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| From | garypig@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: volution in the head |
| Date | Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:46:13 -0400 |
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<< I just picked up this book
based on a thread here a while ago and someone mentioning it being one
of the best Beatle books ever written... >>
It really is a good one,
isn't it?
And I must admit,
one of the very, very few
out of the literally hundreds
of BeatleBooks up on my shelves
that is actually dog-eared ;-)
PS:
and Speaking of Not Quite Power Pop
(maybe),
The last two Monday nights
have seen none other than
The Pete Best Band
performing at NYC's Rodeo Bar.
Far from being a Fab clone and/or cash-in combo,
these guys simply plug (direct) in,
step up to the mics,
and bash out an hour's worth of authentic loud loud sounds
from that supposed dark period
between Elvis and "Please Please Me."
Lotsa Little Richard and Chuck, early Motown and Brill, Decca sessions,
even some extremely early Lennon/McCartney gems
(eg: "Hello Little Girl" !!)
and,
in an after-show chat with us,
Pete finally put to rest one Beatley Myth
I personally have been long curious to have cleared up:
quote,
"There have been better bass players,
and there have been worse,
but Stu has never been given due credit,"
said the mean, moody, magnificent one
himself.
After all,
Master Sutcliffe taught Klaus Voorman how to play,
didn't he?
At least well enough to grace
most of Lennon and Harrison's best post-Fab sessions,
Gary "NP: Isolation, What Is Life, et al" Pig
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