Brian Wilson and Al Jardine kick off mini-tour in Boston
Beach Boys co-founders Brian Wilson and Al Jardine kick off their joint mini-tour on Friday, November 17th, in Boston. Earlier this month in Los Angeles, the pair first teamed up for a show at UCLA that featured over a dozen Beach Boys classics, as well as the group's 1966 Pet Sounds album in its entirety.
Al Jardine spoke to The Boston Herald and explained that the pair's reunion actually grew out of his failed attempt to reunite the surviving Beach Boys, including Mike Love and Bruce Johnston -- who still tour as the Beach Boys -- and original guitarist David Marks.
Jardine said that back in June, when the band reunited in L.A. on the roof of Capitol Records Tower for a platinum award ceremony for their Sounds Of Summer compilation, he first broached the reunion topic with Wilson, explaining that, "Actually, I asked him. We had a great day that day with Mike and Bruce at the party... I tried to put a Beach Boys reunion together but it didn't work out. We just couldn't get it done. So I told Brian, 'We should do the Pet Sounds tour together because someone has got to represent the band.' We talked about it for a while and eventually he thought it was terrific idea."
He said that his warm-up show with Wilson at UCLA worked out great, despite his lack of rehearsal: "There was a little bit of anxiety on my part. Of course there was a lot of joy once we actually got through it that first night. I didn't even have keys for the songs until the day of the show, so I went in ice-cold. But when the crowd reacted I felt very humbled. And Brian gave me a darn good introduction."
Jardine, who met Wilson while playing on their high school football team, told us that he was amazed by Wilson's athletic ability: "He was a great athlete. He could throw the ball a mile! He had the best spiral. He was the same way in baseball. He was just a very athletic person."
Brian Wilson added that he's happy to share the stage again with Jardine, saying that, "I was very happy with the way it went. I thought Al was fabulous, I thought his voice sounded just as good as it did in the early '60s when we used to gather around the mike and make harmonies. He is doing a wonderful job. If we continue to tour, I'm 95 percent sure he'll stay with me."
Wilson, who earlier this week announced that he'll be co-producing an upcoming biopic based on his life, adamantly denied that he has any intention of a Beach Boys reunion: "No, no, no. I have no intention of ever being involved in a reunion."
Brian Wilson and Al Jardine perform tonight (Friday, November 17th) in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre.
In other Beach Boys-related news:
The Los Angeles City Council announced on Wednesday (November 15th) that the iconic Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood has been officially named a historic monument. The 13-story building was sold earlier this year, but Capitol Records has signed a long-term lease to keep its Los Angeles headquarters in the tower.
Cbs2.com reported that the historic monument status will help "preserve the Capitol Records sign on the roof, the awnings surrounding each floor and the spike on top."
Among the many performers who have recorded at the building's basement studios are the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Nat "King" Cole, Johnny Mercer, Faith Hill, Harry Connick Jr., and many more.
Al Jardine spoke to The Boston Herald and explained that the pair's reunion actually grew out of his failed attempt to reunite the surviving Beach Boys, including Mike Love and Bruce Johnston -- who still tour as the Beach Boys -- and original guitarist David Marks.
Jardine said that back in June, when the band reunited in L.A. on the roof of Capitol Records Tower for a platinum award ceremony for their Sounds Of Summer compilation, he first broached the reunion topic with Wilson, explaining that, "Actually, I asked him. We had a great day that day with Mike and Bruce at the party... I tried to put a Beach Boys reunion together but it didn't work out. We just couldn't get it done. So I told Brian, 'We should do the Pet Sounds tour together because someone has got to represent the band.' We talked about it for a while and eventually he thought it was terrific idea."
He said that his warm-up show with Wilson at UCLA worked out great, despite his lack of rehearsal: "There was a little bit of anxiety on my part. Of course there was a lot of joy once we actually got through it that first night. I didn't even have keys for the songs until the day of the show, so I went in ice-cold. But when the crowd reacted I felt very humbled. And Brian gave me a darn good introduction."
Jardine, who met Wilson while playing on their high school football team, told us that he was amazed by Wilson's athletic ability: "He was a great athlete. He could throw the ball a mile! He had the best spiral. He was the same way in baseball. He was just a very athletic person."
Brian Wilson added that he's happy to share the stage again with Jardine, saying that, "I was very happy with the way it went. I thought Al was fabulous, I thought his voice sounded just as good as it did in the early '60s when we used to gather around the mike and make harmonies. He is doing a wonderful job. If we continue to tour, I'm 95 percent sure he'll stay with me."
Wilson, who earlier this week announced that he'll be co-producing an upcoming biopic based on his life, adamantly denied that he has any intention of a Beach Boys reunion: "No, no, no. I have no intention of ever being involved in a reunion."
Brian Wilson and Al Jardine perform tonight (Friday, November 17th) in Boston at the Orpheum Theatre.
In other Beach Boys-related news:
The Los Angeles City Council announced on Wednesday (November 15th) that the iconic Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood has been officially named a historic monument. The 13-story building was sold earlier this year, but Capitol Records has signed a long-term lease to keep its Los Angeles headquarters in the tower.
Cbs2.com reported that the historic monument status will help "preserve the Capitol Records sign on the roof, the awnings surrounding each floor and the spike on top."
Among the many performers who have recorded at the building's basement studios are the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Nat "King" Cole, Johnny Mercer, Faith Hill, Harry Connick Jr., and many more.
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