Re: Sgt. Pepper - the novel of the movie

[Dr. Strangemonde]

On Mar 14, 5:50 pm, nick <nickmacpherso...@AOL.com> wrote:
> Dr. Strangemonde wrote:
> > On Mar 13, 10:11 pm, "Steve Worek" <wa3d...@verizon.net> wrote:

> > > A fun trick to play on hard rock fans is to show them the "Come Together"
> > > sequence from "SPLHCB" out of context. They'll be totally baffled why
> > > Aerosmith would make a video where Tyler is KILLED by the Bee Gees!

> > In Boston--where we'd *heard* of Aerosmith, even in 1978--Frampton dying
> > in the attempt got some audience heckles of "...Serves him right!"
> > (Tyler's entrance was a hint that disco wasn'tt much longer for the 70's.)

> It was also a hint that as early as 1978 Aerosmith's best might have been
> behind them. They'd already done Toys in the Attic and Rocks.

I certainly wouldn't have put any money on Aerosmith back then as
being the next batch of "comeback kids"! They discovered some secret,
unerring formula for creating radio-friendly hard rock hits (aka
"power ballads"), that's for sure!

(Back to "Come Together", I have to admit that the song sounds like it
was MADE for them -- unlike, say, Alice Cooper and "Because". I think
that may have been John Lennon's fault, though -- as I recall, he was
in the studio with AC at the recording session and gave him the
suggestion to ham up the vocals.)

- Dr S

[Steve Worek]

No, that was George Martin. Alice wanted to sing the song with a John
Lennon impression, but George said "Sing it how Alice Cooper would sing it."

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