Quite a few Beatles fans really believe that vinyl is the most ultimate way to listen to an album. They believe that there is just a certain magic to seeing the “black circle” (to quote Eddie Vedder) rotate and knowing that the amazing sound you’re hearing is coming from a needle instead of a bunch of ones and zeroes like with CDs.

It’s this “magic feeling” (to quote Paul McCartney) that has Beatles addicts extremely excited about the possibility of The Beatles 2009 remasters making their way to vinyl in 2010. Read more »

You can record high quality (possibly even “professional quality”) music at home because of the wonderful improvements in technology. A studio that might have cost $30,000 to build 15 years ago can be put together for less than $3000 these days.

The days of analog recordings are quickly becoming a memory so if you want to get started with a home music studio now you will most importantly need a good quality PC (or a Mac, I don’t want to get into that debate) with plenty of hard drive space and RAM. Read more »

There are so many people that are saying that 2009 was one of the best years for music, I hope they are not talking about chart music because that was terrible. There were no really decent guitars rifts and I can’t remember the last time I heard a really good drum solo from a decent drum kits player.

Just how on earth did this happen in 2009? Read more »

Both Kanye West and Chris Brown have been a disgrace to the music industry this year and there I am certainly backing stores in their recent mission to not sell the new Chris Brown album.

Why are people so annoyed at these two individuals and do they really deserve it?

Kanye West

One of the reasons that people are so annoyed with West is that he doesnt respect artists that can sing better than he does. Read more »

The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set

This year has been one of the biggest yet for Beatles fans as there have been the release of four truly glorious Beatles related products, I cover three of those great products below (Sorry to The Beatles Rock Band, some other time!)

Beatles Remastered CD Box

The most popular Beatles release of the year has been The Beatles in Stereo Box Set. It’s been an enormous seller and for a very good reason. It includes the band’s complete 1962-1970 catalog in high quality remastered stereo. Read more »

So many artists are always complaining about illegal downloaders as they are saying that it is not helping them with their money. If you really look into the figures of last year you will see that this isnt true at all and it was one of the best years in music. So what excuse have these artists got now? Read more »

The Beatles in Stereo Box Set

Beatles For Sale (1964) is an often overlooked Beatles album (probably the most overlooked Beatles album.) I think that is a real shame because while it’s undoubtedly not among The Beatles most important studio albums, it does have it’s charms and I do believe it is worth taking a good listen to.

In particular I think the eight original John/Paul songs on the LP are quite good (even if not as great as the original songs on Help! and A Hard Day’s Night) What really stands out about these songs is that they have a cool cohesive feeling to them. Read more »

The Beatles Stereo Remasters

The Beatles Stereo Remastered CD Box Set was released in September it instantly became the standard for The Beatles discography. These remastered versions sound far superior to the old discs from the late 80s. When a listener compares the remastered CDs to the old CDs it’s like the old discs are under a pile of old blankets while the new CDs sound crystal clear so that all of the vocals and instrumentation push through the mix like never before. Read more »

The Beatles in Stereo Remastered Box Set

The Beatles UK studio LPs were initially remastered digitally for CD in the 80s at that time remastering for CD was a pretty new art and since then much has been learned about how to do it more effectively but even more important is all of the many technological advances during that time.

The many movements forward in digital technology and all of the know how learned of how to best remaster original analog tapes digitally have been put to good use with the remastered Beatles releases of 2009. On September 9 The Beatles released both The Beatles Stereo Box Set and The Beatles Mono Box Set. Read more »

The Beatles in Stereo Box Set

1963’s With The Beatles is definitely not not the best Beatles studio album, in fact it’s likely their worst non Yellow Submarine album. That is not to imply I do not love hearing the album in it’s 2009 remastered format nor is it to imply that With The Beatles doesn’t have any fine songs on it because that is definitely not the case.

I do think that when looking at only the 8 original songs on the record, it’s likely the least good selection of original songs John, Paul, George, & Ringo ever put out on an album (the underrated Beatles For Sale (1964) has a much better selection of 8 original songs in my opinion) on the other hand, the six covers on this album are quite nice (better than the six covers on Beatles For Sale, which was their fourth album.)

My most favorite Beatles originals to listen to on the Remastered With The Beatles are the first three tracks: “It Won’t Be Long,” “All I’ve Got To Do,” and “All My Loving.” In particular I have been enjoying track #2 “All I’ve Got To Do” in mono. Read more »