FM/LB "What If" NO FM After 1992

[David A]

Hello All

I know playing a game of What If’s can go on forever, but since things are boring around here, I thought I’d ask a question that I have always wondered about.

Remember, let’s take this from the stand point of not knowing what the future would have held.

Let’s assume that OOTC would have been a hit commercially, so we know that the critics loved it, buts let’s say OOTC actually would have charted in the Top 10 and sold let’s say, for the time, 500,000 copies (Gold). But let’s just say It was a hit and also lets assume LB was nominated for a Grammy in a MAJOR category. So, we are saying, that it sold (which it didn’t) was a hit commercially (which it wasn’t) and was nominated for a major Grammy (which it wasn’t), if ALL that would have happened, and from listening to it, it certainly deserved all that, what would have happened to FM ? would there have been a FM AFTER 1992 ?

Personally, I think LB poured so much into OOTC, and I honestly thought WB promoting was good, that if OOTC would have actually made him a break out solo star, I actually think FM wouldn’t have existed after this, meaning I don’t think we would have had The Dance in 1997 and I honestly doubt 2003 SYS wouldn’t have happened. I may not like SN much and don’t like her SOLO efforts, but I will say this, she has always been loyal to FM, even when there are times when she could have probably said good bye to FM with 1 finger in the air, and yet she never did, and I have always respected her for that. LB on the other hand, as much I love the man, there has always been this feeling, for me any way, that if OOTC would have hit big in 1992, that it would have made LB 100 % not want anything else to do with FM, it would have sparked his confidence in his solo work, fueled his ego (for sure) and I don’t think he ever gets back to FM

Basically, I think because OOTC was a flop (even though it’s a wonderful album) , that LB pretty much had no choice but to return to FM , however I have always wondered “what if” the scenario was reverse, and OOTC made it big, I always wondered what that would have meant for FM

Thoughts?

David