Songwriting isn’t always an exercise one can configure up out of nowhere. Even the most acclaimed artists suffer from writer’s block, which often involves giving themselves some space before they…
George Harrison‘s nickname was “The Quiet Beatle.” He was often overshadowed, at least in the songwriting department, by Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s iconic partnership. Nevertheless, there were several times…
If there’s anything that George Harrison learned from being The Beatles, it’s the importance of patience. He had the potential to be one of the greatest songwriters of his time,…
It’s hard to imagine what music would be like without The Beatles. They emerged at the perfect time, becoming the hottest new act, aided by matching outfits and haircuts. Their…
Anyone standing next to artists like John Lennon and Paul McCartney was bound to get overshadowed. As much as The Beatles likened themselves to four corners of a square whenever…
During their career, The Beatles were famed for being one of the more unifying bands around, managing to bring together a whole nation to support their noble musical conquests. Yet,…
By the time The Beatles broke up in 1970, the internal relationships between the Fab Four had been fractured. Paul McCartney, in particular, had irked his bandmates in their final…
‘A Day in the Life’ is a major contender for the most musically complex song The Beatles ever produced. Its seemingly disparate sections are ingeniously linked with modulations involving experimental…
Some of the greatest albums of all time don’t usually get to the point until years after the fact. Whereas a handful of records hit people the minute they come…
We tend to think of the relationship between The Beatles and producer George Martin as one of support and mutual goodwill and, for the most part, it was. But in…