**All You Need Is Love - The Official BEATLES Thread**

[magentaflash]

Originally Posted by DMBenjamin

yea ive never been a john lennon fan - i think he was very hypocritical sometimes. i kinda think he was one of those guys who was all about "peace and love"............................as long as it benefitted him

Very much so. Everything that he "did" for world peace was really just a way to get him and Yoko on television. What does staging a bed-in really do? Um, nothing.

[Bafugama]

Originally Posted by DMBenjamin

haha i like your enthusiasm - i agree with most of your ideas, but maybe not all the details (but its close)

- Sgt. Peppers is the greatest album of all time (Abbey Road is #3 after Revolver haha)


its amazing that the beatles were so good - some people say Abbey Road is the best album ever, and I think its only the number 3 beatles album. but no matter what you think, Sgt Peppers, Abbey Road, Revolver, and the White album are in the top 10 of best albums all time

To each his own... Abbey Road I prefer over all other Beatles albums, but I know others are more highly critically regarded. They're all good.

In the course of my lifetime I have bought the Abbey Road album 4 times, and kept maticulous care of them. I have spun them to skipping -- There's no other album that I've bought more than once in that manner.

[two-by-twostep]

Originally Posted by Bafugama

To each his own... Abbey Road I prefer over all other Beatles albums, but I know others are more highly critically regarded. They're all good.

In the course of my lifetime I have bought the Abbey Road album 4 times, and kept maticulous care of them. I have spun them to skipping -- There's no other album that I've bought more than once in that manner.

Bold #1: That's all that matters

Bold #2: I did that with my first Sgt. Peppers CD haha

[jmudmbphan]

I prefer whiet album the most I think

[HRDMB]

Originally Posted by jmudmbphan

I prefer whiet album the most I think

lol i go in phases with these albums and i cant really figure out which i prefer the most either.. rubber soul, sgt peppers, white album, magical mystery tour, revolver.. it just depends on what mood i'm in

[HRDMB]

current mood is white album

[HRDMB]

just listened to the Help album
love it!

[Sou1 So1di3r]

Just grabbed 6 different beatles CD's. I never had any before this. Lovin them.

What is all this business with Dr. Ebbettes and Purple Chicks?

[zajDmB1]

Originally Posted by Sou1 So1di3r

Just grabbed 6 different beatles CD's. I never had any before this. Lovin them.

What is all this business with Dr. Ebbettes and Purple Chicks?

These are basically leaked tapes of all almost anything that was recorded in the studio and some outside the studio. I've heard it known as the Beatles Mythology, which is basically like 110 discs worth of material. Purple chicks organizes it very well, though.

They are all really interesting to listen to, I've not heard close to all of it, but I've heard a bunch and the most interesting things that have come out of them, for me at least are:

-George was a realllly bad guitar player for the first couple years. He messes up so more than anyone it's kind of annoying haha

-It was George's idea to get the cops come to the rooftop concert, cuz they couldn't figure out how to end it.

-Yoko Ono recorded on a voice recorder during The White Album sessions and she says some bizarre things, most notably to me, "I'm at the studio, John is recording a record album or something." That may not be a direct quote but it's close.

there's a ton more, but they are def worth downloading.

[~Crashintome89~]

I know this is probably going to sounds really cheesy, but I love "I Want Hold Your Hand".

That and Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite.

[Semper454]

Originally Posted by DMBenjamin

I've always thought "For No One" was a better song than "Yesterday" (although yesterday is still amazing)

anyone else agree?

Agreed, though I'd probably rank Here, There and Everywhere as better than both.


Most underrated Beatles song?

Dizzy Miss Lizzy. So funky.

[Bafugama]

Top 5 Beatles songs of all time:

1. Oh Darlin'
2. All My Loving
3. Happinness Is A Warm Gun
4. Across The Universe
5. I've Just Seen A Face

Ask me tomorrow and I'll give you a completely different group. Seriously, does anybody not get happy when they hear "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you; Tomorrow I'll miss you; Remember I'll always be truuuuuue"

[Bafugama]

Originally Posted by Semper454

Agreed, though I'd probably rank Here, There and Everywhere as better than both.


Most underrated Beatles song?

Dizzy Miss Lizzy. So funky.

I don't know if it's the most underrated, but it is underrated; great song.

EDIT: Most underrated song could possibly be Please Mr. Postman. Not an original by them, but goddamn that's a good one.

[bigeyedfish190]

Originally Posted by Semper454

Agreed, though I'd probably rank Here, There and Everywhere as better than both.


Most underrated Beatles song?

Dizzy Miss Lizzy. So funky.

