Comments on: Anti-Beatles Prejudice http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/nylpm/2004/10/anti-beatles-prejudice/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:53:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: vinylscot http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/nylpm/2004/10/anti-beatles-prejudice/#comment-423502 vinylscot Mon, 19 May 2008 09:40:40 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/nylpm/2004/10/anti-beatles-prejudice/#comment-423502 Maybe you should try reading Gary Hall's "Living Life Without Loving the Beatles: A Survivors Guide" which covers this quite well. It's an interesting premise, and the guy writes quite well. Don't pay over the odds for it though, as once you've got the joke, the chapters tend to just become rehashes of each other. He also makes quite a big mistake in writing a book like this, in that every alternative he offers is also a "media darling"-type, often over-hyped and dismissed by many, e.g. Nick Drake. It's not a bad way to spend an hour, albeit not a literary masterpiece. Maybe you should try reading Gary Hall’s “Living Life Without Loving the Beatles: A Survivors Guide” which covers this quite well. It’s an interesting premise, and the guy writes quite well.

Don’t pay over the odds for it though, as once you’ve got the joke, the chapters tend to just become rehashes of each other.

He also makes quite a big mistake in writing a book like this, in that every alternative he offers is also a “media darling”-type, often over-hyped and dismissed by many, e.g. Nick Drake.

It’s not a bad way to spend an hour, albeit not a literary masterpiece.

]]> By: David http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/nylpm/2004/10/anti-beatles-prejudice/#comment-423048 David Sun, 18 May 2008 16:07:12 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/nylpm/2004/10/anti-beatles-prejudice/#comment-423048 I know what you mean...I get the same thing while listening to them as well and when performers cover their songs. However I've noticed Laibach released a Let It Be cover album and while I haven't listened to it all I have heard their version of Across The Universe and when you see it along with the video it's quite creepy with its fascistic tones. It seems to certainly sum up people's feelings towards The Beatles in ways I don't think I could describe coherently. I think when it boils down to it, when you listen to any band, good or bad, you can hear the passion that they have for making music. With The Beatles, it's almost like you have the musical equivalent of antiseptic - no real sting and there's a funny smell off it! That or I could compare them to antiques......old crap that's gained significance due to its age. It's a bit harsh perhaps but it's the only way I can see it. I know what you mean…I get the same thing while listening to them as well and when performers cover their songs. However I’ve noticed Laibach released a Let It Be cover album and while I haven’t listened to it all I have heard their version of Across The Universe and when you see it along with the video it’s quite creepy with its fascistic tones. It seems to certainly sum up people’s feelings towards The Beatles in ways I don’t think I could describe coherently. I think when it boils down to it, when you listen to any band, good or bad, you can hear the passion that they have for making music. With The Beatles, it’s almost like you have the musical equivalent of antiseptic - no real sting and there’s a funny smell off it! That or I could compare them to antiques……old crap that’s gained significance due to its age. It’s a bit harsh perhaps but it’s the only way I can see it.

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