Rusty
North American Scumfoot
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Post by Rusty on Nov 24, 2011 13:01:16 GMT -8
I've been reading a Paul McCartney - A Life, and it is seriously affecting my musical choices. How so?
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Post by alex on Nov 24, 2011 13:09:34 GMT -8
Well the writer will talk about the other bands that The Beatles were hanging around with at different points in time, and they'll mention an album here or a song there, and I'll NEED to hear that song. Yesterday I listened to Cream - Fresh Cream because I had been reading about Clapton's relationship with George Harrison, and how Paul had joked that they could replace Harrison with Clapton and not miss a beat. Today's Stones choice came from the writer mentioning that they were at the launch party for Wings.
I've never been into The Beatles to any great degree. I listened to that greatest hits album a number of times a few years ago, but other than a song here or there I never bothered to dive too deeply into their catalogue. Now I find myself listening to an album or two per week and learning to play some of the songs simply because I can't shake them.
It's just a bit of a departure for me because I generally will just listen to whatever people recommend to me, or whatever is new and creating a buzz.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Nov 24, 2011 13:28:28 GMT -8
The Beatles are often overlooked by people because they almost sound cliche with everyone in the world saying "they were the greatest band ever".
But they are that hella good! Alex, I picked up that Rolling Stone special a while ago that went through every single album and every single song, along with extensive writings about the recording process for each album followed by a write up by a musician commenting on specific albums. It was great. I've always loved The Beatles, but this was just a hella fun thing to do. I would put on the albums chronologically one by one as I read through each article. I had a lot of time off of work so I indulged in a little Beatles extra curricular studio activities once I got to Rubber Soul and beyond.
They are so damn good. I actually enjoy their pre Help albums just as much as everything else after, so it was especially fun to read up on what they were up to at that time and how they recorded. I'm very familiar with everything from Rubber Soul on, but most of the stuff I know of that era has been through quick TV bits and stuff.
I still have never seen that "Anthology" yet. Must watch.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Nov 24, 2011 13:30:02 GMT -8
ALEX: If you can't find that Rolling Stone anywhere I can sexually lend it to you if we ever poop into eachother for a drank someday. I think you'd hella enjoy it.
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Post by alex on Nov 24, 2011 13:38:40 GMT -8
That's pretty much exactly what this book is. Talking about how, where, why, with whom, etc they recorded everything, but it's obviously focused on Paul. Very interesting stuff. What was going on in their lives, what each song is about, what people generally think each song is about, first hand accounts of studio sessions and super early shows and whatnot. Just fascinating. I think my brother has that Rolling Stone, actually. I remember him showing it to my mom and her kind of giving us her account of what it was like to be alive during Beatlemania. Right after I picked up this book I watched that George Harrison 2-part documentary on HBO, and I've been itching to listen to his solo stuff and some hella early Tom Petty ever since. *edit to acknowledge a whopping 3 ed words in your last post*
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Post by Horned Gramma on Nov 24, 2011 13:58:47 GMT -8
The Beatles Anthology is unbelievable. It really breaks it all the way down.
I read a book years ago called Revolution in the Head that was basically what you guys are describing -- a song-by-song history detailing the conditions it was recorded under, who wrote which parts, the culture at the time... It was one of the most fascinating things I've ever read. The account of 'Long Long Long' made it one of my favorite Beatles songs.
I'm kind of an extreme Beatle nerd. I didn't stop there, I read every book about them I could find, including some pretty trashy 'last days of Lennon as told by his personal assistant/house keeper', but at the time every possible angle seemed valuable to me.
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Post by Cbats on Nov 24, 2011 15:56:22 GMT -8
just heard grouplove for the first time in some commercial. Only reason I looked up who they were is because that synth line sounds like they just completely stole it from Neon Indian's "should have taken acid with you".
Not cool bros
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Nov 24, 2011 17:18:08 GMT -8
just heard grouplove for the first time in some commercial. Only reason I looked up who they were is because that synth line sounds like they just completely stole it from Neon Indian's "should have taken acid with you". Not cool bros So in other words. A bland, non-descript, weightless, washed out, stale synth line? How did you even pick out the forgery? Did you just not hear any musical substance or discernible direction and, like, just knew right away, "That's Neon Indian!" I kid, I kid, but is that how it went down?
