The Beatles Bible - Topic: Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

vonbontee on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:00:17 +0100

A more ridiculous idea would be calling it the "hair inequality period"! They were all clean-shaven for a long while, then they all grew moustaches together in '67. After that, they never had the same combination of beard/moustache/clean-shaven among them at the same time.

GeorgeTSimpson on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:47:56 +0100

Yeah, I agree: special guest musician period would be a good idea

vonbontee on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:57:46 +0100

Well, they used keyboards all through their career - as you yourself surely know, thanks to that epic list you compiled! But one fairly interesting thing is that until 1968, all the kbds were handled either be a Beatle or George Martin (and by Mal Evans, but ony one chord in one song), whereas Billy Preston contributed to the 1969 recordings, and Nicky Hopkins played piano on "Revolution" (and engineer Chris Thomas on "Pigies") in '68. So call 1968-69 their "outside keyboardists era", maybe.

Or maybe, considering Eric Clapton as well as Billy and Nicky, just consider 1968-69 their "special ...

GeorgeTSimpson on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:41:53 +0100

What about synthesizer period (only on abbey road but it's very characteristic on it), leslie or fuzz period (not an instrument but very characteristic in that period) or keyboard period (they used keyboard instruments before but at that time very much, I mean every song on let it be and abbey road (I'm not sure if there are keyboards on polythene pam/she came in through the bathroom window) feature at least one keyboard instrument so do many songs on the white album)

StrawberryFields on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:06:27 +0100

vonbontee said
I wish we could classify their late period by means of a characteristic instrument otherwise little-used - I mean 1962-64 was the "harmonica period" and 1965-67 was kind of a "sitar period" but there's nothing to pin down 1968-69 to.

1968-69 ... let's call it their "guitar period" LOL

vonbontee on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:50:56 +0100

I wish we could classify their late period by means of a characteristic instrument otherwise little-used - I mean 1962-64 was the "harmonica period" and 1965-67 was kind of a "sitar period" but there's nothing to pin down 1968-69 to.

StrawberryFields on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:41:44 +0100

Definately '65-'68. Their music changed a lot in this time, becoming "deeper" (can't find a better word for it), and, to me, it was their most creative period. Besides that, I love how they looked in their "Rubber Soul" period.

LennonCloset on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:19:29 +0100

'66-'67. Revolver is my favourite album ever and Sgt. Pepper is a second. They changed a lot between those years, appearance-wise and music-wise.

mithveaen on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:15:01 +0100

Hahahahaha best answer ever!!

fabfouremily on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:17:16 +0100

Amm.. yep. I think I'll agree with that.

Another One on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:26:19 +0100

From 1960 to 1970.

lettherebbeatles4ever on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:55:46 +0100

mine is the period from 1965 with rubber soul right up til 1967 when they ended the year with magical mystery tour.

this was when the beatles started to develop musically and went from pop stars to cultural icons. during this period i think the beatles produced there best work they had stopped touring and went on to make two of the greatest albums there will ever be revolver and sgt pepper.

in these two years the beatles forged there legacy that will surely live forever

GeorgeTSimpson on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:19:33 +0100

I agree, on the first 4 british albums john was the best songwriter, then john and paul were equally good and paul was the best (I'd say until yesterday today (even if it wasn't a british album) and from (the american) revolver onwards paul was the best songwriter (although george was also very good on their last three albums (white album, abbey road and let it be). Because I'm more of a mccartney and harrison fan I prefer the last three albums (again not counting yellow submarine) in which they two were the best.

Ben Ramon on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:28:48 +0100

Dipsy said
It's gotta be '65 and '66 for me: John's songwriting--and, arguably, his vocal performance--was at its peak; George was beginning to find his own groove in songwriting and discovering his overall musical direction; Paul was able to contribute "Eleanor Rigby" to the list of Beatles classics; and Ringo was doing some massive drum work in songs such as "Rain" and "Tomorrow Never Knows". The music quality itself was going in a different direction, setting the bar higher for pop music than had ever been expected in history...and they all looked darn good while taking it there!

Agreed wholeheartedly. Why ...

Dipsy on Which is your favorite Beatle-period ?

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:44:55 +0100

It's gotta be '65 and '66 for me: John's songwriting--and, arguably, his vocal performance--was at its peak; George was beginning to find his own groove in songwriting and discovering his overall musical direction; Paul was able to contribute "Eleanor Rigby" to the list of Beatles classics; and Ringo was doing some massive drum work in songs such as "Rain" and "Tomorrow Never Knows". The music quality itself was going in a different direction, setting the bar higher for pop music than had ever been expected in history...and they all looked darn good while taking it there!