Posted on 12/16/2011 3:15:39 PM PST by sushiman
Hollywood, California – December 16, 2011 – The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, will reunite for a global 50th Anniversary CELEBRATION in 2012. Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will come together for a new studio album and commemorative catalog releases with Capitol/EMI and a 50-date international tour to begin in April with a headlining performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ("Jazz Fest") as well as other exciting events to be announced.
Bob Dylan performing “Like a Rolling Gallstone.”
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And they’ll have fun fun fun ‘till their health care takes Viagra away...
Bruce Johnston even did backing vocals on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.”
One of my friends thought that they were singing, “Help Me, Honda.)
Wild Hearses - Rolling Stones
And the last time I saw Brian Wilson perform in concert (I don't want to count the number of Beach Boys concerts I've seen), he got up from his white grand piano about eight measures into 'Caroline, No' and began slowly wandering around the stage. Somebody finally came from backstage and quietly led him off ...
Although about two months ago they finally released the band-approved version of the album Smile, recorded in 1966. You gotta make certain those things are right before you sell 'em, you know.
Willie Sutton: " 'Coz that's where the money is!"
Interestingly, while the band itself deteriorated, by the early 80s Mike Love had actually improved as some vocalists tend to do with time. Don’t know about now.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older,,,,,oh,,,,we are.
They are coming to Japan according to a friend who is tight with the BB ( is good friends with Al Jardine and was very good friends with Carl Wilson ) . I’ll check them out if they come . Legends .
Carl had an angelic voice.
Caught the BB at Gulfstream Park in 2004 at a Sunday afternoon concert on the racetrack. They sang my three favorite songs of all time: “Help Me Rhonda,” “Kokomo” and
“Barbara Ann.” Talk about the Trifecta!
Hmmm. Maybe Beach Geezers would be more accurate now.
It wasn't age then, and it wasn't recent. Brian was trying to get out of his "I'm a psycho whack-job" mode and go back to touring. This was in 1979 in New Haven, CT. It may have been his first concert tour since refusing to board the plane to London, when an apple-faced Oakie named Glen Campbell was called to take his place (later filled by Mike Johnston).
I've seen the Beach Boys in Houston, Atlanta (thrice), Austin, Boston, and San Diego since then, but never saw Brian on stage again. I've even seen the late Jan Berry on stage with Dean Torrence twice since I saw Brian Wilson.
Recently read the biography Catch a Wave, though, gave me a completely different insight into the boy and man.
..first the SMiLE Sessions, now the Reunion—a very nice tying together of many loose ends for America’s band IMO...
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