Brian with Jeff Beck Fall Tour Dates

[Awesoman]

It's hard to resist seeing Mr. Show!

Yeah Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were hilarious.

... wait, what?!

[ontor pertawst]

ontor, have a good time!  Will you be sending in reports live from the show?  If not, try to get to it soon as you get home.

I am definitely not going to be posting here while watching the show, but definitely expect some gibberish afterwards!

Yeah Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were hilarious.

... wait, what?!

I'm responding to the post directly above it re: that comedy festival yesterday that Gohi opted for instead of the Greek. They performed there and Bob shook the crime stick most vigorously. It'd be a tough call for me as well choosing between the two, having missed out on the tapings back in the 90s.

[Niko]

Saw this on a youtube video
"When I see Brian Wilson perform live, or speak in interviews, I get the idea that he was made for nothing other than music. He has zero stage presence or charisma (but it's still amazing to watch him perform for the music alone), he's completely awkward and strange during interviews, but his music is completely confident and perfect. It's like god put so much musical talent into him there wasn't room for anything else."

Enjoy the show for everyone who won't be there

[filledeplage]

Saw this on a youtube video
"When I see Brian Wilson perform live, or speak in interviews, I get the idea that he was made for nothing other than music. He has zero stage presence or charisma (but it's still amazing to watch him perform for the music alone), he's completely awkward and strange during interviews, but his music is completely confident and perfect. It's like god put so much musical talent into him there wasn't room for anything else."

Enjoy the show for everyone who won't be there

Spoken like someone who hasn't sat in the front row in front of Brian.  My observation after seeing him a bunch, is that Brian pays close attention to those who "know the words." He misses nothing.  It is a quiet charisma.  And, he does come out with some very funny stuff. During C50 Brian hollered out, at a show I saw, for people to stop firing beach balls at the stage.  They did.  He got the audience to do something that the security people couldn't. 

[Rocker]

Just saw that I missed the news of Brian, Al and David playing "'til I die":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN4QFDKgraU

[Niko]

Saw this on a youtube video
"When I see Brian Wilson perform live, or speak in interviews, I get the idea that he was made for nothing other than music. He has zero stage presence or charisma (but it's still amazing to watch him perform for the music alone), he's completely awkward and strange during interviews, but his music is completely confident and perfect. It's like god put so much musical talent into him there wasn't room for anything else."

Enjoy the show for everyone who won't be there

Spoken like someone who hasn't sat in the front row in front of Brian.  My observation after seeing him a bunch, is that Brian pays close attention to those who "know the words." He misses nothing.  It is a quiet charisma.  And, he does come out with some very funny stuff. During C50 Brian hollered out, at a show I saw, for people to stop firing beach balls at the stage.  They did.  He got the audience to do something that the security people couldn't. 

I just thought it was a nice sentiment
And no I haven't seen Brian from the front row before. I'm sure that's wonderful.

[alf wiedersehen]

I'm going today, too.

I haven't read a whole lot of interviews lately.. any chance of new songs being played?

[Shady]

Truly envious of everyone going to the show tonight 

[baseball95]

Were there any suprises in Vegas set a couple of nights ago?

[RubberSoul13]

Were there any suprises in Vegas set a couple of nights ago?

Nothing that hasn't been played on the tour thus far

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Just saw that I missed the news of Brian, Al and David playing "'til I die":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN4QFDKgraU

Wow, sounds great! Sounds like....... the Beach Boys.

[seltaeb1012002]

Just listened to the CT show in its entirety. A few thoughts:

1) This show really packs a punch. The set list is well chosen, and gives a nice variety between singers.

2) Al sounds so freaking good. I was sorta floating between being conscious and unconscious as I listened.. I almost thought "Cottonfields" was the record.

3) Jeff is making more of an effort to sound Brian-ish on "Don't Worry Baby" lately. I noticed it a little bit @ C50. He sounds really good on this now.

That's it! Looking forward to hearing the Beacon show when it pops up...

[KittyKat]

There's video on YouTube of an appearance Brian and part of his band made at a Darlene Love benefit in NYC last week. I found it slightly disconcerting that the two songs on a video are Jeff Foskett duetting with Darlene Love and not Brian. They're both falsetto songs, but still. They should have picked songs that Brian can actually sing. Brian looked so awkward seated right next to Darlene Love and trying to figure out where to sing when Jeff was sitting on the other side of him drowning him out.

