Last night, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, and Blondie Chaplin — along with a ten piece band — brought the Beach Boys's Pet Sounds to life for the album's 50th anniversary show at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. Wilson also played some of the band's greatest hits along with some more obscure cuts and selections from his solo career.
We were there, and had this to say in our review:
There is a lot of praise to throw around when presented with a production like the one on Tuesday night, but it all boils back down to Brian. It boils down to a troubled, immensely talented man sitting at his piano — sometimes with hands on the keys and sometimes with them resting on his knees — working through songs of his past for a room who lived so much of their lives with his voice coming out of the speakers.
Read the entire review here, and check out the setlist below. Listen to the songs from the setlist by subscribing to this Spotify playlist.
Setlist: Brian Wilson at Mahaffey Theater, September 13, 2016 (Listen on Spotify)
California Girls
Dance Dance
I Get Around
Little Deuce Coupe
Little Honda
In My Room
Surfer Girl
Don’t Worry Baby
Salt Lake City
Wake The World
Add Some Music to Your Day
California Saga: California
Sail Away
Wild Honey
Sail On, Sailor
[Break]
Wouldn’t It Be Nice
You Still Believe In Me
That’s Not Me
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
I’m Waiting For the Day
Let’s Go for Away for Awhile
Sloop John B
God Only Knows
I Know There’s An Answer
Here Today
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
Pet Sounds
Caroline, No
[Break]
Good Vibrations
Help Me, Rhonda
Barbara Ann
Surfin’ U.S.A.
Fun, Fun, Fun
Love and Mercy
This article appears in Sep 8-15, 2016.