let it be.........naked

I actually bought the White Album after Exile, go figure, but I had heard most of the songs played ad infinitum on FM in the US.

The "Hey, Jude" compilation was one of my first Beatles, and is still a good Young Person's Guide To ~, as it forces you to suss out the different periods jumbled in.  Perhaps no other band managed such compelling odds and sods on one disc.  I recently scored copies of the first (mislabeled) and second pressings really cheap.

Sgt. Pepper, one learns, is 100% bullshit.  But it is the highest quality imported first-water, top-shelf bullshit, of a kind not seen before or since.  It's history-making bullshit, granular and golden as fecund high summer, and no one should begrudge it an A+ for its formative importance.  Four young old pros at the top of their game, knowing it's bullshit, loving the lengths they can take it to, beginning with Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields.  The proof of the happiness and maturity that stopping that touring bullshit brought them.

Honky Tonk Man wrote on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:13am:



And it has now taken first.  No doubt the Starbuck/Nasty Habits discussion/debate realigning reader priority 

I still like the mid 60's era best {with Revolver and Rubber Soul, etc.}, but, as I said before, the White Album is my favorite of the latter projects. And, in reading all the comments here, something dawned on me.....this is maybe not exactly true, but I think that the White Album could be called the "Exile" of Beatle albums. Rawer. Not exactly disjointed, but just a series of great songs. I guess Exile is more cohesive, but it has such a raw, "live" feel to it. And the White Album is the least-overdone studio sounding Beatles project I can think of. So, maybe a bit of a parallel? Just two great bands doing what they do best....

Joey wrote on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 7:10pm:




Ha! At LAST I've been Gary Coleman'd! :hilarious

andrews27 wrote on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 11:42pm:


Good post, but Highway 61 Revisited beats Revolver to the state of total self-awareness by about a year.

The Beatles didn't do EVERYTHING

THE SET LIST !!!! :



June 14, 2008 -- Macca Report News

Paul McCartney's Setlist For Kiev Concert June 14, 2008

Drive My Car
Jet
All My Loving
Only Mama Knows
Flaming Pie
Got To Get You Into My Life
Let Me Roll It
C Moon
My Love
Let 'Em In
The Long And Winding Road
Dance Tonight
Blackbird
Calico Skies
I'll Follow The Sun
Mrs. Vandebilt
Eleanor Rigby
Something
Penny Lane
Band On TheRun
Birthday
Back In The USSR
I've Got A Feeling
Live And Let Die
Let It Be
Hey Jude

ENCORE
A Day In The Life/Give Peace A Chance
Lady Madonna
Get Back
I Saw Her Standing There

ENCORE
Yesterday
Sgt Peppers/ The End




June 1, 2008 -- The Macca Report

Paul's Liverpool SETLIST

1. Hippy Hippy Shake

2. Jet

3. Drive My Car

4. Flaming Pie

5. Got To Get You Into My Life

6. Let Me Roll It/Foxy Lady ending

7. My Love ("This one' for Linda" Paul sounding a bit choked up as he sings. Stella seen crying.)

8. C Moon

9. The Long And Winding Road

10. Dance Tonight

11. Blackbird (audience singing along)

12. Calico Skies

13. In Liverpool

14. I'll Follow The Sun (3 repeat endings)

15. Eleanor Rigby

16. Something (Paul on ukelele talks about George Harrison) song morphs to electric guitar version...

17. Penny Lane (false start... Paul starts over)

18. Band On The Run with Dave Grohl on guitar (Foofighters)

19. Back In The USSR with Dave Grohl joining Abe on drums (Grohl had his own drum kit)

20. Live And Let Die (fireworks at the end)

21. Let It Be (audience singing along)

22. Hey Jude

Encore

23. Yesterday (audience singing along)

24. A Day In The Life/Give Peace A Chance (audience sing-along)

25. Lady Madonna

26. I Saw Her Standing There with Dave Grohl on joining Abe on drums

Paul says his thank yous, fireworks explode as Paul leaves the stage. He waves to the crowd. Bea seen at the side of the stage with a minder as well as Nancy Shevell. Stella, Mary and James were also there.


http://www.maccareport.com/

Joey wrote on Jun 16^th, 2008 at 4:39pm:





















You gave me something, I understand,
You gave me loving in the palm of my hand
I cant tell you how I feel
My heart is like a wheel
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me toll it to you

I want to tell you
And nows the time
I want to tell you that
Youre going to be mine

I cant tell you how I feel
My heart is like a wheel.
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you

Nasty Habits wrote on Jun 16^th, 2008 at 9:37am:


YES!

That was my second Dylan cd, and I bought it the exact same day as Sticky Fingers (also, my second cd, by the Stones). Sometimes I can make an intelligent choice.

Pepper is a novelty record. But so is The Mollusk (1997; Ween).

Revolver, as good as it is, me don't like it too much. Why? John's voice. Also, George's songs, with the exception of Taxman, are my least favorite beatle harrisongs. SORRY.

Of course, "don't like it" should be taken with a grain of salt. It's one of the three or four greatest albums from 1966. The others, probably Blonde On Blonde and Aftermath. And Freak Out! Fresh Cream, a sentimental favorite.

Nasty Habits wrote on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 9:12am:


yes, nasty, we are trendsetters, aren't we?

pepper rocks!

Joey,
Did Jumping Jack send you a copy of McCartney's June 1st Liverpool Sounds DVD?