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The favourite Beatles album of every member of The Beatles

To build up a body of work should be the only true directive of an artist. Fame and fortune are certainly alluring, but a true creative must look toward the lasting legacy their creations will leave, not the money they put in the coffers. The catalogue of The Beatles is undoubtedly one of the most […]

Why did George Harrison have a black eye at The Beatles’ first recording session?

Before The Beatles, John Lennon’s skiffle band, The Quarrymen, raised the roof at various village fêtes, fairs and functions. A 16-year-old Lennon established this formative group in 1956 with some friends from Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool, hence the name. They were initially, very briefly, called the Blackjacks, but this was changed early on. […]

The one George Harrison song that changed The Beatles forever

When George Harrison left The Beatles, he was ready to take on the world, and for a period of time, he was the biggest name that the Liverpudlian outfit had produced. With his solo album All Things Must Pass, Harrison proved what he had already known for a long time; he was a great songwriter. […]

What did The Beatles play at Shea Stadium?

By 1965, The Beatles had a strict routine when it came to live performances. Ever since the days after graduating from the gruelling shows in Hamburg, Germany and The Cavern Club in their hometown of Liverpool, England, the Fab Four had reduced their stage appearances to run at just under half an hour. The days […]

The Beatles song that “insulted and hurt” John Lennon

Every great song by The Beatles stemmed from the massive powerhouse of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. While George Harrison had his fair share of highlights, the majority of the Fab Four’s classic tracks came from how Lennon and McCartney wrote melodies together, creating vivid pictures in the listener’s mind that are still relevant 50 […]

The only album to feature all four Beatles after their breakup

After decades in the rearview, it seems like rock fans are still processing the breakup of The Beatles. While it may have seemed like the Fab Four could have gone on forever if they wanted to, the bad business dealings of Allen Klein, alongside growing creative tension, led to every band member going off on […]

The Beatles song Paul McCartney hated recording

It won’t take Beatles fans long to find songs that John Lennon didn’t like. As much as he may have written phenomenal pieces of work during his time in the Fab Four, Lennon was just as likely to go after one of his songs than he would praise them. Although Lennon remained proud of some […]

The final time all four Beatles recorded together

It’s never easy to pinpoint the exact time The Beatles decided to split up. Even though the band’s breakup could be traced to the moment Paul McCartney announced their split in 1970 with the release of his first solo album, the signs of a split had already begun to show in the months leading up […]

Who wrote The Beatles song ‘A Day in the Life?’

In their time, The Beatles achieved things that were unthinkable before their rise. The most culturally significant band of all time, from their music to their album covers, the Fab Four innovated and established the blueprint for the entire industry. Kicking things off with their debut single in 1962 and concluding their final offering, Let […]

What does The Beatles song ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ mean?

By the time The Beatles gave up the touring life, there was no telling what they could get up to in the studio. As much as their fans may have liked to have the lovable moptops that they knew from A Hard Day’s Night, the Fab Four were clearly different creative thinkers than the ones […]