by admin on December 13, 2009
The Beatles Yesterday is one of the most persistent songs in their entire catalog. Over 3000 different versions of this track have been recorded by a huge variety of artists. The song had humble beginnings inside the mind of Paul McCartney – more specifically, inside a dream he had one night. With a fair number of McCartney’s musical compositions resulting from dreams, this shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Perhaps due to the otherworldly manner in which the song had appeared to him, after his initial demo recording of the song he became paranoid that it was actually the property of some other songwriter. He feared that he had merely heard it somewhere else and had the suggestion of its tune planted in his subconscious. Gradually, over a period of several weeks, and through the assurances of everyone he played it for that it was indeed original, McCartney set out to complete the song and lyric.
The words to the piece were quite difficult to pin down for the talented songwriter. He had given the song the temporary title of ‘Scrambled Eggs’, and it became an ongoing joke in the band. After the filming of ‘Help!’ in 1965, McCartney took a vacation in Portugal and in transit he managed to come up with almost the entire rhyming scheme for the track, as well as the final title.
In the studio recording of The Beatles Yesterday, only one member of the band is actually playing an instrument. Paul decided to accompany himself using only an acoustic guitar, although producer George Martin fleshed out the rather bare arrangement with a string section before the track was released. Rather bizarrely for a band that would develop such a reputation for experimentation, the three other members of the band fought McCartney tooth and nail when he proposed releasing ‘Yesterday’ as a single. Their argument was that the song represented too great of a departure from the band’s current sound and style. Eventually, the American market got to have ‘Yesterday’ backed with Ringo Starr’s cover of country song ‘Act Naturally’ on the B-side, as it was hoped that Starr’s popularity in that country would carry the day. McCartney, of course, had the last laugh, and the song performed very well on both the American and later the British charts. Sometimes, even when you are part of a band as successful as the Beatles it is important to go against the grain and listen to the passionate arguments of the lone dissenting member.
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by admin on November 13, 2009
The original Yellow Submarine album released in January 1969 is considered by most Beatles fans to be the worst album the band has ever released as it contained only six songs of the Beatles true Instrumentals (other tracks have been rather boring created by producer George Martin) and only four of these six songs were new. Two of the six were previously released songs "Yellow Submarine" 1966 and "All You Need Is Love" 1967.En 1999 a new album was released to coincide with a new version of the film Yellow Submarine on DVD. This new version includes all six songs from the 1969 album of original songs and nine others. The album was entitled Yellow Submarine. It is entitled "Songtrack" rather than "soundtrack" because it presents the songs played in the film rather than instrumental music that was presented in the original version. What was most remarkable about "Songtrack" published in 1999 was that each of the songs included have been remixed and remastered from original tapes, which is something that has not been done for the CD versions of their album (other than Rubber Soul & Help!) This gives songs sound very different from what one hears on the other versions and this is why I recommend that the Beatles fanatic buy this album, even if they already have 15 chansons.The Yellow Submarine is actually one of the 'Listening to the most psychedelic experience one can have with the music of the Beatles due not only to the sparkling new mix, but also because, for most songs on this album are among the works most Beatles psychédéliques.L 'album includes four new songs (new at the time, of course) "It's All Too Much", "Only a Northern Song," "All Together Now" and "Hey Bulldog" with songs from Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour. The greatest thing about this album is that it saves four new songs that were released on the original album yellow submarine (where they have been largely ignored.) In particular, it is nice that " ; Hey Bulldog "and" It's All Too Much "is featured on this album as they are two of the best songs of the Beatles that many Beatles fans have never heard parler.De 1965's Rubber Soul album contains" Nowhere Man "&" Think for yourself. "From 1966 Revolver album contains" Yellow Submarine "(no surprise there!)," Eleanor Rigby "&" Love You To. "A From the 1967 album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album contains "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "When I'm 64," "With A Little Help From My Friends" and the title song, "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" which sounds particularly different from the version we're used to. All songs on this album have been remixed and remastered from original tapes so they sound slightly different versions available on other albums of Beatles.De in 1967's Magical Mystery Tour album contains "Baby You're a Rich Man "(What a strange piece that is great) with" All You Need Is Love. "There are some reasons to get the Yellow Submarine. One is that the album is really enjoyable to listen because it is filled with great songs. Another is that it saves "Hey Bulldog", "Only a Northern Song" & "It's All Too Much" from the original album are mostly ignored yellow submarine. And another is that the songs included here are remixed and remastered from original tapes and they sound very different (and in most cases better) than the versions available on their official studio albums.
Marvin J. Markus recommends buying Beatles Magical Mystery Tour CD and The White Album Double CD online. Marvin said the White Album to be the greatest album of all time.
