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This is a good deal, two albums for the price of one. This includes live versions of classic Beach Boys tunes and good versions of older ones not originally done by the Beach Boys. If you like live music, this is the one to get for the Beach Boys.
This is great for fans of "real" music because if you're like me andweren't around in time to see the five original aka "real" Beach Boys perform live, and are bombbarded with the garbage that they call "music" today then this will become one of your favorite and most treasured piecesof music. The only thing missing is Brian. Both concerts demonstrate that yes, the Beach Boys could reproduce those Heavenly harmonies in person which is a feat rarely accomplished back then, and never done today with the artificial voices we hear on the radio and in concerts. Most importantly the first 13 songs (and 1 or 2 of the bonus tracks) capture the Beach Boys in the beginning of their prime withBrian still as their leader from one of the first live Rock albums ever recorded. The Beach Boys had raw talent and all the computer altering done to "singers" voices now still doesn't help them sound good when you compare them to the greats. All members of the classic line up are in good spirits and very energetic (the only other live album including all 5 members and Bruce Johnston recorded in Knebworth England some 16 years later is very good but doesn't have the same magic and youth as this record with Brian barely there mentally, and the stiff akwardness years of fueding had added to the equation especially between Dennis and Mike) and lets not forget they're singing in their beloved California which gives it something extra special. You get to hear each individual spotlighted on lead on at least once (Brian, Carl, Al, Mike, and a rarity of Dennis singing The Wanderer). The on stage banter in between songs in both shows gives you the feeling you're really there if you close your eyes.
The second half of the cd (in London) catches them toward the end of their greatness (right before Endless Summer came out which pretty much made them on oldies act and later rock legends) and showcases how they'd progressed in the 7 years since the "Concert". Their rocking power in the early 70s made them one of the few huge acts of the 60s still going strong without giving into the psychedelic and metal crazes going through the country (even if it didn't show on the charts). It just proves that talent is talent. After listening to this, artists should be embarrased to call themselves singers today.
I would probably look for a CD that was an earlier re-master or if you have a pristine vinyl & a UBS turntable, you could transfer it directly to your computer harddrive. With this new re-master they modified and compressed it to a point that it just seems like one big jumble of sound with non-stop screaming girls.
The layers of sound that a live concert has is special and amazing. I first heard this recording on vinyl years ago, it absolutely blew me away.
Boy, was I suprised. I thought that the original master had a richness and it could have only been beat by actually attending a real concert.
I bought this CD assuming with all of the wonderful technology we have now that it would be a superior recording. The other recording had the girls too, but all through the concert you could hear vocals when you were supposed to hear vocals, & instruments when you were supposed to hear instruments.
But, if all that isn't possible go ahead and get it because it it is still a great concert no matter what.
not as good as the one i had. i shuld have reviewed it.
The Beach Boys "Concert/Live in London" is a must have just to hear the young Beach Boys young falsetto voices live. "Live In London" is an interesting listen because I think as the Beach Boys perform tracks from "Wild Honey" these live performances of "Wild Honey" sound better than the original lp did.
The reason I bought this "Beach Boys Concert" was to hear the Beach Boys young vibrant falsetto voices. This live set is not great even though versions of Beach Boys hits are performed well live.
I enjoyed this cd even though I'm not a big fan of live recordings. With all the screaming the performance still comes out well.
The Beach Boys Concert is interesting because it is during the start of Beatlemania 1964. It was nice knowing that not only The Beatles had screaming fans but the Beach Boys did to as you listen to "Concert".
"London" also gives you a perspective of how crazy England was for The Beach Boys at this time of Beatle dominance in 1968. The Beach Boys "Concert/Live in London" is a must own due to its historical place in rock music history.
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