Let’s Talk More About the Beatles

Rick, now that you've been nailing some of the big names for interviews, you should really go big, and try to get some time with Sir Paul McCartney! He seems very open to interviews in various formats other than TV(like podcasts) and sounds like an easy, generous person to interview! Would be amazing to see the two of you sit down to have a chat!

The Beatles had 4 rhythm guitarists. They had 3 lead guitarists. They had 3 electric bassists and 4 drummers. They had 4 keyboardists. They had 4 lead singers and 3 harmony singers. They had 4 songwriters. When you look at them as a 29-man musical idea generator and session call list, you can see why the inspiration came so often, why the style was so varied, and why the execution was so consistent and of such high quality. When you look again and see four men behind it all, you also see why this doesn't happen every day.

The Beatles were simply a miracle. Nothing compares to these four guys and no one can explain the flow of their divine music. Like Timothy Leary said: They are angels come in human form.

There are so many artists I adore... Hendrix, Doors, Pink Floyd, Love, Black Sabbath, Bob Marley, ABBA, Cream, Parliament-Funkadelic... the list goes on... but NO ONE compares to The Beatles. From Please Please Me to Let It Be, their music overwhelms me with joy, more than anyone else. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to each and every one of their song's, and yet I'm still floored, and I mean genuinely floored by their talents. I truly feel bad for anyone who doesn't understand them. I don't mean that in a condescending way. I really mean it. They totally blow me away.

For perspective: the Beatles went from "Love me do" "She loves you" and "I want to hold your hand" to "She said, she said" "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Tomorrow never knows" in 3 years...

My theory as to why Ringo is not only the most underrated drummer in history, but one of the greatest - imagine how the Beatles would have sounded with a more 'technically gifted and flamboyant' drummer. I can guarantee that the magic and 'simplicity' of their entire catalogue would not exist. There will never be another Beatles, and that's exactly how it's supposed to be. From the age of 3-4, listening to the odd song played on local radio, to the age of 47, I still never get bored with them. They literally spun gold from nothing.

I came away from "Get Back" also stunned by their ages, which I'd never thought of before. But beyond the profound talent the Beatles possessed, which is indeed astounding, let's not forget that at their young ages they also dealt with being the most famous 4 people ever, the crush of demands on their time and attention, the business side of being the Beatles, their personal relationships and the painful recent loss of Brian Epstein. The business part alone would overwhelm most 28-year-olds. Truly astounding.

Probably no band was as prolific and as constantly good as The Beatles. They were always in the news as I was growing up in the 60s and mainly because of their music. Song after song after song. And such variety. They were everywhere and nobody had a bad word to say about them. Everybody loved them and no wonder. It's very rare when you get 4 guys in a group who all have charm and wit. I, up till Rick pointed it out thought they were at the top for at least 10 years. Can't believe how much they fitted into the 7 years they were at the top now I look back on it, though it all seemed so natural then.

The 3-part harmonies in - for example -This Boy, Nowhere Man and Because have never been bettered. And they sang the first two live with no appreciable difference in quality. They had the instinctive ability to step towards or away from the mic when a different balance was required. When you consider the technology available to them, it is nothing short of miraculous.

Rick, you are just the world's most engaging, honest, reliable walking encyclopedia. I was 13 when the Beatles became a part of our consciousness, and they are part of my life to this day. The Peter Jackson documentary is a real gift to those of us who find the process of creating all these genius songs completely fascinating. Never stop talking about them!

I cannot fathom that from teenagers to pre 30 year olds could get together and CREATE such a diverse, melodic, mind-bending, revolutionary, entertaining, body of work. It absolutely boggles my mind. It almost seems impossible.

When Rick said "In My Life...man, one of the best songs ever written", I stopped the video to go listen...he isn't wrong! It is just so beautiful. I am so happy I listened to it. I just recently (this past week) got into The Beatles and I'm 37. I am somewhat mad at myself for not actively listening sooner. But also understanding that sometimes things will just come to you naturally.

