The Beatles

[burningmonk]

The White Album.

[putainfromage]

oh baby. abbey road.

[maxie1p]

:stunned:
I don't know any The Beatles album...

What?????

My first purchase was Rubber Soul...then Abbey Road...then Revolver...then Sgt. Pepper's...then White Album...then Let it Be....then I bought the rest in one big cd purchase....and then I played them in the order that they were released....and I gotta say the White Album was by far my favorite.

[Jupiteriana]

Magical Mistery Tour, Sgt Peppers,Abbey Road and Beatles For Sale...

This 4 are my favourites albums..

I :heart: Beatles!!!

[an_cat]

oh baby. abbey road.



yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

[Jupiteriana]

I'd Like to be under the sea..

[an_cat]

in an octopus' garden!!!

[Jupiteriana]

i love that song!!!

[Jupiteriana]

Ringo sings it :heart:

[an_cat]

Speaking of whom, love your avi and sig! :nice:

[Jupiteriana]

Thanks ;)

who are the boys of the photos?

[an_cat]

Who's in my avi and sig?


I've got Carlos Barat and Peter Doherty, from the Libertines (well, ONCE from the Libertines, they've now broken up and are in other bands, but yeah haha long story! ;) ) :nice:

[Miss-Clementine]

The White Album

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

i know only white album and like only one song,so i will vote for white

[Ondes Martenot]

good to see people love Beatles http://ateaseweb.com/mb/style_emoticons/default/yes.gif

[rayman]

Personally, I love Sgt. Pepper's. It's a fantastic piece of work, as are The White Album and Abbey Road.

SPLHCB is simply in a league of its own; nothing before or since has sounded quite like it.

[Ondes Martenot]

SPLHCB is simply in a league of its own; nothing before or since has sounded quite like it.

Pet Sounds

[rayman]

I guess...

And notice how that holds up years and years later, too.

[linnea]

With The Beatles

although Abbey Road is a very close second

[Bubblegirl]

Sgt pepper's

[Cirrus Minor]

Abbey Road ! Come Together's so great !
Revolver stands just behind.

[Sienna]

Abbey Road or Revolver I'd say myself. ughhh such a hard decision:(

[danpollard]

Right guys - for those of you who don't know, the new album is being aired tonight in full (no ads, nothing!) on Virgin radio. It has been promised on the Geoff show which runs from 10pm-1am and Geoff has suggested it will be played from about 11pm.

If anyone has the knowhow (or wants to teach me) could they please record it!

Enjoy it everyone!

[Ondes Martenot]

Right guys - for those of you who don't know, the new album is being aired tonight in full (no ads, nothing!) on Virgin radio. It has been promised on the Geoff show which runs from 10pm-1am and Geoff has suggested it will be played from about 11pm.

If anyone has the knowhow (or wants to teach me) could they please record it!

Enjoy it everyone!

hey, thanks a lot for info :)

i wasn't too happy for the idea at the start of all this, but after that i've heard the samples i've got excited

[danpollard]

hey, thanks a lot for info :)

i wasn't too happy for the idea at the start of all this, but after that i've heard the samples i've got excited

Yeah I know what you mean, but Virgin have played quite a few of the songs in full over the past couple of weeks and I like what I'm hearing. Wait for the new While My Guitar Gently Weeps - it's brilliant!

[badlydrawngirl]

^Yes, I've just heard that one, it's very good. Must give the entire album a listen.

[crawlinwithin]

i'm actually pleasantly surprised by what i've heard so far. AT first i didn't think a bunch of mashed up beatles songs would sound good, but George Martin is a genius and he knew what he was doing.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

lol i downloaded 4 songs or samples and i still dont like Beatles,although my father has all the lps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i cant stand their music

[crawlinwithin]

lol i downloaded 4 songs or samples and i still dont like Beatles,although my father has all the lps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i cant stand their music

what's wrong with you?

[StarDust]

Beatles rocks :D ! I love them i Love them I love them! :D best band in all history :D

[Me2]

The Beatles were together about the same length of time that Coldplay have been together. In that time, they recorded over 200 songs. Amazing output, and only a handful of duds in the lot. Boring? Never. Thank goodness Coldplay paid attention and realize that songs should have a melody. :)

[crawlinwithin]

words cannot describe how good the beatles were/still are.

[autumnal_dawn]

In my opinion, everyone loves the Beatles and those who say they don´t love them (at least a bit) just don´t know they do love them.
:)

[Ondes Martenot]

we should do a "top 100 beatles songs of all time"!! :wacko:

i'd make a list for sure

every normal music board has such a poll, we should as well :dance:

[Jupiteriana]

Beatles :heart:

My favourites songs:

Penny Lane
Get Back
Lady Madonna
You Never Give Me Your Money
Carry That Way
Something
Act Naturally
I've Just Seen A Face
Baby You're A Rich Man
Here Comes The Sun
Sun King
Blackbird
Hey Jude
Let It Be
Paperback Writer
Good Night
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
She's Leaving Home
Getting Better

Etc Etc Etc


One of my favourites bands.. definitively

[Sam]

Rocky Raccoon has been my favourite Beatles song for the past few months.

[Lore]

what an old thread.. :P


the beatles are the best band ever :dance:

[busybeeburns]

http://www.sawf.org/newsphotos/2/An_Beatles_200704122143153750_afp.jpg http://www.sawf.org/newsphotos/2/Apple_200704122143153751_afp.jpg http://www.sawf.org/newsphotos/2/Paul_Mc_200704122143154062_afp.jpg

Music label EMI has settled a royalties dispute with Apple Corps, the publishing group founded by The Beatles, in a move that could finally enable fans to buy legal downloads of the Fab Four's hits.

LONDON (AFP) - "I can confirm that we have reached a mutually acceptable settlement and that we are not going to say anything more than that," an EMI spokeswoman told AFP.

EMI was still working towards putting The Beatles' songs, including "Let it Be," "Hey Jude" and "Come Together," on Apple Inc.'s iTunes website, she added.

News of the settlement was overshadowed, however, by a report Thursday which said Warner Music has been warned not to overpay in its takeover bid for EMI.

In afternoon trade, the share price in EMI fell 0.60 percent to 223.40 pence on London's second tier FTSE 250 index, which was lower overall.

Apple Corps -- owned by surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and the widows of bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison -- had claimed that EMI owed 30 million pounds (44 million euros, 59 million dollars) in missing royalties from album sales between 1994 and 1999.

The band had begun legal proceedings in London's High Court in 2005 to recover the alleged missing funds.

The vast catalogue of Beatles hits has been barred from legal Internet download sites at the band's insistence, despite protests from EMI, which owns their recording rights.

Beatles' songs have long circulated on the Internet as unlicensed downloads, available from peer-to-peer sites, but industry analysts say a decision to release them would be a boon for the legal downloading industry.

British newspaper The Daily Telegraph had reported earlier Thursday that EMI and Apple Corps had agreed to settle the case at the end of March -- but added that the terms of the settlement were confidential.

The two sides could now reach an agreement on new royalties for the sale of Beatles' songs over the Internet, particularly on the iTunes music website, the paper added without citing its source.

Earlier this month, EMI said it would offer songs from its artists for download without copy protection as part of a deal with iTunes, which is touted by iPod maker Apple as the world's most popular digital music store.

EMI, the world's third-largest music group, has said it will begin to sell music without anti-piracy software over the Internet from May, but did not specify a launch date.

The announcement only covered EMI's existing digital catalogue -- which includes the likes of Coldplay, Madonna and Robbie Williams.

Elsewhere, London's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Thursday that a key Warner Music shareholder has said the music group should not consider paying "anything near" the 320 pence per share it offered for EMI last year.

Scott Sperling, co-president of Thomas H Lee Partners, which owns 37.2 percent of Warner, reportedly told the Reuters Hedge Funds and Private Equity Summit in New York that sliding profits and growth at EMI were becoming "increasingly problematic,", affecting any price Warner might now offer.

