Brian's State Theater concert in Australia gets a rave review:

After a short interval, he returned to perform his latest composition That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative). For all the tapping legs and clapping hands of the first half, it was time to sit back and watch a piece that was the ultimate in reflection unfurl.

The romance of California is still there in his creative blood and so too is the signature Beach Boy falsetto but underneath was a beautiful musical work that showered you with Wilson's strongest suite - the nobility of innocence.

Coupled with a visually delightful, and at times psychedelic purple, red and yellow visual display, it was an evening that had the audience in the palm of his hands.

As an encore, with the entire State Theatre giving him a standing ovation, he dived back into the world of his youth keeping the audience standing in elation and dancing to the songs that are the soundtrack to many lives.

It was a concert beautifully orchestrated and the selection of songs performed, of which there are over forty, put equal footing on the legacy he has left and the future he still has in front of him. Brian Wilson may be a pop idol to his contemporaries but it's clear that his brilliance has not diminished over such a long career.

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