Things We Said Today Beatles Radio Show
408 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 127 ratingsGreat weekly discussion of the Beatles world by Beatles experts Allan Kozinn, Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo. Send comments to [email protected].
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Things We Said Today #363 – ‘The Beatles Get Back to Let It Be’ at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
March 18, 2022 11:40 - 1 hour - 142 MBIn Episode 363 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have a brief tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s new exhibition, “The Beatles Get Back to Let It Be’ with Nwaka Onwusa, the museum’s VP/chief curator, and talk to Greg Harris, President/CEO, about how the exhibition came together. The exhibition, which looks at the Beatles’ January, 1969 recording and filming sessions, includes some of the instruments, clothing, lyric sheets and other items from session, ...
Things We Said Today #362 – Macca Dream Sets
March 01, 2022 14:12 - 1 hour - 201 MBWith Paul McCartney about to undertake his “Got Back” Tour in the weeks before his 80th birthday, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo devote Episode 362 of Things We Said Today to assembling setlists that are a bit different from what he has traditionally done, or that include songs he has long neglected in concert. NOTE: This is an audio version of the podcast. There is also a video version on our YouTube page. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or...
Things We Said Today #361 – Pete Compton and ‘The Beatles and India’
February 22, 2022 15:14 - 1 hour - 220 MBIn Episode 361 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Pete Compton, who co-directed (with Ajoy Bose) the new film ‘The Beatles in India’ – an expansive look at the Beatles’ involvement with Indian music and spirituality, as well as the Beatles’ impact on India. NOTE: This is an audio version of the podcast. There is also a video version on our YouTube page. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. W...
Things We Said Today #360 – Yellow Submarine album and Songtrack
February 04, 2022 14:42 - 1 hour - 188 MBIn Episode 360 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the often-overlooked “Yellow Submarine” album and the 1999 “Yellow Submarine Songtrack” expanded remix. We also, in light of the delay in the release of “The Beatles: Get Back” DVD/Blu-ray, pass along Peter Jackson’s advice that we let Disney and Apple know that we want bonus material on such a release. Here are some relevant addresses, as well as a link to an online petition: To email Disney: TWD...
Things We Said Today #359 – Misconceptions
January 19, 2022 16:01 - 1 hour - 196 MBIn Episode 359 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo look back at a few enduring misconceptions about the Beatles and their history. NOTE: This is an audio version of the podcast. There is also a video version on our YouTube page. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "...
Things We Said Today #358 – 2021 Year-End Review
December 28, 2021 14:19 - 1 hour - 234 MBThings We Said Today #358 – 2021 Year-End Review In Episode 358 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo look back at the audio, video and books released in 2021, and single out their favorites, before offering their hopes for 2022 Beatles and solo projects. NOTE: This is an audio version of the podcast. There is also a video version on our YouTube page. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to s...
Things We Said Today #357 – Remembering George Harrison
December 15, 2021 14:48 - 1 hour - 224 MBIn Episode 357 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo commemorate the 20th anniversary of George Harrison’s passing with an overview of his musical contributions to the Beatles, and on his own, and a look at how he made some of his other interests part of the cultural conversation. NOTE: This is an audio version of the podcast. There is also a video version on our YouTube page. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other ep...
Things We Said Today #356 – “The Beatles: Get Back” review
November 30, 2021 13:44 - 1 hour - 274 MBIn Episode 356 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo offer some impressions of “The Beatles: Get Back,” Peter Jackson’s extraordinary eight-hour exploration of the Get Back/Let It Be sessions. NOTE: This is an audio version of the podcast. There is also a video version on our YouTube page. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our em...
Things We Said Today #355 – Some Quality Time With Peter Jackson
November 24, 2021 10:36 - 3 hours - 531 MBIn Episode 355 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo interview Peter Jackson, the director of “The Beatles: Get Back” – the most anticipated Beatles project since “The Beatles Anthology,” in 1995. Mr. Jackson is also, of course, the director of the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies, and the extraordinary World War I documentary, “They Shall Not Grow Old.” And true to form, the master of film epics spent no less than four hours with us. Included is lot...
