Experiencing the Beatles (eBook)

A Listener's Companion

Brooke Halpin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
226 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7144-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Brooke Halpin takes the reader on a magical adventure through the Beatles’ entire catalog of remarkable, timeless songs to discover the circumstances that inspired the songs and brought four Liverpudlian musicians eternal fame. The volume includes personal vignettes to take the reader back in time to experience Beatlemania for themselves.

---

Starting an undeniable revolution, the Beatles took pop culture by storm, shook up the recording industry, and provided a soundtrack for the lives of millions of American teenagers. No band would ever come close to the mania inspired by these four Liverpudlian exports. Brooke Halpin takes readers on a comprehensive tour behind the masterful instrumentation, timeless (yet sometimes mysterious) lyrics, and experimental recording techniques of the Beatles' American releases from 1964 through 1970. Halpin explores the rock covers from which the four lads launched their careers; the original rock ';n' roll and love songs that fueled Beatlemania; the theatrical, psychedelic, world music, and orchestral elements which continually surprised audiences about the depths of the band's talents, and the guest musicians whose contributions remain unknown to many listeners. Adding to the song analyses are personal vignettes to transport the reader back in time to experience the excitement of hearing the Beatles for the first time. Through their music, lyrics, and playful antics on stage and screen as well as in real life, the Beatles encapsulated the ups and downs of 1960s America. Halpin uncovers how the Beatles' music continues to be relevant to today's audiences, revealing little known facts and drawing exciting conclusions about the band, their eventual breakup, and their undiminished fame.

Autor

Brooke Halpin is an accomplished broadcaster, pianist, composer, painter, and published author. He wrote The Everything Playing Piano and Keyboards Book; The Only Basic Piano Instruction Book You’ll Ever Need, published by Adams Media and Playing the Piano and Keyboards, published by David & Charles, PLC, (UK), a Beatles quiz book, Do You Really Know the Beatles?, and a novel based on a true story, A Magical Mystery Time.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introducing The Beatles and Meet The BeatlesChapter 2: You Really Got a Hold On MeChapter 3: Can’t Buy Me Love Chapter 4: I Feel Fine Chapter 5: Ticket to Ride Chapter 6: Tomorrow Never Knows Chapter 7: A Day in the Life Chapter 8: Magical Mystery TourChapter 9: Hey Jude Chapter 10: All Together Now Chapter 11: The Long and Winding Road Selected Listening

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Listener's Companion
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: 1960s • 1970s • Beatlemania • best of music • British bands • British Invasion • British Music • Discography • famous bands • George Harrison • John Lennon • LSD • music biography • Paul McCartney • Phil Spector • Playlist • psychedelic music • Ringo Starr • Top 40
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7144-2 / 1442271442
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7144-9 / 9781442271449