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Topic: Solo Beatles
Posted By: digdug
Subject: Solo Beatles
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 13:05

Just for the Record.....  While My Guitart Gently Weeps,  Something, TaxMan  etc are all Beatles songs even though they appear on the Best of George Harrison.... so you shouldn't pick them!



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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 13:48
John Lennon - I Don't Want to Be a Soldier.

I have to admit though that I've only heard their solo albums here and there.


Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 15:20
Hard for me to say which one, but it would definitely be a George Harrison tune.  I'll ist my faves here, and then choose #1:
 
Beware of Darkness
All Things Must Pass
Isn't it a Pity (which I don't think is about the Beatles - listen for the larger context and it becomes 10x more powerful)
Any Road (despite the fact I always hear it in the grocery store, it's still a great song)
Marwa Blues
Brainwashed
 
As those who know can tell, I'm big on his first and last albums.
 
And the winner is:  Isn't It a Pity - for that larger context of humankind's inhumanity to other humans, the beauty of the song, and not for the Hey Jude redux.  Clap 
 
What a great loss to the world of music.  Cry


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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 15:26
Most solo efforts cannot be measured against the Beatles songs from their best period. But all of them have created some good songs. My favourite is John Lennon's Working Class Hero. Live and Let DIe comes second.

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Posted By: 33rpm
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 16:15
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed

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Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 16:19
Run of the Mill- George Harrison
 
In fact, I would say I prefer the entire All Things Must Pass album over any other solo material


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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 16:39
Gonna have to say Imagine


Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 16:41
Imagine.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 19:00


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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: June 18 2009 at 19:18
McCartney's Monkberry Moon Delight, followed closely by Lennon's Gimme Some Truth.

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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: June 19 2009 at 03:04
My Sweet Lord by George Harrison for 2 reasons.  One, I like the song and two, out of sympathy.  After all it cost him a shedload of money.


Posted By: Sangria
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 16:54
Mind Games - Lennon, Can't stand most of Pauls solo stuff.

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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 17:43
I have to say I think Harrison did the most solid and inspired post-Beatles work, I'd probably say 'Bangladesh'.. few of the songs on the list are my favorites, for John it'd be 'How Do You Sleep?' or 'Instant Karma', and Paul had some very good stuff with his debut and Wings

  


Posted By: Little Sir John
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 19:42
I really like Paul McCartney and Wings. Their music seems to be in the realm of Art Rock/Prog-Related to me. The structure of a lot of their songs was unique.

I said Band on the Run because I really love that song. I'm not entirely sure why, but I know I love how Paul sings in sort of a whine during the third part.


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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 19:46
Other John.   John's best work (Plastic Ono Band) is not represented.  

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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 20:56
Ringo, although not as prolific a songwriter, gets only 4 listings? Thumbs Down Gonna give it up for him then:
"I'm The Greatest".


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 06:30
Originally posted by Bitterblogger Bitterblogger wrote:

Ringo, although not as prolific a songwriter, gets only 4 listings? Thumbs Down Gonna give it up for him then:
"I'm The Greatest".
Lennon wrote that.


Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 07:08
I'm a big McCarney/Wings fan.

I'll go for Jet


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Posted By: GaryB
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 08:10
During the Beatles period I always favored songs by John. After the split I still preferred John's music over the other solo efforts. Working Class Hero and How Do You Sleep are two favorites. But I don't like the live songs with Yoko doing goat noises.  
In the mid seventies I saw the Wings Over America concert at the Forum and was surprised at how much I liked the show. But it did not change the fact that I preferred John's solo work.


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 08:49
Toss up between Lennon's "Gimme Some Truth" And Harrison's "What is Life". I went for the latter.


Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 08:55

Keep you doped with religion and sex and tv
And you think youre so clever and classless and free
But youre still fuzking peasants as far as I can see



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Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 11:15
Not listed: John Lennon’s Mother. The vocals are incredible.

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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 11:19
Probably Paul's Live and Let Die.

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Posted By: luger7
Date Posted: June 25 2009 at 14:36
Lennon without a doubt, then I'd say Paul, but I rediscovered Harrison, He made a bunch of really great tunes... and his Beatles songs are the best ever.... True artist...

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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: June 27 2009 at 08:17
Just curious, is anyone familiar with this one:

George Harrison: Electronic Sound (1969)


Side One:
1. Under the Mersey Wall (18:43)
Side Two:
1. No Time or Space (25:06)



Is that any good?




Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: June 27 2009 at 09:47
Sorry guys, but i had to hide the post with the full lyrics, it is illegal for us to print full song lyrics.

