Who is closest to the Beatles in the new millenium?
Cromwell
Keith Evans <tama...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hello folks,
>
>
>
> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think is
> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
question
> to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
>
Oasis...... Heathen Chemistry. Give it a listen, though the main
inspirations seems to be John Lennon.. The most Beatles like song is
"(probably) all in the mind", a swirling, psychedelic vibe, with a bass line
lifted all most completely from "Rain". Highly reminiscent of that song and
"Tomorrow Never Knows".
Geoff.
Jenn
have done this ... dang.)
"Keith Evans" <tama...@earthlink.net> wrote
> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think is
> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
question
> to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
Gosh there are so many to choose from ... I am just leaving for a roadtrip
and I am sure I will think of some obvious ones that I forgot to include
here but off the top of my head ....
BTW I listen to a lot of what some people call "indie rock" even though I
think that is a meaningless title these days, but take that as a cautionary
notice because a lot of this stuff you might hate. Too me though, listening
to these bands evokes the same joys as when I listen to the Beatles ...
Guided By Voices: They have a new album out that is in my opinion "ok" but I
still consider a lot of their mid-90s stuff to be extremely "beatle-esque".
The downside (for some) is that a lot of their material is not produced. It
sounds like it was recorded by a bunch of people too drunk to be able to
operate the primitive recording equipment it was recorded on, which is
indeed the case. Another problem is that a lot of the stuff sounds like they
made it up as they went along, which is again the case.
As bad as that might sound the end result in my opinion is sometimes
unlistenable but on occasions absolutely brilliant. When I listen to what is
probably their best work, the album "Bee Thousand" I feel like I am
listening to The Beatles "Anthology 2", there is a lot of diversity, melody
and inventiveness that runs throughout the entire album. Their follow up to
that album "Alien Lanes" is a little more scattershot but still is good,
containing a lot of great Beatlepop including "As We Go Up We Go Down" and a
song that despite its title ("Game of Pricks") could have easily have been
played by the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
The Doves: Sonically the opposite end of the spectrum from Guided By Voices,
this years "The Last Broadcast" and their previous "Lost Souls" has some of
the best production I have heard in years. Although it could be argued that
they sound as much like Radiohead (when they were a guitar band), U2, Pink
Floyd and others as they do The Beatles, The Beatles are clearly a big
influence, especially on the shimmering song "Words" which recalls Lennon at
his psychedelic best. "The Last Broadcast" is simply stunning at points and,
while retaining elements of the best that has come before them, pushes the
sonic envelope the way I imagine The Beatles did with Abbey Road and Pepper
in their time (I wasn't there so I can only imagine). The songs,
musicianship and production are all amazing and this is one of favorite
albums this year.
The Shins: "Oh Inverted World" was one of my favorites of last year. This is
a small band from New Mexico with great songs with good melodies, great
harmonies and a strong Beatles influence. A lot of other echoes of great
pop from the 60s is also evident in their music as I hear a lot of Zombies,
Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkle and various 60s garage punk bands in their
music. The production, though shoestring, is still worthy. A little rough
around the edges for mainstream tastes but still highly recommended.
Apples In Stereo: In a similar genre to The Shins, The Apples have amassed
a body of wonderful work in the past decade. Also like The Shins, their
specialty is light pop. By "light pop" I don't mean mellow (they are both
far too noisy for that) but most of their work has a "very poppy" sound. In
other words ... they are more "Eight Days A Week", "Back in the USSR" (or
even "Dear Prudence") than they are "Don't Let Me Down" or "Come Together".
Group leader Robert Schneider is also the founder of the so-called "Elephant
Six" recording collective, which is a group of similar artists who appear on
each others albums and all share a certain musical similarity of
experimental takes 60s pop. This group also includes the absolutely amazing
"Neutral Milk Hotel" (strongly recommended!!! but not really a Beatles
sound-a-like as they have their own thing going on - more like mid period
Kinks of Syd Barrett but still their own thing) , the recently departed
"Olivia Tremor Control and the San Francisco based "Beulah" (who have a
wonderful song called "I Love John, She Loves Paul") and others. Schneider
has been collaborating via telephone with Andy Partridge of XTC for a new
album to be recorded this fall. Which brings us to ...
