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« Reply #25 on: April 05, 2015, 12:51:56 PM »



The Life Suite, it's the new Smile.

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« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2015, 12:12:20 AM »

I've got a playlist finished. I've used Half Moon Bay as a way to bridge the two halves of the "album," and I've put the Last Song between Pacific Coast Highway and Summer's Gone. I picture the Last Song in this case as the 'closing' song of the album, with Summer's Gone as a sort of epilogue. Sail Away closes the first half, and This Beautiful Day opens the second half.

1. Think About the Days
2. That's Why God Made the Radio
3. Isn't It Time
4. Tell Me Why
5. Shelter
6. Somewhere Quiet
7. The Right Time
8. Daybreak Over the Ocean
9. Sail Away
10. Half Moon Bay
11. This Beautiful Day
12. One Kind of Love
13. Strange World
14. I'm Feeling Sad
15. Whatever Happened
16. From There to Back Again
17. Pacific Coast Highway
18. The Last Song
19. Summer's Gone
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« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2015, 03:42:05 AM »

I used songs from TWGMTR and NPP only, though songs from TLOS could have fit in there. No "guests" apart from other Beach Boys. Not really sure this can be referred to as a personal "Life Suite" as I'm pretty sure some of the songs in this list weren't meant to be part of that suite, but the following order works fine for me:

1. Think About The Days
2. This Beautiful Day
3. Whatever Happened
4. Sail Away

5. Strange World
6. From There To Back Again
7. Pacific Coast Highway
8. Summer's Gone

9. The Last Song (optional)

Time: approx. 26:50

TWGMTR / NPP

I couldn't separate the last 4 tracks from TWGMTR, because they're linked together production-wise, and because I'm so used to listening to them in that order. Not sure about "The Last Song": "Summer's Gone" is already a great closer. But I feel "The Last Song" could add a more "personal" statement from Brian, and it works as an "encore" for the suite.
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« Reply #28 on: April 07, 2015, 12:11:26 AM »

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« Reply #29 on: April 07, 2015, 12:27:03 AM »

I've finally been able to listen to the whole album, and the first thing I thought of was putting together my own Life Suite. Still not sure about the playlist... I had read that This Beautiful Day quotes a bit from Summer's Gone, but what I also noticed is that the melodies for Half Moon Bay and I'm Feeling Sad are almost identical. I wonder if that's why I'm Feeling Sad was left as a bonus track. Anyway, I think mine would be something like this:

1 - This Beautiful Day
2 - I'm Feeling Sad
3 - Half Moon Bay
4 - Whatever Happened
5 - Strange World
6 - Tell Me Why
7 - Think About The Days
8 - From There To Back Again
9 - Pacific Coast Highway
10 - Summer's Gone

I'm so used to listening to those last three songs in that order, I don't think I could place them anywhere else. The rest is still a work in progress Smiley

Cristian, thanks for pointing out the similarities between the melody of I'm Feeling Sad and Half Moon Bay - you're spot on with this! I'm currently re-arranging my playlist and have it opening with the same three that you do. 'Sad into 'Bay works so well - it really sounds like an intentional segue.

I think your sequence works really well and have lifted most of it for mine, although I've added a few extra NPP tracks. It's more an attempt to sequence all my favourites from the last 2 albums into a cohesive whole but I think of it as 'The Life Suite' anyway.

1 - This Beautiful Day
2 - I'm Feeling Sad
3 - Half Moon Bay
4 - One Kind Of Love
5 - Whatever Happened
6 - Strange World
7 - Tell Me Why
8 - Somewhere Quiet
9 - Think About The Days
10 - From There To Back Again
11 - Pacific Coast Highway
12 - Summer's Gone
13 - The Last Song
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« Reply #30 on: April 07, 2015, 09:18:08 AM »

I've thought of combining That's Why God Made the Radio and No Pier Pressure.

The album would be called Summer's Gone.

Side A (Youth transitioning to Old Age/ Optimism)

1. Think About the Days
2. That's Why God Made The Radio
3. The Right Time
4. Saturday Night
5. Guess You Had To be There
6. Strange World
7. Isn't It Time
8. Sail Away


Side B (Old Age/ Regret)

9. This Beautiful Day
10. Whatever Happened
11. I'm Feeling Sad
12. Tell Me Why
13. The Last Song
14. From There to Back Again
15. Pacific Coast Highway
16. Summer's Gone


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« Reply #31 on: April 15, 2015, 05:34:15 PM »

Here's what I came up with:

This Beautiful Day
Shelter
Tell Me Why
Sail Away
I'm Feeling Sad
Somewhere Quiet
Strange World

The Right Time
Whatever Happened
One Kind Of Love
From There To Back Again
Pacific Coast Highway
Summer's Gone
The Last Song

*I faded Strange World and Summer's Gone ever-so-slightly.
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« Reply #32 on: April 16, 2015, 09:18:03 AM »


1. Think About the Days
2. That's Why God Made The Radio
3. The Right Time
4. Saturday Night
5. Guess You Had To be There
6. Strange World
7. Isn't It Time
8. Sail Away


9. This Beautiful Day
10. Whatever Happened
11. I'm Feeling Sad
12. Tell Me Why
13. The Last Song
14. From There to Back Again
15. Pacific Coast Highway
16. Summer's Gone


Thanks for your inspiration.  I started with this as kind of a template because, as always, for me...when it comes to both Brian and the Beach Boys...less isn't MORE...M O R E  is.

