The Beatles Bible - Topic: Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 fabfouremily on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53554 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53554 I would of loved to have been there and watched that change happen in their music. When I first got into The Beatles I was suprised to discover that some of their songs are so different to one-another but I suppose that's not really the same as going out to your record store, buying their lastest album and wonder what on earth might be on there, what something new would they have tried out and put on one of their tracks.... That would have been nice.

]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:01:27 +0100 paulsbass on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53549 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53549 Personally, I prefer their post Help albums.

Musically more innovative, creative, versatile, deeper, more psychedelic, touching, personal, interesting, progressive etc.

 

The early stuff is great to get the audience going when playing live. Eight days a week, All my loving, I want to hold your hand, Yesterday, A hard day's night...

Most people would know a LOT more songs from the Red Album. That's THE BEATLES for them, She loves you and other songs.

 

The Blue Album contains lot's of singalongs as well (Let it be, Hey Jude, Penny Lane) but that music is much more daring and demanding, so the casual listener might ...]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:01:37 +0100 kelicopter on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53546 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53546 I go through phases of just listening to their earlier stuff, and as Ben Ramon said, they felt like more of a band at this time. That being said, my absolute favourite albums, say my top 3, are all post-Revolver. I think it all depends on mood.

]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:15:54 +0100 Zig on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53074 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p53074 While I love every album, I actually favor the middle albums most - HELP!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour. 

]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:15:56 +0100 Long John Silver on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52966 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52966

vonbontee said
Over the years I've shown so much more appreciation for and devoted so much more attention to the Rubber Soul and beyond material that nowadays I tend to find more to discover in the 1963-64 stuff. Which is ironic considering how much less "deep" the earlier stuff is, in terms of both subject matter and recording complexity.  

Haha kind of same, I really tend to listen a lot of Hard Day's Night album these days :) .

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 23:34:29 +0100 vonbontee on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52955 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52955 Over the years I've shown so much more appreciation for and devoted so much more attention to the Rubber Soul and beyond material that nowadays I tend to find more to discover in the 1963-64 stuff. Which is ironic considering how much less "deep" the earlier stuff is, in terms of both subject matter and recording complexity.  

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 21:07:54 +0100 fabfouremily on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52937 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52937 I love the BBC recordings too,and the tracks on there are probably the ones that I listen to more than any others but their songwriting skills did improve quite notably in 1967.They worked more like a good ol' rock and roll band too in the early days and you get that vibe through the music, it's just so great :)

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 15:41:40 +0100 Constance on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52932 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52932 I am a sucker for the older songs and albums, I have to admit...I always think about how they must have sounded so fresh and exciting at the time, no wonder people went crazy. And even though the lyrics are simple and the songs very short, they paclked a real punch (credit to George Martin as well, no doubt.)

 

But I love Paul in "Long and Winding Road" too, although it seems like a very sad song, to me it sounds like a song to John and I've read various reports that it was, but who knows...and also love Rubber Soul ...]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 03:00:39 +0100 meanmistermustard on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52920 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52920 They were lyrically better from Rubber Soul onwards and there is an arguement for them being musically better as well but i have a love for the bbc recordings.

The freshness and rawness on some of those recordings have a thrill, they really could rock as a band. The Hamburg recordings are proof of that as well. No band since has equalled the sound and excitement they created when they played straight rock and roll in the early days; early rock and roll did come close and at times match them eg early elvis, chuck berry, buddy holly, jerry lee lewis.

]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 22:51:20 +0100 Long John Silver on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52916 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52916 From Rubber Soul definitely. They were a great pop group before Rubber Soul but with RS and all the albums after it they became the most innovative and cult band ever.

]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 21:42:12 +0100 GeorgeTSimpson on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52915 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52915 I think they were the best from 68 onwards beginning with lady madonno, then hey jude, white album, ge back, ballad of john and yoko, abeey road and let it be

]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 21:19:08 +0100 Ben Ramon on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52911 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52911 '67 afterwards, the Beatles were great songwriters and great experimentalists. In their earlier days, however, they were great songwriters and also a great BAND- a tight, unified group who could play rock and roll together like nobody else. It's a difficult decision but I think as a whole I'd take the early days when they still performed live.

]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 19:06:32 +0100 fabfouremily on Earlier vs Later http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52904 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/earlier-vs-later/#p52904 Recently, a friend of mine asked me if I prefered the ''earlier music'' like 'Hard Day's Night','I Saw Her Standing There' and covers like 'Lucille' or the ''later stuff'' like 'I Am The Walrus' and 'Strawberry Fields',and quite frankly, I had absolutely no idea because I love the oldies but some of my firm favourites are from 1967 and onwards.What do you think?Did they improve with age?I suppose their techniques etc did but apart from that I'm really not sure...

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