Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live
Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live is the second live album released by Brian Wilson. Coming directly after his first live package, Live at the Roxy Theatre, Wilson performs the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds (1966) in its entirety.
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| Released | June 8, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | January 25–28, 2004 | |||
| Venue | Royal Festival Hall, London UK | |||
| Length | 43:09 | |||
| Label | Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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Background
Beginning in the summer of 2002, Wilson and his band began performing Pet Sounds in a live concert worldwide. By the time Pet Sounds Live was recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall over three nights in January 2004, the material had been practiced and performed a multitude of times. Brian sang all the lead vocals, including songs that had originally been sung by Mike Love (such as "That's Not Me" and "Here Today") or Carl Wilson ("God Only Knows").
A Japanese release of the album on the Toshiba EMI label contains two additional songs, the first two from the 1968 Beach Boys album Friends: "Meant for You" and "Friends".
Track listing
All songs by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, except where noted.
- Show intro – 0:30
- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Mike Love) – 2:54
- "You Still Believe in Me" – 3:04
- "That's Not Me" – 2:22
- "Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" – 3:07
- "I'm Waiting for the Day" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love) – 3:30
- "Let's Go Away for Awhile" (Brian Wilson) – 2:51
- "Sloop John B" (Traditional; arranged by Brian Wilson) – 3:26
- "God Only Knows" – 3:13
- "I Know There's an Answer" (Brian Wilson, Terry Sachen, Mike Love) – 3:05
- "Here Today" – 3:15
- "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" – 3:30
- "Pet Sounds" (Brian Wilson) – 4:06
- "Caroline No" – 4:16
Personnel
- Brian Wilson – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
- Mike D'Amico - vocals, percussion
- Scott Bennett – keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, vocals
- Jeffrey Foskett, Nick Walusko – guitar, vocals
- Probyn Gregory – guitar, French horn, trumpet, Theremin, keyboards, vocals
- Jim Hines – drums, vocals
- Bob Lizik – bass guitar
- Paul Mertens – tenor & baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet, harmonica
- Taylor Mills – percussion, vocals
- Andy Paley – percussion, guitar
- Darian Sahanaja – keyboards, vibraphone, vocals
References
- Bush, John. "Brian Wilson: Pet Sounds Live". AllMusic.
- Brackett, Nathan; with Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York, NY: Fireside/Simon & Schuster. p. 880. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.