Brian's next tour should be with....

[Lonely Summer]

Reading all this talk about how Brian and Beck did not hit it off because Brian is not a talker, a mixer, reminds me so much of comments I've read by artists that have toured with another songwriting legend from the 60's. So since Brian prefers to keep to himself, and doesn't want to be bothered with unnecessary small talk, I say, let's put him on the road with another quiet guy, Bob Dylan. Maybe they could even do some recording together. I'm not sure how Brian's sweet melodies and smooth harmonies would mess with Bob's scratchy sandpaper and gravel voice, and bluesy 3 chord  wordy style, but I'd sure tune in for a listen.

[Andrew G. Doe]

People he knows, and who know him.

[phirnis]

There's probably a reason these guys (Brian + Beck, Brian + Dylan) didn't collaborate when they were young. I see no good reason why they should do it now.

[Mike's Beard]

Reading all this talk about how Brian and Beck did not hit it off because Brian is not a talker, a mixer, reminds me so much of comments I've read by artists that have toured with another songwriting legend from the 60's. So since Brian prefers to keep to himself, and doesn't want to be bothered with unnecessary small talk, I say, let's put him on the road with another quiet guy, Bob Dylan. Maybe they could even do some recording together. I'm not sure how Brian's sweet melodies and smooth harmonies would mess with Bob's scratchy sandpaper and gravel voice, and bluesy 3 chord  wordy style, but I'd sure tune in for a listen.

Judge for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWcxdck1OYY

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

Randy Newman

[JK]

Perhaps he shouldn't share a tour with another musician. How about a comedian of Brian's choice? 

[Mendota Heights]

That Austrian woman (?).

[Pretty Funky]

Poor Jeff couldn't interact with Brian after the show. Hasn't he heard of groupies?


(Sorry mods)

[Niko]

How about David Gilmour? I feel like the two set format would work beautifully for the two of them. David is a pretty mellow guy who could do either acoustic or electric sets, and Dark Side is one of Brian's all time favorites.

[Lonely Summer]

Perhaps he shouldn't share a tour with another musician. How about a comedian of Brian's choice? 

I like that idea. Brian should tour with a comedian, then we'll have world peace.

[Lowbacca]

How about David Gilmour? I feel like the two set format would work beautifully for the two of them. David is a pretty mellow guy who could do either acoustic or electric sets, and Dark Side is one of Brian's all time favorites.

[clack]

Carole King

[KittyKat]

Steve Martin/Edie Brickell.

[Emdeeh]

Alison Krauss 

[Pretty Funky]

Ronnie!


http://youtu.be/jHSldRCzGqI

[Custom Machine]

Ronnie!


http://youtu.be/jHSldRCzGqI

Absolutely!!

[The Shift]

Al Jardine, Mike Love, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, Blondie Chaplin and all,

[Gertie J.]

Alison Krauss 

ha, in that case with nora jones and alicia keys too.

[Mendota Heights]

Alex Jones.

[Lonely Summer]

Alex Jones.

No, No, No! That's a guy that never shuts up! We want Brian with someone he'd be comfortable with - a quiet guy that doesn't party, chit-chat, and all that other stuff Brian dislikes. A guy that will just show up and do the show, then go home. I still think Bob is the right guy. He doesn't talk much - doesn't have to, says it all in his songs.

[Micha]

That Austrian woman (?).

Whatever it was, it looked really ugly, but sang great actually.

[kiwi surfer]

I'm pushing for Lorde. I'd like to see a little song writing collaboration too.

[Paul J B]

Nobody. He has toured enough.

[Loves The Sunflower]

Al Jardine, Mike Love, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, Blondie Chaplin and all,

This would be my first and only choice. There's an undeniable chemistry and magic between the aforementioned individuals, even now with them in their 60s and 70s, and even with the interpersonal difficulties that have long plagued them. When the music starts, everything else seems to evaporate. However...

Nobody. He has toured enough.

Seems like Brian said a year or two ago that he didn't expect to be touring for many more years because he felt he's getting too damned old to do so. If he officially announced tomorrow that 2014 would be the last year he would perform live on a regular basis (or at all), I could respect his decision. We've seen more of him live in the past 15 years than anyone previously imagined we'd see, and, as such, IMHO, he doesn't owe anyone anything.

That said, I doubt he'd throw in the metaphorical towel on music altogether, and if he wanted to concentrate exclusively on writing, recording (which I can conceive of him doing right 'til the end because it's arguably part of his DNA) and releasing new material on his own (technically speaking, nobody needs a record label at this point. Yes, it's nice to have big bucks backing your efforts -even if they come from a legion of attorneys who don't know or care at all about music- but it's not required), he could do so. 

Sorry... rambling...

[KittyKat]

The Monkees. I don't think it would work from a financial perspective, but I'm sure Brian could have fun with Micky Dolenz, and the fan base would be relatively compatible.