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Post by Mikie on May 18, 2021 12:33:39 GMT -5
Previously, we had a thread with the premise of turning a relative or friend onto the Beach Boys by making them an Mp4 20 track compilation and what essential songs you would include on your comp. This time, let’s turn a friend or relative onto a Beach Boys solo 25 track compilation. What essential solo songs by a Beach Boy would you include on your comp? Here's the breakdown for your lists. You don’t have to have 5 songs from each 10 year span, i.e., maybe you would recommend more than 5 songs from one era. Mix and match the best songs as long as you come up with 25 total:  1. Five songs from 1970 to 1980 (Dennis, Bruce, Mike, Blondie) 2. Five songs from 1980 to 1990 (Carl, Mike, Brian) 3. Five songs from 1990 to 2000 (Brian) 4. Five songs from 2000 to 2010 (Brian, Al) 5. Five songs from 2010 to present (Brian, Mike, Al) |
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Post by John Manning on May 18, 2021 12:48:58 GMT -5
Ah, David, Blondie & Ricky tracks not valid? (I know, including Ricky tracks is much tougher!)
Would struggle with Mike & Bruce inclusions tbh!
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Post by Mikie on May 18, 2021 12:55:09 GMT -5
Ah, David, Blondie & Ricky tracks not valid? (I know, including Ricky tracks is much tougher!) Duly noted by the OP regarding Blondie in the 70's. And if you have anything in mind by David, I encourage you to include it. |
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Post by John Manning on May 18, 2021 13:29:16 GMT -5
1. Five songs from 1970 to 1980 (Dennis, Bruce, Mike)
Dennis: River Song, Tug of Love, Love Remember Me, Moonshine
Mike: Paradise Found
2. Five songs from 1980 to 1990 (Carl, Mike, Brian)
Carl: Heaven, Hurry Love, Giving You Up
Brian: Rio Grande, Melt Away
3. Five songs from 1990 to 2000 (Brian)
Brian: Your Imagination, Getting in Over My Head, Don’t Let Her Know She’s an Angel, Saturday Morning in the City, This Song Wants to Sleep With You
4. Five songs from 2000 to 2010 (Brian, Al)
Brian: What Love Can Do
Al: And I Always Will
Blondie: Crawl, Mother Smother, Between Us.
5. Five songs from 2010 to present (Brian, Mike, Al)
Brian: Wanderlust, Guess You Had to Be There, I’m Feeling Sad
Blondie: Forever Young (with Beth Hart), Let it Be Me (with Hayden Bowen)
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Post by E on May 18, 2021 14:02:49 GMT -5
1. Five songs from 1970 to 1980 (Dennis, Bruce, Mike, Blondie): I'm afraid I'd go for an all DW group: Pacific Ocean Blues, River Song, Thoughts of You, Moonshine, Time. An outside shot: Mike with Celebration: Country Pie
2. Five songs from 1980 to 1990 (Carl, Mike, Brian): Much as the production irritates the hell out of me: Melt Away, Rio Grande, Love and Mercy, Meet Me in My Dreams, There's So Many. An outside shot here: Carl: Hurry Love
3. Five songs from 1990 to 2000 (Brian): Orange Crate Art, Wings of a Dove, Cry, Lay Down Burden, This Song Wants to Sleep with You Tonight. Outside shot: Beckley-Lamm-Wilson: Run Don't Walk
4. Five songs from 2000 to 2010 (Brian, Al): BW (not including any BWPS stuff): That Lucky Old Sun/Morning Beat, Live Let Live/That Lucky Old Sun Reprise, Midnight's Another Day/Lucky Old Sun Reprise, The Like in I Love You, Gettin' In Over My Head. Outside shot: What I Really Want for Christmas
5. Five songs from 2010 to present (Brian, Mike, Al): Lookin' Down the Coast (Al), Ram Raj (Mike), Sail Away (Blondie, Al, Brian), California Feelin' (Al), Whatever Happened (Brian and Al). Outside shot: Peace on Earth (Brian)
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Post by Mikie on May 19, 2021 10:28:42 GMT -5
Good ones, John and Ed!
