The Beach Boys take some chances during the middle part of the concert. “Wake The World,” originally the flip side of the “Do It Again” single is a difficult song to play with its chord changes and sophisticated harmonies. Here “Wake The World” is given an excellent treatment and shows what the Beach Boys were capable of when they put their minds to it. “Aren’t You Glad,"  from the Wild Honey album, is somewhat of a jumble. The parts just never completely come together.  “Bluebirds Over The Mountain” is a song where the harmonies are a bit off. I mentioned in my review of the album 20/20 that this old rockabilly song was difficult for the Beach Boys and that remains true live as well.

“Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring” was sung without instruments. It is a rare live glimpse of the purity of the Beach Boys vocal harmonies without any recording tricks.

A nice rendition of “Good Vibrations” is partially ruined by Mike Love’s attempt to be funny in the middle. In fact, his constant quips cease to be amusing early on and only serve to detract for the overall experience of the concert.

“God Only Knows” features another strong vocal by Carl Wilson set against a subtle background.

“Barbara Ann” is actually a good selection for the final song. It invites the audience to sing along and the brass and up-tempo nature of the melody fit well in bringing the concert to a close.

Live In London/Beach Boys ’69 shows the Beach Boys at a creative high point in their concert career. The Beach Boys seem interested and bring energy to the performance. There are some low points but they mostly come as a result of the group trying to be creative. This is a good album to just put on the head phones, turn up the sound and listen to the live Beach Boys of long ago.