Things We Said Today #354 – Paul McCartney’s “Lyrics” book
November 18, 2021 14:50 - 1 hour - 244 MBIn Episode 354 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo review “Lyrics,” the two-volume book by Paul McCartney (with help from the poet Paul Muldoon) has just been published. Is it really, as he has suggested, an autobiography, told through his song lyrics? How illuminating is it – and how accurate are his memories? What does it tell us – and what does it leave out? Is it a thrill or a disappointment? So many questions – but that’s what we do. Note: This is the ...
Things We Said Today #353 – Fan World: the “Here, There & Everywhere” Film
November 03, 2021 15:48 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn Episode 353 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo interview Simon Weitzman and Andy Lee, the director and editor, respectively, of “Here, There & Everywhere,” a new film-in-progress about the universe of Beatles fandom, across generations and around the world, and taking in everything from collectors, convention attendees (and administrators), members of the Quarry Men and school friends of the Beatles themselves, and artists and performers whose work is in...
Things We Said Today #352 – Ringo’s ”Change the World” EP & the ”Get Back” book
October 27, 2021 21:25 - 1 hour - 237 MBIn Episode 352 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo review Ringo Starr’s new EP, “Change the World,” and discuss “The Beatles: Get Back,” the new book of transcripts and photographs from the “Get Back/Let It Be” sessions that was just published to accompany the “Let It Be Special Edition” audio release and Peter Jackson’s six-hour Get Back documentary. Note: This is the audio version of the podcast. There is a video version available on our YouTube channel. ...
Things We Said Today #351 – Let It Be Special Edition Box
October 15, 2021 14:30 - 2 hours - 259 MBIn Episode 351 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo review the new Let It Be Special Edition box – the audio component of a three-part reconsideration of Let It Be that also includes the Get Back book and Peter Jackson’s six-hour Get Back documentary. Note: This is the audio version of the podcast. There is a video version available on our YouTube channel. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you...
Things We Said Today #350 – Re-evaluating
September 21, 2021 14:32 - 1 hour - 165 MBIn Episode 350 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo each choose five tracks – Beatles and solo – that they hear differently now than when they were first released. Note: This is the audio version of the podcast. There is a video version available on our YouTube channel. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingsw...
Things We Said Today #349 – Great Closers
September 08, 2021 15:49 - 1 hour - 205 MBIn Episode 349 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo focus on the tracks that close albums, and each identify the three best closing tracks from the Beatles canon, and their five favorite closers from all the solo albums – plus honorable mentions, so it’s really more like four or five Beatles tracks and 10 solo tracks. Note: This is the audio version of the podcast. There is a video version available on our YouTube channel. As always, we welcome your thought...
Things We Said Today #348 – Kenneth Womack & Jason Kruppa on their new book
August 24, 2021 13:50 - 1 hour - 236 MBIn Episode 348 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Kenneth Womack and Jason Kruppa, the authors of the new “All Things Must Pass Away – Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Love Songs” – an exploration of George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass,” Derek and the Dominoes’ “Layla,” and the complicated relationship between the two guitarists. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to ...
Things We Said Today #347 – All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary Edition
August 07, 2021 13:20 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBIt’s been a busy week of George Harrison celebrations at Things We Said Today. Having started the week with a commemoration of The Concert for Bangla Desh, and then done a guest appearance to talk about “Gone Troppo” on the new P2 Podcast Blues: A George Harrison Solo Podcast, with Hudson Ranney and Martin Quibell (check it out!). And now, in Episode 347, the Things We Said Today crew – Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo – discuss the new reissue/remix of “All Things Must Pass,” an...