EMI had last month rejected a fresh informal takeover bid by Warner claiming the cash offer worth 260 pence a share, or 2.08 billion pounds (3.07 billion euros, 4.05 billion dollars) was "inadequate."

http://news.sawf.org/Entertainment/35846.aspx

[busybeeburns]

The first single from Paul McCartney's upcoming album Memory Almost Full will be released to radio on Friday (April 20th). The news of the single, called "Ever Present Past," was posted on the chat board for studio technician Steve Hoffman's website. It was on Hoffman's site that the tracklisting and description of the upcoming album was first leaked.

The track was described on the website stevehoffman.tv as being, "Musically quirky -- McCartney II (album) fans will love this one -- hooky and clever with great lyrics, addictive robotic rhythm, nifty distorted guitar riffs and terrific double-tracked vocals. Fully realized top-drawer 'Macca Pop' in every respect, (with the) opening line: 'I've got too much on my plate -- I've got no time to be a decent lover.' A+"

There's been no official release date set for the single of "Ever Present Past," but a video reportedly was shot for the album's lead-off track, "Dancing Tonight," starring Natalie Portman and The Office star Mackenzie Crook. Memory Almost Full will be released on June 5th.

Steve Hoffman is a well respected album mastering engineer, who is responsible for conforming digital sound and analog tape into either a vinyl LP or compact disc.

Ringo Starr's longtime producer Mark Hudson first worked with McCartney in 1997. He says that McCartney has more than earned the right to be as experimental as he wants to be: "There's a weird thing about getting older and being relevant. And sometimes we try to be, 'Oh, we better sound like Coldplay or Radiohead, 'cause that's what's happening now.' And I think that when it come to the Beatles, they have nothing else to prove other than being what they wanna be. And if they wanna stretch out and try something new, they could do a polka album -- 'cause they paid their dues and done their stuff."

http://www.therockradio.com/2007/04/new-paul-mccartney-single-to-air-on.html

[tgaucho]

righteous. i can't fucking wait for the new album

[Lore]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP4_F8HJwQw

[Lera]

Oh Jesus.

[Lore]

:laugh3:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Sorry,but I rather create thread with this

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

First of all, if you don't like the beatles, don't let people tell you that you are wrong and have no musical taste. I don't get why people feel the need to like the Beatles just because they are SUPPOSED to like them. How many of you would honestly play a shitty Beatles CD in your spare time? None - exactly! So stop kidding yourselves. All music now is better than the Beatles. That is a fact. The Beatles were revolutionary, but all modern music has builded upon the Beatles' solid foundation. Everyone now has improved on the Beatles in every single way, yet I will get shut down for saying that. But that isn't a dig at the Beatles - just the truth. Everyone has copied what the Beatles did but improved on all of their weaknessed, from songwriting to the actual music (which is a compliment to the Beatles that they ARE the band who people copy). But to say music now is worse than the Beatles just because the Beatles were "the first" is plain stupid. Take off your biased blinkers and realize that the Beatles served their purpose and now music is moving on, and more importantly - improving.

Ringo Star

Ringo is obviously the least talented. How the hell did this guy get the job? Were the other three so fucked up at the time that Ringo actually sounded good to them? The rest of the band must have sobered up enough a couple of times to make sure Ringo's track was turned down for the final cut, however. Talk about a white guy with no rhythm. Hell, a random search of the London pubs would result in a better drummer. What's the difference between Ringo and a stopped watch? The watch is actually on time twice a day. You know it's bad when 'Yellow Submarine' was his shining moment!

Paul McCartney

Paul and Linda's "I know what's best so I'm not going to serve meat at my concert" shit definitely brings them up to second place. Apparently that clean living didn't quite work out as planned for them. I think it's a wake up call to live your life to its fullest, perhaps in place of surfing the net reading Beatles pages. And don't give me this great songwriting line of bull. Anyone can write a song in 4/4 time with 3 or 4 chords.

George Harrison

Well, he's dead. Can we now please stop releasing songs from dead guys? That "Set on you" bit a few years back almost had George beat out Paul on the list. One or two more of those and he would have definitely taken the title.

John Lennon

John is probably the least least talented. I won't say the most talented, because that would imply some sort of talent actually existed. But I have to wonder about a guy who hangs around with Yoko.


source : http://www.ateaseweb.com/mb/index.php?showtopic=235006473


I couldnt say it better,credits to this man

[Lera]

My first thought was 'wow, Marek can type like a human'. But then I saw it's not even your post so meh, what a disappointment.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

sorry

[Briggins]

My first thought was 'wow, Marek can type like a human'. But then I saw it's not even your post so meh, what a disappointment.



:laugh3:

[indanomati]

My first thought was 'wow, Marek can type like a human'. But then I saw it's not even your post so meh, what a disappointment.
yea, exactly as I was thinking! :lol:

[Lore]

yea, exactly as I thought! :lol:

same here



and well.. if you don't like the beatles.. that doesn't mean that they're overrated

[Princess]

i think that article is someones subjective opinion..there are so many bands which are overrated...
i love beatles so i can't agree with you :dozey:

[Lore]

How many of you would honestly play a shitty Beatles CD in your spare time? None - exactly! So stop kidding yourselves.


sometimes I do that.. and I really like to listen to Beatles album in my spare time


All music now is better than the Beatles. That is a fact.

that's definitely false... you can't say for example.. all the movies now are better than the movies of 30 years ago... it's not about a year .. it's about quality I guess


But to say music now is worse than the Beatles just because the Beatles were "the first" is plain stupid.

you can't generalize... I'm agree that's stupid.. even if the beatles are one of the best bands ever there's some really good bands out there.. and lots of bands that are better but unknown.



Take off your biased blinkers and realize that the Beatles served their purpose and now music is moving on, and more importantly - improving.

as we have some great bands now... there's also really crappy music... I don't need to give examples of that



Anyone can write a song in 4/4 time with 3 or 4 chords.

yeah.. anyone can.. but not anyone can write a GOOD song "in 4/4 time with 3 or 4 chords"



well.. this is my opinion so there's no point in trying to make you think what I think of course...

[General Qwerty Waluigi]

i really dont like the beattles, please dont kill me

[Briggins]

* kill kill kill!*

I don't either really haha

[Princess]

i couldn't agree with you more, loretin!

[Kite]

Has my little battle of the bands reached the almighty Atease?

The best band ever are All Saints

[GazeboflossUK]

What a complete and utter waste of time. The person assumes people like The Beatles because they think they have to - which is impossible to prove. Says "The Beatles were revolutionary" but then calls their music "shitty".

What a child. :)

I mean, I like a large musical portion of The Beatles but I dislike a whole lot too. Should I try my hardest to change other peoples minds about what type of music they like or even which Beatles songs they should favour? no.

Flippant passing comments about musicial tastes are all well and good but when has anyone argued about music with someone and changed their mind in the end? I can't say I have ever witnessed that...it's a complete life drainer.

Why couldn't that person put the effort into something that actually means something and could better their life?

Because arguing something with such a safe outcome (i.e - where nobody has to change by the end of it) is probably easier for them.

Sad.

[winigwl]

how can you call a band overrated? what qualifications does it have to meet to be considered a good band? you don't have to like them, but don't call them overrated.

[talisman]

beatles are mediocre. sad but true:)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

how can you call a band overrated? what qualifications does it have to meet to be considered a good band? you don't have to like them, but don't call them overrated.
IMO they arent worth to say band about them

[tgaucho]

First of all, if you don't like the beatles, don't let people tell you that you are wrong and have no musical taste . . . blah, blah, blah, . . . I couldnt say it better,credits to this man

boo. I say boo to you.

