It's such a sad memento of the end of the dream of the Beatles, and the worldwide community that formed around them. John should have left his song "God" as the last word in coming of age and ending the Beatles, but this song came later. Sad, too, that Ringo and George were there for the session. What a great clash of styles and personalities they were, though. Both very self-centered, both preternaturally talented, but John was intemperate and aggressive, Paul was overly politic and passive-aggressive, it seems. That two such young men could end up in the same four-person band is simply amazing and forms the core of the late 20th century's most important cultural phenomenon.
Good take. One thing that has always amazed me about the Beatles is they were that rarest of all bands who had two frontmen--one who arguably had one of the most beautiful male voices in pop music (Paul), and one who had one of the coolest voices (John). That they were so incredibly prolific for so many years is just staggering. They literally created musical magic together--the proof is in their solo albums, although great, simply lacked that inherent magic, especially from Revolver on.
Good take. One thing that has always amazed me about the Beatles is they were that rarest of all bands who had two frontmen--one who arguably had one of the most beautiful male voices in pop music (Paul), and one who had one of the coolest voices (John). That they were so incredibly prolific for so many years is just staggering. They literally created musical magic together--the proof is in their solo albums, although great, simply lacked that inherent magic, especially from Revolver on.
It's such a sad memento of the end of the dream of the Beatles, and the worldwide community that formed around them. John should have left his song "God" as the last word in coming of age and ending the Beatles, but this song came later. Sad, too, that Ringo and George were there for the session. What a great clash of styles and personalities they were, though. Both very self-centered, both preternaturally talented, but John was intemperate and aggressive, Paul was overly politic and passive-aggressive, it seems. That two such young men could end up in the same four-person band is simply amazing and forms the core of the late 20th century's most important cultural phenomenon.
Good take. One thing that has always amazed me about the Beatles is they were that rarest of all bands who had two frontmen--one who arguably had one of the most beautiful male voices in pop music (Paul), and one who had one of the coolest voices (John). That they were so incredibly prolific for so many years is just staggering. They literally created musical magic together--the proof is in their solo albums, although great, simply lacked that inherent magic, especially from Revolver on.
Good take. One thing that has always amazed me about the Beatles is they were that rarest of all bands who had two frontmen--one who arguably had one of the most beautiful male voices in pop music (Paul), and one who had one of the coolest voices (John). That they were so incredibly prolific for so many years is just staggering. They literally created musical magic together--the proof is in their solo albums, although great, simply lacked that inherent magic, especially from Revolver on.