For many fans this is the only way to see a real Beach Boys concert (live and in its entirety) in the Boys touring prime (and complete attendance). The brains of the group is there in Brian, physically if not mentally. The essential heart and soul is there in Carl and Dennis, respectively. Always reliable contributer Al is in presence. And Mike's there, too. I do have to agree that from the late 60s on Dennis was the Beach Boys, as was Carl who held everything together and did most of the producing in Brian's absence, as well as contributing his amazingly angelic voice more and more. The only downsides for me are a total and complete absence of any of Dennis' work and Brian's zombie like presence. Its so great to see Brian there, but as someone who loves the people themselves as well as the music, its heartbreaking to see someone who was so vibrant and creative reduced to almost a vegetable at that point in his life. Then there's Dennis. OK probably the person who contributed the most (and best songs) to the group in the previous 10 years doesn't have one of his songs displayed in this concert. The thing that made me laugh though is that Dennis' spotlight comes when the rest of the band takes their break. The guy who was sitting in the back working up the most sweat pounding on the drums as well as singing and playing the piano gets his turn to work on their break. Whats with that?? Overall this DVD is definitely worth the money if you're a Beach boy fan and never got see them live, or even if you were privileged enough to see America's greatest band in concert you'll appreciate seeing them perform all these great classics together again and again.
