1. Bigmouth Strikes Again (Placebo)
2. Bizarre Love Triangle (Frente)
3. Dancing In The Dark (Tegan & Sara)
4. Dead Souls (Nine Inch Nails)
5. Easy (Faith No More)
6. Flame Trees (Sarah Blasko)
7. Gold Dust Woman (Hole)
8. Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
9. Hey Joe (Jimi Hendrix)
10. I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
11. It's Oh So Quiet (Björk)
12. Landslide (The Smashing Pumpkins)
13. Love Rollercoaster (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
14. Mad World (Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules)
15. Maggie's Farm (Rage Against The Machine)
16. My Sweet Lord (Billy Preston, Concert For George)
17. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (Nikka Costa)
18. Running Up That Hill (Placebo)
19. Sweet Jane (Cowboy Junkies)
20. The Drover's Boy +mp3 (John Williamson)
21. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Nirvana)
22. Whiskey In The Jar (Metallica)
23. Why Don't You Do Right? (Amy Irving)
24. Wild Horses (The Sundays)

I've included a link to an mp3 of The Drover's Boy by Ted Egan, as it's arguably the rarest track listed here. The John Williamson version was the first I heard as a child. There's no information regarding it on wikipedia.

Ted Egan, an Australian songwriter and folklorist wrote the song The Drover's Boy in recognition of the many Aboriginal women who worked as drovers in years past. With their hair cut short and breasts flattened with scarves, they were made to conceal their identity and live and work as men did, as Aboriginal women were not permitted to work as drovers. The lyrics highlight the nature of the close, yet hidden relationships that existed between many white men and these Aboriginal women: "They couldn't understand why the drover cried as they buried the drover's boy... They couldn't understand why the drover cut a lock of the dead boy's hair..." (source)

Tributes To Thirty of Our Musical Heroes Who Have Passed Away.

ELVIS PRESLEY http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/top-20-elvis-music-videos-of-all-time/ 26 videos, personal remembrances, lost kinescopes, unedited film clips,

JERRY WEXLER videos, rolling stone’s top 20 essential Jerry Wexler productions, includes Aretha, Rascals, Ray Charles, and more.

ISAAC HAYES rare videos of him actually scoring, Academy Award winning, “SHAFT”.

BO DIDDLEY electrifying video early in his career, personal remembrances, rare photos.

HANK MEDRESS The late founding member of the Tokens, co-producer of the Chiffons, the Happenings, Tony Orlando and Dawn. Personal remembrances,exclusive stories and photos. Hank’s last interview with Artie Wayne On The Web.

BOBBY DARIN incredible original videos, “Dream Lover”, “Mack The Knife”, personal remembrances of my mentor.

SHEL SILVERSTEIN satirist, cartoonist, writer of “Sylvia’s Mother”, “Boy Named Sue”, and “Cover Of The Rolling Stone”, and proud to say my friend.

BEN RALEIGH lyricist, “Tell Laura I Love Her”, “Laughin’ On The Outside, ”“Wonderful, Wonderful”, “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” and “Midnight Mary”, which I co-wrote with him.

VAN MCCOY songwriter, “Baby I’m Yours”, artist, “Do The Hustle”, producer, David Ruffin, Peaches and Herb. Plus Videos and personal impressions of my friend.

JAMES BROWN incredible videos in his prime! Great stories!

AHMET ERTEGUN Co-founder of Atlantic Records, producer of “Mack The Knife”. How he inspired hundreds…including me.

IRVING GREEN founder of Mercury Records, CEO of Phillips, Smash and Fontana Records. He was my partner’s father, and a silent partner in our publishing.

MARLON BRANDO his influence on “Rock And Roll”, and the pop culture!

TRIBUTES TO RAY CHARLES, BERT BERNS, AND LOU RAWLS

BARRY WHITE, MICKEY MOST, AND JIMI HENDRIX

JANIS JOPLIN, LUTHER VAN DROSS, AND WARREN ZEVON

JIM CROCE, FREDDIE PERREN, AND RICK JAMES

JOHNNY CASH, GENE PITNEY, AND BILLY PRESTON

DENNY DOHERTY lead singer for the Mamas and the Papas. Untold stories!

