The Beatles Bible - Topic: What if? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Zig on What if? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3363 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3363 Joe said:

I'm kind of glad they split up when they did. Music was fragmenting hugely by the end of the 1960s, and it continued to do so in the 1970s. The Beatles would have been hopelessly irrelevant among funk, disco, glam rock and 70s heavy rock - you can see them trying to fit in with some of those styles in the 70s and 80s as solo artists, and normally they didn't do it well.

As it is, they owned the 1960s. They'd never have done the same for another decade.

While I am sad to this day that they ...]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 20:26:52 +0100 McLerristarr on What if? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3344 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3344 I think The Beatles would be just as iconic but Lennon wouldn't be because he wouldn't be the martyr he is today if he hadn't died (by definition obviously, but hopefully you know what I mean). I think John would have eventually got over the whole peace thing, he would have kept wanting peace of course but he would've got over telling everyone about it all the time. I think he was just starting a new point in his life when he died. I think there definitely would have been a Beatles reunion which would have changed The Beatles and ...]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 11:34:25 +0100 Happy Nat on What if? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3314 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3314 Joe said:

I'm kind of glad they split up when they did. Music was fragmenting hugely by the end of the 1960s, and it continued to do so in the 1970s. The Beatles would have been hopelessly irrelevant among funk, disco, glam rock and 70s heavy rock - you can see them trying to fit in with some of those styles in the 70s and 80s as solo artists, and normally they didn't do it well.

John Lennon admitted as much, that he couldn't find a way to be relevant amid all the young people coming through (this was around the ...]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 18:40:08 +0100 Happy Nat on What if? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3313 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3313 What if The Beatles had summer of 1964 to do over? Would they still have begun their Eurasia tour without Ringo, or would they refuse and postpone it a couple weeks? I know George Harrison had commented once or twice on how he resented being told they could not cancel their scheduled tour even though Ringo had been suddenly hospitalized with tonsillitis. I think in general he was upset over how often they could not (or were not very effective at) make decisions for themselves at that early point in their careers. Jimmy Nicol didn't do too bad though. If ...]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 18:37:00 +0100 Joe on What if? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3204 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3204 I'm kind of glad they split up when they did. Music was fragmenting hugely by the end of the 1960s, and it continued to do so in the 1970s. The Beatles would have been hopelessly irrelevant among funk, disco, glam rock and 70s heavy rock - you can see them trying to fit in with some of those styles in the 70s and 80s as solo artists, and normally they didn't do it well.

John Lennon admitted as much, that he couldn't find a way to be relevant amid all the young people coming through (this was around the Mind Games ...]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:07:51 +0100 RonnieRIG on What if? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3203 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/what-if/#p3203 Do you think the Beatles would have remained popular / relevant in the '70's up to now if they hadn't broken up or perhaps gotten back together? Do you think they would be so iconic now if they didn't break up or if Lennon hadn't been killed?

I wonder about these things sometimes. I'm curious what you guys think!

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