Toppermost of the Toppermost?
Another month, another Q magazine "Best Of" list. This time it's "The Real Best Of" most of the usual suspects (the Stones, the Smiths, Madonna, Springsteen, etc.), with the cover declaring "AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK . . ." And OK, this worked, because I wanted to see what Q is presenting as "The Real Best Of" the Beatles.The Beatles 10-best list [...]
The Beatles Writings of Joshua Glenn: “The Argonaut Folly (Pt. 3)”
And now for something completely different: It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the work of Joshua Glenn, who joins the short and exclusive list of non-co-founders invited to be a Hey Dullblog contributor. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be posting Glenn’s Beatles-related writings as a sort of serial immersion in the perspectives and conclusions of a writer whose Fab mediations [...]
"Treasure trove" of Harrisongs?
King of Fuh The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot talks to Olivia Harrison and Giles Martin about the impending release of Early Takes, Volume I, a new set of Harrison rarities from the early solo period. According to them, this is just the tip of the iceberg.Says Martin, “You get very excited when you see a tape box marked, ‘George, Eric (Clapton), Ringo [...]
"’Rain’ blows me away"
ED PARK • Devin's post about the drumming on "Dear Prudence" spurred me to look up Ringo's comments about his work on "Rain" (reprinted in William J. Dowlding's Beatlesongs): “My favorite piece of me is what I did on ‘Rain.’ I think I just played amazing. I was into the snare and high-hat. I think it was the first time I used [...]
Emergency forum called — good idea or terrible idea?
"Here come the sons: Will Beatles' kids form own band?" "James McCartney has reached out to Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison and Zak Starkey to create the next generation of The Beatles, the BBC reports...."
Prudence and the Penis: A Mystery
We know who wrote it. But who is on the Dear Prudence drum track? DEVIN McKINNEY • Mike's Facebook posting of isolated tracks from "Hey Bulldog" led me to seek out other examples of stripped-down Beatlesongs. This is among the more interesting, for both the music and the controversy. The mystery of the Dear Prudence drum track Did Ringo play [...]
As I go round and round in circles
DEVIN McKINNEY • This seems terribly solipsistic of me—and it is—but Mike asked about this a long time ago and commenter Craig asked about it lately and I got curious for a look back and here it is and it might entertain a couple of you and for the rest at least provide one answer to the question, “What did Mike Gerber [...]
Advisory report
I'm loving the recent posts and vigorous commentary—I wanted to direct readers to some fresh comments attached to Nancy's groundbreaking "McCartney as the Dickens of Rock" post, below....or just click here.
The unexpected from Ono and McCartney
NANCY CARR • I think Michael’s comments on the previous post about Paul McCartney’s seeking to entertain an audience, while Yoko Ono seeks to instruct one, are right on the mark and help clarify why people frequently can’t stand one or the other of them. What I find interesting about their respective tendencies is that both do their best work (in my [...]