And as I rolled the music I began to feel and hear something that wasn't a "life Suite".  It was an almost 50 year old argument which began to reach epic levels as I selected cuts to include in this amalgamation of these 2 albums...plus the song Brian recorded for the McCARTney tribute album released last year in between TWGMTR and NPP.

So beginning with your blueprint...I came up with 'The Ultimate Argument...50 years of Roadblocks and Massive Waves'

Side 1...Pieces in the Valley...

1.  Think About The Days
2.  That's Why Gawd Made The Radio
3.  The Right Time
4.  Saturday Night
5.  Guess You Had To Be There
6.  Strange World
7.  Isn't It Time
8.  Sail Away
9.  On The Island
10.  Wanderlust
11.  Half Moon Bay

Side 2...You Go Your Way/Find Your Northern Star

1.  This Beautiful Day
2.  From There To Back Again
3.  Somewhere Quiet
4.  Daybreak Over The Ocean
5.  Don't Worry
6.  Shelter
7.  Whatever Happened
8.  One Kind of Love
9.  Beaches in Mind
10.  Tell Me Why
11.  I'm Feeling Sad
12.  Pacific Coast Highway
13.  Summer's Gone
14.  The Last Song

I had NO INTENTION of going the way I did when I started out this morning.  I just wanted to mix and link the tracks and add in a couple of songs.  Then It started to make sense [to me] as I progressed.  All of a sudden as I attempted to make it a truer representation of both of the albums and of all the participants the argument became oh-so-very apparent.  In trying to be all things to all people Brian had weakened TWGMTR by embraceing THAT which he's tried to leave behind since 1965.  The two images don't mix.  Fun Fun Fun and going steady again when you're 70ish doesn't really ring true.  Not for the boys in the band or for the traditional, age-old audience.  Going steady?  Really?  That was 50 something years ago.  And Fun Fun Fun?  Can't overdo it.  It hurts too much and Aleve is expensive.

One vision is absolutely way back when.  The other is a mature attempt to accept the here and now.  That they somehow came together in 2012 was the proper thing to do as a commemorative venture.  It was NOT the way to continue.  Thankfully we have the option of enjoying both 'takes' on the 'endless summer'.  There's Mikes' version where the sun always shines and Viagra pills have yet to be invented.

The other is Brian's view of an ever-evolving and maturing lifestyle which includes a dose of reality.  This is the one which has made sense to me since 1965.  The rest is just TONS OF FUN TO REMEMBER and CELEBRATE.  [But unfortunately it's not to be accomplished on an ongoing and daily basis.]

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This was a real eye-opener.  Thanks to everyone who contributed here for ALL of the ideas.
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« Reply #33 on: April 16, 2015, 02:08:04 PM »

Wunderlust was recorded some time ago. Maybe as far back as 2004.
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« Reply #34 on: April 16, 2015, 02:46:02 PM »

Kinda wondered about that as I think I recall seeing Taylor's name in the credits.

Anyway...it made for a total 77 minutes to fill out a 79:57 cd.  And it fit thematically where I put it.  [That plus it's still pretty much new to me.  Thank gawd I bought Surfin Safari back in '63 and NOT within these past 6 months. LOL ]

I'll have to redo it all again some other time when I have a few hours to kill.  Isn't It Time, Daybreak Over The Ocean and Beaches in Mind just don't measure up and bring the whole 'vibe' down.  At least I didn't include Spring Vacation.  That stuff makes 'em sound like dirty old men. Shocked
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« Reply #35 on: April 16, 2015, 02:48:49 PM »

It's a great song and recording.
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« Reply #36 on: April 16, 2015, 11:55:51 PM »

I (con)figured it as this:

- remove boring stuff (Spring Vacation, Shelter, TWGMTR, Pacific Coast Highway, Summer's Gone; etc.)
- define "Life Suite" (my take - "anything I like yet fits the theme")
- be free as regards flow. The weirder the better - my motto.