You are 100% wrong and you have no musical taste.

for shame

:rockstar:

[RICK8]

He knows nothing about what he says..:wink2:

[Nicko84]

yea, exactly as I was thinking! :lol:

WHY WE ALWAYS THINK HE'S A NOOB?:laugh3::p
respekt to this slovakian noobie.....erm...sorry....SMART kid:D:D

[Nicko84]

He knows nothing about what he says..:wink2:

quote....

probably who wrote this article is a frustrated mick jagger's fan.....

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

boo. I say boo to you.

You are 100% wrong and you have no musical taste.

for shame

:rockstar:


Only because I hate those four ****s?

[Lera]

The problem is not about not liking The Beatles, Marek.

Everybody may like or dislike anything and The Beatles is just a music band after all, you don't have to adore it if you don't feel that way.

But it would be okay if you wrote something like that guy did by yourself, than we'd be sure you actually know anything about The Beatles.
And what do you do? You quote someone and post it here, so that we can all guess that you probably haven't ever even heard that much of The Beatles, so you can only say something like 'they suck' or 'they're not even a band for me'.

It sounds so fucking lame, don't you get it? It just seems like you don't even know much about The Beatles and just want to seem 'unique' and 'cool', which, knowing you, is quite possible.

Oh and I don't even excpect you to answer something thoughtful to this.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Alright,We have got(rather my father) all the Beatles lps like many people,nothing special! Yeah it is very lame to say they suck after so many listens to those lps,but I swear I hate them!

Random: Yesterday I woke up and local music channel played Ticket to ride and I watched it to the end and laughed so fucking much how annoying they are

[Gas_Man]

why do you feel the need to spread all the hatred? It's just down to personal taste, and to call the '****s' without knowing them, is a bit immature.
Focus on something productive in your life, or coldplay...why not try reach that 100,000 posts mark eh ;)
it's also pretty impossible for someone living in this time to understand the impact of the Beatles, think of all the joy they brought to so many people back then and now, and just how much influence they had on probably a lot of the music you listen too. Just let it be and move on to something meaningful ;)

[RICK8]

If you don't like them,who cares?? Don't go on about it,you don't see me making hate threads for bands...nOOb!!

[RICK8]

why do you feel the need to spread all the hatred? It's just down to personal taste, and to call the '****s' without knowing them, is a bit immature.
Focus on something productive in your life, or coldplay...why not try reach that 100,000 posts mark eh ;)
it's also pretty impossible for someone living in this time to understand the impact of the Beatles, think of all the joy they brought to so many people back then and now, and just how much influence they had on probably a lot of the music you listen too. Just let it be and move on to something meaningful ;)



Indeed,Let it Be..:wink2:

[julissofine]

What is it with you and The Beatles, Marek? Do you have some traumatic childhood memories of The Beatles? :D So now you grow up hating them so much? What is nothing special to you could be very very special to, lets say, millions of people. Why can't you just take it? Live your own life with your own taste of music and let those Beatles lovers live their own life too. :)

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

What is it with you and The Beatles, Marek? Do you have some traumatic childhood memories of The Beatles? :D So now you grow up hating them so much? What is nothing special to you could be very very special to, lets say, millions of people. Why can't you just take it? Live your own life with your own taste of music and let those Beatles lovers live their own life too. :)

Try to listen to music you hate almost everyday:kiss:

[winigwl]

even if u don't like them, you have to appreciate what they did for music

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Who cares about those crappy albums they made?

Edit: Im childish I should ignore them at all

[.sally.]

Who cares about those crappy albums they made?

Edit: Im childish I should ignore them at all

i do and i bet i'm not the only one.

yes, you are childish. you might not like them but calling them ****s or saying they dont deserve to be called a band is different. now thats just silly.

[eglantine]

Marek, tell me ONE constructive criticism of The Beatles and their music. I'm not asking you for more.

[julissofine]

Try to listen to music you hate almost everyday:kiss:

Well then blame it on your father! :lol:
Not on everyone else.

This whole thread is so funny. And a bit ridiculous.
Always makes me laugh. :lol:

[tgaucho]

Only because I hate those four ****s?
it's not the sentiment but rather the approach. Reading your posts is like listening to an 13 year old dropout who just learned to swear. Grow up and get over it
yes, you are childish. you might not like them but calling them ****s or saying they dont deserve to be called a band is different. now thats just silly.
agreed, agreed, and agreed :) Well put

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Well then blame it on your father! :lol:
Not on everyone else.

This whole thread is so funny. And a bit ridiculous.
Always makes me laugh. :lol:
Why should I? Not my father is **** ,but The Beatles

Marek, tell me ONE constructive criticism of The Beatles and their music. I'm not asking you for more.

Its the same like you dont like Shakira or Beyoncé,no one likes them and so it is with me and The Beatles!
read the first post ,I have the same thoughts

[Oenona]

I couldn't help reading this thread 'cos of its title + I couldn't agree more with what Lore replied. So true.

And I wouldn't take this thread seriously at all, guys. It's not even his opinion, I bet he was bored as hell and he decided to make it just in order to create a row (in that way he would be more enternained).

Lera, you're absolutely right but I'm sure he won't get it.

Now my question is:

Why do you bother replying in this thread?! It's useless, honestly!

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

My last thread before this was year ago or so Iris

[eglantine]

Its the same like you dont like Shakira or Beyoncé,no one likes them and so it is with me and The Beatles!
read the first post ,I have the same thoughts
no, i wanna hear YOUR opinion on this matter, not anybody else's opinion.

[Gitta Rensolo]

I couldn't help reading this thread 'cos of its title + I couldn't agree more with what Lore replied. So true.

And I wouldn't take this thread seriously at all, guys. It's not even his opinion, I bet he was bored as hell and he decided to make it just in order to create a row (in that way he would be more enternained).

Lera, you're absolutely right but I'm sure he won't get it.

Now my question is:

Why do you bother replying in this thread?! It's useless, honestly!

I couldn't agree more....come on guys we all know how many times he has made his point clear that he hates the Beatles...I think some members on here had several arguments about that with him...

so I guess he just sat there needed maybe 3 minutes to find that article and that's it...so I wouldn't bother too much about that-.---...

about the topic: I'm not THAT much into the Beatles so I can't comment---the only thing I can say is that I've been a bit disappointed..:uhoh:

[Redundancy]

Marek.. for ur own sake, just shut up

[winigwl]

^ i agree

[RICK8]

Thank you will...:thumbsup:

[Pony]

I like the Beatles, but i do think they are overrated. they were groundbraking, amazing, especially for their time. but it's annoying as hell when music critics constantly put them on the pedestal as some sort of rock'n'roll deities. it's almost as if Rolling Stone felt obligated to put Sgt. Pepper's at #1 and another 3 of their albums in the top 10 on the best albums of all time list. just my humble opinion.

[Lore]

Marek.. for ur own sake, just shut up

:laugh3:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

:lock: I cant stand The BEatles and people discuss them :sick:

[Lifelike]

Only because I hate those four ****s?

That is totally uncalled for. I can understand respectful sharing of opinion, but not name-calling and outright bashing. You make it sound like it's some horrible CRIME to like The Beatles. I'm not saying I'm a big fan of The Beatles, I don't listen to them daily, I've got maybe two or three songs of theirs on my iPod, but I don't go around reposting mean-spirited articles. There is nothing wrong with liking a certain band. Saying that "no one likes The Beatles" is a broad blanket statement and a silly one at that. Have some respect, if not for the band, then at least for people who like them. I'm sure you have a friend who loves The Beatles. Would you intentionally hurt their feelings just to get your point that you hate the band across? I doubt it.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

That is totally uncalled for. I can understand respectful sharing of opinion, but not name-calling and outright bashing. You make it sound like it's some horrible CRIME to like The Beatles. I'm not saying I'm a big fan of The Beatles, I don't listen to them daily, I've got maybe two or three songs of theirs on my iPod, but I don't go around reposting mean-spirited articles. There is nothing wrong with liking a certain band. Saying that "no one likes The Beatles" is a broad blanket statement and a silly one at that. Have some respect, if not for the band, then at least for people who like them. I'm sure you have a friend who loves The Beatles. Would you intentionally hurt their feelings just to get your point that you hate the band across? I doubt it.

