POP/ROCK - Jan. 30, 1991

He Gets Around: Beach Boy Brian Wilson continued his much publicized pop comeback with a frisky but ragged 11-song set at Hollywood’s China Club on Monday night. Sitting in with the house band, Wilson performed six Beach Boys classics (including “California Girls” and “Good Vibrations”), two newer songs, two Phil Spector-produced hits (“Be My Baby” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”) and Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode.” Wilson’s re-emergence after a long battle with drug and emotional problems was highlighted by the release of his 1988 solo debut album. A second album, which he said will be called “Sweet Insanity,” is being finished now. In a backstage interview after the show, Wilson said of the crowd’s warm reception, “I felt loved and accepted, which I don’t feel often in my life.”