7. If I'm just listening to 'Baby's in Black', I'm inclined to think it's a bit boring as well, but I advise you to join in and really belt it out - it suddenly becomes a 3 minute adrenalin rush. :)
11. It was me that said 'Jenny Wren'! I just listened to it over and over on repeat when I first discovered it. Personally I think that Chaos and Creation is at least as good as Imagine (the album) - and I say that as a John girl.
18. "The idea that the guys who were bopping around singing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" could make Pepper still blows my mind." I absolutely agree on this one. All the musical artists I've ever loved to the point of obsession have gone through similar musical evolutions of epic proportions. And that's also the reason I can't take anyone who rates the Stones over the Beatles seriously. I like the Stones, but seriously, come on.
7. That's a fair point- I'll have to try it sometime. It does have the advantage of being one of the easiest karaoke songs ever, since it has basically no backing vocals and one of the easiest melody lines to sing ever. And even if you can't sing, it sort of doesn't matter in this song. Heh.
11. I totally agree. Well, aside from being a John girl (though I'm a fan of both- sometimes it's really hard for me to choose between them, not that anyone really has to). I've been listening to Imagine quite a bit lately, actually, and aside from "How Do You Sleep?", which I find painful to listen to (can't imagine how it stung having it actually directed at you- ouch), it's a phenomenal album.
I love the introspection on Chaos and Creation, and it was nice to have an album that basically said, "Take that, bitches. I've still got it!" Both the lyrics and the melodies are all there, and it's a great listen all the way through. I couldn't stop listening to it when I first got my hands on it
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I know - I'm apt to get very depressed indeed when I think of what the Beatles had already achieved by my age. But I have to keep reminding myself that it was a different time, and there's not such an impetus these days to cram everything into the first 10 years of your adult life before retiring with your pipe and slippers.
U2 and David Bowie are my two other major musical fandoms. :) I don't really listen to U2 much any more because listening to them every single day between the ages of 13 and 17 can really burn you out :), but part of their enduring appeal for me was the vast array of material they produced. I never managed to get fed up, because if I was sick of War one day, I'd probably be in the mood for Zooropa. I won't get into what I think of their music now
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Heh- I never get tired of U2. Even their newer stuff, while not as good as the old, has some things worth listening to, I think. Saw them in concert as an undergrad, and if nothing else, they can still put on a great show.
The album I probably listen to most is The Cream of Clapton, which is a sort of greatest hits thing- it follows him through Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and into his solo stuff, so you get a sampling, which I think is good. It's on the iTunes Music Store. It's not really doing him justice in that it's a bit like 1- you're just hearing the high points and not the underrated but good stuff, but I think it's a good starting point, since you get a vibe for what his different groups' styles were like and can branch out from there.
I tend to like the Cream stuff best, myself (Disraeli Gears was one of their big breakout albums), but it's all good. Catchiest song about cocaine I've heard yet
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I saw U2 live as well! Which tour did you see them on? I saw them during the Elevation tour in 2001 - it was far and away the best day of my life, although I remember relatively little about it now - I think I was in shock :)
I'll look up that Clapton album. I think I've got 'Layla' on a compilation album lurking about somewhere, which I've been meaning to listen to simply because it was written for Pattie Boyd. :)
And I agree with you on Bowie needing a leg-up from the Beatles to get started - I kind of think of them passing the baton onto him, y'know?
I saw them on the Elevation tour, too! In Philly. It was fantastic, aside from the crazy drunk lady next to us who randomly showed up, cried and yelled, "Bono, I love you!" a lot and then vanished to get a beer, never to return again. She probably got lost in the bathroom or something. The Chabad rabbi at my school has a brother that's U2's accountant or tour manager or something like that, and he and his wife got to be right inside the heart. I can only imagine what other people made of this ultra orthodox rabbi rocking out. Heh.
You've never heard "Layla"? You're missing out (personally, I like the Unplugged version better, but both are great). Definitely try and check out that Cream of Clapton CD if you get the chance- you'll be glad you did. If only for rock pedigree reasons, any classic rock fan should have some familiarity with Clapton's stuff, I think.
