Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
2013 live album by The Beach Boys
Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour | ||||
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Live album by The Beach Boys | ||||
Released | May 21, 2013 | |||
Recorded | April–September 2012 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 122:28 | |||
Label | Capitol/UMe | |||
Producer | Brian Wilson, Joe Thomas | |||
The Beach Boys chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Today Online | [2] |
Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour is a live album by the Beach Boys released on May 21, 2013.[3] The album was recorded during the band's 50th anniversary reunion tour.
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a good review, describing it as "a pleasant dose of nostalgia."[4] The album was also criticized in several sources including The Independent as being "saturated in 'Auto-Tune'", turning the lead singers voices into "horrible metallic noises."[5]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; except where indicated
- Disc 1
- "Do It Again" – 3:38
- "Little Honda" – 2:06
- "Catch a Wave" – 2:09
- "Hawaii" – 1:46
- "Don't Back Down" – 1:45
- "Surfin' Safari" – 2:48
- "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:29
- "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) – 3:09
- "Wendy" – 2:25 (Lead vocals by Bruce Johnston)
- "Getcha Back" (Mike Love, Terry Melcher) – 2:42 (Lead vocals by David Marks)
- "Then I Kissed Her" (Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) – 2:17
- "Marcella" (Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Jack Rieley) – 3:23
- "Isn't It Time" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Joe Thomas, Jim Peterik, Larry Millas) – 4:01
- "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Morris Levy, Frankie Lymon) – 2:30
- "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" – 2:55
- "Disney Girls" (Bruce Johnston) – 5:33 - taken from the band’s performance in Grand Prairie, TX on April 26[6]
- "Be True to Your School" – 3:06
- "Little Deuce Coupe" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 1:50
- "409" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Gary Usher) – 1:52
- "Shut Down" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 1:46
- "I Get Around" – 2:46
- Disc 2
- "Pet Sounds" (Brian Wilson) – 3:45
- "Add Some Music to Your Day" (Brian Wilson, Joe Knott, Mike Love) – 3:49
- "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks) – 3:54
- "Sail On, Sailor" (Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Almer, Ray Kennedy, Rieley) – 3:45
- "California Saga: California" (Al Jardine) – 3:09
- "In My Room" (Brian Wilson, Gary Usher) – 2:53
- "All This Is That" (Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Mike Love) – 3:38
- "That's Why God Made the Radio" (Brian Wilson, Thomas, Peterik, Millas) – 4:27
- "Forever" (Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson) (Lead vocals by Dennis Wilson via archive recording) – 2:57
- "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) (Lead vocals by Carl Wilson via archive recording) – 2:39
- "Sloop John B" (Traditional; arranged by Brian Wilson and Al Jardine) – 3:07
- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson, Asher, Mike Love) (Lead vocals by Al Jardine, Jeff Foskett and Mike Love) – 2:41
- "Good Vibrations" (Lead vocals by Brian Wilson, Jeff Foskett and Mike Love) – 4:14
- "California Girls" – 3:15
- "Help Me Rhonda" – 3:19
- "Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) – 2:48
- "Surfin' U.S.A." (Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry) – 3:00
- "Kokomo" (Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Tony Melcher, John Phillips) – 4:00
- "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) – 2:33
- "Fun, Fun, Fun" – 3:29
Personnel
Partial credits from Craig Slowinski.[7][8]
- The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm guitar; banjo on “California Saga: California”; additional lead guitar on "Sail On, Sailor"
- Bruce Johnston – lead, harmony and backing vocals; keyboards
- Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals; percussion
- David Marks – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead guitar
- Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; piano; bass on "Barbara Ann" and "Fun, Fun, Fun"
- Carl Wilson – lead vocals on "God Only Knows" (archive recording)
- Dennis Wilson – lead vocals on "Forever" (archive recording)
- Supporting musicians
- Scott Bennett – harmony and backing vocals, keyboards, mallets, percussion
- Nelson Bragg – harmony and backing vocals, percussion
- John Cowsill – harmony and backing vocals, drums
- Mike D'Amico – harmony and backing vocals, bass, drums on "Marcella", "Pet Sounds", and “Add Some Music To Your Day”
- Nick "Nicky Wonder" Walusko - harmony and backing vocals, guitar
- Jeff Foskett – lead, harmony, and backing vocals; rhythm guitar; percussion; mandolin on "Disney Girls"
- Probyn Gregory – harmony and backing vocals, guitar, horns, percussion, bass on "Marcella" and “Add Some Music To Your Day”, tannerin on "Good Vibrations" and "Forever", trumpet on "Pet Sounds"
- Darian Sahanaja – harmony and backing vocals, keyboards, mallets
- Scott Totten – harmony and backing vocals, guitar, lead vocals on "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", ukulele on "Isn't It Time", bass on "Pet Sounds"
- Paul von Mertens – woodwinds (saxophones, flutes, harmonicas)
References
- ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour - The Beach Boys : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ Mathews, Kevin (May 24, 2012). "Music review: The Beach Boys Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour - The Beach Boys | 3.5/5". TODAYonline. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ "50th Anniversary Concert Collection Coming May 21st". thebeachboys.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ The Beach Boys - Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved April 19, 2023
- ^ "Picking up better vibrations? Beach Boys succumb to Auto-Tune for new". The Independent. July 16, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Analysis of the Live 50th Anniversary Tour CD".
- ^ "Muting the keys".
- ^ "The Beach Boys Touring Lineups".
External links
- Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour at Discogs
- Review - "Live - 50th Anniversary Tour" CD Set on Beach Boys Opinion Page
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