Mike and Bruce Tour 2015

[Eric Aniversario]

Looking forward to seeing the Foskett Beach Boys.  I imagine the sound is quite different than the Christian Love Beach Boys.     The added musicianship just has to be a plus as well.  anyone seen this show who has seen M & B in recent years without him?   I must have missed a discussion of this........How do the shows compare?

Just saw the Beach Boys tonight in Tucson, and I will say without any question that I think this is the best they've sounded since Carl died.

They did at least three songs I don't recall hearing the group perform live before ... "Here, Today" (I know, of course, Brian has done this, at least on the Pet Sounds tour), "Good To My Baby", & "You're So Good To Me". If any of these are or have been regulars, chalk it up to an Old Guy's memory. Shortly after the Carl GOK segment, they showed a video (newly discovered, Mike said) of Denny pounding away on his drums while playing an audio of him singing "Do You Wanna Dance?" (not the released version).

Jeffrey definitely does some heavy lifting; in addition to the leads and parts you'd expect from him, he took "Darlin' " tonight. Thought that was Cowsill's.

The other big news... Bruce wore pants. I had to do the package since I got our tickets late, so I did get to speak with him before the show. Apparently others have brought this up before, because he was real quick with his response. Me: "Bruce; you're in Tucson. Where's the shorts?" Bruce: "At the cleaners!" Later, when he signed an old cd I brought, I told him I would have brought "Going Public" but had heard he didn't sign that one. He said he did, and then added "And my next one will be called 'Going Private' ".  I think he's said that before, hasn't he?

One other thought... Their video screens are really terrific. Tons of photos of everybody. A better presentation than I remember from C50.

A really fun night.  

I saw them on New year's eve at a casino show, so we didn't get any of those 3 songs you mentioned. Who sang lead on You're So Good To Me? I don't think that's been on the setlist since Chris Farmer was in the band (apart from the C50 shows of course). I think Jeff sounds great on Darlin.

[SonoraDick]

Eric,

Pretty sure Bruce sang lead on "YSGTM", with Jeff on the la la las.

One more "new" one I remembered; although this was just in the soundcheck, it sounded great... "Keep An Eye On Summer".  When it was over, Bruce said something like "Bet you've never heard that one live before".

[SonoraDick]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgDXmItlWYw&feature=youtu.be

FFF from last night. Sorry it's not anything more exotic, but, with security sitting about four feet away (his head is visible near the end) I didn't dare shoot much video until the closer.

[Mayoman]

Looking forward to seeing the Foskett Beach Boys.  I imagine the sound is quite different than the Christian Love Beach Boys.     The added musicianship just has to be a plus as well.  anyone seen this show who has seen M & B in recent years without him?   I must have missed a discussion of this........How do the shows compare?

Just saw the Beach Boys tonight in Tucson, and I will say without any question that I think this is the best they've sounded since Carl died.

They did at least three songs I don't recall hearing the group perform live before ... "Here, Today" (I know, of course, Brian has done this, at least on the Pet Sounds tour), "Good To My Baby", & "You're So Good To Me". If any of these are or have been regulars, chalk it up to an Old Guy's memory. Shortly after the Carl GOK segment, they showed a video (newly discovered, Mike said) of Denny pounding away on his drums while playing an audio of him singing "Do You Wanna Dance?" (not the released version).

Jeffrey definitely does some heavy lifting; in addition to the leads and parts you'd expect from him, he took "Darlin' " tonight. Thought that was Cowsill's.

The other big news... Bruce wore pants. I had to do the package since I got our tickets late, so I did get to speak with him before the show. Apparently others have brought this up before, because he was real quick with his response. Me: "Bruce; you're in Tucson. Where's the shorts?" Bruce: "At the cleaners!" Later, when he signed an old cd I brought, I told him I would have brought "Going Public" but had heard he didn't sign that one. He said he did, and then added "And my next one will be called 'Going Private' ".  I think he's said that before, hasn't he?

One other thought... Their video screens are really terrific. Tons of photos of everybody. A better presentation than I remember from C50.

A really fun night.  

I saw them on New year's eve at a casino show, so we didn't get any of those 3 songs you mentioned. Who sang lead on You're So Good To Me? I don't think that's been on the setlist since Chris Farmer was in the band (apart from the C50 shows of course). I think Jeff sounds great on Darlin.

Was David Marks there on New Year's? I heard he was. Did he take any leads?

[Rob Dean]

Looking forward to seeing the Foskett Beach Boys.  I imagine the sound is quite different than the Christian Love Beach Boys.     The added musicianship just has to be a plus as well.  anyone seen this show who has seen M & B in recent years without him?   I must have missed a discussion of this........How do the shows compare?

