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Old 01-19-2019, 03:42 PM
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Default intimate venue tours - Brian Wilson compared to LB

received a few ads for this year's Brian Wilson tour from several venues where LB usually plays solo. thought it was interesting comparison - the genius & architect of Beach Boys and of Fleetwood Mac tour similar nice intimate venues. meanwhile the leftover of their bands now led by Mike Love and Stevie Nicks are still around doing old hits on endless rounds of nostalgia tours in larger venues that include arenas, sheds and casinos. there's a nice parallel in there somewhere!

http://thebasie.org/events/brian-wil...eid=cd1f034886

Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds

with special guests Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin


JUNE 11 • 8PM
On Sale FRI • JAN 25 • 12PM

Tickets: $149, $119, $99, $79, $45 | Limit 6 tickets per billing address

He is one of popular music’s most deeply revered figures, the main creative force behind some of the most cherished recordings in rock history. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to call Brian Wilson one of the most influential composers of the last century. Wilson’s remarkable journey began in a modest Hawthorne, California home that was filled with music. His mom and dad both played piano, and as a young “boy soprano,” Brian’s vocal gift was immediately evident. He was barely out of his teens when he began to create some of the most beloved records ever… nine consecutive “gold” albums that featured such classics as “Surfer Girl,” “In My Room,” “I Get Around,” “Don’t Worry Baby,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Help Me Rhonda” and “California Girls”…just to name a handful of the more than two dozen Top 40 hits Brian co-wrote, arranged, produced and performed on with his family band, the Beach Boys.

Pet Sounds; the emotional autobiography of its 23-year old “auteur,” is considered by many to be one of the greatest albums ever made. In the process of bringing it to life, its composer, arranger and producer (that is, Mr. Wilson) rewrote all the rules of what a record could be; as one observer noted, its release was “Independence Day” for rock ‘n’ roll. Primarily working with a new collaborator (lyricist and songwriter Tony Asher), the album featured a dozen originals (including two astounding instrumentals); Pet Sounds was a musical canvas as boundless as Brian’s heart.

On the charts in America, the album reached #10 and featured four hit singles (including two Top 10 hits, a reworking of the folk standard “Sloop John B” [#3] and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” [#8] as well as two others that cracked the Top 40—“God Only Knows” and “Caroline No”). The former is considered by many, including Sir Paul McCartney, to be one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded; the latter was released as a solo single under the name “Brian Wilson”.

Presented by Count Basie Center for the Arts
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