Dennis Alstrand has written what has to be the definitive guide to Paul’s bass playing (at least with the Beatles) over here.  He was kind enough (or unwise enough?) to add some of my comments to his excellent analysis of things, and I felt like sharing this wonderful resource with all of you.    [...]

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This story hints that the Beatles’ music might be the basis of a future Guitar Hero edition. That’s something that might make me go buy one. But only maybe – I’m a cheapskate on toys like that.
What Beatles tunes would be good GH tracks? There’s too many to choose [...]

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Cliff Richard has been quoted as saying the Beatles were “out of tune“.  Not sure what’s got up his nose these days or why it’s being reported now, but he particularly singles out the guitar work, and one can assume he’s talking mostly about George Harrison’s playing.  Hunter Davies comes to George’s defense, but it’s [...]

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… at least new to me.  In 1964, when planning a spring/summer tour around the world, Ringo got tonsilitis.  Plans were already made, and surprisingly, their manager decided to go ahead without him.  A replacement drummer, Jimmy Nicol, was brought in and played in Ringo’s place for a handful of shows – I think it [...]

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Anyone who knows me knows (or will eventually learn) that I’m a big Beatles fan.  I remember being 4 and pulling out my parents’ albums and playing them over and over (and occasionally breaking/scratching them beyond repair!).  Back in the early ’90s I discovered a chap named Alan Pollack who was writing about the Beatles’ [...]

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