Things We Said Today #346 – The Concert for Bangla Desh at 50
August 03, 2021 21:08 - 1 hour - 189 MBIn Episode 346 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo commemorate the 50th anniversary of George Harrison’s Concert for Bangla Desh at Madison Square Garden in New York. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment th...
Things We Said Today #345 – McCartney 321
July 22, 2021 13:53 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBIn Episode 345 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss McCartney 321, the six-part Hulu series in which Paul and Rick Rubin discuss Beatles and solo McCartney recordings, soloing tracks from the masters along the way. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things W...
Things We Said Today #344 – Archival Sets
June 29, 2021 12:07 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBIn anticipation of the 50th anniversary reissue of George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass,” Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the way the Beatles’ archival releases, group and solo, have evolved since “The Beatles Anthology.” (A video version of this podcast can be found on our YouTube channel.) As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email add...
Things We Said Today #343 – Paul McCartney Birthday Special
June 17, 2021 11:56 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn Episode 343 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate Paul McCartney’s 79th birthday by each selecting three favorites from among his post-Beatles albums and individual songs (not necessarily singles), and three examples of his best work with the Beatles. For perspective, they also look at their least favorite McCartney works in the same categories. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you...
Things We Said Today #342 – RAM at 50
May 20, 2021 15:37 - 1 hour - 208 MBIn Episode 342 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate the 50th anniversary of Paul McCartney’s RAM with a discussion of the album, as well as the RAM ON tribute album by Denny Seiwell (who played on the original) Fernando Perdomo and friends. In the course of the discussion, Allan offers a glimpse of the material he and Adrian Sinclair are including in McCartney Legacy Vol.1, the multi-volume biography and survey of Paul McCartney’s creative due from ...
Things We Said Today #341 – Plastic Ono Band Box Set
May 07, 2021 11:40 - 1 hour - 42 MBIn Episode 341 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo offer an overview of the Plastic Ono Band box set, a stunning project - six CDs, two Blu-rays and a hardbound book, as well as a larger book available separately - that shows how archival releases should be done. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidto...
Things We Said Today #340 – McCartney III Imagined Review
April 21, 2021 14:34 - 1 hour - 49 MBIn Episode 340 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo review McCartney III Imagined, Paul McCartney’s inventive remix-covers project, devoted to reworkings of songs from his recent McCartney III. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Fa...
Things We Said Today #339 – Interview with Jerry Hammack
April 15, 2021 18:42 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBIn Episode 339 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have an illuminating chat with Jerry Hammack, who recently published the fifth and final volume of his series, “The Beatles Recording Reference Manual.” Volume 5 covers “Let It Be” and “Abbey Road” albums, and part of the conversation centers on those albums, but we also have Jerry explain his approach to the series as a whole. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other ...
Things We Said Today #338 – Ringo’s Zoom In EP, Dylan’s 1970
April 07, 2021 12:21 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBIn Episode 338 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo review Ringo Starr’s new EP, “Zoom In,” and look at the May 1, 1970 Bob Dylan session, on which George Harrison played guitar and contributed backing vocals. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today ...
Things We Said Today #337 – It’s All in the Mind, with Dr. Bob Hieronimus & Laura Cortner
March 17, 2021 21:22 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn Episode 337 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Dr. Robert R. Hieronimus and Laura E. Cortner, the authors of the newly published “It’s All in the Mind – Inside the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine Vol. 2.” The book, along with its predecessor, “Inside The Yellow Submarine” (2002), cover pretty much everything you want to know about the Beatles’ great animated film, and in this discussion, Laura and Dr. Bob offer a fantastic sampling of the details an...
Things We Said Today #336 – BBC Dream LP
March 03, 2021 15:56 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBFor Episode 336 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo imagined that EMI, in early 1964, decided to compile an album of tracks the Beatles had been playing on the BBC over the previous year, and each provided a proposed tracklist. There were no rules, although for the purpose of the exercise, they used the two double-CD sets that EMI eventually released (rather than one of the far more complete bootleg compilations) as source material, and they focused on the s...
