s. Along the way, Wilson began ...

But he finally has that.” With Melinda’s encouragement, Wilson returned to music, most notably completing his long-shelved Smile album (under the title Brian Wilson Presents Smile) in 2004.

Brian Wilson might not have always got things right when he was in the Beach Boys, but the band were arguably worse off when left to their own devices.