Originally posted by Lee
John created ''Double Fantasy'', his last album, with the help of Yoko. If the album reflects anything, it is the happiness and creativity he
found with her. Personally, I think it's a great album.
In the end, John loved Yoko. That's all that really matters.
I love that album too. I must admit that I skip all the Yoko songs.
''….he claimed that he had been spending time baking bread and being a stay-at-home dad; in fact, he had been living in a drug-induced haze most of
the time.''
Define ''drug-induced haze?''
Admittedly, he was flawed. So what? He lived in the public eye. He was still a creative genius along with Paul. He didn't deserve to
be shot down like a dog.
I was 17 when The Beatles broke in '64. My 2 year younger and 2 year older sisters didn't get it.
Magical Mystery Tour. Revolver. Abbey Road. White Album? Until The Beach Boys ''Pet Sounds,'' nothing was happening. Just saying.
''….he claimed that he had been spending time baking bread and being a stay-at-home dad; in fact, he had been living in a drug-induced haze most of
the time.''
Define ''drug-induced haze?''
Admittedly, he was flawed. So what? He lived in the public eye. He was still a creative genius along with Paul. He didn't deserve to
be shot down like a dog.
I was 17 when The Beatles broke in '64. My 2 year younger and 2 year older sisters didn't get it.
Magical Mystery Tour. Revolver. Abbey Road. White Album? Until The Beach Boys ''Pet Sounds,'' nothing was happening. Just saying.
are you asking ME to define "drug induced haze"? I didnt write that! but I suggest you read keith richards
fine book "life" where he talks about johns drug use and the condition he would leave in after a session with keith (usually flat on his back). as
hard as john would try he just couldnt hang with the master!
Magical Mystery Tour. Revolver. Abbey Road. White Album? Until The Beach Boys ''Pet Sounds,'' nothing was happening. Just saying.
Nothing was happening except the Beatles and the Beach Boys?
Really???
Some of the best music of a generation was produced in the late 60’s including the Beatles. Just a few monumental albums....
Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
Are You Experienced- Jimi Hendrix
Astral Weeks- Van Morrison
Doors- The Doors
Beggars Banquet- The Rolling Stones
The Band- The Band
Led Zeppelin II- Led Zeppelin
Tommy- The Who
Cheap Thrills- Janis Joplin
Sounds of Silence- Simon and Garfunkel
Disraeli Gears- Cream
Sweethearts of the Rodeo- The Byrds
The "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone; issue number 963, published December 9, 2004—a year
after the magazine published its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The 500 songs were ranked by a point system based on the voting input
of 172 musicians, critics, music-industry personnel, and a hearing-impaired goose-hunter from North Dakota. The top 10 songs from the list are
included here—they are:
1."Like a Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan
2 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones
3 "Imagine" John Lennon
4 "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye
5 "Respect" Aretha Franklin
6 "Good Vibrations" The Beach Boys
7 "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry
8 "Hey Jude" The Beatles
9 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana
10 "What'd I Say" Ray Charles
How about that, I actually agree with most of their pics...
...but think that "Don't Cry for me, Argentina" should have made the pick?
Magical Mystery Tour. Revolver. Abbey Road. White Album? Until The Beach Boys ''Pet Sounds,'' nothing was happening. Just saying.
Nothing was happening except the Beatles and the Beach Boys?
Really???
Some of the best music of a generation was produced in the late 60’s including the Beatles. Just a few monumental albums....
Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
Are You Experienced- Jimi Hendrix
Astral Weeks- Van Morrison
Doors- The Doors
Beggars Banquet- The Rolling Stones
The Band- The Band
Led Zeppelin II- Led Zeppelin
Tommy- The Who
Cheap Thrills- Janis Joplin
Sounds of Silence- Simon and Garfunkel
Disraeli Gears- Cream
Sweethearts of the Rodeo- The Byrds
All great albums. Monumental, yes. Call me biased. Nothing compared to The Beatles. Rolling Stone rated top 500 albums of all times.
The Beatles had 4 albums in the top 10. Pet Sounds #2.
