A Day In The Life – Matt Has An Opinion

1967: The Year In Music

1967 – The first human heart transplant was performed in South Africa. The first global satellite TV program, “Our World”, featured 19 acts representing 19 nations – including The Beatles singing “All You Need Is Love”. Speaking of the fab four, the “Summer of Love” saw one of their albums reach number one for 22Continue reading “1967: The Year In Music”

EVERY Beatles Song Ranked (Part Two: 106-1)

In case you haven’t seen the first half of this list, here’s the link: We’ve trudged through over a hundred songs ranging from terrible to decent, so now it’s time for the good stuff! The next 106 songs are, in my opinion, at the very least “Great”. Before we crack on with it, you canContinue reading “EVERY Beatles Song Ranked (Part Two: 106-1)”

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” – Songs Ranked

While “Sgt. Pepper’s” probably wouldn’t quite crack my top 3 Beatles albums, there’s no denying the sheer impact it had on culture. It’s unequivocally one of the best albums of all time, and it pioneered an obscene amount of musical and production breakthroughs. It’s also one of the band’s most consistent albums ever – howContinue reading ““Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” – Songs Ranked”

Beatles “Love” – Songs Ranked

“Love” is a bit of an oddity within the Beatles’ catalogue, as they didn’t really have anything to do with it. The album came around after the Cirque Du Soliel show of the same name needed a soundtrack, so Giles Martin (son of George Martin) came in to remix some of the band’s most recognisableContinue reading “Beatles “Love” – Songs Ranked”

Every Beatles Album – Which Beatle was MVP?

Possibly a hard one to explain this week, but I had an idea to pick out an MVP from every Beatles albums (more in terms of songwriting, not necessarily performance). This basically just means I’ll choose the Beatle that I think wrote the best songs for that album – so you’re not going to seeContinue reading “Every Beatles Album – Which Beatle was MVP?”

Beatles Closing Songs Ranked

I’ve done their opening tracks ranked, so I might as well give their closing tracks a go as well. In fact, on the whole The Beatles’s closing tracks are probably even better than their openers, and they have a remarkable number of songs in my “all-time great” category. How would I rank them all? CheckContinue reading “Beatles Closing Songs Ranked”