BUDDY HOLLY one my biggest inspirations. I used to sit in the 3rd row and make diagrams of where he put his fingers on his guitar, so I could play just like him.

ALAN FREED The Disc Jockey, who named ROCK and ROLL. An intimate look backstage with Bo Diddley, Bobby Darin, Jackie Wilson.

IF YOU WISH TO LEAVE A COMMENT OR A MESSAGE, YOU MAY DO SO AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY ARTICLE YOU OPEN UP.

I feel honored to have known most of the people I’ve written about, and shared some of the moments with you…In the words of my friends, Alan O’Day and the late, Johnny Stevenson, in their classic hit

“If you believe in forever, then life is just a one night stand,
If there’s a Rock and Roll Heaven, You know they’ve got a hell of a band!”

Here is "Rock And Roll Heaven-2008" Performed by Ronnie Kimball   http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/rock-and-roll-heaven/                                      Directed by Sebastian Prooth

R.I.P. ROCK IN PERPETUITY!

Respectfully, Artie Wayne

Copyright 2008 by Artie Wayne

To reach Alan O'Day  http://alanoday.com

Sebastian Prooth  http://tektrekgamer.wordpress.com

Muchos años bajo la sombra de Lennon y de McCartney, George Harrison comenzó una prestigiosa carrera en solitario (aún con las discrepancias de los círculos musicales, que no optaban a favor de una larga trayectoria para el ex Beatle).

No sólo realizó el primer álbum triple de la historia (‘All Things Must Pass’, uno de los trabajos realizados por un Beatle en solitario) sino que también fue el primer músico en organizar un concierto benéfico.

Su ‘Concert for Bangladesh’ reunió cerca de 40.000 personas en el Madison Square Garden (New York) con el fin de recaudar fondos para paliar el hambre de los refugiados de la antigua Pakistán del Este (Bangladesh, Hoy en día).

George Harrison, en ese momento el ex Beatle más popular (debido a los enormes elogios de sus trabajos). pudo contar para ese concierto, realizado el 1 de agosto de 1971, con Ravi Shankar (que abrió el concierto), Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Jim Keltner, Billy Preston, Leon Russel, Ringo Starr y Klaus Voormann.

Fue un enorme éxito y recaudó 243.418 dólares que fueron destinados a UNICEF. En total se recaudaron 15 millones de dólares sumando las ventas del álbum y de la película, pero el parte del dinero fue retenido por una agencia del Gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos en base a los impuestos.

Nunca se supo con exactitud la cantidad real enviada lo que supuso el enojo de Harrison y de los músicos participantes.

George Harrison - Bangladesh

(The concert for Bangladesh, 1971)

B. B. King (born Riley B. King on September 16, 1925) is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Named the third-greatest guitarist of "the 100 greatest guitarists of all-time" by Rolling Stone magazine, King is one of the greatest and most respected blues guitarists of all time." ( Wikipedia )

"Aged 80 at the time, on March 29, 2006, King played at the Sheffield's Hallam Arena. This was the first date of his UK and European farewell tour." ( Wikipedia )

Blues Boys Tune

Key to the Highway

Sinners Prayer ( From the Ray Charles tribute gala )

Rock Me Baby

Riding With The King

I Can't Quit You Baby

The Thrill is Gone    SUPERBAAAA!

