tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post5806933846766870410..comments2024-03-29T06:01:24.735-05:00Comments on Meet the Beatles for Real: The Renaissance of Dirty Macca Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-73335424970777207192023-06-13T05:58:53.701-05:002023-06-13T05:58:53.701-05:00It's a reasonably accurate perception of John ...It's a reasonably accurate perception of John and Paul at the time but patronizing about Paul's music and badly written. Tyler got it wrong about Ram. It was deliberately given bad reviews by music critics because of Paul being villified for his court action to dissolve the Beatles. Today, especially amongst younger Beatles fans, it's considered the best solo album, and along with McCartney, a forerunner of indie music. I agree, it's homophobic by todays standards and that fatstuff comment about Paul was weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-45477137967879936132023-06-13T05:56:03.037-05:002023-06-13T05:56:03.037-05:00Dated piece alright. His reference to "I do n...Dated piece alright. His reference to "I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it.”...that was a common phrase heard regularly back then when people disagreed over something. And too bad it has gone completely out the window in today's times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-36843199926591995072023-06-12T15:11:18.718-05:002023-06-12T15:11:18.718-05:00very good articlevery good articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-16729320990408506982022-10-12T16:59:49.077-05:002022-10-12T16:59:49.077-05:00yeah; not sugar coatedyeah; not sugar coatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-52986128904051204072022-10-12T16:02:33.959-05:002022-10-12T16:02:33.959-05:00agree!agree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-80846079703597232602022-10-12T03:34:44.921-05:002022-10-12T03:34:44.921-05:00This article shows how back in the early 70's,...This article shows how back in the early 70's, there was this notion that rock journalism was actually more important than the music it covered. I remember those days of Lester Bang, Creem magazine and even huge chunks of Rolling Stone (to say nothing of Ralph J. Gleason). Paul pre-Band On The Run was a conundrum, because he was seen as a 'sell-out' (unlike John, the 'true radical' sidelined by Nixon), but still had one foot in the rock camp. This sort of writing is like the flowery language you see in 19th Century novels; a product of its time. mcarp555https://www.blogger.com/profile/12701088789421243731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-1555026409210940202022-10-11T20:36:19.395-05:002022-10-11T20:36:19.395-05:00Something that's also apparent in this piece i...Something that's also apparent in this piece is how homophobic music journalism was at the time: "amateur poovery", "mincing queens", etc. When you remember that was the context for Brian Epstein's professional life, for example, it is sobering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-44973175750928362392017-08-05T20:11:59.537-05:002017-08-05T20:11:59.537-05:00I apologize for anyone who thinks that Ram is the ...I apologize for anyone who thinks that Ram is the best solo album that any of the ex-Beatles released but I'm a true George Harrison fan (over 40+years) and that is why I picked A.T.M.P. - so please all you Paul McCartney fans I want to say "I'm sorry" Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-23101374419742008272017-08-05T16:44:05.661-05:002017-08-05T16:44:05.661-05:00I couldn't agree more, Stuart. It was not go...I couldn't agree more, Stuart. It was not good journalism at all, but I think vintage pieces like this are interesting. They show a side that I think we overlook of how things really were. Sara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-62156329462188840012017-08-05T16:43:18.050-05:002017-08-05T16:43:18.050-05:00That is why I posted it. I think it is interest...That is why I posted it. I think it is interesting to post something as it was written. This is what some people thought of Paul in 1973 just as Wings were starting to become a little more popular. Sara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09709390264536530164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-261929644439775902017-08-05T15:00:59.564-05:002017-08-05T15:00:59.564-05:00ATMP IS MY ALL TIME HARRISON FAVOURITE TOO!ATMP IS MY ALL TIME HARRISON FAVOURITE TOO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-81902079255296534472017-08-05T14:59:53.825-05:002017-08-05T14:59:53.825-05:00enjoyed this as it presented a different reactionenjoyed this as it presented a different reactionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-78676869146751030792017-08-05T07:44:12.538-05:002017-08-05T07:44:12.538-05:00This article doesn't make sense at all. As for...This article doesn't make sense at all. As for "Ram" being the best solo album I vote for my all time favorite "All Things Must Pass" (just my opinion)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-82312947384529529832017-08-04T19:52:24.370-05:002017-08-04T19:52:24.370-05:00I couldn't even read the entire thing. Paul ne...I couldn't even read the entire thing. Paul never fell out of favor in his career. I think "Ram" is the best solo album by any of the ex-Beatles so what does he know anyway?(MarkZapp)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-62630499941145854882017-08-04T18:39:12.483-05:002017-08-04T18:39:12.483-05:00yes - interesting piece - thanks Sarayes - interesting piece - thanks SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-64540487582794772252017-08-04T06:14:52.381-05:002017-08-04T06:14:52.381-05:00'Like John? “John’s problem is getting’ out, ...'Like John? “John’s problem is getting’ out, not in.” ' <br />That shows PM in touch with JL's situation then, as well as a quick wit direct from Liverpool. During JL's immigration battle, if he'd left the States he'd not easily get back in. There is too a sidelong double-meaning which I'm sure PM didn't mean but I'm not at all sure he didn't mean unconsciously: The belief among some old friends that YO inhibited JL's contact with any part of his past and that that's why he didn't get out much. authorgaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10184781574549260000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108119778215437215.post-27755768083989147932017-08-04T02:31:38.722-05:002017-08-04T02:31:38.722-05:00Interesting to see.
But this is one of the worst...Interesting to see. <br /><br />But this is one of the worst pieces of music journalism I've ever read. (And of course it's by one of the co-authors of 'the Beatles: An Illustrated Record" )Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12516870964623852865noreply@blogger.com