This video makes me realize how even greater they actually were. Through all that craziness, they still sounded great and maintained their sense of humor and levity. Remember at some point it did get to them and they said enough was enough. Then they got even more amazing!
That was my reaction precisely. Sounding good is hard, and old-school sound gear made it near impossible. Time and again I'm astonished to watch their sheer ability slice right through it. In addition to all their other manifest virtues, they were just flat-out professionals. I thought that really came through in the Get Back/Let it Be footage. In the rooftop concert, they are ridiculously good. That's outdoors in the cold with freezing hands; sound reinforcement horrorshow; their first live show in years; new material, etc etc. I mean, it's just madness how good they had to be, to be that good, when it was time to go out there and be The Beatles.
Don´t forget the numerous shows they had to play round the world. Their schedule was also very tight. So if you play that often and under those circumstances there simply has to go something wrong.
These guys were so tight that they could play it loose on stage. They knew each other well, played live gigs from day 1 and were good enough musicians that they could play and sing even though they probably couldn't hear themselves much of the time. The ease with which they composed themselves on stage was apparent in their smiles and actions.
Ringo is a great drummer with all that madness he never missed a beat truly awesome and the fact that they all still sound amazing and not at all out of key or shaky shows the level of breath control they had I honestly just love them all so amazing 🥰🥰🥰
Extremely tight! It makes me laugh how much they went through and they still joked about it all. What an amazing band! We miss you Johnny and Georgie ❤️
@@morbidmanmusicThey probably woulda used ear monitors, but i dunno if they wouldve used prerecorded stuff. Maybe for sound effects like backwards vocals on Rain if they had done it live? Probably would not have used a click track
No matter how many too times they FLUFFED IT they kept it going till they were back on track and that my friends are the signs of a truly remarkable band. BEATLEMANIA INNA AUSTRALIA
Some have actually been offended by this video, thinking that it's too hard on their beloved idols. If that's you, be consoled -- this is just some bits I found funny. Obviously, the Beatles were tight enough to bounce through anything, and part of their big appeal is that they didn't take themselves too seriously.
Nah, it's cool to see these things. If one had actually been to enough live shows and paid attention, it would be seen that all bands make a few mistakes here and there...it's part of a live show. Your compilation shows that The Beatles were good enough to overcome the occasional gaffe and have fun with them too. Good video!
Mics not open = bad crew. They never let it stop them. Performers these days have everything from autocue to multiple guitars and stage techs it's all a lot more professional. They were brilliant in the studio and simply amazing on stage. Only a really tight band could keep on performing so well through the mayhem of those shows. Love this compilation.
This video is gold...it should get more views...the last one is just hilarious...the audience got so excited that they shoved the entire band off the stage 😂🤣 BTW, George's little wave was so cute ❤️
Hey thanks Troy. I’m gonna be taking a break in a little bit but hope to do more later in the summer. I’m experimenting with doing some ones that aren’t so tightly put together because it takes too long to get them out. So I may do one or two that’s just more improv and see if they come out OK but when I watch them they feel boring to me. So it’s kind of a trade off I guess. Either do ones that are more labor-intensive but not as many, or do ones that are off the cuff and get more out
Couple of things; first, they couldn’t hear themselves over the screams. That would be enough to un-nerve anyone. Second, the equipment/PA’s were provided by the local promoters in those days; hence; the bad microphones. Nowadays, lyrics are shown on monitors at the front of stages, drummers play to click tracks, and monitors/PA’s can overcome jet engine noise. If you really want to see how tight the Beatles were when properly rehearsed and in an environment where they could focus, check out the rooftop concert. Aside from Lennon flubbing the lyrics to “Don’t Let Me Down,” they were perfect.
They were basically a club band that was suddenly dropped onto a big stage trying to invent arena rock. Fifteen minutes after they quit touring the modern PA was developed.
The Ed Sullivan Show and 73 Million viewers and that's when the tsunami wave erupted. It was insanity, all those girls screaming posed an actual security risk, in their zeal they easily could have turned the cars over carrying the lads. I won't retread what has been written so many times before, the screaming was so intense the Beatles barely played. So when you watch this video, the gaffs, the microphone placements, the revolving riser for Ringo, they all point to one conclusion: We simply didn't know what the hell we were doing..( laughing !) This is a wonderful video, thank you for the upload, it brings back many memories.
Thanks. Yeah that’s all true. Nobody can know the intensity who didn’t experience it. I put this together just for fun because it’s kind of interesting to see it in one video. Those are the ones I could find anyway. I’m sure there’s lots of others on video in The Early mania period that I missed. Cheers
Haha... that thing about forgetting the lyric or the opening chord, I used to do that. There were many times I would turn to the drummer or keyboard player (of my band) and say, "How does this one go", to songs that I had written. Nothing beats playing live.
I often see young bands and solo artists react, apologize etc. when they goof up. Everybody does it. I’ve been in the music business for over 50 years and seen a lot. I always tell them just keep playing...don’t react...don’t let on that you made a mistake. 99% of the time no one will have noticed. And if they did, well, who cares? Like I said, everybody does it.
These are the reasons they are so loved. They were having fun and didn't let things like this slow them down. They even handled the goofs with that Beatles charm and humor. ❤
It’s great to see their flubs and equipment fails but they still kept the performance going. It only shows they were human, albeit extraordinary ones. 😉✨🎸
There's a video with John singing the third verse of She Loves You after the first verse, he forgot the second verse. Paul and George sing the second verse, then John sings the third verse again and they sing it together without missing a beat.