From allmusic.com: When rock artists, including Bob Dylan and members of the Beatles, began to record in Nashville, Pete Drake [at left in photo with George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Peter Frampton, apparently on the day Drake gave Peter Frampton his famous "talking guitar."  Check out the video below to hear how it was originally done!] was the natural choice as steel guitarist. Although he had a Top 30 hit, “Talking Steel,” in 1964, Drake recorded very little on his own. Instead, he used the trademark mellow tone of his steel guitar to strengthen albums by other artists. In addition to working with country artists, including Marty Robbins, Bobby Bare, Johnny Cash, the Louvin Brothers, Dolly Parton, and Ernest Tubb, he pioneered the use of the steel guitar in rock, performing on recordings by Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. He played on such seminal recordings as Lynn Anderson’s “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden,” Charlie Rich’s “Behind Closed Doors,” and Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man.” Featured on Dylan’s albums John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline, and Self Portrait, Drake also produced and assembled the band for Ringo Starr’s country album, Beaucoups of Blues, and played on George Harrison’s solo debut, All Things Must Pass. The son of a Pentecostal minister, Drake began his career with a group, the Drake Brothers, that he shared with his brothers, one of whom, Jack, went on to play with Ernest Tubb’s Texas Troubadors for nearly a quarter of a century. Drake’s melodic steel guitar playing made him one of Atlanta’s top young instrumentalists. He joined with future country music superstars Jerry Reed, Doug Kershaw, Roger Miller, and Joe South in a mid-’50s band. Although this group failed to record, it provided Drake with the impetus to move to Nashville in 1959. Drake’s involvement with Elvis Presley, which began in May 1966 when he played on Presley’s How Great Thou Art album, lasted for more than a year and included appearances on the soundtracks of Presley’s films Double Trouble, Clambake, and Speedway. Launching his own record label, First Generation, in the late ’70s, Drake signed Ernest Tubb, who had left MCA after 35 years, and released an album, The Legend and the Legacy, in 1977. Comprised of reworkings of Tubb’s greatest hits, the album included guest appearances by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck, Charlie Daniels, Conway Twitty, Marty Robbins, Loretta Lynn, Vern Gosdin, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Cash. Drake occasionally stepped into the spotlight, releasing solo album of pop-gospel standards, Steel Away, and a eponymously titled album that included steel guitar interpretations of Dylan and Beatles tune. - Craig Harris

Pete Drake passed away of natural causes on July 29, 1988.

Please visit Pete Drake's original First Generation Records and grab yourself a few classic country CDs by the artists he signed to his label. Ernest Tubb, Charlie Louvin, Ferlin Husky, Pete Drake, and more. You can't beat the prices!

Besides winning a Grammy for his own work, keyboardist Billy Preston made major contributions to some of the greatest names in pop music history. He can be heard playing alongside the Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, the Jackson 5, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and of course, the Beatles, sometimes being credited as "the 5th Beatle." In fact he is one of only two non-Beatles to receive performance credit on any Beatles album - the other being Tony Sheridan. Preston signed to the Beatles' Apple Records in 1969 and began a streak of hits that included "Nothing From Nothing," "Will It Go Round In Circles," and the Grammy winning, "Outta Space." The '70s found Preston very active mostly recording and touring with the Rolling Stones. The '80s however, were a dark time for Preston as he had a few run-ins with the law. He was arrested and convicted of insurance fraud for setting his own house on fire, and in 1991 he was arrested for attacking a prostitute after discovering he was a transvestite and not of legal age. Most of his troubles were likely attributed to his dependency on cocaine and alcohol. He beat those demons in the early '90s and got back to work mostly in a support capacity on the keyboards, working with the likes of Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. Preston had kidney problems throughout his later life, likely due to his substance abuse problems. He received a kidney transplant in 2002. Billy Preston died of kidney failure on June 6, 2006.

Recently I saw keyboardist Billy Preston referred to once again as the Fifth Beatle. I don't know why it's so commonplace to refer to this asshole or that asshole as the FIFTH BEATLE but in most cases it's completely irrational. The candidates:

PETE BEST - The group's drummer in the touring years of the early 1960s before Ringo came along. I would say he is NOT the fifth Beatle simply because he was replaced. If Ringo was the FOURTH BEATLE then Pete Best is just the EX-FOURTH BEATLE.

STUART SUTCLIFFE - A member of the band during the Pete Best days. He was the bassist during a time when John, Paul and George ALL played guitar. When he left the band he was not replaced and the Beatles became a four piece. So I'd say Sutcliffe has a legitimate claim to the title.

