Favorite Beatles Song

[Pogo]

We have another discussion if you put Pink Floyd or Queen into the equation..............

Yup, and same answer.

What I love about Floyd might be summed up in one word: "unpretentious".

 

[Pogo]

Rolling Stones are great entertainers.
As for quality... no, can't touch The Beatles

What the Beagles did that was worlds ahead was their originality. They didn't care what the established "rules" were, they just went, "what if we did this"? -- and then (usually) made it work.

And that's what sets them in a class by themselves, to have that degree of originality AND that degree of commercial success -- those are not supposed to, ah, come together --- in the music "business". They beat the system.

 

[Nosmo King]

Rolling Stones are great entertainers.
As for quality... no, can't touch The Beatles

Let's say it's 1974 and you're at a Stones concert when they crank up Midnight Rambler. Can there be a better example of Rock and Roll in our culture?

 

[defcon4]

I'm part Norweigan so, I hope he does... but he doesn't like other men

..which part?

 

[WelfareQueen]

 

[Nosmo King]

And the best cover of that song? Why it's Govt. Mule!

 

[Bonzi]

We have another discussion if you put Pink Floyd or Queen into the equation..............

Yup, and same answer.

What I love about Floyd might be summed up in one word: "unpretentious".

Pogo - you are totally my "platonic" soulmate...

 

[Bonzi]

Rolling Stones are great entertainers.
As for quality... no, can't touch The Beatles

Let's say it's 1974 and you're at a Stones concert when they crank up Midnight Rambler. Can there be a better example of Rock and Roll in our culture?

there is emotion and then there is depth... think, Beach Boys/Brian Wilson/Pet Sounds....

 

[Bonzi]

I'm part Norweigan so, I hope he does... but he doesn't like other men

..which part?

where's Strollingbones (oh she' not here...) where's ChrisL (oh she's ignoring you) ... wonder why... ?

 

[Nosmo King]

Rolling Stones are great entertainers.
As for quality... no, can't touch The Beatles

Let's say it's 1974 and you're at a Stones concert when they crank up Midnight Rambler. Can there be a better example of Rock and Roll in our culture?

there is emotion and then there is depth... think, Beach Boys/Brian Wilson/Pet Sounds....

You cannot have Rock and Roll without emotion. While there is virtuosity and musicianship in other bands, without emotion, they're just playing three chords.

 

[Pogo]

Here's another 3-part harmony, done by impressionist Stevie Riks (he's doing all three):

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Original here:

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I'm going to record this using a bowed psaltery... if I can reach the high notes...

 

[WelfareQueen]

I just recorded my version of Rain. Took me about two minutes to work it up. Pretty simple song. Enjoy.

 

[Pogo]

'Nother fave straight-rocker... with story...
Everybody knows the distinctive chiming sound of Roger McGuinn's guitar featured prominently on songs like "Mr. Tambourine Man", "Turn Turn Turn" etc. That sound comes from the Rickenbacker "360/12", a 12-string electric with half of its tuning pegs turned to the back so it almost looks like a six:

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---- the octaves and double strings producing the "chiming" effect. But McGuinn wasn't the first to use that sound.

Rickenbacker had just developed this guitar in early 1964. When the Beatles made their big-splash appearance on Ed Sullivan in February of that year and did a short tour, the company got their very first production model of the 360/12 into the hands of George Harrison (whether it was bought or given is unclear).

Harrison took it back to England and used it later that month in the next recording session, so the first recorded appearance on record of the chiming sound of the 360 was not a Byrds tune, it was this one -- you can hear it right at the beginning -- and again at the end:

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The tune is all in sevenths, which ring beautifully on a 12-string.

 

[Pogo]

I just recorded my version of Rain. Took me about two minutes to work it up. Pretty simple song. Enjoy.

Really -- yer a musicmonger?

What's the guitar there?

 

[WelfareQueen]

I just recorded my version of Rain. Took me about two minutes to work it up. Pretty simple song. Enjoy.

Really -- yer a musicmonger?

What's the guitar there?

Oh yeah....played guitar for years and sung in bars for years. The guitar is a $1600 Taylor Made 310-CE. A very sweet instrument.

Pogo this is an obscure Elton John song from Madman Across the Water. You can hear the quality of the guitar much better here.

 

[Pogo]

I just recorded my version of Rain. Took me about two minutes to work it up. Pretty simple song. Enjoy.

Really -- yer a musicmonger?

What's the guitar there?

Oh yeah....played guitar for years and sung in bars for years. The guitar is a $1600 Taylor Made 310-CE. A very sweet instrument.

Pogo this is an obscure Elton John song from Madman Across the Water. You can hear the quality of the guitar much better here.