Sgt. Pepper
Pet Sounds
Revolver
Highway 61
Rubber Soul
What's Going On (Marvin Gaye)
Exile on Main St. (Stones)
London Calling (Clash)
Blonde on Blonde (Dylan)
White Album
Here come old flat top
He come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeballs
He one holy rollers
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please
He wear no shoeshine
He got toe jam football
He got monkey finger
He shoot Coca Cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is
You got to be free
Come together, right now
Over me
He bad production
He got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knees
Hold you in his armchair
You can feel his disease
Come together, right now
Over me
He roller coaster
He got early warning
He got muddy water
He one Mojo filter
He say one and one and one is three
Got to be good looking
Cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now
Over me
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Observed through the proper window pane, this requires no translation at all.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
I only took exception to the comment that "nothing was happening" except the Beatles and the BB's.
Ken
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Originally posted by Lee
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Originally posted by tripledigitken
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Originally posted by Lee
Magical Mystery Tour. Revolver. Abbey Road. White Album? Until The Beach Boys ''Pet Sounds,'' nothing was happening. Just saying.
Nothing was happening except the Beatles and the Beach Boys?
Really???
Some of the best music of a generation was produced in the late 60’s including the Beatles. Just a few monumental albums....
Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
Are You Experienced- Jimi Hendrix
Astral Weeks- Van Morrison
Doors- The Doors
Beggars Banquet- The Rolling Stones
The Band- The Band
Led Zeppelin II- Led Zeppelin
Tommy- The Who
Cheap Thrills- Janis Joplin
Sounds of Silence- Simon and Garfunkel
Disraeli Gears- Cream
Sweethearts of the Rodeo- The Byrds
All great albums. Monumental, yes. Call me biased. Nothing compared to The Beatles. Rolling Stone rated top 500 albums of all times.
The Beatles had 4 albums in the top 10. Pet Sounds #2.
Sgt. Pepper
Pet Sounds
Revolver
Highway 61
Rubber Soul
What's Going On (Marvin Gaye)
Exile on Main St. (Stones)
London Calling (Clash)
Blonde on Blonde (Dylan)
White Album
I've never found Pet Sounds to be that easy of an album to listen to. I can see its influence, though, especially in the unusual arrangements for a
rock album. I do love the "hits" from that album; Sloop John B, Wouldn't It Be Nice and God Only Knows. I think Good Vibrations was also recorded
during the Pet Sounds sessions but was released as a single and wasnt on the album. But the rest feels like moody Brian Wilson noodling, at times. Not
very melodic. At least everything on Sgt. Peppers is melodic. I'm big on melody, cant you tell.
And the Rolling Stone lists are often unfathomable. Especially their 100 greatest debut albums, where their criteria of docking points from an album
if the artist went on to greater albums, afterwards, is mystifying. A great album is DQed because an artist became even better? You have to see that
list to believe it. No Cars, no Ricki Lee Jones, no Dire Straits, comes to mind. But plenty of hip-hop/rap, grunge and punk. Clearly, the RS editors
wanted to be considered "hip" and "now", especially since the publication's better days are behind them and they are struggling to remain relevant.
Entertainers are often flawed. And very plentiful. Their weaknesses and excesses are unimportant because, essentially, their contributions or
influence outside their trade is unimportant.
It is the foolish who try to make Saints or Sages out of them.
Entertainers are often flawed. And very plentiful. Their weaknesses and excesses are unimportant because, essentially, their contributions or
influence outside their trade is unimportant.
It is the foolish who try to make Saints or Sages out of them.
Other than Perry Como, of course.
[Edited on 12-12-2013 by MrBillM]
So true!!! Barbara "Babs" Striesand (sp?) a good example------devine voice (best of the century, IMO) but very flawed in her personal beliefs, but so
what? Her talent is her contribution.
I am a KINGSTON TRIO guy, the original 3, that is. And a SINATRA fan also.
Entertainers are often flawed. And very plentiful. Their weaknesses and excesses are unimportant because, essentially, their contributions or
influence outside their trade is unimportant.
It is the foolish who try to make Saints or Sages out of them.
Other than Perry Como, of course.
.... and Madonna. How could she be, with a name like that.
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