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Would a 1970 Beatles album have been their greatest work? Aka higher level Fab 4 discussion
YellowSnow
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One of my favorite classic rock counterfactual history topics is what would would have a late 1970 Bealtes album looked like – if they hadn’t broken up – and would it have been one of their greatest? Keep in mind that “Let it Be” in spite of its May 1970 release date, really was an early 1969 recording. “Abbey Road” should correctly be considered the last Beatles album.
Likely tracks that would have made the cut in or particular order:
John
“Instant Karma”
“Mother”
“Working Class Hero”
“God” or “Hold On”
Paul
“Maybe I’m Amazed”
“Every Night”
“Another Day”
George
“Isn’t it a Pitty”
“My Sweet Lord”
“What is Life”
“Let it Roll”
Ringo
“It Don’t Come Easy”
I think a strong case could be made that top 6 or 7 of this bunch might have made it their best album ever. John and George’s solo 1969-70 work was certainly stronger than Paul’s and he would have been willing to give George more than the usual space for 2 songs to make it work. Also, I think John and Paul would have had to convince Paul to let Phil Spector produce the entire album (not likely that he would have consented).
Discuss. If you don’t like the Beatles, remember that happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun.
Likely tracks that would have made the cut in or particular order:
John
“Instant Karma”
“Mother”
“Working Class Hero”
“God” or “Hold On”
Paul
“Maybe I’m Amazed”
“Every Night”
“Another Day”
George
“Isn’t it a Pitty”
“My Sweet Lord”
“What is Life”
“Let it Roll”
Ringo
“It Don’t Come Easy”
I think a strong case could be made that top 6 or 7 of this bunch might have made it their best album ever. John and George’s solo 1969-70 work was certainly stronger than Paul’s and he would have been willing to give George more than the usual space for 2 songs to make it work. Also, I think John and Paul would have had to convince Paul to let Phil Spector produce the entire album (not likely that he would have consented).
Discuss. If you don’t like the Beatles, remember that happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun.
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Don't forget The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp as one of George's.
Lennon though it was a POS though.
Take that to the higher discussion board.
SUCK, I say.
You could compile a greatest hits of the 70s from John and George and blow anything the Beatles did as a group out of the water in terms of sheer # of great songs. I think those two, especially Lennon, kept Paul from going too light hearted and goofy. Paul kept Lennon a little more grounded and his music a little more consistently listenable since he couldn't let Paul be the only one producing #1 hits.. Keep them all together for another decade and I'm pretty sure they would have kept doing great things as a group.
Who were the Beatles?
The band Paul played in before Wings
By 1970 no one listened to the Beatles. Done. Finished. Kaput
When we were meeting the Beatles in the early 60's in the living room my mom would bring up Frank Sinatra
We'd go he's decades old. You'll never catch us still listening to acts that old