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All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!

#202
G-Dog said:
Have you seen "That Thing You Do" where the band's on TV and the drummer's mom is telling everyone at home to quiet down?
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One of my favorite movies! If you haven't already done so, please make sure to find the Director's Cut version. There are a few moments in this that could have been left in the theatrical release that I believe would have made it that much more special.

G-Dog said:
Same at the movie theater in '64 for "A Hard Day's Night"!!!
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I saw A Hard Days Night again about a month ago for the first time in decades - what a freakin' treat! Other commentary was also included with the movie, so it was amazing for me to learn that "A Hard Days Night" was not the original title, and that the song was not even written until sometime during filming. Apparently, the original working title was "Beatlemania."

G-Dog said:
One of my favorite parts of the John-meets-Paul saga is that Paul showed John how to tune his guitar! Maybe he was still using banjo tuning? I trust that part was not in front of the other Quarrymen, when Paul "auditioned" by playing and singing (even all the correct words, by gum!) "20 Flight Rock", else John would probably never have let him in the group after being so upstaged. :roflmao:
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Not sure if it's already been mentioned in this thread, but have you guys seen the movie "Nowhere Boy"?
 
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#204
nixdad said:
How was it?
Any cool nuggets you’ve never seen before?
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Ya, there was stuff I’ve never seen. But really surprised me was how they acted near the end. During one interview, Paul was pretty much not saying anything meaningful for quite a while. Mostly interviews and news reports. Beatlemania was huge. Nothing like it since.

Like I said...no Beatle music included. But it was a free veiwing.
 
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nixdad said:
One of my favorite movies! If you haven't already done so, please make sure to find the Director's Cut version. There are a few moments in this that could have been left in the theatrical release that I believe would have made it that much more special.


I saw A Hard Days Night again about a month ago for the first time in decades - what a freakin' treat! Other commentary was also included with the movie, so it was amazing for me to learn that "A Hard Days Night" was not the original title, and that the song was not even written until sometime during filming. Apparently, the original working title was "Beatlemania."


Not sure if it's already been mentioned in this thread, but have you guys seen the movie "Nowhere Boy"?
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Hola, nixxy! Or may I call you Faux Paul? Love your Fab 8! Wish I could find a group that would allow more than a couple of Beatles songs in the set list.

Yes, I've seen "Nowhere Boy", of course, even caught a part of it just a week, or so, ago. Goes a long way toward explaining John's troubles. That and "Backbeat" are quite interesting to me.
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G-Dog said:
Hola, nixxy! Or may I call you Faux Paul? Love your Fab 8! Wish I could find a group that would allow more than a couple of Beatles songs in the set list.

Yes, I've seen "Nowhere Boy", of course, even caught a part of it just a week, or so, ago. Goes a long way toward explaining John's troubles. That and "Backbeat" are quite interesting to me.
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Ahhh, thanks @G-Dog...you're too kind!
I still need to see Backbeat, so I'll put that on my list.

BTW, here's our updated promo video which we shot & recorded last April (everything was recorded live in 1-2 takes.) It also features many of photos from our gig at The Huntington Library (Pasadena, CA) from last August where we performed for 4,000 of their members. I hope you enjoy!
 
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nixdad said:
One of my favorite movies! If you haven't already done so, please make sure to find the Director's Cut version. There are a few moments in this that could have been left in the theatrical release that I believe would have made it that much more special.


I saw A Hard Days Night again about a month ago for the first time in decades - what a freakin' treat! Other commentary was also included with the movie, so it was amazing for me to learn that "A Hard Days Night" was not the original title, and that the song was not even written until sometime during filming. Apparently, the original working title was "Beatlemania."


Not sure if it's already been mentioned in this thread, but have you guys seen the movie "Nowhere Boy"?
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About the song "A Hard Day's Night"-- according to legend, Lennon & McCartney were informed that the film needed a title song, and Lennon came back with it the next morning. :jawdrop:
George (Harrison) came up with the opening chord, and George (Martin) came up with the arpeggios on the fade-out, teaching them that with film music, it's good to have the end of a piece seem to lead into the next thing.
 
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bassdude51 said:
Best Beatles song EVER!



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I've always loved that video clip. You can *almost* imagine what euphoria they must have been feeling! (The number of humans who truly experienced that feeling: exactly four.)
Also, there's a very high probability that they were extremely stoned. John said that during the filming of "Help", they were "smoking pot for breakfast", and the Shea Stadium show was right around the same time (summer of '65).
 
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dougjwray said:
I've always loved that video clip. You can *almost* imagine what euphoria they must have been feeling! (The number of humans who truly experienced that feeling: exactly four.)
Also, there's a very high probability that they were extremely stoned. John said that during the filming of "Help", they were "smoking pot for breakfast", and the Shea Stadium show was right around the same time (summer of '65).
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Wake and bake.
 
#214
dougjwray said:
About the song "A Hard Day's Night"-- according to legend, Lennon & McCartney were informed that the film needed a title song, and Lennon came back with it the next morning. :jawdrop:
George (Harrison) came up with the opening chord, and George (Martin) came up with the arpeggios on the fade-out, teaching them that with film music, it's good to have the end of a piece seem to lead into the next thing.
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While GH certainly must have come up with his Fadd9 chord, with a high and low G also added, he said you'd have to ask the others what they played. One story says JL played a D chord with a high G added and that PM played a D note on bass. Then a couple, or so, pianos, too!? Getting the timing for all that to happen just so must have been very tedious business!

