Martin
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Huh?

(The VM system says I need 10 characters in a message, so this should fill it up)

EDIT: I just read your post in Prestige+. Thanks!

I was under the impression he was a friend of yours..

"You are the one, chosen to fight and drive away ignorance"


..was watching Ong Bak 3 this weekend and the quote reminded me of you

XBL I have no working headset. It jumped onto a seat I was about to place myself on. Dunno. MSN?

Lots to tell me? Good stuff, I hope?

I missed that post. We definitely need a chat of some description.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

...you said 'Willie'.

Will give ya another Beatles reply soon!
Ah thanks, just did it for a laugh, thought if I did something current I might get more of a following and build up me youtube page... I suppose it does have that chunky sound don't it, but I didn't use any pedals for this one, just plugged straight to the amp and used its distortion, although marshalls are quite characteristic.. and it has alot to do with that guitar,... epiphones, theyre genius.. id take that les paul anyday over a gibson. actually, I'm thinking for another video to do a medley of beatles guitar solos... will be very tough to pull off I reckon...

Thanks I was thinking I'd said all I had to say on the matter by now anyway. If they don't get it then they don't get it. I think they do know exactly the problem there is though and they just don't want to face it because they enjoy their guns and it hasn't come at the expense of anyone they love yet.

Sgt.. pepper, I see where your'e coming from, it is too often immortalised by praise to an extent were its treated like some godly ancient scripture or something only an album !
although I love it and it was one of the first albums i become addicted to... even the little details, first fold out LP and even the inner sleeve had psychedelic designs on it which was unheard of before,.. I believe it was one of the first albums ever to print the entire lyrics on the back?
pretty much a concept album really, the beatles have died and their alter ego; Sgt peppers lonely hearts club band stand at their grave ... mad stuff... of course trust paul to come up with the idea which is very consumer friendly. dissapointing to me that the album cover image and the hype surrounding it get just as much if not more praise than the actual musical material on the album,
apart from the usuals, pepper, Lucy in the sky, when im 64, a day in the life (oh btw,

just want to talk about this one, A Day In The Life... for me displays lennon/mccartney at their best... the purity of that track... every time I hear it its like reading a novel or watching a film... the images, textures... even though its essentially two songs mangled into one, that what attracts me to it,... the pair are collaborating, but they are heard in different stages separately, which shows their contrast perfectly. and both their personalities seem to ring out on that track too

theres a few tracks on sgt. pepper that hit home for me too,
another dialouge driven lennon/mc song 'getting better' has so many good things, the main one for me being that crystal guitar sound... again thanks to George if I'm right?
along with she's leaving home and lovely rita.. just plain love em

ah good oul Yoko, yea to be honest ive a love/hate thing goin on with her,... used really admire her and everything but just a few things began to niggle me. your right, she gets an awful time from the media and all, she didnt break up the beatles. And they were inseparable, and loved each other, and didn't harm anyone and were happy, so poor yoko doesn't deserve it all. I do be a little annoyed at her inclusion into his music,
yea like in toronto, he was nervous as hell,... maybe playing for the first time in 3 years in front of his rock n roll heroes didn't help..
but yea, the whole avant gaurd screaching thing is fine and it works well in 'wedding album' and revolution no.9,.. but just leave it out when clapton and lennon are playing 12 bar blues ! (admittingly, as you said quite the shambles anyway, he certainly wasn't in good form, but I still watch that concert and admire it for its rawness...)
very peculiar and interesting woman though, reading stories and whatnot about her, perhaps just like John, she is a bit too unpredictable to really know what shes about or who she is.

Yes, Spector worked wonders for George and John on their solo stuff. He gets a good bit of coverage on the Lennon documentary 'Imagine' ..the one were its narrated by john himself, from interview clips and that,... good documentary, definitely the lennon equivalent of material world.

Here's something just come to mind, I'm sure you have a good view on,.. just reminded me of george martin and his son Giles, when they did that remix album love, for the cirque de solel circus show.... ive mixed feelings on it, it perfectly served its purpose as the soundtrack for the circus show, but what annoys me is little 15 year old hipsters think they are beatles fans because they have the love album on their ipod
although, if beatles material was to be tampered with who better to do it than the fifth beatle himself

edit: some things I forgot
heres that guitar I was on about, .. look familiar? Lennon used it from around 65 onwards, and in his solo career.. first it had a sunburst finish but he had it removed down to the natural wood. Well this is the epiphone casino, John lennon tribute they started making... brilliant guitar regardless of its association with him,


oh yea, double fantasy, I agree completely, it is quite hit and miss but does contain some excellent stuff at the same time, as you said it was nearly john and yoko messing around and throwing an album together at the same time, like they did with wedding album years before. But definitely his stronger material lies in albums like Imagine and Mind Games.

