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June 26, 2006
"Everything Was Right: The Beatles' REVOLVER"
My voice is one of many included in a two-hour documentary by Paul Ingles, titled Everything Was Right: The Beatles’ Revolver.
My wife, who was an original Beatlemaniac (age 14 when they played the Sullivan show), really loved this program, and said it not only enriched her knowledge of the Beatles, but also improves her understanding of music in general.
The program is airing at various times around the country on PRI (Public Radio International) affiliates. Check your local listings, and demand that your local PRI affiliate put Everything Was Right: The Beatles’ Revolver on the air if they haven’t already.
Paul’s web site includes extended interviews with many of the participants, including Beatles historial Mark Lewisohn, musician Shawn Colvin, author and critic Jim DeRogatis, myself, and others.
There’s also a brilliant “Revolver” montage created by Douglas Grant.
Posted by gans at June 26, 2006 1:45 PM
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This is more blah blah blah from an old dead fanatic from Tx.
I can still remember where I was when I first heard “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” - the back of a beat up station wagon packed with kids on the way to Nimitz Jr High in San Antonio. My buddy George and I skipped Sunday bible class to see Ed Sullivan a little later.
Up until that tune my fave songs was stuff like Marty Robbins’ “Ballad of the Alamo” and “Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison.
I can still feel that initial flash of Beatle music changing my conciousness but it was quickly extinguished by the New York Yankees - Maris and Mantle.
I never got that music feeling again till hearing Dark Star on Live Dead in ‘70. Not much Beatles after that.
Miracles are stuff that happens way out on the Bell curve of human achievement - Dead and Beatle classics are true miracles.
Don’t hear many these days - old stuff rules.
My dream after Garcia was - keep trucking - the band is still way out on the Bell curve even after ‘95. I was glad to hear Weir would like to do it with just the quartet. Duh well hell yes!!
Posted by: gary rodriguez at June 29, 2006 11:35 AM
I have always considered Revolver to be the Beatles’ greatest album. The thing about Sgt. Pepper is, for all the praise it received, most of it just doesn’t rock. I think the album Yesterday and Today had some killer tracks on it, to, as well as Rubber Soul, but if I had to pick one, it would be Revolver. Now, the thing is, I’ve always heard that the American versions of these albums were different from the English versions, in that a couple of songs would be deleted from each English album, then compiled into extra albums here in the U.S. (or something like that). That probably stopped when Sgt. Pepper came out, Pepper being a “concept” album that had to be presented as a whole. Does anyone else know more about that?
Posted by: Bill Ectric at July 2, 2006 12:27 PM
David, Enjoyed your show at East Andrews in Buckhead. I especially enjoyed when you guys came out and jammed with the Swami band. When you go free form, the magic happens. I know you guys had just met but it sounded like you had been playing together for years. Walter
Posted by: Walter Carmichael at July 23, 2006 8:11 AM