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Post by E on May 19, 2021 11:11:00 GMT -5
Tempted to add You and I from David Marks in the 2000-2010 section. Listening to these again, I think There's So Many would make a pretty neat Prefab Sprout song...
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Post by drbeachboy (Dirk) on May 19, 2021 11:12:04 GMT -5
1970 - 1980
Sound of Free, The River Song, Time, End of the Show, Wild Situation
1980 - 1990
Heaven, Of The Times, Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long, Love & Mercy, Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight
1990 - 2000
It’s Not Easy Being Me, Your Imagination, Cry, Dream Angel, Happy Days
2000 - 2010
Desert Drive, City Blues, Cool Head, Warm Heart, Midnight’s Another Day, Mexican Girl
2010 - 2020
Summertime, I Loves You Porgy, Nothing But Love, Don’t Fight The Sea, Saturday Night
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Post by Mikie on May 20, 2021 17:16:36 GMT -5
1. 1970 to 1980 - Lady, River Song, Thoughts Of You, Moonshine, Farewell My Friend, Wild Situation
2. 1980 to 1990 - Love and Mercy, Melt Away, Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight, Rio Grande, Let's Do It Again/Black Widow
3. 1990 to 2000 - Spirit Of Rock & Roll, Your Imagination, Lay Down Burden, Cry, Happy Days, This Could Be The Night
4. 2000 to 2010 - Don’t Let Her Know She’s An Angel, The Waltz, Midnight’s Another Day, Going Home
5. 2010 to 2020 - Sail Away, Guess You Had To Be There, The Last Song, Brian’s Back, Ram Raj
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Post by andrewhickey on May 23, 2021 8:14:04 GMT -5
Counting only actually-released stuff
1970-80 Sound of Free, Lady, Pacific Ocean Blues, Only With You (Dennis solo version), Farewell My Friend
1980-90 Heaven, Love and Mercy, Rio Grande, Melt Away, One for the Boys
1990-00 Orange Crate Art, Sail Away, My Hobo Heart, She Says That She Needs Me, My Solution
2000-2010 Gettin' in Over My Head, Honkin' Down the Highway, Live Let Live, Don't Let Her Know She's an Angel, California Saga
2010-20 Ram Raj, 10,000 Years Ago, Wild Honey, Here Comes the Sun, Kustom Kar Show
(If someone had told me a decade ago that I'd be choosing four Mike Love solo tracks and one Dave Marks one over anything on three Brian Wilson solo albums, I'd have assumed they were mad...)
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Post by monolithic on May 23, 2021 8:34:49 GMT -5
1. Five songs from 1970 to 1980 (Dennis, Bruce, Mike, Blondie)
Lady, River Song, Rainbows, Pacific Ocean Blue, Farewell My Friend
2. Five songs from 1980 to 1990 (Carl, Mike, Brian)
Heaven, Givin' You Up, Love and Mercy, Melt Away, Let it Shine
3. Five songs from 1990 to 2000 (Brian)
Like a Brother, I Wish for You, Your Imagination, South America, Lay Down Burden
4. Five songs from 2000 to 2010 (Brian, Al)
Goin' Home, Live Let Live, I Got Rhythm, Don't Fight the Sea, And I Always Will
5. Five songs from 2010 to present (Brian, Mike, Al)
All the Love in Paris, Ram Raj, Celestial Celebration, Saturday Night, Jennifer Clover
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Post by filledeplage on May 23, 2021 8:52:36 GMT -5
If someone asked me that question - I think I would ask them what songs they already know, if they like those songs and why, whether to dance, or just sing along, to find out what their base of information was - to gauge which lead singers they liked and what era they like.
Then, build a list from there. 🎶🏄♂️
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Post by AGD on May 23, 2021 10:21:44 GMT -5
Confused about 1970-80, as Mike released no solo material there (I'm not counting Celebration).
