zosodude13 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 musically, with the exception of Helter Skelter... paul was my least favorite... Ringo is just Ringo, so hes cool... George and John were kinda the same, good-hearted people and extreamly talented musicians between george and john... I'll take George since he was the "quiet" Beatle... who jsut wrote awesome songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 We had long hair at the Madison Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 The 2:00pm performance of the one-to-one benefit John Lennon with Yoko, Elephants Memory, Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Geraldo Rivera as the MC. August 30, 1972. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 It looks like the one used by Jimmy Page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbarre Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 The 2:00pm performance of the one-to-one benefit John Lennon with Yoko, Elephants Memory, Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Geraldo Rivera as the MC. August 30, 1972. Were you at that gig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Were you at that gig? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtPepper67 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Definitely Paul. He was the greatest musician in The Beatles IMO, and he's one of the greatest bass players ever, and of course a great songwriter. His solo career is sooo underrated, albums like Band on the run, Ram and Venus and Mars are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtPepper67 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Paul has always been my favourite. What an amazing vocal range. On one hand he sings with such a pure and melodic voice on songs like The Long and Winding Road, Yesterday or My Love, but when you listen to something like Monkberry Moon Delight, or Oh Woman Oh Why it sounds like he's gonna bust a nut. I've never heard a singer use such a range of expresion in one song as Paul did in Hey Jude. Then a different voice again for songs like Lady Madonna. Amazing singer. I forgot to mention his voice! I love Paul's voice and how different it sound from one song to another. I haven't heard too many singers who can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtPepper67 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I'm glad most people here love George! They started out as this lightweight,kinda crappy band,but after a hell of a lot of acid,George busted out Sitar,some crazy guitar licks,and started experimenting,everyone goes for the Macca/Lennon songs,but George had quality over quantity,if it wasn't for him then they wouldn't be remembered,they be a crap bubblegum band instead of a psychedelic Revolution,also,has anyone here heard the legendary 13-minute epic Carnival Of Light? I'd like to say that Paul and John were as experimental as George, so why would they be a crap bubblegum band if it wasn't for George?? Most people who said that doesn't seem to know too much about The Beatles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Even if the Beatles were all bubble gum, I wouldn't care because I like the Beatles bubble gum music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbarre Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Yes. Cool stuff! not many people can claim to have seen a solo John Lennon in concert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Cool stuff! not many people can claim to have seen a solo John Lennon in concert Maybe I should buy this..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_in_New_York_City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtPepper67 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Even if the Beatles were all bubble gum, I wouldn't care because I like the Beatles bubble gum music. I love that stuff too, just not as much as the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbarre Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I'm glad most people here love George! They started out as this lightweight,kinda crappy band,but after a hell of a lot of acid,George busted out Sitar,some crazy guitar licks,and started experimenting,everyone goes for the Macca/Lennon songs,but George had quality over quantity,if it wasn't for him then they wouldn't be remembered,they be a crap bubblegum band instead of a psychedelic Revolution,also,has anyone here heard the legendary 13-minute epic Carnival Of Light? Oh man, do you really believe that shit? And if George was the only one who was Psychedelic and experimental, then how come it is Paul who was responsible for the "legendary 13-minute epic Carnival Of Light" George made his contribution to the group, but frankly to say that "George had quality over quantity,if it wasn't for him then they wouldn't be remembered" is frankly complete crap. When The Beatles broke up, George had written 1 single, and 3 B-sides. He wrote 18 songs which appeared on various Beatles albums. By contrast, John and Paul had written 160 songs during the Beatles period. So, statistically speaking, George was only responsible for writing 12% of the Beatles material... And if you really want to get pedantic about George's contribution 'experimentally' the group, it might be handy to know these little bits of info: Yes George introduced the Sitar and Indian music to the Beatles, but he was the one who confessed that, during one of the Beatles most experimental albums, Sgt Pepper, he