Why We Love The Beatles (v2) 52 of 100

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Why We Love The Beatles (v2) 52 of 100

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Clubs Band. Throw together an amazing studio (Abbey Road) with cool technicians, four re-charged Beatles, a huge desire to produce something that would be as powerful as the live band in order to avoid future touring, a realisation that the alter-egos they had been developing to avoid the fans and get quiet restaurant bookings could be taken even further, their ever-evolving magnificent story-telling (Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever) blossoming, dexterity of an increasing range of new instruments such as the sitar, an increasing confidence with different arrangements and the exploration of classical composition, a desire to be complete artists and not just musicians (their experiments with the Pepper album cover), a breakthrough realisation that they could provide a full experience not just music and you get The Beatles Magnum Opus and the start of The Concept Album.

Next time you are asked 'Abbey Road or Sgt. Pepper?', simply say 'both'.

That’s another reason we love The Beatles.

The Back-Story

Reason 1: Story-tellers; 2: Sgt. Pepper; 3: Eternally optimistic; 4: Still cool; 5: George Harrison.; 6: Love Me Do

7: Work Ethic ;8: Synchronicity; 9: The Roof-top Concert; 10: Candlestick Park; 11: Lennon & McCartney

12: I Saw Her Standing There; 13: Liverpool; 14: Black & White; 15: Album Covers; 16: John Lennon

17: Lennon & McCartney; 18: Rock 'n Roll; 19: They Never Made it Easy; 20: Ringo

21: Meditation & Massage; 22: The Back of a Commer Van; 23: George Martin.

24: Simply Different

25: A Time to Think

26: Revolver

27: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah