Here's an interesting (and fun) Beatley exercise...
Post Beatles break-up, John Lennon said something to the effect of that those people clamouring for a Beatles reuninon could just put their own Beatles album together - one track from a Lennon solo album, another from one of Paul's, one from George's and so on...
In this age of iPods this is now an intriguing possibility, and putting together 1970s Beatles albums are surprisingly satisfying. To my ears, for example, the first 1970s Beatles album, possibly called 'Instant Karma', would have had the following tracks on it...
Side 1 1 Instant Karma 2 Every Night 3 Isolation 4 My Sweet Lord 5 Junk 6 Jealous Guy 7 Maybe I'm Amazed
Side 2 1 Too Many People 2 Love 3 Imagine 4 Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey 5 All Things Must Pass 6 The Back Seat of My Car 7 Oh My Love
And I think it would have made a good album too!
I would have preferred Side 2 to Side 1...Anyone got any thoughts for other 70s Beatles albums? Post 'em below!
Wow I was totally thinking about this a week ago, this is a defenitely a good Idea. I'll Make a 71 Beatles album.Great Idea musicmatty (maybe this would be better in the Albums section?)
1971-The Art of Dying (really dig that title,maybe last album?makes sense right?)
Side 1 1.Art of Dying
2.Maybe Im Amazed
3.Working Class Hero
4.Every Night
5.It Don't Come Easy
6.Crippled Inside
7.The Back Seat of My Car
Side 2
1.What is Life
2.Oh Yoko!
3.Monkberry Moon Delight
4.My Sweet Lord
5.Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6.If Not For You
7.Imagine
A little bit too dominated by Paul but I couldnt find a better way
4 from George 4 from John 5 from Paul 1 from Ringo I'll make it right now!
Sorry, but we've done imaginary 70's Beatle albums to death here. It's as popular as the continually reborn "White album as a single disc" thread. But - breaking up was surely one of their smartest moves. They are now forever linked with the sixties and no other time, to the point that they are used to define the whole generation. Secondly they never went bad. No cringing attempts at trying to remain contempory.
It may have been a good thing that they broke up. I mean it's like a sitcom...its a really great show but they just drag it on and on until its no longer great like it used to be and then its magic is gone. They broke up with their magic still going strong. I don't know, just a thought.
Secondly they never went bad. No cringing attempts at trying to remain contempory.
Argh, so true. I actually had a dream about this the other night-- I did! The Beatles came back as old guys in their sixties, trying to do an Eagles-type reunion. They all came onstage with gray hair, trying to be jolly. It was painfully sad.
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 would have made a good 70s sit-com! With Yoko "breaking" up the band every coupla years. And Paul going, "Aww, Wally!!!" And John going, "Now, now, Beav . . . ."
Sorry, but we've done imaginary 70's Beatle albums to death here. It's as popular as the continually reborn "White album as a single disc" thread. But - breaking up was surely one of their smartest moves. They are now forever linked with the sixties and no other time, to the point that they are used to define the whole generation. Secondly they never went bad. No cringing attempts at trying to remain contempory.
You get the award for being the forum member who says the most things that go without saying.
the beatles split up when they were still making amazing music. it is like a great sitcom ending on a high note before, any bad ones are made. the beatles could have carried on through the 70's making some not so good records. who knows. they all realised they coundn't go any further.
It's been a Hard Days Night & i've been working like a dog!
You get the award for being the forum member who says the most things that go without saying.
I thought I saw your curtain twitching. But you see I'd rather state the bleeding obvious than nothing at all. Love to chat to Beatle people. I'm honoured to have dragged you out of retirement.
I agree that the break up was kind of a good thing. All the music made was amazing and it didn't get to that stagnant point. Though it could have been interesting to see what the further collaberation of the four would have given us.
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