Re the Harrison album Clarke mentions, very contreversial album. Apparently Paul Beaver was demoing a Moog for Harrison and George recorded what Paul was doing and took the material and released this album.

To this day Paul Beaver is more than happy to tell anyone about his outrage, even ruining Harrison eulogies in local papers a few years back.


Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: June 27 2009 at 09:56

I already voted for Live and let Die but actually if I had my go again I might vote for My Sweet Lord even if I am a none believer.  Its still a great song.



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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: June 27 2009 at 10:17
I would imagine Beatles lyrics will be particularly sensitive to illegal reproduction.


Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: June 27 2009 at 20:21
Originally posted by Easy Money Easy Money wrote:

Sorry guys, but i had to hide the post with the full lyrics, it is illegal for us to print full song lyrics.

 
I was unaware of this law, or at least that it would apply to this kind of forum.  The laws of copyright are intended to stop people profiting from other people's work not to stop them discussing it.  Given that the lyrics of every song ever written are available for free on countless websites, the law seems rather strange.  The song I quoted can even be played for free on the official John Lennon website.
 
Anyway, assuming I end up in the same place as John Lennon I'll make a point of apologising to him.


Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 28 2009 at 14:31
Not a very hip choice, but Paul McCartney's No More Lonely Nights would be my fave.
 
George Harrison was my first hero when I was a kid, but later it was Paul McCartney / Wings. I remember them being very popular in the '70's. I very much like the album Venus And Mars, especially the eponymous opening track.
 
I also like the song Band On The Run, and I always loved Linda McCartney's synth solo on it Tongue
 
I always loved George Harrison's What Is Life BTW, and Bangla Desh. Those would be my favourite post - Beatles "Harrisongs".
 


Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: June 29 2009 at 08:42
I voted for Imagine.
Current Tally
John    - 18
Paul     - 15
George - 6
Ringo - 2


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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 01:32

A monkees formula band complete with a ready to go culture all pre-packaged for the masses. The only real musician in the band was George. Anyway, whatever, Paul got knighted for a job well done. That speaks volumes to me. Oh I know, I'm crazy....................or am I? They were not even plugged in when they played Shea Stadium, ha ha ha ha.

The Beatles are up there with the moon landing in perfects frauds. Lest we forget the guy that just died the other day owns the rights to their music that was really written by Theadore Adorno. Um, that's who Jackson bought the right of the music from. LOL



Posted By: ZowieZiggy
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 05:05
I have always been in love with "Instant Karma" from John. I purchased the single when it was released and it was just great (the B-side from Ono, was another story...).
 
"What Is Life" from Georges was also a favorite, as the wonderful "Another Day" from Paul. But I voted for "Instant Karma".


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Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 15:59
Originally posted by Little Sir John Little Sir John wrote:

I really like Paul McCartney and Wings. Their music seems to be in the realm of Art Rock/Prog-Related to me. The structure of a lot of their songs was unique.


I completely. I like all of them as solo artists but I always prefered Paul and Wings, I voted for Live and let die, but they had lots of great songs like that: Band on the run, 1984, Jet, Venus & Mars/Rock show, Maybe I'm amazed, Uncle Albert...


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Posted By: luger7
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 16:35

Originally posted by Sacred 22 Sacred 22 wrote:

A monkees formula band complete with a ready to go culture all pre-packaged for the masses. The only real musician in the band was George. Anyway, whatever, Paul got knighted for a job well done. That speaks volumes to me. Oh I know, I'm crazy....................or am I? They were not even plugged in when they played Shea Stadium, ha ha ha ha.

The Beatles are up there with the moon landing in perfects frauds. Lest we forget the guy that just died the other day owns the rights to their music that was really written by Theadore Adorno. Um, that's who Jackson bought the right of the music from. LOL


Disapprove.... yeah, yeah....whatever...


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Posted By: Little Sir John
Date Posted: June 30 2009 at 20:22
Originally posted by SgtPepper67 SgtPepper67 wrote:


I completely. I like all of them as solo artists but I always prefered Paul and Wings, I voted for Live and let die, but they had lots of great songs like that: Band on the run, 1984, Jet, Venus & Mars/Rock show, Maybe I'm amazed, Uncle Albert...


=D
Live and Let Die is pretty good too, but they play it too much on the radio so I'm sort of sick of it.