Writing "Norwegian Wood" only one year after "I Want to Hold Your Hand." Is truly astonishing. It seems like every song they wrote was just waiting to be written. The library they created in only 8 years will forever remain unsurpassed.

The fact that their music is still played, discussed and is still massively popular is, in itself incredible. I was fifteen when Beatlemania started and no one played music from previous generations at that time so listening to them now would have been the equivalent of me listening to music from the 1910s then! Just think about that!

Beatles are the Best..they set the bar super high.. Ringo is one of the greatest drummers ever....that swing.....love The Beatles whenever I crave Melody I go to them..

2 things make my mind explode (a constant reaction) if I think about them ....1. When I try to conceptualize the distance of 1 light year ... and 2. How talented the Beatles were and how much they accomplished/produced before each turned the age of 30 (blows my mind when I think about either one). All that material in what ... 7 years? When did they officially sign their recording contract? '63? They broke in '70 ... all those wonderful songs in 6-7 years ... all before any of them were 30 years old. It was like Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach all were re-incarnated at the same time and found each other as youngsters in Liverpool, ENG. I have to go lay down again ... my head hurts.

IMO Revolver was a pivotal moment in music for all genres. It opened the door for musicians to go in so many different directions. I feel like without that single album . We would not have so many different bands going to so many branches and directions . I feel like without George Martin as their producer and mentor . He was basically their musical father figure ,mentor , and friend who nurtured them . To become the best they could be as individuals . And then showed them how to mesh their own unique styles to make music that will never be surpassed. Something very special happened when these 4 lads got together. It seemed as if the universe aligned and God smiled on them . Sadly IMO we will never see that happen again. Sure theres better individual musicians. But it was the perfect mix of members with the exact skill set required. At the perfect time in society and their positive messages of love , hope and cultivating ones self to be a better person. As to make the world a better place .Their message rang true with the world in such a way it literally changed it for the better.

Love that Rick has 27 absolute most amazing favorite Beatles songs.

To the average listener, the Beatles are great. To a musician, the Beatles were phenomenal. The inversions, chord voicings, time changes, chord melodies, chromatic movement, etc. Masterful songwriting, and surprisingly advanced considering they learned all this stuff by ear and years of gigging.

I love how much you love the Beatles. You basically said 50% of their songs were the best song ever 😂

Rick, you always have the incredible perception of the Beatles.....NO ONE worked harder than these guys. All I could thing about was if they were not recording they were writing and practicing, and finally if they were not doing those things, they were thinking about melodies, lyrics and arrangements......they were incredible.....as I looked at John, to think his days would be brought to an end in just 11 years..........if he only knew.....Rick, I really appreciate what you do.....thank you!!!!!

I'm 47 years young (almost 48), a guitar player for 27 of those years and that documentary got me to go back and re-listen to many of the Beatles' hits. I'm blown away at the simplicity, yet intricacy of their writing. I'm even talking about many of their first hits; "She Loves You", "Eight Days a Week", Ticket to ride", "I Should Have Known Better", "We Can Work It Out", "All My Loving", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", .... the list goes on! I intentionally listed a lot of songs for people to see how many hits, you may have forgotten! I had forgotten quite a few of these and there are TONS more hits that they have! These were just the first few years! I'm more of a metal guy and I had never really given the Beatles the musicianship credit they deserved! Learning the progressions of those songs and some of their later stuff blew my mind! I'm a self taught guitar player, can't read sheet music but I can see chords and play along. But the Beatles opened my eyes up to using more of the "7" chords (B7, C7, D7, etc). So many of their songs have these and some other crazy chords that actually sound melodic! For example the song, "From Me to You", there's a progression there (I'm not sure if it's the chorus but I would probably call it a chorus) Gm/C7/F/D7/G/G+! That G+ chord I have never heard in any other song ever but it sounds great at the end of that line! But the most impressive part were the harmonies over those genius progressions. I love a lot of Alice in Chains and I can definitely hear the influence they got from the Beatles with their harmonies (even with AIC being a Eb tuned band). Also, George has some pretty cool little licks he put on songs that get over"looked"(more over heard). The little blues like at the end of each line in "She Loves You" is pretty bad ass for back then! Skid Row, Chains and many other bands use that in some of their songs (especially in Drop "D") or a song like "Monkey Business" by Skid Row uses that little A/D strings (that one use frets 2-3 4) but I definitely think some influence is there. Killswitch Engage, "My Curse" (one of the greatest songs of all time in my opinion) uses those chords but in a slightly different progression but also with a slight blues bend (and tuned in Drop "C") It's the A/D strings- Frets 3 and 5. It's been a while but I think I use the 6th fret too. Anyways, that cool bluesy lick in "She Loves You" is only part of the genius! Using E minor as the starting chord (darker chord) in such an uplifting and upbeat song is pretty interesting! Another thing I noticed was the duality in the main song writing between John and Paul! "We Can Work it Out" is a great example of this! Intro and verses (upbeat and jingly chords) D/C/G/D/G/A. Then John's part, Chorus: Bm/A/G/F#7 (dark lyrics and progression). Put them together and you have an amazing song! I know it was long winded but I've been really geeking out on these songs on the acoustic. PS- Ringo is a much better drummer than I thought he was!

