On 10/12/07, synthhtnys@comcast.net wrote: > I've had it in the back of my mind to keep an eye out for it. > I ran across it and initially almost put it back, thinking > "Another song by song impression book.... no thanks". > But I read one song's worth, then another and another > and walked out with it. I haven't been able to put it down since. > This really IS one of the best books about the Beatles. It is. Some of MacDonald's opinions are, frankly, bizarre (Across The Universe is dreadful while Yellow Submarine is great? I think not...) but he was one of the tiny number of rock journalists who could write about *music*, rather than just the lyrics... that book was invaluable to me when I started writing songs for the way it took the Beatles' ones apart to see what made them tick... -- The National Pep on myspace - http://myspace.com/thenationalpep National Pep CDs - http://cdbaby.com/cd/nationalpep The National Pep - Pop Music to hurt you forever - http://thenationalpep.co.uk