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Article: SPIRITUAL SYMPHONY AFTER A TURBULENT TIME, BRIAN WILSON IS BACK IN HARMONIOUS GOOD FORM WITH HIS 'PET SOUNDS'.(L.A. Life)

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September 24, 2000
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Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer

It's telling that Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson performs this good- natured song himself these days, addressing his own myth with a shy smile.

That Wilson is performing at all is something of a miracle, but we'll get to that later. The fact is, Wilson is finding out where the love has gone when he looks out at the adoring audiences gathered to hear him sing the classic songs from his cherished 1966 Beach Boys masterpiece, ``Pet Sounds,'' backed by an orchestra and his longtime touring unit, the Wondermints.

The Pet Sounds Symphonic Tour comes to the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday and moves to Humphrey's in San ...

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