7. If I'm just listening to 'Baby's in Black', I'm inclined to think it's a bit boring as well, but I advise you to join in and really belt it out - it suddenly becomes a 3 minute adrenalin rush. :)
11. It was me that said 'Jenny Wren'! I just listened to it over and over on repeat when I first discovered it. Personally I think that Chaos and Creation is at least as good as Imagine (the album) - and I say that as a John girl.
18. "The idea that the guys who were bopping around singing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" could make Pepper still blows my mind." I absolutely agree on this one. All the musical artists I've ever loved to the point of obsession have gone through similar musical evolutions of epic proportions. And that's also the reason I can't take anyone who rates the Stones over the Beatles seriously. I like the Stones, but seriously, come on.
7. That's a fair point- I'll have to try it sometime. It does have the advantage of being one of the easiest karaoke songs ever, since it has basically no backing vocals and one of the easiest melody lines to sing ever. And even if you can't sing, it sort of doesn't matter in this song. Heh.
11. I totally agree. Well, aside from being a John girl (though I'm a fan of both- sometimes it's really hard for me to choose between them, not that anyone really has to). I've been listening to Imagine quite a bit lately, actually, and aside from "How Do You Sleep?", which I find painful to listen to (can't imagine how it stung having it actually directed at you- ouch), it's a phenomenal album.
I love the introspection on Chaos and Creation, and it was nice to have an album that basically said, "Take that, bitches. I've still got it!" Both the lyrics and the melodies are all there, and it's a great listen all the way through. I couldn't stop listening to it when I first got my hands on it
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I know - I'm apt to get very depressed indeed when I think of what the Beatles had already achieved by my age. But I have to keep reminding myself that it was a different time, and there's not such an impetus these days to cram everything into the first 10 years of your adult life before retiring with your pipe and slippers.
U2 and David Bowie are my two other major musical fandoms. :) I don't really listen to U2 much any more because listening to them every single day between the ages of 13 and 17 can really burn you out :), but part of their enduring appeal for me was the vast array of material they produced. I never managed to get fed up, because if I was sick of War one day, I'd probably be in the mood for Zooropa. I won't get into what I think of their music now
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Heh- I never get tired of U2. Even their newer stuff, while not as good as the old, has some things worth listening to, I think. Saw them in concert as an undergrad, and if nothing else, they can still put on a great show.
The album I probably listen to most is The Cream of Clapton, which is a sort of greatest hits thing- it follows him through Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and into his solo stuff, so you get a sampling, which I think is good. It's on the iTunes Music Store. It's not really doing him justice in that it's a bit like 1- you're just hearing the high points and not the underrated but good stuff, but I think it's a good starting point, since you get a vibe for what his different groups' styles were like and can branch out from there.
I tend to like the Cream stuff best, myself (Disraeli Gears was one of their big breakout albums), but it's all good. Catchiest song about cocaine I've heard yet
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7. If I'm just listening to 'Baby's in Black', I'm inclined to think it's a bit boring as well, but I advise you to join in and really belt it out - it suddenly becomes a 3 minute adrenalin rush. :)
11. It was me that said 'Jenny Wren'! I just listened to it over and over on repeat when I first discovered it. Personally I think that Chaos and Creation is at least as good as Imagine (the album) - and I say that as a John girl.
18. "The idea that the guys who were bopping around singing "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" could make Pepper still blows my mind." I absolutely agree on this one. All the musical artists I've ever loved to the point of obsession have gone through similar musical evolutions of epic proportions. And that's also the reason I can't take anyone who rates the Stones over the Beatles seriously. I like the Stones, but seriously, come on.
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7. That's a fair point- I'll have to try it sometime. It does have the advantage of being one of the easiest karaoke songs ever, since it has basically no backing vocals and one of the easiest melody lines to sing ever. And even if you can't sing, it sort of doesn't matter in this song. Heh.
11. I totally agree. Well, aside from being a John girl (though I'm a fan of both- sometimes it's really hard for me to choose between them, not that anyone really has to). I've been listening to Imagine quite a bit lately, actually, and aside from "How Do You Sleep?", which I find painful to listen to (can't imagine how it stung having it actually directed at you- ouch), it's a phenomenal album.
I love the introspection on Chaos and Creation, and it was nice to have an album that basically said, "Take that, bitches. I've still got it!" Both the lyrics and the melodies are all there, and it's a great listen all the way through. I couldn't stop listening to it when I first got my hands on it ( ... )
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U2 and David Bowie are my two other major musical fandoms. :) I don't really listen to U2 much any more because listening to them every single day between the ages of 13 and 17 can really burn you out :), but part of their enduring appeal for me was the vast array of material they produced. I never managed to get fed up, because if I was sick of War one day, I'd probably be in the mood for Zooropa. I won't get into what I think of their music now ( ... )
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The album I probably listen to most is The Cream of Clapton, which is a sort of greatest hits thing- it follows him through Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and into his solo stuff, so you get a sampling, which I think is good. It's on the iTunes Music Store. It's not really doing him justice in that it's a bit like 1- you're just hearing the high points and not the underrated but good stuff, but I think it's a good starting point, since you get a vibe for what his different groups' styles were like and can branch out from there.
I tend to like the Cream stuff best, myself (Disraeli Gears was one of their big breakout albums), but it's all good. Catchiest song about cocaine I've heard yet ( ... )
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