wasn't interested in it... When John wanted to put out Revolution as a Beatles single, it was George who said no because "It wasn't fast enough for a single". So then John re-recorded it up-tempo, which ended up being the b-side of Hey Jude, and George still turned his nose up at it, saying he didn't like the guitar sounds. During Let It Be, when the band were trying to think of new ways and places to perform, it was George who said no to everything and then quit for a few days. Lennon contemplated asking Eric Clapton to take his place...When the famous roof-top concert was finally suggested, George's reply was "well I'll do it, if we've -got- to do it". Other things like when The White Album was finally finished, and all that was left to do was put all the songs into a running order and do some final mixing, John and Paul stayed at Abbey Road studios for 24 hours straight trying to get the album finished, whereas George went off on holidays. So you know, not to piss on George's memory, but i think you're grossly under-valuating John and Paul's contribution to the band... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Obscure Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Ex-aequo between George and John. Then Ringo and Paul. Paul is just so full of himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshmint Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I guess mine is George Harrison, but I have a great respect for John Lennon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunray782 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Even if the Beatles were all bubble gum, I wouldn't care because I like the Beatles bubble gum music. I think the bubble gum factor was more in the way that they were presented rather than the actual music. Songs like She's a Woman, Day Tripper, I Saw Her Stading There, to name a few, seem innocent enough when you hear them but they're full of innuendo. As do many songs from other artists of that period. Then they've got songs like Nowhere Man, I'm a Loser, or Misery that show that they were more than just fun-loving, happy-go-lucky guys. I absolutely love early Beatles music the same as I love middle Beatles and late Beatles music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Well, my chosen are... John, Paul and George... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 John Lennon, without question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I like the Beatles as a group, not individuals so I don't have a "favorite". That said, I've never understood the lack of love often directed at Ringo, he's a fantastic drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I'm toying with the idea of buying tix for Ringo's All Stars. Edgar Winter, Greg Bisonette, Gary Wright, Hamish Stuart and Billy Squier. Ringo's bio from his website..... Ultimately what's most impressive about Ringo Starr isn't what he's been, but rather who he is," wrote Rolling Stone rock critic David Wild. "The man's great heart and soul, his wit and wisdom." Ironically, the story of Ringo's evolution from former Beatle to successful solo artist is still best told from the beginning. Ringo Starr's music, as a solo artist and as a Beatle, is permeated with his personality. His warmth and humor, and his exceptional musicianship have given us songs we all know and love, including "With A Little Help From My Friends," "Don't Pass Me By," "Octopus' Garden," "Photograph," "It Don't Come Easy," "Back Off Boogaloo," "You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful And You're mine)," "Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go," "The No No Song," and "Never Without You." Since beginning his career with The Beatles in the 1960s, Ringo Starr has been one of the world's brightest musical luminaries. He has enjoyed a successful and dynamic solo career as a singer, songwriter and drummer, an active musical collaborator, and as an actor. Drawing inspiration from classic blues, soul, country, honky-tonk and rock 'n' roll, Ringo continues to play an important role in modern music with his solo recording and touring. "When I was thirteen, I only wanted to be a drummer," remembers Starr. Four years later at age seventeen, he joined the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Band. In 1959, Starr hooked up with the Raving Texans, which later became Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. In 1962, while playing a summer gig with Storm, Starr was asked to join The Beatles. Worried that he might cost his bandmates the summer gig if he left, Starr delayed his departure until after they found themselves a replacement. On August 18, 1962, Ringo Starr officially became a Beatle. In 1970, Starr released his first solo record with EMI, entitled Sentimental Journey, which was exactly that - a sentimental record capturing the music he grew up with (he later said "I did it for my Mum"). The following year, Starr released Beaucoups Of Blues, a country and western album that he recorded with Pete Drake in Nashville in just two days. That same year, The Beatles broke up. Starr's passion for creating music continued to propel him forward, and in 1971 he began his unprecedented run as the first solo Beatle to score seven consecutive Top 10 singles, starting with the release of "It Don't Come Easy," with a B-side of "Early 1970." His second hit single, "Back Off Boogaloo"/"Blindman" followed in 1972, and was written with and inspired by T Rex frontman