MUS120 Live Performance Review:
Brian Wilson Performs Pet Sounds It was impossible to turn down the opportunity to see genius song writer and co-founder of the Beach Boys perform. The venue was equally perfect; the Radio City Music Hall in New York City is on its own a treat to see. Between the high energy music, along with original Beach Boys members the entire performance was brilliant from start to finish, earning a well-deserved standing ovation. Although all in all the show was excellent, Brian Wilsons vocals were lacking at points, and coupled with obvious difficulties served as an indicator that this may unfortunately be one of his last times up on stage.
The venue of Radio City Music Hall is simply magical by its own merit, an architectural …show more content…
Al Jardine’s son, Matt Jardine joins the cast, additionally being a current member of the Beach Boys. The Brian Wilson band members each prove themselves to be unmatched musicians, especially when faced with such intricate music. It was clear everyone up on stage was having a good time, genuinely enjoying the music from the natural smiles to in some cases dancing in place as if unable to resist. Blondie Chaplin was clearly in his element when performing the high paced guitar solos in Wild Honey, dancing up to the front of the stage and shredding the guitar in a true rock …show more content…
The biggest problem was his inability to perform the falsettos he would traditionally do. The vast majority of these vocals were taken over by Matt Jardine, most notably in God Only Knows, while Brian would do the majority of the chorus, and pointing over to Matt whenever a falsetto verse came up. Another issue seemed to surface during I Get Around, while Brain Wilson practically spoke the chorus lines “Get around, round round, I get around” loudly, rather than singing them as would be heard in the original 1964 version, with a peculiar emphasis on the “I”. It was audibly wrong, clashing against the backup vocals who were singing in harmony, especially as his microphone was slightly louder being the main vocalist. These overall issues were compounded by his difficulty coming on and off stage, needing other musicians or staff to assist him with each step. There were a couple of points where Brian Wilson would get up in the middle of the performance and try to hurry of stage himself, before having a stage hand run out to
Brian Wilson Performs Pet Sounds It was impossible to turn down the opportunity to see genius song writer and co-founder of the Beach Boys perform. The venue was equally perfect; the Radio City Music Hall in New York City is on its own a treat to see. Between the high energy music, along with original Beach Boys members the entire performance was brilliant from start to finish, earning a well-deserved standing ovation. Although all in all the show was excellent, Brian Wilsons vocals were lacking at points, and coupled with obvious difficulties served as an indicator that this may unfortunately be one of his last times up on stage.
The venue of Radio City Music Hall is simply magical by its own merit, an architectural …show more content…
Al Jardine’s son, Matt Jardine joins the cast, additionally being a current member of the Beach Boys. The Brian Wilson band members each prove themselves to be unmatched musicians, especially when faced with such intricate music. It was clear everyone up on stage was having a good time, genuinely enjoying the music from the natural smiles to in some cases dancing in place as if unable to resist. Blondie Chaplin was clearly in his element when performing the high paced guitar solos in Wild Honey, dancing up to the front of the stage and shredding the guitar in a true rock …show more content…
The biggest problem was his inability to perform the falsettos he would traditionally do. The vast majority of these vocals were taken over by Matt Jardine, most notably in God Only Knows, while Brian would do the majority of the chorus, and pointing over to Matt whenever a falsetto verse came up. Another issue seemed to surface during I Get Around, while Brain Wilson practically spoke the chorus lines “Get around, round round, I get around” loudly, rather than singing them as would be heard in the original 1964 version, with a peculiar emphasis on the “I”. It was audibly wrong, clashing against the backup vocals who were singing in harmony, especially as his microphone was slightly louder being the main vocalist. These overall issues were compounded by his difficulty coming on and off stage, needing other musicians or staff to assist him with each step. There were a couple of points where Brian Wilson would get up in the middle of the performance and try to hurry of stage himself, before having a stage hand run out to