It's some horrible CRIME to like The Beatles.

[eglantine]

Marek, please, shut up for once! You're doing a crime, not us. You could just normally say you didn't like them. really

[Redundancy]

are people even realizing whats going on here? its Marek you are arguing with!

[indanomati]

^ yea exactly!
seriously.. i cant believe people are even replying here
its useless...

i just think this thread should be locked or smth!

[winigwl]

y is this thread still going on

[Lifelike]

It's some horrible CRIME to like The Beatles.

No it's not, but seeing as arguing over the internet is really dumb and I've already made my point, I'll leave.

And fyi, I've never talked to Marek before, so I'm unfamiliar with his ways. Sorry to be a nuisance. I just wanted to make a point.

[eglantine]

I just wanted to make a point. you did to me, but any effort in the actual case was useless.

[Lamposts]

I can't stand the Beatles, they are shite :O

[RICK8]

No it's not, but seeing as arguing over the internet is really dumb and I've already made my point, I'll leave.

And fyi, I've never talked to Marek before, so I'm unfamiliar with his ways. Sorry to be a nuisance. I just wanted to make a point.



I suggest you dont,he's rather confused!!!!!!

[.sally.]

wasnt this thread locked?

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

David unlocked it,because I wanted you to continue arguing without me about me

[Jacob]

I don't get how music is better now than it was in the time of the Beatles? You raise some points about people overhyping the Beatles, but the fact remains that they were an incredible band. When you say music is better, I think what you are really trying to say is that music today is more relevant to our times. I mean sure, today's music sounds better than the Beatles, but thats because he Beatles made music back n the 60s when popular music was in a different phase than it is today.

The fact is that the Beatles are timeless and can still be listened to today. The compillation cd Beatles 1 released just years ago is one of the biggest selling compilation albums of all time. Obviously millions upon millions of people still listen to the Beatles and think they are good.

[crawlinwithin]

why don't you actually try to prove that the Beatles are "shit"? I dare you, because you'll be wasting your time. They were (and still are) geniuses, and there's no possible way you could prove me otherwise. Saying the Beatles suck is just like saying air sucks: we wouldn't be alive without air and music as we know it certainly wouldn't exist without the Beatles.

[Marky]

I've just been getting into some Beatles recently. They've done some fucking mega stuff.

[mc_squared]

If you don't like The Beatles, then fine - it's totally down to personal taste.
However, anybody who can't respect their creativity, what they did for pop music, and just how many bands they've influenced obviously has no real understanding or love of music.
I'm sure Coldplay have been influenced by The Beatles' sound in one way or another, so that should tell you a lot.;)

[mc_squared]

why don't you actually try to prove that the Beatles are "shit"? I dare you, because you'll be wasting your time. They were (and still are) geniuses, and there's no possible way you could prove me otherwise. Saying the Beatles suck is just like saying air sucks: we wouldn't be alive without air and music as we know it certainly wouldn't exist without the Beatles.

Yup - there would be no Coldplay, for starters.;)

[Oenona]

... anybody who can't respect their creativity, what they did for pop music, and just how many bands they've influenced obviously has no real understanding or love of music.


*claps*




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[mc_squared]

*claps*




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:cool:

[grids]

Waaaa.
The Beatles!
That's my mum's favorite band:lol:

[Lera]

Waaaa.
The Beatles!
That's my mum's favorite band:lol:
My mother doesn't like music at all :disappointed:

What a complete waste to live in 60-s and not like music! I mean, if I was young in 60-s, I'd go craaaaaazeh about Beatles, I'd probably turn into one of that silly girls that were stalking poor band, kissing Paul posters etc. Of course, I love The Beatles now, but I'd give anything to have a chance to feel the atmosphere of real 60-s cult.

[indanomati]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ6d3m-GFyw

Looks amazing!! Can't wait to see it.. :smiley:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

The Who & the Kinks completely owned Beatles

[grids]

My mother doesn't like music at all :disappointed:

What a complete waste to live in 60-s and not like music! I mean, if I was young in 60-s, I'd go craaaaaazeh about Beatles, I'd probably turn into one of that silly girls that were stalking poor band, kissing Paul posters etc. Of course, I love The Beatles now, but I'd give anything to have a chance to feel the atmosphere of real 60-s cult.

lol
now im falling in love with the beatles :lol:

[Lore]

What a complete waste to live in 60-s and not like music! I mean, if I was young in 60-s, I'd go craaaaaazeh about Beatles, I'd probably turn into one of that silly girls that were stalking poor band, kissing Paul posters etc. Of course, I love The Beatles now, but I'd give anything to have a chance to feel the atmosphere of real 60-s cult.

haha... I guess I'd do the same... I'd love to being one of the girls screaming at their concerts...

[Fixed]

My favourite Beatles songs are Come Together and In My Life.

[grids]

a hard day's night and help are my favorites

[Lore]

mine are In my life, while my guitar gently weeps, something and a day in the life

[grids]

wow your avatar. cutie Ringo! haha

[Lore]

thanks :blush:

is that Dhani Harrison in your avatar?

[chuck kottke]

I just hope Ringo has been taking drumming lessons!:laugh3: Last time I heard him play on stage, he was wayy off. He is funny, though! Maybe that was before AA?? Probably all better now.;)
So, then the Beatles sort-of could have a reunion, with Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr?? Has this been done already??:cool:

[Lore]

I :heart: Ringo!


I wouldn't like a reunion like that..

personally I think that it's the four of them or nothing... no one can replace George and John... not even their sons

[chuck kottke]

I :heart: Ringo!


I wouldn't like a reunion like that..

personally I think that it's the four of them or nothing... no one can replace George and John... not even their sons
:laugh3:I guess that settles it, then! So, Paul and Ringo will have to do a duet?:P I think I would be OK with Dhani and Sean joining in - they are, in some ways, like their parents, so many of the same personal qualities would be there..
Yea, I love their music and their movies and such as well - it's a beautiful window into the past, and their music is timeless..;)

[winigwl]

A day in the life is possibly the greatest song of all time

[HorrificAttack]

This makes me laugh lots

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bTbiu6P0lcw

[StephenG]

Only album by theres ive liked in its entirity was Abbey Road. But I love the singles.

[grids]

thanks :blush:

is that Dhani Harrison in your avatar?

yes, it is... and his mom kissed his cheek. whooh:blush: i wonder if i can kiss him! hehehe

[.sally.]

Ringo stars in 08 Capital of Culture role (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_headline=ringo-stars-in-08-capital-of-culture-role%26method=full%26objectid=20339740%26siteid=50 061-name_page.html)

we're going there tonight :dance:

[Kite]

Ringo stars in 08 Capital of Culture role (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_headline=ringo-stars-in-08-capital-of-culture-role%26method=full%26objectid=20339740%26siteid=50 061-name_page.html)

we're going there tonight :dance:

What, Ringo's going all the way to Stavanger, Norway, the real capital of culture 2008? :P

[HorrificAttack]

Newcastle should have won that

a woman tried to start a fight with me in Liverpool for smiling

[.sally.]

What, Ringo's going all the way to Stavanger, Norway, the real capital of culture 2008? :P

i've never heard of the place until someone told me they that they saw the liverpool 08 celebration on TV as well as the one in norway. but no doubt liverpool is the real capital of culture.:P it's a shame they're still doing building work though.:uhoh:

ringo only sang one song, he should have sung a few beatles songs.:(

and the wombats didn't sing 'let's dance to joy division either.

we were a little bit disappointed to be honest, we stood in the cold for at least three hours after all.

Newcastle should have won that

a woman tried to start a fight with me in Liverpool for smiling

there's people like that everywhere.

