The group of Al Jardine, called “The Pet Sounds Band”, plans a concert mixing tubes and forgotten pearls of the Beach Boys from the 1970s.
A new era in the history of the Beach Boys will start this summer when Al Garden and the Pet Sounds Band will launch their first tour. The Pet Sounds Band is a new name for the long -standing members of the support group of Brian Wilson, who have remained inactive since the latter stopped performing in 2022.
“” I gathered the troops, the excellent group of Brianexplains to WECB Jardin, who played in the group alongside Wilson nearly two decades. We all want to get back to work, and I told myself that I was going to take the reins. »»
The exact composition of the group has not yet been determined, but it is likely that he understands the keyboardist Darian Sahanaja, the drummer Michael d'Amico, the bassist Bob Lizik, the singer and percussionist Matt Jardine, the pianist Gary Griffin, the guitarist Rob Bonfiglio, the Corniste Paul Von Mertens and the keyboardist Debbie Shair ( PROBYN GREGORY long-standing multi-instrumentalist has already been committed to the “Weird Al” summer tour of YANKOVIC.
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Jardin and Pet Sounds Band are not yet ready to announce the dates, but the concerts will take place in June, July and August. Regarding the list of songs played, he plans a mixture of classics of Beach Boys and a large number of songs from albums from the sixties 15 Big ONES,, The Beach Boys Love You And Miu album, who will be gathered in a box later in the year. “” There is a lot of material in which to draw from and that people have not yet heard“Explains Al Jardine.
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It was the son of Al, Matt Jardine, who had the idea of calling the group Le Pet Sounds Band, because it was the musicians who played Pet Sounds With Wilson during countless concerts over the years. There is a possible tour of the 60th anniversary of Pet Sounds Next year, but the Setlist proposal that Jardine shared with WECB only understands ” God Knows Knows “,” Sloop John B ” And “ WOULDN'T it be nice From this album.
However, fans can expect classics like “ California Girls “,” Do it again ” And “ I get around », As well as titles from the album The Beach Boys Love You from 1977 as ” Roller skating child “,” Honkin 'Down the Highway “,” Ding dang ” And “ The Night was so young ».
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Most of these songs have not been interpreted by Beach Boys since the late 1970s, and ” The Night was so young Has never been played. “” I'm a little nervous about thisadmits Al Jardine. It will take a lot of rehearsals. We could even do “Good Time”. Brian and I wrote it together in a few minutes. This is one of my favorite songs. The group and I are going to share the voices on all these songs, and I have already threatened Darian to make him do “Johnny Carson” ”. (Wilson's tribute to the host of Tonight Show is a quirk of the Beach Boys catalog.)
The original version of ” Ding dang »Dooles only 58 seconds. Jardine wrote a new chorus and a new verse to make it a real song. “” I hope this will not offend the fanshe said. But it's really hilarious. At one point, I literally wanted to call this tour the ding dang tour. »»
Other important pieces appear in the proposed list: ” Susie cincinnati ” of Wildflower (1970), ” It's Okay ” of 15 Big ONES (1976), and ” Peggy Sue “,” She's Got Rhythm ” And ” Come go with me ” of Miu album (1978).
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The group also works on the song title of Islands in the Sun, A digital EP of four songs that Jardine will be released in the coming weeks. “” It contains several types of musiche explains. I have a tribute to my favorite songwriters from the 1950s, Leiber and Stoller, entitled “Highway 101”. I also have a song with Neil Young that I like a lot, “My Plane Leaves Tomorrow”. We recorded it together when I did my (2010 solo album) Postcard from California. I told myself that this song did not correspond very well to the theme of the album. But it resonates today, with political disorders in the Middle East. It is the story of a soldier who leaves abroad and who must serve his country. »»
These kinds of little stories, Al Jardine intends to tell about it on stage, which he has rarely had the opportunity to tour with Wilson. “” I have a lot of good stories to tell, and it's always fun to talk about the group and our inheritance. It's very fun, especially when you have supporting videos. It is a complete show. In the past, Brian was still in a hurry to finish the concert, so I was lucky if I managed to say a few words. Describe something was a luxury. But now we have the luxury of having time. »»
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At 82, however, Al Jardine does not consider that this is a long -term proposal. “” I don't think my voice will be so good at 90, but you never knowhe said. I know that Mike has the ambition to do this at 102 years old. »»
But when the last two founding members of the Beach Boys still in activity will retire, Jardine hopes that the group will continue to live. “” Why not ? My son Matt and (Mike's son) Christian Love both have great voices. It would be at a different level from that of today. But it would still be doable because music is the star of the show. »»
