Euphoric whoops greet opening set of glorious singles from 60s at evening that brilliantly renders his back catalogueThe pursuit of artistic perfection is fraught with dangers for the mental equilibrium of the artist. It is a doughty man indeed who declares,as Brian Wilson did 50 years ago, that he intended to manufacture “the greatest rock and roll album ever”. Once sights are set so tall, and there is a long way to fall.
Yet there are many who feel that he succeeded. The album in question,the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds (released on the same day in May 1966 as Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde) still frequently tops critics’ polls of the best album of all time. Online, tickets to see Wilson play it in full – purportedly for the last time on this tour are changing hands for well over three figures.
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Source: theguardian.com