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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 06:51
Originally posted by Sacred 22 Sacred 22 wrote:

A monkees formula band complete with a ready to go culture all pre-packaged for the masses. The only real musician in the band was George. Anyway, whatever, Paul got knighted for a job well done. That speaks volumes to me. Oh I know, I'm crazy....................or am I? They were not even plugged in when they played Shea Stadium, ha ha ha ha.

The Beatles are up there with the moon landing in perfects frauds. Lest we forget the guy that just died the other day owns the rights to their music that was really written by Theadore Adorno. Um, that's who Jackson bought the right of the music from. LOL

I think this post answers that question fairly well.


Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 17:14
Originally posted by Sacred 22 Sacred 22 wrote:

A monkees formula band complete with a ready to go culture all pre-packaged for the masses. The only real musician in the band was George. Anyway, whatever, Paul got knighted for a job well done. That speaks volumes to me. Oh I know, I'm crazy....................or am I? They were not even plugged in when they played Shea Stadium, ha ha ha ha.

The Beatles are up there with the moon landing in perfects frauds. Lest we forget the guy that just died the other day owns the rights to their music that was really written by Theadore Adorno. Um, that's who Jackson bought the right of the music from. LOL



wtf?


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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 01 2009 at 17:19
^ It all makes perfect sense when you play it backwards - Pete Best was the Walrus all along.

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Posted By: Einsetumadur
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 12:48
All Things Must Pass
Beware of Darkness
Isn't It A Pity
My Sweet Lord....

actually the whole ATMP-Album


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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 13:44
Originally posted by ten years after ten years after wrote:

Originally posted by Easy Money Easy Money wrote:

Sorry guys, but i had to hide the post with the full lyrics, it is illegal for us to print full song lyrics.

 
I was unaware of this law, or at least that it would apply to this kind of forum.  The laws of copyright are intended to stop people profiting from other people's work not to stop them discussing it.  Given that the lyrics of every song ever written are available for free on countless websites, the law seems rather strange.  The song I quoted can even be played for free on the official John Lennon website.
 
Anyway, assuming I end up in the same place as John Lennon I'll make a point of apologising to him.

I've been smacked down recently for quoting too large segments of lyrics.  It's mainly a matter of legally protecting the site from lawsuits.  I've been told a paragraph or two is OK provided the lyrics aren't just a paragraph or two, of course.


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Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: July 15 2009 at 20:56
Working Class Hero

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Posted By: Greg W
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 13:45
Originally posted by Alberto Muñoz Alberto Muñoz wrote:

Working Class Hero
                                                                   
 
 
ditto


Posted By: XunknownX
Date Posted: July 16 2009 at 23:19
Paul rules! TongueClapSmile


Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: July 18 2009 at 05:21
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by ten years after ten years after wrote:

Originally posted by Easy Money Easy Money wrote:

Sorry guys, but i had to hide the post with the full lyrics, it is illegal for us to print full song lyrics.

 
I was unaware of this law, or at least that it would apply to this kind of forum.  The laws of copyright are intended to stop people profiting from other people's work not to stop them discussing it.  Given that the lyrics of every song ever written are available for free on countless websites, the law seems rather strange.  The song I quoted can even be played for free on the official John Lennon website.
 
Anyway, assuming I end up in the same place as John Lennon I'll make a point of apologising to him.

I've been smacked down recently for quoting too large segments of lyrics.  It's mainly a matter of legally protecting the site from lawsuits.  I've been told a paragraph or two is OK provided the lyrics aren't just a paragraph or two, of course.
 
I understand and will restrict my lyric quotes to shorter sections in future. 
 
The law doesn't always work the way it's intended to and I think this is a good example. 
 
Artists thrive by having their art discussed on forums such as this and there is no threat to there income by this sort of thing. 


Posted By: Big Ears
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 02:31
Some say Band On the Run is the best album the Beatles never recorded.


Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 12:23
Every one of them have some good solo songs. But I think that George Harrison was the most humble and most authentic of them as soloist. His "All Things Must Pass" album is very good, and also his "Living in the Material World" album. He also was a good lyricist, very critical of several things in the world.
 
Paul`s first album was good. "Ram" more or less, mostly for "Uncle Albert", "Monkberry Moon Delight", "Smile Away" and "The Back  Seat of My Car". Most of his Wings period was below the good quality the Beatles offered. But since 1980 (after Wings split) he has some good music, with some exceptions, like his collaborations with Michael Jackson.
 
From Ringo, I think that his "Ringo" album from 1973 is great. He is also a very good drummer, in my opinion.
 
