Members Elias Graves Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Woody Guthrie. What an awful fate he suffered through no fault of his own. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 what happened? I didnt even know he was sick. EG edit: nevermind I was thinking Hank Williams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogsinotpalc Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Someone like Buddy Holly, SRV, or Lennon. Someone who's self-destructive behavior was not the cause of their demise as Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin, Moon, Bonham, etc...you're just buying time until they figure out a different to destroy themselves. Obviously Lennon had cleaned his {censored} and Double Fantasy showed that he was ready make some great music again. Holly was only 22 when he died (my birthday) and I can only imagine how he would have continued to evolve and grow as a writer. Stevie Ray had righted himself like Clapton did nearly two decades before. He realized that he wanted to live and create music, not just bide time between highs. I thought In Step and to a larger extent Family Style showed him evolving beyond even his own musical persona (as he had moved passed just being an obvious product of his influences on Soul to Soul.Musically Freddie would probably be my favorite choice. I would have liked to see Queen live, especially in support of Innuendo, a stellar album. Just some safe sex and he could still be around amazing us and prevent the Paul Rogers and Queen mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I saw Arlo Guthrie a few times and he does this thing where he channels his dad...pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I'll add Billy Squire to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 and yes, if you wanna be all nit picky n {censored}, he's "technically" still alive, but he's been dead to pretty much everyone except his mama since he pulled this {censored}: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoqBelliqueux Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Dimebag Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Dogsinotpalc Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I'll add Billy Squire to the list Spit take...funny despite the misspelling. Has was seriously writing some great rock music, but that video was just the worst idea he or anyone associated with him ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 None. Changing the past would probably not have the effect you'd think. Agreed. Lennon, had he lived, would probably be the most hated man on the planet by now. Assuming the earth was still big enough to contain his ego... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captcoolaid Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Lane from AIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 It's John Lennon. I'd empty a revolver into Chapman right as he gets his pistol out. Self-defense. Plead not guilty. Show trial. John and Yoko and the Dakota doorman all testify on my behalf. Acquittal. {censored} Chapman. As for Keith Moon, you could have saved him, but I don't think that would have made any lasting difference. He was so self-destructive that I'm surprised he lived as long as he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mfergel Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I like the Mercury and Lennon picks, but they had arguably at least peaked, creatively - or at least built us up a nice solid body of work to enjoy.But for cutting genius off at the ankles - I'd go with Randy Rhoads. I would have loved to hear where he would have gone. Hendrix would be number 2 for the same reason. Followed by Kurt Cobain. I don't know. Many think Hendrix would have eventually gone jazz or RnB. Randy would have probably turned out more classical influenced stuff. I think Mercury had tones of stuff left in him. Lennon, I don't know........I think he'd be hanging out with Bono trying to save the world with no time for music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Spit take...funny despite the misspelling. Has was seriously writing some great rock music, but that video was just the worst idea he or anyone associated with him ever had. that's not a misspelling. i just can't force myself to give him the respect of proper spelling anymore. i know. it pains me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueSky1963 Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 As for Keith Moon, you could have saved him, but I don't think that would have made any lasting difference. He was so self-destructive that I'm surprised he lived as long as he did. You could not save Moon. Go read Tony Fletcher's bio of him. He was not built to last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Agreed.Lennon, had he lived, would probably be the most hated man on the planet by now. Assuming the earth was still big enough to contain his ego... Worse still, he could be the most revered man on the planet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 You could not save Moon. Go read Tony Fletcher's bio of him. He was not built to last. But somehow Keef has. Was Moonie really that much more self destructive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members svejkist Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 No doubt, Charlie Christian. Wouldn't mind saving Townes and Woody too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueSky1963 Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 But somehow Keef has. Was Moonie really that much more self destructive? I'm betting that Keef knows his limitations. Moon didn't. He OD'ed on a drug specifically prescribed to help with his withdrawl from alcohol. He was not supposed to take more that 3 a day, they found 32 in his stomach during the autopsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 The similarity is uncanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 You could not save Moon. Go read Tony Fletcher's bio of him. He was not built to last. You must have stopped reading that part of my comment after about ten words. Read it all the way through this time. We are in agreement. You could have hypothetically saved him from what killed him that day, but he would have killed himself anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mo' Cowbell Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 Eddie Cochran. Close second, Wes Montgomery.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOm17yw__6U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adlo76 Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 No doubt, Charlie Christian. Wouldn't mind saving Townes and Woody too. Charlie is a good answer. He was super young and was sucha huge influence on electric guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weiner_Bomb Posted April 21, 2011 Members Share Posted April 21, 2011 I would make Cliff Burton switch bunks with Lars on that bus.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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