Brian Wilson With Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin / Waukegan 2021 / 2CDR

Brian Wilson With Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin / Waukegan 2021 / 2CDR / Uxbridge
Genesee Theatre, Waukegan, Illinois, USA 23rd October 2021

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Brian Wilson has finally resumed his live performances as the vaccinated United States has begun to regain his daily routine around the summer. Originally, the performance in Japan should have been realized last year, but due to that hateful corona, it was canceled. For that reason, the tour that was carried out from the end of August under the name of “GREATEST HITS LIVE! 2021” was good news for enthusiasts all over the world.
The fastest release on CD-R from UXBRIDGE this time is a live performance at Waukegan in Illinois, which was the tour’s Chiakigaku.

Brian has been away from the live tour for over a year after the “GREATEST HITS LIVE! 2020” tour in February last year, so if it’s the last day of the tour since then, the beginning of the live will be tired. That also applies to Al Jardine, who accompanied him, and his singing “Help Me, Rhonda” is also tired. It is unavoidable that the two elderly people will become slow starters at the end of the tour.
However, Brian, who had Al sing a song and took a break, got better and better from “Salt Lake City”. Besides, the performance is outstandingly good. Meanwhile, Al’s son Matt shows off his beautiful voice in “Don’t Worry Baby”. He played an important role as an important member to revive the old number with a high key on behalf of his fathers.

Also, at the start of this tour, the Beach Boys’ gorgeous early 70’s anthology “FEEL FLOWS” was released, so not to mention the title song that was played last year, “Add Some” that was not on the set list at that time. Timely and enthusiastic crying that even “Music to Your Day” and “Long Promised Road” are taken up.
Among them, the latter is a wonderful memorial corner for Carl Wilson with Blondie Chaplin taking the lead vocal, and the arrangement that Reed is replaced by Brian on the way is also very moving.

And the ultimate is “It’s OK” recorded in “15 BIG ONES”. The performance here is also wonderful, and it can be said that it is a good example repertoire in which the Brian band, who has a reputation for dexterity and playing ability, continues to demonstrate their true abilities even after the tour resumes.
The latest live audience album that includes a repertoire of enthusiastic tears while being called “GREATEST HITS LIVE!” At the beginning, the balance of the sound output from the venue was weak as if to match Brian’s tone, but this also evolved from around the maniac crying song selection “Wake the World” to the finest sound quality with a sharp increase in the thickness of the sound. ..
A schedule for traveling to Europe has already been announced next summer, and revenge visits to Japan may be realized after that. In this way, the fastest release of a good sound source from the latest tour that was carried out as much as possible to become an active activity again!

ワクチン接種の進んだアメリカが夏あたりから日常を取り戻し始めている中、ブライアン・ウィルソンも遂にライブ活動を再開させました。本来であれば昨年に来日公演が実現していたはずが、あの憎きコロナのせいで中止という憂き目に。それだけに8月の終わりから「GREATEST HITS LIVE! 2021」と名打たれて敢行されたツアーは世界中のマニアにとって朗報と呼べるものでした。
今回UXBRIDGEからCD-Rにて最速リリースされるのは同ツアーの千秋楽となったイリノイ州にあるウォキーガンでのライブ。

昨年2月の「GREATEST HITS LIVE! 2020」ツアーを最後に一年以上ライブ・ツアーから遠ざかっていたブライアンですので、それ以来のツアーの最終日ともなれば、ライブ序盤はお疲れ気味。それは帯同したアル・ジャーディンにも当てはまり、彼の歌う「Help Me, Rhonda」もやはりお疲れ気味。高齢な二人がツアー終盤ともなればスロースターターとなってしまうのは仕方ない。
ところがアルに一曲歌ってもらって一息つけたブライアンは「Salt Lake City」からどんどん調子が良くなる。それに何と言っても演奏が抜群にイイ。そんな中でアルの息子マットは「Don’t Worry Baby」で見事な美声を披露。父親らに代わってキー高めな往年のナンバーを蘇らせる重要メンバーとして大活躍。

また今回のツアーが開始するタイミングでビーチボーイズのゴージャスな70年代初頭アンソロジー「FEEL FLOWS」がリリースされましたので、昨年も演奏されていたタイトル曲はもちろん、その時はセットリストになかった「Add Some Music to Your Day」や「Long Promised Road」まで取り上げてくれているのがタイムリーかつマニア泣かせ。
中でも後者はブロンディ・チャップリンがリードボーカルを取って見事なカール・ウィルソン追悼コーナーとなっている上、途中でリードがブライアンに交代するアレンジも非常に感動的。

そして極めつけは「15 BIG ONES」に収録されていた「It’s OK」。こちらの演奏も実に素晴らしく、器用さと演奏力で定評のあるブライアン・バンドがツアー再開後も本領をいかんなく発揮続けてくれている好例レパートリーだと言えるのでは。
このように「GREATEST HITS LIVE!」と名打たれながらも、マニア感涙のレパートリーもたっぷり含まれた最新ライブのオーディエンス・アルバム。序盤はまるでブライアンの調子に合わせるかの如く会場からの出音のバランスが弱めなのですが、これまたマニア泣かせな選曲「Wake the World」辺りから音の厚みをグッと増した極上音質へと進化。
既に来年夏にヨーロッパを回るスケジュールが発表されており、その後にリベンジ来日が実現するかもしれません。こうして再び活発な活動になるべく敢行された最新ツアーからさっそくの好音源が最速リリース！

Disc 1(49:13)
1. California Girls
2. Dance, Dance, Dance
3. I Get Around
4. Little Deuce Coupe
5. Help Me, Rhonda
6. Salt Lake City
7. Surfer Girl
8. In My Room
9. Wake the World
10. Add Some Music to Your Day
11. Don’t Worry Baby
12. Darlin’
13. Please Let Me Wonder
14. Do You Wanna Dance?
15. Heroes and Villains
16. Feel Flows

Disc 2(50:51)
1. Long Promised Road
2. Sail On, Sailor
3. It’s OK
4. Do It Again
5. I Can Hear Music
6. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
7. Sloop John B
8. God Only Knows
9. Good Vibrations
10. Barbara Ann
11. Surfin’ U.S.A.
12. Fun, Fun, Fun
13. Love and Mercy

Brian Wilson – Vocals, Keyboards
Al Jardine – Vocals, Guitar
Blondie Chaplin – Vocals, Guitar
Darian Sanahaja – Keyboards
Paul von Mertens – Saxophone
Probyn Gregory – Guitar, Vocal
Mike D’Amico – Drums
Bob Lizik – Bass
Gary Griffin – Keyboards
Matt Jardine – Vocals, Percussion
Rob Bonfiglio – Vocals, Guitar
Jim Laspesa – Percussion

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