[seltaeb1012002]

There's video on YouTube of an appearance Brian and part of his band made at a Darlene Love benefit in NYC last week. I found it slightly disconcerting that the two songs on a video are Jeff Foskett duetting with Darlene Love and not Brian. They're both falsetto songs, but still. They should have picked songs that Brian can actually sing. Brian looked so awkward seated right next to Darlene Love and trying to figure out where to sing when Jeff was sitting on the other side of him drowning him out.

Got a link?

[Justin]

What a great evening at the Greek Theater.  Pet Sounds was terrific even though I think the band could benefit from a few more rehearsals/performances of the full album.  Jeff had a shaky start on "Don't Talk..." Brian had a few issues settling on a melody and I remember one specific instance during "That's Not Me."  These were all minor things and considering they only had one full performance of it a week ago, they did an overall splendid job.  It finally hit home what I was actually witnessing by the time we got to "Here Today"...it was a flawless performance by everyone on stage.   

The Brian I saw tonight reminded me of the Brian I saw at the first Chicago show during the C50 tour...he was totally up, responsive to the music and really really focused.  He was very consistent with the other videos I've seen on this tour...he seems incredibly relaxed.  Being 71 seems to be agreeing very well with Brian.  He appears less on edge and more at home. 

Jeff Beck was phenomenal.  People really dug it and there seemed to have been an equal amount of Jeff Beck fans to Brian Wilson fans in attendance.  His set was very well received and I was mighty impressed it being the first time seeing him live. 

Overall, it was a night filled with amazing music.  A part of me wishes the Brian, Al, David, Blondie combo tours again.  Maybe because I didn't hear the rest of their full set that they play when they don't do "Pet Sounds" but a part me really wanted to hear more from the rest of them.  Al got his lead on "Help Me Rhonda" but we definitely could've used more.  Had Jeff Beck not been there, we could have gotten the full set in addition to the Pet Sounds performance.  I wish that was the case--but still happy Jeff Beck was there.  Another solution could have been they did two shows in LA so audiences could see the two different shows.  I wanted to hear "Cottonfields" and also "Little Bird."  But it's a tradeoff because we did get "pet Sounds" after all. 

During the intermission I heard a couple guys talking and one guy said to the other:  "I'd rather be at a Brian Wilson show than a Beach Boys show with Mike Love....I don't want to hear 'Kokomo' and all the other Mike Love songs.  You get the real thing here...."  I really really tried to not get up and correct the guy but I found it amusing nonetheless.

Some videos:

Wild Honey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQyXQb0jV3A&feature=youtu.be

That's Not Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO4tKjg-TCc&feature=youtu.be

Caroline, No
http://youtu.be/eBls56N6CO0

Our Prayer/Surf's Up
http://youtu.be/17KWAjNB7Uw

You Still Believe In Me (sorry about the cut in the middle---security came around)
http://youtu.be/1LFfDwnzW5s

[The Heartical Don]

Thank you Justin, lovely stuff...

[seltaeb1012002]

Holy Autotune, Batman!

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Nice video Justin.  Blondie rocks Wild Hoeny!

Here is WH from the PA show.  Poor video but audio is good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eER3w2cLrb4

[feelsflow]

Thank you Justin, lovely stuff...

Up close, and Rockin' !  Looking forward to the rest.  Big Stones fan 'eh?  I'll go back and watch some more later, I'm on the hunt for more BAD right now.  I did take a moment to read your touching tribute to Mike.  Do you have that posted on the We Love Mike thread?  You should do...  You have a very good camera, and a steady hand.

[feelsflow]

Holy Autotune, Batman!

Justin, see you are up early, working hard getting more clips up, thanks again.  That's Not Me was a little rough, But Caroline, No = Great vocal from both Brian and Jeff.  You Still Believe In Me - great, great, great, nice vocals from everybody.  You, Bubbly, and ontor, are lucky guys.  seltaeb, I was thinking, of all these clips we are seeing from the BAD tour, that they are not using live auto-tune.  You think they are, or that Brian needs that?  Hope I can soon hear the whole Beacon show.  Where did you find the CT show?  I tried to find what KittyKat was talking about, but all that seems to be is a two minute edit mash-up.  If they do record one of these for dvd, I hope they just let it run raw.  It was my biggest complaint about the C50 tour, not to mention the TWGMTR record.  Again, you did a great job Justin, and because you were so close, none of those pesky bathroom breaks folks moving in front of the camera.  I'm sure you all were just focus front, holding the edge of your seats.  Well, except you Justin...since you needed one hand to hold the camera.

