Thursday, 1 September 2016
A review of the Beatles -Abbey Road.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr,they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era."
"Trivia (39) The most successful pop group of the 20th century;they changed popular culture forever.From their first studio contract in 1962 until 1970, the Beatles lineup consisted of John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr".
John Whinston Ono Lennon,MBE was an English singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles,the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music.
Sir James Paul McCartney,MBE is an English singer-songwriter,multi-instrumentalist,and composer.With John Lennon,George Harrison,and Ringo Starr,he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles,largely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music.
John Whinston Ono Lennon,MBE was an English singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles,the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music.
Sir James Paul McCartney,MBE is an English singer-songwriter,multi-instrumentalist,and composer.With John Lennon,George Harrison,and Ringo Starr,he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles,largely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music.
It has been a very good experience for me to listen to the songs of the Beatles-Abbey Road. It is a Rock Band and I also liked Reading about the history of it as well. I didn't know about the Beatles before. This is a new experience for me. I have recently relocated from India. The song which I liked the most from the Beatles is ' Hey Jude' because as they keep performing, many people come and join and then they start singing together and of course I liked other songs as well. I like all the singers of this group band. My favourite Musician is Paul McCartney as he plays the piano very well. Especially when I was listening to the Song " Because" and my favourite Instruments are the piano and keyboard.I also John Lennon playing the Keyboard. Now, I know that the Beatles is a very old Band and it is very Interesting to hear their music and see them performing.I also liked the Medley of the Rock band Songs.
Biographical information about my ensemble:-
From their first studio contract in 1962 until 1970,the Beatles lineup consisted of John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The famous lineup is also known as the "Fab Four" while many other musicians claimed the "Fifth Beatle" status."
The Beatles were a legendary rock group that formed in Liverpool,England,in 1960,and went on to transform popular music as a creative,highly commercial art form over the next decade. The Beatles were one of the most popular bands of all time,producing songs like "Yesterday,"Hey Jude," "Penny Lane, "With A Little Help From My Friends," " Norwegian Wood(This Bird Has Flown)," " Day Tripper" and "Come Together". Learn more about the "Fab Four"-John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr-by exploring our Beatles collection.
Biographical information about my ensemble:-
From their first studio contract in 1962 until 1970,the Beatles lineup consisted of John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The famous lineup is also known as the "Fab Four" while many other musicians claimed the "Fifth Beatle" status."
The Beatles were a legendary rock group that formed in Liverpool,England,in 1960,and went on to transform popular music as a creative,highly commercial art form over the next decade. The Beatles were one of the most popular bands of all time,producing songs like "Yesterday,"Hey Jude," "Penny Lane, "With A Little Help From My Friends," " Norwegian Wood(This Bird Has Flown)," " Day Tripper" and "Come Together". Learn more about the "Fab Four"-John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr-by exploring our Beatles collection.
Production techniques:-
According to Rodriguez, Revolver marks the first time that the Beatles "deliberately incorporated" the studio into the " conception of the recordings they made", rather than using it "merely as a tool to capture performances". A key production technique that the band began using was automatic double tracking ( ADT), which EMI engineer Ken Townsend invented on 6 April. This technique employed two linked tape recorders to automatically create a doubled vocal track. The standard method had been to double the vocal by singing the same piece twice onto a multitrack tape, a task Lennon particularly disliked. The Beatles were reportedly delighted with the invention, and used it extensively on Revolver. ADT soon became a standard pop production technique , and led to related developments such as the artificial chorus effect.
Another EMI engineer , Geoff Emerick, recalled that the Beatles encouraged the studio staff to break from standard recording practices, addings. " It was implanted when we started Revolver
that every instrument should sound unlike itself : a piano shouldn't sound like a piano, a guitar
shouldn't sound like guitar."
that every instrument should sound unlike itself : a piano shouldn't sound like a piano, a guitar
shouldn't sound like guitar."
Musical style and lyric Content( Music and lyrics):-
Rad rogues writes that Revolver has been recognised as having " sparked (musical) sub genres with every track," anticipating electronica, punk rock, baroque rock and world music, among other styles. The album itself covers many genres, including acid rock, chamber music R and B and raga rock. In Rodriguez's view, the influences of Indian music permeates the album; aside from the sounds and vocal styling used on much of the recording, this influence is evident in the limited chord changes in many of the songs, suggesting an Indian-style drone.
Author and critic Kenneth Womack writes of the Beatles' exploring "phenomenologies of
consciousness "on Revolver, and he cites as examples "I'm Only Sleeping"'s preoccupation with
dreams, and the references to death found in the lyric to . " Tomorrow Never Knows". In Womack's estimation, the songs represent two important elements of the human life cycle that are "
philosophical opposites".
consciousness "on Revolver, and he cites as examples "I'm Only Sleeping"'s preoccupation with
dreams, and the references to death found in the lyric to . " Tomorrow Never Knows". In Womack's estimation, the songs represent two important elements of the human life cycle that are "
philosophical opposites".
