IF They Had Lived: My opinions let's hear yours.

[Dave Hopping]

Originally Posted by hooverrocks77

This is a fun thread. And is funny, but also thought provoking. I picture a dead guy super group with Jim Morrison singing, and some duets with Janis, John Coltrane on Sax, Jimi and Duane trading off on guitar and Bonzo on the drums. I need help with the bass player though!

Jaco,of course.

[Dirty Steve]

Marc Bolan would've continued to try to jump on the latest musical bandwagons -- in his own unique way -- until the late 80s, but eventually would have become a portly new age guru, offering spiritual advice for fragile egos.

[stantheman]

A lotta hate directed at Jim and Mama.
My thought is You Folks weren't even there.
THOSE are arguably the two best voices of the 1960's.

[kelnet]

Jim Morrison might have left music after a few more years, having lyrically explored every sexual innuendo he could, and would have turned to writing. Eventually, he would drift into the porn industry, fascinated by the socailly outrageous work of Larry Flynt. Today, Jim Morrison would be co-owner of Vivid Video Inc.

Keith Moon would stay with the Who, until he died of something more mundane.

Freddy Mercury would still be trying to recapture the glory of Queen's 70's albums. He would also do a lot of duet albums.

Stevie Ray Vaughn would still be playing blues, but the whole "revival" has died down, so he would be playing clubs all around the world, instead of stadiums. He would do a lot of duet albums. His album with John Mayer would be a big success, but would be thoroughly dissected and criticized on the TDPRI.

[wylde4canes]

Originally Posted by mlove3

Randy Rhodes quits Ozzie's band and releases a record of his solo acoustic songs, which sells 437 copies. Realizing he needs to play to his strengths and needing money he joins White Lion for a tour, then Whitesnake, then White Zombie, the Great White, then the Funky White Boys, which includes Flea on bass, Perry Farrell on vox and Meg White on drums, who is replaced by Bun E Carlos on tour.
When the FWBs bomb at Live Aid (mostly due to Flea's huge ego spot light hogging and Farrell's incoherent ramblings) he replaces CC in Posion, becomes depressed almost immediately and hits the junk, eventually cleans up at the urging of Ozzie who is trying to woo him back because Zack sucks, rejoins Oz for a tour then bails and becomes a Hare Krishna but continues to put out records of blazing fast guitar/Krishna chant music.
Marries Meg White and lives happily ever after.

I think you mean Zakk not Zack and Rhoads not Rhodes, and also Ozzy not Ozzie. But hey you got meg white right!

[robb3566]

Today, July 7, is Gustav Mahler's birthday, who would have been 149 had he lived.

[hooverrocks77]

Dimebag Daryl, Duane Allman, and Ronnie Van Zant in 2010 would've joined forces to form a Southern Metal group - Swamp Slayers.

[dougpc]

Elvis Presley - Still alive and all the impersonators are dead.

[spencer31st]

2013 - Michael Jackson finally convicted of (insert violation here). Sentenced to 23 years of house arrest. During this time Madonna, Cindi Lauper, and Buster Poindexter visit and begin work on a worst of the 80's VH1 special which airs in January of 2014.

[Nighthawk]

Originally Posted by TG

Ögedei Khan doesn't die in 1241 and instead lives another year. The Mongol army continues their 1241 westward invasion of Europe and effortlessly conquer Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands and Britain.
No Rennaisance. No discovery of the Americas. No Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese or British overseas expansion/empires. No industrial revolution.

No telecasters.

Very original. I like it.

[Nighthawk]

Who is KIRK Cobain?

[scooteraz]

Originally Posted by TG

Ögedei Khan doesn't die in 1241 and instead lives another year. The Mongol army continues their 1241 westward invasion of Europe and effortlessly conquer Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands and Britain.
No Rennaisance. No discovery of the Americas. No Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese or British overseas expansion/empires. No industrial revolution.

No telecasters.

However, the Guzheng becomes the dominate instrument of popular music, so much so that even the fast growing wutong tree becomes endangered.

[TelZilla]

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Who is KIRK Cobain?

I think he was on Star Trek

[Frontier9]

Originally Posted by Flashback

why is your text in blue?

Anyway...

I think Bonham would have had to face his alcohol problems later on in life.

Hendrix would probably have to go to rehab or something similiar.

'cause he's Ward Pike, blues typist.

[wetland10]

The odd thing is that even if most of the people mentioned had lived, they would have had a HUGE battle with their alcohol and/or drug problems. The truth is for them to have lived they would have had to NOT have a drug or alcohol problem.

I do think the Big Bopper would have been a one hit wonder though.

Wayne

[robb3566]

Buddy Holly would have made some really awesome records...

[Tele295]

Danny Gatton would be bigger than ever, selling CDs and recordings throught the internet and iTunes. He would finally be able to record whatever he wanted, rather than trying to satisfy a record company. He would be doing film scores and incidential media music (jingles, trailers, spots). He would, of course, only be doing local gigs, but these would be extensively videotaped and distrubuted throughout the world on youtube

[Stevie 202]

Originally Posted by Tele295

Danny Gatton would be bigger than ever, selling CDs and recordings throught the internet and iTunes. He would finally be able to record whatever he wanted, rather than trying to satisfy a record company. He would be doing film scores and incidential media music (jingles, trailers, spots). He would, of course, only be doing local gigs, but these would be extensively videotaped and distrubuted throughout the world on youtube

+1

[kerc]

I think Hendrix would've moved into jazz...Jazz and electronica. Think of a mash-up of Portishead, Charlie Christian, and his own brand of distorted mayhem.

It would be pure genius. Anyone knows if a band like that exists? :D

[Joel Terry]

Originally Posted by kerc

I think Hendrix would've moved into jazz...Jazz and electronica. Think of a mash-up of Portishead, Charlie Christian, and his own brand of distorted mayhem.

It would be pure genius. Anyone knows if a band like that exists? :D

I'm shooting for that sound myself and failing miserably.

Joel

[Derek S]

Originally Posted by hooverrocks77

This is a fun thread. And is funny, but also thought provoking. I picture a dead guy super group with Jim Morrison singing, and some duets with Janis, John Coltrane on Sax, Jimi and Duane trading off on guitar and Bonzo on the drums. I need help with the bass player though!

Boz Burrell, totally underrated as a player. IMO one of the best bassists ever.

[kerc]

Originally Posted by Joel Terry

I'm shooting for that sound myself and failing miserably.

Joel

I wanna hear that, seriously.

[smsuryan]

i have a friend who says that yngwie malmsteen achieved what randy rhoads was going for..that if he wouldve lived his style would be similar...his classical background and how he wasnt happy in the last days in ozzy, he wouldve broken out and did his own thing..blah blah blah..true? who knows.....okay thats an old college buddy that said that not me! :)

[teleman65]

Keef would have been a put on display when relics from Jaggerassic park toured different cities...


.... oops never mind.

[wylde4canes]

Originally Posted by smsuryan

i have a friend who says that yngwie malmsteen achieved what randy rhoads was going for..that if he wouldve lived his style would be similar...his classical background and how he wasnt happy in the last days in ozzy, he wouldve broken out and did his own thing..blah blah blah..true? who knows.....okay thats an old college buddy that said that not me! :)

LOL I think he would have ended up doing classical guitar stuff like Segovia, and gone back to teaching. Randy used some speed in his playing to make the kids happy, but it did not trip his trigger nearly as much. Or so he had said in an interview I read once. So I don;t see him going all Yngwie had he lived. But really who can say......