I once heard an interview with Paul McCartney talking about how fast he and Lennon wrote their songs. Apparently a majority of them took no more than a couple hours.

I thought "That explains alot."

This article doesn't surprise me.

Hey! Cool! I wonder what ever happened to those guys.

CtrlAltDelete: Hey! Cool! I wonder what ever happened to those guys.

They vanished into obscurity.

Never heard of them.

Kliffoth: I once heard an interview with Paul McCartney talking about how fast he and Lennon wrote their songs. Apparently a majority of them took no more than a couple hours.

I thought "That explains alot."

This article doesn't surprise me.

Not to take away from your snark, but I don't think it was the practice back then to take a year or two to write and record a dozen songs, but I could be wrong.

Ah yes ... The original boy band. Neat.

chemical_angel: Ah yes ... The original boy band. Neat.

The Beatles weren't. Technically that honor goes to the Monkeys.

John and Paul were especially talented in the songwriting department, as they actually penned a LOT of 1960 hit...including "World Without Love".

He also had a very fruitful post Beatles career: Including co-writing Veronica with Elvis Costello.

Did they dub in all that annoying highhat, or was Ringo seriously hitting that thing constantly from 1962-65? All those early songs have this sonic white noise anytime drums are involved.

How did they record it so fast without Pro Tools and Auto-tune?

Brettster808: How did they record it so fast without Pro Tools and Auto-tune?

Clay tablets transcribed by Indian monks.

Kliffoth: I once heard an interview with Paul McCartney talking about how fast he and Lennon wrote their songs. Apparently a majority of them took no more than a couple hours.

I thought "That explains alot."

What any of us wouldn't give to be able to roll out of bed and write "Yesterday" before taking our morning whiz.

Let's have a little love for the real 5th Beatle: George Martin.

I am firmly convinced that he was the artistic driving force
behind their success, as much as Brian Epstein was the driving
force for their commercial success.

But, that doesn't take away from the fact that they were excellent
musicians and showmen.

Gulper Eel: What any of us wouldn't give to be able to roll out of bed and write "Yesterday" before taking our morning whiz.

Or Lady Madonna. Geebus.

DjangoStonereaver: Let's have a little love for the real 5th Beatle: George Martin.


He was indeed The Man. Not only for his technical genius but his willingness to take them seriously when everyone else thought they were just another pop flash. Thanks to Sir George's thumb, we have flanging and John's eerie vocals on Strawberry Fields - just one instance of his ability to take the band's drug-addled output and assemble it into pop masterpieces.

Hey! Cool! I wonder what ever happened to those guys.

You've probably heard of Paul McCartney. The one with the tilty ex-wife. Well, before that he used to be a singer. Before that he used to have a band. And this is the trivia part -- he was actually in another band before Wings.

ZAZ: Hey! Cool! I wonder what ever happened to those guys.

You've probably heard of Paul McCartney. The one with the tilty ex-wife. Well, before that he used to be a singer. Before that he used to have a band. And this is the trivia part -- he was actually in another band before Wings.

What about that other one, what was him name, Joe Lennon or something? Didn't he die?

/First kissed my wife at Strawberry Fields in Central Park.
//Then a year later we made a pilgrimage there (via subway) on the 20th anniversary of the assassination. It was an unreal scene.

ZAZ: And this is the trivia part -- he was actually in another band before Wings Winger.

FTFY :)

I liked it on the Beatles anthology when John said they realized they were the best band in Britain. What a great feeling that must have been.

It takes 10 hours for Rush just to set up Neil's drums.

I'm about 20 yrs old and working the late shift at the college movie theater to make some extra cash. There's a young kid working alongside me and we're cleaning up at the end of the day. He knows I love music, and when the radio plays "Hey Jude" he looks up and says

"Sounds like the Kinks"

and I get all angry about how it's the Beatles, man! and he says

"Still, it sounds like the Kinks."

and so I have a small nuclear meltdown about how - at that point - it was the number two selling song in the history of music, second only to White Christmas! and it's the freakin Beatles! And the kid won't back down.

Sigh.

Most of the best albums took no time to record. Van Halen I is another. In and out of the studio in less than a week. The longer a band stays in the studio, the louder they are saying: we got nothing.

/cue the indignant at my bringing up VH in a Beatles thread

That sounds pretty impressive until you realize that the whole album's only 20 minutes long.

They recorded their first album in twenty minutes.

The second one took even longer.

Beatle hate is strong in this thread. It can only be chalked up to two things. Ignorance and/or idiocy.

There are few FACTS in ranking musical groups.

One of them is that The Beatles are the greatest band ever.

They just are.

Anyone who says different is either ignorant or an idiot.

