Sure Brian is great when it comes to the music and yes we miss Carl and Dennis. Mike has that certain sound that is all his but, Al and David are my favorite Beach Boys. The voice of Al and the guitar of david are awesome. The years catch up on all of us, but the memories will last a lifetime.
I love seeing Al and Dave playing together and getting along (replacer and replacee). I doubt Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth would ever collaborate like that
In the live version of the beach boys back in 63 Al actually replaced Brian,with Brian returning after Dave left.In the recording version of the Beach Boys Al and Dave did appear together on a few tracks like in my room,so in reality Al didn't really replace Dave though I suppose Dave did replace Al originally.
Dave replaced Al after 1st song, & then Al came back after Dave left. good to see them together along with Carl's brother n law Billy Hinche, & Ed Carter, both from band in the 70's.
The musicians on stage at this show, of course Al has played the most BB concerts. After Al, Ed Carter has many many years as a touring Beach Boy. He started with them in the late 60's and did shows into the 90's. Usually on bass but guitar too. He even played on a few 70's & 80's BB albums.
They were all good in their own right but the Beach Boy I was drawn to the most was Carl Wilson. Not only was he a fantastic lead guitarist but a gifted singer as well. He sounded a lot like his older brother Brian. He was a talented musician all around. GOD REST HIS SOUL.
I like David's personality and boyish grin. He seems like an all around good guy, the type I would like to hang out with. By the way I can say the same thing for Al Jardine. ❤😂😅😊
There is not one of the 'young boys' in the Mike Love version of the Beach Boys, who has an understanding of the "musicality" of these Brain Wilson produced songs...Al Jardine is really the 'voice' of the Beach Boys on tour...David Marks...damn! he is the "real deal" on that Fender...these are the real Beach Boys!!
I hear Jardine, Love, Johnston & Wilson were recently in the studio together, I hope The Beach Boys listen to Beach Boy fans & include David Marks on the recordings, for we can hear a new recording of some of that classic dirty beach boys rhythm guitar style, make it happen beach boys, the stage is big enough for Jardine & Marks together, by the way Jardine & Marks recorded some tunes together on the surfer girl album, the classic catch a wave is one of those tunes, long live the Beach Boys
David actually played on the orig's of these (well 409 and Shut Down and Deuce) - why he is rockin out. Man, the guy can play ALL styles of music. Sorry I missed this show - where was I? Hope they - Do It Again!
Yes Al did do songs off the new album..Postcards from California and Driving, along with Honkin Down the Highway. All the shows on the tour were great!
Hawt damn! This was not bad considering the Bruce and Mike Beach Boys videos I've seen over the past several years. Mike has the easiest notes to sing in all the songs then and now and he can't compare to this. Even Jardine has bowed down to David Marks's guitar playing many times in interviews. I am aware that Marks has been quite bitter about what Murry did to him in and after the Beach Boys, but at least he doesn't hold anything against the band now. I did hear that he was always close to Mi
So, are you going to see the Beach Boys during their reunion tour this Summer? David Marks will also be in the band and will have Brian at the helm. I'm so happy that you have to eat your words.
Al does a great job with these leads. Vocals were good by all the guys. Seemed to be having fun with it. I saw them with Dean performing as Legends of Surf. they were not very well rehearsed that night. this is much better performance it sounds like.
I think these guys are , at least at this point, tighter than the current Beach Boys line-up, with a little more of the original spirit. I've seen and enjoyed the Brian Wilson band in the last few years, and I'm not one of those BB fans that hate Mike Love, but WOW, these guys have that great rockin' feel that I enjoyed when I was a kid. IMHO, Al's voice has held up better than Brian's or Mike's. I saw him with Brian in Oakland. He can still hit the sweet spot.
My response to Scott Fraziers comment. Being a guitar enthusiast myself I agree fully with your assessments on Fender Strats. Granted this is not to say that there's anything wrong with any of the others. They are made for what they are made for. But Fenders are better suited for vintage rock.
I never understood why Ed Carter was never considered an actual member of the group....and Bruce is.....he joined like 2 years after Bruce...and never left in the 70s...
Ed was never offered membership into The Beach Boys, he was always considered a member of their band, though...just like Billy Hinsche, who was Carl's brother-in-law.
Billy Hinsche was also a founding member of Dino (Martin), Desi (Arnez Jr.), & Billy (Hinsche). Short lived band in the mid 60s. Quality pedigree, no magic.
Jardine probably wasn't the harmonizer that Brain and Carl were, but he had the best _lead_ vocal in the band. He could have fronted any band and would have had a great career.
@veit56211de er ist 62 mit 13 beigetreten, sein letztes konzert mit ihnen war am October 19, 1963, danach hatten seine eltern nen streit mit murry wilson wegen geld usw, und kurz darauf war er draußen.
@MyCelticHeaven That proves how Dennis used to drive this band. He was a great underrated drummer who had problems when Brians arrangements got more complicated, but for the straight rocking early Beach Boys, he was the man.
@THeMaskedBlogCritic well, he was no ringo starr, keith moon, not even a charlie watts, but he was great for their early songs. their first live album totally rocks, but yeah, he's got nothing on all those great hal blaine tracks.
I tend to agree with Carl Rudd, to me it sounds OK but it is comparatively sluggish. Maybe the mistake that we are making is that we are comparing it to the ultimate "Beach Boys The Lost Concert 1964". This was the complete line-up of the Beach Boys at their best and for no extra charge, we got the Mike Love Soft Shoe Shuffle" thrown in.
