[QUOTE=Seafroggys]Yeah, I can hear the dog whistle too (in reference to the Sgt. Pepper's inner groove)[/QUOTE]
i got to try playing that with my dog in the room next time.

Speaking of Sgt. Pepper, in 'With A Little Help From My Friends' does any one now what they mean in the line, "What do you see when you turn off the light. I can't tell you, but i know its mine." What are they talking about, does any one know?

[QUOTE=ledpoisoning27]i got to try playing that with my dog in the room next time.

Speaking of Sgt. Pepper, in 'With A Little Help From My Friends' does any one now what they mean in the line, "What do you see when you turn off the light. I can't tell you, but i know its mine." What are they talking about, does any one know?[/QUOTE]


It was probably just something that popped into their heads when they were writing a song

[QUOTE=ledpoisoning27]i got to try playing that with my dog in the room next time.

Speaking of Sgt. Pepper, in 'With A Little Help From My Friends' does any one now what they mean in the line, "What do you see when you turn off the light. I can't tell you, but i know its mine." What are they talking about, does any one know?[/QUOTE]

I think what hes trying to say is that when you turn off the light you see nothing, and hes trying to say he has nothing, but his friends get him through it.

**** yes! I got 2 tickets today for the McCartney show. The columbus OH show sold out in 10 minutes. HOLEY **** I CANT WAIT!!! AHHHHH!!~!!!!!!!!!!

My tickets were around $100 each, and now theyre both worth over $300.

[QUOTE=GeorgeHarrison]**** yes! I got 2 tickets today for the McCartney show. The columbus OH show sold out in 10 minutes. HOLEY **** I CANT WAIT!!! AHHHHH!!~!!!!!!!!!!

My tickets were around $100 each, and now theyre both worth over $300.[/QUOTE]
Jealousy ++

Tickets for Portland go on sale tomorrow, but I almost don't want to go.....saw him up close in '02, afraid that being in the far back will have a worse memory to live the rest of my life by, you know?

But I also felt that I didn't appreciate the last concert as much as I could have.

Who ever goes, 'a splendid time is guaranteed for all.' I've seen him 5 times 'altogether now.' Professionally photographed him from the pit in the 90's and from the soundboards recently. I've never been disappointed. Good luck to all with tix, and ENJOY!

[QUOTE=DeusExMachina]Well, I saw the poll about the "best beatles album," and it got me thinking. We have all these threads about all sorts of great bands, but there's no thread just for talking about The Beatles. So, I decided to make one. Talk about The Beatles, their solo careers, anything to do with The Beatles in here. As a starter question, what are peoples preferences: Let it Be or Let it Be Naked? I personally prefer Naked, I think its more polished, and I think The Beatles were more of a studio band then live band.[/QUOTE]

I don't dig the Beatles.

[QUOTE=bcf717]Who ever goes, 'a splendid time is guaranteed for all.' I've seen him 5 times 'altogether now.' Professionally photographed him from the pit in the 90's and from the soundboards recently. I've never been disappointed. Good luck to all with tix, and ENJOY![/QUOTE]

Awesome


I am really freaked out that they will go on sale before I even notice, has anyone seen anything about the MSG show?

[QUOTE=Towelie7]I don't dig the Beatles.[/QUOTE]

Then leave. Simple as that.


Abbey Road is sweet. I love "Because" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". The minor arpeggios sound really cool.

[QUOTE=magicbus]Then leave. Simple as that.


Abbey Road is sweet. I love "Because" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". The minor arpeggios sound really cool.[/QUOTE]
I love Because, the innuendo is superb. And I Want You since Paul's basslines are amazing.

[QUOTE=Woodstock]I love Because, the innuendo is superb. And [B]I Want You [/B] since Paul's basslines are amazing.[/QUOTE]


It's one of those songs that you can just completley zone out listening to, I love it.

