The Beatles

[deaths_friend]

does anybody else think that Sir Paul will headline one of the nights at glasto 2010? i really hope he heads down to aus next year, i want to be able to say that i at least saw one of the beatles live on stage.

i've familiarised myself with 8 of their albums so far and at this point funnily enough, George is easily my favourite member. i just love every single song he wrote for them.

[Open, Politik]

Should I get Original albums or the Remasters.???

[the_gloaming09]

Should I get Original albums or the Remasters.???

remasters, apparently the originals are really bad, though i don't know to well because i haven't heard the beatles songs on vinyl to compare

[howyousawtheworld]

The 80s versions are not good and the new remasters are a breath of fresh air compared to them, but you'll be hard pressed to find original vinyls but if you do see one hanging around just get it!

[Tnspieler1012]

watched the entire anthology documentary last week on you-tube :stunned:

[Shiver42]

Hey, it's John's birthday today :daisy:

[jenflor]

does anybody else think that Sir Paul will headline one of the nights at glasto 2010? i really hope he heads down to aus next year, i want to be able to say that i at least saw one of the beatles live on stage.

i've familiarised myself with 8 of their albums so far and at this point funnily enough, George is easily my favourite member. i just love every single song he wrote for them.

Aw, I love George. His songs are all so great and really different... from "Within You Without You" to "Here Comes the Sun"... :heart: Plus, I love his sense of humor.

Should I get Original albums or the Remasters.???
Remasters. I've got the originals (only on CD, not vinyl) and they're OK, but the remasters are def superior.

watched the entire anthology documentary last week on you-tube :stunned:
It's awesome, isn't it??

Hey, it's John's birthday today :daisy:
Happy Birthday, John :heart:

[the_gloaming09]

Happy Birthday John!
http://www.campaignleadership.com/blogger/uploaded_images/john_lennon_imagine_back-748982.jpg

[Tnspieler1012]

It's awesome, isn't it??

by far, felt like I was studying for a test actually because I was trying so hard to soak up the information. And my sister sent me the white album, sgt. pepper and abbey road remasters for my birthday :dance: I'm about to listen to them.

[howyousawtheworld]

George Harrison is a true great. Love his songs, love the guy.

[Christa1]

http://sunshinedaydream.biz/store/image/1k0k1/Posters_John_Lennon_-_NYC_Poster.bmp

[BlueberrySwing]

does anybody else think that Sir Paul will headline one of the nights at glasto 2010? i really hope he heads down to aus next year, i want to be able to say that i at least saw one of the beatles live on stage.


Since he only toured the US this year, but hadn't been to the rest of the world with his new album, I hope that he'll play some shows next year. I think it's possible...

[howyousawtheworld]

Sir Paul at Glastonbury - could very much happen I feel since it's the big anniversary of the festival so they'll want THE biggest name available. I also think the Eavis's might choose a personal fave and success story they helped to create in 2002 like this band called Coldplay.

[Kite]

Although Eavis would not reveal who the headline acts are set to be, he did disclose that they would be "traditional headliners"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/somerset/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8295000/8295768.stm

[juliejulle]

Can't vote for best beatles album... They are all great! Love them all!

[Tnspieler1012]

I'm really surprised that Abbey Road is so far ahead in that poll

[Italian Plastic]

Revolver ftw

[deaths_friend]

wooo yeah Revolver!! my favourite.

[howyousawtheworld]

Revolver's no where near Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road in my opinion.

[BlueberrySwing]

Sgt. Pepper's, then Revolver and Abbey Road as third would be my opinion.

[deaths_friend]

at this stage this is how i rank the beatles album. this is only after a few months of listening to them.

1. Revolver
This is in my opinion is their best "rock" album, being a rock music fan its only natural i enjoy this the most.

2. The White Album
Would be no.1 had it not been for revolution 909. and it does feel 4 or 5 tracks to long. but then again cant think of many albums that have more than 20 amazing songs.

3. Abbey Road
The most amazing thing about this album is that even after producing so many incredible records they still had this in them.

4. Help!
An odd choice i know but this seemed like a coming of age for the band especially John, their first 4 records are very american 50s rock saturated but to me this feels like the start of their brilliance.

5.Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
No.5 might seem like an insult but the truth is, if any other band had made this album it would most probably be at number 1 or 2. A Day In The Life would get my vote for greatest ever closing track.

6. A Hard Day's Night
This was the record that surprised me the most. It had me completely hooked for weeks. i hate over listening to an album, but i just couldnt stop when i first discovered this album. Painfully pop but never boring.

7. Let It Be
gets far too much criticism. with songs like the title track and long and winding road and across the universe this is pretty damn awesome.

8. Rubber Soul
not too sure what to say about this one. i might need to listen to it a few more times but Michelle is a really nice song.

i might store this list away then do it again this time next year. im pretty certain it will be very different.

