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whitem8
Well lem, I can say with a straight face that when The Beatles were playing in Hamburg and the early days in England at the Cavern and their English tours pre 64, they were one of the hottest live acts there was. It wasn't until the rot of Beatlemania where they had to play the same 25-30 minute set multiple times a day that they weren't playing well. There is no way they would have gotten popular if they didn't have a unique and hard hitting live show. Which they did.
Another great live source for how good they were are the Beatles as the Beeb shows. Fantastic!
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whitem8
Well lem, I can say with a straight face that when The Beatles were playing in Hamburg and the early days in England at the Cavern and their English tours pre 64, they were one of the hottest live acts there was. It wasn't until the rot of Beatlemania where they had to play the same 25-30 minute set multiple times a day that they weren't playing well. There is no way they would have gotten popular if they didn't have a unique and hard hitting live show. Which they did.
Another great live source for how good they were are the Beatles as the Beeb shows. Fantastic!
I agree about the BBC. Its really ashame they didn't take some of those songs out on the road. It would have been nice for them to slip in something every now and then that wasn't on a record, or was only played once or twice. Even the Stones did this at the time with songs like "I'm Movin On",(albeit released later on an album), "Hey Crawdaddy" to name a couple.
Further the Beatles playing at the BBC is definitely more intense than on the album, specifically Ringo who plays with more ferocity than on the albums. Where was this enthusiasm and energy later?
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whitem8
Well lem, I can say with a straight face that when The Beatles were playing in Hamburg and the early days in England at the Cavern and their English tours pre 64, they were one of the hottest live acts there was. It wasn't until the rot of Beatlemania where they had to play the same 25-30 minute set multiple times a day that they weren't playing well. There is no way they would have gotten popular if they didn't have a unique and hard hitting live show. Which they did.
Another great live source for how good they were are the Beatles as the Beeb shows. Fantastic!
I agree about the BBC. Its really ashame they didn't take some of those songs out on the road. It would have been nice for them to slip in something every now and then that wasn't on a record, or was only played once or twice. Even the Stones did this at the time with songs like "I'm Movin On",(albeit released later on an album), "Hey Crawdaddy" to name a couple.
Further the Beatles playing at the BBC is definitely more intense than on the album, specifically Ringo who plays with more ferocity than on the albums. Where was this enthusiasm and energy later?
There are some interesting interviews from John and George during various years where they comment on how the commercial machine utterly controlled their live shows. The need to do as many shows as possible (hence two and sometimes 3 or 4 shows a day) and playing the same set over and over just killed their spontaneity and musicianship. I agree, Ringo on the BBC stuff is insane and his drumming is far more aggressive, witness the version of Long Tall Sally on Beatles at the BEEB vol. 1. He is on F I R E!
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DandelionPowderman
They're not even the best albums from the Beatles or the Stones
However, Exile is the better one of these albums, imo.
The White Album is too messy and uneven to my liking.
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reg thorpe
The Beatles could have made it a single record and eliminate some of the crappier songs like Revolution 9, Why don't we it in the road, don't pass me by, wild honey pie.. while Exile doesn't have much filler and warrants a double album
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reg thorpe
The Beatles could have made it a single record and eliminate some of the crappier songs like Revolution 9, Why don't we it in the road, don't pass me by, wild honey pie.. while Exile doesn't have much filler and warrants a double album
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tomcasagranda
I don't think the Stones would have had the gall to place Revolution No 9 on any album: it reeks of hubris. Why McCartney didn't put his spoke in there is beyond me ?
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tomcasagranda
I don't think the Stones would have had the gall to place Revolution No 9 on any album: it reeks of hubris. Why McCartney didn't put his spoke in there is beyond me ?
No, but they did put Sing This All Together (See What Happens) on TSMR which was nearly as bad. And a year before too! ><