Topic: Beatles and the Sitar (Read 4362 times)

Kevin · « **on:** November 01, 2005, 04:40:15 PM »

Check this out:http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/VOLUME04/West_meets_east.html
Seems Yardbirds, Kinks and Beatles all clicked onto the sitar independently, tried to record it and failed (the others tried using classical Indiam musicians). Maybe the other guitarists wouldn't have settled for the sound George got (though Dave Davies has never struck me as a Muso-perfectionist)

raxo · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2005, 04:49:45 PM »

Interesting site. Good lecture. We must open our minds: the guys are overrated!!

Kevin · « **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2005, 05:00:03 PM »

Quote from: raxo

Interesting site. Good lecture. We must open our minds: the guys are overrated!!

GreenApple · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2005, 05:05:43 PM »

Sir George also did a fine job of combining Indian and western musical instruments in Within You, Without You.

raxo · « **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2005, 05:10:49 PM »

Something very similar is said here (in short form at the end of the article) and it's also an interesting view about Georege, The Man:

http://www.fufkin.com/columns/lynch/lynch_gh_1.htm

Kevin · « **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2005, 05:42:34 PM »

^Cool. I like the "George was the Forrest Gump of rock" quote. Didn't know that George turned Decca onto the Stones.

raxo · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2005, 07:35:00 PM »

Yeah, George was a member of a jury in Philarmonic Hall (liverpool) (The Escorts wonit) and Dick Rowe was beside him so George recommended The Rolling Stones to Decca.(may 10th, 1963)

GreenApple · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2005, 03:25:39 PM »

From the above link: http://www.fufkin.com/columns/lynch/lynch_gh_1.htm

"In 1963, George happened to run into an executive from Decca Records, the label that had shot down The Beatles when they auditioned for the label on New Year

raxo · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2005, 04:09:25 PM »

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...So, the Stones were even more indebted to the Beatles than I thought! It's right, I'm sure one of you will confirm, that the Stones first single was a flop, but their second - written by Macca - was a hit (I Wanna Be Your Man, considered suitable to be handed to the fourth Beatle)...

Not exactly a hit but an improvement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_discography

They were

GreenApple · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2005, 04:32:56 PM »

So, their first wasn't such a bad miss then - #21 UK. And the Beatles one not such a GREAT hit - #12 UK Thanks for the info. I only like Ruby Tuesday. Only because of Melanie Safka's cover of it. But, I ain't heard too much of the Stones stuff, so...

pc31 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 06, 2005, 01:14:45 AM »

mick jagger once commented that the beatles copied everything the stones did.john lennon said it was true the beatles did everything the stones did,a few months b4 they did.

raxo · « **Reply #11 on:** November 06, 2005, 01:22:46 AM »

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They were

ma_tt2 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 06, 2005, 02:13:42 AM »

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mick jagger once commented that the beatles copied everything the stones did.john lennon said it was true the beatles did everything the stones did,a few months b4 they did.

lol, sounds right

GreenApple · « **Reply #13 on:** November 06, 2005, 04:11:20 PM »

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mick jagger once commented that the beatles copied everything the stones did.john lennon said it was true the beatles did everything the stones did,a few months b4 they did.

Makes me smile! So funny, rings so true.

raxo · « **Reply #14 on:** November 06, 2005, 04:13:21 PM »

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Makes me smile! So funny, rings so true.

It's almost true and there are lots of examples

GreenApple · « **Reply #15 on:** November 06, 2005, 04:36:16 PM »

I get the impression that the Stones were based more on image and raw sound rather than quality songs. I confess however, that I've heard only a few Stones songs. But that's my impression.

pc31 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 06, 2005, 04:38:55 PM »

the sitar on paint it black is great......

Bobber · « **Reply #17 on:** November 06, 2005, 04:39:37 PM »

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the sitar on paint it black is great......

Brian Jones played it, didn't he?

pc31 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 06, 2005, 04:40:04 PM »

i have most of the stones albums,they rock but are not so innovative....

GreenApple · « **Reply #19 on:** November 06, 2005, 04:44:04 PM »

Brian Jones was a guitarist? He played saxophone on You Know My Name, didn't he?

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