What would they sound like now if....

[Caretaker]

Blackmore had never left Deep Purple?
Bon Scott had not died?
Peter Green had come back from all that acid?
Janis had not shot up?
Duane had not crashed?
Skynyrd`s plane had not gone down?
Randy`s plane?

Feel free to add your own. There are dozens if not hundreds

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

Cliff Burton hadn't been killed (Metallica)

 

[artis_xe]

Bowie had quit smoking when he was younger

 

[THDNUT]

How should we know? We will never know unless we travel to a parallel universe.

They're all dead, dead, dead.

 

[NewDayHappy]

I'd like to see what Randy Rhoads would have done with Ozzy.

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Cream had not imploded.

You do realize that these what if's also can turn out bad.
Blackmore stays with Purple, no Rainbow and likely no Dio.

Bonn Scott lives, no Back in Black.

No Skynyrd plane crash, no summer concerts at office parks.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

There's a vid floating around of Bon singing BiB, check it out if you can find it. I think that album would be missing a lot of emotional energy, though.

I sometimes wonder what Jimi would've done with modern effects.

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Those BiB demos all seem to be fakes. I love Bonn's AC/DC but his death was a turning point for the band and they really stepped up after that tragedy.

I think Hendrix may have gone full fusion for a decade before going full blues. Or maybe just locked himself in his studio chasing sounds.

 

[Meatwad]

I'd like to see what Randy Rhoads would have done without Ozzy.

FIFY.

 

[DotStudio]

Now?

Washed up most likely.

Would've been interesting back in the day though. I've always wondered which direction Jimi would've taken.

 

[cherrysunburst00]

COOL thread idea.

Personally, I think they would have faded into obscurity. It's reallt difficult to retain that level of creativity for such an extended period of time.

Plus tastes change (except for rap)

 

[chasenblues]

He did just that, in Germany last year.

Spring 2018..

http://www.blackmoresnight.com/ritchie-blackmores-rainbow

 

[Frogfur]

They would have all evolved just like Clapton did. Musicians move on. They get older, tastes change. They all do.
Hendrix would not be Hendrix today and surely somebody right now would be putting him down for it. I think he would have been a producer tired of requests for Pure Haze.

These guys had a vision. Not much of that left these days. I'm glad they are not around to see that. Every big name that are left is riding on their coat tails from past acomolishments

 

[freak]

Not a huge fan of later queen, but imagine if Freddy mercury liked women.

 

[freak]

what if Elvis kept his weight in check?
John never met Yoko?

 

[Frogfur]

what if Elvis kept his weight in check?
John never met Yoko?

Yoko! That bitch..?? She'd would have had Lennon sing inside a paper bag today for his new hit sound. He was a teribble father to say the least. She was the icing on the cake.

 

[Caretaker]

I'd really love to hear iron maiden if Dianno had remained in the band.

 

[alstev]

They didn't kick Mustaine out of Metallica.

 

[WaywerdSon]

Steve Walsh had never snorted coke
Buddy Holly stayed on the bus

 

[Frogfur]

Steve Walsh had never snorted coke
Buddy Holly stayed on the bus

I don't necessarily remember his death, but I do remember laying in bed and listening to him on the radio. He was just part if everything else back then and I was pretty small but well aware of music.