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| Subject | =?US-ASCII?B?UkU6IFJlOiBSb2NrL3BvcCBib29rcw==?= |
| Date | Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:08:46 -0500 |
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><< Don't know if this was mentioned before, but Ian
>McDonald's
>'Revolution In The
>Head' has been my favorite of the last several
>years.
>(I'm pretty sure it's been discussed on this board-
>people were unhappy
>that he
>seemed a bit critical of George) >>
>
>Agreed,
>one and a half hundred thousand per cent,
>on the late, VERY great Ian MacDonald's book.
>It is an absolute Must for each and every
>BeatleBookshelf
>to say the very least.
I couldn't agree more with Gary's er, confirmation. Seriously, if you're a Beatles fan and you haven't read this book, you're denying yourself some amazing insights into their music. MacDonald beautifully places Beatles tracks into their proper context in terms of Beatles activities, external events, evolution from other songs, influence of other artists, etc, etc.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
Sadly, Ian committed suicide a few years ago. He should have been walking around with his arms in the air, shouting, "I wrote 'Revolution In The Head'".
>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: :audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:24:39
>
>
>Hey !!
>
>I'm just now back from a loooooooooooong visit up
>to O Canada
>where I was researching.......
>
>a Rock/pop book,
>actually!
>
>
><< Don't know if this was mentioned before, but Ian
>McDonald's
>'Revolution In The
>Head' has been my favorite of the last several
>years.
>(I'm pretty sure it's been discussed on this board-
>people were unhappy
>that he
>seemed a bit critical of George) >>
>
>Agreed,
>one and a half hundred thousand per cent,
>on the late, VERY great Ian MacDonald's book.
>It is an absolute Must for each and every
>BeatleBookshelf
>to say the very least.
>
>Although, I believe Geoff Emerick's otherwise quite
>fab "Here, There
>and Everywhere"
>was a MUCH greater offender in the anti-George
>field
>than "Rev in the Head" ....or any other such book I
>can even recall, in
>fact.
>
>True, most each and every BeatleBook has its
>deep-seeded bias
>(Philip Norman of "Shout! The Beatles in Their
>Generation" is obviously
>a John guy,
>while Geoff's a lifelong Paul person ...not to
>mention employee;
>ditto Mark Lewisohn).
>
>But when such literary favoritism becomes SO
>over-riding
>as to color the entire slant of the text
>(not to mention sometimes even twist and distort
>the facts,
>as Geoff often does)
>I have no choice than to file the offending tome
>straight back in the rack alongside Geoffrey
>Giuliano ;-)
>
>
>That all said,
>some other (unfortunately quite OOP however, I do
>believe)
>rock/pop books worth tracking down:
>
>"Rock Odyssey" by Ian Whitcomb
>"Backstage Passes" by Al Kooper
>and even "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" by
>Simon Napier-Bell,
>
>Gary "still so proudly Lost In The Grooves" Pig
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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