THE BEATLES: 50 years gone, 100 per cent still with us……
Along with Bob Dylan they opened up an awareness of attitudes that without them might have lay stifled for years.
Tag Archive: John Lennon
VAN DELIVERS TWO PRECIOUS GIFTS – ‘Astral Weeks’ & ‘Moondance’……
MOONDANCE (1970): If sunshine could be heard, it would sound like ‘Moondance’……….
MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question……
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963.
UNHAPPY AS A SANDBOY – 1974 finds Neil Young ‘On The Beach.’
‘ON THE BEACH’ is a defining album of the 70s and arguably the most lyrically potent made in the first half of that decade.
SHINING STARR – In 1973 ‘Ringo’ makes a brilliant solo album……….
‘Ringo’ easily holds down a top five place in the pantheon of Beatle-solo albums.
JOHN & YOKO do Peace, Pop & Politics in ‘ABOVE US ONLY SKY’ documentary
‘Those in thrall to John may have appreciated more of the singer and composer and less the sometimes contradictory political activist.’
CAUSING A BIG SENSATION – Michael Caine reflects on Swinging London in ‘MY GENERATION’ documentary
Caine reflects on the huge cultural changes that saw the Swinging 60s emerge from the Frugal 50s.
FILM ON (FAB) FOUR – EIGHT DAYS A WEEK Beatles Documentary (review)
‘Eight Days A Week’ is an affirming reminder of just how endearing and magnificent The Beatles were.’
WHY ON EARTH SHOULD I MOAN? – Still nothing to complain about in ‘A HARD DAY’S NIGHT’
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ breaks with the tradition of films made by Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard with The Beatles playing themselves.
EVERYONE’S A WINNER: The best twenty albums of 1971 – the greatest year for rock
The best twenty albums of 1971: HIGH WATER MARK – The Who & ‘Who’s Next’