A challenge for you" Listen to their albums, in order. Put Let it Be (Naked) before Abbey Road, and then tell me again what you think.
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Sumdumgi
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This is great news ! New stuff including a new release of the Let It Be film.
NEW FILM PROJECT: Announcing an exciting new collaboration between The Beatles and the acclaimed Academy Award winning director Sir Peter Jackson
NEW FILM PROJECT: Announcing an exciting new collaboration between The Beatles and the acclaimed Academy Award winning director Sir Peter Jackson
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Couple of good books out on this historic last "live gig" together....both well worth reading
Sumdumgi
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Couple of good books out on this historic last "live gig" together....both well worth reading
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zwartekat
Striker
Peculiar thing to say.
Would have been fantastic to have stumbled across the gig during your lunch break.Couple of good books out on this historic last "live gig" together....both well worth reading
"You're late, where have you been?"
"Sorry about that, just been watching The Beatles".
"Aye,reeto".
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sylvian
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Used to listen to The Beatles on a regular basis but very rare now.... Not sure why as I still like them.
Especially some of the later stuff.
Lennon was class in Beatles, wrote some off the wall stuff but classics as well. McCartney never liked as much but can't knock he's talent.
Thought Harrison wrote some classics like, While My Guitar, Something, Taxman, Here Comes The Sun
Especially some of the later stuff.
Lennon was class in Beatles, wrote some off the wall stuff but classics as well. McCartney never liked as much but can't knock he's talent.
Thought Harrison wrote some classics like, While My Guitar, Something, Taxman, Here Comes The Sun
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The Beatles on the Roof by Tony Barrell
Roof: The Beatles Final Concert by Ken Mansfield (he's the one in the white jacket pictured on the book cover).
In both books they both describe how roadies had to struggle up flights of narrow stairs lugging up Billy Preston's Hammond organ that had to be dismantled first
I know....imagine saying you "were there", or being stood on the pavement below and hearing the band in full swing but being unable to see them from where you were stood
When I get home from work tonight I'm going to stick on my Get Back documentary DVD and watch this 37 minute live "happening".
Don't Let Me Down on continual play.....love this track
The Beatles on the Roof by Tony Barrell
Roof: The Beatles Final Concert by Ken Mansfield (he's the one in the white jacket pictured on the book cover).
In both books they both describe how roadies had to struggle up flights of narrow stairs lugging up Billy Preston's Hammond organ that had to be dismantled first
I know....imagine saying you "were there", or being stood on the pavement below and hearing the band in full swing but being unable to see them from where you were stood
When I get home from work tonight I'm going to stick on my Get Back documentary DVD and watch this 37 minute live "happening".
Don't Let Me Down on continual play.....love this track
Let It Be DVD....edit.
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JAZZMANB
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Big part of being considered great i would say
Not really,the records are what define them but all you see visually is black n white shakey head teeny pop stuff .Other greats Led zep,Floyd,Cream ,hendrix etc you have this great live footage that completes the picture .Turns out the packed in live stuff which i think is a chink in the armour
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Barrington Womble
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Nice one..Looking forward to Yoko getting launched into The Eye Of Sauron.
zwartekat
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I take your point but don't really agree that live footage is necessary to make a band great, especially not a big part.
tunstall birdman
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Mind I agree that they were innovators of music and helped shape the world with their influence on music culture and social culture. Plus they wrote some cracking songs!!
rapscallion
Winger
There aren't Pink Floyd and by this I mean proper Pink Floyd (Waters) captured gigs around, Pompei aside, which is a film shoot.
Shakey camcorder footage of The Wall.
Giving up playing live is what gave them the freedom to develop musically, that’s when they truly became great.
Look at the difference between Beatles For Sale and Rubber Soul. Chalk and cheese.
To be fair they were still touring when RS was released. Though it was a game changer. A proper album rather than a collection of songs.
You’re correct, it was just as they were finishing. It set them off in a new direction.
JAZZMANB
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Not so much the footage but that's what we'd judge
More the fact they did it
See above ,just the fact they weren't a live phenomenon like a lot of the heavyweights are known for
Not judging them on live dvd potential
Nah ,sorry ..Every other band managed ,loads of band made massive creative leaps and toured. Writing songs that are difficult to tour has been a problem many a band overcame
I'm a massive Kate Bush fan but she bottled it
It's their choice but I think it's fair to include it in judging greatness
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rapscallion
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I don't think you are making absolute lucid sense, mate; you introduced the live footage (that completes the picture) arc to the topic.
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