Things We Said Today #335 – David Bedford and “The Country of Liverpool”
February 19, 2021 14:06 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBIn Episode 335 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with David Bedford, the author of several books on the Beatles, about his latest, “The Country of Liverpool.” A study of the popularity of country music in England, and particularly Liverpool (“Nashville of the North,” as it was known among British country fans), the book looks at the style’s appeal to British listeners, and its influence on the Beatles and their music. (A technical note: there is some...
Things We Said Today #334 – The Beatles’ Early vs Late Recordings
February 04, 2021 17:38 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBIn Episode 334 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss the potential reasons why the Beatles’ albums from Pepper onward still turn up on the charts, while the earlier albums do not. Along the way, we tussle (slightly) over where the line between “early” and “late” is best drawn. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email ad...
Things We Said Today #333 – Phil Spector
January 21, 2021 16:31 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn Episode 333 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo welcome back former co-host Al Sussman, the Executive Editor of Beatlefan, for a discussion about Phil Spector, the record producer and convicted murderer, about signature sound, and his work on recordings by the Beatles, John Lennon and George Harrison. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other...
Things We Said Today #332 – “Double Fantasy @40”
January 07, 2021 18:26 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn Things We Said Today, episode 332, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo offer an appreciation of John Lennon’s and Yoko Ono’s “Double Fantasy” on its 40th anniversary. (Okay, okay, we're a couple of months late -- the show was first postponed when when Darren got Covid, and then because of "McCartney III"). As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email ...
Things We Said Today #331 – “McCartney III”
December 25, 2020 18:52 - 2 hours - 93.7 MBIn Things We Said Today, episode 331, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo first catch up with the flood of news that has broken over the last few weeks (we were off for a couple of weeks while Darren fought off Covid-19), and then review Paul McCartney’s latest, “McCartney III.” As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtodayradios...
Things We Said Today #330 – All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary
November 25, 2020 17:27 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBIn episode 330 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate the 50th Anniversary of George Harrison's [conventional] LP solo debut, the three-disc "All Things Must Pass." Think of it as a companion piece to last week's interview with Ashley Khan, about "George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters." As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or an...
Things We Said Today #329 – Interview with Ashley Kahn editor & compiler of “George Harrison on George Harrison”
October 29, 2020 15:13 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBIn episode 329 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Ashley Kahn about his latest book, “George Harrison on George Harrison – Interviews and Encounters,” an impressive, career-spanning compilation of interviews, speeches, statements and internet chats. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address thingswesaidtoda...
Things We Said Today #328 – Interview with Kenneth Womack about his new book, “John Lennon 1980”
October 15, 2020 15:32 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBIn episode 328 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo have an illuminating chat with Kenneth Womack about his new book, “John Lennon 1980 – The Last Days in the Life.” As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment ther...
Things We Said Today #327 – John Lennon’s 80th Birthday
October 02, 2020 10:38 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn episode 327 of Things We Said Today – Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate John Lennon’s 80th birthday (on October 9) by reflecting on how Lennon and his music influenced them. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there...
Things We Said Today #326 – What We Want from the Vaults
September 03, 2020 21:50 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBIn episode 326 of Things We Said Today – the first of two collaborative podcasts with our friends at Two Legs – Tom Hunyadi and Andy Nicholes join Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo to discuss what we want in future archival releases from the Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. (The next episode, on Three Legs’s turf, will discuss our wants from future Paul McCartney archival releases.) And yes, Allan is still on his leave of absence to complete “McCartney Legacy – Volume One...
Things We Said Today #325 – The Flaming Pie Archive Edition
August 21, 2020 10:41 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBIn episode 325 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo discuss the new Archive Collection edition of Paul’s Flaming Pie. (Allan Kozinn is taking a leave of absence to complete “McCartney Legacy – Volume One: Beyond The Beatles, 1969-73 [working title]”). As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], joi...
