30 Years Ago Today...

[ZBomber]

John Lennon died 30 years ago today. Every year I, listen to all of the Beatles albums and what I have from Lennon's solo career in remembrance. I just finished Please Please Me, and while I'm not a huge fan of The Beatles' early career, I'm excited for the mid to late 60s.  Anyone else gonna do a Beatles marathon?


Also, to those that own Anthologies... what do you think of them? I have wanted to get it for awhile, but I can't convince myself to pay the price for it. 

[ZKX-2099]

Nah I was gonna listen to interesting music.

[ZBomber]

Nah I was gonna listen to interesting music.

Oh yeah. I forgot how interesting A7X is.

[KevShmev]

Nah I was gonna listen to interesting music.

Go crap in another thread today.  TIA.

Anyway, I'll crank up some Beatles and some solo Lennon tomorrow.

[Zydar]

RIP John. I'll spin some Beatles tonight for sure.

[Gorille85]

Nah I was gonna listen to interesting music.

WTF

[SPNKr]

Great singer. Tremendous career. R.I.P. John.

[masterthes]

Most definitely will be cranking some John/Beatles today

[YtseBitsySpider]

I hear him everytime I turn on the radio.....in some here today/gone today pop artist....his riffs, his vocal styling, everything. Of couse it's the beatles influence I'm hearing but so much of that was him.

I wonder what he'd be doing today if he were still alive.

[Super Dude]

Probably won't go out of my way to listen to Lennon tracks, but definitely cranking up them Beatles.

[Dream Team]

Nah I was gonna listen to interesting music.

WTF

Remember the saying: "It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people THINK you're an idiot, than to open it and remove all doubt"

[Marvellous G]

Gonna be topical in two ways: War Is Over will be my first Christmas song of the year as well. 

[darkshade]

i was thinking about this yesterday. RIP John

to be honest, im not quite in a Beatles mood right now. maybe tonight, either way, ill try to throw on at least one song in his honor.

[wkiml]

i was thinking about this yesterday. RIP John

to be honest, im not quite in a Beatles mood right now. maybe tonight, either way, ill try to throw on at least one song in his honor.

you pretty much posted the same thing in the Dimebag thread...what type of mood are you in?

[darkshade]

i was thinking about this yesterday. RIP John

to be honest, im not quite in a Beatles mood right now. maybe tonight, either way, ill try to throw on at least one song in his honor.

you pretty much posted the same thing in the Dimebag thread...what type of mood are you in?

haha, well the only thing ive listened to so far today is the first disc of Neal Morse - "Testimony"  . Ive also been on a Victor Wooten kick lately, but we'll see what happens, it's only 10:30am by me.

[Zook]

ITT: People are idiots for not liking The Beatles/John Lennon and it's ok.

[hefdaddy42]

Nah I was gonna listen to interesting music.

That was kind of uncalled for.

[MykeHavoc]

6 years ago also marks Dimebag's death. So here's to 2 legends taken far too early.

[Fuzzboy]

ITT: People are idiots for not liking The Beatles/John Lennon and it's ok.

Am I an idiot for not liking Beatles/John Lennon while at the same time having loads of respect for the songwriting and impact they had on modern music?

[KevShmev]

Am I an idiot for not liking Beatles/John Lennon while at the same time having loads of respect for the songwriting and impact they had on modern music?

No, but when you come into a thread that is a dedication to the man who is deceased and crap on the music he and his bandmates made, then, yes, you are an idiot.

Note: I mean the general "you," not you specifically.  

And as a point of reference, I don't like Pantera, but you don't see me going into the Dimebag thread and making stupid remarks, do you?  

But I am sure someone will find a way again to spin this like we have a problem with those who don't like the Beatles.

[Fuzzboy]

Am I an idiot for not liking Beatles/John Lennon while at the same time having loads of respect for the songwriting and impact they had on modern music?

No, but when you come into a thread that is a dedication to the man who is deceased and crap on the music he and his bandmates made, then, yes, you are an idiot.

Note: I mean the general "you," not you specifically.  

And as a point of reference, I don't like Pantera, but you don't see me going into the Dimebag thread and making stupid remarks, do you?  

But I am sure someone will find a way again to spin this like we have a problem with those who don't like the Beatles.

I agree completely, and yes I know you're not referring to me specifically. 

Btw, someone told me that if I wanted to get into the Beatles, a good album would be... all of them, in order. Thoughts?

[EPICVIEW]

Lennons passing was the worst musical moment of my teens..

only Kurts death hurt like the passing of John.

I was a bit too young to understand losing Hendrix..Elvis

I was 15 when John was shot..I was in the city earlier that week, and I remember hearing the announcement on MNF...I had a huge Lennon poster in my room, and I was just crushed...

[ZBomber]

Btw, someone told me that if I wanted to get into the Beatles, a good album would be... all of them, in order. Thoughts?

I'm not a huge fan of the early material. It is very uneven... most of the best material from that era can be found on the various greatest hits collections. If you want a good starting point, I'd go with either "Sgt. Peppers", "Abbey Road", or "Revolver".

[Jamesman42]

Amazing musician. War is Over is one of my favorite Christmas songs ever. The children singing through the song is hauntingly beautiful to me.

[LudwigVan]

Amazing musician. War is Over is one of my favorite Christmas songs ever. The children singing through the song is hauntingly beautiful to me.

I was just thinking about this song today.  I agree, it's a moving piece of music.

[OsMosis2259]

Nah I was gonna listen to interesting music.

 

[oh8wrx]

was never a Beatles fan (sorry guys)...

but today is Jim Morrison's birthday!

[Birch Boy]

I'll listen to Abbey Road tonight probably.

[ClairvoyantCat]

He was the first singing voice I ever heard.  Abbey Road was the album that I would play over and over again when I was only about 4.  I remember him very, very fondly.






But I'm just not in the mood to play the Beatles 

[Birch Boy]

If I had a car I'd totally be at Strawberry Fields right now (or earlier today) dropping acid in his honor.

Plans for next year? I think so.

[antigoon]

I think me and a few of my buddies are gonna go there tonight, birch.

[Birch Boy]

Srsly?

[antigoon]

Yeah. The magic of subways.

[Birch Boy]

I'll see you there next year! olololol.

There's gonna be a TON of people there.

[masterthes]

It must be packed over there. I would love to go there at least once and pay my respects