You didn't have to be friends of U2's accountant to get inside the heart - I was at the front of the heart, and I have no connections to them whatsoever. :) All you had to do was a) make sure you had a standing ticket and b) turn up at 11am and play the waiting game. :) The stampede when the doors were opened was also somewhat daunting - I got wedged in a door and drew some blood, but it was a small price to pay, especially when you're 16 and deep in the throes of a major fandom :)
I have heard 'Layla,' but only sort of casually, if you know what I mean. I never gave it a proper listen before.
All you had to do was a) make sure you had a standing ticket....
Heh, you make it sound so easy. That was the problem I (and everyone else I knew) had, despite getting up at the buttcrack of dawn to actually buy tickets. The rabbi's brother got him the standing tickets. But yeah, I totally would've been willing to body check a few people if it meant getting in there.
Ah, well. I had good seats when I went to see Paul in concert, thanks to judicious use of my mother's credit card. She still says it was money well-spent, too. Heh. Once a fan, always a fan!
I got my tickets online - I should I say, my long-suffering father did. :) He also drove me 5 hours to Birmingham and then prepared to hang about in the carpark all day and all night, waiting. A father's love knows no bounds. :)
Wow, you saw Paul! When? What was it like? What songs did he play? I'm well and truly on the fence when it comes to seeing Paul and Ringo live. I think I'd almost be more inclined to see them if they were only going to play their solo material. I just don't want to hear Beatles songs performed without John and George - it doesn't feel right.
Heh, it's a good song. I love that guitar solo in the original version.
I got up at six am on a Saturday to sit outside the student union, waiting to buy tickets for the U2 concert on the day sales opened. We waited for about four hours and... the standing seats literally sold out in about five minutes. No one buying them that day and through that ticketing place got one.
I saw Paul during the Back To the U.S. tour, so 2002. I loved it- seriously one of the happiest moments of my life. I was in raptures the entire time. He did a good mix of stuff- a few Beatles songs, some old solo stuff, and stuff from the then-new Driving Rain. He played "Here Today" for John, and did a kick-ass version of "Something" on a ukulele in memory of George. My only real disappointment was that he didn't do a single song from Flaming Pie, which is far and away my favorite Paul album and I think one of his strongest pieces of work. My mom, who also loves that album, was bummed about it, too (we went together- she was always a Paul girl
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To be honest, in spite of what I said, I don't think I could not go if Paul or Ringo toured now. :)
I also found it heartening to see how many young people there were when I watched The Space Within US - many of them looking like they were in the throes of full-on Beatlemania :)
7. If I'm just listening to 'Baby's in Black', I'm inclined to think it's a bit boring as well, but I advise you to join in and really belt it out - it suddenly becomes a 3 minute adrenalin rush. :)
11. It was me that said 'Jenny Wren'! I just listened to it over and over on repeat when I first discovered it. Personally I think that Chaos and Creation is at least as good as Imagine (the album) - and I say that as a John girl.
18. "The idea that the guys who were bopping around singing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" could make Pepper still blows my mind." I absolutely agree on this one. All the musical artists I've ever loved to the point of obsession have gone through similar musical evolutions of epic proportions. And that's also the reason I can't take anyone who rates the Stones over the Beatles seriously. I like the Stones, but seriously, come on.
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7. That's a fair point- I'll have to try it sometime. It does have the advantage of being one of the easiest karaoke songs ever, since it has basically no backing vocals and one of the easiest melody lines to sing ever. And even if you can't sing, it sort of doesn't matter in this song. Heh.
11. I totally agree. Well, aside from being a John girl (though I'm a fan of both- sometimes it's really hard for me to choose between them, not that anyone really has to). I've been listening to Imagine quite a bit lately, actually, and aside from "How Do You Sleep?", which I find painful to listen to (can't imagine how it stung having it actually directed at you- ouch), it's a phenomenal album.
