Don't know how many Beatles fans use this part of the forum, I am a fan myself, and just thought that I would highlight the mini documentaries that now exist on youtube, and that were available when the Beatles albums were remastered in 2009.

 

My favourite Beatles album is Revolver, and here is the documentary for it:

 

 

Only a few minutes each documentary, but I feel that they showcase each album really well. For those who are only casual Beatles fans, like myself, and can't be bothered to trawl through the anthology series for information and opinions on each album, these mini-documentaries are, in my view, a must.

 

 

There is a documentary on BBC4 this Friday at 9pm. its all about the Brits and how they conquered America. I'm pretty sure there will be alot about The Beatles in it.

The documentary did not really tell me anything new musically, apart from the fact that Peter Noone (of Herman's Hermits) apparently SUPPORTED the Vietnam war in the sixties! Bit of a brave stance for a musician to take at the time, one would have thought.

 

Of far more interest was a kind of fly on the wall documentary about the Beatles first US tour. The documentary is still available on interactive at the time of writing.

 

First time I had seen the Ed Sullivan performance by the Fab Four in their entirety, so interesting from that point of view.

 

 

yes, not as good as i'd hoped.

 

as a matter of interest, this is a great website on the Beatles.

http://www.beatlesebooks.com/

Thanks fiesta, will check out that website.

the beatles are cool!

I though the recent George Harrison was brilliant. Not only really informative, we always seem to see the band from John & Paul's perspective, but also really moving.

 

What do you think?

I though the recent George Harrison was brilliant. Not only really informative, we always seem to see the band from John & Paul's perspective, but also really moving.

 

What do you think?

 

Have not seen it yet, jules! Will do as soon as I get the chance.

 

There are things in the anthology documentaries which state George's point of view, if you like. The general consensus these days is that George, not to put too fine a point on it, was shat on somewhat by the other two songwriters in the band!

 

Pity that the Beatles did not last a few years longer, because George was coming into his best ever form as a songwriter just as the band was breaking up. The two best songs on Abbey Road are Here Comes The Sun, and Something, in my view, and they were both written by George.

 

The man was an excellent songwriter by the end of the Beatles career, and later an important figure to the British film industry as well. And a great guitarist to boot.

 

I disagree with Lennon's later assertion that it was him and Paul who were the Beatles really, because they wrote the bulk of the songs. George and Ringo added elements that helped make the band the phenomenon that they were. No doubt that George was a very important member of the biggest band of them all.

Edited March 18, 201213 yr by blackcat

http://www.infoocean.info/avatar1.jpgThere is a documentary on BBC4 this Friday at 9pm.

Edited March 19, 201213 yr by dalen2000