The Beatles was a supergroup from the beginning . At least John, Paul and George would have had a great solo career wirhout ever having played together as the Beatles before. One of the greatest talents ever have found each other „by accident“. Better than any professional casting could do. This is just amazing!

Georges output during that time is staggering. Something and Here Comes The Sun and then records the All Things Must Pass album which is my favorite solo Beatles album. Got it the day of release. That album never disappoints...

What I came away with was how insanely talented Paul McCartney is. He was a crazy writer and a great musician on every instrument and I’m sure it was very intimidating for the other musicians especially George to be in a band with him. But to Paul’s credit I think he understood that and he always walked a line and he also respected the abilities of the other musicians. I believe he understood that what came out from all of them together was very special and completely different than what would come out of just him Or any of the others solo. Conversely I believe John and Paul realized that as well. Just a crazy freak occurrence that they grew up together and came together in a confluence of talent that will never be seen again.

I'm also a massive Beatles fan Rick. A child of the 60's, it isn't merely that I grew up with the Beatles and have a subjective bias. It's that the melodies, harmonies, subject matter and words still blows my mind all these decades later. Looking back and forward, I am lucky to have been there when they happened. Man. I love rock and roll, but I struggle to avoid Beatles songs dominating my guitar practice.

And immediately after finishing Revolver they recorded Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane for the Sgt Pepper album - of course, the fate of those two songs is the stuff of legend.

“Yesterday and Today” was actually a U.S release since Capitol records wanted to release something ASAP in the U.S. before “Revolver”, which is why “Yesterday and Today “ album had songs from “rubber soul” and singles like “day tripper”. Fun Fact: The U.S. release of “Revolver” doesn’t have “I’m only sleeping” nor “And Your Bird Can Sing” since those were added on “Yesterday and Today” prior to their “Revolver” release ..

The Beatles were such a huge part of my musical background . In 1969 I was 13 years old and learning how to play the guitar and spending hours upon hours learning Beatles songs. I feel like this band is so much a part of me that it is almost part of my DNA. When I watched Get Back It was like I was in a time warp re-experiencing all of those high school memories. I was absolutely blown away watching the creation and evolution of these songs . Thank You for sharing your thoughts and comments about the Beatles Get Back Documentary .

Love this. I'm just hearing this early Christmas morning 2022. Just turned 13, my friend and I were blown away when we heard the Beatles played by Dick Smith on WORC in December 1963. I'm not exaggerating to say that changed my life... 13, the perfect age to fall in love with George Harrison.

There's NO WAY I'd ever get sick of you talking about the Beatles, Rick! I know I'm not alone.

I won't complain about your Beatles Videos, because they were the absolue best band ever. They influenced generations of musicians.

George Harrison was the youngest member of the group. but he was the most experienced. The Beatles were the best at harmonies of any group ever. it was most noticeable in songs like "I Want to Hold Your Hand".

