Beatles fans -

You must read "Here, There, and Everywhere. My Life Recording The Beatles", by Geoff Emerick.

Especially if you are into the technical side of music production at all. Home recording enthusiasts listen up!!

I just finished the book, and it was an absolutely facsinating read. Very interesting perspective from a guy that was in the studio recording most of the Beatles albums. It goes way beyond the soap opera approach that alot of the hangers-ons authors have written.

Very well done book. Check it out!

:)

https://www.npr.org/sections/allsong...he-white-album

Cool info to go along with new Re-release on how the album was made

https://youtu.be/UocEGvQ10OE

OUtstanding, so nice to see them as just a group of talented scousers not the diefied portrait the Beatles have had put pout there for years/

Interesting. I have never really been a beatles fan. But like some of their songs.

Do we put to much of us into a piece of music.

I think I might be an Elton John fan.

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With all the things that the Beatles were, many people forget that they were, first and foremost, in my eyes, a great rock and roll band.

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With all the things that the Beatles were, many people forget that they were, first and foremost, in my eyes, a great rock and roll band.

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And so many other things, too. What an amazing run they had, over a scant 10 years!

https://youtu.be/KgWUL92oZIA

First LP I got was "Rubber Soul". At the time I thought it was a strange departure from the Beatles of previous albums / 45's. It does grow on ya though and it's indicative of their evolution, music-wise.

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https://www.npr.org/sections/allsong...he-white-album

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About a third of the way through this 44 minute piece - very cool indeed!

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Got to honor that sentiment again, with this...

https://youtu.be/BGLGzRXY5Bw

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https://www.npr.org/sections/allsong...he-white-album

Cool info to go along with new Re-release on how the album was made

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Oh, wow, this is well worth listening to. Some of best stuff is towards the middle and end of the pod cast, so hang in there, and use quality head phones.

Like this:

I guess this has been out for a while, but it was new to me.

https://youtu.be/naIG0tdXlGw

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You must read "Here, There, and Everywhere. My Life Recording The Beatles", by Geoff Emerick.

Especially if you are into the technical side of music production at all. Home recording enthusiasts listen up!!

I just finished the book, and it was an absolutely facsinating read. Very interesting perspective from a guy that was in the studio recording most of the Beatles albums. It goes way beyond the soap opera approach that alot of the hangers-ons authors have written.

Very well done book. Check it out!

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Took your advice, just finished it, and agree on all points!

This pairs very nicely with the book...

https://youtu.be/0fFyZzqPDws

13 Minute 60 Minutes Piece
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/beatle...eo-2021-11-14/

60 Minutes Overtime
https://youtu.be/FvWFYMk2DPg

very cool. looking forward to the documentary.

Has anyone else noticed the current run on high profile music docs?

The Sparks Brothers (Edgar Wright)
Summer of Soul (Questlove)
The Velvet Underground (Todd Haynes)
The Beatles: Get Back (Peter Jackson)

As for The Beatles, I still have the original Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cassette I got in 8th grade...oh, and because I'm a nerd, I also have all of the original Todd MacFarlane Beatles Sgt. Pepper's action figures mint in boxes.
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Oh yeah? I have an unofficial bobble hand (yes, no typo) blue meanie.

Grew up with the conventional wisdom of bitch yono broke up the beatles, playboy inverviews etc. Gotta say, seeing her awkwardly seated next to Lennon in this, that must have been hard. Four guys, trying to do the work how it's always been done, and here this new person is, suddenly in the middle of it with no value-add. With a weak-ass NFL slate I'm probably watching the first two installments.

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Grew up with the conventional wisdom of bitch yono broke up the beatles, playboy inverviews etc. Gotta say, seeing her awkwardly seated next to Lennon in this, that must have been hard. Four guys, trying to do the work how it's always been done, and here this new person is, suddenly in the middle of it with no value-add. With a weak-ass NFL slate I'm probably watching the first two installments.

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This for sure. They had been fracturing for a while as I imagine anyone would being confined together in a pressure cooker for so many years but Yoko was the final straw. It annoys me watching her sitting in there passively ruining the greatest band of all time. If any of you have a surround system they remastered Abbey Road along with a few other albums in lossless surround bluray discs that are out of this world.

Watched the first two installments and didn't see anything that really changes the narrative.

its a bit of a snoozer
Jackson has always left too much fat as well as meat on the bone...

the George/Paul interplay is most interesting to me.
George just gets ignored, not shut down, but ignored....

https://youtu.be/9kOQ5sgzhRA

Not ready to pop for D+ yet, but really looking forward to seeing this whole thing someday/somehow.

