thanks Dave - so good to read a non suck-up, intelligent review - nic one.
On Nov 15, 5:34 am, D-Squared <[email protected]> wrote: > All in all a very good show by Brian Thursday. > > The venue holds I think around 1800, and I would be generous if I said > there were half of that in attendance. But, we are talking Lowell, MA > which is really in the middle of fucking nowhere, so kudos to Brian > for drawing fans up Route 495, and Route 3 for that matter. I also > wonder why a Boston venue wasn't available. Be that as it may, to > quote a local song by John Lincoln Wright about trashy towns - "being > stuck here in Braintree, with you in Methuen, it's almost like living > in Lowell." > > To set the scene, the Lowell Memorial Auditorium is like City Hall > transfromed into a concert gig. Very austere; I had the feeling this > joint would be better suited for pulling a building permit than > watching a show. > > So out comes Brian to a very dead crowd. I think I was the only one > who stood up to greet him. The setlist below is from Wilkes Barre, > but Thursday wasn't that much different. I also have to admit that the > band was pretty flat during most of the 1st set, and Brian's vocals > were a bit grating - not awful but typical difficulty with the high > notes. Once he got it going vocally though, In My Room and Heroes & > Villians were superb. > > But then a real sea change came on with the crowd towards the end of > the first set. The band cranked out an absolutely rocking I Get > Around, which I think had 26 or 27 folks of their ass. By the time > H&V and California Girls were finished the crowd was pretty much all > on their feet, and pretty damn raucous. > > Now seeing how we're between sets, let's discuss Brian's demeanor. He > did look good on stage, and he was nowhere near the mannequin I saw > onstage at Hampton Beach last year. He certainly was very with it, > even though most of his jokes and banter from my point of view were > obviously signaled from the teleprompter. Be that as it may, I don't > think any neophytes of a BW show left shaking their heads as I have > seen before. > > The second set absolutely rocked, and I was very happy to see how well > received the LOS tunes were received. If I remember right, Roll > Around Heaven was played after Southern California, and I certainly do > remember a huge applause. As was the case with I'm Going Home. That > whole LOS portion was just outstanding. > > The encore brought the house down and local guitar wiz Johnny A joined > the band during Fun, Surfin' & Barbara. He was just playing rythym, > but he was having a ball. > > I also looked up at Brian during this whole thing, and for the first > time since '99 I saw an unforced, natural, "I'm having a good time" > smile on his face, Hell, he had his bass on at that point. As > strange as it may be, that made the night for me. A real good night > with the maestro. > > That's it Headz. It is and always will be, a great time to be a Brian > Wilson fan. > > DO IT AGAIN > DANCE, DANCE, DANCE > GIRL DONʼT TELL ME > CATCH A WAVE > SURFER GIRL > IN MY ROOM > SALT LAKE CITY > CUSTOM MACHINE > DESERT DRIVE > PLEASE LET ME WONDER > DON'T WORRY BABY > I GET AROUND > HEROES AND VILLAINS > ROLL AROUND HEAVEN > CALIFORNIA GIRLS > > Set 2 > HEARTS > THE LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW > ALL SUMMER LONG > DARLINʼ > ADD SOME MUSIC > SHUT DOWN > LITTLE DEUCE COUPE > DO YOU WANNA DANCE > SLOOP JOHN B > WOULDN'T IT BE NICE > GOD ONLY KNOWS > MIDNIGHTʼS ANOTHER DAY > I'M GOING HOME > SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA > GOOD VIBRATIONS > Encores Wilkes Barre Nov 11, 2009 > LITTLE St. NICK > JOHNNY BE GOODE > HELP ME RHONDA > BARBARA ANN > SURFIN' U. S. A. > FUN, FUN, FUN > LOVE AND MERCY > > On Nov 12, 4:57 pm, t bedford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Enjoy the show, Dave....and leave those Official Blueboard Rose- > > Colored Goggles at home (beer goggles are okay). Looking forward to > > your review & I couldn't agree more about them frickin' Lurkerz.... > > > On Nov 12, 1:44 pm, D-Squared <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well folks, in a few hours Lisa and I will be headed up to the center > > > of the universe, Lowell MA, to see our hero, Brian Wilson, perform. > > > Looking forward to it to say the least. > > > > I'll be back tomorrow with a truthful, unabashed review of the > > > festivities. Until then, carry on & fukk the lurkerz!!!- Hide quoted text > > > - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/michaellenz?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