You could play Beatles songs all day long and I'd never get sick of it!!! Beatles❤

The tone, phrasing and accent in John Lennon's vocals is right there with pizza, the ocean, star filled sky and beautiful women as the greatest things in life!

I appreciate your enthusiasm of the Beatles. I was 14 when I saw them at Shea Stadium. So memorable. It was a happening, not just a concert, total hysteria! Changed my entire existence! I love them as much today as I did then.

I saw The Beatles on Sept.7th 1964 at Maple Leaf Gardens, literally the day before I started high school age 13. My world has never been the same since…and at 71,I still listen and play music every day. 🎼🎵🎶

Paul heard David Mason play the Brandenburg concerto and invited him to play on Penny Lane. Mason didn't know who the Beatles were. Paul sang the parts he wanted, George Martin wrote them out, and Mason played the hell out of the part. Two takes.

Rick sounds like all of us going down each song within their discography and saying “one of my absolute favorites” after every other tune haha. Love it

What they put out for such a young group was fantastic. i think they would have only gotten better and would even be more sophisticated .

Did you guys notice the way Paul would lovingly gaze at John when John was doing something exceptional? Oh man, what a special brotherly bond those two had. I can only imagine how devastated he was when John was taken from us.

The Beetles were a revolution to me as a 16 year old. They remain a joy.

If you’re a bassist, you probably know exactly how much more effort it takes to properly figure out a McCartney bass line as opposed to the usual fare in pop and rock music. Paul has a wonderfully sophisticated musical brain, so much so that it can even sometimes fly under the radar amid the more accessible tunefulness, so to speak.

Paul was on fire creatively at the end, in my opinion. The Wings where a great band.

Great piece Rick, thank you for delving into these guys' amazing legacy. My obsessive love of music of all types/genres began when I heard the Beatles' Twist and Shout blaring out of a loudspeaker while living in Germany on an Air Force Base in 1963. Loved every record they put out and, while not truly being a musician (just a hack guitarist), have always felt that they were brilliant as songwriters and musicians and constantly groundbreaking throughout their career together. Opened the door to much in music that followed that I love. Too many favorite songs to have a favorite song; however, Abbey Road in its totality is an album that I will listen to until the end of my days.

You know what’s crazy… I wanted to take music theory in high school, but the class always booked up so quick, mainly because of our teacher, but also because it was one of the few music classes in our school. So I had to learn it on my own. Which is great, and a disadvantage simultaneously. But it helped me to really understand music on my own. And I had to pay attention to not just guitar, which I had transitioned to from drums, horns, vocals, and bass, but the entire composition of music. I had to force myself to be aware of how compositionally, if that’s a word, haha, how music comes together. And I feel I became a better composer of songs, and music, altogether. And I feel I had always had that intuition. From drums to guitar, I envisioned how bass, and other instruments could be incorporated into a song to really bring a song to its full potential. I mainly played guitar and vocals, but to envision the entire song with different instruments, made me appreciate the simple complexity, and the complex simplicity of song writing. My only regret was not figuring out how to translate that into a career. My family was not musically inclined, and discouraged musical careers, as they found it impractical. Boy have I regretted trying to prove them wrong. But regretted more, the love of a musical career, for the simply complicated love of music. Luckily, it’s not too late, lol. Thank you Rick. You inspire me.

George Harrison wrote “Something” and “Here Comes The Sun” at age 26 Thats incredible

George got such a raw deal. I can't believe John and Paul heard "All Things Must Pass" and decided to revisit the songs they wrote as teenagers, instead. Also look how generous George was with Ringo to help him turn the idea for "Octopus's Garden" into a song. The Beatles ending was the best thing that could have happened for him. George forever!

And this is why The Beatles are revered so much. There is no doubt about it, they led the world and still have the most profound influence on modern-day music.

The Beatles and the Beach Boy are the reigning champions of Pop Music. Their music was sooooooooo deep. Modern pop music cannot relate because it requires musical talent.

