From: rkapoor@ruby.net.com.org   
      
   What a night!   
      
   Brian Wilson and his band with special guest Al Jardine at UCLA's   
   Royce Hall last night.   
      
   After an opening set by Scritti Politti (only the 3rd time they have   
   performed in the USA), Brian and his band formed a semi-circle on   
   stage left and performed an "unplugged" set of several songs. They   
   then welcomed Al Jardine to the stage and proceded to rock the hall   
   with a selection of well known and lesser known songs with Al taking   
   lead on a few of them.   
      
   After a 10 minute break to reset the stage, they performed "Pet   
   Sounds" from start to finish only interrupted by a standing ovation   
   for "God Only Knows" which Brian said is "the song I'm most proud of".   
      
   After "Pet Sounds" there was more rockin' with some covers and   
   classics.   
      
   This is the most animated I have ever seen Brian get on stage and it   
   was pure joy to watch him play off of Al on some songs.   
      
   The show closed with "Love and Mercy" which has become Brian's   
   standard closing song.   
      
   Despite a few technical glitches with Al's guitar and earpiece, he   
   looked like he was having a great time performing with Brian and the   
   band.   
      
   A fantastic evening indeed.   
      
   Oh, items for sale in the lobby included a 40th anniversary "Pet   
   Sounds" t-shirt and a Brian Wilson 1966 "action figure" in two   
   versions. The regular version for $35.00 and a boxed, autographed "Pet   
   Sounds" version for $150.00.   
      
   I didn't buy one but I saw a few walking around with them.   
      
   Rodant Kapoor   
      
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