Marc Bolan. In 1973, Starr released his self-titled smash hit Ringo, which yielded three Top 10 singles, including the #1 hits "Photograph"/"Down and Out," and "You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful And You're Mine)"/"Devil Woman." Ringo also marked the first time since the breakup that all of The Beatles participated in the same project, though not at the same time. Between the years 1974 and 1978, Starr continued to release more hits, including the Top 10 singles "Only You"/"Call Me" and "The No No Song"/"Snookeroo" and the albums Goodnight Vienna (1974), Blast From Your Past (1975), Rotogravure (1976), Ringo The 4th (1977), and Bad Boy (1978), which was complemented by a television special with Art Carney and Carrie Fisher. In 1981, Starr recorded Stop and Smell the Roses, his most critically acclaimed record since Ringo, followed by Old Wave in 1983, for which he teamed up with producer Joe Walsh. A hits collection, Starr Struck: The Best Of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2, was released in 1989. The 1990s saw Starr release some of the best records of his career, and he also found consistent success as a live act with his revolving All Starr Band. The concept for the All Starr Band was first presented in 1989. "I got a message from a guy named David Fishof asking if I'd be interested in putting a band together. I had been thinking the same thing, and so I went through my phone book, rang up a few friends and asked them if they'd like to have fun in the summer." Those friends included Eagle Joe Walsh, E-Streeters Clarence Clemmons and Nils Lofgren, former Band members Rick Danko and Levon Helm, Dr. John, Billy Preston and Jim Keltner. The tour met with great success and yielded Starr's first live album, simply titled Ringo and His All Starr Band, released in 1990. "I've said this over and over again, but I love being in a band," says Starr. In 1992, Starr released Time Takes Time and The New York Times hailed it as "Starr's best: more consistently pleasing than Ringo, it shows him as an assured performer and songwriter." Later that same year, Starr put together his second All Starr Band, which featured Burton Cummings, Dave Edmunds, Nils Lofgren, Todd Rundgren, Timothy B Schmidt, Starr's son Zak Starkey, and Joe Walsh. This tour marked the first time Starr had toured Europe since he'd done so with The Beatles. The second All Starr Band also yielded a new concert album, Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band - Live From Montreaux. Starr's third All Starr Band in 1995 toured the U.S. and Japan, and again featured Zak Starkey as well as John Entwistle, Felix Cavaliere, Mark Farner, Billy Preston, Mark Rivera and Randy Bachman. In 1997, Starr released Ringo Starr and His Third All Starr Band, Vol. 1, and he also assembled his fourth All Starr band with Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce, Peter Frampton, Simon Kirke and Mark River. They toured the U.S. and Europe, and in 1998, Starr, with his All Starr Band, became the first former Beatle to play in Russia. 1998 heralded the release of Vertical Man, which was recorded with Mark Hudson, and marked the first collaboration with Starr and "the Roundheads." It was one of Starr's strongest records, due largely to his deep involvement as drummer, singer, co-writer and co-producer. The release was followed by an appearance at New York City's The Bottom Line and on VH1's "Storytellers," which saw Starr and the Roundheads performing an assortment of his greatest hits, including "It Don't Come Easy," "Photograph," "Back off Boogaloo" and "Don't Pass Me By." The performance was later released on CD, under the same Storytellers title. 1999 began with the creation of the fifth All Starr Band (February 12 - March 29), which consisted of Gary Brooker, Jack Bruce, Timmy Cappello, Simon Kirke and Todd Rundgren. In October that year, Starr released the irrepressibly festive holiday album, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, which mixed classics ("The Little Drummer Boy") and originals ("I Wanna Be Santa Claus"). The sixth All Starr Band was launched in 2000, made up of Jack Bruce, Eric Carmen, Dave Edmunds, Simon Kirke and Mark Rivera. They toured the U.S. from May 12 to July 1. The following spring, Starr put together the seventh All Starr Band, which featured the first female All Starr, Sheila E, as well as Greg Lake, Roger Hodgson, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones and Mark Rivera. Then, on July 24, 2001, he celebrated more than a decade of All Starr tours with the release of Ringo and His All Starr Band: The Anthology, So FarÉ. In March 2003, The Roundheads launched the release of Ringo Rama with another impromptu performance at New York's Bottom Line. 2003's eighth All Starr Band hit the road with Paul Carrack, Sheila E., Colin Hay, Mark Rivera and John Waite. This tour resulted in another live CD, Ringo Starr and His All Star Band: Tour 2003 and a DVD. "For me it works as a great formula, it's just really a great way for me to do it," Starr said about the All Starr experience. "If you look at all the bands I've put together, it's an incredible array of musicians, all these different people. Everyone has hit records, hit songs. The show consists of me upfront and then I go back behind the kit and support the others. It's just good music and I'm having a lot of fun and that's what it's all about - great music and fun." In 2004, Genesis Books announced