Rain - The Beatles Experience
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Yes, we did see the Beatles, live, last Saturday night in Atlantic City! Or about as close as it's possible to do so since August 29, 1966.
These four American lads sing, play, and even move like the real thing. Actually, without trying to be heretical, in many ways, experiencing Rain is better than the experience you would have had at an actual Beatles concert in the '60s.
At their last live concert at Candlestick Park in '66, the Beatles played for all of 33 minutes. They had only released Rubber Soul that March and were in the middle of their Revolver project; over 100 songs, including some of their very best, had yet to be written. And had you been there, you wouldn't have heard them anyway, what with those puny amps and all the screaming girls.
On the other hand, at Saturday night's Rain concert, they played for 1-1/2 hours. The songs were a smorgesbord, sampling every era from the Sullivan show to Abbey Road, complete with three costume changes. You could hear each note, and each note was perfect.
I can't say enough about Rain. If you are a Beatles fan, you will definitely find it worthwhile to see them.
As for my photo for this post - well, stage photography certainly is not my forté. I just set my Canon A620 to ISO 400, pointed, and hoped for the best.
On the other hand, you can see some great stage photography by young Torontonian Carrie Musgrave at delineated.com. You can pick out some concert photos by scanning the archive list, but it will be more than worth your while to take a half-hour or so and enjoy her entire portfolio.
Yes, we did see the Beatles, live, last Saturday night in Atlantic City! Or about as close as it's possible to do so since August 29, 1966.These four American lads sing, play, and even move like the real thing. Actually, without trying to be heretical, in many ways, experiencing Rain is better than the experience you would have had at an actual Beatles concert in the '60s.
At their last live concert at Candlestick Park in '66, the Beatles played for all of 33 minutes. They had only released Rubber Soul that March and were in the middle of their Revolver project; over 100 songs, including some of their very best, had yet to be written. And had you been there, you wouldn't have heard them anyway, what with those puny amps and all the screaming girls.
On the other hand, at Saturday night's Rain concert, they played for 1-1/2 hours. The songs were a smorgesbord, sampling every era from the Sullivan show to Abbey Road, complete with three costume changes. You could hear each note, and each note was perfect.
I can't say enough about Rain. If you are a Beatles fan, you will definitely find it worthwhile to see them.
As for my photo for this post - well, stage photography certainly is not my forté. I just set my Canon A620 to ISO 400, pointed, and hoped for the best.
On the other hand, you can see some great stage photography by young Torontonian Carrie Musgrave at delineated.com. You can pick out some concert photos by scanning the archive list, but it will be more than worth your while to take a half-hour or so and enjoy her entire portfolio.
posted by Steve Rosenbach at 7:49 PM
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2 Comments:
Thanks for the write-up, Steve. I never had a chance to see the Beatles live either, but I grew up with their music. I would go see Rain if I had the opportunity.
We had a great experience here locally when we saw the show, Jersey Boys. The quality of the music and vocals were top notch, and there's nothing like experiencing it live.
BTW, you picture turned out pretty good too :).
--WT
Thanks, Warren - yes, I too grew up with their music - I was 14 in '64 when they came to Baltimore on their first US tour (I didn't see them there or elsewhere.) I was a big fan, but actually, I'm a bigger fan of the Beatles now than then.
I've heard Jersey Boys is great and I hope to see it soon. That was another great group, the 4 Seasons.
BTW, I should have pointed everyone to this website of Carrie Musgrave, http://livebabylive.com/ , which is for her stage photography. Carrie is also an enthusiastic Flickr contributor at http://www.flickr.com/photos/delineated
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