XTC: While I fear that the sun maybe finally setting for this great band
(after losing the amazing and underappreciated Dave Gregory) I am sure this
band will be making music one way or another until they die. And many times
when I thought they were down for the count they have come back and amazed
me with another beautiful album. "Skylarking" "Apples and Oranges" and
"Nonsuch" contain the highest percentage of Beatles sounding music, though
the influence of the fabs lurks just beyond the surface of just about all of
their later material. Even more blatant is their incarnation as The Dukes of
Stratosphere who's work is a very good tribute/evocation to above all The
Beatles, but also other great 60s bands (The Move, The Hollies, The Beach
Boys, The Pink Floyd etc. etc.)
Oasis: Yup they try to sound like The Beatles and sometimes succeed (I would
much rather turn on the radio and hear "Wonderwall" than the new `N Sync)
but I really can't stand these guys and on repeated listening even their
best becomes grating. I much prefer the "original Oasis" which was not the
Beatles but the Stone Roses who sadly burned out fast and allowed Oasis to
reap the rewards of the blueprint they had created.
Dang ... I gotta get going but quickly ...
Fugu: I saw this French band open for Stereolab last year and they were
amazing. Their debut album is an incredibly lush pastiche of Beatles circa
67, a lot of "Smile" era Brian Wilson and the criminally underappreciated
Emitt Rhodes (they even covered one of his songs live ... they asked the
audience if anyone had ever heard of him and The Fillmore grew suddenly
quiet.) The fault with their debut (and I will agree with this) is that it
is very light weight and overly orchestrated and polished but I still love
it. They are now going with a much more stripped back basic four piece band
sound they showed off live and it was great. They are recording this fall
and I am hoping that they can translate this sound to disc.
Quickly quickly quickly
Aimee Mann ... who says a woman can't sound like the Beatles
Michael Penn ... her husband who works in a similar vein
Elvis Costello .... oh please Elvis come back for real
Elliot Smith .... great McCartney pop
ok done ...
Jenn
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Sir Barb
harmony.
top of the list
Joe Molland - The AMG review says it all.
http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aku8ibk09aakq
Aimee Mann - Aimee has to be music's best kept secret. Although the Magnolia
soundtrack gave her some high visibility, she still isn't a house hold name.
I'm With Stupid is one of the best cds ever.
Matthew Sweet - His last cd, In Reverse, was probably his most Beatlesque
with the more sophisticated production. Sweet's trademarks are catchy hook
filled tunes with crunchy guitars featuring all over the place solos.
Honourable mention:
The Beatifics
Velvet Crush
Admiral Twin
The best place to look for the more obscure Beatlesque bands is:
http://notlame.com/
"Keith Evans" <tama...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think is
> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
> question to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
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Dale Houstman
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> The Jayhawks
>
I live in the town the Jayhawks hail from, and can tell you without a doubt
that - as good a band as they are - they aren't anywhere near the Beatles.
Nobody is or probably will be again in rock music. Their position is as much
a matter of zeitgeist as it is of ability; they stand as a nexus between al
that came before in popular music and all that was to come. It won't happen
again, not in rock music. But if there were contenders it would lie in those
artists who have absorbed the lessons of the past and are imaginative enough
to reinivent them all. Beck is much more the type. But that time is past.
dmh
Jenn
"Keith Evans" <tama...@earthlink.net> wrote
> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think is
> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
question
> to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
Gosh there are so many to choose from ... I am just leaving for a roadtrip
Quickly quickly quickly
ok done ...
--
James Driver
comes closest in my mind to the Beatles.
If my recollection is sound they were a studio group put together to sound
just like the Beatles. I dont recall having seen an album or follow up
singles from the Knickerbockers.
James
Damon Davis
I dont see how Oasis even compares with The Beatles except they are
Beatle Fans.
Some of These Boy Groups now days have alot of Mania but as we all know
its Plastic.
Now his wife threw the hepc guy out on his arse LOL 2 kids and a new
house....
He's in the Dawg House now LOL!
Dale Houstman
"James Driver" <james...@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
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> Without doubt, the 60's group The Knickerbockers and their singlke "Lies"
> comes closest in my mind to the Beatles.
