The Beatles

[Leper]

I'm sure Paul has it hidden away somewhere in his closet.

[rockinbass17]

notice the fade in and out before the end of the song? Yeah, there's like 22 minutes in that gap.

Is it just a long, instrumental jam? Or are there more verses and such?

[deathbyjello]

Ever notice the laugh in Maxwell's Silver Hammer?

[Seafroggys]

there's a lot of laughs in all their music

and I think its just an instrumental jam....but I could care less!

[El_Goodo]

There's a lot of beatles footage on www.youtube.com they've even got the Beatles cartoons! One of my favourite videos is The Rooftop concert when they play Don't Let Me Down. When John comes out of the chorus and sings ga ga go go ja ja blu blu, and cracks up a little. I always enjoy hearing artists crack up in their songs. Bob Dylan does it often on his albums.

[BassMasterMike88]

there's a lot of laughs in all their music

and I think its just an instrumental jam....but I could care less!

I know what your saying in tracks like Dig a Pony off of Let it Be you can here Lennon babbleing some random unintelligenble stuff.

I'm sure Paul has it hidden away somewhere in his closet.

If thats the case then I'm about to commit the worlds biggest caper,:thumb:
Who's with me?

[El_Goodo]

The last post was on the 6th!!! So...

What are your Beatles DVD collections like? I've got "Paul McCartney: Live In Red Square," "Yellow Submarine" and some cheap documentary called "The Beatles: Liverpool to San Fransisco." I've also got "Imagine: John Lennon" and "A Hard Days Night" recorded on my digital cable. I tried to order the Help DVD awhile back from HMV, but they said it was discontinued. I fell to my knee's and wept.

[Leper]

I don't have a single Beatles DVD...

/falls to knees and weeps...gently...:cool:

[blue3]

I only have A Hard Days Night, First US Visit and Paul McCartney's Back in the US.

[Leper]

It's funny reading about when they were filming Help! in the anthology book. They describe it as though there wasn't a single moment when they weren't stoned during that movie.

[Seafroggys]

On DVD and/or VHS I own

Yellow Submarine
Help
Hard Day's Night
Magical Mystery Tour
Let it Be
Back in the US
Concert for Bangladesh
Shea Stadium
Budokan Stadium? (don't remember the venue off the top of my head)
Anthology

[Tusk]

Oh goodness... the days when I thought 'Come Together' would be the only Beatles song I would ever like are long gone.

I know its probably cliche, but Sgt. Pepper is really one of few records I can sit down and listen to in its entirety.

Bandmates too, they were each so unique and talented.. Ringo is underrated as a drummer, Oh Darling! proves it.. as a songwriter/singer as well, who couldn't go for the No No Song now that ive mentioned it? :P Or hell, With a Little Help From My Friends!

Eh.. I'd write something about them all.. but im gonna give bed another go, and you know how talented they are as is. Ringo was just the first to hop into me mind.. arrr mateys. OK, time to go before someone wets my pants.

Got to wake up to listen to my new Abbey Road album tomorrow.. that might be what's keeping me up. :p Doesn't help that im on a huge Beatles kick lately..

[DeusExMachina]

I don't own any Beatles DVD's or movies. It's a shame.

I actually don't think a 22 minute jam would go too well with Helter Skelter. I don't know, The Beatles just don't strike me as a band that would do super well in jam situation.

[pigonthewing82]

I don't own any Beatles DVD's or movies. It's a shame.

I actually don't think a 22 minute jam would go too well with Helter Skelter. I don't know, The Beatles just don't strike me as a band that would do super well in jam situation.

I dissagree they are all very talented at the instruments they play, work well together, and have proved that they can hold their own in a solo. I think it would be amazing to hear a song that featured a drum solo by Ringo, a bass solo from Paul and John and George trading licks for a solo. Both John and George's style are different enough from each other so they could hold their own in two different types of solos. The only flaw I would see is isn't John on bass for that song? If they were to jam for that long I would rather hear Paul on bass, but he is a good guitarist as well so that might work well too.

[rockinbass17]

I actually think that George plays bass on that track.
Clapton would also be on guitar. That would be pretty cool. And Paul could just do these vocal things every now and then as the rest of the band jams.

[pigonthewing82]

I actually think that George plays bass on that track.
Clapton would also be on guitar. That would be pretty cool. And Paul could just do these vocal things every now and then as the rest of the band jams.

Yeah Paul could also chime in with piano every once in a while too. Oh god if this happened there would be no quistion, this would be the greatest song of all time.

[Leper]

Piano in Helter Skelter? That's perposterous! That'd be awesome to hear that jam though. Do any of their solo albums have songs with long jams on them?

[Tusk]

I cant speak for them all... but im pretty sure that Harrison has some jam-ish songs. Electronic Sounds and The Concert for Bangladesh come to mind.. but im not even 100% sure about those two. I think the live one (TCfB) does have a 16 minute bit.. but I believe thats by Ravi Shankar.

I'd also bet that McCartney has something.. just knowing him. Probably on a Wings record.. though I honestly havent heard any of them.

[Leper]

Yeah I figured if anyone actually did, it'd be Harrison.

As stated at a much earlier point in this thread, easily the coolest Beatle.

[Tusk]

Wasnt Harrison the one who came up with the sitar like playing of Within You, Without You? Damn, I love that song.

He's my favorite Beatle as well.. and of what post Beatles live stuff I DO have (which isnt much, something ill remedy with time) I like his the most.

[Leper]

Sitar like playing? Is he not playing a sitar on that song?

[Tusk]

Yea.. duh. Im tired. Nix the 'like.' Ive been off just about everywhere today.. heh.

He played everything on that song.. that I didnt know. I want to hear the whole 30 minute version.. kinda want to check out Ravi Shankar now too.

EDIT: Damn, I feel like a dumbass. *sighs* There's our magic, lost jam.

Harrison did it as a thirty minute piece.. that would be a fun jam for sure.. and editted it down.

Time for sleep... after a few more Sgt. Pepper songs.

[Leper]

Wow I didn't know that either. That's pretty cool though, I also love that song quite a bit.

[zabbit82]

Wasnt Harrison the one who came up with the sitar like playing of Within You, Without You? Damn, I love that song.

He's my favorite Beatle as well.. and of what post Beatles live stuff I DO have (which isnt much, something ill remedy with time) I like his the most.

Mine too. He's written a few of my favorite Beatles songs, being Taxman, I Want To Tell You, and If I Needed Someone.

I think I'm gonna listen to the White Album for the first time in a long while as soon as I get home from school today :)

[magicbus]

Do any of their solo albums have songs with long jams on them?

Although it's not long at all, "The End" is kinda like a jam with solos by everyone, I think. I know for sure Harrison, Lennon, and McCartney all participate in the guitar solo part, but I'm not sure if Ringo does the drum "solo" (it could've been Paul).

[pigonthewing82]

Piano in Helter Skelter? That's perposterous! That'd be awesome to hear that jam though. Do any of their solo albums have songs with long jams on them?

Yeah well it might work depending on what direction the jam went, but I guess I was looking for a place for Paul besides vocals.

