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The Big Guy
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« on: September 15, 2007, 03:43:05 PM » |
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Released November 22, 1968
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Kylenz
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2007, 02:42:04 AM » |
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I've owned 2 copies of this on vinyl, plus the cd.. but I've had trouble hanging on to all the 'freebies' that come with it. The lyric sheet / poster that comes with it has now been stolen twice - unbelievable, eh! I've managed to store away a set of the mini-portraits of each Beatle after keeping it apart from the record itself, but the other set from my other copy got stolen as well! It was in top condition, 'tis one of the downfalls of flatting I guess. The great thing about this album is its diversity. Some of my favourites are Martha My Dear, Helter Skelter, Dear Prudence, Cry Baby Cry, Bungalow Bill and Happiness Is A Warm Gun. Throw in the more well-known Beatle tracks like While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Revolution 1, Back In The USSR, there's just so much to enjoy. Beautiful quieter songs like Blackbird, Mother Nature's Son, Long Long Long and Julia... and rock tracks that honk along like Savoy Truffle, Birthday and Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey. I'm also a bit of a fan of Revolution 9 (people either love it or hate it, i love it, having done a bit of tape experimentation myself and enjoy creating crazy soundscapes). The White Album rules!  |
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chris
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2007, 02:45:52 PM » |
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i agree. its the variety of music on this album that makes it so alluring. but i sort of get the feeling that the band was going through some tough times...and the principal songwriter asked/told the others what to do...making them the world's most popular session musicians. not that the music suffered because of it. a little bit of friction can cause some interesting things to happen.
take a song like dear prudence, which starts out with just a rhythm guitar. then bass comes in, and drums, then more guitar, and then a piano. this layering technique was a little different offering from them. and it was to be used later in his career by paulie. but it sure doesn't sound like a band coming apart at the seams.
producer george martin wanted to slim down the music to make a single album. i'm glad the band overruled him. little did we know at the time that the band's future was to be short lived. looking back...i can appreciate even the lesser songs on this album.
and i too, am okay with revolution #9. most skip right over it. but a little oddity here and there never hurt anyone.
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sometimes i'd rather run and hide...than stay to face the fear inside...
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« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2007, 05:19:08 PM » |
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Genius. Nuff said.  |
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It's Better to have No Taste, than Bad Taste.
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Paperback Writer
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2007, 03:11:51 AM » |
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The "Can You Take Me Back..." start of Revo #9, Why Don't We Do It In the Road, Wild Honey Pie, EGSTHEFM+M Monkey and back to "Can You Take..... spliced/burned together is a dark, funky, chunky burnin' medley!
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Kylenz
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« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2007, 08:13:41 AM » |
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Paperback Writer, good to see you!  Revolution 9 is the kind of track you don't need to hear every time, but it's interesting to me how the entire track can be memorized via remembering the order and sequence of the sound effects. In its own way, it has its own "verses and choruses" and "catchy lyrics". It has its own sense of form, in spite of being abstract. |
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mervap
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2007, 08:15:41 AM » |
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Greetings, PW! Nice to have you on board!
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"If Love is blind, how will it ever find a way?"
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chris
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2007, 07:07:05 PM » |
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p-dubs...glad to see you around. its a pleasure to see you contribute to a fine place such as this. i look forward to pondering your many philosophical, many layered questions.
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sometimes i'd rather run and hide...than stay to face the fear inside...
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EddieV
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« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2007, 08:46:41 AM » |
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Who leaked the link to this site on the other site? Glad to see you all here  |
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And that is why...
I need to try
To hold on
I´ve got to hold on
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Kylenz
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« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2007, 10:41:54 AM » |
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(waiting now for Bluebird to pop his head in and say hi to the best NEW Beatle / Macca site around!) |
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mervap
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2007, 11:32:23 AM » |
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It may have been George Martin who said that the "White Album" was basically four solo outings, (i.e. Paul and the band, John and the band, etc.). There is a great deal of validity to that idea....listening to it that way, you can already hear echoes of what the Lads' solo careers are going to sound like.
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"If Love is blind, how will it ever find a way?"
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« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2007, 11:57:34 AM » |
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Well, the...."and the band" part still made a huge difference in the final sound. Individually, with "other" band members and without George Martin...it just wasn't that same vibe.  |
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Paperback Writer
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« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2007, 11:33:43 AM » |
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GoodNight is a great song John wrote for Ringo. Has anyone ever heard a demo of John doing this?  |
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mervap
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« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2007, 05:56:08 PM » |
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Can't say as I have, PW, and how strange might that sound now that we've heard Ringo sing it for so long?
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"If Love is blind, how will it ever find a way?"
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EddieV
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« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2007, 09:34:13 AM » |
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(waiting now for Bluebird to pop his head in and say hi to the best NEW Beatle / Macca site around!) I have begged him to come along, but he doesn´t want to. That is his loss  |
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And that is why...
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