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Is Revolver The Beatles’ death album? I count 7 songs on Revolver that mention death–including one that appears to, but probably doesn’t: Half of the songs on Revolver mention death. When it was released in 1966, Ringo was 26, John was 25, Paul was 24, and George was 23. The album with the second highest…
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In My Life is a great song, written (mostly?) by John. I’ve been listening to it for 50 years, and it confuses me. I doubt that The Beatles considered anyone poring over Rubber Soul’s lyrics 60 years after the album’s release. But here we are, and the optimistic among us expect that practice to consider…
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Oh, boy. I don’t feel great about what I’m about to say. But this is one of those ideas that will just keep rattling around my brain until I make the case to see whether it withstands scrutiny: Producer George Martin wasn’t the fifth Beatle. George Martin* was the third Beatle. Let me amend that…
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The Beatles were so prolifically great over such a short time frame that we tend to underrate their achievement. Here’s something that I developed mostly to remind myself how great they were: Between 1965 and 1969, The Beatles released the following 20 songs, among others: That’s far from a comprehensive list of their best work,…
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Let me start with a disclaimer: I love my wife and sons. They’ve enriched my life is too many ways to count. Each one is intelligent and compassionate, the two traits I admire most. I do not love The Beatles more than I love my family. With that out of the way. . . .…
Off The Beatle Track 