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Post by andymorris on Jul 20, 2021 3:54:19 GMT -5
Makes for a rough November! Hehe yeah. I pray every year for new stuff in October or November to cheer me up a bit. Or it's Velvet Underground / Pulp month. December is swing / Jazz / orchestral / Piano based music. I dont know why. May / June is Beach Boys / Mama and Papas time too. I just cant get out of this pattern. Help me. So much good music to listen. Not enough time. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 20, 2021 11:54:10 GMT -5
I wonder what Lennon’s take on Michael Jackson snapping up the rights to The Beatles’ catalogue and licensing the songs for use in commercials and so on would have been, had he lived to see it. I comfort myself with the thought that he would’ve torn the little twat apart with a very public tongue-lashing, as only he knew how to deliver.
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Post by girllikeabomb on Jul 20, 2021 15:53:41 GMT -5
Makes for a rough November! Could be a lot worse. |
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Post by girllikeabomb on Jul 20, 2021 16:04:16 GMT -5
I wonder what Lennon’s take on Michael Jackson snapping up the rights to The Beatles’ catalogue and licensing the songs for use in commercials and so on would have been, had he lived to see it. I comfort myself with the thought that he would’ve torn the little twat apart with a very public tongue-lashing, as only he knew how to deliver. Times changed. When MJ bought up the rights it was still seen as "selling out" to use a song to sell widgets. Songs were a lot more sacred than that. I remember the utter shock when Joe Strummer's disembodied voice was suddenly pimping luxury cars. But now the cat has left the bag and new generations just don't see it as a thing and every artist, even Nobel Prize winners, are selling. Not sure at all where Lennon would have ended up, but I kinda hope he'd have been among those last idealistic holdouts. |
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Post by andymorris on Jul 21, 2021 1:25:57 GMT -5
I wonder what Lennon’s take on Michael Jackson snapping up the rights to The Beatles’ catalogue and licensing the songs for use in commercials and so on would have been, had he lived to see it. I comfort myself with the thought that he would’ve torn the little twat apart with a very public tongue-lashing, as only he knew how to deliver. Times changed. When MJ bought up the rights it was still seen as "selling out" to use a song to sell widgets. Songs were a lot more sacred than that. I remember the utter shock when Joe Strummer's disembodied voice was suddenly pimping luxury cars. But now the cat has left the bag and new generations just don't see it as a thing and every artist, even Nobel Prize winners, are selling. Not sure at all where Lennon would have ended up, but I kinda hope he'd have been among those last idealistic holdouts. I guess, wild guess, Lennon would have been a bit jealous of the relationship between Macca and Jacko. I mean, Macca had written Girlfriend for him, and they then did two (amazing) duos on each other records. Catalog aside, i can hear Lennon snarky comments about all this. I'm glad advertisers never had the chance to use "real" recordings of the Beatles, though, only covers. That save it a bit. |
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Post by girllikeabomb on Jul 21, 2021 3:36:45 GMT -5
I'm glad advertisers never had the chance to use "real" recordings of the Beatles, though, only covers. That save it a bit. Well, Nike did use the real "Revolution," but that's what made Apple Records sue Jackson for use without their permission and stopped it for the future. Classic Time Magazine quote from the time: "Mark David Chapman killed him. But it took a couple of record execs, one sneaker company and a soul brother to turn him into a jingle writer." Have heard the story that after Julian Lennon covered "When I'm 64" for an Allstate insurance ad, Macca actually met with Jackson to ask him to stop hawking the songs, though honestly, it is hard to imagine that conversation ... In some ways I find the covers worse. It's annoying enough that it's a Beatles song, but then to be half-assed Beatles doesn't make it any better! |
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Post by fabulousbakers on Jul 21, 2021 4:13:31 GMT -5
...I mean, Macca had written Girlfriend for him, and they then did two (amazing) duos on each other records... McCartney and Jackson recorded complete shite together - what are these "amazing duos" you speak of? |
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Post by andymorris on Jul 21, 2021 6:03:55 GMT -5
...I mean, Macca had written Girlfriend for him, and they then did two (amazing) duos on each other records... McCartney and Jackson recorded complete shite together - what are these "amazing duos" you speak of? Say Say Say and the Girl is Mine are classics. Girlfriend, both Macca and Jacko versions (not collabs), are great too. |
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Post by andymorris on Jul 21, 2021 6:08:54 GMT -5
I'm glad advertisers never had the chance to use "real" recordings of the Beatles, though, only covers. That save it a bit. Well, Nike did use the real "Revolution," but that's what made Apple Records sue Jackson for use without their permission and stopped it for the future. Classic Time Magazine quote from the time: "Mark David Chapman killed him. But it took a couple of record execs, one sneaker company and a soul brother to turn him into a jingle writer." Have heard the story that after Julian Lennon covered "When I'm 64" for an Allstate insurance ad, Macca actually met with Jackson to ask him to stop hawking the songs, though honestly, it is hard to imagine that conversation ... In some ways I find the covers worse. It's annoying enough that it's a Beatles song, but then to be half-assed Beatles doesn't make it any better! Oh they (Nike) did ? I didn't know... Well the covers are shit but in some way they manage to keep the Beatles in the spotlight and convert new fans, so that's not entirely a bad thing. The Macca / Jackson collab is like most others Paul had. He wanted in for the music and eventually got screwed. It's amazing how he didn't learn from his mistakes. |
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Post by oasisserbia on Jul 23, 2021 11:48:49 GMT -5
So weird seeing this xD
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Post by matt on Jul 23, 2021 16:26:57 GMT -5
What a great collaboration that is.