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Post by andrewhickey on May 23, 2021 10:24:47 GMT -5
Confused about 1970-80, as Mike released no solo material there (I'm not counting Celebration). I'm assuming the OP was either counting Celebration or the two unreleased albums. |
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Post by Mikie on May 23, 2021 10:43:17 GMT -5
Confused about 1970-80, as Mike released no solo material there (I'm not counting Celebration). I'm assuming the OP was either counting Celebration or the two unreleased albums. Yes, the OP just told me that he's counting all of 'em! Where's your list Andrew or are you just observing? |
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Post by Mikie on May 23, 2021 10:49:22 GMT -5
The most difficult era to pick 5 from for me was the 70's. I could pick more than 5 from POB alone.
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Post by AGD on May 23, 2021 11:06:24 GMT -5
I'm assuming the OP was either counting Celebration or the two unreleased albums. Yes, the OP just told me that he's counting all of 'em! Where's your list Andrew or are you just observing? Will be back home in a few hours, list then. |
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Post by Ham Burgerstand on May 23, 2021 14:30:12 GMT -5
You don’t have to have 5 songs from each 10 year span, i.e., maybe you would recommend more than 5 songs from one era. Mix and match the best songs as long as you come up with 25 total: Thanks for providing this loophole, which I will gladly exploit. Here is my custom-ordered, 25-track playlist. It's not necessarily the all-time best solo tracks -- in which case, certain members of the group wouldn't make the cut. But they're all pretty strong, and together they illustrate the vast musical scope and diversity of all the Beach Boys' work.
NOTE: I left out the superb "Fallin' In Love (aka Lady)" because it has been officially released as a Beach Boys song. And although I toyed with the idea of bending the rules further by including pre-1970 tracks (It's hard to resist "Hot Pastrami, Mashed Potatoes, Come on to Rincon - Yeah!!"), I limited myself to one 60's track from Murry, whom I must admit, was never actually a member of the Beach Boys. 
01. River Song - Dennis 02. She Says That She Needs Me - Brian 03. Melt Away - Brian 04. Hold Me - Carl 05. On And On And On - Mike 06. Pacific Ocean Blues - Dennis 07. South American - Brian 08. I Write The Songs - Bruce 09. Woman Don't Cry - Blondie 10. Don't Fight The Sea - Al 11. Wild Situation - Dennis 12. All The Love In Paris - Mike 13. Live Let Live / That Lucky Old Sun (Reprise) - Brian 14. Heaven - Carl 15. Rendezvous - Bruce 16. There's So Many - Brian 17. Ram Raj - Mike 18. Big Wave - Dave 19. Waves of Love 2.0 - Al 20. Midnight's Another Day - Brian 21. What You Do To Me - Carl 22. Southern Nights - Glen 23. Islands In The Sky - Murry 24. Constant Companion - Dennis 25. Love And Mercy (IJWMFTT version) - Brian
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Post by Mikie on May 23, 2021 15:08:34 GMT -5
Nice one, Mr. Burgerstand! Yeah, there are a few on your list that were viable contenders for mine, including She Says That She Needs Me, South American, Don't Fight The Sea, Heaven, There's So Many, and a couple tracks off of Bambu. Space is limited!
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Post by AGD on May 24, 2021 3:30:38 GMT -5
Released tacks only.
1. Five songs from 1970 to 1979 (Dennis, Bruce, Mike, Blondie)
All DW: Sound Of Free, Thoughts Of You, River Song, Farewell My Friend, Rainbows, Dreamer
2. Five songs from 1980 to 1989 (Carl, Mike, Brian)
Paradise Found, Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight, Givin' You Up, Rio Grande, Melt Away
3. Five songs from 1990 to 1999 (Brian)
South American, Orange Crate Art, She Says That She Needs Me, Wings Of A Dove, Lay Down Burden
4. Five songs from 2000 to 2009 (Brian, Al)
Midnight's Another Day, A Postcard From California, Going Home, Morning Beat, Southern California
5. Five songs from 2010 to present (Brian, Mike, Al)
Kiss The Girl, Summertime, Sail Away, Runaway Dancer, Saturday Night
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