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echo: 60s_70s_progrock
to: VIK KAMBLI
from: MICHAEL DOYLE
date: 1997-03-23 18:09:00
subject: Beatles and Prog. Rock

VK>Re: BEATLES AND PROG. ROCK
VK>>         _Let It Be_ was deliberately intended to be a return to
VK>>         sources. They were very explicit about this. It wasn't a
VK>>         permanent hing, since it was sandwiched in between two of
VK>>         their more progressive albums, but it was a definite and
VK>>         deliberate reversion, which was continued in solo albums
VK>>         by Lennon (_Rock 'n' Roll_) and Ringo (_Sentimental
VK>>         Journey_).
VK>>         True, perhaps, but it was a case of two steps forward,
VK>>         one step back.
VK>Still they were always one step ahead of the game.  Weren't they. :-)
Well, looking at their respective solo careers, I don't think so.
They had the magic in the 60's and they lost it.  Lennon finally
released an album of 50's rock 'n' roll in '75 and then threw in the
towel. And Paul & Wings churned out the pop....................
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