# Four Years after John Lennon's Death, What Kind of Anticipation Was There For Julian's Debut Record? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032 "2012-01-28T23:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032/21 "2012-01-30T08:22:01Z")
> [@digs](#): > > …and some of us, when we heard Julian, were surprised by how much he sounded like his dad AND immediately had dreams of a Beatles reunion with Julian sitting in. I’ve heard this many times, and I don’t get it. Julian looks and sounds quite like his dad, but he never had the talent or the charisma. Julian taking John’s place in the Beatles would get you a fine Beatles tribute band, but it wouldn’t get you the Beatles. Same with George’s son. You’d have a cover band, not the real thing. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032/22 "2012-01-30T11:55:01Z")
Dropping in to say, no recall of anticipation either. First found out he was putting out a record when it dropped. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032/23 "2012-01-30T12:18:04Z")
It was well-known back then that any child of a major star could have one decent-selling album, but probably not two. And while _Valotte_ got a lot of airplay for a while, it was clear that Julian had more in common with Frank Jr. than with Hank Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032/24 "2012-01-30T12:25:49Z")
None that I remember. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032/25 "2012-01-30T16:47:08Z")
I don’t remember any anticipation. The album was just suddenly out. The publicity I remember was about “Too Late for Goodbye” being about John Lennon. Julian seemed to be on a decent star career track for a year or two. He didn’t live up to the early promise as a hitmaker; the world kept revolving. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032/26 "2012-01-30T17:13:08Z")
As I recall, there was NO “anticipation.” I don’t remember hearing ANYONE saying “Wow, John Lennon’s son has a new album coming out… I have to get in line at the record store to buy it.” What I do remember is that, like a lot of people, I heard a few of his songs on the radio, thought, “Huh, so Julian is all grown up,” and never thought much more about him. He had a few pleasant pop-rock songs, and a few minor hits. He never made a HUGE splash, and didn’t really deserve to. And he was largely forgotten a few years later. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032/27 "2012-01-30T17:33:58Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I was in High School when John was killed. I remember “Too Late for Goodbyes” getting heavy rotation including the MTV video. I don’t remember any anticipation before the album came out. This is my recollection as well - I used to listen to the radio at night (left on overnite) and I still recall waking to the announcment of John’s murder - [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-years-after-john-lennons-death-what-kind-of-anticipation-was-there-for-julians-debut-record/611032.md?page=1)