From Lennon, I like his "Mind Games" album, followed closely by  his "Imagine" album. By the way, Alan White, Yes`drummer, played with Lennon in the "Imagine" album and in the "Instant Karma" single. He also appears in some tracks from Harrison`s "All things must pass" album, but it is impossible to kwow on which tracks he played.
 
If  the members of The Beatles as soloists  could be included in Progarchives, I think that could write some good reviews for their albums.


Posted By: Lodij van der Graaf
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 12:55
I must admit it that "Live and Let Die" is my favorite Beatle's song. I've always love Paul after John, but this is exception! "Live and Let Die" isn't only my favorite, but it's one of top 3 Beatle Solo songs!


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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 16:17
Originally posted by Guillermo Guillermo wrote:

By the way, Alan White, Yes`drummer, played with Lennon in the "Imagine" album and in the "Instant Karma" single. He also appears in some tracks from Harrison`s "All things must pass" album, but it is impossible to kwow on which tracks he played.
 

Phil Collins also played congas on "All Things Must Pass" (allegedly).


Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 18:27
Originally posted by 33rpm 33rpm wrote:

Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
 
If I could have Rod Stewart & The Faces' version I'd agree with you but as i guess I can't it's Lennon for me - Workiing Class Hero, How Do You Sleep and Gimme Some Truth


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Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 19:55
Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die


Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 22 2009 at 20:33
I picked John Lennon - 'other'.

I think "Working Class Hero" is a classic. Smile


Posted By: hitting_singularity2
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 00:17
Ringo is my #1, no matter what the people say!


Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 00:21
Originally posted by hitting_singularity2 hitting_singularity2 wrote:

Ringo is my #1, no matter what the people say!


Get out! Get out of here!!! *throws chair* Angry


Posted By: hitting_singularity2
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 00:51
Originally posted by p0mt3 p0mt3 wrote:

Originally posted by hitting_singularity2 hitting_singularity2 wrote:

Ringo is my #1, no matter what the people say!


Get out! Get out of here!!! *throws chair* Angry


Big smileLOL
LOL


Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 01:23
Originally posted by hitting_singularity2 hitting_singularity2 wrote:

Originally posted by p0mt3 p0mt3 wrote:

Originally posted by hitting_singularity2 hitting_singularity2 wrote:

Ringo is my #1, no matter what the people say!


Get out! Get out of here!!! *throws chair* Angry


Big smileLOL
LOL


Tongue
Wink


Posted By: Big Ears
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 03:29
Ringo Starr's drumming on Abbey Road is constantly inventive. Some modern drummers iritate me, because they need to know less is more - but he always makes me listen for the right reasons.


Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 03:32
Originally posted by Big Ears Big Ears wrote:

Ringo Starr's drumming on Abbey Road is constantly inventive. Some modern drummers iritate me, because they need to know less is more - but he always makes me listen for the right reasons.


I like Ringo as a drummer, but not a solo artist.


Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 03:58
Originally posted by p0mt3 p0mt3 wrote:

Originally posted by hitting_singularity2 hitting_singularity2 wrote:

Originally posted by p0mt3 p0mt3 wrote:

Originally posted by hitting_singularity2 hitting_singularity2 wrote:

Ringo is my #1, no matter what the people say!


Get out! Get out of here!!! *throws chair* Angry


Big smileLOL
LOL


Tongue
Wink
 
 
LOL That's what we call "Call & Respond"! Smile of the week!


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Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 11:57
Pretty much anything off the Plastic Ono Band album - Working Class Hero, Love, Isolation etc.  Phil Spector's stripped back production is perfectly suited to Lennon's soul-baring songs. At the time of writing Lennon was experimenting with primal scream therapy - the album communicates a similarly cathartic experience.  In my opinion it is the best of all the post-Beatles albums.

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Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 18:03
Originally posted by Big Ears Big Ears wrote:

Ringo Starr's drumming on Abbey Road is constantly inventive. Some modern drummers iritate me, because they need to know less is more - but he always makes me listen for the right reasons.


I love his drumming on that album, I think it's definitely his best and it makes him one of my favourite drummers.


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Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 09:21
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Guillermo Guillermo wrote:

By the way, Alan White, Yes`drummer, played with Lennon in the "Imagine" album and in the "Instant Karma" single. He also appears in some tracks from Harrison`s "All things must pass" album, but it is impossible to kwow on which tracks he played.
 

Phil Collins also played congas on "All Things Must Pass" (allegedly).
 
Yes. It seems that he played congas  in the song called "Art of Dying", as the allthingsmustpass.com website said when I visited it when the album was re-issued in 2001 . I don`t know if the website is still available in the web.


