With the new Get Back series we have a chance to enjoy the Beatles like we have never seen them before. Like others my age, I wonder where the time went. The Beatles’ recording career stopped in January 1970 as George, Paul and Ringo worked on George’s song, “I Me Mine” for the Let It … More George Harrison: Gone 20 Years
Fifty-one years ago, release as the “last” Beatles studio album, as they had disbanded. As everyone knows, Abbey Road was the last recorded studio album, it was just released before the oft-troubled Let It Be album. With the new Get Back book and six-hour film also arriving this fall, the Let It Be Special Edition: … More Let It Be (2021)
Yes, even The Beatles had songs that did not fully register at the time. Great songs overlooked, edged-out by more popular or promoted songs. A dozen (there are many more), but here are 12 that quickly come to mind. “No Reply” – From Beatles for Sale (1964), written most by Lennon while on holiday. Offered … More The Beatles: 12 Under-Appreciated Songs
Imagine the world without The Beatles. I cannot. We would be deprived of such incredible music, yes, but the loss would be so much more than that. From the moment The Beatles arrived in America, the Earth spun with a different groove. “She Loves You” had such energy and enthusiastic vocals, yeah, yeah, yeah. Not … More The Beatles
Every original studio album by the Beatles has now celebrated a 50 year anniversary. How can that be so? It is hard for me not to associate Let It Be with the end of the Beatles. Upon its release, the wheels were in motion for the band to dissolve. There was even a rancorous meeting … More Let It Be at 50
Abbey Road always sounded good, the engineering work was superbly done. However, I always thought the analogue tape had a lot of background hiss. The remaster for CD was better. Now, the disc undergoes more cleanup, plus some additional tracks from the vault. Let’s look at the songs. Side A Come Together Written and recorded … More Abbey Road at 50 (Part 3)
Beginning in July 1969, the Beatles returned to work at a familiar location, EMI studios, home to their best recordings. The Beatles had finished their work on Let It Be and went on holiday. The Lennons were involved in an automobile accident while traveling. Yoko would continue her presence in the studio with Lennon, as … More Abbey Road at 50 (part 2)
This is a story that needs more than one installment. The story of Abbey Road the album is quite a tale. Full disclosure: My favorite Beatles album and in the discussion for best album ever. Everything about this album is iconic, from the cover, to the use of synthesizer to the second side medley. It’s … More Abbey Road at 50 (part 1)
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