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Title: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Emdeeh on January 25, 2007, 10:33:10 AM From Q4Music:
Brian Wilson to play new work in UK Having played sold-out shows there in 2002 and 2004, Brian Wilson returns to London's Royal Festival Hall in September for a six-night residency that will include the premiere of a brand-new work. Commissioned by Southbank Centre for its opening season, Wilson said that the piece, entitled That Lucky Old Sun (a Narrative), "will consist of four ‘rounds’, with interspersed spoken word." The shows, taking place from 10-16 September, will see Wilson perform a diverse show of music including [c]lassic songs that he's never played live before as well as at least one song in honour of an important anniversary: 1967's Smiley Smile perhaps? Tickets go on sale at 9am on Monday 29 January costing £35-£55. Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: matt-zeus on January 25, 2007, 10:49:26 AM What the hell??! :o
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: buddhahat on January 25, 2007, 10:50:49 AM From Q4Music: Commissioned by Southbank Centre for its opening season, Wilson said that the piece, entitled That Lucky Old Sun (a Narrative), "will consist of four ‘rounds’, with interspersed spoken word." Wow, sounds interesting! Like Fairy Tale Music perhaps? Wait, don't tell me jaded BW fans - there's been a demo of That Lucky Old Sun (a Narrative) floating around since the early 80s ... Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: MDC on January 25, 2007, 10:56:34 AM http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/all-events/just-announced/music
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Jonas on January 25, 2007, 12:57:46 PM Anyone annoyed that Brian always performs in the UK instead of the good ol USA...you know being that he was in America's band and all...
I look forward to hearing this stuff (if I get the chance)...and I'm curious what Smiley stuff he'd play. Maybe he'll pull out some Wild Honey songs as well? Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: John on January 25, 2007, 01:02:32 PM Well, "America's Band" surely is a Mike Love concept / construct; I don't think Brian had anything to do with that. I think he's just pleased that we supported him through the mid / late sixties lean times. Also, the UK didn't get Al.
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: SG7 on January 25, 2007, 01:20:29 PM Keeping my fingers crossed i can go to this...
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Rocker on January 25, 2007, 01:30:12 PM Well, "America's Band" surely is a Mike Love concept / construct; I don't think Brian had anything to do with that. I guess that's right. Why should Brian's music be delimited just to the USA ? It's a universal thing. Well, "Love you" has it's 30th anniversary this year. And hasn't Brian said to someone he called ("Katrina"-phonecalls) they were planing a Wild Honey-stereo-release for the 40th anniversary? I seem to remember that.... Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: John on January 25, 2007, 01:35:31 PM Well, "Love you" has it's 30th anniversary this year. And hasn't Brian said to someone he called ("Katrina"-phonecalls) they were planing a Wild Honey-stereo-release for the 40th anniversary? I seem to remember that.... Shot in the dark: Pacific Ocean Blue is 30 years old too this year, right? "River Song"? Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Sheriff John Stone on January 25, 2007, 03:29:04 PM Why the mystery? Why the surprise? Why so vague? Do they have so many problems selling tickets that they have to play this "game", keeping everybody in suspense? I guess they think they can (and will) sell tickets to fans who don't know what they're going to - other than seeing Brian Wilson and his "surprise"...
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Andrew G. Doe on January 25, 2007, 03:51:25 PM From Q4Music: Commissioned by Southbank Centre for its opening season, Wilson said that the piece, entitled That Lucky Old Sun (a Narrative), "will consist of four ‘rounds’, with interspersed spoken word." Wow, sounds interesting! Like Fairy Tale Music perhaps? Wait, don't tell me jaded BW fans - there's been a demo of That Lucky Old Sun (a Narrative) floating around since the early 80s ... You mean you've not heard it ? :o [joke] Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Andrew G. Doe on January 25, 2007, 03:53:25 PM Anyone annoyed that Brian always performs in the UK instead of the good ol USA...you know being that he was in America's band and all... I look forward to hearing this stuff (if I get the chance)...and I'm curious what Smiley stuff he'd play. Maybe he'll pull out some Wild Honey songs as well? Right - Brian's NEVER EVER done any gigs in the US at all, has he ? Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: endofposts on January 25, 2007, 04:01:40 PM He's gonna show Paul McCartney who's boss in the arena of "orchestral" works. You just wait!
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: grillo on January 25, 2007, 04:31:58 PM I bet it's Adult Child, complete, and just like Darian would've done it!
