Amph The Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (or Beatles) thread

Across the Universe, the movie, was kind of a waste of decent time, but I absolutely love Joe Cocker's performance of Come Together. And T.V. Carpio's yearning I Wanna Hold Your Hand. I just heard that one again this week on an old episode of Coverville I was listening too. I know some people don't like this trend of people turning once exuberant songs into melancholy laments, but I just think it really works in this instance and the lesbian angle really works too. For some reason. I guess just the strength of Carpio's performance.

 

What about Wings songs?

 

They are underrated. If you see the kind of praise that was heaped on 'the great' Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes last week, a collection of silly throwaways such as "Quinn the Eskimo", "Million Dollar Bash", "Kickin' My Dog Around"--songs that would have been regarded as Wings' most embarrassing had McCartney written them--if you see that, you have to conclude that Wings' output has too often been unfairly dismissed as lightweight fodder. It wasn't like McCartney suddenly, magically, lost his talent when The Beatles disbanded. Plus lightweight fodder was their strength.

 

The dumbest Beatles conspiracy theory yet. The url is misleading, though.

http://thebeatlesneverexisted.com/

 

tantamount to holocaust denial, that

 

I almost have to applaud how audaciously stupid that is.

 

i like to say that mccartney was the only true experimental musician in the beatles, and he carried on in that tradition afterwards.

 

In what way does Lennon fail to meet the criteria of "true experimental musician?" Your use of the modifer "true" makes me think that you feel Lennon was maybe just innovative in a sort faux fashion without having . . . well, anyway, it makes me think you have a reason for thinking that Lennon wasn't and I'm curious to hear it.

 

welp, i think yoko was more fully in the avant-garde/experimental headspace and john's involvement in some of that stuff was more of a reflection of his infatuation with her than of any real interest in it on his part. also i think it was more of a tool with which to attack his beatle past. sort of like hey beatles fans fugg you check out this noisy thing i'm doing now with yoko you like that huh? a vehicle for the bile and the anger. i mean don't get me wrong, i love the guy and the incredible emotional depth in his work. he was unquestionably brilliant. but i think mccartney was more involved in exploring form and playing with it and breaking it down and innovating. yes, the music is often light and very accessible in nature, but i don't think that means it can't be considered experimental. it was REALLY experimental! the earlier stuff especially. i'm not implying that you specifically think it isn't experimental because it is light/accessible, i'm just addressing the general view that seems to have coalesced around his work.

 

john lennon's elephant fart guitar playing on yoko's "walking on thin ice" is some of the sickest **** i've ever heard. no doubt about that.

 

Epic 40 song Macca set in London tonight (38 if you count Abbey Rd b-Side as 1 track ) .

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2015/the-o2-arena-london-england-73c84ad9.html

Everton & Mar17swgirl I'm sure you had other plans considering, but if you'd managed to get to this I'd be even happier...

 

Yeah we didn't get to that concert, but we are going to his gig in Birmingham on Wednesday. Hopefully the set won't be too different to last night.

 

I've been listening to some of the more trippy Beatles songs lately, like Tomorrow Never Knows, It's All Too Much and Blue Jay Way. I'm mostly a fan of George Harrison's work Beatles wise, but I respect everyone's contributions.

I've got It's All Too Much on my iPhone, this song always stuck with me from the time I saw Yellow Submarine as a little girl. Funny how the Beatles songs most influenced by acid and 60s metaphysical stuff stick with me when I'm such a straight edge. (but I am pretty much Captain Paradox.) I think the otherworldly feeling is what still draws me to these songs.

 

Don't forget that we still need to hear Carnival Of Light which is said to be a psychedelic music collage by McCartney. Kind of like his Liverpool Sound Collage album.

 

If we admit Wings songs are good, we have to wonder how to judge 80s McCartney albums.

Here's an 80s McCartney track I love, because it's so 80s and so un-McCartney. It was his first single that didn't become a hit.

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That album had some strong ideas. I like the eerie atmosphere of Footprints.

 

The best cut from that album is Stranglehold

 

God, that over-produced, synth-heavy sound. Thanks, 1980's.

 

Looks like you got your wish.

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/paul-mccartney/2015/barclaycard-arena-birmingham-england-4bc9afe2.html

Jealous guy, here.

 

There's no adjective sufficient enough to describe the amazingness of that concert. Absolutely fantastic. I'm completely hoarse, utterly knackered, and I'll have to get through the rest of the week on caffeine alone, but I don't care. Thank you, Sir Paul.

 

i think you're reading the list wrong. he did play mr. kite though.

 

This book review is brilliant. And hilarious.

http://thespinoff.co.nz/08-10-2015/...ney-fills-up-a-new-book-with-yap-and-blather/

 

I disagree. It's snide and disrespectful, not to mention self-contradictory. The author of the article complains McCartney has nothing interesting to say, then proceeds to list the things McCartney said that he personally finds interesting. What the huh?

 

So, this disastrous cover is ten years old. I'd forgotten about it and then stumbled on it while messing around in YouTube the other day. God, it's so bad.