The Beatles' Musicality - Page 2

naturalfan · ‎03-09-2010

I am a huge Beatles fan too and what keeps on impressing me is how good John and Paul harmonized together. George did not have the best voice (although I loved George) but sometimes when he added the third harmony, it was just perfect. Still loves those guys and their music.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@jellyBEAN wrote:
@Pearlee I wouldn't mind having that CD. I've read a lot of biographies on The Beatles as a group and individually and know that both John and Paul worshipped the early American rock n roll artists - Elvis, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and some other more obscure artists, and I love that music too. They took American rock n roll and applied their own creative spin to it.

Another thing regarding their musicality, with each album and each new hit song, they grew and grew. The songs never sounded alike. One song was better than the last. And it went on that way for years. Such a shame it all ended, but I guess it was meant to be. A Hard Days Night is on TCM's On Demand selections. I think I'll put it on, simply for the soundtrack.

@jellyBEAN There are many reasons this CD is worth owning, IMO. There is some Beatles "banter" on it with the BBC host (although to me, it is sad to listen to John L., knowing what happened to him in 1980). Lennon was ever-so-witty.

At the very beginning of Disc 1, the BBC host asks the Beatles which instrument each of them plays (remember, this is the early days of Beatles. Nevertheless, you can tell from how the Beatles answer to the host that they've already been asked this a million times and are sick of answering it). Here is their response, which I absolutely love:

Ringo: "I'm Ringo and I play the drums."

Paul: "I'm Paul and I play bass."

George (saying sarcastically because he's sick of being asked this): "I'm George and I play the guitar."

John: "I'm John and I play the guitar too. And sometimes I play the fool."

I can't ever listen to that little conversation without really appreciating John and his wit. Hearing that always makes me laugh, even though I've listened to it about 50 times already.