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Amy B. on January 25, 2007, 04:33:18 PM Why the mystery? Why the surprise? Why so vague? Do they have so many problems selling tickets that they have to play this "game", keeping everybody in suspense? I guess they think they can (and will) sell tickets to fans who don't know what they're going to - other than seeing Brian Wilson and his "surprise"... I kind of like the surprise. It's fun to play the guessing game, and maybe that's what Brian's "people" are thinking. Why the cynicism? :) Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Pretty Funky on January 25, 2007, 06:24:51 PM When is the BW movie due? I would expect the concerts to highlight the flick soundtrack thus increasing album sales. World Tour (selected U.S dates) to follow.
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: endofposts on January 26, 2007, 11:16:01 AM Considering a BW biopic has been discussed for over 20 years, it's not going to be anytime soon. The Leaf group is still waiting for a script, waiting for financing, waiting for pre-production, waiting for casting, waiting for production, waiting for editing, and waiting for a release date should all of that happen, so you're looking at 3-5 years minimum. And that's assuming they actually get the ball rolling at all.
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Rocker on January 26, 2007, 04:35:10 PM Another article about the new work:
Celebrated musician Brian Wilson has been commissioned to write a brand new concert repertoire for London's revamped South Bank Centre, to be performed at the Royal Festival Hall. The new piece is called "That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative)" and Wilson says it "will consist of four 'rounds', with interspersed spoken word." Wilson will premiere the new work in September, as part of the South Bank Centre's opening season, playing for six nights. As well as "That Lucky Old Sun", Wilson also plans on digging deeper into his remarkable song catalogue, to perform many on stage for the first time. Wilson, who calls the venue his "spiritual home away from home", has played The Royal Festival Hall several times since his debut shows as a solo artist in 2002. It was here that Wilson brought us the world premiere of his mythical unreleased masterpiece "Smile", for the first time in his 40-year career. Wilson will be unveiling his new musical work on the following dates in September: 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 September at 7.30pm Tickets are priced £35- £55 and go on sale from Monday (January 29). Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: doc smiley on January 26, 2007, 07:35:37 PM Wilson says it "will consist of four 'rounds', with interspersed spoken word."
could this be something new with Steve Kalinich poetry? interesting regardless... wonder as well if this is orchestrated, or at least smallish group like the strings in Smile? ::) Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Fun Is In on January 26, 2007, 07:41:01 PM "That Lucky (soulful) Old (man) Sun (shine)"?
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Exapno Mapcase on January 27, 2007, 09:13:58 AM "could this be something new with Steve Kalinich poetry?"
Oh f*** I hope not. Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Wirestone on January 27, 2007, 09:05:17 PM "That Lucky Old Sun" is a standard from the 40s-50s. Louis Armstrong did a version of it.
Up in the mornin', out on the job Work like the devil for my pay But that lucky old sun has nothin' to do But roll, roll around heaven all day Fuss with my woman, toil with my kids Sweat till I'm wrinkled and grey While that lucky old sun got nothin' to do But roll, roll around heaven all day Lord above, can't you hear me pinin'? Tears all in my eyes Send down that cloud with a silver linin' Lift me up to Paradise Show me that river, take me across Wash all my troubles away Like that lucky old sun, give me nothin' to do But roll, roll around heaven all day Show me that river, take me across Wash all my troubles away Like that lucky old sun, give me nothin' to do But roll around heaven Let me roll around heaven I just wanna roll around heaven All day Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: roll plymouth rock on January 28, 2007, 01:28:22 AM so, is anyone planning to go?
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: grillo on January 28, 2007, 03:26:34 PM Just based on the little I've read here, it sounds like a craptastic waste of valuable time, assuming BW is putting any time into it and it's not just his handlers pushing him around. Geez, that sounds cynical! But seriously, I need a good album from the guy more than I need weird exclusive engagements in England!!
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: chris.metcalfe on January 29, 2007, 01:21:02 AM Well, let's be honest, the last two albums weren't very good, so why not give a commissioned arty-work a chance?
As far as England vs the USA, the South Bank centre obviously has some imaginative programmers; what's to stop the Lincoln Centre in NYC commissioning something by BW? They just haven't. Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Andrew G. Doe on January 29, 2007, 03:24:12 AM Tickets for Brian went on sale at 9.00am GMT today.