BRIAN EPSTEIN - The Beatles' fucking manager from the pre-major label days to the mid-60s when he deceased. A MANAGER IS NOT A GODDAMN BAND MEMBER.

BILLY PRESTON - A fucking keyboardist that was hired to play along with the band on the Let It Be sessions. The band was going for a live sound and didn't want to mess around with overdubs. A hired clown that never toured or contributed songwriting, arrangmenetdnfafas blah blah is not a band member.

GEORGE MARTIN - You know! That guy that produced 90% of everything the Beetlez recorded. The guy that came up with those awesome string and horn arrangements on songs like "Eleanor Rigby" and "I Am The Walrus". The guy that played piano on dozens of Beatles songs. If any asshole is a FIFTH BEATLE, it's this asshole.

Part 2: Session Musicians

While I'm on the topic of the Beatles, it bothers me that it's almost cliche to make jokes about Ringo Starr and how inept he is on the drums and what an overall loser he is. What? Where did this even come from? This really makes no sense and most of the people that propagate these jokes are probably not even very familiar with the source material.

During a very early recording session George Martin was displeased with Ringo and brought in a session guy for one track. A few years later Ringo was stressed out and took a sabbatical. I don't know if these are the foundation for the rumors but they're pretty flimsy. Ringo was perfectly capable and I'd even say he was ideal. His greatest quality was that he didn't think inside of the box. Many of his drumlines were far from straightforward beats.

The fact that anyone even knows who he is and can make fun of his drumming is pretty exceptional. Most people don't even know who the drummers were in bands like The Beach Boys, The Zombies, The Byrdz, etc. What's more, at least Ringo was actually playing the drums on his albums. Many of the bands of this era typically used session musicians for their drumlines and lots of other things.

The Beach Boys, as many people know, reached the point where Brian Wilson recorded all the instrumental tracks with session dudes while the band was on tour and then had the band add vocals when they returned. The Byrds used session guys for practically everything but vocals.

End of rant? Was there a point? I can't remember.

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Here is what's important...

I think that is "the fifth Beatle" Billy Preston on the organ at 2:14. 

You can also see Yoko Ono at 1:30 on the...I don't know what instrument that is. I think it's the ball and chain. 

Be sure to visit all O.S.F. participants...cause the party ain't ova!

VS.

It has to be taken into account that one is actually singing while dancing and the other...

-Born in New Orleans, LA. - Currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

-Primary instrument is Tenor Trombone. Also proficient in playing Alto and Bass Trombone, Tuba, Baritone Horn, Euphonium, and Keyboards.

-Composer and arranger for all music styles and configurations of musicians, from the Solo Performer to the Symphony Orchestra.

-Member of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show Band led by Doc Severinsen for two years. Lead trombonist with Doc Severinsen's Big Band for over a decade

-Guest soloist with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony and The Minnesota Symphony Orchestra.

-Performed live on four continents.

-Performed and recorded with many musical luminaries. These include: Doc Severinsen, Don Henley, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gilespie, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Billy Preston, Rosemary Clooney, The Temptations, Gladys Knight, Louie Bellson, Joe Williams, Chaka Kahn and Stevie Wonder.

-Other performances include: - The Mambo Kings Orchestra, Tito Puente, Ceilia Cruz, Luis Enrique, Jose' Jose', Luis Miguel, Jennifer Lopez, Linda Rondstadt, Mel Torme, Maureen McGovern, The Manhattans, Neil Diamond, Pat Boone, Tonya Tucker, George Clinton, Marvin Gaye, Phil Collins, Bernadette Peters, Ike and Tina Turner, Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, The Stylistics, The O Jays, Peebo Bryson, Rick James, Carl Carlton, Eddie Henderson, The Gerald Wilson Big Band, Paul Cacia Big Band, Willy BoBo, Sly Stone, Poncho Sanchez, Bobby Womack, Rod Stewart, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, The 5th Dimension, Rosemary Clooney, Debarge, The Young Americans, Michael Feinstein, Rudy Regalado "Chevere" Band, Eddie Santiago, Frankie Negron', Ray de la Paz, Bob Malone, Harry Connick Jr., The Commodores, Hal Lynden, Vernon Garrett, Rosetta Mines, Billy Preston, Jose’ Jose’, Bobby Caldwell, Diane Schuur, Frank Sinatra Jr., The Bangles, Fantasia, Modesto Community Choir, Nelson Ed, Bob Malone, Arch Hooks, Brian Setzer, Bill Yeager's LA Jazz Workshop, and many more...

