Re:Lennon or McCartney? Can statistical analysis solve an au...
by tabtab on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @12:39PM
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If you listen to the Beatles' own accounts, they didn't appear to pay much attention to authorship until near the end of the group. They got together, kicked around ideas, made suggestions in a more or less organic way with little attention to source or credit. It was a workman-like "git-er-done" approach. The reason they grouped "Lennon/McCartney" credit together early was in part to make collaboration smoother.
In the latter years of the group, they became more possessive and isolated, for whatever reason, and collaboration was less organic. It illustrates that money and fame DON'T make one satisfied. Egos and personal demons lived on and perhaps got magnified.
Re:Lennon or McCartney? Can statistical analysis solve an au...
by S_A_P on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @12:59PM
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Totally agree with that. I would also argue that the last few albums showed songwriting that was less inspired than the early stuff. It was brilliantly executed and produced, but not quite as creative or cohesive. I think that dovetails nicely with your last point.
I know people try to put each Beatle into a box and I they had their indulgent tendencies. However, I think they were really just 4 people that when put together were able to make music that few others could. Each of them has a moment where they are the weird, sappy, schmaltzy, psychedelic or rock n roll song writer. Its a lesson that I feel could also be applied to management when building a team. Find your "beatles". People that when you put them together create better output than each of them could alone.