All You Need is Love-The Great XMTS Beatles Thread

**Alaskan Kilted Guy** · 4th June 08, 01:24 PM

I have favorites from all of the above. I can't vote for just one.

**davedove** · 4th June 08, 01:32 PM

I certainly don't dislike the Beatles, but I can't say that I'm Gaa-Gaa over them either. They were extremely talented and wrote some great songs. I can't really pick any period because I'm not that versed on what was done when (hey, I grew up in the country, you know Johnny, Waylon, and Willie

).

I do have a favorite Beatle though. Ringo all the way!

**Ancienne Alliance** · 4th June 08, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Alaskan Kilted Guy

I have favorites from all of the above. I can't vote for just one.

Yes, it's very difficult indeed.

The Beatles, their music with George Martin, "the fifth Beatle", the lyrics... everything just fitted in so naturally into my life as I grew up.

So it's hard to make a "top ten favourite" just with numbers, without explaining why .

Last year, I spent a whole evening talking about what the Beatles were for me : So it took about 4 hours and a bottle of Jura.

I'm not sure I can reproduce that here, just like that.

I sure enjoy reading the posts though.

Good idea, Monsieur Panache.

Best,

Robert

**Panache** · 4th June 08, 01:43 PM

I should answer my own thread I guess

(1) Favorite Beatles Album - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

This album was played a lot in our house when we were growing up.

(2) Favorite Beatles Song - "In my life" Just a lovely song

Runners Up: "Back in the USSR", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Mr. Kite", "Penny Lane" , and "O bla Di o bla da"

(3) Favorite Beatle -Ringo

As a child there was always some funny self deprecating approachable quality to him that made him seem like someone you would like to meet. I really enjoy his "Sentimental Journey" album as well.

(4) Favorite Beatles Memory - Singing and dancing to "Mr Kite" as a young child. Singing Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da with my daughter as an adult

(5) Bonus Question! Favorite Beatles Cover - Siouxie and the Banshees "Dear Prudence"

And Robert, I'm not sure if the Beatles are my favorite band but it seems to me that in my memory they provided the soundtrack of my childhood.

Cheers

Jamie

**Ancienne Alliance** · 4th June 08, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

And Robert, I'm not sure if the Beatles are my favorite band but it seems to me that in my memory they provided the soundtrack of my childhood.

Cheers

Jamie

Oh, that was understood !

Thanks all the same, Jamie.

After childhood things changed ! I got into John Mayal, Johnny Winter (my teenage Blues period)...

Then , Emerson Lake and Palmer, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant...

Then, Neil Young, James taylor...

... and finally Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention and Alan Stivell . (later on, I had the incredible opportunity to actually go on touring in Britain with Maddy Prior, Swarb and Alan)

"In my life", I loved them all.

Best,

Robert

**Panache** · 4th June 08, 02:21 PM

As a group I think we Moderators prefer Paul McCartney's work with Wings.

Live and Let Die is our theme song after all ...

Cheers

Jamie

**ccga3359** · 4th June 08, 02:26 PM

I voted early Beatles although I think you should have broken off the first option at Revolver as that was truly a revolutionary album (not one of my favourites though). I'm surprised that with my beatle albums that one cannot see light showing through the groove that I've played them so much. As for this "mod" that doesn't like the Beatles, well...