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All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!
- Thread starter Rumble Thunder
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Nice!
TFY is in our regular rotation for my Beatles group. I use a fuzz when we perform the song, and created my own combination of both bass parts.
Sean Lennon to Interview Paul McCartney, Elton John for 'John Lennon at 80' Special
Sean is already 44 years old. Cripes – do I feel ancient!
For all the baby boomers. Remember these?
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Just read an interview with Paul on his life as a bassist. Of course, all bassists here should read it. I've also linked it at the bottom of the Resources section on the All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!! Wiki page, for future reference.
My favorite part is quoted here:
Just read an interview with Paul on his life as a bassist. Of course, all bassists here should read it. I've also linked it at the bottom of the Resources section on the All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!! Wiki page, for future reference.
My favorite part is quoted here:
"Yeah, from the word go, once I got over the fact that I was lumbered, I did get quite proud to be a bass player, got quite proud of the idea. Once you realized the control you had over the band, as we talked about earlier, you were in control. They can’t go anywhere, man. Ha! Power! I then started to identify with other bass players, talk bass with the guys in the band."
Check it out! - Paul McCartney . . . . . . . . . .
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Interesting read! I really enjoyed that, thx for sharing. This particular quote resonated with me:
We were very keen—unlike people now—we were keen that every track sounded different. We thought in singles, see? People now think in albums, in fact, they think in CDs [speaking in 1994]. We thought in singles, so when John and I wrote, we were always writing singles. So our albums, right up to Sgt. Pepper or something, were albums of singles. These were all the ones that could be pulled off for a single. It was like numbers going in a hat, and someone might pull your number out. Bit of a lottery really, Oh, I’m the single, great.
"Get Back," "Strawberry Fields / Penny Lane," whatever. So we were always thinking in terms of singles, and it would be very boring if all your singles sounded the same.
Well, we always weren’t trying to keep the Beatles sound. We were always trying to move on. That was why we always did a lot of [slaps legs], that might be the drums, [hits the table], that might be the drums, or the kit might be the drums, or it was, "Don’t use your cymbals on this one," "No echo on this one," whatever. We were always trying to get a new sound on every single thing we did.
Mostly common knowledge. But nice to have it for a reference.
Btw, I like this website in general for web surfing.
25 Facts About John Lennon For His 80th Birthday
Btw, I like this website in general for web surfing.
25 Facts About John Lennon For His 80th Birthday
Hey Everyone -
Not sure if this has already been posted, but this looks extremely interesting to me. Have any of you viewed or attended any of the "Deconstructing The Beatles" series?
My wife has been asking me what I want for my birthday - this made it easy: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Not sure if this has already been posted, but this looks extremely interesting to me. Have any of you viewed or attended any of the "Deconstructing The Beatles" series?
My wife has been asking me what I want for my birthday - this made it easy: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
Thanks, I will definitely look into it...happy birthday!
I just watched the 20/20 special Jon Lennon His Life--Legacy--Last Days. I suspect there is not a whole lot that is new to the fan, but I still found some details and remembrances worthwhile. It is hard to relive his murder. Very sad and I'm not sure why that must still be revisited in detail at this point. There is somewhat of a tabloid, sensational aspect to that part of the presentation.
