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  • is Brian singing the falsetto here?

  • love the drummer.... i have a craving for drums.... drrrruuummmmsss......

  • who sings brian's part?

  • @Gantrey it looks like Mike Love

  • I feel so ashamed of Rolling Stone not to include this classic! Really, I'm doing stuff esque of the 70s Glam in the UK and I want to do this with my band!

  • Dennis was a really underrated drummer. He was no Keith Moon or Ginger Baker, but he definitely developed his own persona and playing style.

    R.I.P., Denny....

  • aging formula for all great bands that have existed in music: when your young your clean cut, when your older people grow your beard and have long hair. the beatles did it.

  • WHERE IS BRIAN?!

  • @Drunkmeonatrip he wasn't touring with them since the early 70's at this point..he was dealing with a lot shit and was locked up in his bedroom for like 3 years..now ironically , he's the only brother left, and touring occasionally..funny how life is, isn't it ?

  • @Drunkmeonatrip - He's playing the piano to Carl's left. In fact, during this show they sang happy birthday to him.

  • "None of the guys go steady, 'cause it wouldn't be right. To leave thier best girl home on a Saturday night." (-Still can't understand how Jim Morrison got the greatest American Poet title.)

  • Dennis Wilson woulda loved Mick Foley...

  • in this band of light is a devil at home, why?

  • dennis is the prayer

  • el dennis era vergas.......

  • this is so much better than the studio, this whole concert is a little better than most of the studio versions

  • Dennis rocks!

    

  • @mudhoney110283 Yeah! I didn't know he could still play by this point. Great!

  • mike love is still a cunt. hope brian gets the help he needs. one-man band who's relavitves are still putting him through hell.

  • This is so fucking good I want to set my guitar on fire.....say what you will about any of them...but together they were the most potent and talented rock band that will ever exist

  • @bossrebelrocks I have never considered the Beach Boys a rock band, but more of a pop band. I will agree that they were the best in that genre and will always be. Best of all, they all were a pop BAND! Not group! Really, the Beach Boys need to be remembered. I guess if calling them a rock band does, then let it be. But I still have my stance!

  • is the drummer mick foley?

  • The Best musicians of World!

  • The last time we get to see DW somewhat healthy, involved, sober & together in the music! He was fighting a losing battle with his demons, but on this night--for a few magic minutes--he was THE quintesserntial Beach Boy. RIP 4-Ever, Denny. Wolfsky9

  • @Wolfsky9 who's singing the falsetto here, Wolfy? Is it Brian?

  • the original drummer at the wrong show

  • This song describes Tila Tequila.

  • Singer isn't Mike Love... He is Ron Howard

  • so. goooooooood.

  • great great concert and i agree with you,gs w girl87....

  • Who's the drummer in this vid?

  • Wow Mike's voice is so much more nasal (and bad) than i was during their great live period of 1970-1975

  • But where is Brian? I can't see him!

  • @Melo71 Brian is at a grand piano on the right side of the stage. He sings one lead verse on Sloop John B and the bridge on Surfer Girl. Other than that I don't know if he sings even background vocals the rest of the concert or if his piano is even plugged in. BW looks pretty rough as he was very heavy and I forget if this is before or after Landy started treating him the 2nd time.

  • @peterp21 I can see the grand piano but Brian is complety ignored by the camera man! He is the voice of this song!

  • Oops sorry thought I was posting comment on another clip. Ignore my comment below!!

  • @derWarheSirRichfield - the falsetto / bass player is Brian Wilson

  • @KreeshaMe --------- Bobby Figueroa is singing the falsetto. There was other video that is not part of the DVD that shows Bobby singing the falsetto.

  • who is doing the falsetto??

  • Dennis was never a good drummer. He was just a banger. Plus at this stage in his life he was a full blown alcoholic which made his drumming even worse.

    It has been said in the very last few years with Dennis playing drums for the BB's is that they had the amps turned right off on his drums and had a drummer backstage doing the drumming.

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  • @CanaKahuna Well,He was ON that night..kickin' MUCHO ass on drums !

  • THEY'RE STILL AWESOME :D

  • I love this.  Lot of focus on Dennis. Workmanlike self-taught drummery

  • The beach boys made the best chorus of the entire history of music

  • hä wer zur hölle singt da die falsette stimme? das war doch eigentlich der Bassist aber hier singt er se nich (wie man kurz vor ende sieht als er gezeigt wird) und die anderen singen auch immer das get around round round blub?

