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From Lennon and McCartney’s famous meeting at a July 1957 village fête to The Beatles’ recorded corpus itself—an incredible 12 studio albums committed to tape in just seven years—there is an inherent ...
The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, saw the band deliver their fair share of blithe rock tunes. Each song on this record was easily digestible–as was much of mainstream rock at the time.
‘Magical Mystery Tour’ – “Your Mother Should Know” This is a very difficult contender for the worst Beatles song on Magical Mystery Tour. The whole of this album is almost perfect.
McCartney was seduced by the idea of a “screaming record” after reading about the Who, and said the Beatles cut their track ...
The rest of the Beatles pushed back, saying that the bluesy song was too slow to be a single. "We recorded the song twice.
Abbey Road features some of George Harrison’s finest playing and songwriting. This lick focuses on his use of the major ...
First appearing on 1966's 'Revolver', 'Yellow Submarine' is one of just eleven songs in The Beatles catalogue where Ringo Starr took on lead vocals.
David Bowie once made a bold claim that might surprise music lovers: one band "from the fringes" shaped modern music's ...
Another Beatles song of which John's recollections don't match up with others involved was 'Rain'. The 1966 track was the ...
When The Beatles discovered melodies in backwards recordings, it was the moment everything changed for their future.
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15 Years Ago: The Vatican Forgives the Beatles
In 2010, the Vatican's official newspaper publicly forgave the Beatles for John Lennon's 1966 comment about his band being ...
The Beatles' Paul McCartney confirmed he was no longer working with the group on April 10, 1970, and fans are still split over the reason why he quit after 55 years ...