T2580 - The Beach Boys finish Smile
- Thread starter Guajolote
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Le gasp! A Daniel Johnston cover? How did John become aware of him? And I wonder how his life is going to be impacted in this timeline. Daniel Johnston is just Rife for alternate history, but no one ever goes for him
I was looking at songs on my Mp3 player and thought, it's not too implausible for John Lennon to keep his ear to the ground and be made aware of Daniel Johnston. ITTL, John is LA based. I don't know how exactly that would change the odds of him being made aware of Johnston. I guess he's probably in touch with the whole power pop underground that seems to exist in SoCal and would respond to the craft of Johnston's songs. I just think that opening line "Hold me like a mother would" would really get to John.
Little personal info, Daniel Johnston was the last concert I saw before I left the UK.
Little personal info, Daniel Johnston was the last concert I saw before I left the UK.
Very cool timeline here @Guajolote - I esp liked that Queen chapter- I suspect Elvis *might* have saved Freddie's life if he moderates his behaviour/gets therapy/meets someone clean/new. Thank you very much.
What's going on with the rest of Rock? Is it still all split up psychedelic - metal - glam? Any changes with the other bands given the ripples from Beach Boys, Beatles, and Monkees?
As an odd aside any change in musical theatre or famous soundtracks?
What's going on with the rest of Rock? Is it still all split up psychedelic - metal - glam? Any changes with the other bands given the ripples from Beach Boys, Beatles, and Monkees?
As an odd aside any change in musical theatre or famous soundtracks?
I've been turning this TL over in my head, so I haven't formulated answers to your questions yet. Rock is broadly split up as IOTL, though as Micky Dolenz says, it takes a little longer for the pop/rock divide open up and serious rock critics are a little less inclined to sneer at pure pop, just in case someone surprises everyone like The Beach Boys did in 1967.
There should be a guest post coming about what's happened to the Bee Gees and I'm pondering a different career for Roy Wood in the late 70s. Also, there's another life I've saved that I haven't mentioned yet.
No thoughts yet on musical theatre or soundtracks, though it's worth mentioning that I'm trying to keep in mind that TTL and my Doctor Who TL are both the same universe and eventually in that TL, I'll reveal that the Bond films have diverged in the 80s.
There should be a guest post coming about what's happened to the Bee Gees and I'm pondering a different career for Roy Wood in the late 70s. Also, there's another life I've saved that I haven't mentioned yet.
No thoughts yet on musical theatre or soundtracks, though it's worth mentioning that I'm trying to keep in mind that TTL and my Doctor Who TL are both the same universe and eventually in that TL, I'll reveal that the Bond films have diverged in the 80s.
