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To: qam1
"While my Guitar Gently Weeped"

"Julia"

"Day in the Life"

"Norwegian Wood"

"Here Comes the Sun"

"Penny Lane"

"For No One"

Simple beautiful music, lyrically complex and many new recording techniques invented and used for the first time. If you can't enjoy their music it's only because you can't understand where Rock was and where they took it. To give you a hint, "Sugar Shack" was a hit on the charts shortly before The Beatles arrived.

32 posted on 12/22/2004 12:07:24 PM PST by muir_redwoods
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To: muir_redwoods
"Love Me, Do"

"Please, Please Me"

"Lay Down Your Arms"

44 posted on 12/22/2004 12:10:34 PM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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To: muir_redwoods

Norwegian Wood is a total ripoff of the Dylan classic 4th Time Around from the Blonde on Blonde record.


67 posted on 12/22/2004 12:16:32 PM PST by pissant
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To: muir_redwoods
Simple beautiful music, lyrically complex and many new recording techniques invented and used for the first time.

FWIW, my 11 year old grandaughter loves to play the stuff on the piano.

78 posted on 12/22/2004 12:19:31 PM PST by Ace's Dad ("There are more important things: Friendship, Bravery...")
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To: muir_redwoods

While My Guitar Gently Weeped was a good song, made much better by the fact that Eric "slow hand" Clapton was the lead guitarist. As often done and still done today, studio musicians, are brought in to produce a better sound. I think over the years guys like Glen Campbell performed on many studio gigs making groups like the Beach Boys sound better.


107 posted on 12/22/2004 12:28:42 PM PST by Final Authority
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To: muir_redwoods

"...Simple beautiful music, lyrically complex and many new recording techniques..."

Nowegian Wood is a nice folk song. The rest of the drivel you cite is either pretenious twaddle or Tin Pan Alley rip-offs. If any complexity, novelty or art can be uncovered there it was due to the genius of Sir. George.

Martin's contribution is evident by ommission. The complete ommission of talent, insight or beauty in the Beatles's collective solo work demonstrates beyond a shadow of doubt that is was he and only he who is worthy of respect (well, Ringo is pretty cool, admittedly).


160 posted on 12/22/2004 12:55:02 PM PST by irish_links
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To: muir_redwoods

OOh! Sugar Shack - the worst "espresso coffee tastes .... mighty good". Ouch


270 posted on 12/22/2004 2:05:47 PM PST by xcullen (DC Conservative)
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To: muir_redwoods

"Sexy Sadie"

"Across the Universe"

"Here There and Everywhere"


328 posted on 12/22/2004 6:20:53 PM PST by Inyokern
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