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my copy of the book "Tommorow never Knows: the beatles last concert"
WAS RARE
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before i relized it, it was re-issued.
d'oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bruce
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10 years since the last post on this thread!!!!
atta boy; you used the search engine, dammitt!
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The Beatles are and will ALWAYS be the best rock band of all time!
The Beatles had 20 #1 singles over a 6 1/2 year span! Could the cast of "Glee" do this? I DON"T THINK SO! Who cares if they had more singles that The Beatles!!
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Feb 4, 2013 - 12:24 AM
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To this day, I would stack "I Saw Her Standing There" up against ANY song, recorded before or since, as the ultimate representation of pure, youthful, exuberant (and more than a little horny) rock & roll.
You wanna know what it's like to be a teen who is gloriously and willingly enslaved by the heady intoxications of body and spirit, afforded by their age? That song tells you.
In fact, that first Fabs album is probably THE finest R&R debut EVER. By ANYONE. For an album just shy of its 50th birthday, it does NOT show its age. You put it on now and, with Paul's count-in, it still leaps to life just like it did in 1963.
Contrarians, don't even bother...
 
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Mr. Marshall, regarding the search engine ---
Yes, I used the search engine, just so I wouldn't bother anyone with a new thread.
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bless you, boy!
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The Beatles were the real deal, along with other great rock bands of that era. I feel it was a privilege to have been young back in those days, which I consider a true music Renaissance. 100 years from now people will be playing Beatles albums... along with the Stones, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, and many others. The creativity back then was incredible.
Well spoken!
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I have such vivid memories of The Beatles -- watching the Ed Sullivan show with my sister in my ultra small home town in the Great Plains -- then going with her when she bought a 45 and the VeeJay "Introducing the Beatles" lp. After that they just seemed to be a part of my maturing and growing up -- sort of effortlessly merging with my life through High School and beyond. A group of friends and I played hookie from school so we could attend the afternoon "world premiere" of "A Hard Day's Night" that played in multiple theaters across the US on the same day -- it made my small town seem so connected to a larger universe in which, possibly, I might one day explore.
I also feel fortunate that they were the group that emerged when I was young as the No 1 supergroup of all time -- they were such an amazingly eclectic group of guys who never seemed to cease exploring the world and new ideas in music. They were instrumental in introducing me to orchestral tropes, Far Eastern music, and avant garde/electronic soundscapes. Some of the solo albums, in retrospect, seem so important to me now -- Lennon's Wedding Album, Harrison's electronic album, even Ringo's Beaucoups of Blues. McCartney always seemed the "safe" one to me -- although his musicanship on his solo albums blew me away. His gift for catchy melodies seemed like a form of genius.
And, in any event, any fanclub of which Bernard Herrmann was a member, is good enough for me!
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Feb 5, 2013 - 6:01 AM
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They were instrumental in introducing me to orchestral tropes, Far Eastern music, and avant garde/electronic soundscapes. Some of the solo albums, in retrospect, seem so important to me now -- Lennon's Wedding Album, Harrison's electronic album, even Ringo's Beaucoups of Blues. McCartney always seemed the "safe" one to me -- although his musicanship on his solo albums blew me away. His gift for catchy melodies seemed like a form of genius.
Yes, McCartney's experimental side only came out in small doses over the years ("Kreen-Akrore" from his first album, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" from RAM, his "Fireman" releases, etc.), or remained unreleased (1967's "Carnival of Light" sound collage, recorded a full year before "Revolution No. 9").
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Who doesn't love the Beatles?
I wonder about the opinion that they'll still be heard and enjoyed in a hundred years. That is to say, I'm sure that's probably true, but I'm much less sure about those other groups mentioned, with the possible (mild) exception of the Stones. I say that because the Beatles' musicality is rooted in the basic elements which have always conveyed lasting musical value and acceptance -- memorable melody, harmony, emotive power, etc. -- over the centuries, but that's not nearly as true about some of the other outfits mentioned. Think of all the zillions of cover versions of Beatles' hits over the years, and compare with -- well, are there any cover versions worth mentioning of Pink Floyd? Does anybody hum Led Zeppelin in the shower? By my (possibly faulty) criteria, the musicians who have the best chance of remaining in the public consciousness of the far future along with the Beatles are artists of that same degree of artistry and musicianship. Paul Simon, for one. And maybe one or two others.
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Feb 6, 2013 - 4:06 AM
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Who doesn't love the Beatles?
I wonder about the opinion that they'll still be heard and enjoyed in a hundred years. That is to say, I'm sure that's probably true, but I'm much less sure about those other groups mentioned, with the possible (mild) exception of the Stones. I say that because the Beatles' musicality is rooted in the basic elements which have always conveyed lasting musical value and acceptance -- memorable melody, harmony, emotive power, etc. -- over the centuries, but that's not nearly as true about some of the other outfits mentioned. Think of all the zillions of cover versions of Beatles' hits over the years, and compare with -- well, are there any cover versions worth mentioning of Pink Floyd? Does anybody hum Led Zeppelin in the shower? By my (possibly faulty) criteria, the musicians who have the best chance of remaining in the public consciousness of the far future along with the Beatles are artists of that same degree of artistry and musicianship. Paul Simon, for one. And maybe one or two others.
Fair enough, we will not be here to know. But the reason I tossed out the 100 year time frame was for 2 reasons... the music back in the 60's/70's was that good & what has followed since the 80's has been 'not so good' (to put it mildly). A lot of teenagers today still discover and listen to Zep and Pink Floyd, and I fpredict they will long into the future.
Cover versions of Pink Floyd? The Wall is much more than that; it is a rock opera complete with teenage anthems of self discovery and resistance. Everything doesn't have to be humable elevator/shower music.
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