The Beach Boys Live In Mesa Arizona 5/20/1988 Full Concert 

Emily Graziano I was able to see the Beach Boys twice (in 1982 and 1985) when Carl was still living. You're right, in many ways, Carl was the glue holding the band together. When he took a leave of absence (in 1981) to try starting a solo career, the group's live performances suffered from his absence.

@@robertzastrow4648 that's an amazing memory to hold onto!!! Who could guess when he briefly departed the group it was a eerie hint of the ways things were to be.

I saw them in 1983, 1986, and 1987. All three shows were like this, without Brian and Dennis.

I didn't really finish that. Dennis died soon after the first one. From what I've seen in videos, he tended to play drums really fast. Anyway, they were all really fun shows. I was in my 20's then. Those were the most fun concerts I've ever been to. The whole audience would get up and dance.

@@billjames2795 wow!!! I'm jealous!! I saw them in pieces- I saw the Mike/Bruce show then I saw the Brian / Al show. I missed 2012 because I wasnt on social media in high school. Seeing then together in any capacity would have been amazing! Thank you for sharing your wonderful memories!!!!

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Sir Paul McCartney's favourite song. And, mine! steve

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when does Carl play keys?

Moviemaker watch a few vids and you’ll see. Ever see them live??

William- yeah. My email is mrs.macca, etc... love sir James Paul. Not comparing them. You must be a gifted and confident musician. With more than 40 years of singing and playing, I can do the transition, also, but appreciate watching and hearing Carl. ( as well as Paul). Kudos for feeling it’s “not difficult”. How is your singing, btw?? Composing? Producing??? I don’t believe I’ve seen you, in concert

@@NateRuvin414 sail on sailor around 33 minute mark

@@NateRuvin414 sail on sailor around 32 min. mark

a few months before

Same. One of best nights of my life. Will never forget it

With Carl and Al on stage, Love is exposed as so third-rate.

I disagree!! Mike proved over the yrs that he could be a “show off” & even an ass, but look at all the yrs he’s been a Beach Boy!! Yes, it’s now 2022 & Mike, Bruce, & Brian are still touring &/or recording!!! ❤️❤️😎😎💕💕😎😎❤️❤️😎😎💕💕

Carl was the glue of the band!

I thought Carl sang & played music TERRIFIC, but I never thought he was sexy!!! Dennis was sexy as a young man….until he ruined his life with drugs & booze ~ what a waste!!! Brian was cute as a very young man!! Mike could be an ass at times, but his singing & dressing were usually GREAT!!! (too bad he lost his hair at such a young age & went to wearing hats the rest of his life!!). I liked hearing him talk as he just had a pleasing voice to listen to!! He was a great front man!! 😎 I guess all of them had their strengths & weaknesses, like most of us!!!! 💕💕💕

He was super sexy smoking hot, but very underrated, I miss him so much, R.I.P sweet Carl ❤️

I was in that Sportatorium in ‘77 but for a diff concert. Don’t remember who-The Police? If had been the BBs I definitely would of remembered

@@BBfan-hv1qp bbfan1962 Definitely Hollywood Fla Sportatorium Jan 6 1977...Beachboys ((i had come down from montreal to be w/ university friend living in Queen's NY- bitter cold nycity for new years eve activities via Greyhound bus to catch my beloved NYRangers hockey team dec 31, 76 at madison square garden..i was awestruck by that building..nyr lost to atlanta flames 4-2 --- next day, new years day, in ice cold new york..Ray's Pizza and saw #1 'Saturday Night Fever' Travolta/Bee Gees movie...Jan 2 flight to Ft. Lauderdale for much warmer sun and fun..4 days later, me and two buddies, and we were all fans, found the Beachboys were there..didnt know in advance.: if I remember right, got there two hours early to scalp general admission standing floors (no seats on floor at all) Sportatorium ratty old building BUT perfect acoustics and a crazy thursday night w B'boys'76-'77 winter tour w/ starting lineup right above us (brian too if i remember). A real crush of people all night..had hands against fencetop to hold the fort. I know '15 Big Ones' lp was hot. 'rock n' roll music', 'its ok' charting at time--about 30 songs inc. encore -----seen them many times..this was on a winter vacation so it just felt extra free and fun.

