The Best of Brian Wilson - Solo Artist

[Smilin Ed H]

More later. The difference in production styles would make it a real bastard to listen to, though...

Such is the problem with many compilations from legacy artists. 

On the Beach Boys Sounds of Summer compilation, the transition from Wouldn't It Be Nice to Getcha Back is quite jarring. 

Getcha Back dioesn't belong in the same room as WIBN 

That's like Rockin' The Man in the Boat following the song Surf's Up. Shudder.

Pretty damn good analogy 

[Alex]

Disc 1

Love and Mercy
Melt Away
One for the Boys
There's So Many
Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight
Let It Shine
Rio Grande
Someone to Love
Rainbow Eyes
Make a Wish
Don't Let Her Know She's an Angel
Spirit of Rock and Roll

Disc 2

This Song Wants to Sleep With You
Elbow 63
I'm Broke
Slightly American Music
Orange Crate Art
Proud Mary
Your Imagination
South American
She Says She Needs Me
Happy Days
Monday Without You
This Isn't Love

Disc 3

Soul Searchin'
How Could We Still Be Dancin'?
Desert Drive
A Friend Like You
Heroes and Villains
Do You Like Worms
Cabinessence
Wonderful
Surfs Up
Vega-tables
Good Vibrations

Disc 4

Morning Beat
Good Kind of Love
California Role
Live Let Live
Oxygen to the Brain
Midnights Another Day
Southern California
The Like In I Love You
Summertime
I've Got Rhythm

Disc 5

From There to Back Again
Pacific Coast Highway
Summers Gone
The Right Time
Sail Away
On the Island
Guess You Had to Be There

[joshferrell]

I would like to see a two disc "Essential Brian Wilson" set as part of the "Essential series" which, IMO are some of the best "Best Of" cd's I have ever seen , they really fill those cds up and they are in chronological order,,Of course it would be both the Beach Boys and Solo..

"The Essential Brian Wilson"
Disc 1.
1. Surfer Girl.
2. Surfin safari.
3. 409.
4. The Lonely Sea.
5. The Surfer Moon.
6. Surfin USA
7. Catch a wave.
8. In My Room.
9.Little deuce Coupe.
10. Don't worry baby.
11. fun fun fun
12. The warmth of the sun.
13. The ballad of ol betsy.
14. Shut down.
15. Little saint nick.
16. I get around.
17. Wendy.
18. California Girls.
19. Let him run wild.
20. The Little Girl I once knew.
21. In the back of my mind.
22. Help Me Rhonda.
23.Sloop John B.
24. Wouldn't it be nice.
25. God Only Knows.
26. Caroline no.
27. Heroes and Villains.
28. Wild Honey.
29. Friends.
30. busy doing nothing.

Disc 2.
1. Darlin
2. Time to get alone.
3. I went to sleep.
4. Cabinesence.
5. Add some music.
6. This whole world.
7. cool cool water.
8. surfs up
9. Sail On Sailor.
10. It's ok.
11. had to phone ya.
12. I bet he's nice.
13. Good timing.
14. My Diane.
15. Love and Mercy.
16. Orange Crate art.
17. your imagination.
18. She says she needs me.
19. Saturday morning in the city.
20. Mrs o Leary's cow.
21. Live let live.
22. Midnights another day.
23. Forever she'll be my surfer girl.
24. I Loves you Porgy.
25. The color of the wind.
26. That's why God made the radio.
27. Summers gone.
28. Runaway Dancer.
29. one Kind of Love
30. The last song.

The special edition third disc that they will sometimes put with the "Essential series" that usual only has 6 or 7 songs on it for some reason.
1. Rio Grande.
2. Melt Away.
3. I walk the line.
4. Oxygen.
5. Child is the father of the man (Solo version)
6. Still I dream of it.
7. In My Car.

[Andrew G. Doe]

So... an Essential Brian Wilson without "Good Vibrations" ? Won't fly, Orville.

