Were you lucky enough to be alive in the few short years The Beatles spent actually out on the road? Count yourself as special, because in hindsight, not that many did. The Fab Four’s decision to stop touring and performing live in 1966 would have been impossible to compute at a time, let alone making […]
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The Beatles were one of the greatest pop acts of all time. From the moment they hit the airwaves through to the swell of Beatlemania and beyond to their status as bona fide rock gods, the Fab Four were held in the highest of esteem by their public, something which continues to this day, nearly […]
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It’s not really that fair to consider Ringo Starr to be a lesser member of The Beatles. Even though he would have admitted to having absolutely no desire to write any songs, it was a lot easier for him to sit with whatever his bandmates brought him and play the perfect accompaniment every single time […]
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While very few people ever expected the solo careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison to be a failure when compared to their output in The Beatles, not many knew exactly what to expect from the band’s least prolific songwriter, Ringo Starr. Having only written two songs for the band during his time […]
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The final album released by The Beatles wasn’t supposed to go out in the form it eventually did. They closed their catalogue with an accident. It was almost entirely recorded before the one that preceded its release, Abbey Road, as an attempt to get the band back to where they once belonged, in the mood […]
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The Beatles are a band whose name alone stirs emotion. The Fab Four had an enormous impact on the world, and the effects of that influence are still felt today. “My son says to me, ‘Dad, I like The Beatles, but why do you go so crazy?” Said Ozzy Osbourne when discussing the band, “The […]
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There are plenty of songs that were hits back in their day that absolutely wouldn’t fly in the modern world due to how attitudes have changed, and while you might think of The Beatles as having been squeaky clean in this respect, they certainly did test the limit of acceptability. ‘Run For Your Life’ is […]
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When Ringo Starr’s Name Became a Political Headline For decades, Ringo Starr got people moving to music, not slogans. But suddenly, his name was everywhere. A political phrase started spreading across social media, and online reports quickly tied Ringo Starr to the storm around it. Conversations erupted in every direction. Some praised artists for speaking […]
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For being in one of the biggest bands in the world, Ringo Starr seemed to be the only person who didn’t have the same sheen as the rest of The Beatles. He was one of the greatest drummers that the world had ever seen, but when you look at the number of songs he actually […]
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The entire fallout of The Beatles’ breakup was only a good thing in the eyes of John Lennon. He didn’t want to fight among his best friends by any stretch, but he would rather have gone off on his own and made the music that he wanted than have to force those Beatles smiles whenever […]
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