The Beatles are debatably the greatest musicians to ever step on this planet. Their music always sounds soothing to the ears and seems to bring delight to every listener. As far as the average person knows, there was never a time when the Beatles argued or were on the verge of splitting up due to a conflict between members, which is without regarding the transition from Pete Best to Ringo Starr on the drums. When you think of Beatles music, a person thinks of quality music with wonderful melodies. Behind the music making there was actually a strange confliction between the two leaders of the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Both John and Paul had very different styles of playing music and even writing music. As one author puts this
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A horizontal melody cannot stand on its own, while a vertical melody can stand strong on its own. Listening to the songs mentioned, should help with the comprehension of this concept as all the songs portray a strong John, horizontal, influence or a Paul, vertical, influence. If the concept is hard to grasp through the engagement of listening, the sheet music provides a great opportunity to assess the characteristics of different melodies. Seeing that John’s music centers around one note, the sheet music is rather stagnant with little fluctuations giving the viewer the impression of horizontal notes. Overall, it’s noticeable that these two musicians dealt with melodies in a very different manner and it can be distinguishable when listening to their musical …show more content…
John was always the more pessimistic one of the band, so his outlook on life always seeing the worst in everything. John was especially influenced when it came to the use of drugs for the Beatles. John stated that “I write the music in the circumstances in which I’m in, whether it’s on acid or in the water” (Hertsgaard, 195). This quote expresses that John was, in fact, on drugs when he wrote some the songs for the Beatles, which is prominent in the songs he wrote in Rubber Soul and Revolver. John was more outspoken towards political events, rather to the more conservative Paul. John was more willing to speak his mind, being more open to expression of his opinion. When a reporter asked John about “The Establishment”, John replied “Change it and not replace it with another set of Harris Tweed suits” (Hertsgaard, 199). This was just one instance when John spoke publically about his thoughts on political events, but there are more to the very rare occasional inputs by Paul. With John being more expressive and more pessimistic, it can be seen in his music to some extent. The one example that comes to mind is the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” because the song portrays the usage of LSD in a hidden but open way. With phrases like “tangerine trees and marmalade skies” and “a girl with kaleidoscope eyes”, the average person would assume
A horizontal melody cannot stand on its own, while a vertical melody can stand strong on its own. Listening to the songs mentioned, should help with the comprehension of this concept as all the songs portray a strong John, horizontal, influence or a Paul, vertical, influence. If the concept is hard to grasp through the engagement of listening, the sheet music provides a great opportunity to assess the characteristics of different melodies. Seeing that John’s music centers around one note, the sheet music is rather stagnant with little fluctuations giving the viewer the impression of horizontal notes. Overall, it’s noticeable that these two musicians dealt with melodies in a very different manner and it can be distinguishable when listening to their musical …show more content…
John was always the more pessimistic one of the band, so his outlook on life always seeing the worst in everything. John was especially influenced when it came to the use of drugs for the Beatles. John stated that “I write the music in the circumstances in which I’m in, whether it’s on acid or in the water” (Hertsgaard, 195). This quote expresses that John was, in fact, on drugs when he wrote some the songs for the Beatles, which is prominent in the songs he wrote in Rubber Soul and Revolver. John was more outspoken towards political events, rather to the more conservative Paul. John was more willing to speak his mind, being more open to expression of his opinion. When a reporter asked John about “The Establishment”, John replied “Change it and not replace it with another set of Harris Tweed suits” (Hertsgaard, 199). This was just one instance when John spoke publically about his thoughts on political events, but there are more to the very rare occasional inputs by Paul. With John being more expressive and more pessimistic, it can be seen in his music to some extent. The one example that comes to mind is the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” because the song portrays the usage of LSD in a hidden but open way. With phrases like “tangerine trees and marmalade skies” and “a girl with kaleidoscope eyes”, the average person would assume