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I love the Beatles. They are number one on my iPod and I can listen to them anytime, anywhere. But honestly, I found this book a bit plodding in parts and possibly could have used a little editing. I actually preferred the Biography that came out a few years ago.


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Tune In The Beatles All These Years Vol 1 Mark Lewisohn 9781400083053 Books Reviews

I’ve read a lot of Beatles books. After bursting on the music scene more than 50 years ago, the shear number of tomes written about “The Boys” puts them up there in the same pantheon as other bioed-to-death icons – like Elvis, Frank, or for non-musicians, Abe or the other George. As a Beatles enthusiast, I’ve read many of these and I wondered “What’s more to learn?” I felt I knew the basic story of Beatles origins John learns banjo chords on a crappy guitar; John meet Paul who plays his crappy guitar better than John; Paul brings George aboard, who turns out to be more of a guitar fanatic than either one; John’s buddy Stu becomes the bassist because he wins enough money to buy one; ragamuffin band struggles forever to find a drummer and begrudgingly puts up with Pete (Hey- that ain’t so different from most bands!); band builds chops in Hamburg, a base in the Casbah and later the Cavern; Stu leaves; Paul “lumbered” with bass; saved by Brian; band dumps Pete for Ringo; and so forth. But as I discovered, this barely scratches the surface.

Mark Lewisohn’s book surprised me. I’ve read him before. He’s the only “professional Beatles biographer” out there and has good bona fides. Tune In – 10 years in the making – outshines anything he’s written before on The Beatles. He bills it as part 1 of a trilogy. I just finished it, and to cut to the chase, I can’t wait for the rest!

Tune In is historical biography at its best. I put the literary quality of Lewisohn’s book up there with the best biographies I’ve read about musicians and non-musicians alike. For the Beatles buffs there are new facts galore, even more than you’d care to know. Lewisohn’s research is meticulous. The footnotes and excellent index will keep you busy for days. For normal readers, be prepared to enjoy a great story and a terrific read. Lewisohn sweeps away the hazy obscure happenings in the 1940s, 50s and first two years of the 60s to provide a crystal clear lens on how it happened for every player in this story. To appreciate the details explaining the rise of this band – and the enormously hard work they invested in becoming great – read this book. Even if you don’t care so much about the details, the quality of story telling will bring you great pleasure. That’s what we all hope for as a book reader.

As a musician, I appreciated Lewisohn’s book on a different level. The best insight was learning about John and Paul as musicians and song writers – how they got their start writing songs, how they harbored early dreams of greatness as a writing team, putting songwriting on hold for long stretches as they honed their ability to play and hold a crowd’s interest, being reluctant to play their own songs and falling back on cover songs for a growing fan base in Liverpool and the northern region, building a unique identity with three-part harmonies (this singular aspect made them stand out more than anything, and is an ode particularly to the Everly Brothers), “nicking” pieces of lyrics and music to create their own first hits (they’d be crucified for this in today’s technology-driven music market), and finally becoming the first musical pop group that wrote and performed their own music. No one understood the meaning of a musical group until it was defined by The Beatles.

Finally, on a personal note, and as a bass player, I am glad that a musician of Paul McCartney’s caliber chose (albeit reluctantly) to make this instrument his own. His innovations on bass are what inspired me to give it a go.

If there is any hesitation to order this book, stop immediately and click “BUY.” You won’t regret it.
I've read a lot about the Beatles... Too much, I'm sure... And this is BY FAR the best thing I've ever read on this topic.The depth of the research is astonishing, the writing is impeccable... It's simply a perfect book of its kind. I *can not wait* for the other volumes.

The only caveat to mention is that it's definitely a book for people like me... Who've read everything, and WANT to read everything. Not for the casually curious. But for those of us who care, this will certainly go down as the definitive work on the band.
Fabulous Book. Brings the story of the Beatles to life in a way we can see them as ordinary people facing the same fears and obstacles on the way to greatness. What I found interesting is how it reads almost like a thriller. We all KNOW what happens but there are so many instances where the Beatles could have easily been thrown off track, decided to quit or given in to pressure to stop what they were doing. Also it was amazing how exactly the right people came along at exactly the right time to help them get to the next level. For instance it becomes absolutely clear, that without Brian Epstein, the Beatles could quite possibly have ended up in obscurity or at the very least, not experienced the massive fame they generated. Many myths dispelled, stories, timelines clarified.... just an amazing thoroughly researched piece of work brining new light and continuity to a subject that has suffered form over exposure and inaccuracies for the last 70 years. Get it!
Prepare yourself for a journey with four typical Liverpool lads that will stretch from 1945 through 1962
in 804 pages. You will get the usual information that you have known all along. The kind of tidbits
that gave you glances into each player's life. You have also heard most of the people's names in this
book and their relationship to one another and to the Beatles. It is those intimate connections that
Mark Lewisohn finds and fills in the gaps and chronicles the growth of the pre-fab four. It is fair
to say he connects more dots than any prior author.