Things We Said Today #324 – Kozinn Remembers
July 31, 2020 13:20 - 1 hour - 64 MBIn earlier episodes, Allan has referred to some of his experiences interviewing people in the Beatles world during his years as the New York Times’ Beatles Desk, and Ken Michaels and Darren DeVivo occasionally joked that they should devote an episode to some of these. Perhaps hearing Allan’s Albert Goldman impression in episode 323 was what did it, but in any case, this turned out to be that show. With Ken and Darren prompting, Allan offers some memories of interviewing Paul, Ringo, Yoko, Ge...
Things We Said Today #323 – Dave Morrell on his new book ‘Run-Out Groove’
July 17, 2020 13:21 - 2 hours - 83.2 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Dave Morrell about his new book, ‘Run-Out Groove – Inside Capitol’s 1980s Hits & Stiffs’ – the fourth volume in his memoirs of working in the record business. Dave has been a guest twice in the past, and always has interesting stories to tell. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email add...
Things We Said Today #322 – Ringo’s 80th Birthday
July 02, 2020 12:01 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo each choose their five favorite solo tracks – hits as well as deep tracks – as a tribute to the Ringster on his 80th birthday. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tweet u...
Things We Said Today #321 – A Chat With Chip Madinger
June 25, 2020 18:16 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo speak with Chip Madinger, the co-author (with Mark Easter) of “Eight Arms to Hold You,” the indispensable guide to solo Beatles recordings up to 2000, and (with Scott Raille) the “Lennonology” series. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "T...
Things We Said Today #320 – Ken’s 2000th Beatles Show, Our Least Favorite Beatles Tracks
May 29, 2020 11:38 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo celebrate Ken’s 2000th Beatles show – counting radio shows and podcasts. We then each discuss our 5 least favorite Beatles (as a group) tracks, and why. Tough job with a catalogue that’s the zenith of Western Civ, and it’s fair to say we were, in some cases, surprised by each other’s selections. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this ...
Things We Said Today #319 – Steve Matteo on ‘Let It Be’ - the album, the film and his book
May 15, 2020 12:02 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo are joined by Steve Matteo, the author of the excellent book ‘Let It Be,’ published in 2004 as part of the ‘33 1/3’ series on classic albums. In writing the book, Matteo had interviewed many of the people involved, from EMI engineers to the director Michael Lindsay-Hogg and some of his technical crew, and we discuss some of the insights he offers in his concise study of the Beatles’ penultimate (but last-released) album and its af...
Things We Said Today #318 – The ‘McCartney’ album at 50
April 30, 2020 15:19 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo look at Paul McCartney’s debut album, McCartney, on the 50th anniversary of its release, taking into account the circumstances under which it was made and released, what it meant to us then and how we see it now. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected],...
Things We Said Today #317 – First Solo Singles
April 17, 2020 18:07 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ breakup by looking at the first singles each of the former Beatles released, with as much arcane information about each as we could think of. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We ...
Things We Said Today #316 – Solo Disappointments
April 02, 2020 20:11 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo discuss aspects of the Beatles’ solo careers that have disappointed them – anything from particular albums or performances, to missed opportunities. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and ...
Things We Said Today #315 – Laurence Juber on The Fab 4th and more
March 20, 2020 11:19 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo welcome back Laurence Juber – lead guitarist in the last incarnation of Wings and a superb fingerstyle guitarist whose latest album is “The Fab 4th,” his fourth collection of Beatles arrangements for solo guitar. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected],...
Things We Said Today #314 – John Montagna Returns: Paul as a Bassist Part 2
March 06, 2020 00:39 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBIn this episode, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren DeVivo welcome back bassist John Montagna for a chat about Paul’s bass work, particularly on his post-Beatles (Wings and solo) recordings. As always, we welcome your thoughts about this episode of the show or any other episode. We invite you to send your comments about this or any of our other shows to our email address [email protected], join our "Things We Said Today Beatles Fans" Facebook page and comment there, tw...