Sunday, February 19, 2012

The Beatles

The Beatles are partly responsible for why Rock 'n' Roll changed from the 1950's to the late 1960's. Each of the following all had their share as the vocalist: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star (Richard Starkey).  John Lennon played rhythm guitar, Paul McCartney played bass, George Harrison played lead Guitar and Ringo Star played drums. Each one is iconic for their position, the chances of these four musical geniuses meeting and creating music is immeasurable. The Beatles made plenty of music and sold over 1 billion units.

My Favorite 10:

1. Eleanor Rigby
2. Helter Skelter
3. Hey Bulldog
4. Yesterday
5. Across the Universe
6. Hey Jude
7. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
8. Come Together
9. Strawberry Fields Forever
10. The End
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    What are the odds that these four people would have come together at that particular point in history? The meeting of four musical geniuses at the precise time that history would have them would seem unlikely, and yet history has proven that it is the rule.

    What are the odds that these four people would have come together at that particular point in history? The meeting of four musical geniuses at the precise time that history would have them would seem unlikely, and yet history has proven that it is the rule.

    If I had to choose the three best Beatles albums I would say they were Rubber Soul, Revolver, and of course, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, perhaps the greatest album in the history of Rock 'n' Roll. Listen to these three albums in order and hear the music go from great to greatest. The explosion of incredibly good music that takes place between 1965 and 1967 is simply phenomenal. Here you will find the euphemistic Drive My Car, the introspective Norwegian Wood, the nostalgic In My Life, George's haunting If I Needed Someone, the political Taxman, the portrait of loneliness that is the solemn Eleanor Rigby, the LSD inspired I'm Only Sleeping, the passionate Here, There, And Everywhere, the ode to the LSD trip that is Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, the youth in revolt anthem that is She's Leaving Home, the spiritual Within You, Without You, the foreboding When I'm Sixty Four, the whimsical Lovely Rita (one of my favorites), and perhaps the greatest song ever written — and I say this with complete knowledge of the works of Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, Chuck Berry, Leiber, and Stoller — the incomparable A Day In The Life.

    Wow, there never has been, and never will be a streak of creative genius like this again. The only equivalent streak of genius that I can think of is Joe DiMaggio's fifty-six game hitting streak. Nothing else compares.

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