tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post7517255183180269044..comments2024-03-28T14:27:19.894-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: TRACK ONE: "A Hard Day's Night" VS. "Drive My Car"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-25229241165768357622017-07-16T05:46:04.870-07:002017-07-16T05:46:04.870-07:00AHDN, if you will, is the Beatles' version of ...AHDN, if you will, is the Beatles' version of Deface the Music/Utopia...every song different from the last, covering every style exquisitely....and I'm Happy Just to Dance with You gets me weepy every time..that being said, AHDN as an opener yes....Rubber Soul for the center square....<br /><br />AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-87157289042400484122017-07-12T11:34:00.368-07:002017-07-12T11:34:00.368-07:00Late to the party, but I'd vote for Hard Day&#...Late to the party, but I'd vote for Hard Day's Night. Drive My Car is a good tune, but HDN slays me.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863565099476649907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-37955511006437271582017-07-11T16:33:04.634-07:002017-07-11T16:33:04.634-07:00Computer in hospital. Tried to post a comment but ...Computer in hospital. Tried to post a comment but failed, I think. As before, I am taking this absurdly seriously. I play each track back to back a couple of times and avoid playing the rest of the albums. I really try to make it this song vs that song.<br /><br />"A Hard Day's Night" wins. <br /><br />I am crazy about "Drive My Car." What a great song and the piano kills me. I just love how at this stage the Beatles can even think of the silliness of singing "Beep beep beep beep yeah!" and make it so cool in the bargain. Imagine that being your one hit and you're forced forever to sing "beep beep beep beep yeah" at the end of ever set while the crowd sings along. You'd probably grow to hate it but what could you do? ("867-5309 e-yi-ine!") This was actually a tough vote.<br /><br />Or so I told myself. The entire soundtrack has the benefit of the film, one of the all time greats. No wonder people are referencing visual moments in the film when explaining their pick, and rightly so. I do think "Revolver" would wipe the floor with it. But that opening chord.... It's one of the greatest movie openers and album openers of all time. A pure adrenaline rush of joy equal to "She Loves You!" And that cowbell -- or whatever it is Ringo is percussioning -- kills me.<br /><br />"A Hard Day's Night" and really there was no doubt.Michael Giltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921048823380535339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-58481472419496984162017-07-11T12:43:55.575-07:002017-07-11T12:43:55.575-07:00sorry but I've got to go with drive my car. I...sorry but I've got to go with drive my car. It's one of my top five beatles tunes just for the guitar riff<br />soundsourcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513218897301902518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-29996486533271057222017-07-11T07:30:51.209-07:002017-07-11T07:30:51.209-07:00"A Hard Day's Night"."A Hard Day's Night".buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-83123962797178746872017-07-11T02:39:07.525-07:002017-07-11T02:39:07.525-07:00AHDN 4 me. loved it all, including the Peter Sell...AHDN 4 me. loved it all, including the Peter Sellars version<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-4483477195009543272017-07-11T02:36:51.130-07:002017-07-11T02:36:51.130-07:00"A Hard Day's Night" for me. Back in..."A Hard Day's Night" for me. Back in '64 the guitar chords wowed me when needle first hit vinyl and then again when scrunched down in my cinema seat as the black & white images washed over me. Btw I think "nothing to shake a stick at" must have a different meaning in the US (over here it generally means nothing to get excited about, no great shakes) as I'm sure you're not knocking "Drive My Car" which is a great opener too and perfect for when you're, er, driving your car. dogbreathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-13888357100804332772017-07-10T19:26:09.089-07:002017-07-10T19:26:09.089-07:00Another vote for AHDN. This should be fun!
