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Paul McCartney releases new single in anticipation of new album Egypt River, set to be released 9/7

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They balanced each other well. Lennon's sardonic wit needed some sweetening for mass consumption.
It would be interesting to see what an older and wiser John Lennon would be like today if he were alive.
 

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Elvis career was mishandled by Colonel Parker.
Brian Epstein cost the Beatles multi millions of dollars but who knew it would become that big and last this long. I think they thought they might last a year so he took every shitty deal offered. It seems the Beatles themselves were not very good businessmen either.
 

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I'm with ya. At least the Beatles went out on top, not hanging on forever like Elvis or the Stones and losing their relevance.

Well, they never really went away, just didn't perform/record together (although there was frequent overlap) until individuals have passed away. It's a shame they never gave it another go IMO.
 

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Well, they never really went away, just didn't perform/record together (although there was frequent overlap) until individuals have passed away. It's a shame they never gave it another go IMO.
Ya, but I think that was smart. They could not possibly live up to the hype and expectations. "Always leave the audience wanting more" has been a tried and true method for legendary status throughout the years and I think has added to the allure of the Beatles as well.
What's really a shame to me is how 4 neighborhood kids, the best of friends, rose together to become the biggest entertainment act in the world and then ended up not even speaking to each other. That makes me sad.
 

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The Stones were sloppier and had rougher voices, which gave them that swagger. Richards' rhythm guitar is irreplaceable.
Ya, I understand WHY that was the perception, and to an extent, the truth, and I am also aware of their differences in style and influence, it's just beneath all the perception, before their celebrity status, the Beatles were roughnecks from the shittiest place on the planet, while the Stones were ostensibly pretty boys.

Just something I've always found interesting. Nothing more.
 

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The white jumpsuit Vegas years were entertaining for you? Fat, bloated and drugged? Early Elvis is great, beyond that I lose interest quickly.
Well actually none of the Elvis years appealed to me, not sure where you read that.
 

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Ya, I understand WHY that was the perception, and to an extent, the truth, and I am also aware of their differences in style and influence, it's just beneath all the perception, before their celebrity status, the Beatles were roughnecks from the shittiest place on the planet, while the Stones were ostensibly pretty boys.

Just something I've always found interesting. Nothing more.
I agree. Not many people know that.
 

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And Colonel Sanders
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Ya, I understand WHY that was the perception, and to an extent, the truth, and I am also aware of their differences in style and influence, it's just beneath all the perception, before their celebrity status, the Beatles were roughnecks from the shittiest place on the planet, while the Stones were ostensibly pretty boys.

Just something I've always found interesting. Nothing more.
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I agree. Not many people know that.
Not sure how Liverpool was one of the worst places on earth. Is this more Beatled hype. Yeah it was war ravaged as was most of Europe. But I can't see where crime rates were worse than other areas like Chicago, NY, Berlin etc. I'd like to read why it was considered the worst place on earth if anyone has a link.

Not that it really makes a difference.
 

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Not sure how Liverpool was one of the worst places on earth. Is this more Beatled hype. Yeah it was war ravaged as was most of Europe. But I can't see where crime rates were worse than other areas like Chicago, NY, Berlin etc. I'd like to read why it was considered the worst place on earth if anyone has a link.

Not that it really makes a difference.
I think he was comparing growing up in the poor section of Liverpool to London where Jagger grew up and Jones with their private school educations. Don't forget also that the Beatles got their start on the Reeperbahn, the seediest place in Europe.
 

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I think he was comparing growing up in the poor section of Liverpool to London where Jagger grew up and Jones with their private school educations. Don't forget also that the Beatles got their start on the Reeperbahn, the seediest place in Europe.
That would make sense versus one of the worst places on earth.
 

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Brian Epstein cost the Beatles multi millions of dollars but who knew it would become that big and last this long. I think they thought they might last a year so he took every shitty deal offered. It seems the Beatles themselves were not very good businessmen either.
I guess they were a lot better than the guys in Badfinger and John Fogerty...
 
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