{"id":3189,"date":"2015-07-07T13:48:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T18:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=3189"},"modified":"2015-07-07T20:38:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T01:38:23","slug":"brian-wilson-at-ravina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=3189","title":{"rendered":"Brian Wilson Fans Have Fun, Fun, Fun at Ravina"},"content":{"rendered":"

7\/6: Opening act:\u00a0Rodriguez<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sixto Rodriguez, born in Detroit, Michigan, is a Mexican-American folk musician. Most of his songs reflect the cruelties facing the inner city poor and his song style earned him a record contract with Sussex Records. After low album sales and mixed reviews, he was dropped from the record label and retired from the music business. However, during the mid-seventies, his albums were gaining airplay in South Africa and Australia. Unbeknownst to him, his songs and albums were very popular in South Africa as some of his songs became anthems for anti-Apartheid.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez played an all acoustic half hour set Monday at Ravinia. Most of the songs that he played were from his first album “Cold Fact”<\/i><\/strong> released in 1970. He did a nice cover of Little Willie John\u2019s \u201cFever\u201d and ended his set with \u201cNice ‘N’ Easy\u201d. If you have not seen the 2012 documentary film “Searching for Sugar Man”<\/i><\/strong>, and enjoyed his music, this is a must see film.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez Setlist:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All acoustic set:
\n1. Inner City Blues
\n2. Fever (Little Willie John cover)
\n3. Crucify Your Mind
\n4. I Wonder
\n5. This Is Not a Song, It’s an Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues
\n6. Sugar Man
\n7. Nice ‘N’ Easy<\/p>\n

For more about Rodriguez, check out his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

\u00a07\/6: Brian Wilson and His Band<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What can I say about Brian Wilson that has not been said before? Musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for The Beach Boys. I am glad that after recently celebrating the 50 year reunion with the Beach Boys, that he is still making music and touring. Brian is touring in support of of his current album “No Pier Pressure”<\/i><\/strong> with special guests <\/span>Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin.<\/p>\n

Brian started his show with several Beach Boy songs: \u201cOur Prayer\u201d, \u201cHeroes and Villains\u201d and \u201cCalifornia Girls\u201d. Al Jardine took the vocals on \u201cShut Down\u201d and then went into some more Beach Boys hits: \u201cLittle Deuce Coupe\u201d, \u201cI Get Around\u201d, This Whole World\u201d (with Darian Sahanaja on vocals) and \u201cGirl Don’t Tell Me\u201d.<\/p>\n

Brian and the band had a false start for \u201cHoneycomb\u201d, a song they just learned for this set. Brian joked, \u201cI blew the first verse. Let\u2019s do it again because we just learned this song. No, let\u2019s just continue with the show\u201d. Al Jardine then sang The Crystals song, \u201cThen He Kissed Me\u201d as \u201cThen I Kissed Her\u201d and then went into \u201cCalifornia Saga: California\u201d. Brian and his band performed more Beach Boys songs before going into \u201cOne Kind of Love\u201d, which Brian dedicated to his wife, from the new album “No Pier Pressure<\/strong><\/i>“.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"20150706-Brian<\/a><\/p>\n

Blondie Chaplin, formerly of The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, as well as other bands, took the vocal leads on \u201cSail Away\u201d, \u201cWild Honey\u201d and \u201cSail On, Sailor\u201d. Al Jardine then sang the lead on \u201cWake the World\u201d. Brian always makes his shows fun as he did an audience sing-a-long of\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201cRow, Row, Row Your Boat\u201d. Brian then joked, \u201cI don’t like singing this next song, but we have to do it\u201d and then played \u201cBusy Doin’ Nothin\u2019\u201d. The band then played \u201cSurf’s Up\u201d before going into another song from the new album, \u201cThe Right Time\u201d. Matt Jardine took the lead vocals on \u201cWouldn’t It Be Nice\u201d as he did for \u201cDon’t Worry Baby\u201d earlier in the set. Brian then finished the set with \u201cGod Only Knows\u201d (Brian says it\u2019s Paul McaCartney\u2019s favorite song) and \u201cGood Vibrations\u201d.<\/p>\n