I can't think of any really long jams they did. I think the members of the Beatles got use to writing short pop songs and that was really all they knew. Though there are some jam tracks at the end of All Things Must Pass that has people like Clatpon, Ginger Baker, and Billy Preston (I think) on it. I guess some of those go on long enough to be concidered long jams. They are defenetly good and worth picking up the album along for.

Another jam would be Sgt Pepper's off of Paul's live album "Trippin the Live Fantastic". Its kind of short but longer than any jam he has done in the studio that I know of. Its really good though.

[DeusExMachina]

Although it's not long at all, "The End" is kinda like a jam with solos by everyone, I think. I know for sure Harrison, Lennon, and McCartney all participate in the guitar solo part, but I'm not sure if Ringo does the drum "solo" (it could've been Paul).
Ringo plays the drum solo. But that song is far from a jam. It was all written.

[Leper]

Yeah I definitely have to pick up some Harrison solo material soon. Hopefully I'll see some for a decent price.

[Leper]

/bump

So I've decided to burn a CD of all the trippiest Beatles songs. I've also decided that it will be regarded as the greatest CD known to man.

[blue3]

You lie! Let's see the track list..

[Leper]

It's is being assembled as we speak...I can feel your anticipation growing.

[Dave de Sylvia]

I think it'll be a let down, just like recreational drugs :p

[Leper]

I think it'll be a let down, just like recreational drugs :p

Hey...recreational drugs aren't a let down:p

Ok this is a little embarrassing, but I just remembered that I don't own the White Album on CD, only vinyl, and as a result I don't have any White Album songs on my computer. So could someone do me a BIG favour and recommend me some of the more trippy songs on the White Album, as it's been a while since I last listened to it, and I'm too lazy to put it on the record player at the moment...

Also there was some little known Beatles song that someone mentioned a while back in this thread, that they used the sitar on, but I don't remember the name of it...and I'm too lazy to look back...anyone remember what song it was?

[Danger Bird]

Just DL the whole album, it's worth it.

[blue3]

The Inner Light?

[Leper]

Just DL the whole album, it's worth it.

I would, but I have dial-up.:(

The Inner Light?

Yes!!! Thank you!

[Tusk]

Dont forget Revolution 9, though I dont like it much.

Heh.. no one can say that I have a weak Beatles collection now. :D

Picked up A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Beatles For Sale, Let It Be, Magical Mystery Tour, Revolver, and Yellow Submarine (which is the only one that disappointed me).. in addition to The White Album, Sgt. Pepper, Rubber Soul, and Abbey Road. I spent all night reading about The Beatles and listening to their music, which was a night well spent, in my opinion.

Revolver is definately one of my favorites.. im finding that I enjoy the later material a lot more than the earlier, poppier stuff.

NP: Beatles - Love You To

EDIT - And be sure to put the playlist for it on here when you're done!

I found this about the Helter Skelter 'jam' last night, I knew you guys would be interested, "During the July 18, 1968 sessions, a version of the song lasting 27 minutes and 11 seconds was recorded, although this version is rather slow and hypnotic, differing greatly from the volume and rawness of the album version. Another recording from the same day was edited down to 4:37 for The Beatles Anthology, Volume III. For the album version, recorded on September 9, eighteen takes of approximately five minutes each were recorded, and the last one is featured on the official LP."

[robo2448]

I've been known to spend full nights reading the Beatles Anthology. I go a long time without touching it, but whenever I pick it up and start it, I can't put it down. It's fantastic. So I'd say that was a night very well spent.

I'm a little late on this, but I have A Hard Days Night, Help, Yellow Submarine, and Concert for Bangladash on dvd.

[Ephemeral]

Hard Day's Night is such a funny movie.

'He's a very clean man, isn't he.'

[robo2448]

Yeah it's hilarious. I was watching it a couple months ago with a non-Beatles fan friend and I was completely cracking up constantly and my friend thought I was crazy or on drugs. Non-Beatles fans just don't understand. That movie is seriously awesome though.

[El_Goodo]

Yeah its a great movie! Has anyone seen Help? I tried to order it in at HMV but they said its discontinued. You can imagine my disapointment. *Flashback of crying myself to sleep*

[Tusk]

I want to see Let It Be, the documentary.. but I cant find it anywhere.

[guitrguy]

Hard Day's Night is such a funny movie.

'He's a very clean man, isn't he.'
I have tried so Hard to find that movie. The only Beatles movie I have been able to find and watch is Help!.

[blue3]

Really? It's the opposite for me, I can never find Help.

[robo2448]

I have tried so Hard to find that movie. The only Beatles movie I have been able to find and watch is Help!.

Really? That's weird. A Hard Days Night is the only one I found in stores. I bought Help and Yellow Submarine used from my library for like $2.

[guitrguy]

Hmmm... that is odd. Help was a rental though. I'm sure I can find it on ebay.

[pigonthewing82]

Yeah it's hilarious. I was watching it a couple months ago with a non-Beatles fan friend and I was completely cracking up constantly and my friend thought I was crazy or on drugs. Non-Beatles fans just don't understand. That movie is seriously awesome though.

Yeah its the same thing with Yellow Submarine. Though I don't see how people not intergrated into the Beatles world would ever understand that movie to the extent that a huge Beatles fan would.

[Ephemeral]

Yellow Submarine is really strange. I don't like it as much as Hard Days Night.

[RNR]

Nobody likes it as much as Hard Day's Night. ;). I'm not much of a fan of it. I can't take their joke songs seriously. Plus it doesn't have a great melody,

[TheShaneOMac]

Best of Lists? Do your own and put reasons if you wish.

Top 5 Albums:
White Album
Abbey Road
Let It Be (Naked)
Revolver
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Top 5 Lyrics:
Blackbird
Revolution
Piggies
Nowhere Man
Let It Be

Top 5 Rock songs:
Helter Skelter
I Want You
I Me Mine
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Get Back

Top 5 Acoustic Songs:
Blackbird
Across The Universe
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Girl
Julia

Top 5 Pop songs:
A Hard Day's Night
I Saw Her Standing There
Can't Buy Me Love
I Want To Hold your Hand
She Loves You Ya Ya Ya

Top 5 Ballads:
Something
Oh! Darling
Let It Be
The Long and Winding Road
Yesterday

Top 5 Psychedelic Songs:
Starwberry Field Forever
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds
I am The Walrus
Being For the Benefit of Mr Kite
She Said She Said

Top 5 Songs:
A Day In Life
Here Comes The Sun
Yer Blues
Oh! Darling
I Want You

Top 5 Solos (Piano or Guitar Or Drums):
The End (Drums and Guitar)
Let It Be
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Back In The USSR

Top 5 Riffs:
I Feel Fine
And Your Bird Can Sing
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
Yer Blues
Day Tripper

Top 5 Bass lines:
Come Together
Tax Man
I Want You
Dear Prudence
Something

Top 5 Drummed Songs:

Top 5 post Beatles break up songs:
Live and Let Die
Imagine
I Don't Want To Be A Soldier
My Sweet Lord
Jealous Guy

Favorite Beatles Era:
Let It Be - Abbey Road

Best Beatles Film:
A Hard Day's Night

Favorite "fifth" Beatle:
Brian Epstein

[guitrguy]

To much work me.

