All things considered, the fact that Carl was able to fairly competently sing God Only Knows is a miracle.

Brian just chilling on the amp playing Heroes and Villains is such a mood

Every thing about this show is hillarious. From the moment high Carl found the camera singing god only knows, and stared into it for a whole verse, to al mike and Brian tripling up on wouldn’t it be nice, (with Brian singing each word at whatever pitch he wanted) to Dennis lecturing Carl, etc

Mike is actually a very competent frontman here and is very entertaining and is actually holding the show together

Still such an interesting document.... You know the Wilson brothers are in trouble when Dennis is the only one making any sense lol.

Wouldn't It Be Nice here is full shenanigans. Brian sings off key during the first chorus (Mike and Al look at him at the same time and Brian just nods along the rhythm as he shuts up). Carl is doing who the fuck knows in the harmonies, sounds like an alcohol induced growling. Al then proceeds to let us know how he feels about it all at 37:59 "Happy times together we've been spending" .

You really have to give Mike & Al a lot of credit for hanging in there with all the drama/drugs/alcohol chaos. What a great video! Thanks!

Al Jardine nailed Heroes and Villains. Def the most reliable Beach Boy.

I was there in Melbourne, 18 years old and loving the show. I remember I was in awe of Dennis Wilson, what a star and it was fantastic to see Brian playing with his band. Thanks for posting this very memorable concert.

21:46 You can hear Dennis's vocals. He had a beautiful voice

Dennis is a total star. Carl is a hot mess-- never thought I'd see him less sober than Denny. Brian is Brian.

1:02 the exact moment Al realizes it’s going to be a LONG Night …

Al Jardine, so underrated ! Carl rocks !

Agree with comment below. Mike and Al really pulled the rest of the band through this show. Interesting set list with a few songs not heard as often and a great snapshot of the band at a unique point in time. Dennis still great at the end, stoned or not.........what a fantastic band when they were all living.

I know a lot of people don't like Mike, and a lot of that is probably justified, but he and Al delt with a lot of shit during these shows so you gotta hand it to them for doing their best to keep it together.

Carl's blasted put of his mind and still sounds like an angel on god only knows 🙏

I was at this show, and loved it as a die-hard fan since forever. I have remembered Charles's playing since that night, and treasured it. I'm so thankful it's available on KZfaq!

Would you believe that out of the three Wilson brothers, Dennis is the LEAST fucked up here? That says a lot.

Thank god for Mike and Al and Dennis when it comes to this show 😅

00:00 Lady Lynda 02:51 Everyone's In Love With You 05:57 All This Is That 15:45 Country Pie 21:26 Surfer Girl 24:45 Heroes And Villains 29:45 Help Me Rhonda 33:57 God Only Knows 37:09 Wouldn't It Be Nice 40:35 I Get Around 43:03 Rock N Roll Music 45:55 Surfin USA 52:13 You Are So Beautiful #THEBEACHBOYS 🤘🤘🏻🤘🏿🤘🏼🤘🏽🤘🏾

I feel like al and Mike are gonna try and sell me fish sticks at any time

Beach Boys concerts were/are always good. People got their musical money's worth. They were always lengthy well done shows. These guys would come out & do 35 songs and make it look easy.

I was there that night. I've since read that this was an horrendous tour with the druggy and drug -free factions in separate cars/rooms etc. , but I had a wonderful night. Charles Lloyd's playing on All This is That was spellbinding and stayed in my memory forever. Dennis singing You Are So Beautiful was stunning, of course. Carl's lapses went right over my head. I'm rusted on, of course...

Went to a cemetery in west L.A. a few years back and saw Carl's grave sight , brought back lots of memories, we went their to see Marilyn Monroe's sight, but Carl"s was special to me

Dennis's, You Are So beautiful has to be his best performance, from what I've heard.

al sounds so much like brian on heroes and villains

Just found a chunk of this concert (Everyone's In Love With You, Country Pie, Heroes and Villains, Help Me, Rhonda, God Only Knows, Wouldn't It Be Nice) hidden away on the bonus dvd for an unofficial Music In Review documentary (The Beach boys 1961 - 1973, one of those dvd & book sets). googled to refind the full show & even viewed at full screen this upload is much better quality. Thank you.

Beachboys forever, pleasant sound, timeless music for eternity, cool guys

Obrigado Elora por postar esses shows magníficos dessa banda que eu gosto tanto. Adoro esses shows dos anos de 1970 e 1980, pois tem algumas músicas que ficaram em segundo plano ao longo dos anos O abraço desse fã dos Garotos da Praia, direto do Brasil!

