I know Goldman's one-sided, but it is an excellent read in terms of cast of characters. He does tend to reduce the players to caricatures from a 1930s MGM Musical, but it's fun in a perverse way that the hagiographic bios aren't.
Spitz seems to be covering alot of old ground without adding that much more new or exciting. Lewisohn, A Day in the Life and Revolution in the Head seem alot more worthwhile even though they're not bios. As sources they all give Paul his due, which I don't think any of the Beatles bios tend to do. Maybe with the exception of Davies, but it's more publicity than bio.
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Sorry to dredge up a year-plus old topic, but just wondering if anyone ever decided to read it and what your opinions ending up being. I read it in the paperback version.
It is full of errors. There is even a list on the internet somewhere summing all the mistakes up. I thought that the author went very into irrelevant details. No wonder it was 900 pages!
I thought that the author went very into irrelevant details. No wonder it was 900 pages!
But some of us long to know how often the Beatles clipped their toenails!
Seriously, I haven't found any biography about the Beatles that I actually wanted to own. The more "objective" biographies seem to be full of flat-out errors or rampant speculation (not often indicated as such). The officially endorsed biographies are full of omissions. So I visit my library a lot!
I will probably end up owning the Hunter Davies biography and the Beatles Anthology mega-book. Even though these are "official" releases, I at least feel I'm getting a view direct from the source. I enjoy how the different members remember events differently and contradict each other. To me, that's life! We all remember things slightly differently, particularly as we *cough* mature.
All you've got to do is choose love. That's how I live it now. I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden. I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007
For all I know, Ringo might be a yogi disguised as a drummer! - George Harrison
It is full of errors. There is even a list on the internet somewhere summing all the mistakes up. I thought that the author went very into irrelevant details. No wonder it was 900 pages!
Oh, Dirk is quite knowledgable and I haven't read his post on this, but he surely can be right. It's a shame that his charactar has another side as well.
I'm on page 805, and I'm lovin' it. Of course, its my first Beatle book, so I really have nothing to compare it to. So far, from being a member of this Forum, I haven't run across any contradictions. And no, I have not clicked on those links. Maybe I'll wait until I'm finished with the book.
I've read Here, There, and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick, which is a Beatle book, of course, but not exactly a bio. More of just a collection of opinions, as if you were reading his diary.
I'm on page 805, and I'm lovin' it. Of course, its my first Beatle book, so I really have nothing to compare it to. So far, from being a member of this Forum, I haven't run across any contradictions. And no, I have not clicked on those links. Maybe I'll wait until I'm finished with the book.
I've read Here, There, and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick, which is a Beatle book, of course, but not exactly a bio. More of just a collection of opinions, as if you were reading his diary.
You will come to see that George and Patti really didn't meet on the set of Help! for a start.
So then, which is your "perfect Beatle book?" Enlighten us poor pitiful souls who have stumbled upon and wasted money on "trash."
Read this thread if you want to know. There's lots of good books and it depends and what part you want to know more about. Spitz' book is just full of errors and the story of The Beatles is already paved with it. I certainly hope you'll find this a satisfying answer, pitiful soul.
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