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Post by Cbats on Nov 24, 2011 17:23:44 GMT -8
no that's pretty accurate
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Post by stakeyjay on Nov 25, 2011 8:43:42 GMT -8
A book that really got me into the Beatles was 'The Secret life of The Beatles' Simple title, but it covered all of the social lives of the members. Much more respect for them after that read. I'll try and find Revolution in the Head, HG
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Post by Pea on Nov 25, 2011 8:59:08 GMT -8
Buhjork - Post Buhjork - Debut Buhjork - Homogenic Buhjork - Volta Buhjork - Vespertine Junior Boys - Last Exit Ruby Suns - Fight Softly Christmas music
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Post by StormyPinkness on Nov 25, 2011 13:19:09 GMT -8
Bjork Had to check with all of these new s.
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Post by know ID yuh on Nov 25, 2011 13:20:32 GMT -8
Interesting timing on all this Beatles talk. A couple months ago, I decided the biggest hole in my musical knowledge is the Beatles. I know so little about them, and rarely ever listen to them. I decided to rectify this by committing the month of January to listening to nothing but the Beatles. I intended to do a bit of research on the band, including possibly reading a book about them leading up to January, so I already wrote my introduction a couple months ago about how little I know of the band. I'll probably check out one of the books ya'll have suggested.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Nov 25, 2011 13:26:17 GMT -8
Lately:
Great Lakes - Ways of Escape Great Lakes - The Distance Between Pink Floyd - Meddle (about seventeen times this week -- a lesser masterpiece, but a masterpiece just the same) Built to Spill - Ancient Melodies of the Future The Antlers - Burst Apart Colossal Yes - Acapulco Roughs Joe Jackson - Night and Day Mark Mulcahy - Smilesunset Polaris - Music From the Adventures of Pete and Pete Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica The Happiest Guys in the World - S/T The Residents - Lonely Teenager They Might Be Giants - Here Comes Science R.E.M. - Dead Letter Office Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle Hip Tanaka - Splinter Hip Tanaka - The Sky is Smaller Than the Sea Hip Tanaka - Le Jihad Blur - S/T King Crimson - Discipline Jonathan Richman - O Moon, Queen of Night on Earth Tom Waits - Bad as Me
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Post by Pea on Nov 25, 2011 13:29:24 GMT -8
Every time someone mentions Burst Apart I find myself having to listen to it. If it weren't for a couple lackluster songs that album would be in my top 10 of all time.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Nov 25, 2011 13:30:02 GMT -8
Interesting timing on all this Beatles talk. A couple months ago, I decided the biggest hole in my musical knowledge is the Beatles. I know so little about them, and rarely ever listen to them. I decided to rectify this by committing the month of January to listening to nothing but the Beatles. I intended to do a bit of research on the band, including possibly reading a book about them leading up to January, so I already wrote my introduction a couple months ago about how little I know of the band. I'll probably check out one of the books ya'll have suggested. I hope that goes well for you. They are pretty much single-handedly responsible for the way music sounds today -- not in terms of songwriting, but in terms of studio work and production. You can literally hear popular music being born one song at a time from Help! through Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Nov 25, 2011 13:31:27 GMT -8
Every time someone mentions Burst Apart I find myself having to listen to it. If it weren't for a couple lackluster songs that album would be in my top 10 of all time. The second song on that record sounds like a Paul Simon song. Sometimes it gets stuck in my head and for a while I would wrack my brain trying to place which Paul Simon song it was, and then when I remembered it was an Antlers song I'd just put that record on and let it ride.
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Post by stakeyjay on Nov 26, 2011 8:37:47 GMT -8
Lately: Tom Waits - Bad as MeReally liked the Real Gone album. What's your opinion on this one HG?
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Post by stakeyjay on Nov 26, 2011 8:41:39 GMT -8
For what it's worth:
Active Child - You're all I see Green Day - 1,039/Smooth Summer Camp - Welcome to Condale Gil Scott Heron & Jamie XX - We're New Here Mansions on the Moon - EP Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose Minus The Bear - Planet of Ice
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Rusty
North American Scumfoot
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Post by Rusty on Nov 26, 2011 9:41:20 GMT -8
The Antlers - Burst Apart The Antlers - Hospice Beck - Midnight Vultures Beck - Guero Neil Young - On the Beach Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall Neil Young - American Stars n' Bars Chad VanGaalen - Infiniheart Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane Chad VanGaalen - Diaper Island
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