Pet Sounds was Brian Wilson's masterpiece, but news that Brian and Al Jardine will 'reform' the Beach Boys to play this music on a 40th anniversity celebration tour (see story) is scary. Given that brothers Dennis and Carl are dead (and, therefore, unavailable to tour)and that original lead vocalist Mike Love hates Brian and tours with his own pathetic oldies version (with Bruce Johnston) of the Beach Boys, it is blasphemy to call this tour a Beach Boys project. Just bill it for what it is - Brian Wilson with cousin Al sittin' in. The Beach Boys as a musical force have been dead since the early seventies.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Wouldn't it be nice....no, it wouldn't....
Pet Sounds was Brian Wilson's masterpiece, but news that Brian and Al Jardine will 'reform' the Beach Boys to play this music on a 40th anniversity celebration tour (see story) is scary. Given that brothers Dennis and Carl are dead (and, therefore, unavailable to tour)and that original lead vocalist Mike Love hates Brian and tours with his own pathetic oldies version (with Bruce Johnston) of the Beach Boys, it is blasphemy to call this tour a Beach Boys project. Just bill it for what it is - Brian Wilson with cousin Al sittin' in. The Beach Boys as a musical force have been dead since the early seventies.
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I beg to differ! I have recently heard Mike Love's version of The Beach Boys, with Bruce Johnston, and they were great. I saw them 2 months ago at EPCOT in Orlando, and they had a huge crowd screeming with delight. Sure its not the original Beach Boys, but the songs were still great, and their performance flawless. Jim Kane
PS - I should know, I've seen the Beach Boys back in the good old days of the 60s.
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