Good Morning, Fab Four Friends
It’s one of those savage Mondays and I’m sure there’s some line somewhere about music and savage but I just don’t care enough to try to get the cliche right. My brain is bruised and the rest of me doesn’t feel so fuckin’ fabulous either.
So after a quick blues relapse tied to the BMA nominations, I’ve returned to my regularly scheduled Beatles OD-athon. I listened to “Yes It Is” from Past Masters Vol. 1 a few times today and then decided to listen to some of those early Beatles’ records.
I don’t listen to the early MopTops era that often. I like that period and some of those songs are brilliant, but the band got more interesting as they progressed. For example, I rarely listen to Beatles For Sale.
I started this morning with Help!, which is a better record than I remember. There are the “famous” songs, but today I (re)discovered “The Night Before.” I know I’ve listened to it before but it never struck a chord with me until today, similar to my recent fascination with “Things We Said Today.” I love (re)discovering songs for the first time!
Now I’ve moved on to With The Beatles, which is pleasant but probably not one I’m going to like as much as Help!.
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Their cover of “till there was you” is worth the listen to alone.
That’s always been a favorite of mine on that album; a definite high point, Sir.