  • classic that will never die

  • Обожаю эту песню. )))))))))

  • I was there! My first concert, I won tickets from Roger Scott on Capital Radio and it was a great day, despite the rain. Also appearing were Mike Oldfield and Santana.

  • This is epic!

  • @spicegirlsfan472 That's what happens after a long day at work and a 6 pack ;)

  • Thumbs up if you thought the singer in the thumbnail was Zack Galafinakis.

  • Denny was a tolerable drummer, that's all. Just because he passed away young doesn't make him a percussion God. And to Lain..Sorry my friend, but there is no "back beat" when you're doing a simple eighth/split half beat, and you don't get a better "stadium concert" beat playing opposite hands. It doesn't work that way.

  • @gostillerz Yup, I love Denny but the guy just played a right handed kit left handed which is just open. by this time Denny was a train wreck and this is the drumming of a drunk man. The kit sounds great though but the flailing and the "I dont know what to hit next thing" comes up time and time again, still miss the guy terribly.

    . This message was bought to you by a life long Denny and beach boys fan and drummer for 32 years.

  • looking at Mike in those white pants is obscene and actually embarrassing. Buy the man some underwear!

  • @Eeohippus hahahaha

  • are they real beach boys

  • @asura0528808 Yes, they are. Bruce Johnston on the small white keyboard (brought in after Brian left) Al Jardine (white fedora), Mike Love (singing lead), Carl Wilson (green jacket) and Dennis Wilson (drums). I think Brian may be on the piano, but he's not shown close in this video. All but Bruce are original band members. Of course, Dennis and Carl are deceased now.

  • @45guitar oh

  • Dennis showed how a much better drummer he was on this than given credit for . His vocal on baby blue showed he could sing to and such a a shame his starshine came to late to be really appriciated in the mainstream .

  • that drummer looks a shitfuck like Jim Caviezel on the passion of the christ

    Jesus!

  • This was a fabulous concert! To whomever posted these, could you please post the 'Lady Lynda' song? It's a great song that doesn't get much recognition, but it was superb in this concert! The ending of the song here is absolutely beautiful and they do it ONE MORE TIME!!!

  • Tempo is too fast.

  • @EMCEscher A liitle bit, yep.

  • What year was this concert?

    Also, is brian Wilson in this concert because i know he came back to performing live in 1976

  • anyone know where I can find an mp3 version of this thing?

  • @happygofucky - the entire concert is available on CD, so chances are you can find an MP3 of this fairly easily. :)

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  • Well by looking at all of the singing band members they all sang the "round round get around I get around" part on the chorus. So that only leaves two options. 1. Brian sang the lead falsetto (which is very unlikely.) or, 2. The lead falsetto was overdubbed at a later date for the live album and concert film. It's a shame they didn't film Brian much on this date.

  • @ExplosiveSandwich - The falsetto was sung by Bobby Figueroa who was playing percussion next to Dennis. Brian's voice at this time was in no condition to be singing falsetto. Brian isn't seen much on film in this concert because most of the time he was just sitting plunking at the piano.

  • @jbo110 Why wasn't he in condition? Just jumped from a 1964 gig to this one, surprising difference!

  • @lptomtom Between 1964 and 1980 Brian Wilson went through his collapse into drug and alcohol abuse and psychological problems. If you look up any Beach Boys gig from the mid-70s where Brian sings, his voice is completely hoarse.

  • Sorry for my question, but.. Are those the originals members?

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  • IS THAT JESUS ON THE DRUMS? No wonder he beats the shit outta them!

  • who sings the falsetto (fuckin high) part?

  • @FecskeDavid It might be Bruce Johnston doing the falsettoes. I just read the wikipedia on Brian Wilson and it said BJ was handpicked to be Brian's on the road substitute. But you'd probably have to see a video of BJ singled out to verify.

  • Freakin Awesome performance! Still as Great as they were back then!!!

  • I really love it .... Love You Dennis

  • The best version the boys performed ever. See Dennis drumming and everybody is enjoing it and sounding great !!!!

  • WHERE is BRIAN ?!

  • 1:49 = Chuck Norris

  • O_O

  • 6 people haven't got around.

  • @sixshotmark i really wonder why. You can feel the good vibes coming from this performance.

  • @jeroen1 They don't appreciate great music.

  • Man I wish I could have been around in the 60's.

