In 1966, The Beatles played their last official concert and holed up in the studio for the remainder of their musical career. The result? Some of the most genius and groundbreaking recordings that the world had heard and likely ever will. But as the 60s came to a close, relations within the group began to erode until personal and creative differences between the members became irreconcilable. In this podcast, we cover the last five years of The Beatles' career, from the recording of Revolver to the release of Let It Be.
1. Revolver
2. Rubber Soul (Overrated, I think not.)
3. Sgt Pepper
4. A Hard Day's Night (When I consider the rock spectrum, I tend to lean in the pop direction, and I strongly believe the British version of this album is one of the best straight ahead pop/rock albums of all time, period! Just try to write 14 songs all of that quality. Amazing!)
5. The White Album (maybe tied with Abbey Road)
Yeah, the Beatles have had a huge impact on my life. My brother gets the credit for introducing me, as I first heard them through his bedroom wall next door, when he played the American compilation, Hey Jude. At some point, a friend of his brought over a vinyl copy of Beatles'65 (Sort of the American Beatles for Sale) to sell. He wanted 7 bucks for it. I agreed to go without my allowance for like the rest of the year, so I could have that album. I played it over and over and over. I think that same year at Christmas, I received a cassette of Beatles '67-'70 (one of the best compilations ever) and a small sort of boom box (might have been Fisher Price lol). Oh, I was about 9 or 10, by the way. Anyways, I remember walking around my neighborhood listening to it over and over. One of those years, I also spend my Christmas money to get Meet the Beatles and Sgt Pepper on Cassette... Anyways, the Beatles were a starting point for me with music. From the Beatles, I eventually discovered a lot of other bands. I remember one point in high school where I had sort of set the Beatles aside for a couple of years, but then one day I met a girl who I was instantly infatuated with. In our first conversation, I think, we talked about the Beatles. I went home and listened to A Hard Day's Night and well... Beatlemania started again for me. Years later when the 2009 remaster CD's came out, I went ga ga all over again. They are just one of those timeless bands music lovers come back to again and again, and those songs never really get old.