[magicbus]

Top 5 Albums:
Revolver
Abbey Road
Rubber Soul
The White Album
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Top 5 Songs:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
In My Life
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Strawberry Fields Forever
I'm Only Sleeping

Favorite Beatles Era:
Rubber Soul - Revolver

Favorite Beatles Film:
A Hard Day's Night

Favorite "fifth" Beatle:
George Martin

I cut it down a lot.

[TheShaneOMac]

I don't know if this has been posted but here are some Beatles Cartoons.

http://www.offthemark.com/beatles/beatles.htm

A few of them are pretty good especially the ear piercing one.

[Seafroggys]

Top 5 Albums:
Abbey Road
White Album
Magical Mystery Tour
Let it Be (Naked)
Revolver

Top 5 Lyrics:
Nowhere Man
Here Comes the Sun
She's Leaving Home
Fool On the Hill
In My Life

Top 5 Rock songs:
Helter Skelter
Revolution
Sgt. Pepper's (both)
Birthday
I've Got a Feeling

Top 5 Acoustic Songs:
Across the Universe
Yesterday
Blackbird
Julia
(erg not much a fan of their acoustic stuff)

Top 5 Pop songs:
Its Only Love
I Should Have Known Better
Tell Me What You See
She Loves You
Please Please Me

Top 5 Ballads:
In My Life
Something
Let it Be
She's Leaving Home
Norwegion Wood

Top 5 Psychedelic Songs:
Starwberry Field Forever
She Said She Said
Rain?
Flying
Tomorrow Never Knows

Top 5 Songs:
Here Comes the Sun
Yer Blues
Sexy Sadie
Polythene Pam
In My Life

Top 5 Solos (Piano or Guitar Or Drums):
The End (Drums and Guitar)
Let it Be (single version)
Something
Nowhere Man
I Want You

Top 5 Riffs:
Meh The Beatles weren't a Riff Band

Top 5 Bass lines:
Something
Dear Prudance
I Want You
Rain
Come Together

Top 5 Drummed Songs:
Yer Blues
Oh Darling
Rain
She Said She Said
Day in the Life

Top 5 post Beatles break up songs:
Imagine
Maybe I'm Amazed
It Don't Come Easy
Mother
God

Favorite Beatles Era:
White Album - Abbey Road

Best Beatles Film:
Yellow Submarine

Favorite "fifth" Beatle:
George Martin

[robo2448]

Top 5 Albums
Abbey Road
Revolver
Rubber Soul
The White Album
Magical Mystery Tour

Top 5 Lyrics
In My Life
Here Comes the Sun
Strawberry Fields Forever
Across the Universe
Let it Be

Top 5 Rock Songs
I've Got a Feeling
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Helter Skelter
Get Back
Come Together

Top 5 Acoustic Songs
Here Comes the Sun
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (acoustic version duh)
Across the Universe
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Two of Us

Top 5 Pop Songs
I Should've Known Better
I Feel Fine
Ticket to Ride
Day Tripper
Money

Top 5 Ballads
Something
A Day in the Life
Across the Universe
Let it Be
The Fool on the Hill

Top 5 Psychedelic Songs
Strawberry Fields Forever
I Am the Walrus
Tomorrow Never Knows
The Fool on the Hill
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Top 5 Songs
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Norwegian Wood
Here Comes the Sun
Strawberry Fields Forever
I've Got a Feeling

Top 5 Solos
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (guitar, Clapton)
Octupus' Garden (guitar, it's so happy)
I Want You (She's So Heavy) (guitar)
Let it Be (guitar, version off original Let it Be album)
Get Back (keyboard, Billy Preston)

Top 5 Riffs
I've Got A Feeling
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Day Tripper
Ticket to Ride
Dear Prudence
Note: If I Needed Someone would have made this list, but the riff was taken from the Byrds song- Bells of Rhymney so I decided not to include it. And it was really, really hard to leave I Feel Fine off. That's such a great riff.

Top 5 Basslines
Something
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Come Together
Rain
Drive My Car

Top 5 Drummed Songs
Rain
The End
Tomorrow Never Knows
Yer Blues
Come Together

Top 5 Post Beatles Breakup Songs
I Live For You
Jealous Guy
If Not For You
Watching the Wheels
It Don't Come Easy

Favorite Beatles Era:
Tough... Right now I'm in a White Album/Abbey Road/Let it Be mood. So either that or Rubber Soul/Revolver.

Best Beatles Film
A Hard Days Night

Favorite Fifth Beatle
George Martin

That was quite a bit of fun.

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

I'd say A Hard Day's Night and Help were the coolest, but if you have an open mind Magical Mystery Tour is a real trip

I don't even think the Beatles are in Yellow Submarine

Has anyone seen SPLHCB with the Bee Gees? It looked bad...

[Prince of Darkness]

I liked the pop Beatles era, but when I listen to Abbey Road and White Album, you can seriously see their progression from goody-goody pop to Rock.

I've never heard Sgt. Peppers. is this bad?

[guitrguy]

I've never heard Sgt. Peppers. is this bad?
I would say its more surprising then bad.

[Prince of Darkness]

I would say its more surprising then bad.

oh shi

[guitrguy]

oh shi
I can upload it to the Daily Upload if you want.

[Prince of Darkness]

I can upload it to the Daily Upload if you want.

it's already been done. I'm getting it now.

Thanks anyway man!:thumb:

[blue3]

I liked the pop Beatles era, but when I listen to Abbey Road and White Album, you can seriously see their progression from goody-goody pop to Rock.

I've never heard Sgt. Peppers. is this bad?No, why would you think that?

[guitrguy]

it's already been done. I'm getting it now.

Thanks anyway man!:thumb:
Key tracks are A Day in the Life and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

[blue3]

A Day in the Life is my favorite from that album.

[Prince of Darkness]

Key tracks are A Day in the Life and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

shi the download isn't working. It just goes up to 1mb of downloading then it said Complete. oh well.I guess I'll have to buy it.

[guitrguy]

A Day in the Life is my favorite from that album.
Same here.

Prince of Darkness - SPLHCB Is definately worth buying.

[Prince of Darkness]

Same here.

Prince of Darkness - SPLHCB Is definately worth buying.

Is it similar to White Album and Abbey Road?

[guitrguy]

Is it similar to White Album and Abbey Road?
Its much more psychadelic.

[Prince of Darkness]

Its much more psychadelic.

Pink Floyd meets The Beatles.

Sounds good.
I'll get it next weekend.

[blue3]

Good. Which other albums do you already have?

[guitrguy]

Pink Floyd meets The Beatles.

Sounds good.
I'll get it next weekend.
It still has the Beatles sound

[Prince of Darkness]

Good. Which other albums do you already have?

I feel ashamed, but I only have Abbey Road, White Album and That "1" greatest hits thing.

:(

EDIT: I got 3 Beatles Vinyls from my dad. I've got Abbey Road and the 2 greatest hits.