Side one:-
The guitar solo from "Taxman"
Womack characteristics the solo " like nothing else in the Beatles' corpus to date; for that matter, it hardly bears any resemblance to anything in the history of recorded music." He credits the track
with announcing a sweeping shift in the essential nature" of the Beatles' sound.
with announcing a sweeping shift in the essential nature" of the Beatles' sound.
The backwards guitar solo from "I'm Only Sleeping":-
"I'm Only Sleeping" was the first of the three tracks cut from the US version of the three tracks cut
from US version of Revolver.
from US version of Revolver.
Side two:-
" Good Day Sunshine" was written by McCartney,whose piano playing dominates the recording. Music critic Richie Unterberger describes it as a song that conveys"one of the first fine days of spring, just after you've fallen in love or started vacation."
Sound and Instrumentation:-
The album's sounds include the incorporation of tape loops and backwards recordings on the psychedelic "tomorrow never knows", the use of a classical string octet on "Eleanor Rigby", and the Indian - music backing of " Love You too."
Although strings were commonly used on pop recordings George Martins suggestion that a string
quartet be used on pop recordings George Martin's suggestion that a string quartet be used for the recording of " Yesterday " marked a major departure for the Beatles. McCartney recalled playing it to the other Beatles and Ringo saying it did not make sense to have drums on the track and John and George saying there was no point having extra guitars. George Martin suggested a solo acoustic guitar and a string quartet.
quartet be used on pop recordings George Martin's suggestion that a string quartet be used for the recording of " Yesterday " marked a major departure for the Beatles. McCartney recalled playing it to the other Beatles and Ringo saying it did not make sense to have drums on the track and John and George saying there was no point having extra guitars. George Martin suggested a solo acoustic guitar and a string quartet.
During the recording of "Eleanor Rigby" on 28 April 1966, McCartney said he wanted to avoid
"Mancini" strings. To fulfil this brief ,Geoff Emerick close-miked the strings-the microphones were almost touching the strings.
"Mancini" strings. To fulfil this brief ,Geoff Emerick close-miked the strings-the microphones were almost touching the strings.
George Martin had to instruct the players not to back away from the microphones.
Microphones began to be placed closer to the instruments in order to produce a fuller sound. Ringo's drums had a large sweater stuffed in the bass drum to 'deaden' the sound while the bass
drum microphone was positioned very close which resulted in the drum being more prominent in the mix:" Eleanor Rigby " features just Paul and a double string quartet that ' the musicians were in horror'. In " Got to get You into My Life ," the brass were miked in the bells of their instruments then put through a Fairchild limiter.
drum microphone was positioned very close which resulted in the drum being more prominent in the mix:" Eleanor Rigby " features just Paul and a double string quartet that ' the musicians were in horror'. In " Got to get You into My Life ," the brass were miked in the bells of their instruments then put through a Fairchild limiter.
According to Emerick, in 1966, this was considered a radically new way of recording strings ; nowadays it is common practice.
John Lennon- Guitars, Keyboards , Vocals.
George Harrison-Guitars, Sitar, Bass, Vocals.
Paul McCartney-Bass,Piano,Vocals.
Ringo Starr- Drums,Percussion, Organ, Vocals.
For explaining about the band members in brief,these are as follows:-
John Lennon plays Guitar,Keyboard and Sings.
George Harrison plays Guitar,Sitar,Bass and Sings.
Paul McCartney plays Bass,Piano and Sings.
Ringo Starr plays Drums,Percussion,Organ and Sings.
For the overall above,whatever Songs they are performing,all of them sing and play the instruments which they are good at performing in front of the Audience.
Biographical information about my ensemble:-
From their first studio contract in 1962 until 1970,the Beatles lineup consisted of John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The famous lineup is also known as the "Fab Four" while many other musicians claimed the "Fifth Beatle" status."
The Beatles were a legendary rock group that formed in Liverpool,England,in 1960,and went on to transform popular music as a creative,highly commercial art form over the next decade. The Beatles were one of the most popular bands of all time,producing songs like "Yesterday,"Hey Jude," "Penny Lane, "With A Little Help From My Friends," " Norwegian Wood(This Bird Has Flown)," " Day Tripper" and "Come Together". Learn more about the "Fab Four"-John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr-by exploring our Beatles collection.
Beatles vs One direction.
"Harry Styles might have claimed that One Direction are " even bigger" than The Beatles,but Paul McCartney vehemently disagrees that any modern band will ever take his band's crown.The British singer and former Beatle, 73,believes the "Yellow Submarine" gang rose to global fame because they wrote their own music."