[domscientist]

revolver is my fave at the moment.
sgt pepper is fucking brilliant, but i feel like it's a bit...overproduced...

[BlueberrySwing]

So, Macca will play a few shows in Europe in December: :)

The Good Evening Europe Tour 2009:

2nd December - Hamburg, Color Line Arena
3rd December - Berlin, O2 World
9th December - Arnhem, Gelredome
10th December - Paris, Bercy
16th December - Cologne, Koln Arena
20th December - Dublin, The O2
22nd December - London,The O2 Arena

[http://www.paulmccartney.com/news.php#/1752/2009-10]

Anybody here who already buyed tickets?

[jenflor]

Bumping for some Beatles news...


This site, PopMatters, is running essays and discussions inspired by and based on the work of The Beatles...
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/special/section/re-meet-the-beatles/


Also, the History Channel will air a special called The Beatles on the Record, which is narrated entirely by the band and by Sir George Martin... Will air Nov. 25th

http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/11/history-channel-to-air-beatles-special/

This stuff looks cool... check it out!

[deaths_friend]

*currently in the process of converting another person to the beatles*

wish me luck!! not that i need any. it's the beatles!!

[the_gloaming09]

*currently in the process of converting another person to the beatles*

wish me luck!! not that i need any. it's the beatles!!

awesome!

what songs/albums have you been showing them?

[deaths_friend]

^^

i want them to do it the way i did it. chronological order. she's listening to please please me this week then we'll skip beatles for sale and with the beatles but keep a hard day's night. if, somehow she doesnt like any of it. i'll throw in my trump card, Abbey Road :)

[the_gloaming09]

^^

i want them to do it the way i did it. chronological order. she's listening to please please me this week then we'll skip beatles for sale and with the beatles but keep a hard day's night. if, somehow she doesnt like any of it. i'll throw in my trump card, Abbey Road :)

noice! that's the same way i got into them. I loved their early stuff, and then loved their latter stuff even more. I think if I started at their older/latter stuff I would'n't appreciate the early songs as much

[chuck kottke]

Did you ever listen to their very first recordings?

[the_gloaming09]

Did you ever listen to their very first recordings?

yeah... you mean songs like In Spite of All The Danger, and That'll Be The Day?

I've listened to so much of their stuff from all over.

[deaths_friend]

i would encourage everyone (beatles fan or not) to read up on the history of the beatles because it is incredibly interesting. especially their time in Hamburg and their "Studio" Years. compulsory reading for any music fan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_Hamburg - start here and read through. its not very detailed but gives you a good overview.

[chuck kottke]

Yes, the Hamburg sound - I do remember. Volkswagen had a sound coming from there too!:P I will channel the energy towards Paul, and see if I get a message..
Oh yes - quite fascinating, and thank for the link!

[the_gloaming09]

i dunno if any of you guys have seen this tribute band but they are amazing. They get the sound of the band down so well... i've seen them live twice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lknCpGbsJc

[the_gloaming09]

though not a beatles song this is very touching and moving. paul gets upset.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfMf8nGIkog

[coldplay_is_louve.]

Beatles for Sale- My favorite Beatles album of the moment. :wacky:

[playyourlife]

I just got this
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz121/SgtPepper01/112-Beatles.jpg
and it's awesome. it keept me company all last week when I had no laptop and no ipod an no phone when I was by myself at a race:wacky:
the beatles forever.

[Reilly]

Fab Faux is incredible, didnt think a band could recreate it quite like that.

[Shiver42]

I just got this
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz121/SgtPepper01/112-Beatles.jpg
and it's awesome. it keept me company all last week when I had no laptop and no ipod an no phone when I was by myself at a race:wacky:
the beatles forever.


Ahhhh....:happy::wacky:

[the_gloaming09]

Fab Faux is incredible, didnt think a band could recreate it quite like that.

oh yeah... they are great live. I saw them do all of the White Album and also I think they had a night where they did all of Rubber Soul and Revolver, and they really were able to pull of Revolution 9, which to me seems like it'd be an impossible task

[Reilly]

Haha how I cant imagine covering Revolution 9, unless yknow, playing the original recording itself and just standing there :laugh3:

[playyourlife]

Ahhhh....:happy::wacky:

I know! :D seriously, for whoever can get their hands on this too, I highly reccomend buying it. It opened my eyes a lot to the meaning of some songs and to the personalities of Paul, Ringo, George, and John, among other things. I loved it.

and like deaths_friend said, the history of the beatles is super super interesting. my dad and I love discussing it all the time. we had a super beatles jam-out in the car yesterday for 3 hours :dance:

[Twin]

So, Macca will play a few shows in Europe in December: :)

The Good Evening Europe Tour 2009:

2nd December - Hamburg, Color Line Arena
3rd December - Berlin, O2 World
9th December - Arnhem, Gelredome
10th December - Paris, Bercy
16th December - Cologne, Koln Arena
20th December - Dublin, The O2
22nd December - London,The O2 Arena

[http://www.paulmccartney.com/news.php#/1752/2009-10]

Anybody here who already buyed tickets?I did, and I'm so excited to go!