a limited edition print run of Starr's book, Postcards From The Boys, the proceeds of which went to the Lotus Foundation charity. Starr described the book as "a presentation of postcards John, Paul and George have sent me over the years. What's incredible about them is that some are actual art pieces." Starr's Choose Love album was released in 2005. On August 28, 2007, Starr's four EMI Music catalog albums, Sentimental Journey (1970), Beaucoups Of Blues (1970), the platinum-certified Ringo (1973) and gold-certified Goodnight Vienna (1974) made their global digital release debuts across all of the world's major digital sales providers. On the same date, Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing released the first-ever career and label-spanning collection of Starr's best solo recordings, PHOTOGRAPH: The Very Best Of Ringo Starr, featuring 20 standout Starr tracks, among them seven Top 10 Pop hits, released between 1970 and 2005 with Capitol, Atlantic, Mercury, Boardwalk, Private Music and Koch. The Collector's Edition adds seven never before released film and video clips on DVD, including original promotional films for "It Don't Come Easy," "Sentimental Journey," "Back Off Boogaloo," among others, and the music video for "Act Naturally" (with Buck Owens). On January 15, 2008, Starr released Liverpool 8, his first new album with Capitol/EMI since 1974's Goodnight Vienna. Liverpool 8 is available worldwide on CD and digitally, and in the United States, the album is also available as a pre-loaded USB wristband including the entire album, a personal video message from Ringo Starr with behind-the-scenes footage, ringtunes and album art. Liverpool 8's 12 original tracks were all co-written by Starr and were recorded in England and in California. "The writing of the records is always the same," Ringo explains. "It's the same group of guys and we all sit together and write about what's happening." That "group of guys" who joined Starr on the album's songwriting and recording are (in alphabetical order): Gary Burr, Steve Dudas, Mark Hudson, Sean Hurley, Zac Rae, and Dave Stewart. Starr has said that as time goes on there is more and more of his personality in his music, and the songs on Liverpool 8 feel personal. His candor, wit and soul are evident in the lyrics and the heartbeat of every song; I always followed my heart and I never missed a beat. Peace and love are Ringo Starr's primary life beats, and Liverpool 8 propels this universal message in each of its evocative songs, which are imbued with joy, insight, reflection and wisdom from the music icon the world knows and loves simply as 'Ringo.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 When The Beatles broke up, George had written 1 single, and 3 B-sides. He wrote 18 songs which appeared on various Beatles albums. By contrast, John and Paul had written 160 songs during the Beatles period. So, statistically speaking, George was only responsible for writing 12% of the Beatles material... I think you're wrong man... George didn't written only 18 songs... John and Paul were mean, and putted only two songs for LP. Harrison made great songs like John and Paul. You can see some songs that he made( Still in The Beatles!) at All Things Must Pass Album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbarre Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I think you're wrong man... George didn't written only 18 songs... John and Paul were mean, and putted only two songs for LP. Harrison made great songs like John and Paul. You can see some songs that he made( Still in The Beatles!) at All Things Must Pass Album... As much as I like George, in 1964, the material he was trying to present to The Beatles just wasn't anywhere in comparison to the stuff John and Paul were writing. Listen to The Beatles Anthology to hear his track "You Know What To Do" which he wrote and tried submitting for A Hard Days Night, it's woeful, and George admitted that much himself. George had only written one song by 1963, and that was Dont Bother Me, which was on "With The Beatles", it wasn't until '65 that George's songwriting started to shape up. Although Lennon said he had to really help George with tracks like Taxman. But you know, by 1966, the success of The Beatles rested on the shoulders of John and Paul's songs. George did get into gear by '68, but it was a bit too late by then. He said on The Beatles anthology that in the mid-60s, he had a couple of songs written or a couple of ideas he was thinking about, but that by '68 he had quite a few songs written, so you know, I don't think even if The Beatles had given him more than 2 cuts per record in 1965 that he would've even had the material to put in there. The reason why I posted that post to begin with was because of the comment that if it hadn't have been for George, The Beatles would never have been remembered, which is a load of bullshit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 A lot of songs were putted in Lennon/McCartney credits, but Harrison had his bit of the songs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I really hate to ask this - but it seems like the most appropriate time to, since the discussion is serious. Why is the majority of Lennon's solo stuff so different in subject matter, emotion, and instrumental arrangement than the previous Beatles songs and other Beatles solo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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