The Idea Blog

I saved on Sunday and finally read today this piece by Allan Kozinn. Here’s the money shot:

“Studying the Beatles seriously inevitably brings together an enormous amount of material, certainly enough to push the limits of a four-semester program. To understand the group’s prehistory, for one thing, students will have to delve into not only the American roots of rock — blues, country music and R&B — but also Broadway show tunes and the British music-hall tradition, which shaped them as surely as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley did.”

If you love The Beatles, check it out. And go buy The Beatles Recording Sessions.