> If my recollection is sound they were a studio group put together to sound
> just like the Beatles. I dont recall having seen an album or follow up
> singles from the Knickerbockers.
> James
>
>
they hardly fit the thread's time span "the new millenium."
dmh
Ally
Weezer?
Travis?
Coldplay?
"Keith Evans" <tama...@earthlink.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Hello folks,
>
>
>
> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think is
> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
question
> to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
>
> Anticipating some responses, I will add the following caveats:
>
> * As former Beatles, the solo work of neither Sir Paul nor Ringo is
> eligible.
> * Tribute bands are excluded, also.
> * I understand that the Beatles themselves had many different Osounds,ą
> ranging from the r&b-based exuberance of the first few albums to the
> drug-influenced experimentation of the middle to later years. So...
Anything
> is fair game. If you would, though, please let me know which Beatle era
the
> band youąre thinking of sounds like.
> * In as much detail as youąd care to give, please explain your choices.
>
> Thanks so much in advance for your help. I look forward to reading your
> responses!
>
>
>
> A fellow Beatles fan,
>
> SDG
>
> surfdo...@yahoo.com
Mister Charlie
> What about:
>
> Weezer?
> Travis?
> Coldplay?
Garth Brooks.
--
"...I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
I would hate my tongue in cheeks to show..."
Dale Houstman
"Mister Charlie" <swam...@lycos.com> wrote in message
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> Ally wrote:
> > What about:
> >
> > Weezer?
> > Travis?
> > Coldplay?
>
>
> Garth Brooks.
>
> --
dmh
Mister Charlie
Without a smiley emoticon that is a scary and sad sentiment.
;-)
--
"...I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
I would hate my disappointment to show..."
Dale Houstman
> Dale Houstman wrote:
> > "Mister Charlie" <swam...@lycos.com> wrote in message
> > news:aifcgp$141t61$1...@ID-63206.news.dfncis.de...
> >> Ally wrote:
> >>> What about:
> >>>
> >>> Weezer?
> >>> Travis?
> >>> Coldplay?
> >>
> >>
> >> Garth Brooks.
> >>
> >> --
> > I think Celine Dion is this generation's Beatles.
>
> Without a smiley emoticon that is a scary and sad sentiment.
>
> ;-)
>
dmh
Dale Houstman
"JSM" <js...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> x-no-archive: yes
>
> U2
>
I HATE U2. All bombast and forced emotionalism. All very "important" and
"profound." Their first record BOY was a marvelous thing, full of jangly
guitar and very modern sensibiliites. Then they somehow bloated up on their
own "hugeness" and made one gas-gangrene album after another. Even Eno
doesn't seem able to save them from their wretchedness, although he does all
he can.
IMHO...
dmh
TonyMyers9
you mean you don't enjoy angst 'n stuff?
I think a lot of what was good with rock and roll left when it became
important, with Dylan and the Beatles. I know that the music is better because
of Bob and the Beatles and I have a complete collection of both, but in a lot
of ways it seems less fun now. Everything has to be important, every singer has
to be sullen and they have to have a point of view on things they know nothing
about. Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins Chuck Berry and guys like that
seemed to be having a lot more fun than the guys now. I mean, can you imagine
any current band would put the lyrics like "I called up the gyspy woman on the
telephone, she gonna send out a worldwide hoo-doo, that's be the very thing
that'll suit you" in a song, or "The Bread is on the Stove, the meat is getting
hot, everybody come and taste the opussom mama shot". (even Paul didn't have
the nerve to sing that verse when he covered it).
I guess if most bands acted like they were having fun they'd lose the large
sullen teenage girl market. So everything is mournfull now.
I blame Neil Young.
But is rock star really that bad of a job that the singers have to look and
sound on the brink of sucide all the time?
Rock music went from "Hey, fuck me" to "Hey! Fuck you!" in 30 years
man.... I'm just 28 and I've already turned into Grandpa Simpson.
--------
humor me
pban...@bellatlantic.net
>"Keith Evans" <tama...@earthlink.net> wrote
>> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think is
>> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
>question
>> to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
I would highly recommend "A Little Trip" by the Vinyl Kings. I've had
a copy for a for a couple of months and have been really been knocked
out by it : http://cdbaby.com/cd/vinylkings
Pedro Correia
"The Day We Caught The Train" by Ocean Colour Scene
Lennon-sounding vocals, "I am the Walrus" bits, McCartney's rock' n roll
screaming voice etc...