Just saw the Beach Boys tonight in Tucson, and I will say without any question that I think this is the best they've sounded since Carl died.

They did at least three songs I don't recall hearing the group perform live before ... "Here, Today" (I know, of course, Brian has done this, at least on the Pet Sounds tour), "Good To My Baby", & "You're So Good To Me". If any of these are or have been regulars, chalk it up to an Old Guy's memory. Shortly after the Carl GOK segment, they showed a video (newly discovered, Mike said) of Denny pounding away on his drums while playing an audio of him singing "Do You Wanna Dance?" (not the released version).

Jeffrey definitely does some heavy lifting; in addition to the leads and parts you'd expect from him, he took "Darlin' " tonight. Thought that was Cowsill's.

The other big news... Bruce wore pants. I had to do the package since I got our tickets late, so I did get to speak with him before the show. Apparently others have brought this up before, because he was real quick with his response. Me: "Bruce; you're in Tucson. Where's the shorts?" Bruce: "At the cleaners!" Later, when he signed an old cd I brought, I told him I would have brought "Going Public" but had heard he didn't sign that one. He said he did, and then added "And my next one will be called 'Going Private' ".  I think he's said that before, hasn't he?

One other thought... Their video screens are really terrific. Tons of photos of everybody. A better presentation than I remember from C50.

A really fun night.  

Oh yes he does / or has done - Personally signed to me a number of years ago HOWEVER you should have seen the look on Bruces face (and laugh) when I presented the 'Looking Back With Love' sleeve to Mike to sign , it was priceless  

[Scott]

Eric,

Pretty sure Bruce sang lead on "YSGTM", with Jeff on the la la las.

One more "new" one I remembered; although this was just in the soundcheck, it sounded great... "Keep An Eye On Summer".  When it was over, Bruce said something like "Bet you've never heard that one live before".

Sorry, but we did not do YSGTM.  We added HERE TODAY and HEROES AND VILLAINS.

Scott

[Mikie]

"Added" Heroes & Villains? Shucks, Scott, H&V should be a staple in the setlist!  "Here Today" is a good one though!

Hey Scott, since Jeff has been added to the lineup, does he have more input to songs to be added to the set list, or do you or all of the band members have equal input?

[SonoraDick]

you should have seen the look on Bruces face (and laugh) when I presented the 'Looking Back With Love' sleeve to Mike to sign , it was priceless  

That's funny, because I almost brought LBWL, but decided I didn't want to cart any albums along with me. Mike & Bruce both signed my "Sunflower" cd insert. Bruce said to my wife (who gave it to him to sign, as I had him sign my  "Surfin' 'Round The World" cd) something like "That's a nice album" & then he proceeded to tell her he wrote a song on it for his girlfriend in France. That's what she remembered him saying, anyway. I was too far away to hear the conversation. Their meeting went far better than the last one, after a C50 show, when Bruce had a one-word response to her request to sign the Stebbins Q & A book... NO.

[MyDrKnowsItKeepsMeCalm]

We added HERE TODAY and HEROES AND VILLAINS.

Scott

  Great choices!

[Nicko1234]

Looking forward to seeing the Foskett Beach Boys.  I imagine the sound is quite different than the Christian Love Beach Boys.     The added musicianship just has to be a plus as well.  anyone seen this show who has seen M & B in recent years without him?   I must have missed a discussion of this........How do the shows compare?

Just saw the Beach Boys tonight in Tucson, and I will say without any question that I think this is the best they've sounded since Carl died.

They did at least three songs I don't recall hearing the group perform live before ... "Here, Today" (I know, of course, Brian has done this, at least on the Pet Sounds tour), "Good To My Baby", & "You're So Good To Me". If any of these are or have been regulars, chalk it up to an Old Guy's memory. Shortly after the Carl GOK segment, they showed a video (newly discovered, Mike said) of Denny pounding away on his drums while playing an audio of him singing "Do You Wanna Dance?" (not the released version).

Jeffrey definitely does some heavy lifting; in addition to the leads and parts you'd expect from him, he took "Darlin' " tonight. Thought that was Cowsill's.

The other big news... Bruce wore pants. I had to do the package since I got our tickets late, so I did get to speak with him before the show. Apparently others have brought this up before, because he was real quick with his response. Me: "Bruce; you're in Tucson. Where's the shorts?" Bruce: "At the cleaners!" Later, when he signed an old cd I brought, I told him I would have brought "Going Public" but had heard he didn't sign that one. He said he did, and then added "And my next one will be called 'Going Private' ".  I think he's said that before, hasn't he?

