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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 April, 2003 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Bmg Distribution (VI |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound |
| TYPE: | Music Video - Pop/Rock |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 060768834897 |
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Customer Reviews of Brian Wilson on Tour
The very best of Brian, and Brian at his best... It is simply a joy to see Brian Wilson and his magnificent band performing, rehearsing, traveling, bantering, and receiving the sincere accolades of folks like Neil Young, Ronnie Spector, and others. Brian appears more relaxed and at home on the stage than he did during his terrific 2001 tour, and that feeling comes across in this DVD. Yes, I wish this had been a longer recording, but that's Brian--he leaves us wanting more, but delighted that he's still with us, making music.
Good, But Brian's Live Album Is Much Better
I had extremely high hopes when I heard about this dvd. I was expecting to be sitting at home on the couch watching Brian Wilson perform almost 30 of his greatest songs live in concert. When I did finish watching it, however, I was kind of dissapointed.
My major gripe is that it's not what it what I thought it was. There are only a handful of complete live performances. The rest of the songs are either from rehearsals (and those are just more snippets) or a capella performances by Brian with his friends and with Ronnie Spector that are so pointless, they don't even merit credit on the box. The interviews are tame and never really catch fire (who'd want to see Brian teaching Neil Young the organ part on "Good Vibrations" ?). However, it's not all bad. The live performances that are here - "Fun, Fun, Fun", "California Girls", "Do It Again", "God Only Knows", "Darlin", "Add Some Music To Your Day", etc - are electrifying. But if you want to see Brian work his magic with a live crowd, get "Brian Wilson Live At The Roxy Theater", with 2 discs of Brian dong what he does best.
I really think that this dvd could've been better. Hopefully Brian will release a complete live concert on dvd in the near future featuring hits, rare tunes and solo numbers interspliced with some chatter here and there. "Brian Wilson On Tour" is not that.
Clearing Up Some Points
Some misconceptions about this DVD here. Let me clear them up.
1.) Although it was released in 2003, this documentary was filmed in 1999 and 2000, on the very first leg of Brian Wilson's very first solo tour.
2.) The editing has been done at least partly to cut out Joe Thomas and Steve Dahl, both of whom accompanied and (kind of) played with Brian on the first leg of the tour. They both left after BW's trip to Japan.
3.) The best stuff was yet to come. Brian followed this up with the Pet Sounds tour, a summer series of shows with Paul Simon, more Pet Sounds shows in England, and now the SMiLE tour. This DVD is about him coming into his own as a concert performer.
4.) The man isn't exactly magnetic on stage. Sometimes he's dull to watch, esp. in this first tour when he kept his hands on the keyboard. So some creative editing can be excused. Take a look at the Pet Sounds Live DVD to see much more straightforward footage.
5.) This is obviously not the highest budget production. It's mainly filmed on digital video. It gives us a close look at Brian making his music. That's its charm.
If folks stop wanting this DVD to be something it isn't, and accept it for what it is, they'll find a wonderful portrait of a frazzled, eccentric, but still very alive and musical man.