At 9.00.01, the website and booking office phone lines at the RFH went into meltdown mode. I got my tix by calling the RFH direct, and the booking screen on the site loaded so slowly that I had time to make a cup of tea between screens (seriously - I am not joking !). This better be worth it... but realitically, if somewhat cynically, I don't see Brian coming up with a 100% brand new work. I'm thinking maybe a recycling of unreleased tracks or using the back catalog. Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Rocker on January 29, 2007, 05:29:21 AM I'm thinking maybe a recycling of unreleased tracks I don't see anything wrong with that as long as it's good.... Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Andrew G. Doe on January 29, 2007, 06:02:53 AM Nor me - that's what BWPS was, and that was fine by me.
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Roger Ryan on January 29, 2007, 09:17:58 AM "That Lucky Old Sun" is a standard from the 40s-50s. Louis Armstrong did a version of it. Let me roll around heaven I just wanna roll around heaven All day This reminds me of Brian's mid-70s unreleased track "Rollin' Up To Heaven"; I'm wondering if this standard inspired the old Brian track and, in turn, the old track will find a way into the new "That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative)"? Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Loaf on January 29, 2007, 11:53:59 AM What if it's an extension of Brian's projected 1969 song suite (Ol Man River, Old Folks At Home etc...)?
A BW trip through America's historical songs, such as the Louis Armstrong title? Personally, i'd love a minimally-played and produced Wild Honey/Friends/Love You song suite about Brian doing very little with his life but expressed in a deep and poetic way. Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: SG7 on January 29, 2007, 12:15:37 PM "Rollin' Up To Heaven"....
I can only imagine how that would go down :lol Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Andrew G. Doe on January 29, 2007, 12:53:13 PM "That Lucky Old Sun" is a standard from the 40s-50s. Louis Armstrong did a version of it. Let me roll around heaven I just wanna roll around heaven All day This reminds me of Brian's mid-70s unreleased track "Rollin' Up To Heaven"; I'm wondering if this standard inspired the old Brian track and, in turn, the old track will find a way into the new "That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative)"? Take it you've not heard "Rollin' Up To Heaven", then ? Think "Ding Dang" - with X-rated lyrics. :o Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: drlandy on January 29, 2007, 12:53:32 PM Got tickets! ;D ;D ;D
(http://www.deldesign.de/festival.png) Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Roger Ryan on January 29, 2007, 01:06:21 PM "That Lucky Old Sun" is a standard from the 40s-50s. Louis Armstrong did a version of it. Let me roll around heaven I just wanna roll around heaven All day This reminds me of Brian's mid-70s unreleased track "Rollin' Up To Heaven"; I'm wondering if this standard inspired the old Brian track and, in turn, the old track will find a way into the new "That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative)"? Take it you've not heard "Rollin' Up To Heaven", then ? Think "Ding Dang" - with X-rated lyrics. :o You're right - I'm afraid that's one I haven't heard. Just trying to cover all the bases of possible song recycling! Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Sheriff John Stone on January 29, 2007, 01:32:57 PM "That Lucky Old Sun" is a standard from the 40s-50s. Louis Armstrong did a version of it. As did Frankie Laine and Johnny Cash. And, Bob Dylan used to sing it at soundchecks in the mid-80's. Another cover for Brian? Oh, the suspense... Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Rocker on January 29, 2007, 01:38:21 PM "That Lucky Old Sun" is a standard from the 40s-50s. Louis Armstrong did a version of it. As did Frankie Laine and Johnny Cash. And, Bob Dylan used to sing it at soundchecks in the mid-80's. Don't forget Jerry lee lewis and ray Charles. the list is probably very long but I love that song and Brian's version might be pretty special. BTW check out Brian's official site, there's an official press release.... Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: matt-zeus on January 30, 2007, 01:18:51 AM I can't work out whether to go, I was hovering over the cheap seats (literally next to the sky), my girlfriend just assumed I would want to, but I don't know, I need something more to lure me...
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: Andrew G. Doe on January 30, 2007, 05:27:27 AM I'll be there. ::)
Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on January 30, 2007, 06:19:19 AM Lucky bastard.
You'll put up a review, I hope... Title: Re: Brian performing new project in the UK Post by: matt-zeus on January 30, 2007, 06:20:26 AM I'll be there. ::) Ha Ha! ;D Are you bringing a hamper of food and drinks?, that would really coax me... ...I really enjoyed your book by the way |