

Zeppelin, and the Pistols - we envy you Dylan, Hendrix, the Doors, the It's a British-American thing: you envy us the Beatles, Stones, Who, Had to be older when the albums came out to appreciate them now?!? Maybe Liked the songs, but never thought the Beatles were amazing - maybe you Sounds, and it wasn't in the same league! I grew up listening to theīeatles on the radio, from the age of 5 in 1963 to age 12 in 1970, and Pepper was Paul's attempt to compete with Brian Wilson after Pet Sites, there is no debate here - you all seem to agree that the BeatlesĬould do no wrong, except for the wise man who pointed out that Sgt. Reader English, and I really don't understand the Beatles adoration on theįollowing pages - I've read them all and, unlike on Mark's other band Unless, of course, some new band names themselves "The Beatles." But,īarring that possibility, there will never be another Beatles. Insists on throwing at us, their legacy remains there will never be another Whatever.), and regardless of how many flaccid solo albums Paul McCartney Over 25 years later, their songs still stand up (stand out? They finally broke up in 1970, they had more than a dozen GREAT albums under They were around for the duration of the 1960's and continued toĮxperiment and grow and pretty much revolutionize rock music at every stage Much invented modern rock'n'roll by combining the rockabilly of Buddy HollyĪnd Elvis with the crisp vocal harmonies and melodic sensibility of The Everlyīrothers. Incidentally, if you're not familiar with The Beatles, they pretty However, over the years I have come into contact with more and more of the British releases and have worked in reviews of those as well. Thus, most of my initial reviews will be obsolete to the modern music buyer. Releases, and now most people own the reissued British releases. Reviewing their catalog was difficult since at the time of its writing (1996), I only owned their American vinyl Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison DVD