Gulper Eel: What any of us wouldn't give to be able to roll out of bed and write "Yesterday" before taking our morning whiz.

Is that considered a really good song of theirs? Still seems like your typical trite Beatles song to me.

'Imagine' is a well written song I will admit. Of course that was written and performed by Lennon himself if I'm not mistaken.

AdolfOliverPanties: They recorded their first album in twenty minutes.

The second one took even longer.

Beatle hate is strong in this thread. It can only be chalked up to two things. Ignorance and/or idiocy.

There are few FACTS in ranking musical groups.

One of them is that The Beatles are the greatest band ever.

They just are.

Anyone who says different is either ignorant or an idiot.

No, music is subjective. You saying The Beatles are for a 'FACT' the greatest band ever (an insult to music everywhere) carries no more weight than me saying they suck.

You can disagree with me if you want Kliffoth. That's okay.

Doesn't change the FACT that you're wrong.

dmax
I'm about 20 yrs old and working the late shift at the college movie theater to make some extra cash. There's a young kid working alongside me and we're cleaning up at the end of the day. He knows I love music, and when the radio plays "Hey Jude" he looks up and says

"Sounds like the Kinks"

and I get all angry about how it's the Beatles, man! and he says

"Still, it sounds like the Kinks."

and so I have a small nuclear meltdown about how - at that point - it was the number two selling song in the history of music, second only to White Christmas! and it's the freakin Beatles! And the kid won't back down.

Sigh.

Worst part of this story? "Hey Jude" sounds NOTHING like The Kinks!

The reason this album and many of the other early albums took no time in the studio was because they did so many live shows. They knew the songs front and back and could record them in one take.

They had few "effects" and were mono sound too I think.

Later they started taking much much longer. A Day in the Life took days of recording time.

Kliffoth: 'Imagine' is a well written song I will admit. Of course that was written and performed by Lennon himself if I'm not mistaken.

"Imagine" is an overrated slab of wishful-thinky tripe. Imagine no possessions, John? Farking sweet. So I can crash at the Dakota any time, right?

"Beautiful Boy" on the other hand is sentimentality done right.

Today, it takes the engineer that long to figure out what's wrong with the digital recording software, interfaces, A/D conversion, etc.

The second day is reserved for planning mike placement.

/Still trying to find my old TASCAM four-track
//When digital works, it's great though
///Have to use it every day to stay sharp

Gulper Eel: "Imagine" is an overrated slab of wishful-thinky tripe. Imagine no possessions, John? Farking sweet. So I can crash at the Dakota any time, right?

Yes, but the song was critical to a Very Special Episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati".

Greatest band is Pink Floyd. Nothing has ever topped Dark Side of the Moon.

AdolfOliverPanties: They recorded their first album in twenty minutes.

The second one took even longer.

Beatle hate is strong in this thread. It can only be chalked up to two things. Ignorance and/or idiocy.

There are few FACTS in ranking musical groups.

One of them is that The Beatles are the greatest band ever.

They just are.

Anyone who says different is either ignorant or an idiot.

It's always fun to watch the Beatles fanatics jerk off in these threads.

The Beatles are an overrated pop band, and the sooner you realize that the better.

Blender gives this album 2 stars, yet Britney Spears' latest gets 3.5?

Indianabanana: Today, it takes the engineer that long to figure out what's wrong with the digital recording software, interfaces, A/D conversion, etc.

The second day is reserved for planning mike placement.

/Still trying to find my old TASCAM four-track
//When digital works, it's great though
///Have to use it every day to stay sharp

I sh*t you not, I wasted basically an entire, 2 1/2 hour rehearsal last night just trying to exorcise demons from a relatively simple, digital recording set-up. Using a simple, USB-to RCA adapter (to get rhythm tracks off the computer into the board) I had success but the latency was too low and non-adjustable. Result: clicks and pops in the sound.

Then I moved to the higher-end one. Massive, noisy ground loop was the result, and the only fix was unplugging my laptop (took only 45 minutes to isolate). Total recording accomplished: jack sh*t.

I completely am in awe of George Martin's direction and the Beatles just being on f'n point to knock out that many songs in such a short time. The studio is a grinder unless you're totally on top of your songs and arrangements. Bravo to them.

Bondidude: The Beatles are an overrated pop band, and the sooner you realize that the better.



your ignorance is staggering. please continue for our amusement.


the beatles went from "please please me" to "tomorrow never knows" in three years, transforming pop music from a trifle into serious art. some bands take that long to write and record a single album. if you are unable to grasp the magnitude of this, then you're beyond help.

Spego: Blender gives this album 2 stars, yet Britney Spears' latest gets 3.5?

