Pete Foley
Help Me Rhonda
Al Jardine, co founder of the Beach Boys, playing with Brian Wilson on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas.
A bittersweet concert. Brian Wilson was the genius who along with the Beatles broke so many boundaries around the definition of 'popular' music, and what could (or could not) be done in a recording studio. Good Vibrations remains up there with my all time favorite songs, while God Only Knows is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and predictably left me with a few tears running down my cheek that night. The band were beyond fantastic, as the songs swung from popular pop to complex, challenging, etherial harmonies and tempos. But Wilson himself was clearly struggling. Whether his demons are now physical or mental, it was hard to see such a once bright, creative light look so pale. Nonetheless, the beauty and genius of the songs lived on, and it was an absolute privilege to watch the master share in their performance.
Help Me Rhonda
Al Jardine, co founder of the Beach Boys, playing with Brian Wilson on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas.
A bittersweet concert. Brian Wilson was the genius who along with the Beatles broke so many boundaries around the definition of 'popular' music, and what could (or could not) be done in a recording studio. Good Vibrations remains up there with my all time favorite songs, while God Only Knows is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and predictably left me with a few tears running down my cheek that night. The band were beyond fantastic, as the songs swung from popular pop to complex, challenging, etherial harmonies and tempos. But Wilson himself was clearly struggling. Whether his demons are now physical or mental, it was hard to see such a once bright, creative light look so pale. Nonetheless, the beauty and genius of the songs lived on, and it was an absolute privilege to watch the master share in their performance.