Brian Wilson LIVE at The Royal Festival Hall, London - LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW

17.09.2011

Brian Wilson RFH 16th September 2011

Add Some Music To Your Day
God Only Knows
Love & Mercy

Brian Wilson 17th September 2011

The Surfer Moon
Darlin'
I Get Around
The Little Girl I Once Knew

Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin - 'The Like In I Love You'

September 14th 2011 at The Birmingham Symphony Hall

Brian Wilson - Good Vibrations [live in London 2011]

2011

Minty And The Beeb reviews: Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham

september 2011 ->mintyandthebeeb.blogspot.com

  Our third show... and still we were filled with anticipation and excitement. Again, the show kicked off with the ‘Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin’ album from start to finish...

Brian Wilson reimagines Gershwin @ The Sage Gateshead 2011

2011
Plenty O' Nuttin'
Nothin But Love
Rhapsody in Blue

Van Dyke Parks Songwriter Interview

July 29, 2011 -> songfacts.com

Dan MacIntosh (Songfacts):

You wear so many different hats: composer, performer, instrumentalist, arranger, producer, and lyricist. What do you think is your greatest strength as an artist?

Exclusive Download: Brian Wilson Covers Buddy Holly (& listen to the cd)

August 19, 2011 -> RollingStone.com

Brian Wilson's interpretation of Buddy Holly's classic song "Listen to Me" is a gorgeous merger of Holly's simple, direct melodic phrasing and Wilson's distinct arrangement and production style.


+ Update: Listen to the whole cd online

Brian Wilson review - The Sage, Gateshead

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Since he returned from breakdown-induced wilderness, with rapturously received performances of the Beach Boys's 1966 masterpiece, Pet Sounds, a mini-industry has sprung up around Brian Wilson. There have been endless tours, poorly received solo albums and now, with Wilson no longer writing songs, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin, an album remodeling George Gershwin classics in the style of the Beach Boys.

Sunday 11 September 2011 -> guardian.co.uk

The Brian Wilson Tour Has Started!

Setlist (September 7, 2011: Dublin, Ireland: Grand Canal Theatre)

First set:

Gershwin album (Rhapsody In Blue Intro; The Like In I Love You; Summertime; I Loves You, Porgy; I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’; It Ain’t Necessarily So; ‘S Wonderful; They Can’t Take That Away From Me; Love Is Here To Stay; I’ve Got a Crush on You; I Got Rhythm; Someone To Watch Over Me; Nothing But Love)

Second set:

California Girls
Dance Dance Dance
Catch A Wave
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Surfer Girl
Please Let Me Wonder
You're So Good To Me
The Little Girl I Once Knew
Salt Lake City
Don't Worry, Baby [Jeff]
Do You Wanna Dance
Do It Again
Darlin' [Darian]
I Get Around
Sail On, Sailor [Scott]
Pet Sounds
Sloop John B
Wouldn't It Be Nice [Jeff]
God Only Knows
Heroes And Villains [Cantina]
Good Vibrations

Encore 1

Johnny B Goode
Help Me, Rhonda
Barbara Ann
Surfin' USA
Fun Fun Fun

Encore 2

All Summer Long

+ European Tourinfo September 2011

CATCH A WAVE: A tribute to the Beach Boys

-> marstalent.com

“You guys look and sound just great !” Probyn Gregory, current guitar player for The Brian Wilson Band.

“Wow ! What an amazing performance!” Fred Vail, First Beach Boys promoter/announcer for the Beach Boys live in Sacramento album in 1964.

“You guys brought back such fond memories of the old days I was in tears when I heard you sing.” Carol Wilson-Bloom, former wife of original Beach Boys’ drummer Dennis Wilson.

“Really good man ! A must see!” Jeffrey Foskett, current musical director for legendary producer, singer and songwriter, Brian Wilson.

+ YouTube sampler

Brian Wilson: On Record

September 1st, 2011 -> americansongwriter.com 

He sings his answers over successive bowls of strawberries at his favorite L.A. deli. The fullness of his thoughts is purely musical.