[grids]

Ringo stars in 08 Capital of Culture role (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_headline=ringo-stars-in-08-capital-of-culture-role%26method=full%26objectid=20339740%26siteid=50 061-name_page.html)

we're going there tonight :dance:

wow lucky you!:D

[Kite]

There might be people like that everywhere, but most of the people like that tend to come from the Liverpool area.

In other Beatles news, have anyone heard about that new live album from 1962 which is supposed to have been found?

[StephenG]

There might be people like that everywhere, but most of the people like that tend to come from the Liverpool area.

In other Beatles news, have anyone heard about that new live album from 1962 which is supposed to have been found?

Nope

But the BBC are doing a remake of StgPepper with covers according to Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt_pepper#40th_anniversary_re-recording

I really do like Stg Pepper, its not totally consistant and Strawberry Fields and Penny lane should be here but otherwise its propably my second favorate after Abbey Road.

I think ill get A hard days night or White album next, dunno which.

[Arazmire]

The beatles, in my opinion the best band ever until coldplay came along!

xD

I'm surprised this hasnt been made yet

[eglantine]

buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump!!!!


Mods, please merge two The Beatles threads. ;)

[Arazmire]

oops i didnt see this

sorry :embarassed:

[eglantine]

now you do ;)

[UrbanBuckeye33]

In this time of new coldplay and waiting for releases it makes me think about how astonishing the Beatles career really was. Coldplay has been together for 10 years, and are currently putting out their 4th album (A great one at that).

But think about the Beatles... The band formed in 1960, and even then, they only played clubs in Hamburg and such until they landed the record deal in 1962. From then on until their split in 1970, the Beatles released 12 studio albums. 13 in reality since the White Album is a double. In 8 years. To me that is astonishing.

Not only that, but they were releasing singles that weren't even on these albums. Oh just little songs such as Day Tripper, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, and Paperback writer.

What these four men did to change music is unfathomable today. Not only did they pioneer the rock sound we hear today, and write some of the most recognized and celebrated melodies in history, they wrote them at an astonishing pace.

Celebrate the Beatles. Thank you John, Paul, George, and Ringo and RIP John and George.

[coldplay_is_louve.]

looove the beatles!!

ob-la-di, ob-la-dai, one of my faaaavorite songs ever. :D

[grids]

In this time of new coldplay and waiting for releases it makes me think about how astonishing the Beatles career really was. Coldplay has been together for 10 years, and are currently putting out their 4th album (A great one at that).

But think about the Beatles... The band formed in 1960, and even then, they only played clubs in Hamburg and such until they landed the record deal in 1962. From then on until their split in 1970, the Beatles released 12 studio albums. 13 in reality since the White Album is a double. In 8 years. To me that is astonishing.

Not only that, but they were releasing singles that weren't even on these albums. Oh just little songs such as Day Tripper, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, and Paperback writer.

What these four men did to change music is unfathomable today. Not only did they pioneer the rock sound we hear today, and write some of the most recognized and celebrated melodies in history, they wrote them at an astonishing pace.

Celebrate the Beatles. Thank you John, Paul, George, and Ringo and RIP John and George.

i agreed. this band has done for many people worldwide though paul and ringo still make himselves for solo record and they were still great album.:)

[Lore]

today is paul's birthday :dance:

[winigwl]

how old?
happy birthday paul!
currently listening to the greatest song ever written (a day in the life)

[Lore]

that's one of the best songs ever!

he's 66 now :)

[grids]

oh yes. july 7th will be ringo;)
happy birthday sir Paul :nice:

[miss capa]

OoO! I walked past my drama teachers office and the door was open and on the wall was this big beatles poster!! :stunned:

[Fixed]

Happy Beatles Day!

LIVERPOOL is to celebrate the greatest ever pop band with the world’s first Beatles Day.

The event on July 10 will mark the 44th anniversary of the Fab Four’s triumphant homecoming to Liverpool after they conquered America in 1964.

[Glossal Fragster]

oh this a new band!?

i've never heard of them.....the beatly's? is it?



with john lemon and all that?

they any good?

;)

[Fixed]

Yeah they're quite good you chould check them out! Didn't Lemon marry Yoko Oh-No?

[Glossal Fragster]

Yeah they're quite good you chould check them out! Didn't Lemon marry Yoko Oh-No?
yeah and mcCartons married one leg blether :D

[Lore]

Beatles Day :dance:

[coldplay_is_louve.]

just looove the beatles. :]

'a day in the life'- my favorite song. :P

[Lore]

strawberry fields... nothing is real :dance:

[chuck kottke]

& Nothing to get hung about... Strawberry Fields Forever.....:hat::sunny:
I just think Yellow Submarine is so funny!:laugh3:

& Happy Birthday Paul McCartney, where ever you are these days!

[crawlinwithin]

Ringo Starr: Don't send me any more fan mail

By GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press Writer
Tue Oct 14, 11:22 AM ET

"Ringo Starr doesn't want to hear from you. If you do write, your letter will end up in the trash. After 45 years of stardom, he doesn't want to spend any more time answering mail or sending signed photos back to fans.

The fan fatigue led the former Beatles drummer to post a sometimes angry sounding short video clip on his Web site telling fans that any mail sent to him after Oct. 20 will not be read or answered. British television stations broadcast the video on Tuesday.

"It's going to be tossed," he says on the video. "I'm warning you with peace and love, I have too much to do. So no more fan mail. Thank you, thank you. And no objects to be signed. Nothing. Anyway, peace and love, peace and love."

The drummer and singer did not elaborate on the reason behind his decision to cut off a major point of contact with his many fans.

Starr, 68, has maintained a very active touring and recording schedule in recent years, drawing large crowds for performances with his All-Starr band.

The band plays a mix of old Beatles hits, Starr's many solo offerings, and other classics from the 1960s and 1970s. Starr usually serves as front man, though he sometimes plays the drums.

But he has angered longtime fans in Liverpool by telling interviewers that he does not miss his native city. Vandals there beheaded a topiary sculpture of Starr earlier this year — he was the only one of the four Beatles whose likeness was desecrated.

The good-natured drummer, who also enjoyed a brief acting career after star turns in Beatles' films "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!," guest starred on a 1991 episode of "The Simpsons" in which he is shown scrupulously answering every piece of fan mail that comes his way.

"They took the time to write to me, and I don't care if it takes 20 years, I'm going to answer every one of them," Starr says on the show.

In his mail, he finds a package from Marge Simpson that contains a portrait she painted of him back in the Beatles heyday. He puts it on his wall and writes back to tell her — a few decades late — how much he likes her painting."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_en_mu/eu_people_ringo_starr&printer=1;_ylt=Aut2fQZoxyGKuiQpwhNZqzEnHL8C


What does everyone think of this? Personally, I don't think a person can get much snobbier than this. Has all this fame FINALLY gone to his head? This is absurd, and I'll just laugh when he comes begging for mail after his mailbox is only filled with unpaid bills. Peace and love my ass! Ringo's actions only make me love Paul more and more!

[Lore]

I love Ringo but this is really absurd, he is what he is because of his fans!

[StephenG]

What a dick, I mean why didn't he just stop responding to the fan mail? instead of telling people he wasn't doing it.

[deaths_friend]

what is he sooo busy with that he cant respond to fan mail!!!!!??!!

[StephenG]

Ringo isn't a good drummer, hes not even the best drummer in the Beatles - John Lennon.

[Glossal Fragster]

i sent my bag of shit yesterday so it should get there on time :rolleyes:

[mc_squared]

This comes on the back of his criticism of Liverpool not so long ago, and his extremely poor solo album.
Classic case of someone who has quite literally disappeared up his own hind quarters!!:rolleyes:

They should sign him up for the next series of "Grumpy Old Men" without further ado.

[Glossal Fragster]

this is the best piss-take type thing.....its mainly the music :rolleyes:

YouTube - NO FAN MAIL WITH RINGO STARR AND THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

he finally got Beatles is shit!