I have said this before. Chord progressions, melodies, lyrics, playing and general musicality of songs such as "Michelle" and "Yesterday" (as an example). A 50 year old veteran of musical song writing would be proud of their work and skill with just those two songs alone if they had written them. Paul was like a kid at around 20years old when he wrote them. What were any of us doing at that age?

Your comments and insights about the Get Back documentary and the Beatles in general are one of the reasons why we love you Rick! Their deeply intuitive knowledge of music from their time in Hamburg and learning so many covers, their insanely creative output in the mid-60j's, their unique brilliant vocal harmonies, etc. Many of their individual songs have given birth to entire genres of music. The Beatles, as far as their impact on the entire world, both musically and socially, are the greatest band of all time, no other band has affected and influenced more people on the planet than The Beatles. Hundreds of years from now, when people are studying the music of the past, The Beatles will be looked back on as the Bach of modern pop/rock music, just as we look back on Bach as one of the masters from the past.

They were absolutely amazing and I too am a massive fan. They shaped my life personally and musically

Wow, now that I’m 59, and a lot of us look back on this with eyes of our youth….to hear of their ages at this seminal time for these musical events….wow, just wow….

My thoughts on what made The Beatles such good writers? All those years in Hamburg having to play hours and hours of cover versions from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. All of those different chordal ideas, melodic ideas. What they developed was their own personal arsenal of ‘ right ‘ chords, of interesting progressions and melodies that they could draw from - not steal. Individually they were supremely talented and they did that thing that all highly skilled people - artists, athletes, whatever did - they made it look easy. It’s only when you deconstruct their songs do you get to see the work. The ideas in motion. They were four true wizards - and not four little men hiding behind a curtain operating levers.

Someone said (forget who) that everyone is born with a song (or something like that). When you listen to Harrison's 'I Need You' from 'Help!' which was a relatively early song in George's writing career, you can hear musical composition which he will use during his whole later solo career. George, like the other two Beatles came up with their own musical signatures, and they used them in creative ways in all of their best songs. But really you don't necessarily hear it unless your looking for them. For those writers who realize their gift, take journeys down a musical river. The journey will take them in and out of tributaries as they traverse their river. The more they do this the more the mind creates less resistance to the flow of the river as you travel down stream. One day you will have traveled all of the possible routes and by then all of the music will have come before.

I still remember after they were on Ed Sullivan the first time, how parent's, school teachers, aunts, uncles etc. Saying what a joke they were and how after 6 months or so they'd be completely forgotten. 50+ years after breaking up and they're still the biggest thing ever.

I've always been taken by the Beatles' prodigious achievement in assembling the 13 songs making up the English pressing of A Hard Days' Night. It seems John, in particular, was on fire, creatively speaking. Each is unique: about the only characteristic they share is brevity.

I was born 71 but the Beatles a still influenced my sense of music, they were brilliant and music wouldn’t be what it is today if it wasn’t for the Beatles

It's great to hear a fellow Beatle fan talk about this group.

Great segment - Revolver might be the best album they ever made - and when you combine it with the Rubber Soul track listing and the singles and think about doing that in a single year, it’s almost incomprehensible. There will never be another band like that, and I’ll never get sick of you doing Beatles segments.

I really like the American "Rubber Soul", it starts with "I've Just Seen a Face" and replaces "What Goes on" with "It's Only Love". The album flows much better than the UK version, although it omits "Nowhere Man" and "If I Needed Someone". BTW, "She Said" is sans Paul on both harmony vocals and any instruments. Conversely, Paul's guitar solo on "Taxman" is legendary, as are his vocals and rhythm guitar work on "Helter Skelter".

Gawd, George was only 25!? He speaks and acts like a man with the wisdom and experience of someone twice that age! Curiously enough my favourite two moments out of all those hours of footage were both ‘George’ moments *spoiler alert* First, when Ringo’s bashing around the first verse of ‘Octopus’s Garden’. George, having spent the past two weeks struggling to get anyone to take his songs seriously, wastes no time in helping him flesh out the composition further. Both of them on the piano, trying all manner of chord progressions, was just a sweet moment. The second was of course George defiantly switching the amps back on after Mal flicked them off under orders from the police. 100% fearless badass!