I still vote Long, Long, Long.

Originally Posted by Bafugama

Ask me tomorrow and I'll give you a completely different group. Seriously, does anybody not get happy when they hear "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you; Tomorrow I'll miss you; Remember I'll always be truuuuuue"

To all of this. The top 5 changes multiple times in a day, supposing I'm listening to them.

[HRDMB]

listened to the hard day's night album last night
an often overlooked album because of the legendary status of rubber sould, sgt peppers, etc however it is such a good album and deserves more recognition

[danodo18]

i currently can't stop listening to You Never Give Me your Money

[ZackR]

The Beatles pre-Rubber Soul pop albums (I'll include Help! but it was more transitional) are underrated in general.

Pop does not equal bad.

Albums like Please Please Me, With The Beatles and A Hard Day's Night are proof of this.

[ZackR]

Originally Posted by Sou1 So1di3r

Just grabbed 6 different beatles CD's. I never had any before this. Lovin them.

What is all this business with Dr. Ebbettes and Purple Chicks?

Some clarification:

Dr. Ebbetts releases are insanely good vinyl transfers. They are amazing. Since he started his work, I have listened to his releases over my store-bought CD's (which I've had for years).

Purple Chick releases tend to be more compilations of numerous outtakes stereo/mono versions, etc of different releases. Purple Chick doesn't generally do its own vinyl rips, but uses those done by others for the "official" tracks and then sources the alternate cues/cuts and various outtakes, etc from numerous other bootlegs and sources.

Good stuff.

This is kind of a new renaissance in Beatles boots these last couple years. I haven't seen this much stuff hitting the market since the early-mid 1990s. I was in Jr. High then and hunted high and low for any release I could find. My avatar is the old Yellow Dog logo.

I love this stuff. If you want to really dig in deep to Beatles boots, check out the forum at bootlegzone.com. More details and info than most would ever want with regards to the Beatles.

[hoke2007]

The Beatles are an awesome band.

[ZackR]

Originally Posted by hoke2007

The Beatles are an awesome band.

That's an understatement.

But true.

[hoke2007]

Originally Posted by ZackR

That's an understatement.

But true.

Very true. As I'm typing this I'm listening to Eleanor Rigby. Fantastic song.

[Semper454]

Originally Posted by danodo18

i currently can't stop listening to You Never Give Me your Money

I can't listen to any song from You Never Give Me Your Money through The End by itself. I've gotta listen to the whole run.

[danodo18]

^^they're all so good

[Bafugama]

Greatest song-run in music history? Defy me, I dare you:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happinness is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon

It gets no better than that.

[funktabulous]

Originally Posted by Bafugama

Greatest song-run in music history? Defy me, I dare you:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happinness is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon

It gets no better than that.

I'd have to agree with you.

[HRDMB]

Originally Posted by Bafugama

Greatest song-run in music history? Defy me, I dare you:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happinness is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Piggies
Rocky Raccoon

It gets no better than that.

solid run
however.. i'm gonna go with this run

come together
something
maxwells silver hammer
oh darling
octopus's garden
i want you
here comes the sun
because
you never give me your money
sun king
mean mr mustard
polythene pam
she came in through the bathroom window
golden slumbers
carry that weight
the end
her majesty


purely revolutionary
not that the white album wasn't but i just think this is on a different level

[danodo18]

^^the medley is just so damn good. the end is the perfect way to, well, end it. great solos from everyone, so intriguing to listen to.

[douglaskg41]

I bought the Anthology Book back in 05 when I went to see DMB at Red Rocks... I highly reccomend it to any fan. It's so comfy to read and very personal.

One of my favorite stories is when they all went to Germany the first time around, they started expanding their sexual knowledge...except for George, who was the last to get laid. At the time they were all sleeping in a single room, in bunk beds and when George finally brought in girl, he had to bang her with everyone else in the room "sleeping". And as he put it "They were very polite and quiet during, but afterwards I recieved a round of applause".

[danodo18]

haha thats funny, i got that book for christmas i'll have to check that section out!

[HRDMB]

Originally Posted by douglaskg41

I bought the Anthology Book back in 05 when I went to see DMB at Red Rocks... I highly reccomend it to any fan. It's so comfy to read and very personal.

One of my favorite stories is when they all went to Germany the first time around, they started expanding their sexual knowledge...except for George, who was the last to get laid. At the time they were all sleeping in a single room, in bunk beds and when George finally brought in girl, he had to bang her with everyone else in the room "sleeping". And as he put it "They were very polite and quiet during, but afterwards I recieved a round of applause".

lol thats awesome