See No Evil. “The world premiere of ‘Three Days in the Life,’ a documentary about John Lennon, was canceled after lawyers for the slain Beatle’s widow, Yoko Ono, warned that she had not authorized any public viewing of the film.” More!
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Pope Benedict Cried Judas! “The Pope tried to stop Bob Dylan playing for the late John Paul II because he feared the musician was a ‘prophet’ with beliefs at odds with the Catholic Church.” More!
Wow! Did anybody notice that drum fill at 2:30 remaining? I know this may be a pince nez, but that is the most otherworldly drum fill since the “kit falls downstairs” fill in Bobby Darin’s “Beyond the Sea.” It leaps out, doesn’t it? And I do enjoy Yoko’s quieter forays into dada. BTW, did the Lennon vs. US thing ever come around? I wanted to see it, then I never heard of it again.
One of my favorite Lennon solo tracks – something that’s always puzzled me about this video clip – two bassists? I think I recognize one as Klaus Voorman, but not sure who the other guy is, but more importantly – why two? But I do think it’s cool to see Mal Evans tapping tambourine. And yes, that drum fill is very cool -“kit falls down stairs” is a very apt description.
That’s a tremendous fill. Is that Alan White, soon thereafter to join Yes?
What an awful, meandering, pointless song that Blues Traveller turd is! Give me a standard I-IV-V blooz number with hyperventilating harp blower any time! ‘Course, I shoulda known when I saw the bass player gently thrumming a *seven-string* monstrosity! Bass players of RTH, I ask you: is there ever any need for more than four strings down there? Seriously!
I’m OK with Tom Peterrson’s 12-string bass but otherwise no.
I think Tom Peterson’s 12-string bass is a hoax! Do you ever get anything extra out of those extraneous strings he’s wielding? For show!
Townsman Hrrundivbakshi, I commend you for sticking with that Blues Traveler video. It’s a real heart of darkness affair, no?
Yoko’s blindfold is about two inches higher than it should normally be.
Say “Amen!” somebody!