The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul by Walter Everett

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is ne plus ultra of books musically analyzing what The Beatles accomplished in their music. Although it covers the early part of The Beatles career, it was the second volume written, following one the covered from Revolver to the end of the group. And this is not exactly a “fan” book. There is some historical material here, but if you wanted Beatles history you should go to Mark Lewisohn’s magisterial Tune In, which is the last word on that subject. This is a book for musicians, and frankly would probably be mostly incomprehensible to anyone without a grounding in music theory. But if you have the background, I would sit down at a piano and work through this book for a deeper appreciation of the group that changed popular music for their time.



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