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| From | Rick McCall <rickmccall77@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: __________ are my Beatles |
| Date | Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:57:21 -0500 |
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> Well, like a couple of others, the beatles are my beatles. Was a
> five year old when I wanna hold your hand came on the car radio and
> things were never the same for me.
My modern day beatles are easy to identify: Squeeze and anything that
has Neil Finn in it. Both evoke the melodicism and vocal prowess of
Lennon/McCartney and Tilbrook even sounds a bit like McCartney.
The thing about the beatles solo careers that is a little unsatisfying
is that their post-beatle success relies heavily on their legacy. It's
not their fault, of course, but if Bobby Sherman sang Band on the Run,
would it be nearly the hit that it was? Or I'd Huey Lewis sang
Imagine, would it be iconic as it is now?
Not to say the solo works of the beatles aren't good - I have
everything each of them has ever done. Yes, including ringo.
But they were never as good solo, even in their best moments, as they
were when in synergy, slight though it may have been at times.
When McCartney worked with costello and was pushed out of his comfort
zone, he produced some great songs (and a few clunkers).
Unfortunately, Lennon didn't collaoborate much, but when he did, it
was still lacking.
McCartney and Lennon just happened along in the perfect storm and
their music will stand the test of time for decades to come, if not
longer.
Best,
Rick
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