What's Your Favourite Beatles Track, and Why?
My best mate played me Abbey Road on vinyl through a very nice pair of speakers at optimal volume. It was the first time I had heard it in its entirety, and I was in my mid 30's! Then, after hearing the majority and being totally blown away, I heard 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'. It wasn't just a great track but an experience by which I was totally awestruck! It instantly became (and remains) my all time favourite Beatles track.
I found myself delving into a little research of The Beatles during this turbulent point in their career. I thought Yoko to be a negative and disruptive influence upon the creative fluidity of the band and from my limited understanding, assumed any suggestion of musical contribution to be unwarranted and somewhat infantile, though John obviously welcomed it and if George and Ringo thought otherwise, they appeared seemingly unfazed. Also, unenamoured by her screaming like a seasoned alley cat and vaunting it as music / art / whatever, my opinion of Yoko became subjectively tainted.
I now appreciate that John and Yoko were entirely devoted to each other above all else, (even The Beatles) (which I'm sure is what pissed Paul off) and that is, ideally the way love should be. I was also unaware how long John had adored Yoko from afar (Most of the time he was married to Cynthia apparently). When I see film footage of John and Yoko now, I appreciate their devotion and surprise myself with the unexpected discovery that I now quite like respect her, not to mention finding her quite an alluring woman. This consideration inclusive of my remembrance of her publicly elegant restraint following John's death and Cynthia milking the arse out of it!
So...I was searching for a you tube version...not as easy as one might think as most of the versions are remixes (I suspect by George and finally Niles Martin) from successive re-releases of The Beatles catalogue. These, while sounding interesting, sonically purer and somewhat subtly altered, were sadly deficient of the raw urgency and power I recall from the original vinyl sound. So i searched for an original and it was lacklustre, then came across a 15ips. reel to reel recording from the original vinyl and it sounds superb, exactly as I remember it. Apart from some digital peak overloads which present as slightly annoying clicks towards the end the sheer vibe of it supercedes any flaws IMO.
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I found myself delving into a little research of The Beatles during this turbulent point in their career. I thought Yoko to be a negative and disruptive influence upon the creative fluidity of the band and from my limited understanding, assumed any suggestion of musical contribution to be unwarranted and somewhat infantile, though John obviously welcomed it and if George and Ringo thought otherwise, they appeared seemingly unfazed. Also, unenamoured by her screaming like a seasoned alley cat and vaunting it as music / art / whatever, my opinion of Yoko became subjectively tainted.
I now appreciate that John and Yoko were entirely devoted to each other above all else, (even The Beatles) (which I'm sure is what pissed Paul off) and that is, ideally the way love should be. I was also unaware how long John had adored Yoko from afar (Most of the time he was married to Cynthia apparently). When I see film footage of John and Yoko now, I appreciate their devotion and surprise myself with the unexpected discovery that I now quite like respect her, not to mention finding her quite an alluring woman. This consideration inclusive of my remembrance of her publicly elegant restraint following John's death and Cynthia milking the arse out of it!
So...I was searching for a you tube version...not as easy as one might think as most of the versions are remixes (I suspect by George and finally Niles Martin) from successive re-releases of The Beatles catalogue. These, while sounding interesting, sonically purer and somewhat subtly altered, were sadly deficient of the raw urgency and power I recall from the original vinyl sound. So i searched for an original and it was lacklustre, then came across a 15ips. reel to reel recording from the original vinyl and it sounds superb, exactly as I remember it. Apart from some digital peak overloads which present as slightly annoying clicks towards the end the sheer vibe of it supercedes any flaws IMO.
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