Beatles , years ahead of their time

[Gofer Blue]

https://youtu.be/f70Z3cvrQd0

One of their lesser played tracks, but one of my favourites. Think its because the lyrics could have been written about an episode in my earlier life ��

Yes, been there too. Lost a girl who I loved dearly through my own immature attitude.

[CCFCC3PO]

I love listening to these. Especially when you hear the mistakes (and there's loads in Beatles recordings).

Here there's a few. He misses a note at 1.05.

[CCFCC3PO]

I haven't watched all of this video, but the "Paul is Dead" conspiracy theory is religiously followed by some cranks, even with the most tenuous links and facts.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Bit of a cheesy song, but one of McCartney's best bass lines - complicated enough but he nails it while also singing and being frontman.

...goes on one verse too many

[elytillidie]

New Peter Jackson film Get Back, due in September. The excellent Let It Be documentary getting re-released too. The new one uses lots of new footage and shows them in a better light than the acrimonious Let It Be one.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beat...et-back-movie/
Get Back.jpg

[Vindec]

Has anyone else see the Beatles live? If not the Bootleg Beatles are a good substitute.

[CCFCC3PO]

New Peter Jackson film Get Back, due in September. The excellent Let It Be documentary getting re-released too. The new one uses lots of new footage and shows them in a better light than the acrimonious Let It Be one.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beat...et-back-movie/
Get Back.jpg

Is there anywhere to see the original - it seems the one Beatles piece that is hard to come by.

[elytillidie]

Is there anywhere to see the original - it seems the one Beatles piece that is hard to come by.

I've had it for years, can't remember where from. It's available from ebay, sure it'd be watchable. Been officially unavailabe for years.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Let-it-be...IAAOSw3iResvkH

[CCFCC3PO]

I've had it for years, can't remember where from. It's available from ebay, sure it'd be watchable. Been officially unavailabe for years.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Let-it-be...IAAOSw3iResvkH

Thanks!

[life on mars]

You can't fault thier ballads ,and they were so well marketed, not a fan of anything McCartney has done post Beatles , I have though enjoyed Lennon's solo stuff

[CCFCC3PO]

You can't fault thier ballads ,and they were so well marketed, not a fan of anything McCartney has done post Beatles , I have though enjoyed Lennon's solo stuff

Lennon did some great songs post Beatles, but there was a lot of dross too. Lennon used to accuse McCartney of writing "granny-shit", but then he did Imagine

[lardy]

Has anyone else see the Beatles live? If not the Bootleg Beatles are a good substitute.

Seen them a few times. They put on an amazing show.

[lardy]

You can't fault thier ballads ,and they were so well marketed, not a fan of anything McCartney has done post Beatles , I have though enjoyed Lennon's solo stuff

Yes, one of the first things people think of with the Beatles is "well marketed".

[CCFCC3PO]

A day in a time machine would be great.

1910 Early Ninian Park.
27 Cup Final
Stockholm '63
Rooftop '69
Ninian Park '71

[CCFCC3PO]

Yes, one of the first things people think of with the Beatles is "well marketed".

Epstein was a genius - there was no way those boys would have made it big without him

[CCFCC3PO]

This isn't their Stockholm show (one that Lennon scoured the Liverpool shops for a recording of). I'm less of a fan of their early stuff, but it's fascinating to see people reacting to their music - something we don't really get in the studio years other than RS reviews.

I love the way they do "one more song", the presenter seemed a little put out by that. There could well have been an element of "who do these guys think they are" seeing as it is very early in their career. It's amazing to think that, within 3 years, their music takes a new course from copying the music of the day, to setting the music of the day.

[Vindec]

I agree that their early stuff wasn't as good. After "Love Me Do" they seemed to go downhill but their later stuff is well ahead of their time.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Day tripper is a heavy song

[CCFCC3PO]

Day tripper is a heavy song

What's your thoughts on "I want you (She's so Heavy)" and "Helter Skelter"?

[MacAdder]

...goes on one verse too many

What's wrong with that?

[Wales-Bales]

Seen them a few times. They put on an amazing show.

I'm surprised you can remember, you must be about 80 now

[CCFCC3PO]

What's wrong with that?

I'd like to know.

[Wales-Bales]

I'd recommend this book for the musically inclined among us, and those with inquisitive minds..

The Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles by Dominic Pedler

01. Tension, Resolution and the Power of V
02. The Three-Chord Trick and the Blues
03. The Minor Pop Chords
04. 'Supercharging' a Song with Secondary Dominants
05. 'Exotic birds' no and the Great Aeolian Cadence Mvstery
06. Relative and Parallel Minor Switches
07. 'Borrowing' ... and the Rise of Rock
08. The Modal Connection
09. Descending Bass, Inversions and 'Aug' chords
10. Middle Eights and Mega Modulations
11. Diminished: Songwriting Sleight-of-Hand
12. Tritone Substitution and Other Mystery Chords
13. The 'A Hard Day's Night' Chord - Rock's Holy Grail
14. Melody - Intervals, Motifs and Phrasing
15. Harmonisation in Focus
16. 'I nicked it!' Derivation, 'Plagiarism' and Pop
17. And in The End ... Lyrical and Tonal Movement

Appendices

1. A Beginner's Guide to Music Theory
2. Beatles Chords in Practice
3. All Introduction to Harmonisation
4. All Introduction to Beatles Song Form
5. Science, Surprise and the Tingle' Factor
6. A Summary of Early Beatles Influences

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Songwriting.../dp/0711981671

[CCFCC3PO]

Thanks for that one!

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

What's your thoughts on "I want you (She's so Heavy)" and "Helter Skelter"?

Helter Skelter is a superb song