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Originally Posted by jorgelito
.... in contrast to Paul's music which just seems so bland and humanless.
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m2,
pan, re: paul, bland, etc - problem solved!
I have a huge respect for the beatles, but i don't think i'm as strongly torn about john's passing as others. he was truly talented, in that quirky virtuoso way that i find somewhat mesmerizing.
as far as the other stuff: i think that regardless of management tactics and so forth, the beatles were a gestalt entity that combined for while for incredible greatness. the analysis we can do now is secondary - they were what they were.
didn't ringo do some work with tom petty? i mean, he obviously was a talented musician - you just can't suck and play with the beetles, and then sort of half-ass it through the other people he played with. maybe he didn't reinvent musical dexterity, but shit.
george + roy orbison + tom petty + jeff lynne + bob dylan? yeah, i'd say the wilburry's were ok.
in closing - its awful to have lost such a talented artist in the way that he passed - but he made a pretty good go of it. hats off to john.