Nice

You have a fine voice. Reminds me of .... can't quite think of the name, British folk type...

Think you need a limiter in the audio chain though.

You're not in DADGAD there are you? Sounds almost open.

 

[WelfareQueen]

I just recorded my version of Rain. Took me about two minutes to work it up. Pretty simple song. Enjoy.

Really -- yer a musicmonger?

What's the guitar there?

Oh yeah....played guitar for years and sung in bars for years. The guitar is a $1600 Taylor Made 310-CE. A very sweet instrument.

Pogo this is an obscure Elton John song from Madman Across the Water. You can hear the quality of the guitar much better here.

Nice

You have a fine voice. Reminds me of .... can't quite think of the name, British folk type...

Think you need a limiter in the audio chain though.

You're not in DADGAD there are you? Sounds almost open.

Yeah I cranked my voice in the chorus and slightly maxed input. I usually don't need a limiter because I set the input level correctly and don't get carried away belting it out.

And no....not an open tuning which makes in more difficult to play. I capo the first fret and play it in Eb. The high picking you hear is just me trying to approximate the record. I play a weird D chord starting at the 5th fret. Gives a nice ringing tone.

Here's a Zeppelin song. Fun trying to crank Robert Plant. This one used to go over great in bars.

 

[Pogo]

I just recorded my version of Rain. Took me about two minutes to work it up. Pretty simple song. Enjoy.

Really -- yer a musicmonger?

What's the guitar there?

Oh yeah....played guitar for years and sung in bars for years. The guitar is a $1600 Taylor Made 310-CE. A very sweet instrument.

Pogo this is an obscure Elton John song from Madman Across the Water. You can hear the quality of the guitar much better here.

Nice

You have a fine voice. Reminds me of .... can't quite think of the name, British folk type...

Think you need a limiter in the audio chain though.

You're not in DADGAD there are you? Sounds almost open.

Yeah I cranked my voice in the chorus and slightly maxed input. I usually don't need a limiter because I set the input level correctly and don't get carried away belting it out.

And no....not an open tuning which makes in more difficult to play. I capo the first fret and play it in Eb. The high picking you hear is just me trying to approximate the record. I play a weird D chord starting at the 5th fret. Gives a nice ringing tone.

Here's a Zeppelin song. Fun trying to crank Robert Plant. This one used to go over great in bars.

Sweet.
I'm still very impressed by the voice. If you were in my band I might even let you take a tune or two.

Me, I love open tunings. Not so much DADGAD but some of the others I get from Joni Mitchell, Richard Thompson and such.

Our old jugband did a couple of Beatles albums live, with lots of parodies of course. I should maybe do some uploads... they were a hoot...

 

[WelfareQueen]

I just recorded my version of Rain. Took me about two minutes to work it up. Pretty simple song. Enjoy.

Really -- yer a musicmonger?

What's the guitar there?

Oh yeah....played guitar for years and sung in bars for years. The guitar is a $1600 Taylor Made 310-CE. A very sweet instrument.

Pogo this is an obscure Elton John song from Madman Across the Water. You can hear the quality of the guitar much better here.

Nice

You have a fine voice. Reminds me of .... can't quite think of the name, British folk type...

Think you need a limiter in the audio chain though.

You're not in DADGAD there are you? Sounds almost open.

Yeah I cranked my voice in the chorus and slightly maxed input. I usually don't need a limiter because I set the input level correctly and don't get carried away belting it out.

And no....not an open tuning which makes in more difficult to play. I capo the first fret and play it in Eb. The high picking you hear is just me trying to approximate the record. I play a weird D chord starting at the 5th fret. Gives a nice ringing tone.

Here's a Zeppelin song. Fun trying to crank Robert Plant. This one used to go over great in bars.

Sweet.
I'm still very impressed by the voice. If you were in my band I might even let you take a tune or two.

Me, I love open tunings. Not so much DADGAD but some of the others I get from Joni Mitchell, Richard Thompson and such.

Our old jugband did a couple of Beatles albums live, with lots of parodies of course. I should maybe do some uploads... they were a hoot...

Please upload. I love to hear folks stuff. I used to do some open tunings on instrumentals (Jimmy Page's Bron-yr-Ar was one.). Not so much to sing although I use a double drop D on one song.

Please upload some of your stuff.


My last selection. My honey's favorite song. It's in Bb capo 3rd fret.

 

[defcon4]

I'm part Norweigan so, I hope he does... but he doesn't like other men

..which part?

where's Strollingbones (oh she' not here...) where's ChrisL (oh she's ignoring you) ... wonder why... ?

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