Amazing show. You know, I don’t know exactly when the traveling jukebox era began where they started to just mostly play the same hits everyone knows at every show, maybe it was the late 70’s. But every now and then, they’d put a show together like this where they sneak in great deep cuts like This Whole World or Forever and they nail it. Or like in 93 when the band broke out the Smile version of Wonderful, Vegatables, and Take A Load Off Your Feet, and it makes you wonder why they don’t do that more often. I love the old stuff as they are very important, but if you’d ask if I’d rather see The Beach Boys play Little Deuce Coup and Be True To Your School or This Whole World, I’m taking This Whole World every single time.

@@Gabriel2oh6 Me too! I feel so blessed to have heard Carl sing Sail On Sailor (and now we have that on CD!). I've heard the boys do All This Is That too. If only they had done Surf's Up on the '93 tour (if they did, it wasn't one I saw). I love seeing the early 70's stuff get the respect it deserves now.

God Only Knows what the Beach Boys fans of this page would be without you(r work) thank you (Ive done the same thing for several Grateful Dead and other live shows)

@anon OK, those are your beliefs, but what do they do have to do with your comments or leokimvideo's comments? You have a right to share your opinions but make your own separate comment; there's no need to clog up our feeds. And how does The Little Old Lady from Pasadena discriminate against seniors? It's a comedic song parodying the ideas of "little old ladies" taking out their very nice, expensive cars once or twice a week.

Carl singing This Whole World and Forever this show already solidifies this show as great.

@@user-yu2dq6dw7g Oh my God, you're back again? If you're going to make these crazy comments, don't reply to my comments. Make them on your own threads. You've already spread your nonsense over at Smiley Smile. And clearly, you're getting bolder too because it used to be that your only problems were with California Girls and The Little Old Lady from Pasadena. Now you've added another 3 songs to your tirade. If these songs were so offensive, there would be more protest than just you, and they likely wouldn't be performed.

Shocked they didn’t do Darlin

Yes, so if your ever watching a live show and he suddenly starts narrating a murder mystery, you’ll really have to question his true identity...

Understood. I am sorry that I have made you come back here to read my comment. Please don't take that as a cue to delve back into this darkness!

Jeff left Brian's band and joined Mike's Beach Boys in early 2014. Said he got tired of babysitting Brian.

I don't blame him really.

Yeah, in 2014 Jeff jumped ship from the real Beach Boys - Brian and his excellent band- back to Mike Love's faux Beach Boys. Gotta say Mike's lead vocals here in '88 sound as thin and nasal-infected as ever, but Bruce, Al and Carl do deliver the goods. Carl's lead vocal on Sunflower's "This Whole World" is a rare treat, indeed. His signature "God Only Knows" should be played on repeat in heaven. That said, Brian and his band carry on the authentic Beach Boy legacy. Thanks for sharing, SpacemanSurfer. Happy New Year, everyone.

Too bad we lost Jeff recently. Saw him and the band in 2015 and it was a good show.

Billy wrote a biography of Carl with a lot of personal history since they spent a lot of time together as friends and brothers in law. It’s on his website

Which one? The one on the right or the one behind slightly.

Mine, too!

Ur lucky dennis wilson wasnt around

It’s selective. he does it to piss off the Boys

All incredible musicians- and nice guys to boot!

Hate Foskett.

@@UkrainianPaulie why?

Billy doing " Sailor", i always believed was a song for Carl ------------& in the 90's HE did it. --------------------------WolfSky9

Gordy Hanson Mesa, Arizona

Forever sung by Carl beautiful followed by “wheeeeeeeeeeeeen” 🙄

mike sounds terrible here

I love his voice. He has a unique style.

​@@reynaherichan4341 I love Mike's voice too. Unique is the word for it. Adds to his charm.

He sounds to me like he's got a cold.

Matthew Tarpley I thought the exact same thing! Pee Wee!

To me, he doesn't sound any worse than his usual. So far, I've seen him totally F up, the first 3 songs. Alan and Carl could have done Sloop John B, just fine, by themselves. Same with Wouldn't it be Nice! steve

Sponge Bob Square Pants

Carl could sing the phone book. A pitch perfect voice that had no equal other than early Brian.

