| BACKGROUND HISTORY: The first musical
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| | beating a chorus to death. John and Paul
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| bands originated in New Orleans among
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| | found countless ways to be memorable
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| black musicians who have traditionally
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| | without ever overly repeating something.
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| been the innovators. The first jazz
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| | The only time they repeated something
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| record ever recorded was by The Original
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| | over and over again for a long time was
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| Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917, and of
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| | in Hey Jude, and what they chose to
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| course they were white because racism
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| | repeat is so gorgeous that one can only
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| always rears its ugly head to hold black
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| | wish they had never ended the song. The
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| people back. But during the Roaring 20's,
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| | Beatles were my biggest musical influence
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| young white people couldn't resist the
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| | and I used to think, "If I could write
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| dance beat laid down by the black jazz
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| | just one song that's as good as John and
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| bands. Fletcher Henderson, a black man,
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| | Paul's worst song, I'd be happy." People
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| became the first band leader to achieve
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| | tell me I accomplished that goal and they
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| national fame possibly because he
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| | say one good example is John is Alive,
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| featured Louis
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| | which is my sincere
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| Armstrong on trumpet. Duke Ellington, a
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| | tribute to Sir Lennon.3. BEST
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| classicly trained musician, brought a
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| | SINGERSEven Ringo could sing when he got
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| level of style and sophistication to jazz
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| | a little help from his friends who lived
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| that hadn't been seen before. But it
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| | in the yellow submarine. But to say that
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| wasn't until 1935 that jazz bands with a
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| | Paul and John are two of the best singers
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| "swing beat" achieved national attention
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| | in rock and roll is to state the obvious.
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| due to Benny Goodman who I think was the
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| | Combining John, Paul and George created
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| best clarinet player ever to blow air
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| | the best harmony vocals the world has
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| into that instrument. Benny also had the
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| | ever experienced. Even their two part
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| good sense and taste to bring the first
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| | harmonies were unusual, catching us all
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| great drummer, Gene Krupa, into his
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| | by surprise on their first hit record
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| band.When rock and roll exploded into
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| | with the fast harmony melisma in the
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| human consciousness during the early
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| | chorus of I Want to Hold Your Hand. John
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| 1950's, black musicians like Bo Diddley,
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| | had a knack of placing a unique low
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| Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Smokey
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| | harmony line underneath Paul's high
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| Robinson pioneered the way, but a white
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| | melody line so as to form a second melody
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| DJ named Alan Freed is believed to have
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| | which created unusual harmony effects. He
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| coined the term "rock and roll". The
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| | did that right from the beginning in the
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| first real rock and roll record was
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| | verses of She Loves You. Both Paul and
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| "Shake, Rattle and Roll", written by
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| | John could blast out screaming rock and
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| Jesse Stone who was black and recorded by
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| | roll (i.e. Long Tall Sally and Twist and
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| Big Joe Turner who was also black but it
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| | Shout), and both could break our hearts
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| wasn't a hit. The first big hit rock and
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| | with touching, deep feeling ballads (i.e.
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| roll record was "Rock Around the Clock"
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| | Yesterday and Julia). There seems to be
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| written by James Meyers and Max Freeman
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| | no end to their emotional vocal range,
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| of obvious ancestry, and that one
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| | and John even explored the heights of
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| catapulted Bill Haley and his Caucasian
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| | vocal psychedelia in songs like She Said
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| Comets to stardom. During the 1950's and
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| | (Revolver) and Lucy in the Sky With
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| early 60's, there were countless "do wop"
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| | Diamonds.4. MOST CREATIVE PLAYERSPaul
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| groups, rock groups, singers and
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| | brought a new style of melodic playing to
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| songwriters but until The Beatles hit the
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| | the bass guitar, reaching a new high of
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| charts, there had been very few bands
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| | creativity on Sergeant Pepper with a
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| which contained talented songwriters. The
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| | level of sophistication never heard
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| vast majority of jazz and rock bands
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| | before. Many other musicians besides me
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| recorded songs written by songwriters who
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| | recognize Paul as being one of the best
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| were not performers, with occasional
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| | bass guitar players ever. George is
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| exceptions like Duke Ellington and Buddy
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| | underrated as a lead guitarist by people
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| Holly. As time goes on, it's increasingly
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| | with average or below average musical
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| clear that Lennon/McCartney songs are
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| | knowledge or ability, but most guitarists
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| brilliant classics which will never be
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| | (including Eric Clapton) know better.
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| forgotten. Now here's why The Beatles are
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| | George's strength is in melody, pure and
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| the most creative band of all time:1.
