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A podcast in which two old friends sit about and talk BS - Beatles Stuff - on a track-by-track basis pretty much for the sake of it!
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Saturday Mar 11, 2023
Saturday Mar 11, 2023
It's time to move into ballad territory this episode as JG and Andrew cover And I Love Her.
Does the song manage to land its tone of wannabe-sophistication? Of the many cover versions, which is the worst? How does George's contribution stand up?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
It's a quick dash around the ballroom this episode, as George informs us he's happy just to dance with you, despite very much not sounding like it.
How does the song hang together? Does it belie its throwaway status? How many unrelated 80's references can be crammed in?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
If I Fell falls under the, let's say, analytical spotlight this episode as JG and Andrew continue their way through A Hard Day's Night.
Does the song continue the run of quality on the album? How often can JG use the word "charming" in one episode? And on this occasion, who did it better - The Beatles or the Rutles?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
Saturday Jan 28, 2023
It's time for the second song on A Hard Day's Night to fall under the spotlight as JG and Andrew turn their attention to "I Should Have Known Better".
How does it fare next to the totemic title track? Why is there a discussion of McCartney's Tug Of War (not for the first time)? And why do the Beach Boys come up?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
It's time to move on to some new territory this week as JG and Andrew break the seal on the A Hard Day's Night album with the song... A Hard Days Night!
Join us for an unfeasibly large amount of Goon-related chat and general chart musings. Does the song make a good opener for the album? How long can two people talk about a song that doesn't clear three minutes? And why are Madness brought up so early on?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
We flip the single this week and cover the B-side, the largely-forgotten (or is it?) "This Boy". Why does Tom Jones get brought up so much? Just how well remembered or otherwise is this song? And is it a lost classic or one that deserves its place rather more towards the obscure end of the Beatles' catalogue?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
It's one of the biggest songs of all time on this week's episode as JG and Andrew get stuck into I Want To Hold Your Hand.
Does the song deserve it's place as one of the most significant tracks in the Beatles' back catalogue? Is the whole more than the sum of its parts? And does it deserve to be the vanguard of the British Invasion in America?
Plus there's more Doctor Who and Star Trek references than you're probably expecting, Portugese gets used as an unlikely comparison to something, and the Ed Sullivan show is, of course, gone over in far too much detail.
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
We step aside from tracks for this episode to instead talk about the album With The Beatles in its entirety.
How enthusiastic can one set of liner notes be? How does the album stack up as a coherent piece of art? What else was it up against in the charts? And, most importantly (well, "importantly") of all, what score does it get?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
With The Beatles draws to a close with the mighty "Money (That's What I Want)", a good excuse to see what John Lennon can do on vocals. Does the Beatles version still stand up to scrutiny when compared with the original? How do other cover versions fare? And why do the Decca tapes get brought up?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
The end is in sight! But before we get there, we have this - "Not A Second Time". Can Lennon find a tune to sing here? Is it a suitable second-last song as far as the album goes? And are the cover versions better than the original?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Twitter: @beatles_ology
JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews...
Produced by: JG McQuarrie