Episodes
4 days ago
Another Girl
4 days ago
4 days ago
It's time for something a little jaunty this week as Another Girl hoves into view. Does the song help pick up the album's pace? Do the lyrics stand up to scrutiny? And can enthusiasm be mustered?
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Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
I Need You
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
It's George's second go-around on the songwriting carousel this week as - still live and in the same room! - JG and Andrew tackle I Need You.
Is the song a step up from Don't Bother Me? Does the volume pedal (or waaaa-waaa WWAAAA WAAAAA bit if you prefer) work? And how often can the same points be made in a desperate attempt to pad out the running time?
(Also, apologies for JG sounding a bit distant on the audio mix - one of us was rather further away from the mic than the other).
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
It's time for a new innovation on Stuffology this episode as Andrew and JG are... unplugged? Live? Something like that. Anyway, rather than the usual two-tin-cans-and-a-bit-of-string approach to recording over the internet, this time they're both in the same actual room! How exciting? And the episode they're discussing? Slightly ironically, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away.
Does the song stand up to the usual Dylanesque comparisons? Is there a meaningful advancement in the quality of Lennon's lyrics? And does the song deserve its mighty reputation?
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Aug 24, 2024
The Night Before
Saturday Aug 24, 2024
Saturday Aug 24, 2024
It's time for the second song on Help! as JG and Andrew find out what happened The Night Before.
Why does the episode start with Andrew apologosing (you know, apart from the obvious reasons....)? Does the song really... er, inspire a future band? Can it hold it's head up next to the title track?
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Help! (song!)
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
It's time to start a new album this episode as we launch into the movie soundtrack - well, half of a movie soundtrack anyway - Help and kick off with the title track. Does it deserve to be the Big Album Opener? It's its reputation overstated? And can the song survive being covered?
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Yes It Is
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
We're back (Pt 2)! This is the first episode recorded post-hiatus and we return with the exciting, pulse-racing, thundering climax of a track Yes It Is (ahem).
Does the song deserve a higher status than a slightly-beloved and slightly-obscure B-side? Does the genre work for the Beatles? And can the boys keep it together after such a long recording break? (answer: ...ish?). But one question can be comprehensively answered - is it good to be back? Yes. Yes, it is!
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Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Ticket To Ride
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
We're back! After a rather longer-than-hoped-for hiatus thanks to JG's wobbly health, Stuffology returns with one of the all-time classics of the band's back catalogue - the mighty Ticket To Ride.
But does the song manage to live up to its titanic reputation? Does the song's reputation get in the way of actually appreciating it? And are cover versions able to do the original justice?
Note: This episode was recorded before our extended break, hence the lack of any actual reference to the fact we've been away for a bit. Still, better late than never...
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
A Pause
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
Saturday Apr 13, 2024
A quick explanation as to why we haven't posted anything for a while!
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Twitter: @beatles_ology
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Beatles For Sale
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
It's time to put individual tracks behind us and tackle The Whole Of The Thing as this week we deal with the album Beatles For Sale. Does it continue the upward trajectory of the albums so far? How many times will the word "nascent" appear? And does the album deserve its knackered reputation?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
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Woe Woe and Thrice Woe / Twitter: @beatles_ology
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Eventually Produced By: JG McQuarrie
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
What You're Doing
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
We continue playing catch-up on Stuffologgy this week as we plug the remaining hole in Beatles For Sale with What You're Doing. Does the song manage to point to the future of what the Beatles will do? How inevitable are discussions about the Byrds? And is this the most shambolic episode yet?
Rankings: Track-by-track Ranking
eMail: beatlesstuffology@gmail.com
Just. Make. It. Stop. / Twitter: @beatles_ology
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JG's Blog: Judgementally Reviews…
Andrew’s Blog: Stuffology
Produced And Eventually Posted By: JG McQuarrie