beatles

Few artists have impacted music and culture like The Beatles. Consisting of George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, the band spearheaded the 1960s British Invasion. From 1963-1970, The Beatles racked up numerous number one hits as well as commercially and critically successful albums such as Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Abbey Road.

From 1964-1966, Beatlemania dominated the music world; female fans followed them everywhere, screaming so loudly at concerts that they drowned out the music. Their “mop top” haircuts, matching suits, and Liverpudlian slang greatly influenced mid-60s popular culture. By 1967, their landmark album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band provided the soundtrack for the burgeoning psychedelic movement.

Throughout their career, The Beatles experimented with new recording techniques and expanded the rock genre with their use of orchestration, different chord changes, and poetic lyrics. Years of internal strife led to their disbanding in 1970; debate still rages as to the exact cause of the breakup. All four members went on to establish successful solo careers, but the group's influence lives on through the Cirque du Soleil show Love, the 90s documentary series Anthology, and several CD reissues that consistently reach the top of the charts.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “beatles”

 

• Engineer Geoff Emerick on Lyrics

  
  The Songbird Project — Authority: 107
  In Emericks recent book Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles he makes this observation: "For some reason, I never used to listen to lyrics all that closely. Perhaps it was because of my taste for opera and classical music that the vocal always seemed like just another instrument ...
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• Morning Music Notes – The Rich Get Richer

  
  PeteHatesMusic — Authority: 109
  Two Radiohead Songs to Be Reworked as Classical Symphonies I was hoping for opera myself. Composer Steve “Third” Reich is going to rework Radiohead songs Everything In Its Right Place and Jigsaw Falling into Place ( via NME ). The piece will be called Radio Rewrite (should’ve been Radio Re-Reich) and will be ...
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• Paul McCartney was inspiration by father

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  London, Jan 30 (IANS) Veteran singer Sir Paul McCartney says his father was one of the main inspirations behind the Beatles.The 69-year-old, who gained worldwide fame alongside bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, praised his dad James, an amateur piano player, for introducing him to music.“My ...
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• January 30th

  
  Bushwick is Beautiful — Authority: 79
  43 years ago today the Beatles got up on the roof, and let us in one last time. In their drugged out haze, fighting, and business issues they still managed to get up, and get off one last time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWzs3YbtehI&feature=player_embedded
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• Monday Miscellanea

  
  Londonist — Authority: 615
  This Week In London’s History Monday – 30th January 1969 : The Beatles perform live for the last time ever, on the roof of the Apple Records building in Mayfair. Tuesday – 31st January 1609 : Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators are hanged at Old Palace Yard in Westminster. Wednesday – 1st ...
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• January 30: The Beatles final live performance (1969)

  
  Memento mori - Express thoughts of the day as we enrich our mortal lives — Authority: 110
  The Beatles, the legendary English rock band, had its final live performance, so-called Let It Be rooftop concert , was filmed on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row, London on January 30, 1969. Let It Be was their final album release. The members of the band when they broke up were John Lennon, ...
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• Sunday Stealing

  
  One Gal's Musings — Authority: 417
  Sunday Stealing : The 99er Meme: Part 1 Cheers to all of us thieves! 1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up. "Baby, Its You" The Beatles "Why Dont We Do It in the Road?" The Beatles "Spirit in the Night" Bruce Springsteen "Helen Wheels" Wings "Goin Back" Dusty ...
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• Paul McCartney, Kisses on the Bottom, CD review

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 163
  Paul McCartney abandons the guitar and pays homage to the music of his youth.
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• The Beatles Alphabet

  
  Celebrity Pictures, Lol Celebs and Funny Actor and Actress Photos - ROFLrazzi — Authority: 133
  -The Beatles Submitted by: JMJMad1
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• You’re Going To Lose That Girl (clip from Help!, 1965)

  
  The Beatles Rarity — Authority: 104
  On February 19, 1965, The Beatles did an afternoon recording session to record John Lennon’s new song, “You’re Going To Lose That Girl.” The 4-track mix consisted of John’s Gretsch rhythm guitar, Paul McCartney’s bass and Ringo Starr’s drums on track 1, George Harrison’s guitar solo and electric piano ...
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• Let It BE

  
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• John Lennon: A Life of Contradictions

  
  Jukebox in My Head — Authority: 89
  When I was a child, my uncle Jack, who was my guardian at the time, would tell my brother and me, “do as I say, not as I do,” as if that were a way to excuse his own excesses and remain an authority figure. That’s kind of how I feel about John Lennon after reading Tim Riley’s Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the ...
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• 3117. “Rain” by Game Theory

  
  Teatro Triste del Clown — Authority: 118
  Shockingly, this live cover version of a Beatles track is available online: Indeed, this is the same version I have. You can tell this is the 1990 version of Game Theory by the absence of female band members. “Rain” was the b-side of the single “Paperback Writer,” which earns it the distinction of the ...
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• For Those Who Would Change the Wind

  
  Change the Wind — Authority: 109
  Ed Sullivan 1902-1974 Television Host, Writer, Entertainer "If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers."
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• Paul McCartney Ready to Engage in the 2012 Olympics

  
  Advertorial | Classifieds Search — Authority: 98
  Paul McCartney is the legendary musicians reportedly accepted to be the opening attraction at the London Olympic event by 2012. Only a great musician who seemed
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• Album Spotlight: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

  
  NIna D'Angelo — Authority: 114
  Released in 1966,following California Girls, Pet Sounds isconsidered one of the most influential records of all time and listed #2 onRolling Stone’s Greatest Albums of all time. Considered one of thefirst rock albums that was actually a concept album, Pet Sounds is a pure joy to listen to.To call itexperimental ...
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• Paul McCartney’s new album: ‘I wanted to do this with the Beatles’

  
  Nur, was da steht — Authority: 125
  Paul McCartney © by Eduardo Pelosi This article titled “Paul McCartney’s new album: ‘I wanted to do this with the Beatles’” was written by Sean Michaels, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 20th January 2012 11.19 UTC Paul McCartney’s new album is the album he always wanted to make with the Beatles, he ...
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• I wanted to do this with the Beatles

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Singer says Kisses on the Bottom revisits childhood favourites Paul McCartneys new album is the album he always wanted to make with the Beatles, he has revealed. After bonding with John Lennon over 30s pop songs, McCartney said he dreamed of putting together a collection of old favourites. "I never got round to it ...
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• Penny Lane (original 1967 promo video)

  
  The Beatles Rarity — Authority: 104
  Back on November 11th, 2011, I featured the promo video for one side of the double A-sided Strawberry Fields Forever c/w Penny Lane single. I decided to follow that up this week with the other side. The promo clip for Paul McCartney’s “Penny Lane” was shot at a few locations on the 5th and 7th of February, ...
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• PIGSHIT: “MACH SCHAU, PEEDLES!”

  
  The Rock and Roll Report — Authority: 89
  Every Sixties recording artist seemed to have ‘em:  There were the Beach Boys’ Hite Morgan tapes, the Stones’ IBC demos, the Byrds’ notorious Jet Set sessions, and even the Velvet Underground’s attempts at becoming East Coast studio stringers for Gary Lewis and the Playboys (…just kidding about that last ...
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