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Post by B.E. on Oct 16, 2019 17:09:28 GMT
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 17, 2019 18:30:00 GMT
I could put this short video on repeat and listen to it all day. But I have to think this new release is "for collectors only". First off, most Beatles' fans have these songs several times over. Second, what is the advantage of a 45 rpm record? The sound quality? The...fun...of playing them? Displaying them? I don't think so. For collectors only.
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Post by B.E. on Oct 17, 2019 18:56:51 GMT
Yeah, it's for record collectors. Personally, I'd love to have all those picture sleeves in perfect condition. I wasn't around in the 60s to buy them when they were new (nor have I bought them used). That said, I'm not really looking to add to my record collection. And, of course, I have all those songs several times over. What I'm most interested in is the book and the exclusive Free As A Bird / Real Love single. The book (or another book with the same info), so I could conveniently see the picture sleeves of each release. The single, just because it's cool! That's a small collectible that I wouldn't mind purchasing. I might be able to pick up those items on eBay.
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Post by lonelysummer on Oct 20, 2019 3:26:18 GMT
I have many of the original US singles, and even a few picture sleeves. Those are the ones I want to remember - I grew up with that orange/yellow Capitol swirl label, and the Granny Smith Apple. Anything else just looks wrong.
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Post by B.E. on Oct 23, 2019 19:01:08 GMT
I listened to Help! today, one of my favorites, and I felt compelled to share that my appreciation for "Another Girl" continues to grow with each listen. I don't necessarily consider it a highlight of the album, but the craftsmanship, and vocal harmonies, are really something. I like how the song starts off with just Paul's voice - no instrumentation. But, what really knocks me out is the song structure. Is the "for I have got, another girl, another girl", as heard in the intro, a refrain, the end of the verse, or the beginning of the bridge? I love how ambiguous and seamless it is. And the bridge itself is fantastic.
Following "Another Girl" with "You're Going To Lose That Girl" is also great sequencing. First we have Paul singing about his new girl (rather emphatically), then John answers with, "you're gonna lose that girl". The latter also begins with the same trick: just John's voice - no instrumentation.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 23, 2019 20:38:39 GMT
"Another Girl" is a Help! album highlight for me. Actually, it's one of my favorite Beatles' songs period. I love the melody and especially Paul's vocal. I also like the sound of the recording; it has kind of a haunting quality about it; maybe it's the harmonies. And what a great album Help! is...
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Post by B.E. on Oct 23, 2019 21:55:10 GMT
Also, a lot of Beatles songs from that era utilize an acoustic guitar. They still rock, but John is often strumming an acoustic guitar (and strumming abnormally hard!) while George plays lead with an electric. I love that. That seems to be the standard arrangement A Hard Day's Night - Rubber Soul.
Edit: Part of me really wishes Brian was fonder of acoustic guitars. One of the reasons I love Party! so much. It's an oddity (in a good way)!
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 23, 2019 22:32:18 GMT
I don't love "Another Girl" quite to the degree you seem to, but I REALLY love that bridge. It's brilliant. Brief, but brilliant.
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Post by kds on Oct 24, 2019 13:20:52 GMT
"Another Girl" is a Help! album highlight for me. Actually, it's one of my favorite Beatles' songs period. I love the melody and especially Paul's vocal. I also like the sound of the recording; it has kind of a haunting quality about it; maybe it's the harmonies. And what a great album Help! is... Although it's hard to call any Beatles album somewhat overlooked, the Help! album is that album. I've seen it consistently ranked near the bottom of their albums, even though being the 10th or 11th best Beatles album isn't the worst thing in the world, but the album deserves more love.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 26, 2019 17:56:59 GMT
Two new ones from Ringworm. Well, kind of:
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Post by Kapitan on Nov 2, 2019 15:38:28 GMT
This might be common knowledge among more attentive fans but I saw on YouTube this recommended video: a show by Micky Dolenz, Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross and others performing the White Album in its entirety.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Dec 8, 2019 14:02:02 GMT
Remembering John Lennon, who was killed 39 years ago today. In this case, sadly, it was one of those moments in time where you remember exactly where you were when it happened. I was watching Monday Night Football and felt sleepy and went to bed. I was listening to the game in bed on the radio, and a national broadcaster broke into game with a special report that John Lennon was killed in New York City. I immediately ran downstairs where my Dad was still watching the game on TV. I just remember that the announcers of the game, Frank Gifford and Howard Cosell, were no longer even broadcasting the game but were just talking about John Lennon and the tragedy. I mean, the football game, which obviously was still being shown, was so secondary to what had happened. I was in shock. I felt numb. I couldn't believe it. I didn't sleep much that night.
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Post by B.E. on Dec 9, 2019 1:52:40 GMT
I've been listening to his solo album, Rock 'n' Roll, in the car recently. Now, I've always been a fan of it (more so than most), but what's really caught my attention lately is just how into it John is. You can hear, in his voice, how much he loves that music. It reminds me of this quote of his: "There is nothing conceptually better than rock 'n' roll. No group, Beatles, Dylan, or Stones, have ever improved on "Whole Lotta Shakin'" for my money, or maybe I'm like our parents: that's my period and I dig it, and I'll never leave it."
Throughout his solo career this is the music he listened to and jammed between takes. I read once that when John was recording "Mother" he'd go back and forth between it and "Whole Lotta Shakin'" to, in his words, "get that guts and feeling". Interesting choice - I'm not sure I really hear that, but inspiration is inspiration. Anyway, not sure where I'm going with all this, except, how about listening to something that John loved to remember him today? I chose this video because it includes the B-side "It'll Be Me" which John was also a fan of. (In fact, there's a video floating around YouTube of John jamming a mash up of "Whole Lotta Shakin'" and "It'll Be Me" from 1972. Easy to find, if you're so inclined.)
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Post by jk on Dec 28, 2019 22:00:32 GMT
This was one of my first posts in the early days before I took eight months off: I grew up with The Beatles. Or rather they were rammed down my throat at school when they first broke in the UK in early '63. I was exclusively into US music at the time--in a tiny minority in other words. Since then I have come to love some of their work, particularly their debut album Please Please Me, Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road (UK versions where applicable). My all-time favourite Beatles track is "The Word", for which I am occasionally ridiculed:
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Dec 30, 2019 13:27:32 GMT
This was one of my first posts in the early days before I took eight months off: I grew up with The Beatles. Or rather they were rammed down my throat at school when they first broke in the UK in early '63. I was exclusively into US music at the time--in a tiny minority in other words. Since then I have come to love some of their work, particularly their debut album Please Please Me, Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road (UK versions where applicable). My all-time favourite Beatles track is "The Word", for which I am occasionally ridiculed: I think I've posted this opinion several times in the past (at least I'm consistent ), but Rubber Soul's (and also Revolver) greatness continues to escape me. Rubber Soul usually finishes very high on Greatest Albums polls, and over the years, Brian Wilson consistently mentioned the album's influence on him, but...I must be missing something. I just don't hear the greatness in the songs. Sorry.
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