November 21, 2006
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe...
So The Beatles released a new album today. You can listen to it online. Sir George Martin and his son Giles remastered this album from tapes of basically everything they recorded from 1962 onward.
It's very interesting to me seeing as I was quoting a John Lennon song yesterday. I had no idea that the lads from Liverpool were doing anything new. Well considering that John and George shuffled off this mortal coil some years ago I find it rather surprising to say the least.
I have to say though it's kind of trippy hearing this music this way. Kind of George Jetson in a strange way. I can pick out bass lines and such from other songs. So is this just the beginning of the end? Or is it viable? I'm digging it, but is it just repackaging? The music industries riff on re-gifting?
There seems to be something a little morbid or invasive about it. Especially For The Benefit of Mr. Kite with it's weird background vocals from Helter Skelter. Or maybe it's just a reworking of original art? I mean, I do that. I look at old art and do my take on it. It helps me figure things out. What is that old saying? - Amateurs imitate and artists steal.
Posted by shawn at November 21, 2006 08:48 AM