  • Bow chicka wah wah chicha wah wah The Beach Boys RIP Dennis and Carl

  • Dennis wilson and Karen Carpenter are rock's most underated drummers

  • Now THAT is what I call drumming. Dennis Wilson ladies and gents!!!!! I can just see after the concert was over Mike telling Dennis it was too fast and to not ever play that fast again. But I gotta tell ya, I loved the feel of the music at that tempo. It sure got me up dancing and moving my head in every direction. DENNY WILSON IS THE MAN!!!! I wish he was still around so I could enjoy him in person at a concert. RIP Denny and Carl!!

  • I LIVE HERE!!!!

  • I hope Brian Wilson refuse to have Glee cover their songs.

  • @6arcsn1sky Well Mike Love sure as hell will!

  • @videomaster54321That I fear he might might agree with the show's maker.

  • What happened to music?? Where are bands like The Beach Boys and The Beatles? My God what happened...

  • I'm finding it hard to tell who's who… where's Brian? Is he on the keyboard to Dennis' left?

  • @only4tsc From left to right: Bruce, Al, Mike, Carl, Brian, and Dennis on drums with a few filler instruments in between.

  • @only4tsc On the front row from left to right it's Bruce Johnston (keys), Al Jardine (rhythm guitar), Mike Love on lead vocals, Carl Wilson (guitar and green jacket) and Brian was at the far right on piano during the concert but he doesn't get a closeup here. Dennis is on drums behind and that's longtime Beach Boys sideman Ed Carter on guitar (usually bass). Bobby Figueroa is at the back there somewhere too singing and playing percussion and Joe Chemay is on bass somewhere on there.

  • Fuck yeah Denny!

  • This is America's greatest band over the long-haul. They are a national treasure. It's really unfortunate that Mike has been allowed to keep the name out there. It saddens me whenever I see an appearance on TV. Without a Wilson onstage...there is no Beach Boys. When Carl died, the name Beach Boys should have been laid to rest with him. The touring jukebox is horrible. Brian's band is decent. It's clean, but lacks the soul of Carl's voice...or Brian's old voice. 

  • It was typical of the Beach Boys to bring up the tempo of many of their old hits for concerts. It might be true that Mike didn't like the fast tempo...but Dennis understood the crowd and the energy of the moment. When Dennis was gone, the band lost a lot of its energy on tour. They still had some great performances, but everything was more mechanical. Carl held it together and coached the drummers onstage. Al worked hard at keeping the integrity of the sound also. Yes, rockers grow old.

  • the drummer looks like jesus

  • there old now :(

  • ... Mikes like Damn it Dennis slow down!

  • Wow, I didn't know a short 60s pop song could rock so hard from the SAME band!

  • omg there old :O >:O THERE NOT AS GOOD :c

  • Dennis Wilson Dennis Wilson Dennis Wilson !

  • Dennis's drumming throughout this concert was just amazing. His style was to use his right hand as the back beat, where most right handed drummers use their left. It adds a real meaty back beat just perfect for stadium concerts.

  • @IainB1511 I saw them in Stockholm just a few weeks before this concert, then Dennis was fucking drunk and Brian went on to take a nap behind a speaker during the show. It was not the best time for the Beach Boys, really.

  • @IainB1511 except at the end of "rock and roll music"

  • @IainB1511 Dennis' style was to pound the ever-loving hell out of the drumkit :)

  • @IainB1511

    i totally agree...though dennis didnt play on their hit recordings...hal blaine did

    but...in concert...dennis was great for the reasons you pointed out...he tended to speed up a bit..but he banged the hell out of the skins and in big arenas and stadiums it fit the bill his playing...

    good comment by you...

  • @IainB1511 yeah, what a pity he did die so young

  • I love the costumes they're wearing RIP Dennis and Carl

  • just loved it

  • I'm fortunate enough to have both the CD and the DVD. Sadly, the DVD cut out when the crowd there (I THINK it was either 50,000 or 75,000 people) joined the band in singing "Happy Birthday" to Brian, who turned 38 the previous day.

  • WTF IS THIS? THAT AINT HOW IVE ALWAYS HEARD IT

  • Charlie Manson on the drums?

  • @majicalburrito Funny you should say that...

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  • aawweeesssooommmeeeee! Dennis just tears the shit out of the drums, but for classics sake I wouldve LOVED to see him down front doing the famous CLAP!!

  • Damn Mike are those pants tight enough for ya?!?................Jesus Christ

  • @rwk1983 yes but it is okay that is a sock in there...

  • You surfin boys are the best and one of a kind so let's go around all together dudes.

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  • from the other songs featured in this concert, Brian is the one at the large white grand piano.

  • a monstrous performance here....

    rock party good.

