The Beatles 1966 single “Paperback Writer” has always been one of my favorite Beatles rock n roll tracks. Here’s a few reasons why:
+ The main guitar riff rocks.
+ The bass is bad ass.
+ The harmonies are insane.
+ The crazy reverb on the vocals.
+ “Frere Jacques.”
If you don’t know what I mean by “Frere Jacques” listen […]

Probably the most interesting track on The Beatles 2006 remix album Love is this mix of “Within You Without You” (from Sgt. Pepper’s) and “Tomorrow Never Knows” (from Revolver)

THE BEATLES/ LOVE SONGS /Japan LP/ OBI & JPN Booklet
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Ah yes. The “Groovy Songs” series takes a turn into the “Summer of Love.” Earlier entries: 1977, 1995, 1996.
The Beatles - “I Am The Walrus”
Magical Mystery Tour

The Pink Floyd - “Bike”
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Back in the mid ’90s when The Beatles Anthology CDs were released there were many young music fans who were first getting into The Beatles through these collections of Beatles outtakes and alternate versions of their classic songs. I do not recommend this. The Beatles Anthology is a great collection for those who are already […]

Paul McCartney was born 66 years ago today on June 18, 1942.
McCartney was one half of the most successful songwriting team in popular music history (Lennon/McCartney) and when combining his Beatles songs with his solo (and Wings) output he is considered to be the biggest selling songwriter of all time (according to Guinness.) His […]

Yesterday I wrote an article about how The Beatles hits of 1964 compared to the other hits of that year. But I think it makes even more sense to take a look at what was popular in the US the year before.
My point in doing this is to bring context to The Beatles guitar rock […]

Almost everyone knows that The Beatles came to the United States in 1964 and became the most popular band of all time. They had 6 #1 singles that year (”I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Love Me Do,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” & “I Feel Fine.”)

The Beatles - […]

The double A-side single “Strawberry Fields Forever” / “Penny Lane” was released by The Beatles on February 13, 1967. Despite being one of the few Beatles singles not to reach #1 in the UK (it only reached #2) - I believe it is the greatest single of all time.
It’s hard to imagine hearing more […]

“Norwegian Wood” is the second track from The Beatles 1965 album Rubber Soul.
It was their first song that made use of a sitar. Sitar, which is an Indian instrument that George Harrison had become fascinated with in ‘65, would also be featured on 1966’s Revolver and 1967’s Sgt. Pepper. The song has a mature […]

According to this Wikipedia page there are five artists who have sold over a half billion records.
They are The Beatles, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, & Michael Jackson.
One thing that I find interesting to note is that except for The Beatles who were only recording music for about 8 years (’62 to ‘70) […]