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by admin on November 4, 2009
I love all eras of the Beatles' career, but my favorite Beatles album is white and that may be why my favorite discs of the series The Beatles Anthology is a disc of Anthology 3. Many songs on one disc Anthology 3 are from the White Album. This article takes a track by track to watch all 27 tracks on disc one. 1. "A Beginning" – This orchestral piece composed by Beatles producer George Martin was originally designed as an introduction to the singing Ringo (Ringo and written) "Do not Pass Me By" on the White Album. I'm not a big fan of this track, but it works quite well as an introduction to Anthology 3. 2. "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" – This is a very early version demo of one of my favorite songs on the White Album. It's fascinating for me to hear such a lightweight version of the basic beginning of this song. It's interesting to me as a way to watch the creative process of John Lennon. 3. "Helter Skelter" – A very different version of the familiar about The White Album. Very slowly, like a Dead March. Somehow I think it is even more intense than the final version. Although I do not think they made the right choice by going with the faster version. 4. Mean Mr. Mustard "- A very cool demo homemade by John Lennon. As a simple song, anyway this is pretty close to the final version. Note "sister Shelley. 5. Polythene Pam "- Another demo house. I like to hear these early versions of these simple songs. 6. "Glass Onion" – Includes some weird gibberish of John Lennon. 7. "Junk" – This song was never released as a Beatles song. It will be released as Paul McCartney put on his first solo album in 1970. I like this version of this song a lot. It has a simple beauty. 8. "Piggies" – Pork Chops! 9. "Honey Pie" – The Beatles make music on the music-hall style. 10. Do not Pass Me By "- Definitely not one of the best moments of the Beatles, but it's pretty nice. Even the Beatles songs not so great there is usually some cool pieces hidden in there. I like the drumming on it. 11. "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" – This was a strange noise from the version most people are familiar with the White Album. It is difficult to specify precisely what explains this strange noise. I still see the ring "missing" and "foot" backing vocals. 12. "Good night" – another time not so great. Sorry Ringo! Although I think this one is more the fault of John Lennon (he wrote.) This is one of the few Beatles songs that never really grew on me. 13. "Cry Baby Cry" – Excellent. Not as good as the version on the White Album, but still very good and there are some bass sounds neat on this one we did not hear the final version. 14. "Blackbird" – Great song of course. 15. "Sexy Sadie" – I like this version much. It may be on par with the version of the White Album. 16. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – is one of the strengths of Anthology 3. Although I definitely prefer the heavier version of The White Album that I love about this is getting to hear such a different vision of this song. 17. "Hey Jude" – Cool version. I like that nanana "does not always work as the official version. 18. "Not guilty" – This song was not released on a Beatles album. In fact, it has not been released at all until George Harrison put him on the self titled album in 1979. I dig the guitar sounds great on the outro. 19. "Mother Nature's Son" – Nice. 20. "Glass Onion" – Cool version of a great song. 21. "Rocky Raccoon" – I always liked the other version of this song amusing. Lyrics bungled do everything much better. 22. "What's The New Mary Jane" – This song is absolutely ridiculous and that's why I love him. It was never officially released until Anthology 3. 23. "Step Inside Love / Los Paranoia" – "Step Inside Love" is a song McCartney wrote for another singer (Cilla Black). It's very groovy to hear Paul McCartney sing this song and I always had kicked out of the stupidity that is "Los Paranoias. 24. "I'm So Tired" – Another of my favorites on The White Album (I have many favorites.) 25. "I Will" – Yeah, here is another. 26. "Why Do not We Do It In The Road" – I love hearing McCartney go crazy with the vocals. This may be the best example of him going all over the place vocally. 27. "Julia" – A beautiful song and a great way to close one side of disc closes on a single disc of The White Album.
Marvin J. Markus recommends reading more about The Beatles music on the blog daily music trivia. It also recommends that you purchase online your acoustic guitar.
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by admin on October 11, 2009
I am a big fan of the Beatles and wrote many articles about how The Beatles are great. I have written about their greatest albums (The White Album, Revolver, Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper, etc.) but today I decided to do something a little different. What about The Beatles' worst album! I decided to consider only their official UK studio albums to make it more difficult (or I could choose a compilation made by the terrible record company at one time or another).
# 1 Yellow Submarine
The Yellow Submarine album contained only six songs of the Beatles true Instrumentals (the rest was rather boring created by their producer George Martin.) And these two songs ( "Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need Is Love") had already been released. This means that there were only four new songs on the album.
Two of these were songs by George Harrison ( "It's All Too Much" and "Only A Northern Song.") One was by Paul McCartney ( "All Together Now") and one by John Lennon ( " ; Hey Bulldog. ") I actually think" Hey Bulldog "and" It's All Too Much "to rescue the album from being a total loss of time. These are two of the coolest and least known songs of the Beatles. "All Together Now" and "Only A Northern Song" is a bit subpar standards Beatles, I suppose, but I like them.
Usually I classify this album so low because he has so little new to him, not that new hardware is not good (even if it is not as great as it was normally.) What is cool is that even with the worst Beatles album there were gems that deserve to be listened to (at least before it reaches those who are instrumental a bit of a snooze fest.)
# 2 With The Beatles
The second Beatles album lacks the energy and punch of their first album, Please Me Please. It is much too heavy on the covers (and for the most part, the blankets are not particularly well done) and new songs are not particularly fantastic (except for "All My Loving" of course.) That said, I 'still love the album pretty well. I like their cover of "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" by Smokey Robinson. This album is actually ranked # 420 on the magazine Rolling Stone's 500 best albums of all time, which is either proof of the greatness The Beatles were even when they were not so important or evidence that may may be they are a bit overrated.
# 3 Please Please Me
The first Beatles album was among the worst in my opinion. Historically, it is obviously very important and I'm listening to it for these reasons. It also includes a start of some great songs like "Please Please Me" and "I Saw Her Standing There" with one of their greatest covers "Twist & Shout".
But Rolling Stone this class as the best album of all time as the 39th and big fan of the Beatles as I am, I must say that is ridiculous. They rank above actually Night A Hard Day's? They rank above Let it Be? They rank above Magical Mystery Tour? And your help!? I'm not really a serious manner. I'd love listening instead to one of these albums as I Please Please. Yes, it was their first album and yes it has an energy "certain" to him as 10 of the 14 songs were recorded in one day (the other 4 had already been released on singles), but it's just not very good.
Dishonorable mention: Beatles For Sale. You probably expect to see Beatles For Sale on this list because it is probably the most maligned on this side of the Beatles album Yellow Submarine and if I had a 4th slot, I would have understood there. But I find most pleasing to hear that one of these three albums. Songs like "I'll Follow The Sun", "I" m A Loser, "&" Every Little Thing "certainly do makeup for me and for the covers (I do not want about 75 % of early Beatles cover songs.)
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