[Lunch]

I think SPLHCB is incredibly overrated.

[Prince of Darkness]

I think SPLHCB is incredibly overrated.

That's what I'm afraid of...

[MidnightRider]

I think SPLHCB is incredibly overrated.

Yeah, so many people blatantly quote it as being The Beatles best album. I don't think it's near as good as Rubber Soul or Revolver.

[Lunch]

You should still own it, it's one of those essential for life albums.

[magicbus]

It was my favorite for a while, but it was also my first Beatles album, and once I got more they began to grow on me. I still like Sgt. Pepper's a lot, but it isn't my favorite.

[guitrguy]

I think SPLHCB is incredibly overrated.
Ya but its still worht buying, and a must have for any Beatles fan.

[Seafroggys]

every Beatles album is a must have for every Beatles fan.

With that being said, its still a wonderful album, but is pwnt by many of their others.

[Jacaranda]

Yeah, so many people blatantly quote it as being The Beatles best album.
Thats cause it is their best album. Abbey Road drags on way too long and is just boring. Rubber Soul and Revolver are both great but they don't go up to the heights that Sgt. Pep's goes to. White Album just sucks and MMT is great but it never really feels like a full album to me.

[magicbus]

Jac I thought you didn't like the Beatles? :confused:

[Tusk]

I enjoy Revolver more, but Sgt. Peppers has got to come right after that for me. Its genius is in variety.. and its full-album nature. I love that no singles were released (or at least didnt make it to number one?).. it was the first true 'full album' experience.. where one song leads into another. Its got a very live sound too, which I like.

[Jacaranda]

Jac I thought you didn't like the Beatles? :confused:
What! Why did you think that? I love the Beatles but I just think quiet a bit of their stuff is garbage. (White Album, Abbey Road, all early albums - minus their singles.)

[Lunch]

Jac I thought you didn't like the Beatles? :confused:

You might be thinking of me.

[magicbus]

No, I was never really sure of Lunch's position on the Beatles.

It seemed like Jac was ripping on them whenever he was here. Maybe I'm seeing things, or it was sarcasm that I caught a few times.

[MidnightRider]

I love the Beatles but I just think quiet a bit of their stuff is garbage. (White Album, Abbey Road, all early albums - minus their singles.)

Are you serious? I understand why you might dislike those albums, but calling them garbage is going a little overboard.

[guitrguy]

Are you serious? I understand why you might dislike those albums, but calling them garbage is going a little overboard.
Especially Abbey Road.

[TheShaneOMac]

I think every Beatles fan here should go to wikipedia and search Beatles and click on their albums and read the backstory/meaning/recording to every one of their songs, it makes the songs much better. Songs you didn't like before will become some of your favorites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles
(Go down to the bottom where it says official studio albums)

[Woodstock]

Personally, I think SPLHCB is pretty mediocre. The material isn't that great compared to their other albums, and it's fame is mainly due to its revolutionary ideas from its time. Still, Abbey Road remains high on my pillar. Pretty much a perfect album to me.

[Seafroggys]

uh, wikipedia?

Just buy the damn Anthology.

[guitrguy]

uh, wikipedia?

Just buy the damn Anthology.
I need to awell, but its so expensive.

[Woodstock]

I have the DVD series. It's great. :)

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

SPLHCB was the album that caused me to like the Beales, and in turn, good music

[Woodstock]

Any of you heard that the Beatles will finally go digital within the next year? I read an article in the paper that said they're remastering the band's whole catalog and will bring it to the online music industry soon. I think it's a great idea considering they were a huge singles band, and the fact that a huge market is available to them.

[Seafroggys]

Beatles album music > Beatles singles music by far, but whatever.

Its interesting to note that the CDs of their albums that you buy were remastered and originally pressed in 1987. A lot of other bands goes through constant album reissues and remastering, but for the most part, all of The Beatles' catalog was remastered using mid 80s remastering technology, save for Yellow Submarine, 1, and Let it Be Naked, but those weren't original albums.

[Woodstock]

Yeah, I prefer albums as a whole, but there are millions upon millions of dollars worth if their singles are sold online.

And I dislike the remastering job they did on the first 1987 pressing, but maybe thats because it's 2006. I believe George Martin is helping in the effort, so I trust him.

[robo2448]

I guess it will get them more young fans. Personally, I was raised on The Beatles. I remember when I was like in like preschool, my parents were teaching me the names of the Beatles and taught me who Mark Chapman was. The Beatles were the first band I ever liked.

[Seafroggys]

i like the remastering job as it is, personally. I just don't find the songs on '1' to sound as good as they do on, say, Revolver, or Abbey Road.

[JPL]

I guess it will get them more young fans. Personally, I was raised on The Beatles. I remember when I was like in like preschool, my parents were teaching me the names of the Beatles and taught me who Mark Chapman was. The Beatles were the first band I ever liked.

Sorry 'bout jumpng in the thread like this, but same with me.
My mom is a Beatles FREAK and if you don't know at least 3 songs by the time your three, she'ld disown you(J/K I over exaderated).
But I'm pretty sure we played Twist and Shout over a thousand times on road trips.

[robo2448]

It's weird, now my parents don't seem like freaks. Hell my dad said he doesn't even like them that much and my mom still loves them but we don't listen to them much. I'm by far the biggest fan in the family. But when I was growing up, I remember them teaching me the names and stuff. We listened to With the Beatles a lot.

[Woodstock]

i like the remastering job as it is, personally. I just don't find the songs on '1' to sound as good as they do on, say, Revolver, or Abbey Road.
Really? I think the songs on 1 sound great, specifically the older ones.

[blue3]

I don't even know where my 1 CD is anymore.

[guitrguy]

I lost my original copy of 1 so I had to reburn it.

[Leper]

Top 5 Albums:

Revolver
Magical Mystery Tour
Abbey Road
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
White Album

Top 5 Lyrics:

A Day in the Life
Within You Without You
In My Life
Let it Be
Across the Universe

Top 5 Rock songs:

Taxman
Sgt. Peppers
She Said She Said
Come Together
Get Back

Top 5 Acoustic Songs:

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Across the Universe
Yesterday
Blackbird
...

Top 5 Pop songs:

Penny Lane
Got to Get You Into My Life
When I'm Sixty-Four
Michelle
Good Day Sunshine
(kind of a re-occuring theme for that one, McCartney pop songs ftw!)

Top 5 Ballads:

A Day in the Life
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
In My Life
Something
Let it Be

Top 5 Psychedelic Songs:

Tomorrow Never Knows
Within You Without You
Love You To
Blue Jay Way
I'm Only Sleeping

Top 5 Songs:

A Day in the Life
Across the Universe
In My Life
Strawberry Fields Forever
Dear Prudence

Top 5 post Beatles break up songs:

God
My Sweet Lord
Band on the Run
Imagine
Watching the Wheels

Favorite Beatles Era:

Revolver-Magical Mystery Tour

Favorite "fifth" Beatle:

Apu:p

[magicbus]

I am continuingly digging the Beatles. Today I listened to Rubber Soul again, and I still can't believe how good it is. It seems to have that effect everytime I hear it.

