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Paul McCartney spent decades feeling dissatisfied with The Beatles' album "Let It Be." He explained why it made him upset.The Beatles’ final album, Let It Be, came as a shock to Paul McCartney. He was upset with the way some of his songs sounded, and the album as a whole was frustrating to him. Producer Phil Spector had taken control of the record and, in the process, pulled it away from McCartney’s initial vision. McCartney was upset about this, but he had a chance to release his own version of the record several decades later.Let It Be came out in 1970, after The Beatles decided to break up. Tensions among the band members were at an all-time high, and the quality of Let It Be didn’t help things. Allen Klein, the band’s manager, had brought in Spector. Klein, John Lennon, and George Harrison were excited about Spector, but McCartney was less certain. When he heard the album, he was appalled.
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George Harrison made his way into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame despite not having much support from his Beatles bandmates or producer George Martin. The so-called quiet Beatle made it as a member of the Fab Four and a solo artist. George’s friend Jeff Lynne made it to the Rock Hall with his group Electric Light Orchestra, but he beat Harrison into another musical hall of fame.
George, of course, gained fame with The Beatles in the 1960s. Even though his songs didn’t appear on Fab Four records as frequently as Paul McCartney and John Lennon tunes, his were some of the band’s best. See, for example, “Taxman,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and “Something.”
Lynne co-founded ELO and was their chief songwriter throughout their career. Many of the band’s standout songs, such as “Don’t Bring Me Down,” “Mr. Blue Sky,” and “Livin’ Thing,” were his tunes. Their string-heavy pop music was incredibly popular in the 1970s, but like most bands, ELO never gained the same notoriety as The Beatles.
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Queen's Brian May cited The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" as one of the great masterpieces in the history of art.Queen’s Brian May is a huge fan of The Beatles‘ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” On the other hand, John Lennon wished he could have rerecorded the track. Both of them had an unbalanced view of the tune.
During a 2020 interview with Loudersound, May said John was the most talented member of The Beatles. He named some of his favorite songs that John wrote.
“There is not enough space here to come closes to chronicling all Lennon’s masterpieces, but check out ‘Tomorrow Never Knows,’ ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,’ and then ‘I Am the Walrus’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and tell me you do not gasp,” he said. “Never has anything been created like these works in the whole of history.”
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Paul McCartney gave 1 album a strange title. He explained that he got the idea from an insult John Lennon said to him.After The Beatles broke up, John Lennon and Paul McCartney couldn’t even get through a phone call without fighting. McCartney explained that Lennon’s vitriol was palpable. Even though he’d known his former bandmate for years, he felt frightened. On one phone call, though, McCartney walked away with some creative inspiration.Even though his bandmates were furious with him after The Beatles’ breakup, McCartney tried to maintain a relationship with them. He said he frequently called Lennon, but the calls didn’t often go well.
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Glastonbury fans believe they may have uncovered the identity of one of Sir Elton John’s four guest collaborators during his headlining act. John is set to perform his last ever UK show at the Worthy Farm festival on Sunday 25 June, which also marks his debut on the Pyramid Stage.
While the musical acts began on Friday 23 June, Glastonbury co-founder Emily Eavis opened the festival gates to attendees on Wednesday 21 June. This year’s hefty line-up includes performers such as Lana Del Ray, Lizzo, and Cat Stevens, with headlining acts by Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses, and John.
During an interview with Sky News last week, John’s husband, the filmmaker David Furnish revealed the “Rocket Man” singer will bring on four special guests “of his choosing” during his landmark set.
When asked about the identity of these stars, Furnish said he was “sworn to secrecy” but hinted that John’s setlist for Sunday has “a lot of changes”. After fans spotted Sir Paul McCartney at Glastonbury, enjoying the Foo Fighters’s not-so-secret gig, they began speculating The Beatles star might be one of John’s surprise acts.