80 years old and he still just fucking amazes me does Macca. Privileged to live during his time.
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Post by yeayeayeah on Jul 27, 2021 3:15:18 GMT -5
Cool video. I prefer Paul's original. The last shot of Paul coming through the door looks far more real. Looks like it's footage from the 66 American tour from the look of his hair( I'm a Beatle-geek). They didn't quite get the hair right in the rest of it. |
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Post by MacaRonic on Aug 6, 2021 6:05:19 GMT -5
“All Things Must Pass” 50th Anniversary box set dropped today which includes a load of great outtakes.
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Post by beentherenow on Aug 19, 2021 15:30:27 GMT -5
I’ve listened to all the albums over the past 3 weeks and I’d say my current ranking is
12. Beatles for Sale
11. With the Beatles
10. Let it Be
9. Please Please Me
8. Magical Mystery Tour (marked down as it’s not a real studio album)
7. Hard Days Night
6. Help
5. Sgt Peppers
4. Rubber Soul
3. Abbey Road
2. Revolver
1 White Album
It’ll probably change considerably next time. Truly phenomenal music
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Post by Gas Panic on Aug 20, 2021 11:04:16 GMT -5
I’ve listened to all the albums over the past 3 weeks and I’d say my current ranking is 12. Beatles for Sale 11. With the Beatles 10. Let it Be 9. Please Please Me 8. Magical Mystery Tour (marked down as it’s not a real studio album) 7. Hard Days Night 6. Help 5. Sgt Peppers 4. Rubber Soul 3. Abbey Road 2. Revolver 1 White Album It’ll probably change considerably next time. Truly phenomenal music It's been a long time since I've thought about this so I thought I'd give it a go. 1. White Album 2. Sgt Pepper 3. Abbey Road 4. Revolver 5. Rubber Soul 6. Magical Mystery Tour 7. A Hard Days Night 8. Help 9. Let It Be 10. Beatles For Sale 11. Please Please Me 12. With The Beatles 13. Yellow Submarine |
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Post by oasisserbia on Aug 20, 2021 13:50:00 GMT -5
1. Sgt Pepper
2. Abbey Road
3. Revolver
4. Rubber Soul
5. White Album
6. Magical Mistery Tour
7. Let It Be
8. I don't know those first albums, they are all same to me xD
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Aug 20, 2021 17:51:41 GMT -5
8. I don't know those first albums, they are all same to me xD Not at all. Out of the first five I'd say Help is the best, followed by A Hard Day's Night |
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Post by matt on Aug 20, 2021 18:05:17 GMT -5
8. I don't know those first albums, they are all same to me xD Not at all. Out of the first five I'd say Help is the best, followed by A Hard Day's Night Interesting, of the early albums, I'd say Help is one of the weaker ones. The second half is relatively patchy compared to the other early albums, and McCartney is fairly lightweight on this one, barring the slam dunk Yesterday. Similar to A Hard Day's Night, it's most consistent brilliance comes from Lennon. Speaking of that album, I think A Hard Day's Night is their first true masterpiece. It is Beatlemania in its purest form. |
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Post by madferitusa2025 on Aug 20, 2021 20:25:19 GMT -5
I feel like Help is the natural bridge from Beatlemania to Rubber Soul. Which I prefer to Revolver in some ways.
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Post by oasisserbia on Aug 22, 2021 14:11:27 GMT -5
8. I don't know those first albums, they are all same to me xD Not at all. Out of the first five I'd say Help is the best, followed by A Hard Day's Night I know they are not the same but to be honest, I don't know much about those album, for example if you ask me from which album is ''If I Fell'', I have no idea. I listened to those albums like 15 years ago, I took the songs that I like and to be honest, I never listened to them from start to finish again because they were more collection of songs than proper albums like albums from Rubber Soul to Let It Be. They were the times when I played whole discography but I still don't much about those early albums and which one is better, tracklists etc. But that's just me xD. |
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Post by yeayeayeah on Aug 22, 2021 16:18:37 GMT -5
Not at all. Out of the first five I'd say Help is the best, followed by A Hard Day's Night Interesting, of the early albums, I'd say Help is one of the weaker ones. The second half is relatively patchy compared to the other early albums, and McCartney is fairly lightweight on this one, barring the slam dunk Yesterday. Similar to A Hard Day's Night, it's most consistent brilliance comes from Lennon. Speaking of that album, I think A Hard Day's Night is their first true masterpiece. It is Beatlemania in its purest form. I completely agree about AHDN! It's the Abbey Road of the early Beatles. |
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Post by oasisgoletitout on Aug 22, 2021 17:32:55 GMT -5
I feel like Help is the natural bridge from Beatlemania to Rubber Soul. Which I prefer to Revolver in some ways. Recently I have been favoring Help to Revolver. The song Yellow Submarine is a bit of a let down right in the middle of Revolver. I actually really like the second half of Help even though a lot of people think the track listing of the last two songs is pretty awkward. I really like tunes like It's Only Love or I've Just Seen in a Face. And Lennon sounds great on Dizzy Miss Lizzy. |
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Post by mkoasis on Aug 22, 2021 23:22:59 GMT -5
The white album
Rubber soul
Revolver
A hard days night
Help
Sgt peppers
Let it be
Magical mystery tour
Beatles for sale
Please please me
With the Beatles
Abbey road (yes, last. I still love it but love all the others more.)
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Post by underneaththesky on Aug 23, 2021 6:31:17 GMT -5
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Aug 23, 2021 10:34:18 GMT -5
Revolver is my #1 favourite.
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