Here's how I got into the Beatles. A friend dragged me over to his
place and said "I don't want you to say anything. Just listen." And
he played a 48 of Yesterday. Wow. A really nice madrigal.
At 07:59 PM 3/19/2007, you wrote:
>Yeah. But that, precisely, is why I didn't notice either the Beatles
>or the Stones at the time. Not in the sense of taking notice that is
>-- my allegiance was already given to the classical category.
>
>I notice the Beatles more now. Someone mentioned the words --
>there's that; and also a sideways sort of sidling into some of their
>melodies, like 'Michelle', which I find very subtle and attractive.
>
>joanna
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 11:25 PM
>Subject: Re: Stones V. Beatles
>
>
>>Bach uber alles! But that's not a fair contest. Nor would it be
>>fair to throw in Machaut or Mozart or Shoenberg, or Ives or Carter.
>>Different category.
>>
>>In my crowd we sometimes called "Satisfaction" the national anthem.
>>But I prefer the Otis Redding version. I spent a lot of afternoons
>>fishing on the dock of the bay. And given my druthers I'll dance
>>to Motown any time.
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>At 07:06 PM 3/19/2007, you wrote:
>>>The choir and orchestra of the London Bach Society.
>>>
>>>joanna
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 11:00 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Stones V. Beatles
>>>
>>>
>>>>It is such a complicated question! I am a swinging voter - at 20,
>>>>definitely
>>>>early Stones beat early Beatles (oh yeah). But then Sgt Pepper came out and
>>>>kicked me back to Rovolver, and I was deep in the heart of jazz coz* * was
>>>>managing a 'cool' jazz joint, with a side salad of blues. I played Sgt
>>>>Pepper's to the members and they freaked - 'Get that pop music off!' - but
>>>>George Martin and Paul had done so much there. But it was always
>>>>Dylan above
>>>>them all for me ... and when the Band kicked in with him, more than ever.
>>>>But then Zappa ... and Tom Waits ...
>>>>
>>>>Blind Boy Burke
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On 20/03/07, Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>The Pixies.
>>>>>
>>>>>Dominic
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Andrew
>>>>http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>>>>http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits
>>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
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