Post Tagged with: "George Harrison"

by / on May 12, 2013 at 10:14 am / in Pop Music, Rock Music

‘Just a fantastic time’: ELO’s Jeff Lynne remembers signature moments with the Beatles

For a confirmed Beatlemaniac like Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, working with members of the Fab Four had always been a dream. Beginning in the late 1980s, every one of them came true.

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by / on May 10, 2013 at 10:31 am / in Deep Beatles, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Deep Beatles: “Nothin’ Shakin’ [But the Leaves on the Trees]” (BBC version, 1963)

Concluding our three-week look at select BBC performances, Deep Beatles focuses on a memorable George Harrison performance: “Nothin’ Shakin’ (But the Leaves on the Trees),” a rocker the Beatles had performed since their Hamburg days.

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by / on May 6, 2013 at 9:37 am / in Rock Music

Even today, Pattie Boyd can’t choose between Eric Clapton, the Beatles’ George Harrison

As Pattie Boyd talks about old photos of George Harrison and Eric Clapton, she remains — perhaps appropriately, given that she was the inspiration for Clapton’s love-lorn “Layla” — unable to decide which had been more inspirational.

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by / on April 22, 2013 at 11:49 am / in Pop Music, Reissue, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Jeff Lynne – Armchair Theatre (1990; 2013 reissue)

Perhaps, given its vintage, it’s no surprise that Armchair Theatre seems to owe so much to Lynne’s participation in the Traveling Wilburys, along with George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan.

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by / on April 15, 2013 at 12:52 pm / in Pop Music, Progressive rock, Reissue, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Electric Light Orchestra – Zoom (2001; 2013 reissue)

This is a project the Electric Light Orchestra should have put out at the turn of the 1980s, a lean, tune-focused affair which dials back the “I Am The Walrus”-era Beatles obsessions — even while retaining all of Jeff Lynne’s trademark hooky songcraft.

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by / on March 1, 2013 at 8:28 am / in Deep Cuts, Pop Music, Uncategorized

Deep Beatles: “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” (1962)

As the Beatles finished their rocking rendition of “Get Back” at the conclusion of their 1969 Apple rooftop concert, John Lennon joked “I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we’ve passed the audition.”

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by / on February 15, 2013 at 8:33 am / in Deep Beatles, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Deep Beatles: “Savoy Truffle” (1968)

Many Beatles songs contain two key elements: wordplay and nods to their R&B roots. George Harrison is no stranger to either aspect, and few songs encapsulate these qualities like “Savoy Truffle,” the White Album track

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by / on February 7, 2013 at 9:25 am / in Blues, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized

‘Wonderful, and inspiring’: Robben Ford on his new album, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison … and Kiss?

Do-anything guitarist Robben Ford is hailing his forthcoming album Bringing It Back Home as “my favorite thing that I’ve done in a long time,” and that’s certainly saying something.

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by / on January 8, 2013 at 10:40 am / in Gimme Five, Pop Music, Rock Music, The Sucks Series, Uncategorized

Gimme Five: Songs where the Beatles, well, sucked (again!)

We called “All You Need Is Love” a pasted-together goof, “The Long and Winding Road” a devastatingly maudlin bore. And you ripped us to shreds. Now, we’re back for more.

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by / on December 17, 2012 at 6:04 am / in All-Star Lists, Books, Movies, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized, Year-end Top 10 Lists

Kit O’Toole’s Top Beatles Albums, Books, Collectibles and Movies for 2012

2012 marked a number of musical events, including the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ debut single “Love Me Do.” The limited-edition anniversary “Love Me Do” single represents just one of many Fab Four-related products released this past year.

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