Dennis really rocked here. Mike was doing his typical obnoxious actions. Brian is barely present and Carl is in rough shape. It’s sad to see him like that.

Interesting concert! Some great deep cuts plus err , some “interesting” harmonies 😬 Pretty much the whole band were on something, even Mike I’m sure. Poor Al seemed bemused 😃! 👏🏻👍🏻

They nailed it with "Help Me Rhonda".

Oh, Denny. So destroyed, yet so beautiful. I'd have to walk in those shoes to comment more...

Charles Lloyd is simply incredible! Great seeing Carl on the piano!

Wonderful to see this finally in such great quality, thank you. This is actually one of my favourite periods of Beach Boys history although, like Elvis in his final years, there were good nights and bad. I think on this tour, the band were travelling in two completely separate operations because of various tensions. Poor Carl had to go on national television and make a 'hostage video' apology for their erratic performances. It was really Al Jardine who was trying to set the example through quiet competence. Although they got roasted by the media, the tour was a huge success, they played big outdoor sports arenas right around the country. I love this version of Help Me Rhonda, and for reasons I can't explain, I also like Country Pie. Great stuff!

"Wouldn't it be nice" is kind of amazing... Brian decides to join Al's lead vocal for a while by singing wrong notes, but at least he's trying, Carl is off camera somewhere making guttural noise in the harmonies... at least Dennis is totally with it on the drums...

Beach Boys Present: Brian Wilson- Bass Guitar, Piano Dennis Wilson- Drums, Vocals, Piano Carl Wilson- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Electric Piano Mike Love- Tambourine, Vocals Al Jardine- Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Vocals Backup Band Included: Ed Carter- Bass Guitar, Lead Guitar Mike Kowalski- Drums, Percussion Billy Hinsche- Electric Piano, Vocals Charles Lloyd- Saxophone, Flute, Woodwinds Carli Munoz- Organ Keyboards, Synthesizer, Piano The Tornadoes Horn Section Gary Griffin- Organ, Keyboards, Synthesizer

Wow, what fantastic footage, the only one ever where Denny's the least wasted brother. Lol. Thankfully Carl got his shit together real soon. It just goes to show how the band relied on him, the vocals are likely the very worst they ever recorded.

Thank for comment on Dennis. You can hear his underrated drumming. Hear his timing on I get around. Not easy

Thanks for the correct information on this show. Elsewhere on KZfaq it is described as one of the Perth shows, which is incorrect.

I love Valium'd Carl, I know he caught some flack, but he could sing that song in his sleep with marbles in his mouth and it would still sound divine

What a time to be Al Jardine. In the middle of a dispute going on with all the Wilson’s and an ego maniac Love. Al was so underrated and invaluable to the group and always consistent.

al tryna hold it together during wouldnt it be nice is the greatest. i love this concert, very real.

Al Jardine at about 38:00 with an uncharacteristic acknowledgement of the mess he’s within...

thanks for the upload, good concert

*Yknow it's the beach boys best when Carl's highest on the stage*

Love the way Charles Loyd sounds with the band, Carl's comping on the piano in particular. I think Carl's out-of-character behavior is the ACT of defiance of all the negativity (particularly Brian turning against Carl and Dennis) and violence (Mike's cousin punched Carl before they went on the stage) imposed by the others in the band. That's why he still sounds great on most of his musical performances. He knew what he was doing. He also thanked Charles Loyd for all his solos after he finished soloing as he's the only one who knew exactly where his solo would end. I wished I were there to say "Carl, pick me up for real!"

At 37:04. Al Jardine calls an audible and tells Brian and Mike they'll all be singing the lead in "Wouldn't It Be Nice". I think he realized everyone was too wasted to do it alone.

Absolutely brilliant I’ve had always heard about this and seen bits but never had seen it in full thanks for this

1978 was a wild time for the brothers Wilson, aside from that this show rips. I’d have gladly paid the whatever it was probably equivalent to like 10 bucks today lol

This is a fascinating look at the Beach Boys of this era. It's completely worth it even if you just get to Dennis singing "you are so beautiful".

Is Brian's bass actually plugged in? Looks like Ed Carter is up there with them on bass...I think anyways! Overall very good but I can hear Mike flatting some and possibly Carl in places...like has been mentioned on here there were some issues with the band around this time! Great post though!

🤭🤦‍♀️ 😂🤣 🤗 Ok Moving on...Al Jardine is one classy guy with an awesome sounding voice.

