Brian Wilson regales Ryman crowd with clarity and enthusiasm
By DJ M on November 11th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
THE TENNESSEAN "[Brian Wilson's] voice turned out to be an ideal fit for the Mother Church of Country Music, ringing out into the ether as gracefully as it does on his masterwork Pet Sounds. He left the Beach Boys’ famously high vocal parts to his accompanists, but when he took the lead on the chorus of early hit 'Surfer Girl,' it was with a level of confidence and clear-headedness that absolutely thrilled the Ryman crowd. "