What a great question Gary! Take that friend to a Fireman gig and lets  
get to the bottom of some Abby Road lyric sources... Oh never mind...

Although I am a vociferous listener to the fabs and their spinoffs, I  
never really went down the Pete Best solo or Tony Sheraton paths at  
all. I had an old vinyl Best thing and felt it mundane basic bar  
rock... This new one is flavored with a hefty dose of mid-60's  
revolverish psychy swirly including nicely pinched era Mcartneyesque  
bass runs. If they get near Seattle, by God I'm getting me a little  
nite-on-the-town posse together! And the vocals are wonderful! Very  
very Tommy Evans.



ate: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:48:20 -0500
From: garypig@aol.com
To: audities@smoe.org
Subject: Re: Best Beatles solo album in ages
Message-ID: <8CB1AFAC9F7DE1C-135C-5CE@webmail-db16.sysops.aol.com>


<<  I've been getting pleasantly earwormed listening to what IMHO
opinion
is the best Beatle solo project since the Wilbury Days: Hayden Green
by *surprise* The Pete Best Combo. Wowser.  Whodathunk?  >>


well,
I would've
(for one),
Bob:


I got to see, hear,
and even hang a bit
with the (no longer) Mean, (sometimes kinda) Moody, (but still!)
Magnificent one
several times last year
when his Combo played NYC.

These guys are THE REAL THING:
Precisely how a circa 1961 (northern) UK bar band sounded.
Heavy on the Chuck Berry, Motown and Brill Building,
played fast and LOUD.

and, Guess What?
Three (count 'em!) solid vocalists,
deftly trading leads/harmonies/between-song hijinx of course.


(PS., and a friend who accompanied me one night
finally put the rest to yet another Fab myth:

Friend: So, what was the deal with Stu Sutcliffe?
           Could he really play?

Pete: I've heard better bass players,
         but I've heard far worse.
         Stu was very, very under-rated.)

So there,

Gary  "and Speaking of best Beatle solo albums, have y'all heard the
new Fireman yet?!!"  Pig