[mc_squared]

I reckon people have had enough of him whingeing all the time.
He should henceforth be referred to as Ringone.:rolleyes:

[winigwl]

... poophead

[strawberryfields]

I think this thread deserves to be bumped. :wacko:

[Carla]

My mom is SO into them!!! But I gotta say I like their music!!! I love 'Let It Be'

[winigwl]

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A "lost" Beatles track recorded in 1967 and performed just once in public could finally be released, according to Paul McCartney.http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/2.0/mosaic/base_skins/baseplate/corner_wire_BL.gif
"Carnival of Light" -- a 14-minute experimental track recorded at the height of the Beatles' musical experimentations with psychedelia and inspired by avant-garde composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen -- has long been considered too adventurous for mainstream audiences.
In an interview for BBC radio, McCartney said his bandmates and their producer George Martin had vetoed its inclusion on the exhaustive 1990s "Anthology" collection, according to UK's The Observer newspaper.
McCartney confirmed he still owned the master tapes, adding that he suspected "the time has come for it to get its moment," The Observer reported. "I like it because it's the Beatles free, going off piste," McCartney said.
Almost everything recorded by the Beatles from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg to their break-up in 1970 has been released to meet insatiable public appetite for anything to do with the legendary Liverpool quartet.
In the 40 years since its recording, "Carnival of Light" has acquired near mythical status among Beatles fans who argue that the existence of the track provides evidence of the group's experimental ambitions beyond their commercially successfully pop career.
The improvised work features distorted electric guitars, discordant sound effects, a church organ and gargling interspersed with McCartney and John Lennon shouting random phrases like "Barcelona" and "Are you all right?"
McCartney would need the consent of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison's widow, Olivia Harrison, to release the track.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/16/beatles.mccartney.lost.track/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

[iPsy]

Interesting! :D BUT 14 MINUTES! :shocked2:

[Zemy101]

Oh my god, I sure hope this gets released - this is almost like knowing a coldplay track exists and not hearing it :wideeyed:

The shouting random phrases part sounds a little odd but it still sounds interesting. Hard to believe its taken more than 41 years to get heard though.

[Kite]

Please don't release this song
just 'cos I'm dead and gone
You know I wasn't satisfied with i
If I'd meant it to be heard
I'd have finished off the words
instead of hmmmm hm hm hm hmm this bit

[ariadnasquire]

Interesting! :D BUT 14 MINUTES! :shocked2:
read Si, it was done in 1967... and so it was experimental.. so not that surprising.

[Loki0012]

http://www.zene.net/pictures/fooldal/beatles_er_cover_020_1127.jpg

Ah, look at all the lonely people (Violin)
Ah, look at all the lonely people (Violin)

Remember the awesome yet sad song of the Beatles?

The Mystery reamains who Eleanor Rigby really is....
Some say shes fiction
Some say shes real but dead as of now and the story about her in the song is really true.

Here are the lyrics to refreshen your mind on how sad the story and song goes......

Lyrics:

Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has beenLives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from ?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong ?

Father mckenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear:cry:
No one comes near.
Look at him working. darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Eleanor rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name:cry:
Nobody came:cry:
Father mckenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
{Sad story indeed if she is true i truelly feell sorry.but I do love this song my new fav for today!!! and its not a coldplay song...:laugh3:}


P.S. Actually their was a news article stating that someone auctioned a hospital file(cost is expensive for a beatles memoir ...if its true) on the lists of patients that were in the hospital in that time and Eleanor Rigby was signed on the list! We dont know if its true.until now....

[HorrificAttack]

Of course she's fictional

it's like asking if Maxwell and his Silver Hammer are real

[/thread]

[Loki0012]

Some say shes rea l and there proof

[HorrificAttack]

Some are fucking morons

If she died with her name and nobody went to her funeral, why would the beatles know about her?

She's not real, I can't believe people actually care enough to do research

if people did this for all the Beatles and Bob Dylan characters in their songs they'd be wasting a lot of time

[Loki0012]

^ isaw it in a newspaper artilce thats how i foud out about it....... no one knew here when she was alve man....... but whe she was dead idk ...wont be albe to find out .its just a weird mystery but awesome song eitherwise

[HorrificAttack]

Well I'm sorry but you're wrong.

[Lore]

it's like asking if Maxwell and his Silver Hammer are real


is maxwell not real?? :bigcry:




:wacky:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

:lock:

[the_gloaming09]

I just found this and it's too cool to pass up:



Unreleased Beatles material surfaces online

Fans are calling the find 'the holy grail'

A previously unreleased version of The Beatles' 'Revolution 1' has found its way online.

The recording, which is supposedly 'Take 20' of the song, is available to listen to via a YouTube link below.

'Take 20' of the song is notable, as it appears to bridge the gap between The Beatles' 'Revolution 1' and 'Revolution 9'.

The main difference in the 'new' version of 'Revolution 1' and the version of the same song that appeared on 'The Beatles' (commonly known as 'The White Album') is the track's length. The unreleased version is a full seven minutes longer than its released counterpart.

Lyrically and structure-wise, the song doesn't differ wildly from the released version, although the entire second half of the unreleased version is made up of tape loops, vocal effects and studio trickery - some of which appears to have been sampled by The Beatles for use on their sample-heavy 'Revolution 9' track, which also appears on 'The White Album'.

'Take 20' of the song begins with the band talking in the studio, where John Lennon is heard saying "Take your knickers off and let's go" in a high-pitched voice.

The band then begin playing the song.

Although 'Revolution 1 (Take 20)' soon mutates into five minutes of assorted backwards singing and screaming from the band, the drums, guitars and George Harrison's vocal of "Om-shooby-do-wop" still remain throughout.

Towards the ten-minute mark, the song breaks down into a barrage of speech and from John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Blogs across the internet are hosting the song, with some fans hailing it as 'the holy grail' of unreleased material.

However, it is yet to be officially confirmed as being authentic.
Source: http://www.nme.com/news/the-beatles/42967

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR6RqN-groQ

[strawberryfields]

^Ooh, that is cool.

It's about time this thread was bumped!

[Brdforallseasons]

hey good show! Let's see if it's authentic or not...

[HorrificAttack]

I just started listening to the beatles again, good stuff

[strawberryfields]

^Haha, I can't stop looking at your sig.

YouTube - The Beatles -- A Day in the Life

...one of my favorite songs by them. It's so weird. Good weird!

[indanomati]

^Haha, I can't stop looking at your sig.

YouTube - The Beatles -- A Day in the Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZez_k4vAzU)

...one of my favorite songs by them. It's so weird. Good weird!
Same here!


Plus, great song that is. Definitely one of my favourites.

[Briggins]

http://assets1.pitchforkmedia.com/images/original/149557.beatlesrockband_0.jpgLast year, we reported (http://www.coldplaying.com/article/news/146984-the-beatles-coming-to-a-video-game-console-near-you) that Apple Corps Ltd., the Beatles (http://www.beatles.com/core/home/)' licensing company, was teaming up with "Rock Band" (http://www.rockband.com/) developers MTV Games (http://www.mtv.com/) and Harmonix (http://www.harmonixmusic.com/) to create a new video game based on the band's music. This marks the first time that the Beatles have licensed their music for an interactive game (as opposed to, I guess, a non-interactive game). And now that game has a release date: September 9. As in: 09-09-09. Numbers!

