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Sounds good, I'm in. I'm also in for one of the remastered Vol. 1's.
I've never been disappointed with any BBC release. Beatles, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Joy Division, Bowie, etc, etc.
The Who, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things at the BBC - all great recordings and official releases too. Time the Stones at the Beeb came out officially.
I have all those except The Pretty Things. I don't have any of there stuff.
The Kinks too though. I love that version of The Village Green Preservation Society on there.
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stonehearted
Yes, quite! 32.99 Euros equals $43.78 USD.
Volume 1 BBC goes for $33.69 (25.34 Euros) here [a U.S. mail-order retailer in the state of Connecticut]: [www.cduniverse.com]
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Forgive my heresy, please, but I just don't give a rat's ass to hear anymore "new" old Beatles music.
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stonehearted
Therein lies the secret of the Beatles' huge popularity--that millions were inspired to pick up the guitar knowing "I can do this too", whereas with the virtuoso treatment of Coltrane, only a very few could aspire to such a level as demanded of jazz musicians.
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BlackHat
The final shoot out for greatness? Will the Stones finally eclipse the Beatles?
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The final shoot out for greatness? Will the Stones finally eclipse the Beatles?
>Sweet Summer Sun v Beatles at The BBC Volume 2<
Why compare a open-air-concert from 2013 with a Studio session from the 1960s ?
A final shoot out between the sales ?
I think it's not fair to compare both, because both releases are different things.
The only common thing is: they want our money .....
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Therein lies the secret of the Beatles' huge popularity--that millions were inspired to pick up the guitar knowing "I can do this too", whereas with the virtuoso treatment of Coltrane, only a very few could aspire to such a level as demanded of jazz musicians.
Pretty similar to Nirvana's popularity in the 90's. Wasn't complicated, any three kids with guitar/bass/drums could re-create it in their garage.
But as you pointed out, the Beatles weren't cut and dry simplicity. I have a hard time with Beatles songs, because those "Beatles chords" chap my ass. I know many people who have no difficulty with them, and aren't necessarily very good, but my hands find them very awkward.
The Beatles aren't as big as they are because of incredible technical skill. Well, Paul's bass is usually pretty spectacular, and I've always felt he was the best guitarist in the band as well.
As somebody else said, George got better, but he never became mind blowing. I saw an interview not long ago on YouTube, I think it was from around the period of Cloud Nine, in which he said he didn't practice guitar, he just picked it up when he needed to. Albums, tours, etc. I don't think he ever felt the need to be a great guitar player, none of the Beatles really needed to be. And of course he could call Eric or whoever in for that. He was the brains, and he could pull a crew together to get what he wanted. And he had people falling over themselves to play with him.
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stonehearted
Therein lies the secret of the Beatles' huge popularity--that millions were inspired to pick up the guitar knowing "I can do this too", whereas with the virtuoso treatment of Coltrane, only a very few could aspire to such a level as demanded of jazz musicians.
Pretty similar to Nirvana's popularity in the 90's. Wasn't complicated, any three kids with guitar/bass/drums could re-create it in their garage.
But as you pointed out, the Beatles weren't cut and dry simplicity. I have a hard time with Beatles songs, because those "Beatles chords" chap my ass. I know many people who have no difficulty with them, and aren't necessarily very good, but my hands find them very awkward.
The Beatles aren't as big as they are because of incredible technical skill. Well, Paul's bass is usually pretty spectacular, and I've always felt he was the best guitarist in the band as well.
As somebody else said, George got better, but he never became mind blowing. I saw an interview not long ago on YouTube, I think it was from around the period of Cloud Nine, in which he said he didn't practice guitar, he just picked it up when he needed to. Albums, tours, etc. I don't think he ever felt the need to be a great guitar player, none of the Beatles really needed to be. And of course he could call Eric or whoever in for that. He was the brains, and he could pull a crew together to get what he wanted. And he had people falling over themselves to play with him.
The Black Keys, another example...only two guys. And decent, basic rock and roll. But they're not as big as the Beatles were (or Nirvana for that matter).
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whereas with the virtuoso treatment of Coltrane, only a very few could aspire to such a level as demanded of jazz musicians.
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OzHeavyThrobber
Awesome! Does this mean all of the Beatles gear is now exhausted with regards to being officially released?
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Big Al
I wonder if George Martin ever considered inviting someone like Jimmy Page or Big Jim Sullivan to help the Beatles out in the studio guitar-wise? After all, Martin bought in Andy White on drums - though be it, only for the one song - when he had initial doubts over Starr's abilities.
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stonehearted
Oh, yes--forgot about the flute in Hide Your Love Away.
And the first--and only--additional session guitarist was Clapton in '68.
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OzHeavyThrobber
Awesome! Does this mean all of the Beatles gear is now exhausted with regards to being officially released?
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OzHeavyThrobber
Somebody mentioned the Stones wouldn't release their BBC gear because they're mainly cover so therefore no money.
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OzHeavyThrobber
If that were true they wouldn't have began releasing albums to begin with or put side 4 of LYL out or had so many covers on "Still life" from a tour that had a dbl albums worth of their original songs being played.
Plus there's plenty of money (most in fact) in that mechanical royalties.
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Sounds good, I'm in. I'm also in for one of the remastered Vol. 1's.
I've never been disappointed with any BBC release. Beatles, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Joy Division, Bowie, etc, etc.
The Who, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things at the BBC - all great recordings and official releases too. Time the Stones at the Beeb came out officially.
I have all those except The Pretty Things. I don't have any of there stuff.
The Kinks too though. I love that version of The Village Green Preservation Society on there.
Here's a rare clip of them performing it live in 68.
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Sounds good, I'm in. I'm also in for one of the remastered Vol. 1's.
I've never been disappointed with any BBC release. Beatles, Zeppelin, Hendrix, Joy Division, Bowie, etc, etc.
The Who, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things at the BBC - all great recordings and official releases too. Time the Stones at the Beeb came out officially.
I have all those except The Pretty Things. I don't have any of there stuff.
The Kinks too though. I love that version of The Village Green Preservation Society on there.
Here's a rare clip of them performing it live in 68.
You sure you posted the right video? It's not a performance, it's a mish-mash of footage from various appearances and promotional films set to the BBC version. It's neat though.