+ European Tourinfo September 2011

New cd Fruit Bats - Tripper



Released: August 2, 2011 -> subpop.com

 With the 2001 release of the Fruit Bats’ debut album, Echolocation, Eric D. Johnson embarked on a career in music that has, to date, included ten years with the Fruit Bats, sideman duties for bands including Califone, Vetiver and The Shins, and more recently, soundtrack work for films like Ceremony and the soon-to-be-released Paul Rudd comedy Our Idiot Brother. Tripper, the new and fifth Fruit Bats full-length, was recorded at WACS Studio in Los Angeles with Thom Monahan

More on YouTube: Fruit Bats - So Long (& more songs from Tripper CD)

Is the Beach Boys' Mike Love a hero or villain?

6/9/2011 -> clatl.com

Why have you been pegged the bad guy?

Back in the '60s, there were two camps in the Beach Boys: the Wilson Brothers, who were into drugs, and [Al] Jardine, Love and [Bruce] Johnston, who were not. I never appreciated the effects that LSD and other drugs had on our cousins.

After 44 Years, The Beach Boys’ Smile Will See the Light of Day

9/01/2011 -> observer.com

The Beach Boys’ unfinished follow up to their beloved Pet Sounds album, Smile, will be released officially for the first time in November according to Capitol/EMI records.

True dreamer

September 2, 2011 -> irishtimes.com

TALKING TO BRIAN Wilson feels dreamlike. The conversation, like his music, is swirling with intent, a need for clarity amidst a fuzzy kind of landscape. His way of speaking is musical, staccato-like and quavering, weighed down by a painful but inspirational history. Music is his only muse, and it has become a prayer for him since he was a child

SMiLE Box Promo

-> amazon.com

soon 
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11/1/11

Or:
view on YouTube (other mono mix)

It's on AMAZON (with tracklist of the 2cd version)

-> amazon.com

Disc: 1
1. Our Prayer
2. Gee
3. Heroes And Villains
4. Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)
5. I'm In Great Shape
6. Barnyard
7. My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine)
8. Cabin Essence
9. Wonderful
10. Look (Song For Children)
11. Child Is Father Of The Man
12. Surf's Up
13. I Wanna Be Around / Workshop
14. Vega-Tables
15. Holidays
16. Wind Chimes
17. The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)
18. Love To Say Dada
19. Good Vibrations
20. You're Welcome (Bonus Track)
21. Heroes And Villains (Stereo Mix) (Bonus Track)
22. Heroes And Villains Sections (Stereo Mix) (Bonus Track)
23. Vega-Tables Demo (Bonus Track)
24. He Gives Speeches (Bonus Track)
25. Smile Backing Vocals Montage (Bonus Track)
26. Surf's Up 1967 (Solo version) (Bonus Track)
27. Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Piano (Bonus Track)


Disc: 2
1. Our Prayer "Dialog" (9/19/66) 3:02
2. Heroes and Villains (Part 1) 3:08
3. Heroes and Villains (Part 2) 4:18
4. Heroes and Villains: Children Were Raised (1/27/67) 2:07
5. Heroes and Villains: Prelude to Fade (2/15/67) 3:42
6. My Only Sunshine (11/14/66) 6:52
7. Cabin Essence (10/3/66) 5:19
8. Surf's Up: 1st Movement (11/4/66) 4:55
9. Surf's Up Piano Demo (12/15/66) 3:53
10. Vegetables Fade (4/12/67) 5:25
11. The Elements: Fire session (11/28/66) 8:27
12. Cool Cool Water version 2 (10/26-10/29/67) 3:32
13. Good Vibrations Session Highlights 8:20
14. Psycodelic Sounds: Brian Falls Into A Microphone (11/4/66) 1:10 (Hidden Track)

Link to this 2cd set
Link to the Box set (including 5 CDs / 2LPs / 2 7" singles)
Link to The Smile Sessions Vinyl (2LP)

This is just in: The Box!

I saw it mentioned on Brian's msg board by AGD: (click to enlarge)

Not enough? Some say the real thing has more cd's