Geoff Emerick's Book

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:01 am

I'm glad someone caught the "very clean" comment.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:08 am

Caught it? That was the best part of this thread!

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:22 pm

Anyone who has heard the first few Beatles recording knows that George sometimes stumbled on guitar. I do think GE bashed poor GH too much. Lennon came in for bashing as well, and Ringo -- who appears to have become the most well-adjusted Beatle -- comes off as having been along for the ride according to GE. Paul comes off best, but GE never bypasses the fact that Paul was borderline obsessive and a perfectionist to the point of being a PITA. GE whines about the Beatles not sharing their food as well. All in all, I think GE just waited too long to write his book. It's like trying to discover new facts about Hitler at this point. I would have loved to have seen more detail about the sessions, but GE was writing to attract the largest possible audience. A couple of revelations, at least to me, but not nearly as entertaining as "The Beatles' Gear."

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:07 pm

I see it pretty much the same way, Dave. Originally, I had high hopes for this book, but after reading it, hopes were dashed. Yep, GE should have jotted down all of this about a decade or two back, and it would have been nice to read more details about the songs themselves, who did what, etc. It showed great promise, but IMO, fell a little short. Nonetheless, it's still probably worth the read. I guess I can wait (and, hopefully, survive) two more years for Lewisohn's first installment in his three volume set. Which, as I undertand, the last volume won't be published until 2016. By that time my memory may be very much like Emerick's, if I have one at all.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:34 pm

Beatles Gear is a great book. A good read all the way through and for reference. I hadn't heard of Lewisohn's three volume set. That sounds like fun, but 2016. He must be writing it with the creator of the Soprano's

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:33 am

Makes CNN today:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/06/geoff.emerick/index.html

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:30 am

Thanks Mark!