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All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!

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G-Dog said:
I wanna hear that interstellar hit "Klaatu, Barada Nikto" but we haven't developed the technology to properly play all the notes, yet!
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I often think about the voyager probes launched in the 70s with the gold record. It contained directions on how to play a record.
I picture aliens listening to Chuck Berry eyes wide, thinking what to make of this?
 
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G-Dog said:
Well, I finally watched this long awaited documentary. I'd always lamented the lack of such. Yeah, there were compilations of Wings videos, but no real "behind the stage" story of this transitional time.

Paul was always my favorite Beatle, even before I took up bass in 1971, though due to playing guitar since 1962 I had great respect for John's & George's talents. Paul always seemed the most straightforward, level-headed one in interviews, to me. I was thrilled to see George blossom after The Beatles. I was disappointed to see John hardly ever travel far from Revolution 9 after The Beatles. I was very pleased with McCartney I and Ram after The Beatles, though I was really shocked at this part of his printed publicity "interview" stating ...

Q: "Are you planning a new album or single with the Beatles?"​
PAUL: "No."​
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Q: "Is this album a rest away from the Beatles or the start of a solo career?"​
PAUL: "Time will tell. Being a solo album means it's 'the start of a solo career...' and not being done with the Beatles means it's just a rest. So it's both."​
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Q: "Is your break with the Beatles temporary or permanent, due to personal differences or musical ones?"​
PAUL: "Personal differences, business differences, musical differences, but most of all because I have a better time with my family. Temporary or permanent? I don't really know."​
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Q: "Do you foresee a time when Lennon-McCartney becomes an active songwriting partnership again?"​
PAUL: "No."​

No wonder Paul got blamed for breaking up The Beatles!!! And his subsequent suit against the other Beatles just seemed to put the nail in the coffin of his legacy.

But the public didn't know John had privately quit The Beatles in September '69 beforehand. The public didn't know John, George & Ringo had abandoned their previous "one for all, all for one" pact of supporting anyone's veto of a decision with the taking of Allan Klein as manager over Paul's objections.

No wonder Paul retreated to his farmhouse and 'the bottle'.

But, his straightforward, level-headedness, and Linda's love brought him back to himself despite overwhelming depression from such a major part of his life ending. Though praised by Paul and their children here, sadly, Linda does not get her full due as a steadfast wife, diligent mother and loyal and true life partner. There is no defense of her lack of rockstar skills, yet she was never bombastic about her very necessary role of the time. I was initially a bit disappointed in Wings Wild Life. It was quite rough, and I wondered if there was another Yoko blooming. Thankfully, that was not the case.

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Very well done documentary and a very revealing look into what must have been a "hopeless" frame of mind for Macca in 1970 and his climb back to prominence..... I had forgotten the old Saturday Night Live skits where Father Guido Sarducci would offer $1000.00 checks or whatever they were if the boys would do a reunion on the show. Those used to crack me up. I seem to remember George once showing up once on set and asking why he didn't get a fourth of the check amount or something like that. I have been blessed to see Macca five times. Sure wish I would have seen him with Wings.
 
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Question for anyone that may have visited Liverpool...... I did my mecca to Liverpool three summers ago. Still is the most magical weekend of my life. But I missed one thing that still bugs me. I know the Brian Epstein's NEMS store was close to the Cavern. I also know that NEMS is no longer there, but I wanted to see where it once stood and I had the old NEMS address with me. My phone GPS kept taking me to a fish and chips place that didn't have the NEMS old address; however, the fish & chips were pretty good..... Has anyone ever traveled to Liverpool and located where NEMS once stood?
 
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Aberdumbie said:
Question for anyone that may have visited Liverpool...... I did my mecca to Liverpool three summers ago. Still is the most magical weekend of my life. But I missed one thing that still bugs me. I know the Brian Epstein's NEMS store was close to the Cavern. I also know that NEMS is no longer there, but I wanted to see where it once stood and I had the old NEMS address with me. My phone GPS kept taking me to a fish and chips place that didn't have the NEMS old address; however, the fish & chips were pretty good..... Has anyone ever traveled to Liverpool and located where NEMS once stood?
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There’s a lobster place in the white building next door.



You might find this series of interest. Nick traces the history of the Cavern Club in great detail. Addresses changed over the years.

 
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I was just listening to Power To The People on the Beatles Sirius station and found that I was admiring Klaus Voorman's playing. I know Klaus's early Hamburg history with the boys. I also knew he played bass for many post Beatles recordings. I just dug into him a little bit and didn't realize he was so influential in the 60's rock music scene. I believe I'll dig some more into this fellow.
 
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Aberdumbie said:
I was just listening to Power To The People on the Beatles Sirius station and found that I was admiring Klaus Voorman's playing. I know Klaus's early Hamburg history with the boys. I also knew he played bass for many post Beatles recordings. I just dug into him a little bit and didn't realize he was so influential in the 60's rock music scene. I believe I'll dig some more into this fellow.
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I was most impressed to learn that it was Klaus who played the opening bass trill on Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"!

 
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G-Dog said:
I was most impressed to learn that it was Klaus who played the opening bass trill on Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"!

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In spite of John’s growing disinterest in the band toward the end, it was really Paul’s disengagement and wanting to go out on his own that really precipitated the “breakup”(at least that’s my take). What if…since John continued to work(on occasion)with George and Ringo…the three drafted Klaus to handle bass, and John brought in Harry Nilsson as a writing partner/keyboardist/guitarist? Maybe giving George more space?
While certainly not the same thing, the Stones weathered the fading away of Brian Jones, and this certainly wouldn’t exactly have been “The Beatles”, but perhaps Mach II for the 70’s…John wanted to retire that name anyway, supposedly. Or was the split just meant to be, inevitable, the band strictly belonging to the 60’s(although technically they lasted until 1970)?
 
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