Book description
The Beatles are the ultimate band - the most popular, the most
respected, the most influential.
The Rough Guide to the Beatles
covers every aspect of the Fab Four, delving deep into the Beatles
music, lyrics, movies and the Beatles solo careers. Features include:
The Story: from Liverpool clubs to Beatlemania. The Music: incisive
reviews of every Beatles and solo album and new Beatle Music from George
Martin's son Giles. The Canon: the inside track on the 50 greatest
songs. On Screen: the movies, the promos and the TV appearances and new
coverage of the upcoming Rock Band-style video game of Beatle music. The
Fifth Beatle: George Martin, Yoko Ono, Magic Alex and other contenders
as well as the resignation and death of Neil Aspinall. Beatleology: the
best books, the weirdest covers, the most obsessive websites, the
obscurest trivia. This updated edition includes new material on
Cirque Du Soleil
's acclaimed Love Show
- the only officially endorsed Beatles theatrical presentation, Paul
McCartney's albums Memory Almost Full
, Ecce Cor Meum
and Electric Arguments
and the media circus surrounding the McCartney/ Mills divorce. All you
need is this! Chris Ingham is a music journalist, jazz musician and
songwriter