It's All There! And, even though not from the new millenium, it's from 1996
not 66...
D.T. Smith
> comes closest in my mind to the Beatles.
> If my recollection is sound they were a studio group put together to sound
> just like the Beatles. I dont recall having seen an album or follow up
> singles from the Knickerbockers.
> James
Thanks for reminding me of that great old song, but I don't recall ever
thinking it sounded anything like The Beatles.
Mister Charlie
> Thanks for reminding me of that great old song, but I don't recall
> ever thinking it sounded anything like The Beatles.
I never did either, but it's been said quite often. I can see a bit of
a resemblance to the earlier sounds, but by the time Lies came out the
Beatles were well beyond that matrix.
Same with the Beau Brummels. They've been called the American Beatles
but I never heard that either.
--
"...I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
I would hate my similarities to show..."
Dale Houstman
"D.T. Smith" <smi...@post.queensu.ca> wrote in message
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> "James Driver" <james...@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Without doubt, the 60's group The Knickerbockers and their singlke
"Lies"
> > comes closest in my mind to the Beatles.
> > If my recollection is sound they were a studio group put together to
sound
> > just like the Beatles. I dont recall having seen an album or follow up
> > singles from the Knickerbockers.
> > James
>
> Thanks for reminding me of that great old song, but I don't recall ever
> thinking it sounded anything like The Beatles.
>
Oh, it certainly does, and is rather famous for doing do. It sounds like an
energetic John vocal from the early days. It is quite a song, and is
featured in many compilations. And - although I don't have the info at
hand - they did produce one album at least, and release at least one more
single, which - I suppose - didn't "move" well.
dmh
saki
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> Try this One:
>
> "The Day We Caught The Train" by Ocean Colour Scene
>
> Lennon-sounding vocals, "I am the Walrus" bits, McCartney's rock' n
> roll screaming voice etc...
> It's All There! And, even though not from the new millenium, it's
> from 1996 not 66...
Ocean Colour Scene (from Birmingham UK) even sound Beatlesesque on
stage. They gave a great show here in Los Angeles a year ago and did a
cracking version of "Day Tripper", probably the best cover of it I've
ever heard. Their acoustic "Chelsea Walk" is very much in the McCartney
mold.
For the new millennium, listen to a song by The White Stripes called
"We're Going To Be Friends" from their latest album "White Blood
Cells". Jack White has so many different "voices" it's a bit
overwhelming (Robert Plante and Blind Willie McTell among them) but
this is Macca through and through, down to the muffled foot taps a la
"Blackbird". "Apple Blossom" (from their previous LP "De Stijl") is
also very Macca.
When I first found out that the White Stripes had an album called "De
Stijl" I thought it was a very clever Stuart Sutcliffe reference. I'm
not sure now that it was meant that way....
----
"Teacher thinks that I sound funny, but she
likes the way you sing...."
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saki
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> "James Driver" <james...@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
> news:<Bjc29.50677$Hj3.1...@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
>> Without doubt, the 60's group The Knickerbockers and their singlke
>> "Lies" comes closest in my mind to the Beatles.
>> If my recollection is sound they were a studio group put together
>> to sound just like the Beatles. I dont recall having seen an album
>> or follow up singles from the Knickerbockers.
Followup (just as terrific) was "One Track Mind", from '66 I believe.
> Thanks for reminding me of that great old song, but I don't recall
> ever thinking it sounded anything like The Beatles.
The Knickerbockers sounded so much like the Fabs (deliberately so, it
seemed at the time) that my local radio station, then in an all-request
phase, began playing the song without back-announcing the artists.
The station was flooded with calls asking for "the new Beatles release
called 'Lies'". And they had the nerve to tease listeners with it for
days, too, before telling us who it really was.
----
"That's all I ever get from you...."
------------------------
sa...@ucla.edu
D.T. Smith
Every time you blame Neil young for something, he changes
course and does something completely different.
D.T. Smith
Beatle-esque, though back in the '60s I still don't recall
ever thinking it sounded anything like them. I guess I'll
never hear it the same way again.