Posted By: Guillermo
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 09:26
Originally posted by SgtPepper67 SgtPepper67 wrote:

Originally posted by Big Ears Big Ears wrote:

Ringo Starr's drumming on Abbey Road is constantly inventive. Some modern drummers iritate me, because they need to know less is more - but he always makes me listen for the right reasons.


I love his drumming on that album, I think it's definitely his best and it makes him one of my favourite drummers.
 
Ringo`s drumming was praised in the "The Beatles Recording Sessions" book (written by Mark Lewisohn, 1988) even by George Martin, who said that Ringo is a very good time keeper and that he rarely made mistakes during the recording sessions.
 
I think that Ringo is also a humble person, and his funny commentaries in the "Anthology" video are very good, maybe the best done by any member of the band in that video.


Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 09:49
Originally posted by Green Shield Stamp Green Shield Stamp wrote:

Pretty much anything off the Plastic Ono Band album - Working Class Hero, Love, Isolation etc.  Phil Spector's stripped back production is perfectly suited to Lennon's soul-baring songs. At the time of writing Lennon was experimenting with primal scream therapy - the album communicates a similarly cathartic experience.  In my opinion it is the best of all the post-Beatles albums.


Yep.  Summed up nicely.  Clap


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Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 14:58
I always preferred Lennon.
 
My vote goes to #9 Dream


Posted By: Big Ears
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 02:55
I do not think that Lennon and Mccartney were more than adequate without each other. John needed McCartney's genius for melodies (Some Time in New York City album on Apple 1972) and Paul needed to be restrained from indulging in too much whimsy (Wild Life album on Apple 1971). George Harrison also required the influence of the other Beatles. His songwriting,  as in something on Abbey Road,  seemed to point the way to a successful solo career that was nver fulfilled (Dark Horse album 1974). 
 
Wings' made one strong album, Band On the Run, which sounded as though it consisted of material held back from the Beatles, a bit like Phil Collins' first solo album which  came across like demos for Genesis. Strangely, John Lennon's poetry (not lyric writing) is very interesting and a bit underrated. Of course post-Beatles he was in the thrall of, and incapacitated by, the talentless Yoko Ono. Other Beatles/Apple Corps-associated musicians did not fare much better. Badfinger endured the terrible tragedy of a double suicide while Harry Nilsson suffered the indignity, on his death, of having Without You covered by Mariah Carey.       


Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 09:27
Interesting that the biggest catagory for 3 of the Fab Four is "other"


Posted By: enemyofthesundevils
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 13:15

John Lennon- Watching The Wheels



Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 14:23
Originally posted by Big Ears Big Ears wrote:

I do not think that Lennon and Mccartney were more than adequate without each other. John needed McCartney's genius for melodies (Some Time in New York City album on Apple 1972) and Paul needed to be restrained from indulging in too much whimsy (Wild Life album on Apple 1971). George Harrison also required the influence of the other Beatles. His songwriting,  as in something on Abbey Road,  seemed to point the way to a successful solo career that was nver fulfilled (Dark Horse album 1974). 
 
Wings' made one strong album, Band On the Run, which sounded as though it consisted of material held back from the Beatles, a bit like Phil Collins' first solo album which  came across like demos for Genesis. Strangely, John Lennon's poetry (not lyric writing) is very interesting and a bit underrated. Of course post-Beatles he was in the thrall of, and incapacitated by, the talentless Yoko Ono. Other Beatles/Apple Corps-associated musicians did not fare much better. Badfinger endured the terrible tragedy of a double suicide while Harry Nilsson suffered the indignity, on his death, of having Without You covered by Mariah Carey.       

That's okay, it wasn't his song!


Posted By: SergiUriah
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 18:31
Even is not "typical" Lennon solo song, I voted for WOMAN. The greatest song he wrote after Beatles era and one of his best, in my opinion.

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Posted By: terransage
Date Posted: July 31 2009 at 21:47
I think part of the reason George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album did so well right off the bat is because he'd been overshadowed so much by Paul and John.  When he was finally out from under their shadow (sorry that I keep on using the shadow metaphor), he blossomed.  (Flower metaphor.  Hm.)  Also, he had written some--or most?--of those songs while with the Beatles, which was a hotbed of creativity.  

That was my metaphor quota for the day.Dead


Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: August 01 2009 at 17:38
John Lennon's Working Class Hero Smile

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Posted By: alanerc
Date Posted: August 03 2009 at 00:13
Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna
Hare Hare

LOL

Harrison all the way






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