Did anyone see the Beach Boys show last night at the Palais? Can't believe that Mike Love still tours the world with a bunch of nobodies pretending to be the Beach Boys.
For mine the Beach Boys was and willl always be the THREE Wilson brothers Brian Carl and Dennis, Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston.
Still interested though on what people thought of last nights performance?
Bruce Johnston is in the lineup as well.
Of the remaining living principal members, Brian hasn't been a regular touring member for a long, long time and Al Jardine I think has toured separately with his own band performing Beach Boys tunes (not using the Beach Boys name though, that is owned by Love I think).
Bear in mind with bands of that vintage (or even more recent ones) more often than not the lineups are diluted of original members. The Who will be performing this weekend at the Superbowl, with only Daltrey and Townshend as original members (Moon and Entwistle have passed on). The Hollies still record and tour and only have two long-term members left (Tony Hicks and Bobby Elliott), and with a different lead singer (Allan Clarke retired years ago). Of the Sweet's best remembered lineup (Connolly/Priest/Tucker/Scott) only two are still alive - Steve Priest and Andy Scott - and each tours with his own version of the group. That's just a few examples I can think of off the top of my head.
There would be few long term bands with the majority of the original lineup still in place I would imagine.