2000
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January |
BRI win a temporary injunction preventing Alan from using the name 'Beach Boys': he renames his group Alan Jardine's Family & Friends Beach Band, and files a counter suit against BRI (thus - technically - suing himself !). |
February |
Best Of The Brother Years - The Greatest Hits Volume 3 is released. Although including some previously unavailable single versions, it fails to chart (The UK version, released later in the year, has a slightly different track listing, reflecting the British hits of the period). A two part miniseries, 'The Beach Boys - An American Family' is aired in the US on the 27th & 28th. Although using the original studio recordings and evoking a wonderful period atmosphere, it is widely criticised for its inaccuracies and distortions of history and is perceived as being largely the work of Mike Love playing up his part. |
March |
A preliminary injunction is granted against Alan, preventing him from using the name 'The Beach Boys' in any way. |
April |
Pet Sounds is finally ratified as a gold record. Brian plays a two-night residency at LA's legendary Roxy Theatre (7th & 8th). Both nights are recorded for later release. |
spring |
Brian goes out on tour again. This time the centerpiece of the set is a compete performance of the Pet Sounds album. Although critically well recieved, the tour rarely plays to full houses and runs up losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars. |
summer |
Capitol reissues the band's albums from 1970-1985 in 2fer format, remastered but this time without bonus tracks. The pairings are Sunflower/Surf's Up, Carl & The Passions/Holland (a 2CD set to allow the inclusion of the Fairytale), In Concert, 15 Big Ones/The Beach Boys Love You, M.I.U. Album/L.A. (Light Album) and Keepin' The Summer Alive/The Beach Boys. Each CD boasts liner notes by either celebrity BB fans (e.g. Peter Buck of R.E.M., Sir Elton John) or noted BB journalists such as Timothy White & Paul Williams. |
June |
The Beckley/Lamm/Wilson CD Like A Brother is released on the Transparent label. Brian is inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame on the 15th in New York. Carnie Wilson marries Rob Bonfiglio on the 23rd. |
July |
initially available only via Brian's website, double CD Brian Wilson Live At The Roxy Theatre is 'released' on the BriMel label. |
August |
Charles Dean 'Chuck' Britz, the engineer for all of Brian's classics cut at Western Studio 1963-67, dies from brain cancer on August 21st. He was 72. |
October | The 3rd annual Carl Wilson Walk Against Cancer takes place on the 8th. |
November |
Brian and the touring band play a short residency at BB King's House Of Blues in New York City, parts of which are recorded for possible future release. |
December |
via his website, Brian 'releases' a seasonal song, "On Christmas Day" (which sounds remarkably like "Belles Of Paris" from 1978's M.I.U. Album). |