[Leper]

I like most of Rubber Soul, but some of the poppier songs annoy me sometimes. I can easily listen to it the entire way through though.

[rockinbass17]

The only song on Rubber Soul that strikes me as irritating is "Michelle." The rest of it is great. "In My Life" is one of the best Beatles songs.

[TheShaneOMac]

Rubber Soul was the first classic Beatle's album in my opinion.

[Seafroggys]

in general, Help > Rubber Soul, but Rubber Soul has Nowhere Man and In My Life, easily two of their best work.

[Leper]

The only song on Rubber Soul that strikes me as irritating is "Michelle." The rest of it is great. "In My Life" is one of the best Beatles songs.

Definitely one of their greatest. That was actually the song that first got me to take the Beatles seriously when I was younger. I actually like Michelle though. But I don't particularily like "Drive my Car", "What Goes On", or "I'm Looking Through You."

[El_Goodo]

Definitely one of their greatest. That was actually the song that first got me to take the Beatles seriously when I was younger. I actually like Michelle though. But I don't particularily like "Drive my Car", "What Goes On", or "I'm Looking Through You."

I'm Looking Through You is one of my favourite Paul songs!

[MidnightRider]

Rubber Soul is so great, Norwegian Wood is the song that got me into The Beatles. I love You Won't See Me, In My Life, Nowhere Man, and Think For Yourself is one of my favorite George songs. I think RS is definitely my favorite Beatles album.

[robo2448]

Rubber Soul was my first Beatles album so it's really special to me. And it's still probably my favorite after Abbey Road. An interesting thing about Rubber Soul for me is that when I glance at the tracklisting and judge each song individually, it doesn't seem as strong as Revolver for example. But whenever I listen to it, I have to listen to it as a whole, it just blows me away. Every song on there works perfectly on the album even if they don't seem as perfect individually.

[guitrguy]

Rubber Soul was my first Beatles album as well. Norwegian Wood makes me happy inside. :)

[Tusk]

I have a lot more respect for Rubber Soul than I did after finally being able to give it an honest listen.

Norwegian Wood makes me happy inside.

I'd say something.. but im afraid you wouldn't know I was joking. :-/

So yea, can I be your Norwegian wood? :p

[Leper]

I'm Looking Through You is one of my favourite Paul songs!

I actually really like the lyrics in that song, but I don't really like the melody.

Think For Yourself is one of my favorite George songs.

Really? I don't think that song stacks up very well at all compared to songs like "Love You To" and "Blue Jay Way." I'm definitely a bigger fan of George's more psychadelic songs though.

[guitrguy]

I have a lot more respect for Rubber Soul than I did after finally being able to give it an honest listen.



I'd say something.. but im afraid you wouldn't know I was joking. :-/

So yea, can I be your Norwegian wood? :p
I'm a guy..... So no.

[Seafroggys]

I'm a guy..... So no.

yes, but 10% of guys swing that way

[guitrguy]

yes, but 10% of guys swing that way
I fall in the other 90%

[Leper]

Gay people don't watch the Colbert Report.

It's the truth.

So I've decided for my own amusement I have to start making really cool and trippy tape loops on my computer for future use. Daamn that Anthology book is influential on me.

[Tusk]

:rolleyes: Sense of humor ftw.

Ive been loving Rubber Soul lately, its really grown on me.

[Leper]

The Colbert Nation has no tolerance for homosexuality.

[Tusk]

I wish I had made my username Doctor Robert.

[Leper]

What's wrong with Tusk?

[Neoteric]

I'm growing more and more in love with Abbey Road.

[blue3]

I'm guessing your favorite is Revolver?

[MidnightRider]

I'm not sure if any of you'll have read Helter Skelter, it's a book about the investigation and trial of Charles Manson, but it's really fascinating how he put God and The Beatles together and basically found a subliminal message for the oncoming of a racial war. He thought that The White Album was a prophesy.

[Leper]

I saw a feature one time in which a reporter did a 1 on 1 interview with him. That guy had balls. I guess there's nothing he could really do to him in a jail with guards around, but still, that guy is pure psycho.

[robo2448]

I've heard that he was a musical genius too. I think Neil Young said he could write songs better and faster than anyone he'd ever seen. But yeah, he was a nut. I'd be interested in reading that book.

Doctor Robert would be such a cool name.

[Seafroggys]

I'm growing more and more in love with Abbey Road.

Its not possible to stop that growth either. Soon you will release its the greatest work of art mankind has ever unleashed.

[Leper]

Its not possible to stop that growth either. Soon you will release its the greatest work of art mankind has ever unleashed.

Strong words...what about the Sistine Chapel?

:p

[pigonthewing82]

Strong words...what about the Sistine Chapel?

:p

The Sistine Chapel is a piss stain next to Abby Road.

[Seafroggys]

The Sistine Chapel is a piss stain next to Abby Road.

Indeed

[Leper]

The Sistine Chapel is a piss stain next to Abby Road.

Haha, I think we shoud addopt that as our Thread's slogan.

[guitrguy]

How many of you guys have heard the Gov't Mule cover of She Said She Said?

[robo2448]

I have. It's good. I love Gov't Mule. I've heard them cover a bunch of other Beatles songs too. They do a good cover of Tomorrow Never Knows too.

[guitrguy]

Oh really, thats the only Beatles song I have heard them cover.

[robo2448]

Live they toss in a few more covers. From the live shows I've heard, they do around 3-5 covers a night and cover The Beatles more than anyone else. I mean, they don't cover The Beatles every night, but they cover them fairly often.

[zabbit82]

I have. It's good. I love Gov't Mule. I've heard them cover a bunch of other Beatles songs too. They do a good cover of Tomorrow Never Knows too.
:eek: I gotta hear these soon.

/searches for Gov't Mule covers

[robo2448]

:eek: I gotta hear these soon.

/searches for Gov't Mule covers

http://tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/

is my bootleg site. I posted it in the classic rock thread a few weeks ago but you may not have seen it. You can't download anything, but you can stream just about anything. They have dozens of Gov't Mule shows, and I've heard my Beatles covers from streaming assorted shows on there. They also have some great Beatles studio bootlegs on there, mostly just them fooling around on drugs, but its cool to listen to.

My favorite Beatles cover is Tea Leaf Green- I've Got A Feeling.

[zabbit82]

http://tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/

is my bootleg site. I posted it in the classic rock thread a few weeks ago but you may not have seen it. You can't download anything, but you can stream just about anything. They have dozens of Gov't Mule shows, and I've heard my Beatles covers from streaming assorted shows on there. They also have some great Beatles studio bootlegs on there, mostly just them fooling around on drugs, but its cool to listen to.

My favorite Beatles cover is Tea Leaf Green- I've Got A Feeling.
Cool. Yeah, I didn't see it. I havent been coming on here much recently, and I havent been posting in that thread too much if I'm on here.

[rippa32]

Speaking of covers, does anyone else really really hate Joe Cockers cover of With A Little Help From My Friends?

[Leper]

Speaking of covers, does anyone else really really hate Joe Cockers cover of With A Little Help From My Friends?