    50th anniversary in 2011.......demand there are BBoys parties in your town

    itll be worth it....

    jctoronto

  • Is Brian the one wearing the green jacket, or is he the second guy from the left, wearing white - at the back?

    Thanks.

  • @danielscissorhands Brian is not in the group anymore by that time

  • @TheSirmatthew if im not mistaken thats him on the white grand piano stage left?

  • @JLoose1982 Actually, I think that's Bruce Johnson on piano

  • @44fastgun Brian Wilson is def on stage, Mike Love even announces his name before his first verse. Also this show/dvd is billed as the last performace with all original members. I guess bruce johnson is the guy on the other end of the stage with the electric piano? I freakin love this dvd, i may need to go buy it again.

  • @JLoose1982 Oh, I didn't see the piano in back, I think you're right, that sure looks like Brian

  • @danielscissorhands The guy at the back in white, without the hat is Ed Carter. As you look at them it's Bruce Johnston on keyboard, Al Jardine (white suit and hat), Ed Carter, Dennis Wilson on drums, Mike Love vocals, the one in the green jacket is the ever beautiful Carl Wilson and over on the white piano as JLoose1982 says is Brian Wilson.

  • Absolutely first class!! You GO Denny!!!!!

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  • EXCELENTE!!

  • YEAH!!! lefty drummers UNITE!! makes me feel less lonely...

  • Dennis....Drivin' that bus !! I love how fast it is.......

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  • they must have gotten so much ass

  • where's brian? :(

  • Looks like those white pants are a little to tight. LOL

  • @cfgMC Sure, how else could he sing those high voices? Anyway, very nice live performance!!

  • ......and they'll still be suing each other in Hell.

  • You can get this mp3 at instantmp3s..com

  • I'm pretty jealous of you older folks, you had all these amazing bands and we've got.. Justin Bieber :-/.

  • @slungman00 I find it annoying when people slag off modern music... I'm a massive Beach Boy fan and all my favourite music is from decades gone past... but there is really good music out there now. The mainstream stuff (Mr Bieber) isn't truly terrible, but scratch below the surface and there is good stuff to be had!

  • @Karateworm exactly my fine fellow

  • @Karateworm

    sorry but calling bieber not shitty makes you oficially knowing shit about music.

  • @OropherThranduil Sorry, that was a typo. I meant to say "is truly terrible". Have I redeemed my self in your eyes oh great one? I own 20 Beach Boy albums, it's safe to say I have good taste in music! :P

  • @Karateworm

    yup, you did.

    well, i own all albums, rarities collections, sessions, live albums and bootlegs.

  • @OropherThranduil Respect on that front! That's my eventual aim, but being 17 and not working makes it a little tricky financially.

  • @Karateworm

    you always can sell some good shit.

    no just joking.

  • Excellent!!!

    Grandma mary

  • Wow.... look at those white trousers :DDDDD. I know where the high voices are coming from :))).

  • dennis wilson is too good, best drumer ever

  • dennis hits his kit like there is no tomorrow

  • Dennis Wilson makes me weak in the knees!!!!

  • that part between 0:01 to 2:11 was great!

  • Absolutely awesome.

  • the only ones who look like a genuine rock stars is Dennis.and the dude in the white suit , of which i forget his name !!..oops !!.everyone else looks like your next door neighbor, or boss at work !!..lol !!

  • Brian lost his falsetto voice during his bout with various problems. Over the years, the high falsetto role was passed around. It was to Bruce Johnston at the piano for a while, but eventually they hired a guitar player to stand in the background and do it. Al Jardine's nephew took at role during the latter years...the final edition of the real Beach Boys band.

  • @jangodreams jeff Foskett is the guitarist that sang Brian's falsetto for years with the beach boys, he as very close to carl and when mikey loveless got control of the touring band he was quick to get rid of some of the long time touring members of the beach boys, the ones that had gone against him in arguments with Carl. Jeff is now the musical director of Brian's touring band, a band that is 100 times better than Love's touring juke box.

  • @IainB1511 there is no way Brian's group is better. I saw them live in Boston and didn't compare to the quality and sound of Mike's group. I wish Brian would ditch the mints and bring Jeff along to rejoin Mike and the guys.

  • Sick beards

  • There is another drummer with a full kit there, not sure what he is doing??

  • @mattygeetarross It was Bobby Figueroa. During those days it was not unusual for someone to back up Dennis. Bobby is also the one singing the falsetto. There was some documentary footage from this show that came out long before the DVD and they focused a great deal on Bobby singing lead.

  • @amenhotep04  Why Brian didn't sang the falsetto part?