"What If?" Game

[MronoC]

To the Chuck Berry Question, (I'm assuming late '68 here) having already released two albums, and several iconic singles including Maybellene, Roll Over Beethoven, Rock and Roll Music, and Johnny B. Goode, he would simply become even more iconic, perhaps causing the music of the early '60s to become more focused on hard rock than poppier music of the british invasion. However the world we be a much poorer place for his having never released his 1972 live single "My Ding-A-Ling", and the lack of 1964s "You Never Can Tell" being used in the classic scene from the movie Pulp Fiction.

What would happen if Dave Mustaine, after auditiong Dimebag Darrell Abbott before the recording of the "Rust in Peace" album, agreed to hire him and (firing Nick Menza) to his terms of also hiring his brother Vinnie Paul?

[timmay9]

Megadeth would have released Rust in Peace, but the guitars would not have been as blazing. Conflicting personalities between Mustaine and Abbott would have caused Abbott to leave the band. Mustaine then would continue on in hiring and firing new band members over the years.

What if John Bonham had not died in 1980?

[a21schizoidman]

Then Led Zeppelin would have released a few more albums that were even more dismal than Coda, and their fanbase would have diminished, ruining their legacy until Robert Plant quit the band due to their lack of success. Plant's very successful solo career would have never taken off and The Firm would have never been formed.


What if John Rutsey remained Rush's drummer?

[timmay9]

Rush would have never became the favorite band of nerds everywhere, and would have disbanded in the year's following after a few minor hits.

What if Jim Morrison never died at 27?

[a21schizoidman]

Rush would have never became the favorite band of nerds everywhere, and would have disbanded in the year's following after a few minor hits.

What if Jim Morrison never died at 27?

He would have died at 28. The lizard king would have fallen off-stage and broken his leg, leaving him mostly at home where he would OD still.


What if Woodstock 1969 had turned violent like Altamont?

[Rockbandfan23467]

Then there would be no movie, and 1,000 dead hippes to clean up.

What if Brian Johnson joined Van Halen istead of Sammy Hagar? (Bon never died in this alternate universe.)

[ClassicRockFanatic23]

Then Van Halen would have done about the same, with a below average replacement who can never replace the original singer.
And AC/DC, with Bon Scoot still around, would have kept up there rise as a popular band and become just as famous as usual.

What if John Entwistle and Keith Moon had joined with Jimmy Page to from a super group with him?

[a21schizoidman]

AC/DC would still be making kick ass records, yet probably never reach the popularity they did because of no Back in Black, and ThunderSUCK would have never been recorded in the 90s, AC/DC would still be a killer hard rockin' blues-rock bar band.

Van Halen would have kept their partish attitude, but would still have crappy songs due to Johnson's inability to write or sing. Therefore, it would be a combination of both eras, with the party-all-the-time Roth Van Halen of 1984, with synths and whiny-pop vocals of 5150.

ninja:
The Moon-question
Neither The Who nor Led Zeppelin would have ever formed, Keith Moon would still have died in 1978, too. With neither of these groups, another group, such as MC5 would have made it big, and would have sustained a long-lasting influence, though many groups, such as the Clash and Generation X would not have formed, due to their influence of The Who.




What if Bill Haley & His Comets single - Crazy, Man, Crazy had never charted?

[wolfbane]

because at this point in haleys career, he was riding on the tails of
rock the joint and crazy man crazy. a producer ,i forgot his name, from decca heard great things about him from his experience with essex records. so if the songs did not chart then one of the greatest, shake rattle n roll may not have happened

What if deep purple never went to montreux to record at the casino?

another question , what if jeff beck did not leave the yardbirds?

sorry, i know i am not following the 1 question rule, just threw a few scenarios out so maybe more people would interact with this great thread.

[harveyglobetrot]

I don't know enough about Deep Purple to answer that question, but I just wanted to say that this is a great idea for a thread. I love considering counter-factual/'What If's?' of events; they are a guaranteed conversation starter. Hopefully a question will come along that I have enough expertise to answer semi-intelligently.

May this thread live long and prosper!

On with the musing!