Brian Wilson: Royal Festival Hall, London
Paul Lester, Uncut, April 2002
IT'S PRETTY impressive for a 60-year-old who's spent most of the past three decades in rock's twilight zone. A three-hour show comprising hits, album cuts and the symphonic tour de force Pet Sounds performed in its entirety.
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