The Beatles Breakthrough

halabalushindigus wrote: yeah, but  I still dig the early stuff like Paul's rippin' bass on "Little Child"

I totally dig the early stuff, of course it doesn't compare to what came later but I even think it's a bit underrated. A Hard Day's Night and Help surely deserves a listen if you already got into the post Rubber Soul albums, they already started devolping their songwriting on those albums.

J-Man wrote: Glad to see another person converted to The Beatles! I never thought I'd hear that from you!  Out of curiosity, what's your opinion of Abbey Road? I think that's their best album by a large margin... -Jeff

You'd better listen to Rain/Paperback Writer  Taking nothing away from the early stuff, that's where the band turned the corner. 

halabalushindigus wrote: Having listened to Revolver as a child, I heard the U.S. Version, which omits 3 songs. So it was years later that the transformative effect which I think Dean is talking about became a unique experience for me .when I heard it the very first time. This experience is timeless to me. The song is "I'm Only Sleeping" and as it is ending, it fades out while guitars are playing backwards, then silence, then the brushing of the Tabla ( I'm really not sure if its a Sitar exactly)   I can't explain how this moment tweaks my mind, but it does

The Beatles incorporated sounds, textures and recording techniques that were not commonly associated with pop music and rock music. The example are numerous ranging from running  a series of loops though a recording console or writing and recording backward parts. Listen to some of “Strawberry Fields Forever” demos, there is a definite feeling that this was a groundbreaking song. It doesn't fit into any R'n R / folk /Muscle Shoals(?) template does it? So they had to invent a whole new musical vocab. to accommodate the song.

This obviously had an influence on the Rolling Stones psychedelic period and everyone else. The Beatles were known for their melodies and odd chord progressions they changed how musicians thought of the album just ask Brian Wilson. Robert Fripp of the pioneering progressive rock band King Crimson said on Cambridge Guide to the Beatles his goal was to build on what the Beatles did on Sgt Pepper.






Edited by Floydman - January 30 2010 at 15:45

Having listened to Revolver as a child, I heard the U.S. Version, which omits 3 songs. So it was years later that the transformative effect which I think Dean is talking about became a unique experience for me .when I heard it the very first time. This experience is timeless to me. The song is "I'm Only Sleeping" and as it is ending, it fades out while guitars are playing backwards, then silence, then the brushing of the Tabla ( I'm really not sure if its a Sitar exactly)

 Doesn't matter were it comes from as long as it keeps comin' Often I've heard old movies,kids shows anything except MTV .   Anyway The Beatles had a cartoon series in the late 60's ( They had nothing to do with it themselves) but all the songs Revolver back were played on it and I bloody loved it.

I've been told when a Boy kiss a Girl, take a trip around the world  heyhey

rushfan4 wrote: First the Saints make the Super Bowl; now Alex finds out that he might actually like the Beatles.   No wonder it so damn cold north of Kentucky.  Hell really has frozen over.

James said the same exact thing.

Now you can contemplate the deep mysteries of I AM THE WALRUS.

First the Saints make the Super Bowl; now Alex finds out that he might actually like the Beatles.   No wonder it so damn cold north of Kentucky.  Hell really has frozen over.