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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Barbie (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/)
-   -   The Beatles (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/beatles-651841/)

Bernieboy Jan 29th 2010 12:21 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by framac67 (Post 8294869)
Your just trying to get a bite wee man.....hes a legend.:thumbup:
Who me:ohmy:

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 1:09 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 8294599)

U2 are bit up themselves (especially Bonio) but have some classic tunes.
U2 are the most pretencious band on the planet. They genuinely believe they are music gods because they have been together for 4 decades. I didn't mind their 80s stuff and they have some great classics in Dancing Barefoot and When loves comes to town, but since then their material has been music by numbers.

Added to that the W@nker factor in Bono and The Edge they really are a bunch of clowns IMO. Larry Mullen Jnr is a very underrated drummer though.

DeadVim Jan 29th 2010 1:28 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8294948)
U2 are the most pretencious band on the planet. They genuinely believe they are music gods because they have been together for 4 decades. I didn't mind their 80s stuff and they have some great classics in Dancing Barefoot and When loves comes to town, but since then their material has been music by numbers.

Added to that the W@nker factor in Bono and The Edge they really are a bunch of clowns IMO. Larry Mullen Jnr is a very underrated drummer though.
There was a comedy skit about how The Edge (David Evans, born in London) would sound if they took away all the effects, can't remember who did it but it was funny ... and true ...

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 1:30 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 8294976)
There was a comedy skit about how The Edge (David Evans, born in London) would sound if they took away all the effects, can't remember who did it but it was funny ... and true ...
pretty much every one of his guitar tracks sound exactly the same as each other and yet many people hail him as a guitar god. Having said that those same people seem to hold John Mayer in the same regard

DeadVim Jan 29th 2010 1:38 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8294979)
pretty much every one of his guitar tracks sound exactly the same as each other and yet many people hail him as a guitar god. Having said that those same people seem to hold John Mayer in the same regard
I hear that ... I can't stand Carlos Santana meself but I'm sure he feels the same way about me.

I prefer Peter Green (he's lost a bit of spark these days, granted) ... and he's playing the Byron Bay Bluesfest ... and I have tickets. Happy, happy days.

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 1:42 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 8294996)
I hear that ... I can't stand Carlos Santana meself but I'm sure he feels the same way about me.

I prefer Peter Green (he's lost a bit of spark these days, granted) ... and he's playing the Byron Bay Bluesfest ... and I have tickets. Happy, happy days.
I liked his early stuff with Fleetwood Mac, but to be honest he is one of those artists who doesn't promote himslef that much making it difficult to follow him.

The Santana comment was semi-blasphemy to me! I hear you about his stuff since about 1980 he has been f#$%in awful. But his late 60s and early 70s stuff was out of this world. Hendrix often gets all the accolades for his performance at Woodstock, but Santana performing Soul Sacrifice remains one of the live performances of all time for me (behind Hendrix performing Little Wing at the Royal Albert Hall 68)

DeadVim Jan 29th 2010 1:48 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8295001)
I liked his early stuff with Fleetwood Mac, but to be honest he is one of those artists who doesn't promote himslef that much making it difficult to follow him.

The Santana comment was semi-blasphemy to me! I hear you about his stuff since about 1980 he has been f#$%in awful. But his late 60s and early 70s stuff was out of this world. Hendrix often gets all the accolades for his performance at Woodstock, but Santana performing Soul Sacrifice remains one of the live performances of all time for me (behind Hendrix performing Little Wing at the Royal Albert Hall 68)
I might open my ears again and try to listen afresh but it's like me and Phil Collins, I just can't abide the man.

I'm surprised Peter Green is making the trip to be honest but I'm glad.

Hendrix at Woodstock? Yeh, Star Spangled Banner was great but the rest is a bit ... meh ... for me. He was over his peak there.

I think his pinnacle was the Monterey Pop Festival, first time I saw that I sat open-mouthed as he launched into Killing Floor ... and his version of Like A Rolling Stone I could play all day every day.

(edit) Hendrix - Royal Albert Hall ... reminds me, I'll have to check that out again, it's been a while.

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 3:08 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 8295012)
I might open my ears again and try to listen afresh but it's like me and Phil Collins, I just can't abide the man.

I'm surprised Peter Green is making the trip to be honest but I'm glad.

Hendrix at Woodstock? Yeh, Star Spangled Banner was great but the rest is a bit ... meh ... for me. He was over his peak there.

I think his pinnacle was the Monterey Pop Festival, first time I saw that I sat open-mouthed as he launched into Killing Floor ... and his version of Like A Rolling Stone I could play all day every day.

(edit) Hendrix - Royal Albert Hall ... reminds me, I'll have to check that out again, it's been a while.
There's an Aussie guy who plays a lot of Hendrix covers live somewhere in Sydney. He's fairly well known, but I can't for the life of me remember his name, Richard something or other I think. He does a really good version of Hear My Train Comin' as well as Killing Floor. He also plays a lot of Clapton too...unfortunately.

As the topic is the Beatles, Hendrix actually played Sgt Pepper's live before the Beatles had a chance to. McCartney recalls in an interview how he went to the 100 Club in London to watch Hendrix play and they had released Sgt Pepper's just the week before and suddenly he hears Hendrix playing it!

Fenton Beasley Jan 29th 2010 3:08 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8294526)
vocals and lyrics were
McCartney had nothing to do with the composition. His childhood friend Pete Shotton may have helped with the odd word or phrase and George Martin (under Lennon's instruction) added the arrangement for strings and brass but the 3 basic songs that go to make the finished version are all Lennon's.

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 3:09 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8295133)
There's an Aussie guy who plays a lot of Hendrix covers live somewhere in Sydney. He's fairly well known, but I can't for the life of me remember his name, Richard something or other I think. He does a really good version of Hear My Train Comin' as well as Killing Floor. He also plays a lot of Clapton too...unfortunately.

As the topic is the Beatles, Hendrix actually played Sgt Pepper's live before the Beatles had a chance to. McCartney recalls in an interview how he went to the 100 Club in London to watch Hendrix play and they had released Sgt Pepper's just the week before and suddenly he hears Hendrix playing it!
Richard Madden, that's it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7q9eE0edW0

Sh!thouse band, but he does Hendrix very well

iamthecreaturefromuranus Jan 29th 2010 3:16 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by mono (Post 8293256)
Noting that there are some pro-Australia types here slagging off The Beatles. Wonder if there's something significant in that.................................

Something about cultural redundancy perhaps.
My local radio station have just been running a "Battle of the Bands" week. The Beatles lost out at the semi-final stage..... to Cold Chisel. :blink::confused:

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 3:17 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 8295012)

(edit) Hendrix - Royal Albert Hall ... reminds me, I'll have to check that out again, it's been a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFHhB...eature=related

...played as our Bridal Waltz!

add Band Of Gypsies NYE 1969 Fillmore East performance of Machine Gun to that list too

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 3:18 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8295158)
My local radio station have just been running a "Battle of the Bands" week. The Beatles lost out at the semi-final stage..... to Cold Chisel. :blink::confused:
Let me guess, ACDC won the final?

iamthecreaturefromuranus Jan 29th 2010 3:21 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8295160)
Let me guess, ACDC won the final?
Absolutely 100% correct. :D

Fifth year running apparently.

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 3:23 pm
Re: The Beatles
 
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8295164)
Absolutely 100% correct. :D

Fifth year running apparently.
Aussies are so predicatble in their music tastes


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