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Post by Weeping_Guitar on Feb 22, 2006 8:58:44 GMT -5
I think considering the baggage of the past they constantly had to fight with their solo works, the four of them turned out alright as solo artists. I think the sheer momentum of The Beatles makes a lot of the early solo records good and I think All Things Must Pass and Plastic Ono Band are definitely the best from what I've heard.
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Post by JACkory on Feb 22, 2006 9:11:56 GMT -5
Finaly it must be a good thing John Lennon got shot when he was 40 y/o ... !!  |
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Post by achn2b on Feb 22, 2006 10:20:36 GMT -5
Silly Love Songs isn't nearly as bad as other Paul dreck, such as Coming Up for example, which is redeemed only by its nifty video. the bass work alone in Silly Love Songs makes it worthwhile.
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Post by Kensterberg on Feb 22, 2006 10:22:01 GMT -5
Silly Love Songs isn't nearly as bad as other Paul dreck, such as Coming Up for example, which is redeemed only by its nifty video. the bass work alone in Silly Love Songs makes it worthwhile. Completely agree w/ya, Achn. I heard Coming Up the other day ... and it's still an awful song. Awful. The live version is slightly more tolerable, but only just. |
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Post by bowiglou on Feb 22, 2006 12:45:56 GMT -5
do you all love Achn's little avatar..when I bought "let it be" I just fell in love with the mats....first time I heard "Unsatisfied" I was hooked!!
Ken et al..interesting observations on the solo careers of the fab four.........accessing the recesses of my memory banks I loved Pauls' first three releases: McCartney/Ram/Band on the Run and the first couple by George (not counting Wonderwall Music)......................then I pretty much stopped following their solo careers after Pauls' Wings over America.........but then Paul had his 1982 gem and Flowers in the Dirt and George had Cloud 9, and there was still some damn good material there......but Lennon I really only got into after his death..and then I grew very fond of POB/Imagine (and Double Fantasy)..but when is all said and done, I kinda got to go with Ken..it was George's and Paul's solo career that most endeared me..closely followed by John....
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 22, 2006 14:03:18 GMT -5
man I fondly recall the days the Replacements used to blow through Beantown drunk off their asses messin up their equipment onstage while we tried to keep up with them, alcohol-content-wise.
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 22, 2006 14:03:41 GMT -5
Them fuckers could drink!
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Post by achn2b on Feb 22, 2006 19:21:16 GMT -5
Bow, that might be the first time ever you got the song title right.
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Post by kool on Feb 22, 2006 19:23:36 GMT -5
I love "Coming Up" but probably only because it reminds me of my carefree childhood days. I remember a neighbour of mine had the '45 and he'd play it on the weekends practically non-stop. I must admit though, I heard it on the radio about a year ago and it did sound kinda dated...
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Post by JACkory on Feb 22, 2006 19:42:08 GMT -5
"Coming Up" is a nice, harmless ditty that's kinda catchy...but the Press to Play album that it's culled from is completely, irredeemably awful.
Sentimental favorite of mine is Ram, but it wasn't on the list to vote for so I gave another nod to the Quiet One's masterwork.
A good chunk of Lennon's solo output is just plain bad.
And I agree with Ken that Ringo is a serious contender. Haven't heard that one in awhile, though...
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Post by Kensterberg on Feb 22, 2006 20:05:42 GMT -5
Oh man, Press to Play was a HORRIBLE record ... every bit as bad as anything Ringo ever recorded ... damn near, anyway. But "Coming Up" was on McCartney II. Another really bad record, but at least it had "Waterfalls," which really was a quite lovely little ballad.
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Post by Kensterberg on Feb 22, 2006 20:07:19 GMT -5
OK, who's the smart-ass who voted for Beacoups of Blues? I'm betting you've never even HEARD that record! C'mon, fess up ...
Ringo covering his mum's favorite songs ... recipe for poor album sales in 1970.
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Post by strat-0 on Feb 22, 2006 20:15:37 GMT -5
Isn't Thorn's last name "Starkey"?
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Post by JACkory on Feb 22, 2006 20:51:02 GMT -5
Oh man, Press to Play was a HORRIBLE record ... every bit as bad as anything Ringo ever recorded ... damn near, anyway. But "Coming Up" was on McCartney II. Another really bad record, but at least it had "Waterfalls," which really was a quite lovely little ballad. Oops, you're right, Ken. But that's the album I was thinking of, McCartney II. Irreddemably terrible, that one. |
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Post by Kensterberg on Feb 22, 2006 20:53:58 GMT -5
Aside from "Waterfalls," I've gotta agree w/you JAC. Really awful record.
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