This concert rocks!!! Loved to see everyone here during this era❤ thx for the upload🎉

is that carl growling in Wouldn't It Be Nice? Kills me

Country Pie is a bop

I saw the them on this tour at the Sydney show grounds in what was a massive downpour which was so bad that only a few thousand of us turned up. But those who did were gifted a show that 45 years later is still one of the greatest concerts I ever attended. The stand out memories are the Band who were amazed that so many of us had turned up due to the insane rain and of Charles Lloyd playing of his sax. How lucky and grateful I am to have seen this fabulous show and be able to have seen he Beach Boys .... even without Brain Wilson.🐳

A reason that they had Wouldn’t It Be Nice on the playlist was that it was sort of recently ‘Re-discovered’ in the movie Shampoo.

Damn all this is that with a sax is awesome

coming back to see this very funny footage. maybe as close to The Beach Boys as we'll ever get.

Nice Beach Boys era you make me discover

THAT TEN FUCKING MINTUE SAX JAM VERSION OF ALL THIS IS THAT

At least Al was still on top of his vocal game here😂

I bought the 45 of Heroes and Villians back in the day. Was one of the strange ones that really worked well.

38:01 - When you’ve survived a long week.

I saw the band for the second time the previous summer, and I was very excited to hear "All This is That" in the set, even if it was preceded by Mike's TM sermon. It was surprising to see Brian in the touring lineup. The "Love You" material didn't go over so well.

David Frost insisted Brian be a part of the tour contract. So, they dragged him out like a performing bear. I was at this concert; Brian was not there at all. Dennis and Mike were not speaking at all, and Dennis would leave the stage any time a 'Mike' song was played. Al spent the night stopping Brian from wandering off stage trying to bum a smoke from a Rodie. It was an interesting night. Years later I met Brian on the Smile tour, I told him I was there in 78. I felt like asking if he was there too.

We noticed that Dennis played the drums through all of H&V.

30:10 that is some drunk passion on "Looks so fine!" if I've ever heard it lol

Dennis sounds like a million bucks on the mic though

The only thing that makes this watchable is Dennis Wilson singing the song HE wrote: "You Are So Beautiful," at the end, and the words he says to us. The way he serenades the crowd, THOSE eyes, THAT smile and HIS voice... Dennis was the BEST. ♥️ 🇦🇺

Dennis really working the crowd before Surfer Girl.

Do you have a High Quality Vid of the Show Brian Sings Back Home and Mike does Airplane, I live for that Love You Era Stuff, Thanks so much for finding this!!!

20:57 Carl really knew how to charm the ladies /s

29:13 Elton John eat your heart out Dennis Wilson and Elton John are awesome

Can’t believe I finally found this. Kinda wish I hadn’t. I met Carl when I was 13. Idolized him after that. Seeing him here I was embarrassed for both of us. Weird.

The best recording of their worst performance Charles carried it

I know the Mike haters are still gonna hate, but he (and Al) are kicking ass on this set

Poor Carl...

This is so fascinating to true BB fans... Sad and Wide eyed but... if you know the timeline

😆😁😄"All this is that" Spyro Gyra style.

Al is so fed up the whole time it’s hilarious

Hey Elora, just great, love this

I was there!

Is there more, possibly with Good Vibrations? I always look for the Theremin, as it's such a rare instrument to see. Also took a while to figure out how to arrange it for live shows.

Good video!

The Great Charles Lloyd! A real innovative jazz musician in the 60s. Mike seems to think that the best thing he ever did was The Beach Boys. The arrogance! KZfaq Charles Lloyd!

Mike Love.....Wow!!!

Please make Mike be still..

Great!

First 15 minutes were vids of Love, and Jardine. Took awhile for Carl and Dennis and Brian to show up

You know it's bad when Mike comes off as the only sane person on stage :P

Is Brian playing.a bass that's actually plugged in here? I didnt think it was possible but I can't spot another bassist on stage.

Wow...they are all so messed up. How did they even play. The industry worked them to the bone. Here is the result. They are so tired!

sunny-down snuff!

Mike Love is surplus to requirements really. Soon as he appears my heart sinks as he will soon just loon about. He should have been giving the boot long ago.

Why is 95% of the footage on Mike? He ain't no Mick Jagger!

19:50 CARL PLZ ☠️☠️☠️

I see longtime bassist/guitarist Ed Carter, drummer Mike Kowalski, keyboards Carli Munoz and I think Bobby Figueroa on percussion. No one to do Brian's falsetto parts (like Jeff Foskett or Matt Jardine)

my uncle lived 4 doors down from brian wilson