-Recent recordings with La Palabra, Johnny Palanco, Tupac, The Spellbound Band, Ashanti, Charlie Baltimore, Caribbean Pulse, Doc Severinsen, The Rachael Sierra Project, and The Echo Park Project.

Turns out it was this one. Neil Aspinall.

And I'm all, Who?

I'm sorry. No disrespect intended for Neil's family and loved ones.

But I must have missed the memo on this guy's 5th Beatle status.

George Martin. Brian Epstein. Stu Sutcliffe. Pete Best. I have even heard Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Murray the K.

In England there should be two top honors. Knighthood, and 5th-Beatlehood.

(ahem.)

Anyway, check out what Wikipedia has to say about the 5th Beatle. It is quite fascinating. Turns out the Official Top Two 5th Beatles are (were) both guys I'd never heard of.

Quem canta a música no tributo é o Billy Preston, famoso por ter sido considerado o quinto Beatle e este post é sobre ele.

Antes faturar vários prêmios e ter suas músicas no topo, Billy tocou com todos os artistas que eram famosos da década de 60 pra frente. Segue a lista: Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, King Curtis, Sammy Davis Jr., Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, Jackson 5, Quincy Jones, Richie Sambora e Red Hot Chili Peppers, além dos Beatles, claro.

Ele foi o único músico do mundo a ser creditado pela gravadora em um álbum dos Beatles, aliás... Get Back foi creditado à The Beatles with Billy Preston nas paradas inglesas. Daí a história do quinto Beatle. Ele nunca gostou muito do título não, pelo menos não se gabou disso.

Reza a lenda que durante a gravação das sessões do que se tornaria o álbum Let it Be, George saiu puto do estúdio e foi assistir um show. Adivinha quem estava tocando? Billy Preston acompanhava Ray Charles em Londres e George convidou Billy para gravar algumas coisas no estúdio. John adorou e o Paul reclamava, não vendo o porquê de uma participação especial se a banda estava prestes a terminar. No fim das contas, a presença de Billy Preston acalmou um pouco os ânimos do quarteto.

Como a maioria dos grandes músicos desta época, Billy foi preso, usou drogas e bateu em um travesti menor de idade. Normal. Qual a graça de ser uma lenda sem fazer merda na vida?

No ínicio da década de 90 ele se controlou, mas as sequelas dos vários anos de abuso o afetaram e após muitos anos lutando contra diversos problemas de saúde e até um transplante de rim, Billy faleceu em 6 de junho de 2006 após meses em coma.

O cara tinha uma voz fenomenal. Se tiverem oportunidade, vejam a participação dele no show One More Car, One More Rider do Eric Clapton cantando Will it Go Round in Circles. Genial. Além disso, recomendo algumas músicas: That's the Way God Planned, I Wrote a Simple Song, You are so Beautiful e por aí vai.

Background:  All of my children have been breastfed...no bottle...no pacifier...ever.   This was not a decision of mine, since I have no voice on this subject.   My wife is very dedicated...end of background.

There are many times when, the youngest is demanding to eat and my wife is performing "another task" that I am unable to perform for her.    His demanding to eat is usually in the form of screaming (which he has fully mastered in five weeks) and rooting around trying to "eat" me.  He is doing less of the rooting and more of the screaming now because he has figured out that I have never given him food...that well is dry!

During this period my choices are to allow him to scream or try to distract or entertain him in some way.

Music is the key.    The song with the most success is Billy Preston's "Will It Go Round In Circles".  His eyes pop open wide and he just listens.  It is normally followed by some spinning and then dancing by my daughter followed by "DANCE PARTY USA" somewhere in the house.

