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Fifty years ago, friendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965
into the most ground-breaking year in music history. It was the
year rock and roll evolved into the premier art form of its time
and accelerated the drive for personal freedom throughout the
Western world. The feedback loop between the artists and their
times ignited an unprecedented explosion of creativity. The Beatles
made their first artistic statement with Rubber Soul and performed
at Shea Stadium, the first rock concert to be held in a major
American stadium. Bob Dylan released 'Like a Rolling Stone,
arguably the greatest song of all time, and went electric at the
Newport Folk Festival. And the Rolling Stones's 'Satisfaction'
catapulted the band to world-wide success. This was not only the
year of rock as new genres such as funk and psychedelia were born.
Soul music became a prime force of desegregation as Motown crossed
out of the R&B charts on to the top of the Billboard Top 100.
Country music reached new heights with Nashville and the
Bakersfield sound and competition between musicians coincided with
seismic cultural shifts wrought by the Civil Rights Movement,
Vietnam, psychedelics and fashion with designer Mary Qaunt's
introduction of the miniskirt. In 1965, Andrew Grant Jackson
combines fascinating and often surprising personal stories with a
panoramic historical narrative.
As recommended by USA Today and excerpted on Rolling Stone.com!
More than forty years after breaking up, The Beatles remain the
biggest-selling and most influential group in the history of
popular music. Fans endlessly replay their songs, craving more,
while thousands of cover versions of their songs have been recorded
and performed. Band biographies, pop music histories, song books,
and academic titles on the Fab Four clutter shelves. But never has
there been a definitive guide to the finest songs of The Beatles
after they called it quits. Still the Greatest is a love song to
the songwriting and recording achievements of Paul, John, George,
and Ringo after each struck out on his own. In this creative
history, Jackson selects the best songs in each solo career and
organizes them into fantasy albums they might have formed had the
legendary group stayed together. This romp through the post-Beatles
history of each artist delves into the circumstances behind the
composition, recording, and reception of each work, offering a
refreshing take on how spectacular much of The Beatles' second act
truly is. Jackson assesses the more than seventy albums and nine
hundred songs the four collectively released, selecting the creme
de la creme of their output. Still the Greatest brims with facts
(release dates, writing and performing credits, and information
about production techniques) and insightful analyses of the music
and lyrics. In telling the stories behind the songs, Jackson
recounts the remarkable influence the Post Fab Four continued to
have long after the big split. Both a handy reference and an
engrossing cover-to-cover read, Still the Greatest is an invaluable
companion for those who thought it all ended with the 1970 album
Let It Be.
As recommended by USA Today and excerpted on Rolling Stone.com!
More than forty years after breaking up, The Beatles remain the
biggest-selling and most influential group in the history of
popular music. Fans endlessly replay their songs, craving more,
while thousands of cover versions of their songs have been recorded
and performed. Band biographies, pop music histories, song books,
and academic titles on the Fab Four clutter shelves. But never has
there been a definitive guide to the finest songs of The Beatles
after they called it quits. Still the Greatest is a love song to
the songwriting and recording achievements of Paul, John, George,
and Ringo after each struck out on his own. In this creative
history, Jackson selects the best songs in each solo career and
organizes them into fantasy albums they might have formed had the
legendary group stayed together. This romp through the post-Beatles
history of each artist delves into the circumstances behind the
composition, recording, and reception of each work, offering a
refreshing take on how spectacular much of The Beatles' second act
truly is. Jackson assesses the more than seventy albums and nine
hundred songs the four collectively released, selecting the creme
de la creme of their output. Still the Greatest brims with facts
(release dates, writing and performing credits, and information
about production techniques) and insightful analyses of the music
and lyrics. In telling the stories behind the songs, Jackson
recounts the remarkable influence the Post Fab Four continued to
have long after the big split. Both a handy reference and an
engrossing cover-to-cover read, Still the Greatest is an invaluable
companion for those who thought it all ended with the 1970 album
Let It Be.
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