“It was beautiful”: The guitar solo Paul McCartney thought no one could play
The Beatles would never settle for anything less than revolutionary in the 1960s. The rock world had begun to spread out a lot more, so it wasn’t out of the […]
The best and worst of John Lennon’s back catalogue, according to Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney and John Lennon learned to make music together. After they met as teenagers, the pair spent their youth in McCartney’s kitchen, listening to the blues and early rock […]
“It’s got everywhere”: The Beatles song Paul McCartney revisits the most
For any artist that’s been around for a while, songs practically become time capsules. Regardless of how many times people are asked to sing the same track at every gig […]
‘I’m Only Sleeping’: John Lennon and The Beatles’ most fierce protest song
One of the many beauties of The Beatles is that they became the biggest band in the history of man simply by studying the humble folks around them. From ‘Penny […]
“I haven’t done one like that”: the song John Lennon always wanted to match
John Lennon always had a competitive streak when making his tunes. Although he may have had his own standards to live up to, it was hard to really slip up […]
The guitarist George Harrison called “perfect”
While George Harrison etched his name into the history books alongside The Beatles, he began from humble beginnings like any other aspiring musician. When Harrison first picked up a guitar, […]
The Beatles album George Harrison said was “John doing Dylan”
There’s a reason many people regard the 1960s as the best decade for music—with figures like Bob Dylan and bands like The Beatles reigning supreme, it’s difficult to find another […]
Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’ Contradicts Itself
Elvis Presley‘s “Suspicious Minds” is suspiciously contradictory. The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll performed the song in a way that destroyed all its cohesion. In fact, the forgotten original version […]
The Rolling Stones review, Hackney Diamonds: Rock legends prove age hasn’t dulled their shine
“Let the old still believe that they’re young,” Mick Jagger cries in a definitive Rolling Stones ethos that is delivered towards the end of Hackney Diamonds, the rock’n’roll legends’ first […]
John Lennon Was ‘Too Scared’ to Attend a Gospel Church Service But He Put Gospel Singers on a Song Anyway
Any good classic rock star knew how to go against type from time to time. One of the songs on John Lennon’s last album included a gospel choir. In an […]