Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles

• Living In The Material World

  The panel takes a look at George Harrison's 1973 album Living In The Material World. Our reason is that a re-release came out last year (2024) and we've been meaning to examine it. But also we are sometimes big dummies who haven't given things a proper listen and it was just long overdue for us to give this a proper listen. Hey, guess what? It's good. It's listed on Wikipedia as his 4th solo album but that's because they are counting his experimental albums Wonderwall Music and Electronic Sound (done while the Beatles were still together). Most fans would consider this to be his second solo album, following the massively successul 1970's All Things Must Pass.  Compared to the epic feel of All Things Must Pass, Living in the Material World is more contained. This feels more like a small rock combo delivering simple but effective arrangements. We've got a lot of the usual suspects for Beatles solo albums: Nicky Hopkins on keys, Jim Keltner on drums, Klaus Voorman on bass. We also have lots of George solo and rhythm guitar. A little bit of sitar. A little bit of string arrangements.  It sounds modern to our ears. His voice is really front and center, especially in this new 2024 mix. It feels vulnerable and bold. The two most famous tracks are likely "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" and "Be Here Now" but every track is thoughtful and interesting. The Beatles seemed incapable of going through the motions. Every song has SOMETHING unique and unexpected.  It's a great listen!

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• Look Up - Ringo Starr

  The panel goes over Look Up, the 21st studio album from Ringo Starr. Largely written and produced by T-Bone Burnett, this album features a bit more of a country flavor, though still unmistakably Ringo, maybe because he's one of the most famous people on the planet. We like this album because we like Ringo, and it's a pleasure to spend time with his voice. We go over positive and negative reviews for the album. We talk about the phenomenon of Ringo in general, and what makes him so likable. We speculate on why he is so prolific, and how we're glad he still does so much. -------- You can subscribe to support the podcast and get full access to our back catalog. See details at screwitpodcasts.com You can also join our Discord, a free chat service, by clicking on the invite link at screwitpodcasts.com

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• Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Bob Dylan

  A new Bob Dylan biopic, "A Complete Unknown" starring Timothy Chalamet, directed by James Mangold has been in theaters. The panel took this chance to spend an episode talking about Bobby D. We don't know his music nearly as well as we do the Beatles. But we are fans. So we just took turns picking songs and talking about them.  Here's the songs we discuss in this episode: Visions of Johanna Billy 1 Ring Them Bells I Want You Murder Most Foul Most Of The Time Most Of The Time - Tell Tale Signs version Threw It All Away Idiot Wind Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 4th Time Around Nettie Moore Congratulations - Traveling Wilburys Ballad of a Thin Man The Time They Are A Changin' Girl From A North Country When I Paint My Masterpiece Hurricane As you can see we jump all over the place! Hope you enjoy this! ---------- Subscribe to support the podcast and get access to back episodes: screwitpodcasts.com Also join our free Discord at screwitpodcasts.com  

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• Beatles '64 Documentary

  The panel discusses the new documentary Beatles '64, released November 2024 on Disney Plus. Using a lot of behind the scenes footage from the Beatles first U.S. visit, which includes their landmark appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. Although this is not the landmark event that Peter Jackson's Get Back doc was, it's still really fun for Beatles fan. A lot of the behind the scenes footage is from the journalists Albert and David Maysles. As Will points out, a lot of it was featured in a VHS tape called The First U.S. Visit. But the doc add a lot of interviews with Paul and Ringo, as well as journalists, musicians (Smokey Robinson) and some of the original Beatles fans captured on film at that time.  Will was a bit grouchy -- he'd seen a lot of this footage in an old VHS tape called The Beatles First U.S. Visit and wasn't into the talking heads interview. The other panelsts enjoyed it a lot!  What do you think? Email us at [email protected] with your thoughts.    ---- Subscribe for access to full back catalog of podcast episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Use code HOLIDAY24 for 20% off of annual plans through the end of 2024.

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• Fantasy Next Beatles Album

  The panel guesses at what the next Beatles album might have been if they hadn't broken up. This is a common pasttime for Beatles fans, and is one of the most commonly suggested topics for an episode! Well, we try it! We decided that the album could be 48 minutes maximum, and could include any song that was available for the Beatles to record by December 1970.  Will, Joel, Katie and Brett each had very different approaches to their albums. Listen to hear our picks, and then join our Discord (info at screwitpodcasts.com) to discuss what you would have done. NOTE: We forgot to consider "It Don't Come Easy" by Ringo Starr. We were thinking of it as a 1971 song but of course it was recorded in 1970 and should have been in consideration. I'm sure there's others but this is a big enough oversight that we wanted to flag it here. Subscribe to screwitpodcasts.com for full access to back episodes. Email us as [email protected] with your Beatles thoughts.   Joel: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rBVnGnl4XIPCjhjlItCd6?si=ef20f0fb4b0444d5   Brett: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5aUUsGDpqQyUCTBzEciJNQ?si=08dc61daea214c28   Katie: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6d0Pf9Mjf7y97rs8wt2BKL?si=cc7a557f509b4ef4   Will: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1v9OXDFHiH3NSIJpPrCbf5?si=d382dc3d7bb44c1d   Will (more conventional): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52cNnJmRdmNo3Bj4oYNhpI?si=1fad739432134267

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