[Dudd]

Attempted a decidedly unadventurous single-disc compilation

1. Love & Mercy '88
2. Lay Down Burden (Live at the Roxy)
3. I'm Feeling Sad
4. Good Kind of Love
5. Nothing but Love
6. Don't Worry
7. Message Man
8. Proud Mary
9. Someone to Love
10. Being with the One You Love
11. Sail Away (OCA)
12. The Like in I Love You
13. This Isn't Love (piano demo)
14. Melt Away
15. Live Let Live
16. One Kind of Love
17. What Love Can Do
18. Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight
19. Good Vibrations (BWPS)
20. Midnight's Another Day
21. Southern California

There was about 5 minutes of space left and I couldn't decide whether to throw in How Could We Still Be Dancin' or just the "whoa-hey-yey" part of Rio Grande.

[joshferrell]

So... an Essential Brian Wilson without "Good Vibrations" ? Won't fly, Orville.

opps lol...I don't know why I forgot about it.... yes it should be there,,,,

[Sheriff John Stone]

Attempted a decidedly unadventurous single-disc compilation

1. Love & Mercy '88
2. Lay Down Burden (Live at the Roxy)
3. I'm Feeling Sad
4. Good Kind of Love
5. Nothing but Love
6. Don't Worry
7. Message Man
8. Proud Mary
9. Someone to Love
10. Being with the One You Love
11. Sail Away (OCA)
12. The Like in I Love You
13. This Isn't Love (piano demo)
14. Melt Away
15. Live Let Live
16. One Kind of Love
17. What Love Can Do
18. Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight
19. Good Vibrations (BWPS)
20. Midnight's Another Day
21. Southern California

There was about 5 minutes of space left and I couldn't decide whether to throw in How Could We Still Be Dancin' or just the "whoa-hey-yey" part of Rio Grande.

I've been using an edit of "Rio Grande", too. It starts (fades in) with the thunder at the 3:47 mark, proceeds through the "I want the river to take me home" part, and then through the "night-blooming jasmine" section, fading out at 7:22, right before it goes back into the "oh, the great big river" part. The total time of the segment is 3:27.

[Dudd]

Nice! I'll try that myself. Easily the best part of the song.

[PhilSpectre]

Attempted a decidedly unadventurous single-disc compilation

1. Love & Mercy '88
2. Lay Down Burden (Live at the Roxy)
3. I'm Feeling Sad
4. Good Kind of Love
5. Nothing but Love
6. Don't Worry
7. Message Man
8. Proud Mary
9. Someone to Love
10. Being with the One You Love
11. Sail Away (OCA)
12. The Like in I Love You
13. This Isn't Love (piano demo)
14. Melt Away
15. Live Let Live
16. One Kind of Love
17. What Love Can Do
18. Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight
19. Good Vibrations (BWPS)
20. Midnight's Another Day
21. Southern California

There was about 5 minutes of space left and I couldn't decide whether to throw in How Could We Still Be Dancin' or just the "whoa-hey-yey" part of Rio Grande.

I've been using an edit of "Rio Grande", too. It starts (fades in) with the thunder at the 3:47 mark, proceeds through the "I want the river to take me home" part, and then through the "night-blooming jasmine" section, fading out at 7:22, right before it goes back into the "oh, the great big river" part. The total time of the segment is 3:27.

Editing 'Rio Grande'? Sacrilege ! One must experience the whole 'symphony' to get the full effect.

[Lonely Summer]

Attempted a decidedly unadventurous single-disc compilation

1. Love & Mercy '88
2. Lay Down Burden (Live at the Roxy)
3. I'm Feeling Sad
4. Good Kind of Love
5. Nothing but Love
6. Don't Worry
7. Message Man
8. Proud Mary
9. Someone to Love
10. Being with the One You Love
11. Sail Away (OCA)
12. The Like in I Love You
13. This Isn't Love (piano demo)
14. Melt Away
15. Live Let Live
16. One Kind of Love
17. What Love Can Do
18. Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight
19. Good Vibrations (BWPS)
20. Midnight's Another Day
21. Southern California

There was about 5 minutes of space left and I couldn't decide whether to throw in How Could We Still Be Dancin' or just the "whoa-hey-yey" part of Rio Grande.

I've been using an edit of "Rio Grande", too. It starts (fades in) with the thunder at the 3:47 mark, proceeds through the "I want the river to take me home" part, and then through the "night-blooming jasmine" section, fading out at 7:22, right before it goes back into the "oh, the great big river" part. The total time of the segment is 3:27.

Editing 'Rio Grande'? Sacrilege ! One must experience the whole 'symphony' to get the full effect.

Yes, indeed.