The Beatles
I suppose it is natural for any child to be disdainful of anything their parents enjoy. Well in my case there may be some truth to that statement but in listening to my parent’s taste in music, I did however pick up a similar admiration for the Beatles. And could I not? In their career, the Beatles did so much that it is near impossible for anyone to not find something to love. I may have a lot to thank my parents for but getting me into the Beatles is in the top regions of the list (also, I recall fondly my brother and myself singing many Beatles songs across several bushwalks and driving my Dad nuts).
My interest in the many forms of Rock may have stemmed from the Hoodoo Gurus but it is through the Beatles that I have expanded that appreciation across a wider spectrum. This wasn’t just everything being attempted and making it work, it wasn't the rules of pop music being written out, it was how genre didn't matter and good music can exist wherever you find it. This is a philosophy I have kept with me ever since.
Key Album: Rubber Soul (1965) Listening to Rubber Soul I have always been intrigued by the simplicity of it. Sparse arrangements , the prominence of acoustic instruments and unusual experimentation with exotic instruments. Indeed, this love is best exemplified with Norwegian Wood. I remember being young and felt drawn to it, wanting to hear more, to see where it was going, and this narrative John was pulling off (it was only years later that I realised what was going on).
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