May 10th at Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, Utah
With only familiar names Mike Love and Bruce Johnston appearing, I did not expect too much from the show, especially considering their ages. I couldn't have been more wrong!!!!!!! The show was equal to or surpassed the Beach Boys of the 1960's!!! We saw Chicago and 3 Dog Night last year and the Beach Boys "sound" was there and at least 100% of what it was when I listened to them on the radio or my 8-track player. Chicago and 3 Dog Night put on great shows but there was a noticeable loss of vocal quality.
Some of the songs they performed were: "Do it Again", "Little Honda", "Catch a Wave", "Surfin Safari", "Surfer Girl", "When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)", "Little Deuce Coup", "409", "Shut Down", "I Get Around", "Sail On, Sailor", "God Only Knows", "Sloop John B.", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Good Vibrations", "California Girls", "Help Me Rhonda", "Rock and Roll Music", "Surfin USA", "Kokomo", "Barbara Ann" and "Fun, Fun, Fun"!!!
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| John & Katie a few minutes before the concert started. Lots of gray hair and pot bellies! Funny, I don't remember this many old people when I saw them 35 years ago!! Surprisingly, there was a good number of 18 to 30 year olds here! |
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| We went with our younger friends....Joel & Melba! |
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| Tuacahn provided the cars in the background...they were not part of the Beach Boys props. |
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| All of the performers were current or past members of the Beach Boys. Unlike a lot of groups, the Beach Boys are not a group of specific guys but a sound and a feeling that reminds us of our youth, the beach, surfing, girls, hot cars, school, etc. |
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| L to R: Scott Totten (guitar/vocals), Tim Bonhomme (keyboards/vocals), Mike Love (lead vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (keyboards/vocals/percussion), Chris Farmer (bass/vocals), Randell Kirsh (guitar/vocals). Out of picture to left: Mike Kowalski (drums) to right: Bruce Johnston (vocals/keyboards). |
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| Mike Love commented that the fog machine reminded him of being back in California! |
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| Mike Love can still put on a great show at 71. They played and sang for well over 2 hours! |
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| Bruce Johnston was out of a lot of pictures because of his location on our far right. |
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| Scott Totten is an incredible guitar player and directs the performances. |
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| One of the biggest surprises was John Cowsill. The Cowsills disbanded years ago but in addition to being exceptional on percussion....HE CAN REALLY SING!!!! |
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| After the Encore, which started with a pretty good new song of theirs...they rocked the place with the song written about a girl who worked at a Salt Lake City radio station. She had gotten into trouble with her dad by telling him she was going to the library but really driving his T-Bird to the hamburger stand (true story)....can you guess the title? |
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