I think someone mentioned the Beau Brummels. Again, great
band but never struck me as sounding like The Beatles.
Mister Charlie
That was me, both times around. ANd I see what resemblance folks were
talking about but Lies never sounded like the Beatles to me then or now.
--
"...I don't want to spoil the party so I'll go,
I would hate my disappointment to show..."
Jenn
"AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs" <AllYourBaseAreB...@newsguy.com>
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> On 30 Jul 2002 00:13:38 -0600, in article
> <XqZ09.254$Jz.2...@twister.socal.rr.com>, "Jenn" stated:
>> Thanks for that post. Just when you think that all is lost, along comes
a post
> like this and reminds you that there are people out there who are on the
ball.
> Its good to see GBV, XTC and AIS all mentioned in the same post.
Well their all great bands!!!
>
> Tears for Fears had this incredible four song stretch on their "Seeds of
Love"
I have to admit that I have dark memories of a certain song called
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" ranking as one of my personal "most
hated" songs in the universe. It was just sooooooooooooo boring (to me at
least) and yet it was virtually inescapable for an unmercifully long period
of time. It always kind of reminded me of some sort of 80s counterpart to
Percy Faith's "Theme From A Summer Place" (a song that my mom and my
orthodontist's office played with amazing frequency.) I have somehow
managed to escape hearing "Everybody" for years but one day I know I must
return to confront this monster of my past head on. Perhaps I will find that
it isn't that bad after all. (I like the Percy Faith song now in a weird
sort of way.)
I can remember hearing that "Seeds of Love" song for the first time ... I
knew the voices but I just couldn't place who it was (my best guess was
SuperTramp). Obviously I was quite surprised to learn that it was Tears For
Fears. I think it is a pretty good song ... it's just so over the top that
I can't help but smile when I hear it. The lads are obviously enthused,
which is a good thing, and it has some great hooks and a nice message.
> Give em a listen.
I will keep an eye out this stuff. Your description sounds pretty good.
Thanks.
J
Frederick W. Harrison
> >> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think
is
> >> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
> >question
> >> to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
Blur's "Beatlebum" is my suggestion. It's got a Lennon style vocal and song
structure, plus the harmony vocals drove me mad trying to figure out exactly
where they pinched it until I realized that it was derived obliquely from
"Girl". (In other words, not too obvious a cop) Plus a nice use of minor
chords in the chorus. And it sounds like a Beatles song circa the White
Album.
There's also a clever version of the Zeppelin chestnut "Stairway To Heaven"
done in an convincing early Beatles style as part of an Australian TV
soundtrack. The idea was to record the Zep song in the style of other well
known artists - the Doors, Kate Bush, B-52s, Rolf Harris (don't laugh - his
version was a hit in the UK). It was released in the USA as "Stairways to
Heaven" or something similar. Truly bizarre,
"So You Are A Star" by the Hudson Brothers was also touted as a Beatle
sound-alike when it was first released (which is why I have it in my
collection). The first bit of the verse sounds a bit like Paul, the next
part sound more like John. Problem was the song overall was more like their
solo material than anything they had written while in the Beatles. But since
they aren't currently recording I guess it doesn't count.
There's likely one or two songs by the Odds that I would nominate but for
the same reason. Damn fine band - they were to tour with George Martin and
an orchestra performing Beatles music but it fell through.
--
Frederick Harrison <><
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"A stone may change the course of the river."
C.S Lewis
mcnewsxp
"> For the new millennium, listen to a song by The White Stripes called
> "We're Going To Be Friends" from their latest album "White Blood
> Cells". Jack White has so many different "voices" it's a bit
> overwhelming (Robert Plante and Blind Willie McTell among them) but
> this is Macca through and through, down to the muffled foot taps a la
> "Blackbird". "Apple Blossom" (from their previous LP "De Stijl") is
> also very Macca.
>
i like em anyway.
neat concept - gueetar and drooms.
Jenn
"Frederick W. Harrison" <harriNO...@istar.ca> wrote in message
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> > >"Keith Evans" <tama...@earthlink.net> wrote
>> "So You Are A Star" by the Hudson Brothers was also touted as a Beatle
> sound-alike when it was first released (which is why I have it in my
> collection). The first bit of the verse sounds a bit like Paul, the next
> part sound more like John. Problem was the song overall was more like
their
> solo material than anything they had written while in the Beatles. But
since
> they aren't currently recording I guess it doesn't count.
