Brian Wilson kicks up a storm at The Albert Hall
Wednesday 2nd July, 2008We went to see Brian Wilson at the Albert Hall last night. What a blast!
This concert was primarily a collection of greatest hits; though there were a few tracks from the upcoming "That Lucky Old Sun" which we saw performed at the Festival Hall last year and which is released on CD in September.
The band was brilliant, as ever, with Jeffrey Foskett delivering mind tingling falsetto vocals.
The sound was OK; not as good as the Festival Hall in my opinion, but as a good as it gets here with a bit of muffling evident; particularly in the percussion section. Nelson Bragg was doing his best, but we just couldn't hear him properly. It was most notable on "Heroes and Villains" where Bragg is continually changing instruments. In previous , you could hear every one of his contributions clearly; not last night unfortunately.
Apart from that, and a screw up by the band in the middle of "Heroes and Villains" it was an excellent evening and I came away with the usual sense of wonder at the brilliance of The Man. Brian played keyboards and bass and led the vocals.
The more I hear pieces from "That Luck Old Sun" the more I am looking forward to getting my hands (and ears) on it.
This concert was primarily a collection of greatest hits; though there were a few tracks from the upcoming "That Lucky Old Sun" which we saw performed at the Festival Hall last year and which is released on CD in September.
The band was brilliant, as ever, with Jeffrey Foskett delivering mind tingling falsetto vocals.
The sound was OK; not as good as the Festival Hall in my opinion, but as a good as it gets here with a bit of muffling evident; particularly in the percussion section. Nelson Bragg was doing his best, but we just couldn't hear him properly. It was most notable on "Heroes and Villains" where Bragg is continually changing instruments. In previous , you could hear every one of his contributions clearly; not last night unfortunately.
Apart from that, and a screw up by the band in the middle of "Heroes and Villains" it was an excellent evening and I came away with the usual sense of wonder at the brilliance of The Man. Brian played keyboards and bass and led the vocals.
The more I hear pieces from "That Luck Old Sun" the more I am looking forward to getting my hands (and ears) on it.
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