Brian Wilson Brings Sunny Vibes to Israel
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THE JEWISH LEADER, JUNE 17, 2016 9 ByBrian Jessica Steinberg, Times ofWilson Israel brings sunny vibes to Israel omebody forgot to tell toric Wrecking Crew of musicians - who backed nearly every Wilson Beachday night’s Boys concert mastermind was in song back in the 1960s, including suburban Ra’anana,Brian Wilson not thatTel Aviv. Wednes “Pet Sounds.” S as wellOn Wednesday as some of night, the less they expected worked with him through his older works,- 8,000,“Shalom sitting Tel on Aviv, the Shalom benches Tel and Aviv,” ly- calleding on Wilsonthe grass to beyondthe crowd the ofacoustic about additions, like Bobby Pickett’s “Mon concert shell. ster Mash,” “Wild Honey” and “Sail The audience, made up of Israelis on, Sailor,” sung by Blondie Chaplin, of all ages — including Kaveret mu- who has joined the Beach Boys and- sician Danny Sanderson, seen with Wilson during various decades. some of his fellow band members With the mix of better- and less in the crowd — didn’t mind. Many er-known pieces from “Pet Sounds,” stood for much of the two-hour con- Thousands of happy fans at the Brian Wilson ‘Pet Sounds’ concert in Ra’anana includingincluded somethe beloved of his instrumental“Sloop John cert, swaying, sometimes dancing, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel) B” and “God Only Knows,” Wilson to the classic tunes and oh-so famil- where one marvels at his mix of in- less. piecesstruments from and “Pet sounds. Sounds,” works harmonies. iar Beach Boys lyrics that are part of of the band and their range of backup wife Melinda Ledbetter said that peo- the younger Jardin, who echoed the life’s soundtrack for pop and classic pleIn generally a 2015 Salon don’t interview,comprehend Wilson’s how “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” was sung by- rock lovers. helpfullyAnd when announced they reachedit to the audience,the “Pet beganAnd unfoldingas news of on the people’s terrorist smart attack- Sounds” portion of the concert, he a concert, and I can tell. I can see the high notes of the Beach Boys’ young- in nearby Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market listening to. After all, he is a father of Wilson suffers. He would “be doing er selves, and Wilson introduced repertoire of beloved 1960s hits and making sure we knew what we were [the voices] are bothering him, and yet “Youdidn’t Still treat Believe his girlfriend in Me,” comment that nice phonessurfer songsduring created the concert, a temporary Wilson’s lookhe just in hischampions eyes, his face,through I can it. tell He’s when to ing that it was about “some boy who cushion against the harsh realities five. - be commended for that, in my opinion, waiting for the Israeli audience. nectingWilson’s with voice the audience, sometimes introducing seemed and I hate it when people say he’s up butonly she crowd-pleasers, loved him anyway.” clinching the - wavery and tired, although he kept con The five-song encore included be too if they were dealing with what forWilson, the performance dressed in one— andof his seated stan soloists and repeating his thanks to the therehe deals like with. a zombie. It’s something Well, they that would he’s audience’s love and affection with dardat a grand button-down piano in theshirts center — ofblack the audience in Hebrew, “Todah, todah, Tel going to have forever and it’s amazing “Help Me Rhonda,” “Barbara Ann” stage, was surrounded by his usual Aviv,from Starmanic of David.”depression with auditory that he gets through life as well as he and “Good Vibrations.” - hallucinationsThe master formusician much of has his sufferedlife, and mutteringBy 11 p.m., lyrics the to thecrowd entire was set filing list, there’s a certain exhaustion that’s ap- That musical brilliance was appar- out of the park, humming bars and nine-piece band: Billy Hinsche, Nel- parent in his speech and manner. So does.” word to nearly every song composed son Bragg, Mike D’Amico, Probyn perhaps he was a little tired from the because who doesn’t know every Gregory,Jardine. Paul Mertens, Darian Sah rigors of tour travel, but his delivery ent onstage in Ra’anana, as Wilson, anaja,The Bob 73-year-old Lizik, Nick Jardine Walusko was andone Alof was charming and heartfelt, neverthe- backedHis current by his bandband, recreates worked throughthe his- by the original Beach Boy? the tremendous hits of his life’s work. Todah, Brian Wilson. the founding members of the Beach Boys;vocalist his for son, some Matt of Jardine, those high 48, is notes also with the band, filling in as the falsetto SeniorsBy Viva Sarah Press, Israel21c needyounger, better higher income and moremobile edu- generally haveliteracy problems with dis- in songs like “Don’t Worry Baby” and- Older mobile phone users don’t em- cated seniors–access a broader range plays, menus and operating func- “California Girls.” - tions that don’t consider their spe- reer.That At 73,kind he of has backup said probablythat this 50thhap - The study is based on a survey of pens a lot at this point in Wilson’s ca brace new technologies like the rest of of1,039 functions.” internet users over 60 years of last world tour. the population because they’re skep age. It shows they used between one cial needs.” - anniversary “Pet Sounds” tour is his tical, indifferent, harbor a perceived 1-19 functions of their mobile phones. chological,Yet research physical suggests and practicalmobile - lack of usefulness, and worry about the - phones offer seniors extensive psy Yet the success of the 2014 film costs,The according study shows to athat new while Ben-Gurion close to cally a gradual process that starts with connected with children, grandchil- “Love and Mercy,” about Wilson’s dif University99% of seniors of the agedNegev 65 (BGU) and study.older in simple“Acquiring usages andmobile continues literacy with is moretypi benefits.dren and “They friends, help and older provide users newstay ficultseems life to andhave his given awe-inspiring the critically work ac- the United States and Europe use mo- forms of leisure, entertainment and in the “Pet Sounds” studio album, Department of Communication Stud- mental exercise that may improve was blowing — along with a distinct complexies and the ones,” Center says for Nimrod, Multidisciplinary of BGU’s claimedsmell of workreefer a second— in the wind, Ra’anana and it bileand phones,communication there appears technology. to be a “gray Research in Aging. says Nimrod. divide” in how seniors use information Several obstacles prevent seniors emotionalAs such, and the cognitive study’s authorwell-being,” sug- from reaping the full rewards of mobile gests paying greater attention to park Wednesday night. - — Inpublished “The Hierarchy in Mobile of MediaMobile & Phone Com- phone technology. enhancing seniors’ mobile literacy Wilson started off the two-hour- Incorporation Among Older Users” and narrowing the age divide so that set with a mixture of Beach Boys fa says that the majority of older mobile new digital devices, and are fearful and - vorites, treating the crowd to “Cali munication — BGU Prof. Galit Nimrod “Most seniors need help with their tions that can contribute to success- fornia Girls,” “I Get Around,” “Shut limited use. Only a minority–typically theyful aging can andtake overall advantage well-being. of applica Down,” “Little Deuce Coupe” and phone users “stagnate in a phase of anxious when they try to figure them “Surfer Girl,” utilizing the full sound out themselves,” says Nimrod. “They .