When Apple Corps first announced the game last year, a Billboard story (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003885509) about it said that the game "will not be part of the 'Rock Band' franchise, but will be based on the same platform." It turns out that's not actually true, unless the game's title is grossly misleading. In any case, the game will be called "Rock Band: The Beatles" (http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/). There's also a website (http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/), but all that's on it right now is the release date, a photo of a recording studio or rehearsal space, and a string of corporate logos.
You'll also have the opportunity to purchase "a limited number of new hardware offerings modeled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr throughout their career," a press release says. So they're making tiny plastic versions of the Beatles' guitars and stuff.
The game's publicists aren't releasing any further information, so we'll have to wait to find out what songs they'll include and how, exactly, they'll organize them, in this "unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of the Beatles."


http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/149557-rock-band-the-beatles-gets-a-release-date

[Sabas :}~~]

I like The Beatles.:)

[noonsun]

The Beatles are probably the best British band ever.
I haven't ever met anyone over the age of maybe thirteen who seriously dislikes them, except for a couple of headbangers who think they're too boring.

[airieslady]

Abbey Road the best album
Imagine is still the best song ... the lyrics, so much today! John Lennon :cool:

[shipoffools]

I'm listening to the A Hard Day's Night album ATM, and loving it. The Beatles is the greatest band in the history of rock 'n roll.

[Lore]

Abbey Road the best album
Imagine is still the best song ... the lyrics, so much today! John Lennon :cool:

Imagine is not a beatles' song!

it's like when Frank Sinatra said that Something was the best Lennon/McCartney song ever! :lol:

[Yellow Hill]

Naaaaaaa... naa naa na na na.... na na na!

[the_gloaming09]

Naaaaaaa... naa naa na na na.... na na na!

...Hey Jude!

[Carla]

"Let it be" has been stuck in my head today!

[Heatseeker]

Anyone else just sort of like the Lennon songs and not too too big on Paul songs?

[yes!]

lennon always was and always will be my favourite beatle but i think both they did write great songs. i love pauls song for john 'here today'...

[Lore]

John is my least favorite Beatle, but the best one when it comes to solo stuff

[Tnspieler1012]

Mccartney's my fave. :wacky:

[Brdforallseasons]

Mccartney's my fave. :wacky:

Same here. I love his piano work and his solo projects have been awesome.

[Tnspieler1012]

wrong thread.

[Brdforallseasons]

wrong thread.

whaaaaat?

[Tnspieler1012]

I meant me, :P

I typed a response to a different thread not knowing I was in this one. whoopsy.

[Brdforallseasons]

heh. it's ok now we can talk about MacCartney :)

[Tnspieler1012]

It seemed to me that Mac was sort of the organized guy that held the band together. He was seen as being really bossy by the other members which I think shows that he kept trying (maybe too hard) to keep everything on track. I prefer him to Lennon as a vocalist, and it's the piano epics like "Let it Be" "Hey Jude" and "The Long and Winding Road" that really stand out to me. Not to mention the timeless "Blackbird" on guitar.

[Brdforallseasons]

Is he generally considered to be their "frontman"? I'm not super knowledgeable about the Beatles

[Tnspieler1012]

Well the beatles were unique because, unlike most bands, they didn't have one frontman and a bunch of nameless faces (except for poor Ringo :P) in the background, I guess that's because John, Paul and George all contributed whole songs, but while I'm no expert, I like Lennon was probably the biggest face of the beatles as he was the rythm guitarist, main singer and driving lyrical force for the band.

[Brdforallseasons]

ok. that's good to know. I do have to say Ringo is kind of in the background most of the time, yes.

[Tnspieler1012]

I love this clip.

YouTube - FG - Ringo Starr Song

Although I must say that Octopus's Garden is ridiculously catchy, and Yellow Submarine just wouldn't have been the same without Ringo singing.

[Lore]

Is he generally considered to be their "frontman"? I'm not super knowledgeable about the Beatles


not really, most of their songs have are credited to both Lennon and McCartney (even if just one of them wrote it), so I'd say that they both are the frontmen!

anyway, some of the most beautiful beatles songs (it's just my opinion) are George's songs (something and while my guitar gently weeps)

and Ringo... well, we love him because he's ringo :blush: hahaha he's awesome even if he don't sing that much songs... with two GREAT songwriters it was hard for george and ringo to include their stuff in the albums :P

It seemed to me that Mac was sort of the organized guy that held the band together. He was seen as being really bossy by the other members which I think shows that he kept trying (maybe too hard) to keep everything on track.

haha that's true, I saw the beatles Anthology and Paul was the one who liked to organize everything :P

[strawberryfields]

Paul is my favorite, also. I'm just obsessed with his voice. :wacky:

[Tnspieler1012]

Learned how to play Blackbird today! (And stairway to heaven after that...)

[strawberryfields]

^Wooo! I can play Blackbird, but not Stairway to Heaven. :P I'm currently learning Girl, though. :)

[Folkster]

Abbey Road for sure... Let It Be a close second.

[Heatseeker]

Last night I went on a hunt through my house and added a bunch of Beatles songs to my iPod. I must have added nearly a hundred in one night.

[Folkster]

Last night I went on a hunt through my house and added a bunch of Beatles songs to my iPod. I must have added nearly a hundred in one night.

What albums?

[Heatseeker]

What albums?
Some compilations. Te Beatles Anthology, The Beatles 1967-1970, Imagine (John Lennon), and Working Class Hero Comp. (John Lennon)


all that combined was quite a few songs

[strawberryfields]

Imagine (John Lennon), and Working Class Hero Comp. (John Lennon)


all that combined was quite a few songs

Technically not the Beatles. :rolleyes: Good job, though! Now get listening. :wacko:

[bear]

i love the beatles.
and my kitten is in, too.
http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss277/prospektsmarch/P3190543.jpg

[strawberryfields]

Awww :blush:

[Lore]

nice cat!

I've changed my avatar a couple of days ago :wacky: now it's according to this thread

[strawberryfields]

I love it, Lore! Yay Paul. :nice:

[Lore]

:blush: I need a George avatar

now I want to watch the anthology again :heart:

[bear]

yaaay for george! :dance:

[Lore]

haha new avatar :P

it's sad that we can't post talking about upcoming tours and stuff

anyway I'd love so much to see Paul live :bomb:

[chuck kottke]

The Beatles / 1967-1970 - I actually bought the album from a local store! Their productive years, and I wonder if they ever had a non-hit song in those years??
George always looked so serious - the depths of his soul was great..
Nice Avatar Loretin!!

[Lore]

that's a great compilation :D I also love the 1962-1966 one, it's awesome listen to both records and realize that they changed a lot in just a few years, okay their career was really short, but anyway!

and thanks :)

[the_gloaming09]

haha new avatar :P

it's sad that we can't post talking about upcoming tours and stuff

anyway I'd love so much to see Paul live :bomb:

nice avatar... i got to see paul twice (2002 & 2005)... great concerts! his shows were really long which was also great. he plays like a 40 song set... it's great

[Lore]

thanks :nice:

40 songs? wow, that's a lot

it must be awesome to see him live :bomb: that's one of my dreams, he came here in 1993, but I was like 5 or 6 years old :/

[chuck kottke]

Here's something from Sir Paul after the breakup of the Beatles:YouTube - Wings/Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (HQ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm2YyVZBL8U&feature=channel_page)

[Lore]

:bomb:

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-reunite-at-radio-city/?ref=music



April 5, 2009, 2:08 am Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Reunite at Radio City

By Jon Pareles http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/04/05/arts/05beatles.4801.jpgStephen Chernin/Associated Press


Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed at the “Change Begins Within” concert on Saturday in New York.

Half a Beatles reunion, or some approximation of it, took place Saturday night at “Change Begins Within,” a benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall for the David Lynch Foundation. Paul McCartney was headlining; Ringo Starr was also on the bill, and yes, after letting the anticipation build, the two surviving Beatles did perform together, as they did in 2002 for a memorial after the death of George Harrison.

After an exuberant set of songs from the Beatles, Wings and his solo albums, with video clips full of Beatles footage, Mr. McCartney said, “At this point we would like to introduce somebody to you who you know, you’ve heard his name. He’s going to come out here and play you a little song this joyful night. Ladies and gentlemen: Billy Shears!”

