
Across the Universe: Great music, fresh approach
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I'm 64; when the Beatles hit I had just started college. It is hard to think of Beatles music as classic. Classic music is 50 years old or more...uh oh...2008 minus 1961???? Hmmmm? Classic is Sammy Cahn, Oscar Hammerstein, not John, Paul, George and Ringo...is it? Actually YES. The Beatles song and arrangements have been given new scoring here, assembled in a mixture of Sgt. Pepper's and Magical Mystery tour. It has been done by people who (1) know what they are doing, both technically and artistically, and (2) people who respect this music. As my son says, "This was Dad's music; that doesn't make it BAD music". As his father I say, "Whaddaya mean "Bad MUSIC"???? It was fleepin' Great music and still is" The album has relevant-to-the-period songs that are usually thoughtful and the performances still delight the ear. I hope to see the movie some day. In essence, this is a fresh look (using the ears as eyes) at the classic beatles' tunes and, with appropriate amplification and speakers can still 'shake the dust from the rafters' if that is what you like. For mid-sixties folk who remember the day, a nice way to get in touch with our youth again, however brief it may be.
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