Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour

Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour is a live album by the Beach Boys released on May 21, 2013.^[3] The album was recorded during the band's 50th anniversary reunion tour.

Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
Live album by The Beach Boys
Released	May 21, 2013
Recorded	April–September 2012
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	122:28
Label	Capitol/UMe
Producer	Brian Wilson, Joe Thomas
The Beach Boys chronology
Fifty Big Ones (2012) Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour (2013) Made in California (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Today Online	[2]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a good review, describing it as "a pleasant dose of nostalgia."^[4] The album was also criticized in several sources including The Independent as being "saturated in 'Auto-Tune'", turning the lead singers voices into "horrible metallic noises."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; except where indicated

Disc 1

1. "Do It Again" – 3:38
2. "Little Honda" – 2:06
3. "Catch a Wave" – 2:09
4. "Hawaii" – 1:46
5. "Don't Back Down" – 1:45
6. "Surfin' Safari" – 2:48
7. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:29
8. "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (Brian Wilson) – 3:09
9. "Wendy" – 2:25 (Lead vocals by Bruce Johnston)
10. "Getcha Back" (Mike Love, Terry Melcher) – 2:42 (Lead vocals by David Marks)
11. "Then I Kissed Her" (Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) – 2:17
12. "Marcella" (Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Jack Rieley) – 3:23
13. "Isn't It Time" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Joe Thomas, Jim Peterik, Larry Millas) – 4:01
14. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Morris Levy, Frankie Lymon) – 2:30
15. "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" – 2:55
16. "Disney Girls" (Bruce Johnston) – 5:33 - taken from the band’s performance in Grand Prairie, TX on April 26^[6]
17. "Be True to Your School" – 3:06
18. "Little Deuce Coupe" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 1:50
19. "409" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Gary Usher) – 1:52
20. "Shut Down" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian) – 1:46
21. "I Get Around" – 2:46

Disc 2

1. "Pet Sounds" (Brian Wilson) – 3:45
2. "Add Some Music to Your Day" (Brian Wilson, Joe Knott, Mike Love) – 3:49
3. "Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks) – 3:54
4. "Sail On, Sailor" (Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Almer, Ray Kennedy, Rieley) – 3:45
5. "California Saga: California" (Al Jardine) – 3:09
6. "In My Room" (Brian Wilson, Gary Usher) – 2:53
7. "All This Is That" (Al Jardine, Carl Wilson, Mike Love) – 3:38
8. "That's Why God Made the Radio" (Brian Wilson, Thomas, Peterik, Millas) – 4:27
9. "Forever" (Dennis Wilson, Gregg Jakobson) (Lead vocals by Dennis Wilson via archive recording) – 2:57
10. "God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher) (Lead vocals by Carl Wilson via archive recording) – 2:39
11. "Sloop John B" (Traditional; arranged by Brian Wilson and Al Jardine) – 3:07
12. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson, Asher, Mike Love) (Lead vocals by Al Jardine, Jeff Foskett and Mike Love) – 2:41
13. "Good Vibrations" (Lead vocals by Brian Wilson, Jeff Foskett and Mike Love) – 4:14
14. "California Girls" – 3:15
15. "Help Me Rhonda" – 3:19
16. "Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry) – 2:48
17. "Surfin' U.S.A." (Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry) – 3:00
18. "Kokomo" (Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Tony Melcher, John Phillips) – 4:00
19. "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) – 2:33
20. "Fun, Fun, Fun" – 3:29

Personnel

Partial credits from Craig Slowinski.^[7][8]

The Beach Boys

• Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm guitar; banjo on “California Saga: California”; additional lead guitar on "Sail On, Sailor"
• Bruce Johnston – lead, harmony and backing vocals; keyboards
• Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals; percussion
• David Marks – lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead guitar
• Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; piano; bass on "Barbara Ann" and "Fun, Fun, Fun"
• Carl Wilson – lead vocals on "God Only Knows" (archive recording)
• Dennis Wilson  – lead vocals on "Forever" (archive recording)

Supporting musicians

• Scott Bennett – harmony and backing vocals, keyboards, mallets, percussion
• Nelson Bragg – harmony and backing vocals, percussion
• John Cowsill – harmony and backing vocals, drums
• Mike D'Amico – harmony and backing vocals, bass, drums on "Marcella", "Pet Sounds", and “Add Some Music To Your Day”
• Nick "Nicky Wonder" Walusko  - harmony and backing vocals, guitar
• Jeff Foskett – lead, harmony, and backing vocals; rhythm guitar; percussion; mandolin on "Disney Girls"
• Probyn Gregory – harmony and backing vocals, guitar, horns, percussion, bass on "Marcella" and “Add Some Music To Your Day”, tannerin on "Good Vibrations" and "Forever", trumpet on "Pet Sounds"
• Darian Sahanaja – harmony and backing vocals, keyboards, mallets
• Scott Totten – harmony and backing vocals, guitar, lead vocals on "Why Do Fools Fall In Love", ukulele on "Isn't It Time", bass on "Pet Sounds"
• Paul von Mertens – woodwinds (saxophones, flutes, harmonicas)

References

1. Thomas, Stephen. "Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour - The Beach Boys : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
2. Mathews, Kevin (May 24, 2012). "Music review: The Beach Boys Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour - The Beach Boys | 3.5/5". TODAYonline. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
3. "50th Anniversary Concert Collection Coming May 21st". thebeachboys.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
4. The Beach Boys - Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved April 19, 2023
5. "Picking up better vibrations? Beach Boys succumb to Auto-Tune for new". The Independent. July 16, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
6. "Analysis of the Live 50th Anniversary Tour CD".
7. "Muting the keys".
8. "The Beach Boys Touring Lineups".

External links

• Live - The 50th Anniversary Tour at Discogs
• Review - "Live - 50th Anniversary Tour" CD Set on Beach Boys Opinion Page