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Live at the Roxy Theatre (2000)

Where the lyrics of Live at the Roxy Theatre take you, and where it was really made.

Brian Wilson's first live solo album was more than a Beach Boys hit parade: two new songs sat in the set list, and one of them had been written in 1983 and then forgotten.

Key places

Where the live album was recorded (2000)

Recording site The Roxy Theatre — Wilson recorded the album during a pair of shows at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. The shows took place in April 2000. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Brian Wilson's first live album released under his own solo name
• Released in 2000 on Brimel Records, Wilson's own label
• Initially sold only through Wilson's freshly launched website from June 2000, exclusive for one year
• Recorded during a pair of shows at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood
• Two discs; disc one holds 15 tracks
• Mixes Beach Boys favorites with Wilson's solo songs

Background

• Follows a successful period of touring after the release of Imagination
• Wilson decided to record his first-ever live solo album from this run of shows
• Two songs introduced in the set: 'The First Time' and 'This Isn't Love'
• 'This Isn't Love' was co-written with Pet Sounds lyricist Tony Asher
• 'This Isn't Love' was used in the movie The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
• Wilson's growing ease in front of audiences made the performances confident

Recording

• Wilson was accompanied by his supporting band
• Wilson produced the album and handled the arrangements
• Mark Linett credited with recording and mixing
• Jeffrey Foskett, Darian Sahanaja, Scott Bennett and others listed as band vocalists and players
• A German-language source dates the shows to April 2000 in Los Angeles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · de.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Brian Douglas Wilson (1942–2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys.
• In 1961 he began his professional career as a member of the Beach Boys, serving as songwriter, producer, co-lead vocalist, bassist, keyboardist and de facto leader.
• After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, he became the first pop musician credited for writing, arranging, producing and performing his own material.
• He wrote or co-wrote over three dozen U.S. Top 40 hits, including the number-ones "I Get Around", "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Good Vibrations".
• In 1966 he produced Pet Sounds and his first solo credited release "Caroline, No", and began the unfinished album Smile.
• Struggles with mental illness led to withdrawal from regular touring from late 1964 and a long period of reclusion.
• A psychologist-led program with Eugene Landy in the 1980s preceded the solo album Brian Wilson (1988).
• He completed Smile in 2004 as Brian Wilson Presents Smile, earning his greatest acclaim as a solo artist.
• His influence spans the California sound, art pop, psychedelia, chamber pop, progressive pop, punk and indie music.
• Honors include two Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1988) and Songwriters Hall of Fame (2000).
• The 2014 biopic Love & Mercy dramatized his life.
• He died on June 11, 2025 at age 82.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Received positive reviews upon release
• Wilson's continuing ease in front of audiences cited as one reason for the praise
• The confident performances throughout the set were also cited

Reappraisal

• AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann gave it 4 out of 5
• Ruhlmann wrote that it works as a good entry point into Wilson's work
• Ruhlmann also called it a career summary that satisfies longtime fans
• Ruhlmann noted Wilson's voice still sounded good at 57, falsetto included

Records

• Never charted in the U.S. or the UK
• Catalog numbers Brimel 1001 and Oglio OGL 82012

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• In a moment of humor, Wilson himself sings a part of Barenaked Ladies' song 'Brian Wilson' during the show.
• 'The First Time' was written around 1983, and this album was its first release.
• 'This Isn't Love' first appeared in an instrumental version on the 1997 compilation Songs Without Words before this album.
• In 1999 Wilson found his touring band by chance at a small Los Angeles club, where The Wondermints played Pet Sounds, and asked them to join his tour.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · de.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

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