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All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!

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A Couple pics of The Beatles on June 29 1964 landing at Brisbane Airport

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A pic of The Beatles in the Sydney concert 1964

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Michedelic said:
apple.news

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr 'Grasp Onto' Their Friendship as the Only Living Members of The Beatles — People

McCartney and Starr are the two surviving members of The Beatles following the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison
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It's taken them 24 years to realize that they are the last 2 surviving Beatles? Oh, come on! What a cheesy premise for an article. 🙄

I know many of the jokes about Ringo being the luckiest guy in the world, and not even being the best drummer in The Beatles, are just that; jokes. And even today Ringo was name checked in the Marvel Television finale of season 1 of Ironheart in a less than complimentary line! :rollno: But he seems to take all of the jabs with grace and humility, while most other rock drummers idolize him. And IIRC, The Beatles were certainly quite chuffed to get him in the band when they did!

But, I take exception to this article saying Ringo wrote "Octopus's Garden" solo when Peter Jackson's documentary "Get Back" clearly shows George helping him with more than one part. At least he himself freely admits that he & George co-wrote the great song "Photograph". Yeah, maybe not the most prolific songwriter, but his All-Starr Bands thru the last several years have been nothing to sneeze at.
 
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G-Dog said:
It's taken them 24 years to realize that they are the last 2 surviving Beatles? Oh, come on! What a cheesy premise for an article. 🙄

I know many of the jokes about Ringo being the luckiest guy in the world, and not even being the best drummer in The Beatles, are just that; jokes. And even today Ringo was name checked in the Marvel Television finale of season 1 of Ironheart in a less than complimentary line! :rollno: But he seems to take all of the jabs with grace and humility, while most other rock drummers idolize him. And IIRC, The Beatles were certainly quite chuffed to get him in the band when they did!

But, I take exception to this article saying Ringo wrote "Octopus's Garden" solo when Peter Jackson's documentary "Get Back" clearly shows George helping him with more than one part. At least he himself freely admits that he & George co-wrote the great song "Photograph". Yeah, maybe not the most prolific songwriter, but his All-Starr Bands thru the last several years have been nothing to sneeze at.
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I was able to see Ringo and his All-Starr Band live.
Worth it
 
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MrB64 said:
I saw Paul on the Flowers in the Dirt tour, January 1990. It remains one of the best shows I've ever seen and heard. He was in top form and he had a really good band.
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Saw this tour as well. Outdoor concert in Berkeley.
Saw Ringo’s all Starr band with Todd Rundgren, Jack Bruce and Simon Kirke in a fairly small venue
 
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zontar said:
Not sure if I like this remix or not.
It’s not horrible, but it feels like it’s missing something

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Just because technology allows you to, it doesn’t mean that you should. The vocals sound raw and too much in your face. The Beatles have commented that they put the Fairchild 660 compressor on everything. It changed their recordings and made them sound like a “real records”. I hear the magic that post processing did to be missing.

See just before Tech Talk.

Fairchild 660 & 670

These 1950s compressors are probably the most revered — and imitated — processors in the world. But what is it that makes them so special?
www.soundonsound.com www.soundonsound.com

Chandler Limited and EMI have worked together to reproduce some of the old EMI equipment.
This is their latest offering. I find that these unauthorized remixes looses some of what the studio equipment offered. When it’s done at Abbey Road, they have the option of running tracks through the original equipment. They offer this service to anyone that wants to have their tracks processed today. Even via the internet.

www.abbeyroad.com

Chandler Limited & Abbey Road Studios Unveils REDD .47 Special Edition Pre Amp: Authentic Vintage Sound, Reborn with Original Parts

Today, Chandler Limited and Abbey Road Studios are thrilled to announce the new REDD.47 Special Edition Pre Amp as the next release in their partnership.
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zontar said:
Not sure if I like this remix or not.
It’s not horrible, but it feels like it’s missing something

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I think the remix sounds much more flat, less inspiring. It makes you realize the importance of having the right audio engineer and producer, else The Beatles recordings might have been similarly less impressive than they are. Sir George Martin's book, "All You Need Is Ears", is full of such self effacing examples from the man probably most responsible for The Fabs' worldwide and historically strong presence through their recordings.
 
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I saw McCartney twice and both shows were stupendous. The first, Wings over America tour totally blew me away (so yea, I'm old).

This past weekend I saw the Live and Let Die / Music of Paul McCartney show featuring Tony Kishman (Pervious member of Beatlemania as Paul). And while I wasn't expecting much, I did enjoy the performance much more than I thought I would. The band was tight, all great musicians, and the harmonies excellent. Musical renditions were usually spot on, but they did take some liberties at times (which I prefer at a live show).
This has me re-thinking why I've stayed away from Beatle bands in the past.
 
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G-Dog said:
I know many of the jokes about Ringo being the luckiest guy in the world, and not even being the best drummer in The Beatles, are just that; jokes. And even today Ringo was name checked in the Marvel Television finale of season 1 of Ironheart in a less than complimentary line! :rollno: But he seems to take all of the jabs with grace and humility, while most other rock drummers idolize him. And IIRC, The Beatles were certainly quite chuffed to get him in the band when they did!
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Man, I just watched the Washington DC show again last night and Ringo absolutely crushed it!!
It just struck me too that Ringo is sooo cool looking when he plays with those unique Ringo techniques.

It's hard to believe that one would ever have to say this...especially since the Beatles are such colossal artists but I think that Ringo Starr is a GREAT drummer and is one of the most underappreciated drummers to ever play.
I don't know why it has turned out to be this way?? Maybe because of Bonham or Moon? IDK

But Here's a salute to the Brilliant Ringo Starr 🫡
 
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darev said:
Ringo helped build the foundation but we all forget or don’t care what it was like in the before times. Lots of foundational stuff gets taken for granted as time goes by.
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dar, please remind us of some more of this taken-for-granted foundational stuff that Ringo helped build. Is it The Fabs' recording and touring work you refer to? Although The Beatles already had a recording contract when he was asked to join them, he had filled in, quite impressively by the way, for Pete Best on several occasions before that. But many might argue that a lot of their foundation was already laid before Ringo officially joined.
 
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Two summers ago I did my dream tour of Liverpool. I was mostly in awe at the Casbah coffee club where the boys started learning their chops as lads..... I been hoping to find a thread on McCartneys recovered bass. I know it was hidden in an attic for half a century. Has it been restored?
 
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