The Beatles and One direction:-
When Beatles first arrived in America,it was similar to when One Direction arrived in America. They were welcomed by Screaming girls who had already knew who they were. The personalities of the Beatles and One Direction are quite similar. When The Beatles were young, like One Direction,something audiences loved about them was their fun and energetic performances. One Direction keeps the audience intrigued by not only their popular hit songs,but also their upbeat and funny selves. The personalities of the members of The Beatles and One direction are very comparable. The outfits of both bands all correlate. The boy band look is always the same;the color schemes of the boys all match. The look is a big part of the band especially for One Direction because they are more modern and today the look is everything. The bands perform in a similar way because they both have a ton of fun on stage and are ecstatic about their music and performing it. The bands connect with their audiences and make their fans feel special. A major difference between the bands is that One Direction doesn't play any instruments. The Beatles amazed their audience with their singing and ability to play instruments. One Direction just has One member,Niall Horan,who
plays the guitar in some songs and in the Beatles, all members of the band play instruments.
The songs, "Little Things" and "Yesterday", use Ethos similarly because they both cause the audience to feel true emotions. They relate The bands are different because The Beatles wrote the song "Yesterday",and One Direction didn't write the song "Little Things". The band builds a bridge to their audience in a way because the song is relatable to every day situations. During both of these songs,the bands connect with their audience on an emotional level in concerts. During concerts,tears are pouring down girls faces whether it's as they look at five boys of One Direction telling them that they're perfect and beautiful in every way or whether it's The Beatles belting out their inspiring words to their fans. Both bands are highly credible and one is not more convincing than the other. The simplicity of the instrumentation emphasises on the vocals of the boys. The tone of this song are similar because they reach out to the audience and shows them a deep and sensitive side of The Beatles and a deep and sensitive side of themselves.
John Lennon plays Guitar,Keyboard and Sings.
George Harrison plays Guitar,Sitar,Bass and Sings.
Paul McCartney plays Bass,Piano and Sings.
Ringo Starr plays Drums,Percussion,Organ and Sings.
For the overall above,whatever Songs they are performing,all of them sing and play the instruments which they are good at performing in front of the Audience.
Biographical information about my ensemble:-
From their first studio contract in 1962 until 1970,the Beatles lineup consisted of John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The famous lineup is also known as the "Fab Four" while many other musicians claimed the "Fifth Beatle" status."
The Beatles were a legendary rock group that formed in Liverpool,England,in 1960,and went on to transform popular music as a creative,highly commercial art form over the next decade. The Beatles were one of the most popular bands of all time,producing songs like "Yesterday,"Hey Jude," "Penny Lane, "With A Little Help From My Friends," " Norwegian Wood(This Bird Has Flown)," " Day Tripper" and "Come Together". Learn more about the "Fab Four"-John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr-by exploring our Beatles collection.
Beatles vs One direction.
"Harry Styles might have claimed that One Direction are " even bigger" than The Beatles,but Paul McCartney vehemently disagrees that any modern band will ever take his band's crown.The British singer and former Beatle, 73,believes the "Yellow Submarine" gang rose to global fame because they wrote their own music."
The Beatles and One direction:-
When Beatles first arrived in America,it was similar to when One Direction arrived in America. They were welcomed by Screaming girls who had already knew who they were. The personalities of the Beatles and One Direction are quite similar. When The Beatles were young, like One Direction,something audiences loved about them was their fun and energetic performances. One Direction keeps the audience intrigued by not only their popular hit songs,but also their upbeat and funny selves. The personalities of the members of The Beatles and One direction are very comparable. The outfits of both bands all correlate. The boy band look is always the same;the color schemes of the boys all match. The look is a big part of the band especially for One Direction because they are more modern and today the look is everything. The bands perform in a similar way because they both have a ton of fun on stage and are ecstatic about their music and performing it. The bands connect with their audiences and make their fans feel special. A major difference between the bands is that One Direction doesn't play any instruments. The Beatles amazed their audience with their singing and ability to play instruments. One Direction just has One member,Niall Horan,who
plays the guitar in some songs and in the Beatles, all members of the band play instruments.
The songs, "Little Things" and "Yesterday", use Ethos similarly because they both cause the audience to feel true emotions. They relate The bands are different because The Beatles wrote the song "Yesterday",and One Direction didn't write the song "Little Things". The band builds a bridge to their audience in a way because the song is relatable to every day situations. During both of these songs,the bands connect with their audience on an emotional level in concerts. During concerts,tears are pouring down girls faces whether it's as they look at five boys of One Direction telling them that they're perfect and beautiful in every way or whether it's The Beatles belting out their inspiring words to their fans. Both bands are highly credible and one is not more convincing than the other. The simplicity of the instrumentation emphasises on the vocals of the boys. The tone of this song are similar because they reach out to the audience and shows them a deep and sensitive side of The Beatles and a deep and sensitive side of themselves.
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