One other thought... Their video screens are really terrific. Tons of photos of everybody. A better presentation than I remember from C50.

A really fun night.  

I saw them on New year's eve at a casino show, so we didn't get any of those 3 songs you mentioned. Who sang lead on You're So Good To Me? I don't think that's been on the setlist since Chris Farmer was in the band (apart from the C50 shows of course). I think Jeff sounds great on Darlin.

You`re So Good to Me was performed throughout 2008 I believe including at the lengthy British shows (where Here Today and Good to My Baby were also heard).

[Zargo]

You`re So Good to Me was performed throughout 2008 I believe including at the lengthy British shows (where Here Today and Good to My Baby were also heard).

I remember "Here Today" was played (and sounded fantastic!) with the Australian Symphony Orchestra at the Melbourne show I went to in late 2010 (I think it was)

[kiwi surfer]

You`re So Good to Me was performed throughout 2008 I believe including at the lengthy British shows (where Here Today and Good to My Baby were also heard).

I remember "Here Today" was played (and sounded fantastic!) with the Australian Symphony Orchestra at the Melbourne show I went to in late 2010 (I think it was)

Early 2010. I was there too. Great show.

[Eric Aniversario]

Looking forward to seeing the Foskett Beach Boys.  I imagine the sound is quite different than the Christian Love Beach Boys.     The added musicianship just has to be a plus as well.  anyone seen this show who has seen M & B in recent years without him?   I must have missed a discussion of this........How do the shows compare?

Just saw the Beach Boys tonight in Tucson, and I will say without any question that I think this is the best they've sounded since Carl died.

They did at least three songs I don't recall hearing the group perform live before ... "Here, Today" (I know, of course, Brian has done this, at least on the Pet Sounds tour), "Good To My Baby", & "You're So Good To Me". If any of these are or have been regulars, chalk it up to an Old Guy's memory. Shortly after the Carl GOK segment, they showed a video (newly discovered, Mike said) of Denny pounding away on his drums while playing an audio of him singing "Do You Wanna Dance?" (not the released version).

Jeffrey definitely does some heavy lifting; in addition to the leads and parts you'd expect from him, he took "Darlin' " tonight. Thought that was Cowsill's.

The other big news... Bruce wore pants. I had to do the package since I got our tickets late, so I did get to speak with him before the show. Apparently others have brought this up before, because he was real quick with his response. Me: "Bruce; you're in Tucson. Where's the shorts?" Bruce: "At the cleaners!" Later, when he signed an old cd I brought, I told him I would have brought "Going Public" but had heard he didn't sign that one. He said he did, and then added "And my next one will be called 'Going Private' ".  I think he's said that before, hasn't he?

One other thought... Their video screens are really terrific. Tons of photos of everybody. A better presentation than I remember from C50.

A really fun night.  

I saw them on New year's eve at a casino show, so we didn't get any of those 3 songs you mentioned. Who sang lead on You're So Good To Me? I don't think that's been on the setlist since Chris Farmer was in the band (apart from the C50 shows of course). I think Jeff sounds great on Darlin.

Was David Marks there on New Year's? I heard he was. Did he take any leads?

Yes, he was there and sang Getcha Back. I saw him walking around the casino before the show and said hi. He remembered me later backstage, which I thought was cool.

Randell sang Then I kissed her, Stamos did Forever, Jeff did Darlin, Good Vibrations, Don't Worry Baby, and maybe a few others I can't remember at the moment. Scott and Jeff did a tandem lead on Fools, although Scott was more audible on the first verse. Cowsill did Rhonda. Bruce introduced GOK, but didn't have any leads that I can remember. The Dennis video was shown for Do You Wanna Dance.

A number of recent staples were dropped, probably because of the time limits imposed by casinos. No Disney Girls, Wendy, All This is That, Betsy, Wild Honey. But I got to hear Little st Nick! Never heard that one in person before! There were still a few lesser known songs like Goin to the Beach, Pisces brothers, still cruisin. I hope I get to hear Here Today and Heroes & Villains some time this upcoming year!

[Micha]

I wish they had done Here Today on the C50 tour. At least at the concert that I attended.

[RubberSoul13]

"Here Today" is very high on my list of songs I've yet to hear live!!!

I wish they would do it more...it fits right in with their show too...and it would involve Mike in the "pet sounds" portion of the show.


I don't want to jump to conclusions...but with a smaller band like this, I worry about the quality of "Heroes and Villains".

[Scott]

"Here Today" is very high on my list of songs I've yet to hear live!!!

I wish they would do it more...it fits right in with their show too...and it would involve Mike in the "pet sounds" portion of the show.