YES.

Everyone always says in here how much they love that cover, but I cannot stand it. I hate Joe Cocker.

[Seafroggys]

yeah, I'm one of those everybody's. In fact, I LOVE that version. Its probably the only Beatles song where the cover > original.

[Leper]

yeah, I'm one of those everybody's. In fact, I LOVE that version. Its probably the only Beatles song where the cover > original.

Ugh.

Well, agree to disagree.

[Seafroggys]

His cover of She Came in Through the Bathroom Window was alright, but nothing compared to The Beatles' vastly superior version.

[Leper]

I've never heard that cover. Probably for the best.

[thickasabrick]

Speaking of covers, does anyone else really really hate Joe Cockers cover of With A Little Help From My Friends?

I think he gave a great rendition, but it doesn't really have the same affect on me as the Beatles version does. Maybe it's just because I've listened to the Beatles version so many times before.

[Tusk]

My god.. I fall more and more in love with the Beatles every day. Revolver and Rubber Soul ftf*ckingw.

They have so much great stuff, its really hard to understand sometimes.. how one song after the other can continue to amaze me.

Look at She Said She Said, how the f*ck could any band other than The Beatles pull off a song about a conversation??

[Leper]

Look at She Said She Said, how the f*ck could any band other than The Beatles pull off a song about a conversation??

A re-occuring statement, no less.

Yeah they truly could write a song about literally anything.

[guitrguy]

I dunno as I stated earlier on the page Gov't Mule pulls off a damn good cover of She Said She Said.

[Leper]

I think he was referring more toward writing the song rather than performing it.

[pigonthewing82]

As for Beatles covers I think Hendrix's cover of Day Tripper is amazing. I actually think its better than the Beatles version of it.

On another note I'm obsessed with the song Tomorrow Never Knows, its such a great trippy song.

[Jacaranda]

The only Beatles cover I can think of right now that I like is Siouxsie and the Banshee's "Dear Prudence."

[robo2448]

I have a bunch of Beatles covers. Because I'm a big jamband fan and tons of jambands cover the Beatles. I find that they usually do a pretty good job because they change around the somes and stretch them out a bit. The Breakfast covered Sgt. Pepper's (the entire album) live once.

[Lunch]

Yea, Phish covered the entire White Album at one of their Halloween shows.

[Leper]

On another note I'm obsessed with the song Tomorrow Never Knows, its such a great trippy song.

I love that song so much. Apparently one night, while recording Revolver, they all went home and came up with their own tape loops to contribute to that song.

[Leper]

Wow no Beatles posts in 4 days. How terrible.

So I was listening to Revolver again today, and for the first time, skipped over Yellow Submarine :eek:! Poor Ringo, his most popular song is now evidently undeserving of my attention (though somehow I don't think he cares).

[DeusExMachina]

Yea, Phish covered the entire White Album at one of their Halloween shows.
That's a pretty cool album. But, I'm not a huge fan of Beatles covers, usually.

Page six, that makes me sad.

[magicbus]

Wait we have a Beatles thread? :confused:

[Seafroggys]

Wow no Beatles posts in 4 days. How terrible.

So I was listening to Revolver again today, and for the first time, skipped over Yellow Submarine :eek:! Poor Ringo, his most popular song is now evidently undeserving of my attention (though somehow I don't think he cares).

Yellow Submarine was my favorite song when i was 6. Heh.

Its seriously overrated though.

[Leper]

Oh yeah, without a doubt the worst song on Revolver.

[rockinbass17]

Nevertheless, still a fun song. I don't think Revolver has one truely bad song on it. Some that lack compared to the rest of the album, but all are good.

[the_accents]

This thread is so ****ing huge, this is probably been covered like eight times but what's anyone seen Oasis do "I am the Walrus" live. Like, actually seen them. I've heard it on "The Masterplan", but i just can't imagine why they'd pick THAT song.

[Deconstruction]

This thread is so ****ing huge, this is probably been covered like eight times but what's anyone seen Oasis do "I am the Walrus" live. Like, actually seen them. I've heard it on "The Masterplan", but i just can't imagine why they'd pick THAT song.
I love that song! Dont bash it...

[JonG]

Yonder Mountain did And Your Bird Can Sing.

It was really good, but the original is just amazing.

[rockinbass17]

I've heard it on "The Masterplan", but i just can't imagine why they'd pick THAT song.

You mean the best Beatles song?:p

[Broken Arrow]

I've heard Mule do "Tomorrow Never Knows", it was interesting.

[zabbit82]

As for Beatles covers I think Hendrix's cover of Day Tripper is amazing. I actually think its better than the Beatles version of it.

On another note I'm obsessed with the song Tomorrow Never Knows, its such a great trippy song.
Indeed it is. My favorite off of Revolver. So trippyyyy...

[Leper]

I've heard Mule do "Tomorrow Never Knows", it was interesting.

I've really got to check out Gov't Mule soon. I keep hearing so many good things about them.

[JPL]

Yellow Submarine was my favorite song when i was 6. Heh.

Its seriously overrated though.

Hey but it makes a good sing-a-long.

[Leper]

Hey but it makes a good sing-a-long.

It really does. Who can resist singing along if someone starts singing it.

[Neoteric]

Revolver has been my bible.

[MidnightRider]

Rubber Soul is mine, it's so perfect.

The Concert For George is really cool, I watched it yesterday.

[Guitarist_]

I only have the beatles "1" album. (hides in shame).
can somebody recommend me an album to buy? im thinking of buying revolver or sgt but any other suggestions are good

[robo2448]

Rubber Soul was the album that got me into them. So obviously, I'm partial to that for beginners. Everyone will probably give you a different answer though. But here's my argument for Rubber Soul: It's the bridge from their pop to more interesting period. All the songs are accessible and easy to get into and have pop hooks that will keep you singing along. But there are also tinges of psychedelia, complex songwriting, unusual instrumentation and harmonies that will keep you interested.

Midnight Rider will probably back me up on this.

[rockinbass17]

If you're interested in their psychadellic material, the two best albums for that are Revolver and Magical Mystery Tour.

For their advanced pop stuff, Rubber Soul (as stated already) and Abbey Road, the latter being more polished and well done, making it sound much different.

For early pop material, Help! is the best of the pre=Rubber Soul albums.

It's hard really, their sound changed so much it's hard to recommend one specific album to start with,

[MidnightRider]

Midnight Rider will probably back me up on this.

Indeed. Rubber Soul was, IMO, where The Beatles brought it all together.

[FolkVikingFan]

I like bugs. Beatles are the other hand are teh sex. Imagine is an amazing song (Lennon) but APC ruined it. Here comes the sun rules too

[Nazi Bastard]

I like the APC one more :-p

Beatles fred, I only have the ST/White Album. What should I get next?

[FolkVikingFan]

all of em. They are tr00

[zabbit82]

Get Abbey Road, Rubber Soul, Magical Mystery Tour, and my personal favorite, Revolver.

Hell, get 'em all.

