RS
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Post by RS on Jul 26, 2019 21:52:20 GMT -5
[1972]Ram Behind the Music:Refreshed from the Concert for Bangladesh, the Beatles were once again a cohesive unit. Looking to get back to basics, they decided to hunker down and produce an album once again as a group as opposed to writing separately and recording together. On Paul’s suggestion, the quartet retreated to McCartney’s farm in order to write and record their next album. What came from their time there was a stronger bond and a very mellow album. Ram has a largely stripped-down feel with less high-spots, but for the first time in a long while it flows and the listener can feel the far more cohesive Beatles returning to what they once were. The return of the Beatles wasn’t a big bang, but a comfortable guitar-picking melody. And that was just fine with the lads. Track List:*I was about to ask if we could just use Ram
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ut
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Post by ut on Jul 28, 2019 19:50:29 GMT -5
you know I always thought if john hadn't been killed theyed of toured at least once or twice and made a special album or two of their hits and john probably would of helped make live aid be even bigger than it was .... and maybe released a new single for special occasions every few years (and would of given George the crap he rightly deserved for "set on you " )
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Jul 28, 2019 19:54:39 GMT -5
I love "Set on You"- it's poppy garbage but he pulls it off
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on May 2, 2020 5:12:59 GMT -5
[1982]Extra Texture Behind the Music:“Can the Beatles survive without John?” This was the question everyone was asking. The answer was 1982’s “Extra Texture,” what some would call a “demo tape for the John-less Beatles.” The album covers a variety of styles- almost as a way to let fans know that the fab…three were still a creative bunch and could produce a myriad of sounds. Along with those sounds though there are still the tears being shed over the loss of John Lennon. It’s a sad LP- both in content and in context. “Can the Beatles survive without John?” I guess that’s kind of a complicated question. Track List:
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on May 4, 2020 4:51:11 GMT -5
[1983]London Town Behind the Music:Despite hesitation from fans to accept that the Beatles could and would move on without John, Extra Texture did well. The trio of remaining Beatles decided to keep the train moving as their fingers continued to write songs at a nearly record pace. London Town, a somewhat muted album, showed though that while still being the Beatles they were never going to be called a one-note band. The increasingly progressive sound showed delighted fans that the artists weren’t satisfied sitting on their hands but instead would continue to deliver memories with new sounds and new songs for years to come. Track List:
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on May 15, 2020 1:04:32 GMT -5
[1984]Some Time in NYC Behind the Music:Excerpt from interview with Paul McCartney: “Well, you know, we- the boys and I- we were on break. Between the albums we usually part and write and relax and whatnot. So I’m doing- I, I don’t remember what but the phone rings and I answer it and it’s Yoko! It’s- it’s not that we didn’t try to keep in touch but…grieving widow and all we had been giving her some space. Well she calls and says in her soft voice, ‘I got your message.’ Got my message? I didn’t know what she was talking about, did Linda do something? So I asked her and she said she heard my message in the single off the last album. Uh... ‘Somebody Who Cares.’ And anyway we got to talking and I guess that was the start of the whole thing…bringing John back digitally- and all.” Track List:
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Aug 16, 2023 22:23:34 GMT -5
[1985]Old Wave Behind the Music:With their newfound freedom of understanding that what constitutes “The Beatles” is whatever they produce the lads went to work on Old Wave. The almost experimental album features a sometimes eclectic set of songs that still manage to feel tied together- even if a little looser than usual. Overall though Old Wave is the Beatles’ answer to the fans on if they’ll be experimenting with new styles or stick with the old. The answer? Both. The “thrilling three” (the papers were still trying to figure out how to refer to them) came to rock, and which each song they were rewriting what it meant to be the Beatles. Track List:
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Kira Izumi
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Post by Kira Izumi on Aug 16, 2023 23:30:30 GMT -5
I've been waiting 3 years for this! And it didn't disappoint.
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Aug 22, 2023 19:45:19 GMT -5
[1986]Gone Troppo Behind the Music:After recording Old Wave the three Beatles went on vacation. After coming back refreshed the boys celebrated their time by recoding “Gone Troppo.” While they were feeling good, critics were beginning to grow concerned that the lads had lost their way a bit. There was also talk that Paul’s ego was beginning to take over- but apologists noted that George taking a back seat wasn’t anything new and had happened quite often during. It’s a good album but perhaps not as commercial as people expected. Track List:
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Aug 29, 2023 22:56:19 GMT -5
[1987]Press to Play Behind the Music:“THIS is a Beatles album!” claimed one review of 1987’s Press to Play. Aside from the very obvious inclusion of some more of John Lennon’s recordings, the general feeling was that the album was a return to form. The lads got together with Yoko Ono and were able to clean up some of John’s old recordings- but Paul figured since one of them featured Yoko herself, then there wasn’t anything wrong with including Linda in some background vocals- including adding her to a Paul/John ditty. The general feeling of the album is brighter and feels like one of those tapes you’d just plug into your stereo for a good time- fairly apt considering the album’s name and cover. Track List:
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Post by Visit Neom on Sept 4, 2023 7:33:55 GMT -5
I'm more of a Wings fan. Band on the Run is one of my favorite albums.
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Sept 4, 2023 9:03:06 GMT -5
I'm more of a Wings fan. Band on the Run is one of my favorite albums. Honestly I'll take Paul/George/Ringo's solo stuff over their Beatles proper stuff. I love Wings. BUT THAT'S WHY THIS EXISTS, because it lets people learn about all the awesome stuff they did after the Beatles while still pretending the breakup never happened. I'm setting up the next album and I was gonna use both Medicine Jar and Wino Junko (I was gonna have other singers)- then I realized they were written by the kid who sang them, so sad
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Sept 16, 2023 20:00:31 GMT -5
[1988]Tug of War/Pipes of Peace Behind the Music:Excerpt from interview with George Harrison:“Yeah, the Sgt. Pepper double album- that uh…that was a really good one. But you know how it goes, you could put out something amazing but if people don’t want it they don’t want it. I remember they’d say things like “You can’t do Sgt. Pepper without John,” and Paul would say, “That’s why we didn’t do Sgt. Pepper.” You know, it’s the semantics of it and all that nonsense. The thing is it was never about John- or Pepper, the series is about Billy Shears anyway. Now if we tried to do Sgt. Pepper without Ringo, that'd be another story altogether... The album itself was really good but you know [Bob] Dylan puts out 12 albums but if nobody listens to them then what is it? It’s this cockamamie business, that’s what it is. Good album though, a lot of fun and a lot of love went into it. It was like uh… closing a chapter on our lives so we could start another, y’know.” Track List:
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