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While Ringo Starr was sick, a new drummer stepped in for The Beatles. He was shocked that their public images didn't match what they were really like.The Beatles caused a bit of controversy when they first rose to prominence, but their public image was much cleaner than many of the bands that came after them. They wore neat suits and charmed the press with their humor. Behind the scenes, though, they lived a more rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle than some might expect. According to Ringo Starr’s temporary replacement drummer Jimmy Nicol, The Beatles spent many of their nights in a haze of women and alcohol. In order to appeal to a wide array of people, Beatles manager Brian Epstein wanted to make them seem friendly and approachable. The image fit them well, but certain details of their private lives might have surprised fans, according to Nicol. He joined the band on tour while Starr had tonsillitis.
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While getting five superstars together to form a group seems impossible, George Harrison had little trouble getting other music legends to join the Traveling WilburysWhile George Harrison had an incredible solo career after The Beatles, he briefly formed a supergroup called The Traveling Wilburys. While the group had a limited run, it was still a legendary collaboration that featured rock icons such as Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison. While getting all five of those legends together seemed impossible, Harrison quickly formed the quintet.
Harrison was an icon worldwide just for being a part of The Beatles. Many artists wanted to work with him, not only because he was a Beatle, but also because he was a tremendous guitar player and songwriter. However, artists like Petty and Lynne were all busy with their own projects. Dylan almost exclusively worked by himself.
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Sir Paul McCartney has reassured fans worried about the use of AI on the "final" Beatles song featuring John Lennon.
Earlier this month, Sir Paul McCartney announced that he’s been working on a final Beatles song believed to be called Now And Then.
The 80-year-old shared that artificial intelligence has been used to “extricate” John Lennon’s voice from an old demo. This was achieved from “a ropey little bit of cassette” by The Beatles Get Back director Peter Jackson.
Speaking with BBC Radio 4, the 80-year-old said: “We had John's voice and a piano and he could separate them with AI. They tell the machine. 'That's the voice. This is a guitar. Lose the guitar'.
“So when we came to make what will be the last Beatles' record, it was a demo that John had [and] we were able to take John's voice and get it pure through this AI. Then we can mix the record, as you would normally do. So it gives you some sort of leeway."
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More than 60 years after they formed, here are just 9 reasons why The Beatles are still considered by most to be the greatest recording artists of all time. To date, the Beatles have sold over 1 billion records. They boast 20 No. 1 hits in the United States, (19 No. 1 albums), with 24 consecutive Top 10 hits from 1964 to 1976, a record for a group. According to the United World Chart, the Beatles have 16 of the 100 most successful tracks of all time, and also seven of the 100 most successful albums in history. Paul McCartney’s song ‘Yesterday’ is the most covered song in history, and has been recorded over 3,000 times. Nine of the Beatles’ 12 studio albums are in Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. They have 12 of the Top 500 songs of all time, again according to Rolling Stone — the most of any artist by far. According to stacker.com, 21 of the top 50 most covered songs of all time are Beatles songs They revolutionized the science of recording, using multiple tracks instead of playing live and experimenting with sound effects. They achieved all of this in just seven years.
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Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick said Ringo Starr had a talent for sparking new creative ideas in his bandmates from behind his drum kit.
The Beatles didn’t play sports, but they were a team, and every member had a role. Ringo Starr kept time on his drum kit and came up big on one of the band’s most enduring songs. But drumming wasn’t his only talent. According to someone who worked with the Fab Four, Ringo brought a secret skill to The Beatles that helped them in ways no one could have known.
Ringo was never the creative center of the Fab Four. He knew it and accepted it. But the drummer still played a crucial role in making the magic.
It’s no secret that The Beatles used drugs during their heyday. It started with Bob Dylan introducing them to marijuana. The quartet later dabbled in other substances. Using drugs became part of their creative routine. The band found a secret, scary spot in Abbey Road Studios to smoke up during their recording sessions. Yet the consumption didn’t always lead to creative breakthroughs.
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