Beyond This Life

[Lolzeez]

Yeah. I fucking love SFAM and this is imho the best song from the album. I guess it has something to do with me being a huge Zappa fan. What do you guys think of this song?

[senecadawg2]

I've always loved it, although I wouldn't say it's my favorite from SFAM. Probably not even in my top 3.

[Scorpion]

It's great, for the most part, but the instrumental part is a tad too weird for my tastes. Otherwise, great song!

[BlobVanDam]

Easily one of my favourite individual tracks from the album.
The keyboard solo is one of my favourites, the second guitar solo is killer, and the entire instrumental section is crazy and fun, yet memorable and well crafted.

[SeRoX]

The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

[Zydar]

One of my favourites on SFAM. My favourite section is the "What we have been is what we are" part.

[Onno]

The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

[Sycsa]

It's probably my favorite song on the album as well, partly because it reminds me a lot of Deep Purple, due to the heavy organ presence and overall tone. Check out this part at around 5:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm9-PZJ3buk#t=5m10s

[Ħ]

Easily one of my favourite individual tracks from the album.
The keyboard solo is one of my favourites, the second guitar solo is killer, and the entire instrumental section is crazy and fun, yet memorable and well crafted.

Yeah, this.

[krands85]

Best song on the album I think, just ahead of Home. And the Budokan version is incredible 

[Tomislav95]

I don't like it very much, it my least favorite on SFAM if we exclude Regression and Through my words..

[wasteland]

It's a very good song, but it's not among the favourites of mine. I enjoy the Zappa section (and the Zappa Jam) a lot more than the rest of the song.

[SomeoneLikeHim]

SFAM is my favorite album but this song isn't one of the best imo.

[Dublagent66]

Good song.  I'd say it's in my top 5 on the album.

[Cool Chris]

I like this song a lot, up until the 'Zappa section.'

[KevShmev]

It's great, but SFAM has so many damn great songs, and I just can't say I like this one as much as Home, The Spirit Carries On, Finally Free or Strange Deja Vu.  It speaks volumes about how great SFAM is when a song as great as Beyond This Life is one of the least great songs.

[hefdaddy42]

I think it's fantastic.  Not my favorite from the album, but fantastic.

[theseoafs]

Wonderful song, but not my favorite - probably would end up somewhere around the middle were I to rank the songs.

[Jaq]

Favorite song on the album, and my favorite DT instrumental break of all time. By the time it got to the unison at the end the first time I heard it my jaw was basically locked from being dropped so often. 

[Dream Team]

One of my favorites because it has SO MANY different parts and styles that they transition in and out of pretty well.

[Mladen]

My favorite song on Scenes and one of my DT favorites overall. Absolutely perfect in every single way...

[MoraWintersoul]

One of my favorites because it has SO MANY different parts and styles that they transition in and out of pretty well.

Heck yeah. Songs like these are partially the reason why I love prog stuff that much.

[bosk1]

SFAM is a interesting album.  SDOIT is my favorite.  Behind that, it's a tossup between SFAM and ADTOE.  I love ADTOE as an album.  But aside from Home and The Spirit Carries On, the individual songs don't rank very high in comparison to what I would consider upper-tier DT songs.  That's the interesting thing about the album--a lot of the songs individually are pretty good, but not great.  But when taken together, there is such a synergy that is created that takes the album as a whole to a completely different level.  That's my subjective take on it.

So as to this particular song, it falls squarely within the realm of songs on the album that I really don't listen to individually, but when I do, I enjoy. 

[Ryzee]

Favorite song on the album, and my favorite DT instrumental break of all time.

[Ben_Jamin]

I enjoy the vocal melodies.

[Pols Voice]

It's great. The instrumental section is one of DT's most fun (strange considering the subject matter).

[Lolzeez]

The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?

[gagedez]

Fantastic track, the instrumental section is perfect

[av450]

The first time I listened to the album this song hit me the hardest.

[BlobVanDam]

The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?

Because he forgot about TDOE?

[SeRoX]

The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?

Musical tastes vary. That's why.

[Rattlehead]

Easily a top 10 DT song for me and my favorite track on this album. Love everything about it 

[?]

One of my least faves on SFAM, the terrible horns in the instrumental section ruin it for me.

[KevShmev]

The least favourite track of mine on SFAM.

Why the fuck is it your least favourite?

Seriously?  This ain't high school, man.  There are better ways to ask that question.

[tartarus250]

The first time I listened to the album this song hit me the hardest.

me to and it still does happy first post pleased to meet you :-)