One of the most famous sentences in rock 'n' roll history came forth in 1968 from the typewriter of a critic named Langdon Winner. Winner wrote:
The closest Western Civilization has come to unity since the Congress of Vienna in 1815 was the week the Sgt. Pepper album was released. At the time, I happened to be driving across country on Interstate 80. In each city where I stopped for gas or food - Larmaie, Ogallala, Moline, South Bend - the melodies wafted in from some far-off transistor radio or portable hi-fi. It was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. For a brief while the irreparably fragmented consciousness of the West was unified, at least in the minds of the young.
Tonite I attended a lecture, at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY, given by Scott Freiman, who combines his love of the Beatles with his experience as a composer, producer and engineer, to deliver the most interesting and unique lectures about them. He moves past the personalities of the fab four to uncover the reasons why their music continues to be loved by millions.
Scott's presentations tell the story of the Beatles music using rare audio and video of the Beatles in action and are populated by anecdotes about their recording sessions. He artfully and intelligently crafts his Beatles presentation into an informative and inspiring event, walking his audience through detailed analyses of the songwriting and production techniques used by the Beatles in recording their landmark albums and singles.
Scott lectures across the country and my suggestion is that if he comes to your town, don't walk, but RUN - to buy a ticket for one of his presentations. You will be enthralled, entertained and most definitely educated.
I will never look at A Day in the Life in quite the same way.
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