The big joke about Bruce is that his whole job now is to "Smile and clap", and he does that well.
On Sunday, September 8, 2013 6:53:31 PM UTC-7, Leslie wrote: > > Last night I took my granddaughter (11 years old) to her first concert, > the Beach Boys, at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, California. > Great venue, we had seats 13 rows back center stage for $85 each. Really > good acoustics. > We had a great time; sorry, I didn't do a set list as I usually do, now I > wish I would have. > > They did the usual standards, plus these that at least I think are not > usual: > Ballad of Ole Betsy > Wild Honey > Disney Girls > Goin' to the Beach > God Only Knows (Bruce introduced this as "something different", they > played a 24 track recording of Carl singing, with the live band providing > backup, and a video montage) > > My granddaughter was hoping that they would perform Surfer Girl and Be > True to Your School, which they did, so she was happy. > The other song she would have liked to hear was Island Girl, but I told > her ahead of time not to expect that one, so she was ok about it. > > Mike really sounded good. His bass was spot-on as far as I could tell. > Not as much chit-chat as last time I saw them (the only other time I've > seen them), just song after song, with some audience interaction. Bruce > did a great job on Disney Girls. I wasn't as impressed with his part of > Their Hearts Were Full of Spring, but I'm not sure if it was him (sounded > thin) or if it was something with the sound system. I felt the same way > about Randell Kirch's Don't Worry Baby, but the woman two seats down talked > about how wonderful he was on that song and that they should have him sing > more. I thought his backup was good, but his lead on that song was > strident. But maybe it was just me, or my seat. Bruce did an excellent > job keeping the audience engaged. He made it appear that the section > directly in front of his section of the stage were his personal friends; > maybe they were, I don't know, but he seemed to have a connection with > them, regardless. Scott Totten, Christian Love, and Tim Bonhomme were all > really enjoyable and did a great job. And I really liked John Cowsill, he's > my favorite performer with the current lineup. Seriously. He can sing > Wild Honey, Darlin, and Help Me Rhonda for me any time. I think Brian > should steal him away. > So here's my synopsis: If you want to go hear the Beach Boys music > performed as closely to the original as possible, go see Brian Wilson. > There really is no comparison in quality. Scott Totten, Christian Love, > and Randell Kirsch, as good as they are, are not Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, > and Brian Wilson, and the blend of their voices are not as closely > replicated as they are with Brian's band. If you want to experience a fun > time with people who think they are seeing the original Beach Boys, go see > Mike Love and the Beach Boys. It really is a great show, and you get to > see Mike and Bruce, which is huge. People really, really, enjoy the show > -- people who have no obsession with the Beach Boys like we do. :) Both > are valuable in their own ways. It really made me wonder about how the > Beach Boys concerts with Brian, Al, and David went; I haven't logged on to > the Blooey in a long time, and I didn't go to those concerts because the > venues weren't close to me, the tickets were so expensive, and family > health issues. Did any of you go? I would be interested to hear. > > And now I have ordered the Cowsills dvd, That's Why God Made the Radio, > and am requesting Made in California and the 50th Anniversary DVD for my > birthday. > So a successful concert :) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