Love your videos, Rick, and really appreciate your enthusiasm for the Beatles. I always tell my students, "You had to be there to understand it." Yes, their music and influence lives on in so many ways, but this generation is blissfully unaware of it. They came up with so many "firsts" that I won't even begin to list them, since anyone on this page is already in the know. I'm really thankful to have been in the "Beatlemania" generation, joining 73 million other Americans who were captivated by their initial Ed Sullivan appearance. The Beatles are the ones who influenced me musically more than anyone else, and I'm currently working on my seventh CD! I always smile when someone tells me they can hear the Fab Four influence in one of my songs. I've learned and been impacted by Dylan, Hendrix, CCR, the Hollies, Clapton, and many, many more ... but John, Paul, George and Ringo are the epicenter of my musical career.

Wow, I always was aware of how old they were on LET IT BE....but listening to their ages on the previous records is a testament among MANY LEVELS why THE BEATLES are UNMATCHED and will ever be !!!

The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn is highly recommended reading. Just the sheer scope and magnitude of the amount of concerts, recordings, films, press conferences, radio and TV broadcasts they undertook in any given year is staggering.

One thing I want to add is that this documentary is completely congruent with all that they said on later years, specially Paul. When so much has being speculated about Paul’s attitude towards Yoko, we can see him defending her, and saying it was not her fault. Yes, we see Paul and John being a little rude and pushy with George but then we hear them recognizing their mistakes and understanding George needed more respect. Paul said in Stephen Colbert’s show that during the 70s he questioned himself because media almost convinced him that he was the villain. Now we can see the truth. There’s no villain. There never was. Only differences. The guys cared about each other like brothers.

What amazed me is how much their music changed. They went from Please Please Me to Sgt Peppers in just 4 years. IMO the period 1965 to 1975 was the golden era of rock. The Stones, Beatles, Who, CSNY, Pink Floyd, Dylan. Hendrix, Joplin, The Doors, Zeppelin, Clapton, Beck. So much great stuff and the music business had not gotten so marketing driven yet.

I absolutely loved the many different harmonies that McCartney goes through that they didn’t’ even use!

So happy to have discovered your channel. I am a massive Beatles fan. I was 5 when my immigrant mom purchased "Meet the Beatles", the first of many Beatle albums that would form the background of our life in New York and Argentina. What about "Till There Was You".......... ❤️also a Joni Mitchell fan... music of my life... and Pat Matheny!

Spot on with your assessment. It’s unbelievable what they accomplished and gave the world in just a few years at such a young age. Greatest band of all time.

you are really an extraordinary music connoisseur, but what i appreciate most about you is that you have recognized the true status of the beatles and that you are very sympathic to suggesting it to people in your nice way! Greatings from Germany

“Let’s Talk More About the Beatles.” Yes, let’s. I’m always down for anything Beatles-related. I have 30 minutes left of part 2 of Get Back. I could watch this stuff all day.

Talking about harmonies... there's a scene in Get Back where John and George are talking, goofing off while Paul is singing Let It Be and they just pop right in with their parts and of course, it's spot on. Amazing...

He talks about how hard it is to figure out the chord progressions because everything blends so well, and that made think like Half the time you could never figure out who was actually singing some of the song, they just worked so well together its insane.

I would NEVER be sick of your Beatles videos, Rick. If you could do them. The Beatles have been my absolute favourite band since I was 14 years old - 31 years ago - and they are still, hands down, the best band ever! They did more for music than any other band has done. And all before they turned 30. Mind blowing.

From a Beatles fan's point of you thank you Rick for this passionate and honest video,you are a fantastic musician and your respect for the Beatles can only add to your stature.

Joey from Pixies said Savoy Truffle is where he got his guitar sound from. Their affect on worldwide culture is just incredible.

The sheer amount of material the Beatles released in only in 7 years and they weren't even 30 years old yet still surprises me.

