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7th October 2008
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| Gear addict  Joined: Jun 2007 Location: London
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Thread Starter | The Rutles
With all the talk about Beatles recording techniques on these forums it's worth remembering how ridiculously good these Neil Innes parodies were. The Rutles check out from about 2:30. |
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7th October 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: May 2007 Location: UK
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I got the album - funny... but not good!
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7th October 2008
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| Gear addict Joined: Jun 2007 Location: London
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Oh I know the song writing is just funny but don't you think they really nailed the sound? Especially on the later John Lennon, psychedelic stuff. Apparently George Harrison was a good friend of Eric Idle and gave a lot of advice.
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They're a great cure for "Beatley" songwriters.  Check out "Joe Public" if you can find it. Fabulously funny. Cheers. 
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7th October 2008
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So funny! Indeed good cure for fab4 songs look-a-like writers
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brilliant record. | |
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7th October 2008
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| Gear nut Joined: May 2007
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"I must be in love" is up there with any early beatles song
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7th October 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Glasgow, Scotland.
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The cod-psychedelic "Piggy in the Middle" is rather fab also.
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7th October 2008
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And the film is hilarious. Innes and Idle are a scream as Lennon and McCartney. George Harrison makes a cameo. If I recall correctly, Neil was a member of The Bonzo Dog Band, who made an appearance in the "Magical Mystery Tour" short film. Don't know if he was still in the band at that time. I have all the Bonzo albums...
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7th October 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Mr. & Mississauga
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Not good????  Do I have to spell it out? C-H-E-E-S-E-A-N-D-O-N-I-O-N-S Oh no... You're so pusillanimous, oh yeah. Nature's callin' and I must go, yeah. RUTLES FOREVER!  (PS. I buried Stig)
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7th October 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Glasgow, Scotland.
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The Rutles were bigger than God .... Woops Sorry! I meant Rod! Which is of course true because Rod Stewart's heyday was in the 70's not the 60's. |
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7th October 2008
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I remember when All You Need Is Cash was first shown and a guy at my school said he thought the Rutles would end up as popular as the Beatles! (when in fact they weren't as big as God, Rod or the Beatles.) I really love them though, Another Day is a great song in its own right.
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7th October 2008
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The little interview bit with Brian's mother, where she talks about the trousers just cracks me up so bad.
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That is an INCREDIBLE solo. Very very musical, in an unmusical kind of way... | |
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7th October 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Sweden
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Mmmm.......Blind Lemon Pie....
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