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Title: What is the album after Surf's Up like if Bruce stays, Blondie/Ricky never join?
Post by: thr33 on September 03, 2021, 06:20:41 PM
How closely would it resemble the final product of CATP?

From Bellagio, these songs were worked on prior to Ricky/Blondie joining:

(1) Marcella*
(2) All This Is That*
(3) Make It Good*
(4) #5/Untitled Dennis Track
(5) Cuddle Up*
(6) Ten Years of Harmony
(7) Out In The Country
(8) Body Talk

Two of the other non-Ricky/Blondie songs are missing (You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone and He Come Down), not sure if they still happen given the butterfly effect. If they do, and you add Ten Years of Harmony and Out In The Country, you probably still need a couple other songs. Maybe Bruce writes another song? Or maybe they lean on Brian more heavily and one or more of the Spring songs makes the cut? Or another Dennis joint.

What do you think?


Title: Re: What is the album after Surf's Up like if Bruce stays, Blondie/Ricky never join?
Post by: Juice Brohnston on September 09, 2021, 07:14:33 AM
Were they working on some covers? Stephen Stills, Change Partners? Steve Winwood, Gimme Some Lovin'?

Seems like Dennis was the most prolific writer in this era.


Title: Re: What is the album after Surf's Up like if Bruce stays, Blondie/Ricky never join?
Post by: phirnis on September 11, 2021, 12:29:30 AM
They had lots of leftover Brian songs from the Sunflower / Surf's Up sessions but I guess that's not the direction they had in mind.