Brian Wilson On Tour
by John Anderson
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Actor: Brian Wilson, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Sheryl CrowDirector: John Anderson
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Frank Haney
Editor: John Anderson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 77 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sanctuary Records
DVD Reviews of Brian Wilson On Tour
DVD Review: Good, But Brian's Live Album Is Much Better
Summary: 3 Stars
I admittedly had very high hopes when I purchased this dvd at a store in New Jersey. I sat through the whole thing and ended up kind of unhappy. I know I'm probably not going to get a lot of "helpful" votes for this review, but this is solely my opinion, and I'm sure a few people will agree with me.
First up, I was expecting a full - blown concert dvd, like the superior "The Beach Boys : Good Timin' - Live At Knebowrth", which featured a low - profile Brian at his worst, but he and the rest of the band gave a pitch - perfect performance. Instead, this is a documentary featuring less than a handful of complete live performances and even the rehearsal footage of some songs are butchered to mere snippets. I was also looking forward to hear Brian perform "Vegetables" in concert. I thought thsi song was so complex and produced nobody could pull it off in concert, and I really looking forward to hearing how Brian did it. Imagine my frustation when it was just shown as a brief a capella performance in a Vegas hotel lobby. I was also mad that my favorite song that Brian sang with the Beach Boys, "Don't Worry Baby", is performed as a joke in brain's dressing room by Ronnie Spector. And the new song on the dvd, "Saturday Morning In The City" is just Brian at the piano singing a 30 - secodn recognition of the song. How's that for your money ? If they really wanted to make a documentary of an artist on tour with some rehearsals and interviews thrown in, they should have done one in vein of the two Elvis documentaries ( "That's The Way It Is" and "Elvis On Tour" ), both of which featured some intervieews and rehearsal footage but mainly focused on Elvis's stage performances.
Still, the complete performances that are featured actually make up for all the dvd's many flaws, particuarly "Fun Fun Fun", "Barbara Ann", his Carl Wilson tribute "Lay Down Burden" and "God Only Knows" ( also dedicated to Carl ). However, if you want to hear a great Brian Wilson live performance, try the 2001 release "Live At The Roxy", which is a two - disc set featuring 30 excellent live tracks ( mostly rare Beach Boys tunes that were never performed in concert before ) plus an exclusive interview with Brian.
I don't think this was a terribly bad dvd. It has some truly astonishing live performances and some very funny offstage moments ( including Brian dancing to "Surfin' Usa" ). But this dvd should have been a complete concert rather than a documentary.
Description of Brian Wilson On Tour
BRIAN WILSON ON TOUR - DVD MovieThe Mozart of pop? A one-man Lennon and McCartney? The comparisons aren't extravagant when you're talking about Brian Wilson, subject of this captivating 77-minute documentary (with interviews, live performances, behind-the-scenes footage, etc.). The fact that the wunderkind architect of so many Beach Boys classics is still around at all in 2003, let alone largely recovered from his well-chronicled emotional and physical problems, borders on the miraculous. The DVD is a celebration of Wilson's life and work--not simply by the likes of Paul McCartney, Neil Young, and Pete Townshend but by Brian himself, who with each performance becomes stronger and more at ease on stage. And it's great to hear his songs, including both the obvious ("Good Vibrations," "Fun Fun Fun") and the unexpected ("Lay Down Burden," Brian's tender tribute to his late brother Carl), performed with such joy by Wilson's brilliant band. More than a comeback, this is an ongoing, encouraging success story. --Sam Graham
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