Rick I love this segment. When the Beatles harmonized and sang together sound was so unique you knew it was them. Because, Nowhere Man, ticket to Ride. They sang as one and when they all sign together you know it was them the Beatles

Beatles fan since I was a kid. I never realized they were under 30 when they broke up. It broke my heart. Saw them in Chicago in 1965 I think - couldn’t hear a thing but it was great.

For everything they done I still feel their best was a hard day's night album. It's awesome.

Rick mentions the scene with George helping Ringo with "Octopus's Garden". I don't know what it is, but that clip always brings me tears. It's just such a sweet moment. Ringo seems nervous about showing what he's worked up, and George is so gentle and supportive.

When it comes to Ringo, it’s what he chose to play and not to play that makes him a genius behind the kit. ‘Ticket to ride’, ‘Get back’, ‘Something’. Amazing. Every drummer including me would have overplayed these and many more Beatle songs. It’s not whether it’s technical or not. It’s pure art . I don’t Ringo is truly understood as a drummer and what he contributed to the Beatle sound.

Revolver - one of the greatest pop/rock albums ever. Years ahead of its time and still sounds contemporary today.

Beatles once had, simultaneously, the top five singles on the charts. That's still astounding.

Really appreciate all that Rick does for music analysis!

The Beatles where together 10 years, 1960-1970. They made 188 original songs, that's 19.41 days per song. They had 55x platinum, that's 66.36 days per platinum. It's just unfathomable

So glad you mentioned the rooftop concert. To this day, I can't believe how good they were especially given the limitations they worked with. Amazing!!!!!

I like how every music video starts with proof the person can play an instrument. They should do this on other videos, to prove the street cred of their topics as well.

They were lightning in a bottle! Their music is a miracle. The joy, wonder and beauty of their music has impacted countless lives and will continue to do so through generations to come. We will never see or hear anything like these four amazing men ever again and we don't need to. They are enough.

For me the best part of the whole documentary was the lads playing One After 909 on the roof. You could see they just relaxed and jammed with a song from the good old days. It was magical

It has grown somewhat popular these days for people to diss The Beatles. It's not something I understand, given the outpouring of astounding song after song after song. Whatever else can be said, this can truly never be denied. I feel vindicated in my awe of their body of work when listening to a music man such as yourself explain what made them great.

After watching the Analogs concert of the white album live, which is so impossibly spot on in every way, my emotions caught up with me so hard and sweet. Hard because I was in high school at that time, mostly deaf and subjugated to go through the demeaning labeling that went with being nearly deaf. Their music defined me and motivated me. It created bonds never otherwise possible. I studied hard, practiced guitar lots and went on the play in several local bands. Bands liked to be loud and that worked for me. Thankfully you are there for me today Rick. You have motivated me all over again.

And I bought ALL the US album releases as soon as they came out, still have them to this day! Got my first Beatle album (mono) when I was in 4th grade, "Introducing The Beatles" and my first 45 was "She Loves You" (on Swan label, have that too). I can still remember seeing them on Ed Sullivan for the very first time, we didn't even know then who was who but I liked the one in the middle (that was George and he remains my favorite to this day)...

Let's just say Rick. Listening to you speak of the Beatles is the same banter we all share. You speak with so much emotion and love of the music we all share. Thank you for making these videos and showing your love of music. Sharing it with us all!!!!

It is amazing that on Abbey Road, the Beatles last album, George has arguably the two best songs. And that's out of an album of incredible songs.

Love all of Rick's videos and this is one I've listened to a number of times because it's so interesting and pays tribute to how great the Beatles were. Yeah... yeah, yeah!

I love The Beatles Live at the BBC double albums. They mostly played cover songs (B-sides from American rock n' roll bands and singers most of them) that were part of their repertoire during the Hamburg years. Each album has over 30 songs of these songs. It's amazing the amount of songs this guys knew, and they're singing them perfectly for various live radio broadcasts, some even with live audiences.

Even though they became a studio band, they remained crazy tight. It's amazing that so many of their best takes for "Let it Be" occurred when they played outside and on a roof!