Just returned home after seeing the Beach Boys tonight-- all I can say is that they were spectacular! They played for over 3 hours with just a short intermission halfway through-- all the hits, some obscure tunes, lots of songs that you'd always wanted to hear but never thought they would....
All the way back to the earliest, through a number of Pet Sounds and Smile tracks to the new stuff. Was amazing. Best songs of the night ( for me anyway):
'Hero's and Villians" ( feturing incredible harmonies), "Sail on Sailor" with Brian Wilson handling lead vocals, and some of the earlier hits like "Be True to Your School " and "I Get Around"
All said and done, a superb night. My friends in Europe, they're coming your way soon-- dont miss it

Do they have The Wrecking Crew playing the instruments since they did most of the studio work?

No Wrecking Crew-- ( although Hal Blaine was shown on the video screen a couple times ), but they had a really tight 9 piece band behind them--the drummer was reallly good-- John Cowsill -- anyone remember him from the 60's group the Cowsills ?

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No Wrecking Crew-- ( although Hal Blaine was shown on the video screen a couple times ), but they had a really tight 9 piece band behind them--the drummer was reallly good-- John Cowsill -- anyone remember him from the 60's group the Cowsills ?

Love American Style...greater than the red, white & blue!!!! or truer...or freer...or something....



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I downloaded a show and heard God Only Knows performed with a recorded lead vocal of Carl's.

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Just returned home after seeing the Beach Boys tonight-- all I can say is that they were spectacular! They played for over 3 hours with just a short intermission halfway through-- all the hits, some obscure tunes, lots of songs that you'd always wanted to hear but never thought they would....
All the way back to the earliest, through a number of Pet Sounds and Smile tracks to the new stuff. Was amazing. Best songs of the night ( for me anyway):
'Hero's and Villians" ( feturing incredible harmonies), "Sail on Sailor" with Brian Wilson handling lead vocals, and some of the earlier hits like "Be True to Your School " and "I Get Around"
All said and done, a superb night. My friends in Europe, they're coming your way soon-- dont miss it

Great to hear! And it's a real blessing in disguise having the Beach Boys coming back and touring like this for their 50th. I mean, this just has to provide at least some motivation for the Stones. If they had been considering "packing it in" then this didn't hurt at all having the Beach Boys coming back so strong. I know I have said this before but there is no way Mick was going to let Mike Love have the last laugh. You can bet your bottom dollar that if the Stones had called it quits Mike Love (somewhere down the road) would have made mention of how the Beach Boys outlasted England's Rolling Stones.

And, most importantly, the Beach Boys released a new album.

And it's quite good.

the new one? it's a pleasant little listen with elements of early beach boys, pet sounds-era beach boys and kokomo-styled beach boys. not exactly a work of art, though. the classic harmonies are still there a-plenty, however. i give it a 6 on a 1-10....

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anyone remember him from the 60's group the Cowsills ?

The real-life Partridge Family ?

Cowsills...

I saw 'em sittin' in the rain ....



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the new one? it's a pleasant little listen with elements of early beach boys, pet sounds-era beach boys and kokomo-styled beach boys. not exactly a work of art, though. the classic harmonies are still there a-plenty, however. i give it a 6 on a 1-10....

That's pretty much what I meant by quite good. Maybe I should have said "better than I expected".

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