Abbey Road is yet again my favourite Beatles album, it just has this balance and beauty that for me is unmatched. I Want You (She's So Heavy) is such as great track for just listening to repeatedly and like Walrus said zoning out - dreaming and thinking. Come Together, Something, Because, Golden Slumbers and The End are also amazing tracks for different reasons and each seem to have their own personality which release an array of emotions and thought patterns. Truly magnificent record.

Yeah same, my favorite is Abbey Road and it's been my favorite for a while..I got an Abbey Road poster yesterday

[QUOTE=blue3]Yeah same, my favorite is Abbey Road and it's been my favorite for a while..I got an Abbey Road poster yesterday[/QUOTE]

Nice...
My old history treacher got one. It reminds me of better things.

He had the Beatles poster in his classroom?

[QUOTE=blue3]He had the Beatles poster in his classroom?[/QUOTE]

Yep, an Abbey Road one. There is an English teacher with a 6 foot DSOTM, one with a "The Wall" movie poster, and another has Beatles "Shea Stadium" bills all over his classroom

I have the original poster from the White Album in my room, It's my only one except for the Guitar Chords one

Your classrooms are cool.. I have a guitar chords poster too

I noticed the original post by DuesExMachia that started this thread off. They stated they think of the Beatles as more of a studio band rather than a live band.

No offense but I have to differ. The Beatles were the definition of a live band. The Beatles honed their craft performing in clubs before they became successful. Up until 65 all record recordings were 'live' in the sense that all musicians had to playing at the same time while recording in the studio. The technology back then was such that extra tracks were a luxury. Pretty much when you hear final recording of say, 'Please, Please Me' or 'Honey Don't' on their early records, you are hearing all four performing at the same time in the studio. The only additional tracks layered on might be a little extra piano or harmonica, or a steady cowbell or tambourine from Ringo. Essentially all the guitars, drums, lead and harmonies were performed together for the master track. That's why on some CD compilations you'll find history on the recording, and it'll read something like 'this is was the fifth take.' Maybe in the studio they played and sang it eight times, and the fifth take was the one that they liked best. -- (Also for their first couple albums, EMI wasn't yet sold on them as a viable best seller. They got their first album only by George Martin of EMI standing up to the brass on behalf of this 'unknown band' that was thought to sound too much like the Everly Brothers. Studio time was money, as it still is today, and EMI wasn't allowing an overuse of time for extra tracks to go into the albums. The Beatles' expertise from being a live club band all those years payed off in being able to perform quickly and efficiently in the studio. The ability to 'nail it' in one or two tracks made the company happy and more willing to give studio time as their careers moved along. After they achieved superstar status, studio time was no longer an issue. Still, for the most part, they played music with all band members involved for over half their career together.)

By 66 they were experimenting with more and more multiple tracks as the studio technology grew to allow more special effects, loops and etc. But the tech had not evolved enough for the studio FX to be done properly in live conditions. This, as well as the fact that the Beatles were disenchanted with the rigors of performing live, caused them to stop touring by 1966. They hated that no-one including themselves could hear them over the fan's screaming. At the end, by 66, their singing and playing was noticeably off-key and out of sync as they just went through the motions on stage as they were convinced that no-one heard them anyway. Remember, back then a 100 watt amplifier was state of the art. Even a hook up of as many as possible, and with the PA patch ins of the venue as well, couldn't compete with the noise of a packed Shea Stadium. By 1969, they had left the psychicdelic and come back full circle to live performable songs. The rooftop concert for 'Let it Be' left no question that the band was still as tight as ever in live performance.

[QUOTE=bcf717]I noticed the original post by DuesExMachia that started this thread off. They stated they think of the Beatles as more of a studio band rather than a live band.

