Musical What Ifs...

[LoTone]

What if Hitler had joined a Klezmer band and been content to play the clarinet for the rest of his life?

Tom

Instead of hating Jews, he would have hated Bass players because they take too much sonic real estate in the band.

 

[Funky Ghost]

What if Kiss never took Rush on tour with them?

 

[zachoff]

What if guitars still mattered in popular music?

 

[tr4252]

"What if guitars still mattered in popular music?"

What? No way!

Tom

 

[tr4252]

Clean as an Entwistle... Gold Supporting Member
Nov 4, 2010
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tr4252 said: ↑
What if Hitler had joined a Klezmer band and been content to play the clarinet for the rest of his life?

Instead of hating Jews, he would have hated Bass players because they take too much sonic real estate in the band.


Well played sir!

Tom

 

[hrodbert696]

I always wonder what Yes would sound like if I had gotten the gig instead of Billy Sherwood stepping in at the last minute...

Considering that not even Jon Anderson is no longer in the band (and he's the only surviving original member!), I would only be in the best Yes cover band on the planet, and not really Yes!

Bill Bruford and Tony Kaye are both still alive.

 

[redwingxix]

What if Robert Johnson hadn't sold his soul to devil? Would people even play guitar still? Would american culture and values have been able to topple the Soviets and win the Cold War? Would an exposed ankle on a lady still be considered highly erotic?

And yup. Knights in six!!!!

 

[pellomoco14]

Greg Lake often recounted in interviews how he'd had conversations with Jimi Hendrix about joining ELP, but Hendrix OD'd before they could ever get together. That would have been interesting...

that could have become my fav band; HELP

 

[redwingxix]

What if Eddie and Alex got along just fine with David Lee Roth? Would we have ever heard of Billy Sheehan and Steve Vai? Well, most of us would have. Gary Cherone fits in here too somehow, but I can't think of anything nice to say about that.

 

[funkinbottom]

What if Talkbass didn't exist????????????? I think many of us would have more time and money.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

If Ella Fitzgerald married Darth Vader, would she change her name to Ella Vader?


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff












I know, I know. Leave me alone. I'm only the bass player.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

What could have happened with a lot of late 70s Funk and R&B bands if they weren't caught in the backlash of the Disco Sucks riot.

But Disco did suck and drove me out of the business back in the late 70s. In fact, that it sucked so bad is the reason I’m playing it today because most of today’s bassists don’t get it. They are either root pounders, or slap happy, and can’t land the groove. Of course, we aren’t doing Ring My Bell, but the Earth Wind & Fire covers are a blast.

 

[Eric Swaim]

What if Mase Windu would have killed Palpotine (Emperor) in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, and the Jedi all lived?

What if David Lee Roth got along better in Van Halen and those 4 original members made more albums.

 

[sigterm]

I always wonder what Yes would sound like if I had gotten the gig instead of Billy Sherwood stepping in at the last minute...

Considering that not even Jon Anderson is no longer in the band (and he's the only surviving original member!), I would only be in the best Yes cover band on the planet, and not really Yes!

What if Mase Windu would have killed Palpotine (Emperor) in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, and the Jedi all lived?

What if David Lee Roth got along better in Van Halen and those 4 original members made more albums.

What if Michael Anthony actually taught Eddie how to play

 

[JimK]

What if Jimi had lived long enough to collab w/Miles

...there's an urban myth (?) that they got together. Not sure if anything was recorded, though.
Betty Davis may have squashed their jam.

 

[basscapes]

Bill Bruford and Tony Kaye are both still alive.

...BUT, Bruford is officially retired (his own words) and Tony Kaye is kind of an afterthought (for them)...

 

[JimK]

What if Terry Kath would not have died young?

He woulda ditched Chicago & gone solo...didya see the Chicago docu that was broadcast on CNN?
He was not a fan of "If You Leave Me Now".

 

[Groove Doctor]

What if it wasn't all about that bass?

What if Ricky didn't lose that number?

What if Larry Graham had a louder amp and didn't have to slap his strings to hear himself?

 

[mrjim123]

What if Kings of Leon had actually learned to play their instruments?

 

[Chrisk-K]

What if Sir Paul hadn’t switched to bass?