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| | simple. It would be difficult to find a
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| BEST EXAMPLE OF FORM = CONTENTAs I sit
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| | George Harrison lead which is not
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| here writing this at the keyboard of my
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| | melodic, and each of his leads has a
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| computer facing the unique and colorful
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| | strong beginning, a stronger middle and a
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| Beatles poster in my bedroom, I'm aware
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| | well defined ending. In fact, that's
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| that I have been directly and indirectly
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| | Eric's definition of what makes a good
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| inspired by John Lennon's music as well
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| | guitar
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| as by the way he lived his life offstage.
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| | lead. George continually developed new
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| Squarely in front of me is a full color
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| | guitar sounds for each Beatles song. John
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| poster of all four Beatles standing in a
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| | and Paul are also excellent guitarists
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| heavenly-like flower garden at about the
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| | and both recorded great leads as well as
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| time of the Abbey Road album. Paul is
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| | innovative rhythm tracks.All three of the
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| angelic in his pink suit with a white
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| | Beatles guitarists may lack showy
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| laced shirt. John is enigmatic peering
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| | technical fireworks but they make that
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| out from the background. George is
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| | definition of guitar mastery irrelevant
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| charismatic staring directly into the
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| | by overwhelming the senses with
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| camera from the lower right. Ringo is on
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| | creativity, style, and pure melody. The
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| the left with a stylish blue suit and his
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| | exact same thing can be said about John
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| pink ruffled shirt. I always wished I
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| | and Paul's keyboard playing. Ringo may be
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| could dress like those guys but
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| | underrated as a drummer by the public but
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| obviously there's a bit of a problem
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| | he is not underrated by other
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| with a money differential there.
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| | professional drummers. Ringo mastered the
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| Surrounding this gorgeous poster which I
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| | art of drum sounds. No drummer has ever
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| have never seen elsewhere are my 45 speed
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| | recorded so many different sounds on so
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| original Beatles hit records, including I
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| | many different sounding records. Ringo
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| Want to Hold Your Hand, She Loves You,
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| | invented a new style of slow drum
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| Please Please Me, Twist and Shout, Can't
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| | playing, epitomized on A Day in the Life
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| Buy Me Love, She's A Woman, Yesterday,
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| | and Strawberry Fields Forever. John said
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| and of course, Hey Jude. And surrounding
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| | many times, "Ringo has the best back beat
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| all that is a chain of 1-1/2" long orange
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| | in the business" and the successful
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| flicker flame lights which are the most
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| | studio drummers understand why John was
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| beautiful and unique Christmas lights
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| | correct.5. TOTAL CHARISMAA good
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| I've ever seen.I chose to decorate the
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| | definition of charisma needs to include
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| wall directly in front of my work station
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| | "an unusual ability to influence people
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| this way because, as I've written
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| | and arouse devotion" and "a personal
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| elsewhere on this site several times, the
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| | attractiveness which enables a person to
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| Beatles were my major musical influence
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| | influence others". No musical group prior
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| and having them on the wall in front of
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| | to or after The Beatles features true
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| me inspires me to write web pages like
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| | charisma emanating strongly from the
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| this one. I was also among the millions
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| | entire group as well as separately from
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| of people who were inspired by how The
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| | each member. The Beatles stunned the
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| Beatles were actually living their off
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| | world with their photogenic quality,
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| stage lives. The Beatles' music
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| | their charm, their bubbling and lovable
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| creatively stimulated millions of people
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| | personalities, their cuteness and their
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| to change the way they were living, and
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| | unique style.Even before The Beatles
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| The Beatles behavior encouraged people to
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| | achieved fame, people in Liverpool were
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| have fun by trying new life style
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| | imitating their haircuts, the way they
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| experiences. That's what I call a perfect
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| | dressed, the way they behaved, and the
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| example of FORM = CONTENT. In this case
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| | way they lived. Such a simple subliminal
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| it means that the creatively and
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| | message about smoking marijuana got
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| masterfully varied music The Beatles were
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| | communicated to all the hippies who were
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| producing (form) embodied the real life
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| | waiting to happen without actual words
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| styles which each of the four Beatles
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| | ever being spoken. The Beatles had a lot
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| were living (content), together as a band
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| | to lose by being explicit on that
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| as well as separately as unique
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| | subject, but they successfully avoided
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| individuals.2. BEST SONGWRITERSThis
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| | trouble by keeping it very subtle while
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| should be self-evident, but just because
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| | at the same time clear enough so that we
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| Paul McCartney has the title of the most
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| | all got it. The Fab Four kept changing
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| popular songwriter in history doesn't
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| | their styles rapidly, almost with each
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| necessarily make him the best songwriter
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| | album cover, and soon the message became
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| in history. The qualities which do make
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| | one of explicit spiritualism. After
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| both Paul and John the best songwriters
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| | visiting India, The Beatles introduced
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| in history go beyond writing the greatest
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| | eastern mysticism and meditation to the
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| number of catchy classic songs. "Catchy"
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| | Western world for the first time through
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| means that their melodies and lyrics are
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| | the mass media. John's long saga with
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| instantly memorable. "Classic" means that
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| | internal angst, drugs, spiritualism,
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| they stand the test of time. But both
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| | politics, personal battles, and
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| Paul and John wrote very sophisticated
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| | ultimately his marriage to Yoko played
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| melodies that moved beyond the simple
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| | out like a movie the whole world got to
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| groups of 2, 4 and 8 patterned phrases
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| | watch in fascination. Paul's happy life
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| used by almost all other songwriters.
