i love everything hes done, ever. but when it comes to shadows i think those songs are better in their demo format which he put out online. i seem to recall him once saying that he and josh also thought the demos were better. in the long run though smiles and niandra are definitely my favourites, the songs on smiles which were clearly recorded later on like 'estress' are probably the rawest tunes ever made and i really don't think anyone musician has ever come as close to pure expression the way he did during that time. so inspiring. but that whole era of his is fascinating and his paintings from then are also rad