Breaking through the murk of lurk,[wuuuu! sounds like Tolkien!]...
I like the Beatles.
They were (are) fun. They are sensitive emotionally. They touch on
thought-provoking topics--sometimes of a universal nature. They use
German 6th chords. They had excellent ears and thus ideas for songs.
They were creative, even without major learning.
Their simplicity was complex, the way Berlin's "Always" is.
Their songs are compositions in a short format--except "Hey Jude"--in a
way that Ellington was a composer, limited by the single side of a
78rpm.
I am not comparing, just observing.
If anyone wants to respond, please let me know via personal email, as I
am going back into lurk mode and may not look at the list.
Pax,
ERIK JOHANSON [whose age is 54 1/2]
Tenor
Associate Professor of Music
Department of Music
The University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
ejohans@u...>
http://www.utoledo.edu/colleges/arts-and-sciences/music/johanson.html
419/530-4551; fax 419/530-8483
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