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I think John had found a new creative partner in Yoko, and he was much more excited about his prospects in that direction. I think that’s the most important reason that the Beatles broke up. The other reason is that they had stopped performing live. They had become studio artists instead of a real band. The music that they made in their solo careers would not indicate that they were pursuing a new set of rules, and were somehow unable to measure up. |
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On balance, the White Album just beats Abbey Road, as my favourite.
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IMO Lennon's contributions outweighed McCartney's at this point in time. After 'Yesterday' McCartney acceded to become the dominant songwriter by the time of Pepper. IMO of course.
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Beatles '65.
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In one interview, Lennon described the new music scene and how he felt alienated from it. He talked of the jam sessions where people would roll up and improvise and that he avoided these occasions because he simply couldn't do it. But that was the direction that contemporary music was headed: improvised, virtuoso soloing, a heavy sound, and 'vocalists' rather than singers. I sometimes wonder if Mick Taylor didn't rescue the Stones a little in this regard. Keith Richards was pretty much stuck in the Chuck Berry rhythmic style with short staccato lead breaks, but Taylor was a 'young 'un' who played the new Claptonesque style with fast, fluid solos, overdrive, wah. His playing gives the Stones a sophisticated 'modern' early 70s feel that was absent in the Brian Jones era. |
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I’d say the White Album is a game changing masterpiece — mostly because of John’s songs. Yes, it’s uneven. Paul in particular added some real filler. But the album is a culmination of what made the band unique: their incredible versatility and range. Only they could have Martha My Dear, followed by I’m So Tired. The engine of John-and-Paul, the yin and yang, was rolling full steam. As for modern rock style (which isn’t really a single thing, but several different approaches), Everybody’s Got Something to Hide is way more on cue than Back in the USSR. Also, I disagree about the Stones. Mick was a magical player. I love him. But what changed the game was Keith going to open tunings. This is what wrote the new riffs. This is what gave us Beggars Banquet — before Taylor joined. |
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I’d say that songs like All My Loving — one of John’s favorites — prove that Paul was on equal terms with John in the early Beatles. The list goes on. And I Love Her. I’ll Follow the Sun. I Saw Her Standing There. I’ve just Seen a Face. I definitely think John shined on Rubber Soul, most of all. Then he shined again on the White Album, where even Paul’s best songs (like Blackbird) aren’t quite as amazing as Julia, Dear Prudence, I’m so Tired, and others. Throughout their career, both guys wrote tons of groundbreaking songs, melodically, lyrically, in every possible way. |
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While I truly love nearly all of their records, the one I would pick as my "favorite" would be Revolver, I think... Rubber Soul certainly signaled a whole new direction of the Beatles as Artists, for me, Revolver had it all!!!
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