And just as on “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” there was Mr. Starr to sing “With a Little Help From My Friends,” sharing a microphone with Mr. McCartney during the song and embraces afterward.

It had been clear something was up when Mr. McCartney’s band appeared onstage with a second, empty drum kit set up. And Mr. Starr, who had sung “Yellow Submarine” and “Boys” during his own set, wasn’t done after the one song.

As the concert’s entire lineup–including Donovan, Sheryl Crow, Eddie Vedder, Moby, Bettye LaVette, Ben Harper and Mike Love (from the Beach Boys)–filled the stage, Mr. Starr took his place at the second drum kit. And Mr. McCartney unveiled a song that could suprise even Beatles fanatics: “Cosmically Conscious,” an excerpt of which appeared as a hidden track on his 1993 album “Off the Ground.”


Mr. McCartney explained that he wrote it during the Beatles’ 1968 sojourn to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in Rishikesh, India for intense meditation study; two other performers at the concert, Donovan and the flutist Paul Horn, were also there. “Maharishi would always say that he wanted everyone to be cosmically conscious and he’d do his little giggle.” Mr. McCartney reminisced onstage. “He’d also say, ‘It’s such a joy.’”

Those were most of the lyrics to the song–“Come and be cosmically conscious, cosmically conscious with me/It’s such a joy joy”–on the way to a vocal-harmony la-la-la chorale that it seemed the assembled stars had rehearsed. After Mr. Lynch read a brief, benediction-like poem “of unknown origin,” Mr. McCartney called for “peace and rock and roll,” and it was back to the Beatles: “I Saw Her Standing There,” with Mr. Starr socking the backbeat behind Mr. McCartney’s still boyish enthusiasm. Afterward, Mr. Starr (who was wearing a Krishna T-shirt) flashed two-handed peace signs, jokingly upstaging Mr. McCartney, who upstaged him in return before the stage dissolved into rounds of all-star hugs.

What cause could summon that elusive event, a more-or-less Beatles reunion? Peace, human rights, poverty, AIDS, the environment? Well, no. The David Lynch Foundation supports teaching Transcendental Meditation to a million students in their schools. “Every child should have one class period a day to dive within himself,” reads the manifesto at davidlynchfoundation.org. “This is the way to save the coming generation.”

Although the Beatles’ 1968 trip to Rishikesh ended in disarray, Mr. Starr and Mr. McCartney prized their meditation mantras and have said they continue to use them. The concert was full of testimonials to Transcendental Meditation–from Mr. Lynch, Laura Dern, Jerry Seinfeld and Howard Stern as well as the musicians–along with songs about spiritual quests and nostalgia for the 1960’s and the Beatles in particular. Ms. Crow sang George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord,” and Mr. McCartney’s set included his elegy for John Lennon, “Here Today.” No pre-announced reunion could live up to the Beatles’ legacy, so Mr. McCartney and Mr. Starr treated it as light-heartedly as they could: a few songs by old bandmates as mementos of vivid, bygone times.

[Lore]

:heart:

YouTube - Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr - With A Little Help From My Friends [Live - PREVIEW!!!!]

[chuck kottke]

Well, now that's better! Ringo really is a better singer than a drummer, anyhow!:P When will they perform with Coldplay, Lore?
Check out this John Lennon Impersonator!:Elton John-Imagine

[strawberryfields]

*looks at the previous page*

Paul :heart:

[Kite]

THE BEATLES' ENTIRE ORIGINAL RECORDED CATALOGUE REMASTERED FOR RELEASE 09-09-09

Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music are delighted to announce the release of the original Beatles catalogue, which has been digitally re-mastered for the first time, for worldwide CD release on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (9-9-09), the same date as the release of the widely anticipated "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game. Each of the CDs is packaged with replicated original UK album art, including expanded booklets containing original and newly written liner notes and rare photos. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. On the same date, two new Beatles boxed CD collections will also be released.

The albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release.

The collection comprises all 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released in the UK, and 'Magical Mystery Tour,' which became part of The Beatles' core catalogue when the CDs were first released in 1987. In addition, the collections 'Past Masters Vol. I and II' are now combined as one title, for a total of 14 titles over 16 discs. This will mark the first time that the first four Beatles albums will be available in stereo in their entirety on compact disc. These 14 albums, along with a DVD collection of the documentaries, will also be available for purchase together in a stereo boxed set.
http://www.thebeatles.com/core/news/packaging.jpg

Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. With the exception of the 'Past Masters' set, newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.

A second boxed set has been created with the collector in mind. 'The Beatles in Mono' gathers together, in one place, all of the Beatles recordings that were mixed for a mono release. It will contain 10 of the albums with their original mono mixes, plus two further discs of mono masters (covering similar ground to the stereo tracks on 'Past Masters'). As an added bonus, the mono "Help!" and "Rubber Soul" discs also include the original 1965 stereo mixes, which have not been previously released on CD. These albums will be packaged in mini-vinyl CD replicas of the original sleeves with all original inserts and label designs retained.

Discussions regarding the digital distribution of the catalogue will continue. There is no further information available at this time.

[the_gloaming09]

^ I'm gonna be getting this :thumbsup:

[Julie]

Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!

My birthday's Sep 13th I'm so getting that for my birthday!:dance:

[shipoffools]

^^ Me too. I'm definitely getting the stereo boxset. I'm debating whether to get the mono version as well.

[Kite]

Of the 2 I would get the mono versions, hear the music as it was meant to be heard.

[bear]

woaaah, those sound amazing:stunned:
too bad im always broke:bigcry:


P.S. the beatles kitten returns!!
http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss277/prospektsmarch/P4120807.jpg
note: its the vinyl, not a cd(:

[Julie]

My mom has that vinyl^

Cute cat btw! :nice:

[Lore]

:bomb:

George Harrison’s Career-Spanning Greatest Hits Out June 16th (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/14/george-harrisons-career-spanning-greatest-hits-out-june-16th/)



George Harrison’s first-ever career-spanning greatest hits collection will be released on June 16th. The announcement of Let It Roll: The Music of George Harrison comes just hours after the Beatles guitarist posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles today, April 14th. The compilation will feature songs from throughout Harrison’s career, from live takes of his biggest Beatles hits to his storied solo career. Harrison was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, both as a Beatle and a solo artist. All the tracks on Let It Roll will be digitally remastered and assembled in deluxe packaging with rare and unseen photographs. The album will also be released digitally. According to the press release, Harrison’s solo hits “My Sweet Lord,” “Isn’t It A Pity,” “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)” and “Got My Mind Set On You” will all be included on the set, and you can assume the collection’s namesake track, All Things Must Pass‘ “Let It Roll,” will also make the cut. Three of Harrison’s most popular songs that he penned for the Beatles are also on the track list: “Something,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Here Comes The Sun” from Harrison’s 1971 Concert For Bangladesh from New York’s Madison Square Garden. The full track list is expected to be announced soon.
The news of the remastered Harrison solo tracks comes only a week after plans were revealed to re-release the entire remastered Beatles catalog (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/07/the-beatles-remastered-albums-due-september-9-2009/) on September 9th, 2009, the same day the Fab Four’s The Beatles: Rock Band (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/05/the-beatles-rock-band-set-to-hit-stores-september-9-2009/) hits stores.

[Spoon]

''all you need is love love is all you need''

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnzbR-DRvCU

[Ab]

:dozey:

[Spoon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz7IjXu0DfQ&feature=related

[Lore]

:heart:

YouTube - The Beatles

[a-chan]

YouTube - THE BEATLES- HERE COMES THE SUN

:smug:

[squareone13]

She Said :heart:

YouTube - SHE SAlD SHE SAlD (1966) by the Beatles in the recording studio

[Christa1]

how did i know Lore would be one of the firsts to post?:laugh3:

[strawberryfields]

she loves you, yeahhhh yeahhhh yeahhhh! :dance:

[the_gloaming09]

my favorite band