You gotta watch, Brian Carl and Al all make fun of Mike in an interview, saying and doing the same thing. Search it up on RU-vid here

Nevermind, found it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5QGlQCnGpuU.html

​@@Noah1997callahanHe sounds more nasally as he gets older.

I think Billy is awesome here, Carl is up multitasking. Then ML less then nothing floating around the stage .

For my money, nobody beats Blondie on Sail on Sailor.

Hearing & seeing Carl, on " GOK" --------his signature song.------------WolfSky9

@@Wolfsky9 Wolksky, I note from all your comments what a great fan of the Beach Boys, particularly Carl, you are. I hope you find a bit of comfort in the huge library of archive material that there is of the Boys on You Tube. As a relatively new fan I'm loving discovering it all. It's tragic that Carl was taken so early. From what I've read, he had a strong belief in God, which must have been a comfort to him towards the end of his life.

I’m sorry too that Dennis & Carl left us too soon, but the other BBs have kept singing, recording & touring which speaks volumes!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you sir.

Brian was almost never with them in the 80's. The Mike, Carl, Al, Bruce line-up was pretty much the line-up from about 1981-1998. The backup band is Mike Meros on keys, Mike Kowalski on drums, Ed Carter on bass, Jeffrey Foskett on guitar, Billy Hinsche on keys. This backup unit was pretty much the same backup unit they used during this time period as well.

Fred Lohmann who cares?

Diane... because Brian is the heart and artistic genius of the Beach Boys. I think that's good enough reason to care.

y'all forgot Bruce.

Brian had just released his solo album and was promoting it. At that time he rarely worked or performed with the band

That's Jeff Foskett. He toured with them back then and started again 2011-2018

You might want to brush up on your BB history. BB fans know that after Blondie left in '73, Billy took over the lead for a couple of decades (whenever he was a touring member)...Carl did sing lead on it the last couple of years before he passed.

@@Pibb99 you tout that Billy played and sang SOS for decades.... which infers 20 plus years.... at minimum. Billy was a BACKUP musician for the group from 1971 to 1977. Not one did he sing lead on SOS during that time. That's 8 years. He left the BB but came back in 1982 until 1996....14 years. I have seen the BB over 50 times... from 1965 until 2012. While I did see Billy perform a FEW times as a keyboardist....I never ever saw him ONCE take the lead on SOS. I saw Carl sing it all the time... with the rare Brian occasion. It's YOU who needs an elementary education of the BB.... .... not me.

You hate Mike so much then you not a REAL!! fan. He's part of what built the legacy you jackass fake Beach Boys fan. Now take a hike!

I am first and foremost, a BRIAN WILSON fan - he was the Beach Boys, after all. Love wrote some (stupid) lyrics - at times. At times, he wrote none at all. Not one note of music (he doesn't know how). The music came from (and still flows through) Brian Wilson.

Right... "The Warmth of the Sun", "Please Let Me Wonder", and "Kiss Me, Baby". All "stupid" lyrics. And it's no wonder that everybody hated "California Girls" and "Help Me, Rhonda". Terrible lyrics. Most fans recognize Brian was responsible for most of the Beach Boys' terrific music, but can also acknowledge that every member made important contributions. But hey, this is RU-vid, where rational thought isn't required.

Richard Shattuck The Warmth of the Sun, Please Let Me Wonder , Kiss Me, Baby". All stupid lyrics. And it's no wonder that everybody hated California Girls" and "pHelp Me, Rhonda. Terrible lyrics. REALLY??? More like WRONG! In every way possible. And saying that proves you are not a Beach Boys fan!

Do you know (For Sure) which lyrics ML wrote, and which were Brain's!?! Typically, Brian composed the music and wrote scratch lyrics.....THEN, his collaborator would fine--tune the lyrics (unless it was Van Dyke Parks or Tony Asher). THIS, my friends, was where ML came in.....50 years ago. So, tell me, what has ML written lately????? Come on!!

Which one! There's a whole army of 'em.

I wouldn't bet on it. He's so creepy.....

Jeff Foskett. Beautiful voice! Sang with BB's from 1980-2019 off and on

@@moparmission7093 no kidding. So good. Thanks so much for the reply

Smerington Weeps it's funny because it sounds horrible

I felt it took time away from Carl..