Brian performed\u00a0a marathon of Beach Boys songs for the encore: \u201cAll Summer Long\u201d, \u201cHelp Me, Rhonda\u201d, \u201cBarbara Ann\u201d, \u201cSurfin’ U.S.A.\u201d and \u201cFun, Fun, Fun\u201d. He ended the show with \u201cLove and Mercy\u201d which is the title of his biographical film which was just released last month. This\u00a0was a great show at Ravinia with Brian and his band playing thirty four songs in their hour and a half show.<\/p>\n

\"20150706-Brian<\/a><\/p>\n

The Brian Wilson Band<\/strong> (in alphabetical order):
\nScott Bennett – keyboards, percussion, guitar and vocals
\nNelson Bragg – percussion and vocals
\nBlondie Chaplin (special guest) – guitars and vocals (former Beach Boys and Rolling Stones)
\nMike D’Amico – drummer and vocals
\nProbyn Gregory – brass instruments and tannerin (a theremin emulator)
\nPaul Mertens – woodwinds and harmonica
\nDarian Sahanaja – keyboards and vocals
\nBob Lizik – bass
\nNick Walusko – guitars and vocals
\nAl Jardine (special guest) – guitars and vocals<\/p>\n

Brian Wilson Setlist:<\/strong>
\n1. Our Prayer (The Beach Boys song)
\n2. Heroes and Villains (The Beach Boys song)
\n3. California Girls (The Beach Boys song)
\n4. Shut Down (The Beach Boys song) (Al Jardine on vocals with Brian)
\n6. Little Deuce Coupe (The Beach Boys song)
\n7. I Get Around (The Beach Boys song)
\n8. This Whole World (The Beach Boys song) (Darian Sahanaja on vocals with Brian)
\n9. Girl Don’t Tell Me\u00a0 <\/span>(The Beach Boys song)
\n10. Honeycomb (Jimmie Rodgers cover)
\n11. Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals cover) (sung as ‘Then I Kissed Her’) (Al Jardine on lead vocals)
\n12. California Saga: California (The Beach Boys song) (Al Jardine on lead vocals)
\n13. In My Room (The Beach Boys song)
\n14. Surfer Girl (The Beach Boys song)
\n15. Don’t Worry Baby (The Beach Boys song) (Matt Jardine on lead vocals)
\n16. One Kind of Love
\n17. Sail Away (Blondie Chaplin on vocals with Brian and Al)
\n18. Wild Honey (The Beach Boys song) (Blondie Chaplin on lead vocals)
\n19. Sail On, Sailor (The Beach Boys song) (Blondie Chaplin on lead vocals)
\n20. Darlin’ (The Beach Boys song) (Blondie Chaplin on lead vocals with Darian)
\n21. Wake the World (The Beach Boys song) (Al Jardine on lead vocals)
\n22. Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Traditional nursery rhyme) (audience sing along)
\n23. Busy Doin’ Nothin’\u00a0 <\/span>(The Beach Boys song)
\n24. Surf’s Up (The Beach Boys song)
\n25. The Right Time (Brian and Al Jardine on vocals)
\n25. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (The Beach Boys song) (Matt Jardine on lead vocals)
\n26. Sloop John B (Traditional cover) (Brian and Al Jardine on vocals)
\n27. God Only Knows (The Beach Boys song)
\n28. Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys song)
\nEncore:<\/strong>
\n29. All Summer Long (The Beach Boys song)
\n30. Help Me, Rhonda (The Beach Boys song) (Al Jardine on lead vocals)
\n31. Barbara Ann (The Regents cover)
\n32. Surfin’ U.S.A. (The Beach Boys song)
\n33. Fun, Fun, Fun (The Beach Boys song)
\n34. Love and Mercy<\/p>\n

For more about Brian Wilson, check out his website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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