What the author does in 'Volume 1' is fill in a lot of gaps between all the knowledge we had of the
Beatles and their rise to fame. You will receive more intimate knowledge of their families, friends,
schooling, and especially how rock and roll essentially saved them from the usual Liverpudlian descent
into hard labor or unemployment. Rock and Roll was what inspired each of them to be the collective
topper-most of the popper-most.

There are many instances where Lewisohn will question the authenticity of an incident or provide more
than one perspective of an incident. It appears he has done his home work in detail. You will follow
the fab four, throughout different band iterations, as they attempt to play their music and begin to
write a few songs of their own.

The one thing that I did like were the quotes the author collected from friends and hangers-on that
literally witnessed the growth of the group from a rag tag collection of whom-ever would be available
to play a gig, to the cohesive unit they eventually became. There were rotating personnel early on
until John, Paul and George, essentially, always showed up to play almost every date that was booked.
Those 3 formed the early nucleus of the pre-Beatles that showed intense wit and camaraderie between
them.

It is also interesting to follow Ringo's rise as a professional drummer much before the others became
pros. All four had crossed path multiple times gigging here and there around England. There are some
photos of the them together prior to Ringo becoming a full fledged Beatle.

Speaking of drummers, I have read reviews stating Pete Best was castigated by the author. That Mark
Lewisohn shows how much he didn't like Mr. Best by always showing him in a bad light. I disagree with
those observations. Like a lot of musicians that flowed through the pre-fab group, Best was just a port
in the storm. Drummers then and now are hard to find and keep. The basic problem was that Pete Best
couldn't keep good time. Amateurs and professionals alike commented on it and repeatedly would make
sure the drums weren't too intrusive especially when recording.

Pete Best was also kept on because his mother was a very good promoter of the group and she had a
venue they'd play regularly. They eventually became the house band for that venue, The Casbah. The
problem with Mr. Best does get sorted out slowly, and sometime painfully, using quotes from the others
who played, promoted or observed the group. There is no doubt that John, Paul and George did not click
with Pete as they did with each other. AND visa versa. Pete Best most often went off on his own when
the others would hang together or get food or drink together. The fab three were just waiting for the
right drummer to appear and when he did...well...

You will go with them through the nitty gritty (mostly gritty) when they head to Germany and meta-morph
into a cohesive and iconic band. The quotes of the people who saw John, Paul, George and Pete were
about, how much they had changed, to their greatly increased stage presence. They came back a changed
group. Yet, they still lacked that something. They were not going anywhere fast and they sensed it. It
was, and is, called organization and tireless promotion; enter Brian Epstein.

It is to say that the 'boys' were very lucky to have been found by Brian Epstein and subsequently George
Martin. The music business can be cutthroat and Mr. Epstein and Mr. Martin appeared to be be very honest
and straight forward people that recognized the raw energy the band possessed and more importantly the
potential that resided in their musical talents. Lucky indeed.

Essentially what I took away from 'Volume 1' is that their drive, talent, luck and just plain hard work helped
these typical Liverpool lads become a group that changed the cultural direction of the Western world. They
took their love of American rock and roll and turned it back on America filtered through their British ears.
This is why this is an amazing story that needed to be told more completely.

Having Mark Lewisohn fill in the blanks helps you understand how the small steps of their lives made up
huge leaps of progress in the band's musicianship and song writing in only a few years. Every thing you have
read prior to this book has been the Readers Digest version of the Beatles story. Now go and read the full
version and revel in the wonder and enticing tale of four regular guys who made it to the topper-most. It is a
fun read indeed.
I love the Beatles. They are number one on my iPod and I can listen to them anytime, anywhere. But honestly, I found this book a bit plodding in parts and possibly could have used a little editing. I actually preferred the Biography that came out a few years ago.