WTF I thought you were a girl! O_O

Haha, just kidding. Thank you very much! <3 If you ever want to change your "profile" in the agency, just let me know. :> I hope I'll find a suitable adoptee for you soon. ^^

Oh, I'd totally LOVE to put you on my very special list of adopters.
You've been here long enough and, as far as I've read your postings, you are definitely suitable.

So all I need from you is information about you as a person. (Like age, favorite FF, etc. you can copy the scheme of the other adopters if you like :>)

Yeeaaah, I know. Sorry it took me so long to get to that thread. I don't get post reports for that forum.

P.S. Stop picking fights with people you've declared trolls (I see you gettin after those VMs), it makes no sense. Tyty ily tho.

My laptop has been a prick all day so I couldn't get on skype I'm afraid. Well, you'll never guess what. My plans were cancelled so I went to sleep at about half nine and then a couple of hours later I was called up to resume the plans! Bugger, that was annoying. -.- lol

Yes, Bungalow Bill, the bit that send shivers is the verse with the child's voice, think yoko sang that,... but my views on her are for another day in another convo
I must watch material world again, only seen it twice, you've put me in the mood for it now. I'd definitely agree that Paul has changed throughout the years. He's really embraced his fame compared to Ringo, and really takes part, though he always did didn't he, always out giving interviews and giving plugs and co-operating with whoever it was, which I don't think you could say for John or George, (btw ya'know that interview of george on **** cavitt show, unreal stuff lol). As for his music, I think its brilliant, actually I really loved that album 'memory almost full' that was out a few years back, thought it was incredible now.

Enigma is just the perfect word. You're right too, that is essentially how John and George's music differ,.. theres not as much cryptic stuff with George, which makes more real tender honest stuff. And his guitar playing is very unique, I'd actually replace 'guitar playing' with 'musicianship' ... hes no show off, but wow the soundscapes he's created are wonderful, and are often unheard because they're so blended in the songs.. especially early Beatles, his playing is truly unique, can't even describe it, its like he invented this very rhythmic choppy style of strumming,

John? yes i'd agree, a tortured genius. But as you've shown, I also tend to be carefull when trying to analyse people like him, very easy to go overboard, same as that whole school of people that think Dylan is some supernatural god
So now I just listen to him and enjoy what hes provided,.. I don't think anyone is significant enough to truly explain who he really was...
One thing that disappoints me is that I love the toronto concert, but of course you have her whining under a blanket, ruining whats going on imo, although it was a very dodgy affair anyway, even by looking at the body language of the band including Clapton, you can see this edginess between them all... probably lots of stress and drugs involved then though (think lennon was messing with heroin around that period)

As for Phil Spector, although probably a slimy twat looking to turn a few bucks, I think he did a great job on Let It Be, although he's continuously slated for it, and people would have preferred they kept George Martin to produce it. I like what he did with winding road, these wobbly choral background sounds added a real character to the song, ... but there is definitely no denying Martins input to all their other albums as extremely significant. (again, don't want to go into all those recording techniques, leave that for another time!)

I really must make that trip to Liverpool soon, maybe after college. I'd probably prefer to go by myself though, would be frustrating worrying if whoever I was with was getting bored

After thinking and relating to what you said about rubber soul and revolver, I can kind of see 3 periods,
1: Please Please Me - Help
2: Rubber soul - Revolver
3: Sgt pepper onwards

Definitely agree, I always thought of Rubber soul and revolver as a pair, and I just think they contrast from the previous stuff, like in 'The word' that rocky (and ****ing brilliant) riff that comes in between verses, stands out so much from the song, ... little moves like that showed they were getting unconventional, and definitely pushing their style further.
Norwegian Wood still remains for me one of their most vivid songs. No matter when I hear it, I'm there in my mind, on a cold morning kneeling on a rug lighting a fire in an empty quiet house that I feel really comfortable in. Weird.

(gonna stop typing for a bit, need a rest!
to be continued!
ah, feels good all this beatletalk)

That album has something about it... haunting almost, especially bungalow bill
Love 'im so tired' ... and have a soft spot for 'piggies' too... along with every other song on the album,

aw, I ve too much to say

big George fan, and yes, I have the blue ray collector edition with the book and cd's and all.... reminds me they put his tape of 'Let it be me' ... his version near brought a tear to my eye, absolutely incredible

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i used to be addicted to his concert for bangladesh, great stuff.

Sometimes I cant choose between him and John, though I think at heart I'm more of a Lennon fan,... completely idolized him throughout my teens, everything lennon related would just be on my mind nearly everyday.
Made this in first year of college, we had to make a slideshow to get used to the software, one of my favorites

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really want to visit the landmarks in liverpool, and see the memorial in new york someday.
Oh I must show ya a guitar I got this year, youl like it.. il upload a pic in a bit

Which do you prefere, early beatles or late beatles? Im not sure myself, just appreciate them in different ways... first album I listened to was Let it be. and as soon as I heard across the universe that was it.
favorite albums?