Live review: Brian Wilson, The Sage Gateshead
By DJ M on September 14th, 2011
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
SHIELDS GAZETTE "Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson recreated the classic American songbook of George Gershwin for his adoring Tyneside fans. The first half saw Wilson and his brilliant, multi-instrumental band – plus a string section – performing songs from last year’s album, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin. When the approach worked, evergreen numbers like They Can’t Take That Away From Me were reminted as bouncy pop music, overlaid with the kind of lush vocal harmonies which made the Beach Boys famous. But there were highs and lows, with the short first half feeling like a rather unsatisfying musical hors-d’oeuvre."