Seeing Mike+Bruce in three days

[mikeyj]

...and I am pretty excited since I've never been inside the Sydney Opera House even though I live in Sydney, it will be the first time I've seen an orchestra (some day I'd like to see an actual classical piece live) and it's the first time I'm seeing Mike and Bruce. So what can I expect from them? I mean in terms of a set-list?

By the way, is there anyone else on this board going on Thursday night?

[The Shift]

I've never seen an orchestral Mike & Bruce show but the band shows in the UK have been terrific in recent years.

Hope you have a blast!

[The Shift]

Worth checking out this post on the bloo board and the review it oinks to:

http://www.brianwilson.com/cgi-bin/community/viewmessage.cgi?r=126498541059167198198&l=level2

[Beach Boy]

That's cool, hope you have a great time!   

Though I wouldn't expect a rarities show. Maybe a Good Timin' here and a Ballad of Ole Betsy there.

[mikeyj]

Thanks Wee Helper and Beach Boy. I'm sure it'll be great!

Though I wouldn't expect a rarities show. Maybe a Good Timin' here and a Ballad of Ole Betsy there.

If they do Ballad of Ole Betsy I'll be pretty happy as that's always been one of my favourites!

[runnersdialzero]

That's cool, hope you have a great time!   

Though I wouldn't expect a rarities show. Maybe a Good Timin' here and a Ballad of Ole Betsy there.

Not necessarily a "rarities" show, but I had thought they did tend to play a few obscure songs here and there?

[c-man]

Here's the link to the topic I posted last March, after seeing three symphony shows here in Omaha:

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,7029.0.html

And here's the setlist from those shows...I would expect something similar:

Setlist:
Orchestral Prelude: SYMPHONIC OVERTURE - CALIFORNIA GIRLS / SLOOP JOHN B. / SURFER GIRL / GOD ONLY KNOWS / IN MY ROOM / DON'T WORRY BABY / PLEASE LET ME WONDER / FRIENDS / WARMTH OF THE SUN / ALL SUMMER LONG / CALIFORNIA GIRLS (Reprise)
- First Set -
CALIFORNIA GIRLS
WHEN I GROW UP (TO BE A MAN)
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE
KISS ME, BABY
THEN I KISSED HER
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
DARLIN'
BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL
SURFER GIRL
DO IT AGAIN
CATCH A WAVE
SURFIN' SAFARI
BALLAD OF OLE' BETSY
DON'T WORRY BABY
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
I GET AROUND
- Intermission -
Orchestral Prelude: IN MY ROOM
- Second Set -
HEROES AND VILLAINS
SLOOP JOHN B.
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE
THEIR HEARTS WERE FULL OF SPRING
DISNEY GIRLS
HERE TODAY
YOU STILL BELIEVE IN ME
GOD ONLY KNOWS
GOOD VIBRATIONS
HELP ME, RHONDA
DO YOU WANNA DANCE?
BARBARA ANN
SURFIN' U.S.A.

- Encore -
KOKOMO
FUN, FUN, FUN

[Beach Boy]

Pretty cool set, no carl medley and many pet sounds songs.

[punkinhead]

Carl medley? What do they usually play?


Who sings lead on Heroes ?

[TheLazenby]

How DARE they play "Heroes and Villains".  Let me guess, it's the bastardized single version, WITHOUT the Cantina verse that is damn well part of the song?

Actually, if they did sing the Cantina verse, that might be even worse... kinda slapping Brian in the face.

[The infamous Baldwin Organ]

How DARE they play "Heroes and Villains".  Let me guess, it's the bastardized single version, WITHOUT the Cantina verse that is damn well part of the song?

Actually, if they did sing the Cantina verse, that might be even worse... kinda slapping Brian in the face.

That's a little extreme, man. Heroes and Villains was a Beach Boys single. I'm not going to tell you how to feel, but I think it's their right to play songs from The Beach Boys catalog because they've been granted permission to tour under The Beach Boys name.

[Jason]

How DARE they play "Heroes and Villains".  Let me guess, it's the bastardized single version, WITHOUT the Cantina verse that is damn well part of the song?

As he yelled, fist pumping in the air, "FUM HIM THE MOURDOROUS BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

For what it's worth, Michael and Bruce have been playing Heroes and Villains as early as 2000.

[mikeyj]

Thanks for that c-man. If they play that set-list (or something similar) I'd be very happy!

[SG7]

How DARE they play "Heroes and Villains".  Let me guess, it's the bastardized single version, WITHOUT the Cantina verse that is damn well part of the song?

Actually, if they did sing the Cantina verse, that might be even worse... kinda slapping Brian in the face.

At they aren't doing Till I Die anymore 

[c-man]

Who sings lead on Heroes ?

John Cowsill (Al's part) and Christian Love (Carl's part)...same arrangement as the '73 "In Concert" album.

[Jason]

Back in 2000 when they played it, Chris Farmer sang the entire thing, if I remember correctly.

[mikeyj]

Oh by the way, can someone run me through who the members of the band are? So here is a photo... are all these guys still in the band?



I know which one John Cowsill is and of course Mike and Bruce but I'm not certain about any of the others.

[Steve Mayo]

have fun..i know you will!!

btw...check your pm... 

[Sheriff John Stone]

How DARE they play "Heroes and Villains".  Let me guess, it's the bastardized single version, WITHOUT the Cantina verse that is damn well part of the song?

Actually, if they did sing the Cantina verse, that might be even worse... kinda slapping Brian in the face.

Why is that?

[c-man]

Oh by the way, can someone run me through who the members of the band are? So here is a photo... are all these guys still in the band?



I know which one John Cowsill is and of course Mike and Bruce but I'm not certain about any of the others.

Left to Right:  Christian Love, John Cowsill, Bruce, Randall Kirsch, Mike, Scott Totten, Tim Bonhomme.

[runnersdialzero]

How DARE they play "Heroes and Villains".  Let me guess, it's the bastardized single version, WITHOUT the Cantina verse that is damn well part of the song?

Actually, if they did sing the Cantina verse, that might be even worse... kinda slapping Brian in the face.

lawl.

"Single version"? Don't you mean the album version??? The album version doesn't have the Cantina section. Sorry - it isn't "bastardized", that's how the final version of the song is.

Do you really expect them to play a version akin to the mix that Brian abandoned? Or his 2004 arrangement? Come on - don't be ridiculous.

[mikeyj]

Thanks c-man. Very helpful

[The Shift]

Left to Right:  Christian Love, John Cowsill, Bruce, Randall Kirsch, Mike, Scott Totten, Tim Bonhomme.

I still dunno whether this pic is Photoshopped or whether the band had a group booking at a Botox & Tango Tanning Centre.

Or is this not the band at all? Are these the collectable figures being sold at gigs?

[Beach Boy]

Cool pic, Bruce looks much better without a hat!

Carl medley? What do they usually play?

Little Deuce Coupe
Shut Down
409
Little Old Lady From Pasadena sometimes
I Get Around
Still Cruisin'
plus Don't Worry Baby and Ballad Of Ole Betsy were played right before the medley, if you consider them as car songs. 

In the mid80ies they even added Little GTO and Hey Little Cobra.

[c-man]

Cool pic, Bruce looks much better without a hat!

Carl medley? What do they usually play?

Little Deuce Coupe
Shut Down
409
Little Old Lady From Pasadena sometimes
I Get Around
Still Cruisin'
plus Don't Worry Baby and Ballad Of Ole Betsy were played right before the medley, if you consider them as car songs. 

In the mid80ies they even added Little GTO and Hey Little Cobra.

That would be a "car" medley.  I, for one, would be intrigued by a "Carl" medley.