Beatles reunion part 2

powderfinger · #1 12-07-2010, 11:55 AM

So a while back, I was considering how a Beatles reunion could work (with half the band being dead). It also sounds funny to even utters the words "Beatles" and "reunion" in the same sentence. When I posted a few months ago about this, I was met with responses that implied such a thing could never and should never happen.

I disagree.. why not have a "Beatles and Friends Celebration".. instead of calling it "The Beatles". Ive seen Macca twice in concert... Ive no real urge to see him again. I also have no real urge to see Ringo and the All Star Band. No offense, but Im not really keen on seeing Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, and Gary Wright perform in 2010... sorry to fans of those artists, no disrespect intended. With that said.. I would be very interested to see Ringo and Paul together.. in concert. Just a one off show. Pay per view? HBO? Live Aid 3? Who knows...

I could see it now... Ringo on drums, Paul on bass, Clapton on guitar. Why not include appearances by Sean and Julian Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Klauss Voorman (or not)... James McCartney?

Clapton played on While My Guitar Gently Weeps... he was even considered to replace George in the late 60s, when it seemed George was going to quit the band. He was a great friend to George.. played on his solo albums, toured in Japan with him, shared wives...

Dhani is a dead ringer for George. Have you heard any of his music? If not, do a YouTube search. His vocals and appearance are so close to his fathers.

Sean and Julian have talent as well, and I think theyd represent their father well. It would be keen to see them together, as I suppose theyve not always been the closest (tho I could be wrong).

And hey, why not include Tony Sherdian!

Febs · #2 12-07-2010, 12:37 PM

Watch the "Concert for George." It is pretty much what you describe.

powderfinger · #3 12-07-2010, 12:45 PM

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Watch the "Concert for George." It is pretty much what you describe.

Yes, I have that DVD. I like the concpet. But at Concert for George.. they only did George songs. Sure, I love George.. but uh, Id like to hear the others represented as well

Rocker949 · #4 12-07-2010, 01:48 PM

I just doubt that the interest level would still be there for this kind of thing. Not that there is really anything wrong with the idea itself; I just think it's too late.

powderfinger · #5 12-07-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocker949

I just doubt that the interest level would still be there for this kind of thing. Not that there is really anything wrong with the idea itself; I just think it's too late.

Im in my mid 30s. I went through my initial Beatles discovery craze in the late 80s/early 90s. I saw Paul in concert twice in the early 90s. I remember George and Paul both releasing viable albums, and I was even old enough to remember the original rumors that they would reunite at Live Aid, and possibly with Julian in place of John. I remember lots of people still enamored with the Beatles, even 25 years after the fact.

Now, almost 40-45 years later, it would be logical that there would be little interest in the Beatles, but.. I cant buy that.. my younger cousins, 12 and 14 are both Beatlemaniacs, and tell me their friends love them too. The entire Beatles catalouge is now available on I-tunes, and wow... Im amazed at the surrounding hype. For the past 2 years or so, theyve re-released digital re-masters of the Beatles, and those sold very well. Paul still is a HUGE draw, both here and overseas. CNN just had a special "Losing Lennon". I think the interest IS there in the Beatles.. but people have just given up on the fact that anything like this could ever happen.

BulbousMoses · #6 12-07-2010, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by powderfinger

Im in my mid 30s. I went through my initial Beatles discovery craze in the late 80s/early 90s. I saw Paul in concert twice in the early 90s. I remember George and Paul both releasing viable albums, and I was even old enough to remember the original rumors that they would reunite at Live Aid, and possibly with Julian in place of John. I remember lots of people still enamored with the Beatles, even 25 years after the fact.

Now, almost 40-45 years later, it would be logical that there would be little interest in the Beatles, but.. I cant buy that.. my younger cousins, 12 and 14 are both Beatlemaniacs, and tell me their friends love them too. The entire Beatles catalouge is now available on I-tunes, and wow... Im amazed at the surrounding hype. For the past 2 years or so, theyve re-released digital re-masters of the Beatles, and those sold very well. Paul still is a HUGE draw, both here and overseas. CNN just had a special "Losing Lennon". I think the interest IS there in the Beatles.. but people have just given up on the fact that anything like this could ever happen.

The Beatles are by far my favorite band and I've been listening to their music for 35 years (I'm 45). That said, IMO, any attempt at a pseudo-reunion would be disappointing at best. It could never hope to come close to a performance worthy of them at their peak if for no other reason than "it's not 1967 anymore" People still listen to Beethoven and that's because his music has stood the test of time, as will the Beatles but I wouldn't be interested in hearing a 70 year old Beethoven trying to recapture himself at his peak...I just have a feeling it would fall short of all expectations. That's the problem with Beatles reunion ideas....the expectations would be impossibly high.

I think there was a time, say, up until about 1975, when they could have reunited and pulled it off but after that, too much had changed, both for them as individuals and in the music world in general.

Downunderwonder · #7 12-08-2010, 12:23 AM

Every time we mangle a Beatles number the 18-30 crowd goes wild. Ex Beatles probably have better things to do, it's not like they need to work.

powderfinger · #8 12-08-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Downunderwonder

Every time we mangle a Beatles number the 18-30 crowd goes wild. Ex Beatles probably have better things to do, it's not like they need to work.

Better things to do? Making music is what they do. Remember the Larry King interview. Making music is what Ringo and Paul do (dreadful interview, btw). Id just like to see them jam together with other members/friends in the Beatles circle. Their last few solo albums failed to impress me at all.