No offense but I have to differ. The Beatles were the definition of a live band. The Beatles honed their craft performing in clubs before they became successful. Up until 65 all record recordings were 'live' in the sense that all musicians had to playing at the same time while recording in the studio. The technology back then was such that extra tracks were a luxury. Pretty much when you hear final recording of say, 'Please, Please Me' or 'Honey Don't' on their early records, you are hearing all four performing at the same time in the studio. The only additional tracks layered on might be a little extra piano or harmonica, or a steady cowbell or tambourine from Ringo. Essentially all the guitars, drums, lead and harmonies were performed together for the master track. That's why on some CD compilations you'll find history on the recording, and it'll read something like 'this is was the fifth take.' Maybe in the studio they played and sang it eight times, and the fifth take was the one that they liked best. -- (Also for their first couple albums, EMI wasn't yet sold on them as a viable best seller. They got their first album only by George Martin of EMI standing up to the brass on behalf of this 'unknown band' that was thought to sound too much like the Everly Brothers. Studio time was money, as it still is today, and EMI wasn't allowing an overuse of time for extra tracks to go into the albums. The Beatles' expertise from being a live club band all those years payed off in being able to perform quickly and efficiently in the studio. The ability to 'nail it' in one or two tracks made the company happy and more willing to give studio time as their careers moved along. After they achieved superstar status, studio time was no longer an issue. Still, for the most part, they played music with all band members involved for over half their career together.)

By 66 they were experimenting with more and more multiple tracks as the studio technology grew to allow more special effects, loops and etc. But the tech had not evolved enough for the studio FX to be done properly in live conditions. This, as well as the fact that the Beatles were disenchanted with the rigors of performing live, caused them to stop touring by 1966. They hated that no-one including themselves could hear them over the fan's screaming. At the end, by 66, their singing and playing was noticeably off-key and out of sync as they just went through the motions on stage as they were convinced that no-one heard them anyway. Remember, back then a 100 watt amplifier was state of the art. Even a hook up of as many as possible, and with the PA patch ins of the venue as well, couldn't compete with the noise of a packed Shea Stadium. By 1969, they had left the psychicdelic and come back full circle to live performable songs. The rooftop concert for 'Let it Be' left no question that the band was still as tight as ever in live performance.[/QUOTE]


That's really interesting, thanks

I think I remeber hearing that they were really psyched to have 4 tracks

[QUOTE=blue3]He had the Beatles poster in his classroom?[/QUOTE]
My brothers chem teacher has Beatles posters all over his room. He claims to be the "fifth Beatle".

[QUOTE=magicbus]My brothers chem teacher has Beatles posters all over his room. He claims to be the "fifth Beatle".[/QUOTE]
No, I am. Charelston.

I am the 3,956,780th Beatle.

Got my Paul tickets today! Nosebleeders, but that's all we could afford.

I mean, we were up pretty **** close in 02, but stilll, I GET TO SEE PAUL AGAIN!

I guess it was on the news that hackers were buying hundreds at a time and selling them on ebay, that's why they sell out so fast. Basterds.

I am going to try my luck for Boston.

Walrus -- I'm always amazed by what they did with the studio tech of the day. Phasing and other effects we take for granted weren't around then. Lennon is credited with naming Phasing. It was accomplished by playing two tapes of the same track of music at the same time to get the effect. It had to be perfectly synchronized to work and exact control was especially time consuming in the studio. A long way from simply pushing a button on an amp like we do today.
Their multi track music stands out to most people 'discovering' them now, which leads to a studio band perception.
But even in concert -- imagine only a hundred or so watts to play with at a gig. No wonder they couldn't hear themselves. That's why I think of them as a primary live band. I don't think a lot of bands today could play together like they did without really hearing what they were playing.

im just glad i got my tickets, i called my parents duing my spanish class at around 10:30 am to make sure they got em'. needless to say, i got caught and now i gotta serve a saturday school to get my phone back lol.

Saturday school? That sucks but at least you got tickets

I`m not paying top $ this time around unless it`s up real close. Paul is a bazillionaire and besides, I saw him twice in `02. One was in Cleveland, one of the highlights of that trip was the RRHOF, they had a Lennon section. Stuff like his glasses here wore on 12/8/80 and his Sgt.Pepper jacket, which I touched when the guard was not looking...I made the connection. :D

lol^. Does any one know what sort of shops e.g "Op Shops" (dont give me specific shops unless they are in sydeny) that sell John Lennon Style glasses {his circular sort} (preferably yellow tinted) ?????