If Brian only played solo songs live...

[sunnycalifornia]

What would be your fantasy set list? No Beach Boys songs allowed but all other collaborations are welcomed.

Here's mine in order:


Can't Wait Too Long
Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl
Live and Let Live
Melt Away
Walkin' The Line
Good Kind of Love
She Says That She Needs Me
Rainbow Eyes
South American
Let's Go to Heaven in My Car
Lay Down Burden
Southern California
Desert Drive
Rhapsody In Blue
I Love You Porgy
Rio Grande

Encore

After the Game
Your Imagination

Encore

Love and Mercy

[punkinhead]

Morning Beat
South America
Orange Crate Art
Melt Away
Just Like You and Me
Night Time
California Role
Desert Drive
Soul Searchin
Bells of Madness
She Says that she Needs Me
What Love Can Do
Lay Down Burden
The Like in I Love You
The First Time
Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight
Your Imagination
Rio Grande

Encore
Midnight's Another Day
Goin Home
Southern California

Encore
Hi Ho Hi Ho/Pirate's Life for Me
Love and Mercy (IJWMFTT version)

[ontor pertawst]

And a snotty pedantic footnote inclusion of Caroline, No.

[Rocky Raccoon]

Morning Beat
Good Kind of Love
Soul Searchin'
Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight
Southern California
Let It Shine
Your Imagination
The Like In I Love You
Melt Away
Live Let Live
What Love Can Do
Oxygen to the Brain
Midnight's Another Day
Caroline No
Nothing But Love
Rio Grande
Going Home

Encore:
Walking Down the Path of Life
Love and Mercy

[Eric Aniversario]

Note: I started typing this hours ago, but had to leave, and came back to finish. Not sure what posts have come in since then.
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I'm assuming that tracks from ijwmftt are not eligible because they're all remakes of beach boys songs?

Set 1:
One for the boys
Your imagination
She says that she needs me
South American
What love can do
The like in I love you
Love and mercy
Walkin the line
Melt away
How could we still be dancin
Gettin in over my head
The waltz
You've got a friend in me
The bare necessities
On Christmas Day
Christmasey
That lucky old sun
Morning beat
Good kind of love
Can't wait too long
Midnights another day
Goin home

Set 2:
Orange Crate Art (full album)

Set 3:
Brian Wilson presents SMiLE (full album)

Encore 1:
Heigh-ho / whistle while you work / yo ho (a pirates life for me)
Desert Drive
Night time
Sunshine
Happy days

Encore 2:
Rio Grande

[Nicko1234]

Surf City would be a must to give the fans a hit to listen to. Along with a few covers.

[Quzi]

And a snotty pedantic footnote inclusion of Caroline, No.

Gettin' Hungry too 

[Lonely Summer]

First of all, I'd want to hear the complete TLOS live. That's my favorite album from his solo career, although BW88 is right behind it.

[smilethebeachboysloveyou]

And a snotty pedantic footnote inclusion of Caroline, No.

Gettin' Hungry too 

That would require a special guest appearance from Mike Love.

[smilethebeachboysloveyou]

Anyway, here's my list:

The Spirit of Rock and Roll
Baby, Let Your Hair Grow Long
Walkin' the Line
Water Builds Up
The Bare Necessities
Melt Away
The Like in I Love You
She Says That She Needs Me
Don't Let Her Know
Little Children
California Roll
Live Let Live
South American
Slightly American Music
This Song Wants to Sleep With You Tonight
Mexican Girl
Dream Angel
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Night Time
Cry
Midnight's Another Day
Southern California
Love and Mercy
Nothing But Love
Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight

Encore:
Desert Drive
Love Ya
Lay Down Burden
He Couldn't Get His Poor Old Body to Move

I admit that I cheated by using some songs that have not been officially released (I also meant for "Don't Let Her Know" and "Desert Drive" to be the Sweet Insanity and Paley Sessions versions, respectively, rather than the Gettin' In Over My Head versions).  I think this would actually make for a pretty good concert, though.

[ontor pertawst]

"Chain Reaction of Love" has to be in there somewhere.

[Vegetable Man]

Question: would Brian's shows be as popular if he only did solo tunes? Don't get me wrong, it would be cool if he did, but do you think the Beach Boys stuff has something to do with the popularity of his shows?

[Rocky Raccoon]

Question: would Brian's shows be as popular if he only did solo tunes? Don't get me wrong, it would be cool if he did, but do you think the Beach Boys stuff has something to do with the popularity of his shows?

I would argue that it's all in the same boat, Brian's solo career overlaps with the Beach Boys.  After all, arguably his most famous solo venture was the Smile album/tour in '04-'05.  This thread is just hypothetical fun.  Obviously, the main appeal to see Brian Wilson live is to see him sing the Beach Boys songs, for the general public I mean.

[Gohi]

Thank goodness he doesn't only do solo stuff, as shown by some of these setlists.

[MBE]

Thank goodness he doesn't only do solo stuff, as shown by some of these setlists.

I have to agree. I like some of Brian's solo stuff, but as time goes on (as an album at least) TLOS is the only one I really return to. For Smile I like the Beach Boys versions to hear, though I respect the 2003-4 one very much.

Honestly my favorite Brian solo stuff are the songs he produced for others in the sixties or seventies, or early (think 1963-73) vocal contributions to others records.

[Outtasight!]

I'd love to hear him perform Its Not Easy Being Me and Rio Grande, throw in the Lucky Old Sun album and a smile selection, some Gershwin and I'd be happy!

[leggo of my ego]

Concert Tonight
Smart Girls

and about 20 more listed on the thread

i like em all. 

[Lonely Summer]

How about Brian and his band playing the entire 1988 album live? There are some great songs there begging to be played by that band instead of the 1000 Synths heard on the album.

[Aegir]

I would be far more likely to see a Brian solo show if he played mainly songs from his solo career.

[Freddie French-Pounce]

No Smart Girls No Gig

[Nicko1234]

Question: would Brian's shows be as popular if he only did solo tunes? Don't get me wrong, it would be cool if he did, but do you think the Beach Boys stuff has something to do with the popularity of his shows?

Not in a million years of course. It would appeal to the hardcore but there is a reason why they play all of those 60s songs. Because people love them and because that is when Brian was at his peak.