Relation To Smile
The idea of "Rio Grande" was conceived as far back as 1970 when Waronker came by Brian's Bellagio mansion with Brian playing him the basic melody of "Cool, Cool Water." Waronker got the notion if he ever got the chance to produce him; he would want a synthesis of the commercial "Good Vibrations" combined with the pacific "Cool, Cool Water" leading to "Rio Grande" years later. Its different "feels" and movements relate specifically to "Cabin Essence", "Cool, Cool Water", and most of all, "Heroes and Villains." The mosaic suite could easily be compared to the Who's "A Quick One While He's Away" and "Rael" as a mini-rock opera. It also would easily have been perfect for the unrealized Americana theme on the original Smile. The ending of the short snippet of "Walk On By" on the Friends/20/20 two-fer is reminiscent of "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" which later showed up in the middle of Part C of "Rio Grande" (see below). "Rio Grande" was recorded in sections at different studios across Los Angeles to sound like one cohesive work like earlier Smile recordings.
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