But...no screaming!  Thank you Billy Preston!

Sheryl Crow & Eric Clapton - Merry Christmas Baby (1999)

In my mind, Ray Charles and Eric Clapton have much in common. Two absolute music legends who transcend labels. They both shared the stage with an extraordinary array of performers, often adding an unforgettable quality to much of what they did on stage. Next year I'll do a Ray retrospective, but this year have a look at Clapton's incredible career - arguably the best all-around white blues musician of all time.

with Johnny Cash & Carl Perkins

a decade later with Carl Perkins and Ringo Starr

from the 70's Clapton and George Harrison doing Further On Down the Road

Eric and Willie Nelson doing Nightlife

Old Love with Robert Cray & Hiram Bullock

Wee Wee Hours, Chuck Berry, E. Clapton, J. Johnson & more...

B. B. King & Eric Clapton - The Thrill Is Gone

Eric with just about everybody! How Blue Can You Get

Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Dhani Harrison and a slew of other friends of ex-Beatles George Harrison perform his hit single "My Sweet Lord" in the Concert for George.

John Mayer and Eric Clapton - Crossroads

Crossroads - 1968 with Cream

Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton 1969

"My Back Pages" Live at the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert - with Tom Petty, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and many more.

Eric Clapton, Pavarotti- Holy Mother

The Rolling Stone with Eric doing Little Red Rooster

same show with special guest John Lee Hooker

Jazz version of Layla with Here you can find an All-Star band that includes:
Eric Clapton:Guitar
David Sanborn:Saxophone
Steve Gadd:Drums
Joe Sample:Hammond,Keyboards and Piano
Marcus Miller:Bass Clarinet & Bass.

Legends live Spain 97.
Sax:David Sanborn
Gt:Eric Clapton
Key:Joe Sample
Bass:Marcus Miller
Dr:Steve Gadd

Same musicians at Montreux Jazz Festival 97 doing Snakes

A all star cast jam with BB King, Albert King, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Phil Collins, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Billy Ocean, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton.

Eric surrounded by the National Philharmonic Orchestra

Santana & Clapton - Jingo

Eric Clapton & Robbie Robertson -- Who Do You Love?

Eric with Derek Trucks, Why Does Love Got to be So Sad

Somewhere over the rainbow - Eric clapton

Eric Clapton - Five Long Years

It could go on and on.... what a career!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The first side, for anyone listening on a vinyl record at least, is the more important. In addition to those two tracks already mentioned, there is "Something", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", "Oh! Darling", and of course, most importantly, "Octopus' Garden". None of these six songs lack in originality, and they certainly don't lack in enjoyability (barring the extraneous seven minutes of "I want you" of course). There's a lot of variety in these songs, which is precisely The Beatles' strength (along with being able to make just about anything groovy).

The second side though, is something of a disappointment, compared to the first at least. It begins with "Here comes the Sun", which is "Octopus' Garden"'s biggest competition really. But this leads into McCartney's big concept idea: The Abbey Road Medley. This is a loose collection of nine songs (which were pretty much just ripped from Let it be), which come together, if you must, to become absolutely nothing worth listening to. Sure, it sounds fine; it's just that it isn't really necessary for anything.

Which really just about sums up the whole album. This showcases all the Beatles' talents, but not in the best way possible. Simply put, there are better Beatles albums out there. What's far more interesting is the individual Beatles' projects. As previously mentioned, this album sounds like a McCartney album more than any other. An interesting note to consider though, is that this is really a seventies album, based off its production qualities, two years before such a thing would be possible, which really isn't all that uncommon for the Beatles.

The true testament to the Beatle's abilities lie in the fact that one of their worst albums is so good. It isn't essential listening, unless you feel the need to listen to every scrap the Beatles made. But then it is interesting to hear what a band which is falling apart can sound like. The term "swan song" was invented for this album. Ultimately it's your decision. It certainly isn't a waste of money to get this album, but there still might be better places to spend it.

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Actually, "Her Majesty" is the most brilliant song ever. You know it's true.