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From: eli@uw-june (Eli Messinger)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Beatles
Message-ID: <543@uw-june>
Date: Tue, 23-Aug-83 15:59:08 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 23 15:59:08 1983
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I think lake@alberta is on the right track... The Beatles generally
didn't have up-to-date multitrack studios.  Sgt. Pepper's (possible the
most innovative "rock" record of all time) was recorded on a FOUR TRACK!
And as to virtuosity equating with "best" music... let's just take a look
at Toto. No, on second thought let's not!  Music is much more than the 
individual parts that go into it.

I would venture to say that alot of people are brainwashed by all of the
Beatle publicitity in another sense.  There seems to be a knee-jerk reaction
against bands and performers that get too popular.  Why do some fans
abandon groups when they become well known/liked?  A good example might
be the Go-go's.  When they were touring England, and their first single
on Stiff came back to America it was an instant underground hit.  But as
soon as it raced up the charts for multi-platinum success they were
relegated to the mass-culture-pop-pile.  The same thing has happened to
Joan Jett to some extent... she had quite a following as a Runaway, and
even through her first solo-LP, but when she hit the top of the charts
alot of people accused her of selling out and jumped ship.  (Which is
rather funny since "I Love Rock'n'Roll" was recorded as the B-side of her
first solo-single, which was released >years< before it hit the charts!).

What's so cool about forsaking your own musical tastes so as to constantly
be bucking the popular trend?

	...uw-june!eli (yes, a Monkees fan too)


Ps.  The Beatles meet Phil Spector actually came to light when Mr. Phil
     mauled (my opinion) the tapes of "Let It Be."