Beach Boys play before 12,000 fans in Chiba

I can only imagine the sad, sorry spectacle that must have been

That's funny.... the beach boys. They should change their name to the geriatrics. The other day during an interview, one of the BBs was dozing off. I guess it was his nap time. So which nursing home are they playing at?

Could you kindly explain, hoser, why the concert was a "sad, sorry spectacle?"

The Beach, Boys!

Ben4short - I think the reasons why 70 year-old men on stage playing rock/pop is sad doesn't need an explanation.

So, how was the concert?

Perhaps you wouldn't mind enlightening us, if indeed have have an explanation to back up your typical cynical, cheap comment. You should be so lucky to do something you love at 70 and get paid handsomely for it.

I wish I was there, or is it I wish I were there?

ben4short - If at 70 I try to squeeze into my old jeans, strap on a Les Paul, and try to hit that high note which left me 30 years ago, you have permission to strangle me.

Have you seen or heard the BB recently, or more speculation about their physical shape and voices? Again, they love to make music and people are willing to pay to hear them, so what is sad and pathetic about that? Please stop dodging the question.

ben4short - I answered your question. If 12000 suckers want to pay 100 bucks of their hard earned money to see a fossilized version of a band in a desperate Japanese money grab (I doubt they could sell out the local mall anywhere else) then so be it. I, however, would only be brought to tears at the sight of the Rolling Stones, Who, etc. doing the same and wouldn't subject myself to it.

Well said hoserfella...( T_T)＼(^-^ )

Hoserfella, many of your so-called geriatrics can provide their audience with a highly-polished professional performance. Many young bands fair far worse. I recently saw Roger Daltrey of the Who in Tokyo Forum. His performance was excellent and he had the energy to go on for well over two hours.

People who can still be full of life in their sixties and seventies, especially when they are doing something they enjoy.

If they are doing their old hits, that is what their audience wants to hear. They made some great music as did many bands of their generation.

If you are of hip-hop and rap generation, I can understand why you do not appreciate older musicians. Who of your generation do you think anyone will listen to when they are in their seventies?

I hope we soon hear from someone who went to the concert and can tell us how it actually was.

If only you had lived through the sixties, you might understand more about those times.

gaijintraveler- U might have missed my examples of Rolling Stones and The Who as to where my musical tastes lean. (I'd rather chew tinfoil than listen to non-music like hip-hop and DJs) I appreciate the older musicians but not their current live shows, which as I pointed out, are a shadow of their past greatness.

Hoser old bud, as all artists mature, their work becomes more spiritual, interesting and moving. I've seen the Stones in concert at least once every decade since the 60s, and I can honestly say that I appreciate and enjoy them more now than when I was younger. If your thing is to freeze time and with it artistic development and expression, then of course you're going to be disappointed by old rockers. It's too bad that you're only interested in encores from the past.

Hoser old bud, as all artists mature, their work becomes more spiritual, interesting and moving.

either that or some of them need money for a hip replacement..

I saw the BBs play Budokan in the 1990s so some of this info is erroneous. Their sets were tired even then.

must have been horribly empty, yeow!

I would have paid to see them. Must have been a lot of fun. You remember fun, right?

The Beach Boys laid a great cornerstone in the House of Rock with their vocals & crispy rythms,which the Japanese adapted into popular" Shonan" ,enjoyed by millions worldwide.Even today i'm thinkin' of" My Little Deuce Coupe"!

I would have paid to see them. Must have been a lot of fun. You remember fun, right?

Supermonk7-I'll field this one. "fun"? Yeah, I remember that. Do you remember "sad shell of former self"?

I have to agree with Hoser here... though I'd love to see BB King live and he's like 90? I'd pay to see Neil Young in his retirement years too.

That Beach Boys concert in Chiba was unbelievably fantastic. I'm so happy that I managed to attend. The songs were crisp, harmonies were perfect, and the mood was wonderful. If you weren't there, you have no idea about that kind of perfection. The audience stood and danced throughout the entire show--and the audience was of all ages, equally young and old.

Making cutting remarks about music because of the age of the performers is ageist and cruel. Anyone could equally cut down young performers for copying the music invented by ancient bands, for not creating their new sound. But I wouldn't do that.

Showing respect for a band that has been creating great music for 50 years would be totally appropriate. Glibly dissing them without seeing them, or understanding the incredible joy they have given millions of people from many generations, is easy and hurtful.

I recommend that armchair critics attend one of their shows, then make a judgment.

Great comments, mitoguitarman, you nailed it perfectly. The thumbs down in this thread say it all. Thanks for the confirmation.