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

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

There are my overall number one with 430.

What are you all talking about? It sounds cool.

[url]www.last.fm[/url]

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.

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

Reigning supreme!

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

Faggots.

RIP Billy Preston

[QUOTE]RIP Billy Preston[/QUOTE]
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.

I love the Beatles. And Billy Preston. Word.

He had the coolest 'fro and wide toothed smile.

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

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

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?

[QUOTE=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?[/QUOTE]

He wrote it for Joe Cocker to sing.

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

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.

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

I heard Let It Be while driving today.

I have nothing else to contribute.

I love the solo in Something. :)

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?

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.

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.

[SIZE="7"]Everyone must play "When I'm 64" today![/SIZE]

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

Rly?

Awesome. Long live Macca!

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

dammit, I've been beat to this event!

[QUOTE=LeperMessiah]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?[/QUOTE]
I'm keeping this avatar forever. And I haven't changed it, so it shouldn't be getting darker..

Sir Paul is 64 today?

:chug: Happy Birthday Paul

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

[QUOTE=JonG]I'm keeping this avatar forever. And I haven't changed it, so it shouldn't be getting darker..[/QUOTE]

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

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.

Please don't speak of our lord that way.

:p

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

^^^ 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.

[QUOTE=LeperMessiah]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."
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i meant he did the whole tape-loop thing, which is what made the song what it is.

[QUOTE=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[/QUOTE]

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.