Think of what they could have accomplished with A-Tune!

Spego: Blender gives this album 2 stars, yet Britney Spears' latest gets 3.5?

to be fair, it's not a great album. there's a lot of filler on their early discs ("chains," "anna," "go with him," to name a few). the beatles didn't become truly great until "rubber soul," though they showed flashes of their future brilliance early on.

Indianabanana: ///Have to use it every day to stay be sharp



/hot like a curry

factoryconnection: Spego: Blender gives this album 2 stars, yet Britney Spears' latest gets 3.5?

Think of what they could have accomplished with A-Tune!

whoops. "go with him" is actually "anna (go to him)." i could have added "there's a place," "ask me why," and "misery."

FlashHarry: Spego: Blender gives this album 2 stars, yet Britney Spears' latest gets 3.5?

to be fair, it's not a great album. there's a lot of filler on their early discs ("chains," "anna," "go with him," to name a few). the beatles didn't become truly great until "rubber soul," though they showed flashes of their future brilliance early on.

Fair enough. There is quite a bit of filler in their first four albums. Although Rubber Soul is my favorite, I think their first great album was Help!

Still better than 2 stars though.

The next time a band comes along, writes over half of the greatest songs in rock and roll history, all before any of the band members reach the age of 30, please let me know so I can jerk off fanatically in a thread about it.

Kliffoth: Gulper Eel: What any of us wouldn't give to be able to roll out of bed and write "Yesterday" before taking our morning whiz.

Is that considered a really good song of theirs? Still seems like your typical trite Beatles song to me.

'Imagine' is a well written song I will admit. Of course that was written and performed by Lennon himself if I'm not mistaken.

I have to assume this is a joke post. "Yesterday" was all McCartney. And, it was the first song that was preformed by a solo Beatle live.

Marvin Gaye did an amazing version of "Yesterday."

Kliffoth: Gulper Eel: What any of us wouldn't give to be able to roll out of bed and write "Yesterday" before taking our morning whiz.

Is that considered a really good song of theirs? Still seems like your typical trite Beatles song to me.

Just the most recorded song in history. Nothing to see here, move along to your American Idol.

Spego: FlashHarry: Spego: Blender gives this album 2 stars, yet Britney Spears' latest gets 3.5?

to be fair, it's not a great album. there's a lot of filler on their early discs ("chains," "anna," "go with him," to name a few). the beatles didn't become truly great until "rubber soul," though they showed flashes of their future brilliance early on.

Fair enough. There is quite a bit of filler in their first four albums. Although Rubber Soul is my favorite, I think their first great album was Help!

Still better than 2 stars though.

actually, you're right. i think "help" is probably their first great record. "a hard day's night" sure has some brilliance on it, though. but once they got to "rubber soul," they were in another realm.

Halfmast Trousers: Did they dub in all that annoying highhat, or was Ringo seriously hitting that thing constantly from 1962-65? All those early songs have this sonic white noise anytime drums are involved.

2122 Hz, 500 Hz and 50 Hz.

Those are the RIAA EQ de-emphasis curves, and it's likely whatever you've heard the songs on didn't have them set right. A high-hat's "ring" is between 1900hz and 2300hz.

The Beatles' recordings have been horribly mixed for contemporary playing.

Also, it's vital to note that the Beatles are noteworthy not for their success or popularity but for the fact that they were the first band to record primarily songs that THEY WROTE THEMSELVES.

Elvis, for example, wrote none of his own songs.

FlashHarry
Spego: Blender gives this album 2 stars, yet Britney Spears' latest gets 3.5?

to be fair, it's not a great album. there's a lot of filler on their early discs ("chains," "anna," "go with him," to name a few). the beatles didn't become truly great until "rubber soul," though they showed flashes of their future brilliance early on.

Even the better songs aren't that great, unless you've got some inexplicable fetish for "Love Me Do." The only really classic recording on the album is "Twist and Shout," which is just fan-farking-tastic.

AdolfOliverPanties: They recorded their first album in twenty minutes.

The second one took even longer.

Beatle hate is strong in this thread. It can only be chalked up to two things. Ignorance and/or idiocy.

There are few FACTS in ranking musical groups.

One of them is that The Beatles are the greatest band ever.

They just are.

Anyone who says different is either ignorant or an idiot.

Actually, these guys were apparently "bigger than God"...

DjangoStonereaver: Let's have a little love for the real 5th Beatle: George Martin.

I am firmly convinced that he was the artistic driving force
behind their success, as much as Brian Epstein was the driving
force for their commercial success.

But, that doesn't take away from the fact that they were excellent
musicians and showmen.

In all probability, all of the Beatles would have agreed w/you.