[TheShaneOMac]

The "Classic" ones are

Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
White Album
Abbey Road
Let It Be (Get Let it Be...Naked)

[TheShaneOMac]

If you want to get started on their solo careers get Lennon: Legend (Lennon), All Things Must Pass (Harrison), and Wingspan (Paul).

[stadium_arcadia]

the bloody beatles are definetley the best band in the world, that is their title to hold and keep forever. I think that let it be naked is better because it has dont let me down and i've got a feeling on it! too kick *** songs~
and i think that their best album is either rubber soul, or abbey road.

JOHN LENNON IS THE SH!T!!!!!!~~~

[stadium_arcadia]

I would recommend you buy "abbey road" because it is such a beautiful album all together, the songs are like crystal! ( whatever that means ) lol and there are quite a lot of well known songs on it too.
I for some reasons relly like the little riff on the " sun king"

[Leper]

I'd also say get all of them, but Rubber Soul is probably the best one to start with.

Hey stadium arcadia, I don't think this thread is big enough for the two of us.:p

Seriously though, change your avatar.

[morrison357]

I'd also say get all of them, but Rubber Soul is probably the best one to start with.

Yeah, that and Revolver would probably be the best Beatles' starter albums. Abbey Road is also a good pick.

[blue3]

I'd also say get all of them, but Rubber Soul is probably the best one to start with.

Hey stadium arcadia, I don't think this thread is big enough for the two of us.:p

Seriously though, change your avatar.
haha.. maybe you should?

[guitrguy]

Leper Messiah is the OG of that Avatar.

[Leper]

haha.. maybe you should?

I can't believe you would suggest such a thing!:angry:

Leper Messiah is the OG of that Avatar.

OG?:confused:

[magicbus]

Original G. You started that shiz.

[Leper]

Ohhhh. Yes, yes I did. Recognize!:p

[blue3]

I can't believe you would suggest such a thing!:angry:
yeah, I don't know what I was thinking!!

[Leper]

Yeah really, what were you thinking.

Well I haven't listened to the Beatles in a while. Isn't that odd. Actually most of my airtime recently has been taken up by the Who.

[guitrguy]

The Beatles got 93 listens this week according to my last.fm.

[blue3]

Only 10 plays for me. But overall, The Beatles are my top artist with
1675 plays.

[guitrguy]

There are my overall number one with 430.

[RNR]

What are you all talking about? It sounds cool.

[BraveUlysses]

www.last.fm

It tracks what you listen to on your computer. At the end of the week it gives you your weekly totals and it also keeps overall charts of your top artists and tracks. Pretty cool.

The Beatles weren't on my charts this week :eek:. Usually they're at the top. Overall, they're in 1st with 492 listens. The Who are in a distant second at 336.

[magicbus]

The Beatles are my top Last.fm artist with 1905 plays. Next is Pink Floyd, at 1112.

Reigning supreme!

[Incense and Peppermints]

The Beatles somehow make it to my 8th spot with 548 listens.

Faggots.

[Guitarist_]

RIP Billy Preston

[morrison357]

RIP Billy Preston
Yes, we're all gonna miss Billy. He was a great keyboardist, and played in some great songs with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

[Bron-Yr-Aur]

I love the Beatles. And Billy Preston. Word.

[zabbit82]

He had the coolest 'fro and wide toothed smile.

Amazing keyboardist he was. Especaily on Exile On Mainstreet. RIP Billy.

[robo2448]

I'm listening to Let it Be now for the first time in a while. Such a good album. Billy really saved this album. He pulled The Beatles together so they could make a great album, even when they hated each other too much to look at each other. But he kept them together.

np- I've Got a Feeling

[El_Goodo]

Haven't been on the forums for a while...but anyways I wanted to join in on the last fm discussion!

Last week I didn't listen to any beatles, but Paul McCartney was number 5 with 8 listens haha, my number one was Megadeth with 41 listens. But the Beatles are my overall with 623 followed by The Counting Crows and Big Star.

And a question about Billy did he actually write the song You Are So Beautiful or did he just cover it?

[robo2448]

Haven't been on the forums for a while...but anyways I wanted to join in on the last fm discussion!

Last week I didn't listen to any beatles, but Paul McCartney was number 5 with 8 listens haha, my number one was Megadeth with 41 listens. But the Beatles are my overall with 623 followed by The Counting Crows and Big Star.

And a question about Billy did he actually write the song You Are So Beautiful or did he just cover it?

He wrote it for Joe Cocker to sing.

[RNR]

What a cool guy. Easily one of the best fros in music.

[robo2448]

I almost bought a cd by him the other day but didn't because it didn't have any of his well-known hits on it (That's the Way God Planned It, Will It Go Around In Circles, You Are So Beautiful...). Judging from the samples I listened to, it was all instrumentals and was pretty awesome. I think I want some of his more commercial stuff first though.

I got a sweet Abbey Road poster and framed it above my bed. It's awesome.

[Leper]

Hmm framing posters is a really good idea. It looks better and the don't fall down...I need me some frames.

[JonG]

I heard Let It Be while driving today.

I have nothing else to contribute.

I love the solo in Something. :)

[Leper]

I love the solo in Let It Be as well as the one in Something. In fact, there's nothing I don't like about those two songs.

Hey Jon, is it just me, or is your avatar getting darker over time?

[Seafroggys]

the solo on the '1' version of Let it Be is one of the best solos of all time. I absolutly love it.

Though I like the Naked version better overall.

[robo2448]

I find the solo in Let it Be off of the original album the best. I'm not a huge fan of the one off of Naked, and I never listen to 1 anymore so I can't really talk about that. But I'll go listen to that one now.

[Schyma]

Everyone must play "When I'm 64" today!

:chug: Tis Sir Paul's B-day and he happens to be 64. :chug:

[Jimi Haze]

Rly?

Awesome. Long live Macca!

[blue3]

ya rly! It was even on the newspaper which was cool.

[Seafroggys]

dammit, I've been beat to this event!

[JonG]

I love the solo in Let It Be as well as the one in Something. In fact, there's nothing I don't like about those two songs.

Hey Jon, is it just me, or is your avatar getting darker over time?
I'm keeping this avatar forever. And I haven't changed it, so it shouldn't be getting darker..

[zabbit82]

Sir Paul is 64 today?

:chug: Happy Birthday Paul

/plays "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Birthday"

[Leper]

I'm keeping this avatar forever. And I haven't changed it, so it shouldn't be getting darker..

Must be just me then...I coulda sworn it was a little brighter before though...if you ever change it I will cry.

[Jacaranda]

Don't know how many of you check the alt/indie forum but someone said they would trade Bob Dylan for John Lennon's life (have Dylan die instead of Lennon basically.). Which is bollocks. Although I know if Lennon alive was still alive it would definitly tarnish his god like status that people have put him in. Which is good.
Not sure why I'm bringing this up. Maybe I'm just getting more and more sick about people calling Lennon the best Beatle or the best musician and somewhat of a god. Yuck.

[Leper]

Please don't speak of our lord that way.

:p

Everyone here knows Harrison is god. Lennon could be Jesus though I suppose.

[morrison357]

Yeah Harrison is God. I think he was the most talented in the band, as an all-around musician.