I love the introspection on Chaos and Creation, and it was nice to have an album that basically said, "Take that, bitches. I've still got it!" Both the lyrics and the melodies are all there, and it's a great listen all the way through. I couldn't stop listening to it when I first got my hands on it ( ... )
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U2 and David Bowie are my two other major musical fandoms. :) I don't really listen to U2 much any more because listening to them every single day between the ages of 13 and 17 can really burn you out :), but part of their enduring appeal for me was the vast array of material they produced. I never managed to get fed up, because if I was sick of War one day, I'd probably be in the mood for Zooropa. I won't get into what I think of their music now ( ... )
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The album I probably listen to most is The Cream of Clapton, which is a sort of greatest hits thing- it follows him through Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and into his solo stuff, so you get a sampling, which I think is good. It's on the iTunes Music Store. It's not really doing him justice in that it's a bit like 1- you're just hearing the high points and not the underrated but good stuff, but I think it's a good starting point, since you get a vibe for what his different groups' styles were like and can branch out from there.
I tend to like the Cream stuff best, myself (Disraeli Gears was one of their big breakout albums), but it's all good. Catchiest song about cocaine I've heard yet ( ... )
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I saw U2 live as well! Which tour did you see them on? I saw them during the Elevation tour in 2001 - it was far and away the best day of my life, although I remember relatively little about it now - I think I was in shock :)
I'll look up that Clapton album. I think I've got 'Layla' on a compilation album lurking about somewhere, which I've been meaning to listen to simply because it was written for Pattie Boyd. :)
And I agree with you on Bowie needing a leg-up from the Beatles to get started - I kind of think of them passing the baton onto him, y'know?
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I saw them on the Elevation tour, too! In Philly. It was fantastic, aside from the crazy drunk lady next to us who randomly showed up, cried and yelled, "Bono, I love you!" a lot and then vanished to get a beer, never to return again. She probably got lost in the bathroom or something. The Chabad rabbi at my school has a brother that's U2's accountant or tour manager or something like that, and he and his wife got to be right inside the heart. I can only imagine what other people made of this ultra orthodox rabbi rocking out. Heh.
You've never heard "Layla"? You're missing out (personally, I like the Unplugged version better, but both are great). Definitely try and check out that Cream of Clapton CD if you get the chance- you'll be glad you did. If only for rock pedigree reasons, any classic rock fan should have some familiarity with Clapton's stuff, I think.
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I have heard 'Layla,' but only sort of casually, if you know what I mean. I never gave it a proper listen before.
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Heh, you make it sound so easy. That was the problem I (and everyone else I knew) had, despite getting up at the buttcrack of dawn to actually buy tickets. The rabbi's brother got him the standing tickets. But yeah, I totally would've been willing to body check a few people if it meant getting in there.
Ah, well. I had good seats when I went to see Paul in concert, thanks to judicious use of my mother's credit card. She still says it was money well-spent, too. Heh. Once a fan, always a fan!
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Wow, you saw Paul! When? What was it like? What songs did he play? I'm well and truly on the fence when it comes to seeing Paul and Ringo live. I think I'd almost be more inclined to see them if they were only going to play their solo material. I just don't want to hear Beatles songs performed without John and George - it doesn't feel right.
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I got up at six am on a Saturday to sit outside the student union, waiting to buy tickets for the U2 concert on the day sales opened. We waited for about four hours and... the standing seats literally sold out in about five minutes. No one buying them that day and through that ticketing place got one.
I saw Paul during the Back To the U.S. tour, so 2002. I loved it- seriously one of the happiest moments of my life. I was in raptures the entire time. He did a good mix of stuff- a few Beatles songs, some old solo stuff, and stuff from the then-new Driving Rain. He played "Here Today" for John, and did a kick-ass version of "Something" on a ukulele in memory of George. My only real disappointment was that he didn't do a single song from Flaming Pie, which is far and away my favorite Paul album and I think one of his strongest pieces of work. My mom, who also loves that album, was bummed about it, too (we went together- she was always a Paul girl ( ... )
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I also found it heartening to see how many young people there were when I watched The Space Within US - many of them looking like they were in the throes of full-on Beatlemania :)
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