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12-08-2010, 01:07 PM
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The day the music died, at least for my generation.
RIP John Lennon.
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12-08-2010, 01:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland | | | Would his music be as successful today if he hadn't been killed that day?
(more of a rhetorical or philisophical question as we will never know)
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12-08-2010, 01:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bremen, Germany | | So, music is a Walking Dead? 
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12-08-2010, 01:22 PM
| | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk  Would his music be as successful today if he hadn't been killed that day?
(more of a rhetorical or philisophical question as we will never know) | The same could be said for any artist that died young, like Jimi or Cobain. In which case any answer would be good. My answer - I don't know!
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12-08-2010, 01:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | | RIP John. We miss you man.
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"Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry."
-John Lennon
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12-08-2010, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by stratovani The same could be said for any artist that died young, like Jimi or Cobain. In which case any answer would be good. My answer - I don't know! | Too true, it wasn't aimed specifically at you, just a general question in regards to the subject matter 
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12-08-2010, 01:55 PM
| | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk Too true, it wasn't aimed specifically at you, just a general question in regards to the subject matter | I know it wasn't aimed at me, but thanks for your concern. It's certainly interesting to think about what might have been. Not that I want to take this quote out of context, but what General Patton said sums it up nicely - we should not be sad that such men died, but rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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12-08-2010, 01:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: southern cal | | | thanks for the music John.
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12-08-2010, 02:16 PM
| | | | Can't believe it's been that long. Thank you John for all the music and for the insiration then and now. |
12-08-2010, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk Would his music be as successful today if he hadn't been killed that day?
(more of a rhetorical or philisophical question as we will never know) | What bass would Jaco use if he were here today?
What kinda uncle would my aunt be if she had a 'stache?
Would Jaco use 4 strings if he were here today?
Would Beethoven still compose 2,3 & 4 if he didn't become deaf?
Which bass would Jaco suggest for metal if he weren't dead?
Goes oooooooooon and oooooooon ...  
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12-08-2010, 05:04 PM
|  | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk Would his music be as successful today if he hadn't been killed that day?
(more of a rhetorical or philisophical question as we will never know) | Maybe not quite as successful, but still very popular. I don't have any numbers at hand, but I believe the Beatles' music sold extremely well in the 10 years between their breakup and Lennon's death. The first album I ever bought, in 1975 at the age of 12, was a Beatles album--I just devoured their stuff over the next few years, as did some of my friends at school. I'm sure we weren't alone.
As for his solo work, the association with the Beatles coupled with Lennon's penchant for controversy in the '70s means quite a lot of attention would have been paid to it even if he'd lived. Look at Paul--his last hit was probably in the mid-80s, but he's still a huge concert draw.
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