[grids]

I just got this
http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz121/SgtPepper01/112-Beatles.jpg
and it's awesome. it keept me company all last week when I had no laptop and no ipod an no phone when I was by myself at a race:wacky:
the beatles forever.

wow!! how did you get that? AWESOMENESS.

[PlayinWithColdFingers]

:dance:
They're showing AHDN in VH1 Classic.
They look so young :wacky:

[mikamay]

Beatles for Sale- My favorite Beatles album of the moment. :wacky:

I love that album so much! Like it's not their best album, by far, and a lot of the songs on there aren't even originally written by them, but it's just so much fun to listen to!




My friend got this from her friend for Christmas:

http://i45.tinypic.com/2d78ql3.jpg
She officially has cooler friends than I.

[grids]

^ oh come on!! another great poster :o

[mikamay]

It's the record, not a poster. Reason why I wish it were mine. :p

[grids]

oh haha.. *word mistake*

yeap.. its the record :D

[playyourlife]

wow!! how did you get that? AWESOMENESS.

I just saw it in shoppers drug mart and I was like ZOMG. :shocked: MUST HAVE. I bought like 5 copies for me and my friends. I was so happy. same day, there was an hour long beatles program on tv.

[the_gloaming09]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLQa4fM-fPQ

i love this

[playyourlife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLQa4fM-fPQ

i love this

HAHAHAHA john lennon, I love you.

[the_gloaming09]

got the beatles trivial pursuit for xmas... can't wait to play it and kick my friends asses in it...ahaha

[coldplay_is_louve.]

^^:cheesy: I have that! Beat all my friends who thought they were true Beatles fans. :smug::P

[the_gloaming09]

haha... they're just not true beatles fans!


we are Beatle-elitists! :thumbsup:

[coldplay_is_louve.]

It's true! :smug::D

[the_gloaming09]

gotta love em... they must've been so high... especially paul...haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_kFa1QxCa4

[bear]

haha... they're just not true beatles fans!


we are Beatle-elitists! :thumbsup:
i think im slowly becoming one of these. :uhoh:


a while ago, i started talking to my friend about the beatles, because i never knew she was into them. and she was like, "yeahh, im with the beatles the way you are wih coldplay!" so i was pretty excited, thinking she was an uberfan and would teach me all this awesome stuff about them. so we decided to have a little beatles day. and i sort of totally outstripped her in knowledge, and im not even bragging.



ANYWAY, BUMP. :heart:

[a-chan]

I went to the Beatles store in London last week

http://www.monalbum.fr/Foto-IBT4HRJD.jpg

I bought a bag

http://www.beatlesstorelondon.co.uk/beatles-bags/ar-slouch.jpg

A tee
http://www.beatlesstorelondon.co.uk/beatles-clothing/ladies-logo-black.jpg

And since I had a London pass, I've got free gifts: a magnet for the fridge, a keychain and a bookmark ^^

[the_gloaming09]

awesome!

i've been obsessed with this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b08_XG5cHts

[PlayinWithColdFingers]

http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww359/REDOOR/PaulWink.gif

[PlayinWithColdFingers]

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/Bluuperkidd/paul.gif

[the_gloaming09]

been listening to this song a lot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne6ZZTfiQAw

[The Final Track]

Revolver, Yesterday And Today, Let It Be and Magical Mystery Tour are my top 3.

[PlayinWithColdFingers]

I´m inlove with Because :)

[IMightBeWrong]

The band broke up after Paul told the worlds media that 'John smells'. The British tabloids were on hand to reveal this shocking news first.

John was later to comment that it was because of a glandular problem. APPARENTLY.

[PlayinWithColdFingers]

^^ You like a constant downer, huh?

[IMightBeWrong]

I don't believe there was anything mood altering with what I said. Down like it, ignore it, it's really that simple, need me to explain it further?

P.S. I'm sorry if I brought you down or ruined your day in any way, I didn't know you felt that strongly about the break-up of The Beatles. Chin Up! TURN THAT FROWN AROUND MISSUS :D

[Gilda]

Revolver es my fav album by The Beatles :D But all the albums are wonderful!!!

[deaths_friend]

played Rock Band : The Beatles last night. absolutely loved it!! but i was surprised with how easily i mastered some of the songs. i rarely ever play guitar hero/rock band but i found it quite easy. great selection of songs too!

[PlayinWithColdFingers]

^^ I wanna play that game so fucking badly.

[IMightBeWrong]

played Rock Band : The Beatles last night. absolutely loved it!! but i was surprised with how easily i mastered some of the songs. i rarely ever play guitar hero/rock band but i found it quite easy. great selection of songs too!



What difficulty were you playing it on?