Bloody philistines - thought at least one person would have started a thread about these at least...
OK...the Beatles and me.
I grew up in Liverpool, and as a young child would sing along with a lot of Beatles songs on the radio throughout the sixties. But curiously enough, when I got older I tended to ignore them pretty much. I think it was partly because by the time I grew old enough to start listening to music properly, The Beatles were in their Sgt Pepper/Abbey Road phase, and that was just a little too esoteric for me at that stage,
And it went on like that for years. The only album I really got to know reasonably well in later years was Sgt Pepper...but only through listening to it at friends houses etc.
I actually never, ever bought a Beatles album or single.
Until a few weeks ago - decided to try out the new stereo remasters, and started with Sgt Pepper. Firstly, they sound incredible. When you are used to the old tinny radio versions from years ago they are quite a revelation. I know this is not the first time they have been remastered, but they sound pretty good to me.
Bass and drums are to the fore, but not distractingly so. You normally never paid that much attention to the rhythm section in Beatles records, but when you can actually hear what was going on you do get a new sense of appreciation for the musicianship of McCartney and Starr.
As well as Sgt Pepper, I also have the White album and Abbey Road.
And you are often not quite prepared for the sheer diversity of the material...from the cute, singalong, almost nursery rhyme qualities of songs like When I'm 64, Ob La Di Ob La Da and Octopus' Garden, through the bluesy stuff like Oh Darling and Yer Blues, to the psych/prog workouts of She's So Heavy, Helter Skelter and Revolution 9.
Oh, and the packaging is also first rate...original artwork, lyrics, new sleevenotes etc.
Kinda hooked on these new remasters at the moment and picking up about one a week.
OK...the Beatles and me.
I grew up in Liverpool, and as a young child would sing along with a lot of Beatles songs on the radio throughout the sixties. But curiously enough, when I got older I tended to ignore them pretty much. I think it was partly because by the time I grew old enough to start listening to music properly, The Beatles were in their Sgt Pepper/Abbey Road phase, and that was just a little too esoteric for me at that stage,
And it went on like that for years. The only album I really got to know reasonably well in later years was Sgt Pepper...but only through listening to it at friends houses etc.
I actually never, ever bought a Beatles album or single.
Until a few weeks ago - decided to try out the new stereo remasters, and started with Sgt Pepper. Firstly, they sound incredible. When you are used to the old tinny radio versions from years ago they are quite a revelation. I know this is not the first time they have been remastered, but they sound pretty good to me.
Bass and drums are to the fore, but not distractingly so. You normally never paid that much attention to the rhythm section in Beatles records, but when you can actually hear what was going on you do get a new sense of appreciation for the musicianship of McCartney and Starr.
As well as Sgt Pepper, I also have the White album and Abbey Road.
And you are often not quite prepared for the sheer diversity of the material...from the cute, singalong, almost nursery rhyme qualities of songs like When I'm 64, Ob La Di Ob La Da and Octopus' Garden, through the bluesy stuff like Oh Darling and Yer Blues, to the psych/prog workouts of She's So Heavy, Helter Skelter and Revolution 9.
Oh, and the packaging is also first rate...original artwork, lyrics, new sleevenotes etc.
Kinda hooked on these new remasters at the moment and picking up about one a week.