I don't want to jump to conclusions...but with a smaller band like this, I worry about the quality of "Heroes and Villains".

Don't worry RS13!  We do the live BB version that they played all through the 70's not the record version we did on C50.  I normally like to stick to the record versions, but I think the 70's live version rocks.  And Cowsill sings the lead very well.  It's a fun song to do and another one that amazes me at the genius of Brian Wilson.

Scott

[drbeachboy]

"Here Today" is very high on my list of songs I've yet to hear live!!!

I wish they would do it more...it fits right in with their show too...and it would involve Mike in the "pet sounds" portion of the show.


I don't want to jump to conclusions...but with a smaller band like this, I worry about the quality of "Heroes and Villains".

Don't worry RS13!  We do the live BB version that they played all through the 70's not the record version we did on C50.  I normally like to stick to the record versions, but I think the 70's live version rocks.  And Cowsill sings the lead very well.  It's a fun song to do and another one that amazes me at the genius of Brian Wilson.

Scott

I have to agree you here, Heroes & Villains really rocks with that 70's arrangement. That In Concert track is still my favorite version of the song.

[Shady]

Scott, please run the idea of doing "all I wanna do" live past Mike, he seems pretty oblivious to the fact it's one of his, if not his great composition.

Such a beautiful song.

[Scott]

Scott, please run the idea of doing "all I wanna do" live past Mike, he seems pretty oblivious to the fact it's one of his, if not his great composition.

Such a beautiful song.

Great idea Shady!  I will...

Scott

[the captain]

Scott, please run the idea of doing "all I wanna do" live past Mike, he seems pretty oblivious to the fact it's one of his, if not his great composition.

Such a beautiful song.

Great idea Shady!  I will...

Scott

Seeing/hearing that would be amazing. It's one of my favorites among songs I haven't yet seen live. Please please please.

[RubberSoul13]

"Here Today" is very high on my list of songs I've yet to hear live!!!

I wish they would do it more...it fits right in with their show too...and it would involve Mike in the "pet sounds" portion of the show.


I don't want to jump to conclusions...but with a smaller band like this, I worry about the quality of "Heroes and Villains".

Don't worry RS13!  We do the live BB version that they played all through the 70's not the record version we did on C50.  I normally like to stick to the record versions, but I think the 70's live version rocks.  And Cowsill sings the lead very well.  It's a fun song to do and another one that amazes me at the genius of Brian Wilson.

Scott

I was just thinking Cowsill would be the man for that! That's a killer arrangement and is surely more suitable than the record.

One question if I may...what inspires the inclusion of "Heroes and Villains"? Is it based upon the venue...or how you guys feel? It just comes up so rarely yet, is so vastly well-known.

[baseball95]

Scott, please run the idea of doing "all I wanna do" live past Mike, he seems pretty oblivious to the fact it's one of his, if not his great composition.

Such a beautiful song.

Great idea Shady!  I will...

Scott

Seeing/hearing that would be amazing. It's one of my favorites among songs I haven't yet seen live. Please please please.

New year and its great to see some new songs in the set. What a fantastic job! All I Wanna Do would be amazing. How about Cherry Cherry Coupe or Custom Machine, those would go great in the car set!

[lee]

Thank you for asking Shady. I always thought (and have posted in threads here before) that All I Wanna Do and Here Today should be added to the set lists. Two great songs with great leads by Mike. It's great to see that Here Today and Heroes and Villians have been played recently.

I've been following the set lists more recently over the last few months and have seen some great additions with Here Today, Heroes, Good To My Baby, Please Let Me Wonder, All This Is That, Surfin', Warmth Of The Sun and Wendy. I Amy be the only one but I was also thrilled to see Rock & Roll music being dropped for the Christmas shows. It's just one of those songs I never liked or associated with The Beach Boys.

Scott, has Deirdre ever been considered for the set list?

[Rocker]

Scott, please run the idea of doing "all I wanna do" live past Mike, he seems pretty oblivious to the fact it's one of his, if not his great composition.

Such a beautiful song.

Didn't a member of this board in 2012 try to get to ask Mike during a Q&A for the Beach Boys tour if they will include this song in the set? I don't remember if he got to ask or just planned on doing so.

[ontor pertawst]

Tucson review, nice comments re: the band. Best not look if mocking Mike Love gives you agita:

http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010515_beach_boys/al-perry-gives-some-love-beach-boys/

"The drummer, Johnny Cowsill, once he started going, was really a pounder like Denny. Plus he even sang lead on a couple songs, a big surprise there. And after a while I simply started to laugh at Love's idiotic gestures; they seemed like comedy to me."