Tell Me Why: "Beatles" Commentary

by TimRiley (Author), TimRiley (Author)

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  Paperback
  1988

  $43.69

  This commentary on the Beatles' discography details the musical progression achieved when the Beatles turned from live performance to recording. Tim Riley examines the personal, political and global influences on their song-writing and reflects on each album as a whole as well as the individual songs and patterns. This book explores the Beatles' influence on the popular music of the time and the author argues that they transformed the popular culture and gave it life. Tim Riley's music criticism has appeared in the academic journal Popular Music , The Christian Science Monitor and on national public radio in the USA.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $19.64

  A unique combination of musical analysis and cultural history, Tell Me Why stands alone among Beatles books with its single-minded focus on the most important aspect of the band: its music. Riley offers a new, deeper understanding of the Beatles by closely considering each song and album they recorded in an exploration as rigorous as it is soulful. He tirelessly sifts through the Beatles discography, making clear that the legendary four were more than mere teen idols: They were brilliant innovators who mastered an extremely detailed art. Since the first publication of Tell Me Why in 1988, much new primary source material has appeared--Paul McCartney's authorized biography, the Anthology CDs and videos, the complete Parlophone-sequenced albums on CD, the Live at the BBCsessions, and the global smash 1. Riley incorporates all the new material in an update that makes this a crucial book for Beatles fans.

• New

  Paperback
  2002

  $21.82

  A unique combination of musical analysis and cultural history, Tell Me Why stands alone among Beatles books with its single-minded focus on the most important aspect of the band: its music. Riley offers a new, deeper understanding of the Beatles by closely considering each song and album they recorded in an exploration as rigorous as it is soulful. He tirelessly sifts through the Beatles discography, making clear that the legendary four were more than mere teen idols: They were brilliant innovators who mastered an extremely detailed art. Since the first publication of Tell Me Why in 1988, much new primary source material has appeared--Paul McCartney's authorized biography, the Anthology CDs and videos, the complete Parlophone-sequenced albums on CD, the Live at the BBCsessions, and the global smash 1. Riley incorporates all the new material in an update that makes this a crucial book for Beatles fans.