Finalization:

1. This Beautiful Day
2. From There to Back Again
3. Strange World
4. I'm Feeling Sad
5. Bill & Sue (I'm sure you'll alll agree with me that "hum-da-dee-da-dee"s sound life-affirming. Added for positive feel)
6. What Ever Happened
7. Sail Away
8. Isn't It Time (optimistic end)

Bottom line? I love my playlist more than anyone's here. It's simply perfect.
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« Reply #37 on: April 18, 2015, 04:38:36 AM »

My criteria was to use only material from the last two albums. Look for songs that are observations about life in general, not necessarily Brian’s personal life. Make it all fit into a “classic” single album length with musical and lyrical variety and themes that flow together. Find a positive closing for the album. This is what works for me. 14 songs in just under 41 minutes.

1. This Beautiful Day
2. One Kind of Love
3. On the Island
4. Strange World
5. Tell Me Why
6. Think about the days
7. What Ever Happened
8. Guess You Had To Be There
9. I’m Feeling Sad
10. Half Moon Bay
11. Summer’s Gone
12. Pacific Coast Highway
13. From There To Back Again
14. Sail Away

We open with a short statement about  life and what makes it enjoyable. The positive things in life are often built around unconditional love (2) so much so that we want to just live in a bubble of happiness (3). We soak up and enjoy all the beautiful idiosyncrasies of the different people around us (4). But it never lasts forever. People in our lives move on and even die and we are forced to reflect on our lives, move on, and live in more mundane circumstances than our ideal(5-9). We eventually recognize that a chapter has closed, another season ended (10-12). Brian has survived against all odds and his “life suite” should reflect that with each season’s passing we find a way to search again for that ideal existence. We close with a self referencing homage. We may be too old to surf but we are invited to Sail Away and begin the cycle again (13-14). Works for me.
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« Reply #38 on: April 18, 2015, 03:29:44 PM »

I have amix I've been listening to since the reunion album that includes cuts from TWGMTR, songs from Al's Postcards album, TLOS,  SouthAmerican from Imagination, and a couple of cuts from BWRG.   I plan to add cuts from NPP and delete a couple of the "lesser" cuts from the mix.   I like having a relatively long playlist of really good songs featuring Brian from the past couple of decades.   Even if you consider half of the songs from this era clinkers, there are still lots of choice material for a terrific mix.    Happy cherry picking everyone!
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« Reply #39 on: April 18, 2015, 04:06:10 PM »

I have amix I've been listening to since the reunion album that includes cuts from TWGMTR, songs from Al's Postcards album, TLOS,  SouthAmerican from Imagination, and a couple of cuts from BWRG.   I plan to add cuts from NPP and delete a couple of the "lesser" cuts from the mix.   I like having a relatively long playlist of really good songs featuring Brian from the past couple of decades.   Even if you consider half of the songs from this era clinkers, there are still lots of choice material for a terrific mix.    Happy cherry picking everyone!

I did the same, and recently narrowed it down to one CD for a recent car journey.  I discuss it on another thread and, as you say, there are a lot of good songs Brian has recorded over the past couple of decades and we can all be thankful for that. It would be interesting to compare his 90s and 00s output with that of the 70s and 80s.
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« Reply #40 on: July 17, 2016, 09:23:58 AM »

Was googling about the life suite and rediscovered this thread....has anyone else put together a completed one?

Would you guys have preferred a completed Life Suite and no 50 yr reunion? Or what we got? Personally I think the joy of having Brian, Mike, and Al sing together again eclipses what the life suite could have been....but at the same time I still have to wonder what it would have sounded like.

Anyway here's my version-


1. Think About The Days
2. Whatever Happened
3. That's Why God Made The Radio
4. Isn't It Time
5. Half Moon Bay
6. Strange World
7. This Beautiful Day
8. From There To Back Again
9. Pacific Coast Highway
10. Summer's Gone
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« Reply #41 on: July 19, 2016, 08:35:32 AM »

I have thought about this and I have a hard time putting Summers Gone and The Last Song on the same album... if I had to choose though, The last Song would stay and Summers Gone would go.
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« Reply #42 on: July 19, 2016, 09:42:58 AM »

Not really a "Life Suite", but this is the "Beach Boys album" I assembled from TWGMTR and NPP and posted on the Blueboard some time ago. Anyway, I think it works as a Life Suite, too.
Some  notes:
Only Beach Boys voices on lead, and Al's one is pleasantly all over Side One.
"This Beautiful Day" and "Half Moon Bay" make for a great dreamlike opening to Side Two, which is all dreamlike however.
"One Kind of Love" is the perfect album closer for me.

THE BEACH BOYS:   "FROM THERE TO BACK AGAIN"

Side One

01. Think About the Days
02. Isn't It Time
03. Whatever Happened
04. The Right Time
05. I'm Feeling Sad
06. Tell Me Why
07. Sail Away

Side Two

08. This Beautiful Day
09. Half Moon Bay
10. Strange World
11. From There to Back Again
12. Pacific Coast Highway
13. Summer's Gone
14. One Kind of Love
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« Reply #43 on: July 19, 2016, 11:37:19 AM »

I'd beef it up with Midnight's Another Day and maybe another TLOS rack at the expense of a couple of NPP tracks
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