Beatles Poll

[kennyhowes]

NME Poll Winners '64. Even though Lennon flubbed "You Can't Do That," they bounce back like pros and, being at the top of their game, absolutely kill.

[jimk]

Wow - I feel like a dork. I've been playing that song for years, and never used a capo.

You needn't feel that way, you know. I tried it without a capo just to see what would happen. Using the open A pair of strings, you can get some kind of raga rock thing going. Anyway, it's just my way of a different take on a song.

JimK

[johnnysain]

http://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/10/13/ ... palladium/

About October 13, 1963....

[johnnysain]

http://www.beatlesbible.com/2010/02/17/ ... d-studios/

Lying with his eyes
While his hands are busy working overtime
A soap impression of his wife
Which he ate and donated to the National Trust

- J Lennon, 1968

[Soulsaman]

As a big fan of their earlier period, these 3 shows always make me grab my guitar and play along.

Drop-In

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Empire Theatre, Liverpool

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Washington Coliseum

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I love how they sound like they were really into it compared to later shows where they began to sound bored. When I see these, I can get a sense of what being at the Cavern was all about.