This commentary on the Beatles' discography details the musical progression achieved when the Beatles turned from live performance to recording. Tim Riley examines the personal, political and global influences on their song-writing and reflects on each album as a whole as well as the individual songs and patterns. This book explores the Beatles' influence on the popular music of the time and the author argues that they transformed the popular culture and gave it life. Tim Riley's music criticism has appeared in the academic journal "Popular Music", "The Christian Science Monitor" and on national public radio in the USA.
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discography, bibliography, index
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Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-370-31223-1 (9780370312231)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
From the garage to the dance floor - "Please Please Me"; "I Wanna Be Free" - "With the Beatles"; beyond adolescence - "A Hard Day's Night"; tired of touring - "Beatles for Sale"; paranoia and insouciance - "Help!"; states of the heart - "Rubber Soul"; states of mind - "Revolver"; "I'd Love to Turn You On" - "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"; fools on the bus - "Magical Mystery Tour" EP; fractured unities - "The Beatles"; roll over, George Martin - "Let It Be" and 1969 singles; a two-headed oracle - "Abbey Road"; the dream is over - the solo careers.