[BurningSky]

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"=my favorite Beatles song...

[Seafroggys]

I still like Lennon the best, probably Paul the least. George #2, then Ringo at #3

And the world would be a better place with Lennon around, because someone would speak out about all the evils of the past 25 years and people would listen.

I mean, c'mon, who do you think Americans would listen to? Bush or Lennon?

Actually, probably Bush sadly. Damn Souther Belt!

[sr800bkBassist]

i think Lennon is overrated in some ways.

instead of being the all-loving peace symbol he is considered to be, he was a complete jerk. he neglected his son, cheated on his wife many times, and was the most egotystical band member.

and also he gets a rep of being the psychedelic experimental one, but it was actually Paul who composed the music for songs like "Tomorrow Never Knows", and Paul had been doing avant-garde experimental music for years but John refused to put any of it on their albums because he didn't like it. but then after John met Yoko he decided he liked it and made "Revolution 9" and made sure it got on their album.

[blue3]

I still don't like that song much. The rest of the White Album is great though.

[Seafroggys]

i honestly believe people are overblowing the whole 'jerk' and 'egomaniac' aspects way too much in light of recent biographies (like Cynthia's). Its kinda the trend to do nowadays. And of course its easy to do, cause whose gonna defend him? Yoko, but the people doing the bashing think she's a pile of **** (While I disagree in the strongest).

Paul doing avant-garde stuff first? I'm kinda doubting that, given his actual track record (Wings anybody?)

Is Lennon perfect? No. But there are way more people that said he was the kindest person ever then people who say he's a jerk. Its just that negativity is much easier to publisize.

[Leper]

I'm pretty sure John wrote and composed "Tomorrow Never Knows." It said in the Anthology book that John came into the studio one day with it and had the idea of composing the entire song in the key of "C."

And yes, John had a lot of qualities about his personality that left something to be desired, such as neglecting his son. Keep in mind though, he never had a father, so his short-comings are somewhat understandable.

[hetfieldrocker1]

yoko?!?!?! are u kidding me.... she is rediculous.... if u disagree go watch the Rolling Stones Rock n Roll circus..... i think she is a big part of destroying the Beatles

[sr800bkBassist]

^^^ there was tension with or without Yoko. it's like if you don't like your roommates, and one day one of them brings home a meal that you don't like the smell of. eventually, all the roommates are gonna move out anyway, because of all the tension, and that meal that didn't smell good was just a factor that wouldn't have changed the outcome, had it been taken out. and plus i've seen the Rock n' Roll Circus, her part isn't that bad. weird and kooky, but nothing painful or unenjoyable.

I'm pretty sure John wrote and composed "Tomorrow Never Knows." It said in the Anthology book that John came into the studio one day with it and had the idea of composing the entire song in the key of "C."

i meant he did the whole tape-loop thing, which is what made the song what it is.

[Seafroggys]

yoko?!?!?! are u kidding me.... she is rediculous.... if u disagree go watch the Rolling Stones Rock n Roll circus..... i think she is a big part of destroying the Beatles

i don't care about her musical qualities. I haven't heard barely any of her musical material to even judge.

And she did not break The Beatles. Read the Anthology dufus, since you're such a big Beatles "fan." One of them said something to the extent of "How could 2 women break apart 4 strong men?"

IMO, even though indirectly, Paul broke up The Beatles. People just can't accept that though, and use Yoko as a scapegoat.

[TEST]

Hello guys. How's it rolling tonight?

[Leper]

i meant he did the whole tape-loop thing, which is what made the song what it is.

Ahh I see. Yeah I think he may have been the one who started the whole tape-loop thingy. Although, apparently for Tomorrow Never Knows, they all went home and created their own unique tape-loop to add to the song.

[blue3]

Hello guys. How's it rolling tonight?
..I never knew you liked the Beatles.

[guitrguy]

I don't think he does.

[sr800bkBassist]

i don't care about her musical qualities. I haven't heard barely any of her musical material to even judge.

And she did not break The Beatles. Read the Anthology dufus, since you're such a big Beatles "fan." One of them said something to the extent of "How could 2 women break apart 4 strong men?"

IMO, even though indirectly, Paul broke up The Beatles. People just can't accept that though, and use Yoko as a scapegoat.
how did Paul cause the split?

[Jacaranda]

I've always blamed John's ego and I don't plan on changing my thoughts of it any time soon.

[rockinbass17]

It can probably be attributed to both of them, if they both were as stubborn as claimed to be.

[Seafroggys]

how did Paul cause the split?

Paul was a control freak. The other 3 always seemed to have problems with Paul. He didn't like the fact Alen Klein was brought in (even though later he was right) because he wanted to control the band. And he had Linda, who was almost as bad as Yoko if we're talking about interfernce in the band, but no one ever talks about her.

Plus none of the other three wanted anything to do with Paul for at least several years after Abbey Road was cut. In fact, John, George, and Ringo were talking about kicking Paul out and getting Klaus Voorman to fill his shoes in late 69-early 70.

[Up The Irons]

Actually, if you read "John" written by John Lennon's first wife, you find out that Yoko actually is quite a byotch and did in at least someways separate the band.

[sr800bkBassist]

Actually, if you read "John" written by John Lennon's first wife, you find out that Yoko actually is quite a byotch and did in at least someways separate the band.
well then you need to consider the bias, being that it's from his wife he had before Yoko. not saying that it isn't true, but i don't know if that's the best source.

[PinkFreud]

Please. Paul was by far the best all around musician of the four. He had undisputably the best voice, he was a great bassist, pianist, guitarist, and drummer. George? He was a very good guitarist who wrote some great solos but he was far from amazing. Oh but he played sitar so I guess he must be an excellent multi-instrumentalist.

[Lunch]

I much prefer George to Paul. Actually Paul really annoys me. All the time.

[sr800bkBassist]

Please. Paul was by far the best all around musician of the four. He had undisputably the best voice, he was a great bassist, pianist, guitarist, and drummer. George? He was a very good guitarist who wrote some great solos but he was far from amazing. Oh but he played sitar so I guess he must be an excellent multi-instrumentalist.
Paul's tied with John as my favorite, but as far as the "best voice" thing goes, it's a matter of taste. i think he might have had the most control over his, but it's a matter of who's vocal tone you like best, for the most part.

[Seafroggys]

Actually, if you read "John" written by John Lennon's first wife, you find out that Yoko actually is quite a byotch and did in at least someways separate the band.

yes, getting information on someone whom your former husband cheated with on you is a great source!

Anyway, Paul was the best bassist and piano player in the band, no doubt about it, and not shabby at the drums either. He also had technically the best voice, but I prefer the tone of John and George's voice though. John was also the better songwriter (when they wrote seperately) and George was the better guitarist. Hell John was a better guitarist then Paul.

[PinkFreud]

Yeah but Paul wasn't really a guitarist. And no, John was a pretty terrible guitarist. Besides, that's why I said he was the best all-around musician.

Sure, which voice you PREFER is subjective but technical ability is objective and honestly, Paul had a bigger range, more power, and was more versatile.