BluesKing777 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Came across this site looking for something else - ignore if you have already seen it: http://www.thecanteen.com/lennon1.html BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Sketchy layout, but encyclopedic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Well, that was a pleasant way to pass an hour........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Came across this site looking for something else - ignore if you have already seen it: http://www.thecanteen.com/lennon1.html BluesKing777. Thanks for posting. Fascinating stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thanks for posting it. Really enjoyed it! QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I've known that site for years. It is a great compendium of Beatle guitars. My favorite photo is the one of "Toots" Theilmans sitting in front of a display of Rickenbacker guitars, one of which would in a couple years after this photo, be owned by John Lennon and become, arguably, the most iconic guitar in the world. It was on display until recently in the John Lennon exhibit in Tokyo. It is probably now back in NY. http://www.thecanteen.com/lennon3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 You could always buy the Beatles Gear book which I am guessing is where most of this stuff comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 You could always buy the Beatles Gear book which I am guessing is where most of this stuff comes from. I read that one some years back. Great, too. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 You could always buy the Beatles Gear book which I am guessing is where most of this stuff comes from. Andy Babiuk's book is excellent and a fascinating read for Beatle gearheads like me! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Andy Babiuk's book is excellent and a fascinating read for Beatle gearheads like me! :) That looks good - another 'needful thing' thanks Drathbun.....Xmas???? BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Yes, I knew the site. Many good details, much ground covered. Still no light upon the Harrison-Dylan J-200 exchange. A part of the Harrison estate. Mmmmm, , , , how come we never see it then. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Btw. - and I know this is in the petit department - just saw a clip where the light-haired guitarist of McCartney's band (Brian Ray) played a regular Dove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurdo Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 it's funny but when I first heard The Beatles they sounded to me like a German group. The guitars and drums they played had German names or German-sounding names like Hofner, Ludwig, Rickenbacker, and a latin name like Vox. Their sound was very "dark", compared to The Beach Boys' Fender sound which was very "bright" in comparison. I love them both, each has a unique sound. The Beach Boys had superior vocals. Then came The Byrds and I was in la la Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 That was amazing...I can't wait to pass this link on to other Beatle fans. Thanks ever so much for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipster100 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 What a thoroughly enjoyable time suck that was. Thanks for posting the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 If you enjoyed that little time vortex, then this one will keep you zoned for weeks: Alan W. Pollock's "Notes On" Series I've backed this entire site up on DVD in case it ever disappears as there is priceless information here about every song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 If you enjoyed that little time vortex, then this one will keep you zoned for weeks: Alan W. Pollock's "Notes On" Series I've backed this entire site up on DVD in case it ever disappears as there is priceless information here about every song. Wow, I've never seen this site before. I've only looked at it for a few minutes so far, but already discovered some new (to me) perspectives that will surely have me busting out the MP3 player to listen to a few songs again. THANKS! Can't wait to spend some time on it. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 If you enjoyed that little time vortex, then this one will keep you zoned for weeks: Alan W. Pollock's "Notes On" Series Yikes! I just dipped into this for a few minutes, picking a Beatles song at random. When the author started comparing the song form to that of a concerto grosso, and then quoted from T.S. Eliots "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", I knew I was probably in over my head. This is way more information than I need. On the other hand, it certainly is intersting, and tends to suck you right in..... I'm not sure if we should than you for posting that link, or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Yikes! I just dipped into this for a few minutes, picking a Beatles song at random. When the author started comparing the song form to that of a concerto grosso, and then quoted from T.S. Eliots "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", I knew I was probably in over my head. This is way more information than I need. On the other hand, it certainly is intersting, and tends to suck you right in..... I'm not sure if we should than you for posting that link, or not. Sounds more like the notes from the Waste Land in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 If you enjoyed that little time vortex, then this one will keep you zoned for weeks: Alan W. Pollock's "Notes On" Series I've backed this entire site up on DVD in case it ever disappears as there is priceless information here about every song. Yeah - one for the real heavy-weighters. Always good to know there is back-catcher in the game. Will definitely check this mammoth work once in a while. Thanks - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Whenever I'm working on a specific Beatle tune to play or record a cover, I'll read the Pollock article first. I find the musicologist's perspective fascinating. I really enjoy his deconstruction of each song into "Style and Form", "Melody and Harmony", "Arrangement", and the section by section "Walk Through". The "Final Thoughts" are always interesting as well where he gives a thematic and lyrical analysis. If you read a lot of these, you'll see that he takes some rather strong personal views of the various personalities of the song writers; being especially critical of Harrison's self righteousness in his lyrical content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurdo Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 that reminds me: back in the 1960's, when "Michelle" came out, someone in the British Press compared Harrison's guitar solo in that song to the "artful sound of a French Horn". little did that writer know that all Harrison did was to turn the guitar's Tone control to zero. and little did that writer know that a French Horn player cannot phrase that fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurdo Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 and as it turned out, Harrison was up there with Lennon & McCartney with his songwriting, if not a step above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 that reminds me: back in the 1960's, when "Michelle" came out, someone in the British Press compared Harrison's guitar solo in that song to the "artful sound of a French Horn". little did that writer know that all Harrison did was to turn the guitar's Tone control to zero. and little did that writer know that a French Horn player cannot phrase that fast. Another reason the solo sounds so horn-like is that George Martin actually conceived it. George H. was having trouble coming up with somethings suitable, so George Martin ( a well versed arranger of orchestral music) wrote a solo and gave the notes to George H. to play. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Another reason the solo sounds so horn-like is that George Martin actually conceived it. George H. was having trouble coming up with somethings suitable, so George Martin ( a well versed arranger of orchestral music) wrote a solo and gave the notes to George H. to play. Red 333 Ah well, live and learn. I'd always thought it was a McCartney bass solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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