atypical_boro
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Can't stop myself listening to this, despite its pointlessness. Macca is so good. As is Ringo really.
One of the things which is overlooked about the Beatles sometimes, is how good McCartney's bass lines were, and how good a drummer Ringo is.
Can't stop myself listening to this, despite its pointlessness. Macca is so good. As is Ringo really.
I think over time the general 'narrative' around the Beatles has changed a little. When I was growing up in the 80s/90s, not that long after his death, it was very much the consensus that Lennon was this God-like genius, and the rest of the band were his support cast. That's definitely not the case now. Paul has quite cleverly managed to (rightly) reframe that narrative without putting John down at all.O
One of the things which is overlooked about the Beatles sometimes, is how good McCartney's bass lines were, and how good a drummer Ringo is.
I understand the point you are making but I always felt it was Lennon and McCartney who were given the God-like geniuses titles and Starr and Harrison backed them up.I think over time the general 'narrative' around the Beatles has changed a little. When I was growing up in the 80s/90s, not that long after his death, it was very much the consensus that Lennon was this God-like genius, and the rest of the band were his support cast. That's definitely not the case now. Paul has quite cleverly managed to (rightly) reframe that narrative without putting John down at all.
Yeah, you're a bit older than me though. When I was at school there was a little 'hippy' group a couple of years above and they used to dress like Lennon and have long hair like he did during the post-Beatles years, with the iconic round glasses etc. Plus Liam Gallagher (who like it or not, was hugely popular at the time) used to have Lennon on a pedestal and it rubbed off on people my age.I understand the point you are making but I always felt it was Lennon and McCartney who were given the God-like geniuses titles and Starr and Harrison backed them up.
McCartney always seemed to be Lennon’s equal during and after their time in The Beatles.
I supposed it's similar to stories of footballers, nostalgia can make them better players than their peers. I liked their music but never had time for either of them and was more into The Rolling Stones than The Beatles.Yeah, you're a bit older than me though. When I was at school there was a little 'hippy' group a couple of years above and they used to dress like Lennon and have long hair like he did during the post-Beatles years, with the iconic round glasses etc. Plus Liam Gallagher (who like it or not, was hugely popular at the time) used to have Lennon on a pedestal and it rubbed off on people my age.
There was no one trying to impersonate McCartney. My perception at the time was that Paul was a good songwriter, but the love for Lennon seemed to be beyond music. I think that's changed in recent years. Once Paul has carked it I think the majority of Beatles fans will probably see him as the 'leader' of the group by most definitions, and that he was easily equally as talented, if not more. They probably do already really, I know I do.
Definitely this.I understand the point you are making but I always felt it was Lennon and McCartney who were given the God-like geniuses titles and Starr and Harrison backed them up.
McCartney always seemed to be Lennon’s equal during and after their time in The Beatles.
They even sound great played backwards, as on Giles Martin's accidental slip that they kept for the Love project ...
Also awesome.
Loooove it
Can't stop myself listening to this, despite its pointlessness. Macca is so good. As is Ringo really.
Sounds like a band warming up in a social club.
Can't stop myself listening to this, despite its pointlessness. Macca is so good. As is Ringo really.
Les Alanos?Sounds like a band warming up in a social club.
I think over time the general 'narrative' around the Beatles has changed a little. When I was growing up in the 80s/90s, not that long after his death, it was very much the consensus that Lennon was this God-like genius, and the rest of the band were his support cast. That's definitely not the case now. Paul has quite cleverly managed to (rightly) reframe that narrative without putting John down at all.