Dave ...Another vote for AHDN. This should be fun!<br /><br />Dave FDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-80941498836990540992017-07-10T16:15:00.985-07:002017-07-10T16:15:00.985-07:00While Rubber Soul may be my favorite Beatles' ...While Rubber Soul may be my favorite Beatles' album, "A Hard Day's Night" is a better song, Great use of a Ringo malapropism to create it.<br /> Jeff in Denton TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804698768704168077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-22466376750453769562017-07-10T16:00:55.657-07:002017-07-10T16:00:55.657-07:00"Hard Day's Night". No question."Hard Day's Night". No question. Chris Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13085796025551175453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-42669884267267217842017-07-10T15:59:49.885-07:002017-07-10T15:59:49.885-07:00I too vote for HDN - the (UK version of course). ...I too vote for HDN - the (UK version of course). And the first song gets my vote too. The opening chord - you've seen the video about the opening chord? It explains why it's a puzzle - someone was able to hear the unmixed tracks and play them alone, in different combinations - and found out - George is playing one chord and John a totally different one. Brilliant.Charlie Messinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378301036143943175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-89619958626732599432017-07-10T14:47:28.005-07:002017-07-10T14:47:28.005-07:00I agree with you/ most, A Hard Day's Night - L...I agree with you/ most, A Hard Day's Night - LOVE the opening chordDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995862687466535135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-25697106385625742772017-07-10T13:19:34.839-07:002017-07-10T13:19:34.839-07:00"It's why the Fab Faux need 30 people on ..."It's why the Fab Faux need 30 people on stage."<br /><br />I realize it's so they can recreate ALL the parts. I know. But still....Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-70299623770296872912017-07-10T13:13:51.657-07:002017-07-10T13:13:51.657-07:00To Noam, and anyone interested--
Over the last 40...To Noam, and anyone interested--<br /><br />Over the last 40 years, I've been in bands that have covered Beatles songs. These are the songs my bands have covered:<br /><br />I Feel Fine<br />When I Get Home<br />You Can't Do That<br />Hello Goodbye<br />She Said, She Said<br />Don't Let Me Down<br />I'm So Tired<br />Two Of Us<br />I've Got A Feeling<br />Come Together<br />I Want You (She's So Heavy)<br />Happiness Is A Warm<br />I Call Your Name<br />Not A Second Time<br /><br />From the odd time changes---Warm Gun, She Said She Said---to the ridiculous drum patterns of Ringo---I Feel Fine, She Said She Said---to the vocals, bass playing, rhythm playing....GAAAAAH...It's why the Fab Faux need 30 people on stage. We pulled off the basic rockers---You Can't Do That, When I Get Home...but almost always, one of us said, "Jeez, how did they play that?"<br /><br />Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-44604782654039538322017-07-10T13:07:26.753-07:002017-07-10T13:07:26.753-07:00A Hard Day's Night for me. joeA Hard Day's Night for me. joeJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557009733886353093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-36129161260273845412017-07-10T12:56:57.672-07:002017-07-10T12:56:57.672-07:00Back in the day when working at a record store, I ...Back in the day when working at a record store, I actually did manage to be hip and on the ball enough to score a British copy of A Hard Day's Night and it remains at the top of may fave Beatles albums. Just quick comparison of both albums and I'll probably pick all but two or three AHDN tracks. RandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-63736751412705519002017-07-10T12:35:12.607-07:002017-07-10T12:35:12.607-07:00Blindly stumbling into working with George Martin ...Blindly stumbling into working with George Martin - every band should be so lucky. Getting a guitar sound like that onto tape is far more difficult than most would think.<br />The guitars on Hard Day's Night hit you like a stiff wind, from the first note. Yeah, the lads could play, and they obviously knew how to dial up an amplifier, but it was Sir George who made those records more or less explode from the speakers.<br /><br />Every try to cover "Drive My Car" with a band? Nailing the intro is much harder than it sounds. Peak McCartney...yet....<br /><br />Vote: HDN, undeniably.Noam Sanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-18544146927049751362017-07-10T12:29:58.260-07:002017-07-10T12:29:58.260-07:00A Hard Day's Night gets the nod on the strengt...A Hard Day's Night gets the nod on the strength of the opening chord alone.richeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065503448842135110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-38472853261044139932017-07-10T12:29:24.735-07:002017-07-10T12:29:24.735-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.EasilyConfusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904928121782312735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-34237574378781050162017-07-10T12:09:54.451-07:002017-07-10T12:09:54.451-07:00Both tracks are great but pulling away at the fini...Both tracks are great but pulling away at the finish line: "A Hard Day's Night"!<br /><br />Same when comparing the albums.<br /><br />Captain AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-45339941346482791052017-07-10T11:35:22.764-07:002017-07-10T11:35:22.764-07:00"A Hard Day's Night" gets my vote in..."A Hard Day's Night" gets my vote in this opening round. "Drive My Car" is a great opener, but AHDN gets the nod.<br />As for AHDN getting passed over in favor of the other five albums you listed, I blame that on the Capitol/EMI relationship and a crappy contract between the Beatles and EMI. Supposedly, EMI didn't account for movie soundtrack albums by the Beatles in their contract, which opened the door for UA to negotiate directly with Brian Epstein for the release of the soundtrack.<br />If a person was hip and on the ball enough to get the import of AHDN, I think the album would be on more top 5 lists. Instead, US fans got Something New and the soundtrack on UA. <br />That's my take, anyway.Rodger Strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702929982634047354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-1925148872628842652017-07-10T11:26:49.132-07:002017-07-10T11:26:49.132-07:00AHDN for the win. I never got "Drive My Car...AHDN for the win. I never got "Drive My Car", actually.Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-46692558334326027912017-07-10T11:23:19.664-07:002017-07-10T11:23:19.664-07:00Hello all...no, please remain seated,
Hard Days N...Hello all...no, please remain seated,<br /><br />Hard Days Night by an angstrom. Maybe two angstroms.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RichDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com