I'm happy to settle for a very simple, though apparently unusual, version of a Gsus chord when I play it on guitar. I believe it's got most of the right notes in there. :smug:

Certainly a fascinating part of the group's mystique, at any rate!
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Thought I would share these thoughts on the Beatles. One of my favorite albums of theirs is Rubber Soul which I believe was released December 3rd, 1965, the year I was born! My dad bought the album and of course I heard it billions of times as a kid growing up as well as throughout my life. So I thought I would rank the tracks on the album according to the way I see it. This is totally subjective and not meant to offend. All the songs are great so here we go:

14) Run For Your Life
Well, something has to be last and although it has has a nice groove and it is a good little ditty, the song never really spoke to me. I know some folks really dig this tune and it’s a favorite of some, I just don’t connect with this one as much as the other songs on the album. :D

13) What Goes On
Killer Ringo tune! Love this song and I think I hear Lennon’s unconventional rhythm guitar in there bashing about. Great tune.

12) Wait
Love the percussion. I like the contrast between the Lennon vocals and the McCartney vocals. Love the ending!

11) If I Needed Someone
Killer Guitar intro and George vocals! Great tune. I can see and hear why the Beatles liked the Byrds as an American band.

10) The Word
Nice. So Beatle-ey with the Lennon/ McCartney vocals. They sound like they are experimenting with some different vocal techniques and the musical interlude is driving. Piano with the guitars is nice. Love the, “ It’ So fine, it’s Sunshine “ part!

9) Girl
My dad always liked this one. Very interesting melody line plus the lyrics are thought provoking. Love the BGV’s and the the guitar arpeggios!

8) I’M Looking Through You
Awesome McCartney composition. Great vocals and nice organ and guitar work. McCartney takes it to the house on this one.

7) You Won’t See Me
Classic man, I love this one. This one is on the hard drive! I love the oooh la la la’s. BGV’s rock on this one! Paul’s lead vocal is strong.

6)Think For Yourself
One of my favorites. Classic George and the fuzz guitars are sweet. I always liked this one but I’m not sure if others cared for the song as much as I did.

5) Michelle
This song is just part of my life. The melody has left an indelible mark on my brain. Too bad, I don’t know French.:meh:
I always thought it was cool to sing in another language.

4) Nowhere Man
This song is iconic and drips Beatles. It is so identifiable as the Beatles. One of their signature songs in my opinion. You could put this one in a time capsule. It screams, The Beatles!”

3) Norwegian Wood
A Lennon masterpiece. This never gets old to me. The song draws me in every time I hear it. There’s some haunting element about Lennon’s storytelling that I can’t put my finger on. It is gripping. It is chilling yet inviting; like it might be dangerous to listen to but it sounds so good that you MUST proceed with caution (if that makes any sense).

2) Drive My Car
Love the guitar intro! Driving song (see what I did there, lol) with killer vocals, guitars, drums. This songs Rocks!! :bassist:
Almost the best song on the album for me. The beep beep...beep beep yeah’s are way too cool.

And the number one song is:
1) In My Life
What can I say? To me this song is undeniably profound and causes one to reflect in a contemplative fashion about one’s own life. There’s just something about this song. It’s “got that something... I think you’ll Understand.” (To quote an earlier song of theirs) The George Martin bit is nice but the ending! Wow! Lennon so heartfelt and then the guitar is the perfect punctuation. The best diamond in a collection of other diamonds.

So there it is, I hope you enjoyed my ranking. Rubber Soul is a great piece of work. Put in on the turntable and give it a spin! Peace and Love as Ringo says!
 
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I grew up surreptitiously listening to my older siblings' vinyl collections when they weren't around. When I went off to college and had, umm, "limited discretionary income," I desperately wanted to own and listen to something – anything – by The Beatles. Well, one day, a local radio station was holding a write-in contest in which you'd mail them a postcard describing why you deserved to win a free copy of the album of your choice. The album I wanted was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but to this day, I can't remember exactly what I wrote on the postcard. I think it was something like: "My old record has so many skips and pops, it hurts my ears to listen to it, and sadly, I'll never be able to find out what Henry the Horse does." I won, and that album still sits in my record collection decades later.
 
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garp said:
I grew up surreptitiously listening to my older siblings' vinyl collections when they weren't around. When I went off to college and had, umm, "limited discretionary income," I desperately wanted to own and listen to something – anything – by The Beatles. Well, one day, a local radio station was holding a write-in contest in which you'd mail them a postcard describing why you deserved to win a free copy of the album of your choice. The album I wanted was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but to this day, I can't remember exactly what I wrote on the postcard. I think it was something like: "My old record has so many skips and pops, it hurts my ears to listen to it, and sadly, I'll never be able to find out what Henry the Horse does." I won, and that album still sits in my record collection decades later.
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Well, I bought my copy of Sgt. Pepper's when it came out, first US pressing. Yet I only discovered last week that Henry the Horse dances the waltz :) !
 
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