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| From | garypig@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Revolution in the head |
| Date | Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:55:29 -0400 |
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<< The only truly good Beatles books are the Beatles' own Anthology,
the
fascinating Recording the Beatles, anything by Mark Lewisohn and, if
you're
truly interested in a critic's opinions (why, exactly?), Tim Riley's
Tell Me
Why -- guilty of a few of the same things, but at least more thorough,
well
written and positive. >>
And may I claim:
Beware of ANY biographies
(especially "authorized" ;-)
whose authors have built-in loyalties
(eg: Mark Lewisohn and Geoff Emerick,
both long on the McCartney payroll)
and/or self-preservation
(or should I say self-mythology)
as a primary agenda
(compare, f'rinstance,
the original cut of that Beatles Anthology
vs. the post-Beatle-viewed version
they ultimately released).
In this same vein,
I only hope the forthcoming Stones and Harrison documentaries
by Martin Scorsese
aren't as history- and fact-bending as, say,
"No Direction Home,"
Gary "dear sir or madam" Pig
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