I recently added a segment to the end of the Beatles playlist on my mp3 player where I crafted a fictional followup to Abbey Road using Beatles solo material recorded between 1970 and 1973. A few of the songs were started near the end of the Beatles' career but not recorded or completed by the band. Many of the solo tracks I used have more than one Beatle playing on them. This is what I came up with, using the format of most of the UK Beatles albums Ringo gets one song, George gets two;
Band on the Run
Jealous Guy
Every Night
Run of the Mill
Oh My Love
Junk
Meat City
Maybe I'm Amazed
Mind Games
Another Day
It Don't Come Easy
What is Life
Remember
Back Seat of My Car
Instant Karma
I've seen other people on Beatles fan sites try to do a similar thing but I didn't really agree with most of the song choices and sequencing. Using this format, how would your Abbey Road follow up look?
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Sounds like fun. Here's mine, following the same formula
Too Many People
Mother
Heart of the Country
Working Class Hero
Beware of Darkness
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Look at Me
Photograph
Long Haired Lady
Oh Yoko
Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp(Let it Roll)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
Cold Turkey
Helen Wheels
Well Well Well
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^I don't think they would have included Working Class HEro if it came down to a group vote. Paul would had said no. Not sure about George or Ringo however.
"Frank N Furter, It's all over
Your mission is a failure,
your lifestyles too extreme,
I'm your new commander,
You now are my prisoner,
We return to Transylvania,
Prepare the
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I made one a few months ago. Assuming, they all got 1 solo album out of their systems.
1. I'm The Greatest - Ringo (John wrote and played on it, as did George. It be cool to hear Ringo open an album for a change)
2. Oh Woman Oh Why - Paul
3. Crippled Inside - John (a dfferent genre for John and still with a dark wit)
4. What Is Life - George (just a great song)
5. Another Day - Paul (typical Paul pop ballad)
6. All Things Must Pass - George (one he wrote while in the Beatles)
7. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier Mama - John (Good ending to Side A. John being political but not offensive)
8. Hi Hi Hi - Paul (Perfect single and a blatant show of Paul's sense of humor)
9. Not Guilty - George (The infamous unreleased track that took 100-something takes to get right. perfect spot for it)
10. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul (This always struck me as Beatle-esque. Mini-opera with good multi vocal possibilities)
11. Imagine - John (After he got Plastic Ono Band out of his system, he might have saved this for the next Beatle album. A pop song with a deeper message)
12. The Back Seat of My Car - Paul (Don't know why. Good harmonies though.)
13. Wah Wah - George (Cool song. And fun)
14. Now and Then - John (Only recently found this. An intended re-do for Anthology 3, ala "Free as a Bird". But officially unreleased.)
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