JoeySmith:
crisstti:
George could have just issued his own solo albums parallel to the Beatles'. If he was so frustated he should have.
If it wasnt for the Klein/business issues, I think that's what would have happened for a few years anyway. I think Paul & John would be fine with that solution. Paul was urging John to continue & to release his more "experimental" stuff as side-projects. of course, at some point, that would lead to problems & splintering, such as what material do you use for the group versus solo projects, etc. But, that's 1 scenario for the group to keep going even with a near-equal George as songwriter.
It would have meant Beatles albums less often, which would have been fine as some solo proyects do indeed work better as such imo. I'm glad we have Plastic Ono Band, McCartney I and II, All Things Must Pass. Paul could have toured with other band (and Ringo) since John and George didn't seem much into it anymore. Another favourite band of mine, Queen, did this and lasted forever (until Freddie died and for that matter they're still going on) managed the conflict of which songs go where just fine.