[seltaeb1012002]

Holy Autotune, Batman!

seltaeb, I was thinking, of all these clips we are seeing from the BAD tour, that they are not using live auto-tune.  You think they are, or that Brian needs that?  Hope I can soon hear the whole Beacon show.  Where did you find the CT show?  I tried to find what KittyKat was talking about, but all that seems to be is a two minute edit mash-up.  If they do record one of these for dvd, I hope they just let it run raw.  It was my biggest complaint about the C50 tour, not to mention the TWGMTR record.

Oh yeah, "That's Not Me" sounds extremely wobbly. I'm thinking it's not only Autotune.. but Autotune set to the wrong key!

"I'm Waiting For The Day" sounded great. Wonder why they still feel the need to mangle this guys live vocals from time to time?

[feelsflow]

While you were posting, I was adding edits.  I commented on That's not Me - Unless it's used heavy, it doesn't bother me.  If that is auto-tune on the others, I guess I just can't tell.  Where it really bothers me, is when it's set so high that I can no longer tell who's singing what.  You can read page after page of "name that vocal line" threads around here.  And that's not too hard with stuff pre- 2000, and I'm not talking about just TWGMTR, McCartney is drenching his vocals with it on record and live.  Makes me sound like my parents..."it all just sounds the same."  Judy Collins can still sing like a bird, so I know it's not all auto-tune.  I find a lot of my old very favorites, Crosby, Stills, Garfunkel, and many more are really talking their way through tracks, or recording them a word or phrase at a time.  Reminds me of what they did with the old Doors Live record.  Paul Simon is one of the few who can make that work.  But, I don't want to derail the thread going on.  I've stopped buying their records though, and it isn't just auto-tune at the bottom of it, in all cases.  They are old.  I would not trade in the times I got to watch Brian back in the 70/80's, when he wouldn't sing much, but boy did he sound great banging it out on a real grand piano with the Boys.  I do think that this current tour is the most inspired singing he's done in a while.  He is still a great show, for his age.  Whatever he is doing to make the DVDs sound so good vocal-wise - TLOS was a stand-out, hope he keeps putting those out.  This tour should be recorded and filmed.

[leggo of my ego]

Glad to hear the everyone that attended the Greek had a great time!

Anybody spot a pro-video crew shooting this? 

Justin Hayward saw that his last date will have a DVD release. What about Wilson? 

[ontor pertawst]

Lots of fun! Great review, Justin -- pretty much my take. Altho I'm ashamed to admit I nodded off for a minute during Beck's set. It drained all of my enthusiasm until "Our Prayer" hit. Parking was a a delicious nightmare!

Snagged some videos of "I Know There's An Answer" and a few others on two cameras, I'll muck about and upload 'em if they came out nice. Dodging security was entertaining.

[Azmo]

While the Las Vegas show didn’t produce any new musical treats, it was a wonderful concert.  All the musicians seemed relaxed and having a blast.  My wife, a somewhat reluctant Brian fan, thought it was a top Brian show, right up there with the SMiLE show.  Brian seemed relaxed and his voice was mellow, but strong.  He seemed to be singing without the teleprompter quite a bit.  The show was relaxed and seemed like a family affair with family and friends in attendance.  They began with THEIR HEARTS WERE FULL OF SPRING and Brian dedicated the show to two of the Four Freshman who were present.  After CALIFORNIA GIRLS and DO IT AGAIN Brian let his comrades take the lead: Jeff on DON’T WORRY BABY, Al on COTTONFIELDS, David on LITLLE BIRD (with the great story of Dennis chopping down the tree David fell out of), and Blondie on SAIL ON SAILOR and an electrifying WILD HONEY (my personal high point).  After Darian sang DARLIN, Brian thanked “The great Darian Sahanaja, the great Jeff Foskett, and the great ME.”  HEROES AND VILLAINS was another show highlight. Al made a reference to “their” new Beach Boys box set and quickly made a correction as the lawyers were “running to their phones.”  Al also spit something out of his mouth right before an introduction and made a crack about his dentist in the audience. Brian later introduced Billy Hinche, along with Carl and Dennis’s ex-wives! The Jeff Beck set was amazing and SURF’S UP was another show highlight.  Beck added some fine guitar work to the encores of BARBARA ANN and SURFIN USA.  On SURFIN USA, Brian sang some of the SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN cities!  All in all, one of our favorite Brian shows.