It's really hard to find now, but the Hudson Brothers had an album called
"Totally Out Of Control" that has a lot of really fun stuff on it, most of
it very Beatlesque. They sounded almost like a cheerful Badfinger. There is
also a greatest hits package on CD that looks kind of dodgy due the
inclusion of later material but it also manages to cull a few (though not
all) of the good tracks out "Control" and the follow-up "Ba Fa". Both of
these albums are great, and both are produced by Bernie Taupin (which is
kind of weird ...) "Control" has a lot of Beatley stuff on it and climaxes
with an Abbey Road style medley leading up to a final stunning revelation to
close the album ("Dog" spelled backwards is "God") "Ba Fa" is more of a
Brian Wilson workout and has some great harmonies and melodies on it. Not
an original idea on either of the albums but still a good soundtrack to jump
up and down on your bed to.
If you ever see these snap them up.
saki
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>
> "> For the new millennium, listen to a song by The White Stripes
> called
>> "We're Going To Be Friends" from their latest album "White Blood
>> Cells". Jack White has so many different "voices" it's a bit
>> overwhelming (Robert Plante and Blind Willie McTell among them)
>> but this is Macca through and through, down to the muffled foot
>> taps a la "Blackbird". "Apple Blossom" (from their previous LP "De
>> Stijl") is also very Macca.
>>
> aren't they the rich kids who try to sound like street urchins?
Blue collar, according to Jack White, though it's difficult to know
considering The White Stripes' "interesting" biographical information,
some of which may be fabricated. No worse, I suppose, than funny
haircuts invented in the swimming baths or men on flaming pies...or
working-class heroes who really weren't working-class.
> i like em anyway.
> neat concept - gueetar and drooms.
Groups with guitars are on the way out, so I heard it said once. For
the Stripes, that leaves only drums!
There are parallels with the Fabs, who also managed a powerhouse sound
based on a synthesis of earlier musical styles, which was then churned
compellingly into a new and irresistible-sounding output. But the Fabs
weren't as into blues as the Stripes are. Maybe that's a good thing.
Occasionally "12-Bar Original" haunts me.
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"Frederick W. Harrison" <harriNO...@istar.ca> wrote in message
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song
> structure, plus the harmony vocals drove me mad trying to figure out
exactly
> where they pinched it until I realized that it was derived obliquely from
> "Girl". (In other words, not too obvious a cop) Plus a nice use of minor
> chords in the chorus. And it sounds like a Beatles song circa the White
> Album.
When Blur (the album) was released, the band did an interview in Q or Mojo
where they spoke about their love of the Beatles. They spoke highly of
Revolver and its closing track, "Tomorrow Never Knows." (In fact, they
wondered if they could duplicate the impact with something like "Essex
Dogs.")
Another Beatle-like cut from Blur is "Coffee and TV." The way Damon's vocals
work is similar to some of the vocal work John did on cuts like "I'm Only
Sleeping," and the backing vocals are very Beatle-sque IMHO.
Ivan Piperov
Or the Backstreet Boys...
Blur and Oasis only remind me how much better the original Beatles have
been. Long, long before I was born!
"Keith Evans" <tama...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Hello folks,
>
>
>
> My question is: of bands/artists currently recording, who do you think is
> most like the Beatles? Or perhaps it would help if I re-phrased the
question
> to: who do you think SOUNDS most like the Beatles?
>
> Anticipating some responses, I will add the following caveats:
>
> * As former Beatles, the solo work of neither Sir Paul nor Ringo is
> eligible.
> * Tribute bands are excluded, also.
> * I understand that the Beatles themselves had many different Osounds,ą
> ranging from the r&b-based exuberance of the first few albums to the
> drug-influenced experimentation of the middle to later years. So...
Anything
> is fair game. If you would, though, please let me know which Beatle era
the
> band youąre thinking of sounds like.
> * In as much detail as youąd care to give, please explain your choices.
>
> Thanks so much in advance for your help. I look forward to reading your
> responses!
>
>
>
> A fellow Beatles fan,
>
> SDG
>
> surfdo...@yahoo.com
