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daniel481 · Post by **daniel481** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:54 am

Yeah, not so sure the Beatles had a no drug rule in the studio...there may not have been a lot of blatant use in the actual tracking room, but according to "The Beatles" by Bob Spitz, and several other books, there was definitely more than a little bit of that going on from pretty early in there recording career. Started with marijuana (which they all used pretty heavily), moved on to LSD (Paul was reluctant at first to try it, but ended up being the first pop star to admit that he had), and there was eventually a time when John had a pretty serious heroin habit.It's nice to think of them as the fun-loving goofballs from "A Hard Days Night", but these guys were really a pretty rough-and-tumble crew

daniel481 · Post by **daniel481** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:06 am

Well, it didn't start with marijuana; they were all doing pills and drinking from back in their early days of playing nightclubs in Germany. According to John in his Rolling Stone interview "I've always needed a drug to survive. The others, too, but I always had more, more pills, more of everything because I'm more crazy probably."Just think it's interesting!

wodinlord · Post by **wodinlord** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:14 am

Glenn,Both of those Youtube songs are great! Nice mix on the studio track, too.Wodinlord

ggalen · Post by **ggalen** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:27 am

May 12, 2008, 12:14pm, wodinlord wrote:Glenn,Both of those Youtube songs are great! Nice mix on the studio track, too.WodinlordThanks very much, Wodinlord!All this Beatles talk is relevant: my wife is hosting 75 people for a big birthday party soon, and she has asked me to perform lots of early Beatles tunes.It's really a gas. I find that if I use an "Everly Brothers" harmony on my Digitech Vocalist Live 4 harmonizer, I really can sound quite like the lads. Especially if I "pinch" my voice just the slightest touch nasal, to suggest John. I didn't realize how much that 3rds harmony was used in their '62-'65 period.That's my favorite period for the Beatles. I was 12 and absolutely blown away by "I Want To Hold Your Hand"...still have a GREAT time playing it.Maybe I will post something soon.

jda21 · Post by **jda21** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:01 am

I find that if I use an "Everly Brothers" harmony on my Digitech Vocalist Live 4 harmonizer, I really can sound quite like the lads. Maybe I will post something soon.I hope so, Glenn Look forward to it Liam

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