Posted on 03/20/2018 9:24:23 AM PDT by llevrok
Ringo’s the best. He doesn’t take himself as seriously as the others — that goes a long way with me.
Cynthia is dead.
I think Abby Road is the perfect album
I particularly like the medley side
It has the polished Martin touch too
They gave him back full production control for what was basically their last album
They had a lot of good work
Even Submarine and Magical Mystery and Let it Be have high points
The Stones are the greatest rock and roll band ever
But the Beatles were the most popular in their day and more musical much of that owed to Martin
Just an opinion
We lived beatle single to single back then
When you think about it, 7 years is pretty much all you can expect with a band with the kind of talent (and egos) that the Beatles had.
They broke up at the right time.
Think about if the Stones’ broke up right after “Exile”.......they would probably be as revered as The Beatles, but they went on way too long and put out too many mediocre albums since then and it somewhat sullied their legacy.
That also is good stuff.
Good for Ringo.
He’s looking good, for an old guy. I bet keeping that hair/beard dyed is a beotch, though.
I just don’t think there would have been much in the tank after “Abbey Road”. It was time for them to go on their own.
“Best” always kind of bugs me. So many different criteria. Pure beats per minute, complexity of rhythms, nope; *but* the right fill at the right time and the tone.. he and George Martin spent hours and hours trying different bass drum beaters with different microphones in different positions- not as exciting as Moon or Bonham and of course no where near the technique of any of the pro jazz drummers, but the better the stereo you listen to the drums on ‘Come Together’ on, the more impressive the drum part is- every single hit perfect in dynamics and tone, *space* where it needs to be; having gigged for 40+ years and being in my mid 50’s I can appreciate REAL professionalism, which is so often very different from flash!
You’re probably right, Gator...still a cool ‘what if?’ to ponder
If you want to know “What If?”, listen to the solo albums and that would have given you a pretty good idea.
“It Don’t Come Easy”
The song shot up the charts, passing Lennon’s “Power to the People,” Harrison’s “What Is Life” (both reached number eleven), and McCartney’s “Another Day” (number five), all the way up to number four, settling just beneath the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar” at number one. It was the first of three top ten hits Harrison cowrote or produced for Starr. The success stunned those who had assumed Starr couldn’t cut it on his own.
Yep, I don’t think if George had recorded it, it would have done as well. Ringo’s voice was much better suited for it.
Wonderful idea, Lex, knighting Rick Rescorla ...the hero’s hero. May he rest in peace!
Didn’t Rescorla become a US citizen, and if so, perhaps could not be knighted?
Just a thought..
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If ever there was a Fifth Beatle, it was George Martin, not Billy Preston. With no offense intended for Billy Preston. He was an exceptional keyboardist.
The Beatles had all kinds of issues at this point. IMO, Yoko just became the focal point for all those grievances. She was an issue but only one of many and not THE cause of the breakup. She might have been the straw that broke the camel's back but she was not the major portion of the load.
Then again, without Paul’s lyrical brilliance, John would have gone nowhere.
As a songwriting team, these two were unmatched in pop era. I totally disagree with your analysis. John was the lyricist of the two. Paul didn't write anything to consistently rival the lyrics of John such as in Girl, In My Life, Strawberry Fields Forever, his portion of Day in the Life or lots of other songs where he was the primary lyricist. Paul's greatest strength was writing incredible melodies. George Martin once commented that Paul was envious of John's ability to turn a phrase and John was envious of Paul's ability to compose melodies. I've always thought that the pair needed each other in songwriting. Besides filling in the gaps of the other in lyrics and melody, John had a tendency toward anger and bitterness in his lyrics that Paul moderated and Paul had a tendency towards fluffiness in his lyrics to which John could add an edge.
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