Brad

I agree with the who gives a you know what. As he wasn't married before he did it, about the only thing he did was break some HR rules of CBS'.

Whatever that means. I could do with a translation too. I think he's trying to say that the Beatles have, for better or worse, left an indelible mark on his psyche that has altered his perception of darn near everything since he was 8. Could be right although in the same vein have the Japanese moved on?

Whatever that means.

Completely agree with Lon. Does the fact that it's been characterized as nostalgia make it any less enjoyable? No. In the past few months, besides listening to jazz, I've listened to a lot of Cream, early Stones, CSN and, thanks to XM Radio Classic Vinyl station, the Airplane, Buffalo Springfield, etc. It's what makes you content inside and who cares how it's labeled.

That was pretty funny. Thanks for the link Jim.

I like George, but I don't think so. I love All Things Must Pass, but after that I rarely touch the 3 other (studio) solo albums after that that I've owned for 25+ years (which thankfully were all gotten cheaply). If you already own All Things Must Pass I think you could iTune the few other songs you think you want, or maybe find some greatest hits package used. I just always found the stuff after All Things & Concert For Bangladesh to horribly inconsistent and lightweight. Yup, it wasn't the greatest. I wonder what's its like when your best years are behind you. Heck, what I am saying I'm almost 59

I haven't received an email from Amazon but my delivery estimate has been and still remains October 8 - October 20.

It's all of that. To exclude an important component of the 60s is just not possible. The Beatles were an important of what made the 60s; kids rebelling against their parents. Most parents hated rock 'n roll. You just can't say that to know the 60s you need to look elsewhere. You need to look at all of it. They were all parts of the reaction to the end of WWII. The end of the war brought the end to a tumultous age, perhaps dating back to the onset of the Depression. From 1945 through the 50s, that was a reaction against that tumult. The 60s were a reaction to the mind numbing wish for normalcy (cue Warren Harding) that our parents and the world sought after what happened in previous decades. There is a great book called the War of the World by Niall Ferguson which posits that there was no WWI or WWII but one continuous war from 1900 through the Korean War. Thus, the 50s were reaction to that upheaval and the 60s a reaction to the reaction. I don't disagree with either of these postings. I agree that you don't correct overstating the Beatles' impact by understating it. They were certainly a meaningful part of the picture, which would be otherwise incomplete. I just wanted to stress, as Allen did, that there were other parts of the picture as big or bigger which can't be seen through the Beatles. Even within popular music (Dylan). And you don't grasp the USA 60's without MLK, JFK/RFK, the USSR/Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam being clearly in focus front and center. And Beatles music doesn't begin to adequately address any of those in and of itself. It is part of the tapestry. Completely agree. If you ask me on the spot to summon an image of the 60s, what comes to mind is JFK, Vietnam, struggle for voting rights, the assasinations, students marching against the war and then rock 'n roll.

It's all of that. To exclude an important component of the 60s is just not possible. The Beatles were an important of what made the 60s; kids rebelling against their parents. Most parents hated rock 'n roll. You just can't say that to know the 60s you need to look elsewhere. You need to look at all of it. They were all parts of the reaction to the end of WWII. The end of the war brought the end to a tumultous age, perhaps dating back to the onset of the Depression. From 1945 through the 50s, that was a reaction against that tumult. The 60s were a reaction to the mind numbing wish for normalcy (cue Warren Harding) that our parents and the world sought after what happened in previous decades. There is a great book called the War of the World by Niall Ferguson which posits that there was no WWI or WWII but one continuous war from 1900 through the Korean War. Thus, the 50s were reaction to that upheaval and the 60s a reaction to the reaction.

Best of luck. Thanks for your help over the years!

Whew, that was a rather uncomforable exchange (at least to me). I'm looking forward to receiving the book soon so will reserve judgment until then

Maybe some are fluff but very appealing with a lot of charm. Act Naturally was always a favorite of mine.

Do you recommend any books in addition to MacDonald's Revolution in the Head? Yes, that's a good question. I would like your opinion about the Gould book. Sometimes the analysis is a little too deep as in going on the motivations of British schoolgirls in going crazy, with discussions of Freud thrown in, but overall, a satisfying read.

I thought this was sort of cool, the opening cinematic from Beatles Rock Band.

Think I have but couldn't tell you where.

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Yes, but you can only play those from the right side

I agree, I think it sounds fantastic also. But I was at a point when I needed to appreciate the randomness and absurdity of it due other things in my life pissing me off like work. Next time it may come off as pretentious. Though I did hear some new bits in it I never noticed before. Speaking of the rare Beatles stinker, spinning the new Past Masters despite the great remaster done on "She's A Woman" it still sucks. How much pot do you have to smoke to think "my love she's no pheasant" sounds good? I know misunderstood lyric, but even the correct interpretation of "My love don't give me presents. I know that she's no peasant" makes Oasis look like Shakespeare. The Inner Light, I can also live without. But for the most part even their B-Sides were good to great. I can also probably live without the Yellow Submarine soundtrack, not one of their finest moments IMHO.

For those who may be interested, there is someone on ebay selling individual albums from the mono box. They're not cheap though, starting at $37 and up. I'm not the seller.

He's a fine guitarist but I'm with Chuck on this; doesn't really stand out. I like listening to him but find Grant more interesting. Another point regarding the moderation. If you're going to delete someone's posts, you also need the post where they are quoted. It just doesn't make any sense to have the quoted post in another member's post if the underlying post (e.g. the post that is being quoted) has been removed.

To my ears the remaster of All Things Must Pass doesn't sound good. Compared to my original Japanese CD issue it sounds as if noise reduction was applied. I sold it. I'll have to keep an eye out for the Japanese version for comparison then. Thanks.

One album not mentioned because it's not really a Beatles album (although some of the songs were written before the breakup) but if it might be considered their greatest (IMHO) if it were was George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. I hadn't listened to it in many a year and, in fact, couldn't find a copy, so I went out and bought it this weekend. I originally had the original version (both LP and Cd) and the one I purchased was the remastered version, which sounds great, and has some additional tracks (although I don't think they really add to the album). All Things Must Pass is just as good as I remembered it, with the songs especially vibrant. There's just not one bad song on this album. One of my favorites then and still one of them.

Darn, he stole my line

There's a XM channel that plays what they call vinyl hits from the 60s and 70s, channel number 46, sort of cool, although a little repetitive.

Thanks but no thanks. Also, not very ergonomic; bad back sufferers like myself would -- er -- suffer.