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| | with Linda, George's great focus on
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| John and Paul's melodies soared, floated,
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| | meditation, and Ringo's equanimity
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| cascaded, dived and peaked with true
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| | throughout were all perfect examples of
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| dynamics, naturally
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| | the power, the truth, and the
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| following the syllabic lyric patterns -
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| | effectiveness of true charisma.6. SEXUAL
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| but not always.Sometimes the melodic and
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| | AURANeed I say it? Ask the millions of
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| lyric patterns were independent of each
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| | girls who were screaming and fainting at
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| other, almost counterpoint in nature, and
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| | the very sight of them. "The Boys" didn't
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| as a songwriter, they never ceased to
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| | move like Elvis or dance like Mick, they
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| astonish me with their brilliance and
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| | just stood there shaking their "mop top"
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| originality. In the beginning, their
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| | heads around, smiling, laughing, and
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| lyrics were simple and their songs were
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| | looking gorgeous as they performed great
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| simple love songs. But they soon began
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| | music and that was it. On their first
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| exploring new territory by writing about
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| | visit to America, some enterprising
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| subjects that hadn't been covered before.
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| | weirdo from New York City managed to cut
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| Inspired by Bob Dylan, they wrote true
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| | up the hotel bedsheets The Beatles had
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| poetry with feeling and depth, using
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| | slept on into 1" square pieces, and these
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| evocative and unusual words. Rubber Soul
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| | things were actually sold to girls over
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| marked the beginning of their evolution
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| | the public airwaves by adult DJ's on the
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| as mature songwriters, Revolver was a
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| | AM radio stations who should have known
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| break-out album, and Sergeant Pepper was
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| | better. The Beatles phenomenon went way
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| an historic landmark album in terms of
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| | beyond the rock and roll sex star status
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| new and innovative songwriting as well as
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| | that had been seen before.Teenage girls
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| production. Every song they wrote was
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| | in uncountable numbers fell in love,
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| significantly different from the last one
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| | their hearts to be trapped, their heart
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| even though each song had their
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| | strings to be continually plucked, and
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| unmistakable sound.Most songwriters are
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| | ultimately, their hearts to be broken by
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| only average players on their
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| | the unobtainable object of their love.
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| instruments, but John and Paul are both
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| | Worshiping a star from afar? Infatuation?
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| sophisticated guitarists who were able to
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| | Obsession? Not real love? For many of
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| integrate their playing into their songs
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| | them, it was their first experience
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| and even into their song structure so
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| | feeling love for a man/boy. Whatever it
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| that the "licks" they played became as
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| | was, it was very real to all of them, and
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| catchy a part of their songs as the
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| | we all soon understood that The Beatles
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| choruses and verses. Blackbird and Dear
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| | were The Real Thing.That's why I call The
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| Prudence are only two examples of songs
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| | Beatles the Most Creative Band of All
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| which couldn't possibly be written by any
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| | Time. They were The Real Thing. The
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| other songwriter because of the guitar
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| | Creative Zenith. The high point on the
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| playing which forms an integral part of
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| | bell curve of musical history.Peter Cross
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| the song structure. In similar fashion,
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| | is a former professional drummer and a
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| Lady Madonna is the best example of a
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| | singer/songwriter/producer/Web Master who
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| great song which derives from the unique
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| | was among the first to put music on the
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| and beautiful bass part which only Paul
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| | Internet in a downloadable format in
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| could possibly have created.Average
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| | 1996. His web site is very entertaining
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| songwriters achieve the catchy quality by
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| | and at 206 pages, it may be the largest
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| repeating a phrase endlessly or by
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| | music artist web site on the Internet.
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