^ What I got from this is that, unquestionably, John+Paul > john, paul. their interplay, their quick wit, just striking. Mesmerizing. how they brought out the just mountains of talent in each other.

Then seeing bitch yoko just sitting, quite literally, in the middle of it, scowling, reading a fucking book or magazine....occasionally screaming into a mike / "freak out"...

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^ What I got from this is that, unquestionably, John+Paul > john, paul. their interplay, their quick wit, just striking. Mesmerizing. how they brought out the just mountains of talent in each other.

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Along that line, this was surprisingly good...

Two of Us

https://vimeo.com/577090018

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Then seeing bitch yoko just sitting, quite literally, in the middle of it, scowling, reading a fucking book or magazine....occasionally screaming into a mike / "freak out"...

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In this day and age that comment could easily be construed as misogynistic, but remembering comments from the principals at the time, and over the several decades since, it's pretty hard to believe otherwise. John should never have asked Yoko to insert herself into those proceedings, (if that's indeed how it went down), and Yoko never should have, regardless. They shoulda just bitched about shit together at home alone like every other couple everywhere.

The rejoinder now is gonna be "just look at the footage", but they had umpteen hours they whittled down to a few, and with selective editing you can basically create any narrative you want.

That said The Beatles undeniably mirrored (and influenced) the evolution of the cultural consciousness of the 60's - love their music and still wanna see this thing.

https://youtu.be/K95MIzDth_A

I hope some genius
has already designed a knock off clothing deal to replicate some of these threads cuz that shit would sell

Billy Preston saved this shitshow
Full stop

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Already in the works...

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BTW, this from the Let It Be Wikipedia page...

Jackson's film is to be followed by a remastered re-release of Lindsay-Hogg's original film.

That fellow Michael Lindsay-Hogg has quite the body of work.

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Oh mah gawd. Billy Preston's shirts are to. die. for.

MT: "I would so wear that shirt" (ringo on screen)
Ms. MT "That's his wife's blouse"
MT: "do you have any blouses?"

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Oh mah gawd. Billy Preston's shirts are to. die. for.

MT: "I would so wear that shirt" (ringo on screen)
Ms. MT "That's his wife's blouse"
MT: "do you have any blouses?"

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Remember we had a few man blouse parties around the country with different groups of Mags back in the day.
I got to be at one in DC with Tipp & Rusty and not sure who else....
but we looked fab and a good time was had by all.

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TULSA, OK—Saying the miniseries provided fresh insight into the subject matter, local man Barry Liptak, 43, told reporters Monday that Peter Jackson’s Get Back documentary gave him a much greater appreciation for how long eight hours feels. “Obviously, I’m familiar with the broad strokes of that length of time, but it wasn’t until I sat down and really focused on the documentary that I realized the exact way eight hours of television can test your patience,” said the father of three, telling reporters that Jackson’s groundbreaking editing and cinematic techniques allowed him to stretch out the archival footage in surprising ways, ensuring viewers could grasp every excruciating second that fills out the show’s 468-minute runtime. “I really didn’t think there was something new to say about the way hours of documentary storytelling can make your eyes glaze over after I watched Ron Howard’s Eight Days A Week. But then I saw Paul, Ringo, John, and George up there in full color rambling about something or other for 20 minutes straight, and I really got a sense of how fucking interminable this sort of thing can be.” Liptak added that he had gained considerable understanding of the way a minute can be drawn out to seem like an eternity through the meandering conversations he has had with coworkers about Get Back.

I watched part one and was mesmerized . What a treat to watch them craft some of the best songs ever in a week in a time crunch. I love the synergy between John & Paul. Regardless of them not getting along outside of performing when they were composing you could really feel the love and respect while working together. I totally get why George was frustrated. He seemed more of a solo writer than a collaborator . 2 and a half hours felt like an hour to me . Looking forward to the rest of it.

The Texan to the rescue.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-en...-fifth-beatle/

https://youtu.be/1YK1dg9qFZs

I finally got through the three episode documentary. I really enjoyed it. I listened to the whole thing on headphones. It was wonderful listening to them create, practice, perform, goof-off, etc. It was great.

documentary was soooo good

Signed up for Disney+/Hulu recently on a holiday special $2.99/month, and have been enjoying watching Get Back, and also Let It Be. Haven't got to Beatles '64 yet, but that looks to be really good as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLzMtQJnH8k

On a somber note 44 years ago tonight John Lennon was shot on the streets of NYC. I remember working the line in a restaurant that night, and hearing the news percolate around until we were able to get out to a tv in the bar and see it confirmed. On Monday Night Football. So f'n sad, and weird.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...night-football

Came across this as well...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkVXA3lK7r8