Tight. And confident enough to adjust to the weird things that happen in a live performance without losing their shit. And almost never taking themselves too seriously.
Considering the technology at the time (no vocal monitors!), the Beatles were incredibly tight. Often, they literally could not hear themselves at all above the screaming. Ringo has admitted that he had "to follow their three bums wiggling to see where we were in the song". The fact that they were able to give decent performances in in the face of such ridiculous conditions is a testament to just how great a band they were.
Who in a band hasn't flubbed their lines or their guitar parts when playing live? We didn't used to have lyrics and chord changes rolling off a monitor like they do today. I love playing live, mistakes, improv's are just part of the jam. Have no idea how the boys were as good as they were as there were no in-ear monitors back then and they sure as hell couldn't hear anything. Tons of practice and playing small live gigs resulted in them being a great band.
Nothing even close by millions of miles. Amazing singers, writers, played perfectly for what they were doing. Nothing like the Beatles will EVER happen again. EVER.
No drum or guitar techs, no humongous PA or mixing board, no monitors, no lasers, pyrotechnics or fancy light shows; they walked on stage, tuned their guitars, adjusted their equipment and mics, said hello, hello and started playing and singing over the screams of young girls like no other band before it or after it.. aka... The Beatles Live!
They were a GREST live band. Even Malcolm Gladwell uses them as an example in his book "Outliers." It was when they couldn't hear themselves because of the screaming and the technology of their equipment couldn't keep up with the size of their venues did it inspire John to tell his friends, "Don't bother to see us. We're a terrible band." The real early videos of them live in small studios (like BBC broadcasts c.1963) shows how tight they were.
Some of the imperfections make the live performances even better. The missing backing vocals in You Can't Do That make that performance stand on its own as a great recording. I listen to the live recordings way more than the studio releases because I find there's more charm in them
Yes, there was mistakes, but the majority of their performances were very tight. They had performed nearly 1000 times live, 292 times in the Cavern club over a 2 and a half year period when they were first getting started plus antihero year and a half of daily performances in Hamburg that were sometimes lasting 10 or 12 hours. This made them very tight as they had performed most of their early songs and covers so many times they could do them while stoned, tired, drunk, and in almost very case with no stage amps so couldn't even hear themselves when they did. That is hard even without all the screaming that was going on later, and yet they still were able to maintain a high level of performance. They also had to contend with whatever sound and stage equipment was there waiting for them as they only brought their instruments with them, for the most part, and sometimes didn't see what the stage or speaker set up was going to be until minutes before the performance.
That rotating drum platform was unstable and rocked badly. It must have been difficult for Ringo to play the drums when the platform he was on was quaking with every move he made.
These goof is what makes the Beatles great. It shows that they are not perfect musicians and they don’t need to try to be great because the fans love them no matter what.
As others have mentioned, as was the standard for the entirety of the Beatles public live performance career, vocal microphones and PA equipment were always provided by the performance venues, and quality varied greatly. Many early performances highlight the struggle contemporary venue sound crews had with the concept of shared, well-mixed harmony vocal passages via multiple microphones and throughout the Beatles' set, and often, with the assumption that either John or Paul was "the singer", the other mic channels would be either mixed well lower for the entirety of the performance, or even pulled completely out until the other "singer"'s number came up on the set list. After a sound check, it was almost unheard of that anyone would be manning a sound board and dynamically managing sound levels, unless someone complained...and maybe not even then.
Hey thanks. Amazingly, a lot of people took this too seriously like I was trying to make an actual commentary, but it’s supposed to be just for a laugh. Glad you enjoyed
If their was one song they failed more than 'Help!,' it was 'I Feel Fine.' They would stuff up the 'I feel/she feel/she's in love' parts up frequently and often sing different parts at the same time. Also the feedback which John had difficulty doing, shown in the outtakes for their BBC sessions, and most of the time, just didn't do it in live shows.
Also, it was a known fact they didn’t rehearse enough for their live shows.. they put all their musicianship in their recording sessions... there were no voice monitors then... nowadays Paul himself supervises his sound checks at concerts.. he did so here in Puerto Rico...but back then.. they just plugged in and tried to play..whatever the screaming crowds let them..Ringo has stated that he, being in the back.. had to rely “on the others asses” to keep the beat.. he would go as far as to say sometimes he was playing to a “ completely different song”.. it was just caothic!!
@@karinaport Almost like when they did Dig A Pony during the rooftop concert and John had to read his own lyrics off a prompter. Even he didn't know what his lyrics meant.
Fun video.Again makes me appreciate all the youth bands that were live, playing in small store fronts, touring in vans at teen clubs...lugging their own equipment and bringing down the house...the Beatles energy is out of this world. Thy earned their place in the history of Rock n Roll.
This is just great, they were amazing, they were all, they just brought so much happiness to the world, they were Spectacular, and thanks for the marvelous video, I loved it ❤️🌷
I saw the Beatles in Portland Oregon (1965). George forgot the line of one of his songs, and tried to fake it by singing "La la la la la la la." Paul, John and George laughed at the goof. He did eventually catch up though. They never missed a beat.
Well, I really did enjoy that! It's surely the biggest polyglot assembly of Beatles outtakes of weird and failed moments, but absolutely fab gear that you got them and assembled them here. And in a way, lots of fun to see that these actually happened.
Roadies and stage technicians weren’t invented yet. They basically tuned their guitars back stage, plugged them into their Vox AC30 amps and played. No special effects like guitar players have today. No back up guitars if a string broke. Today’s musicians have it easy. Plus the Beatles were on the road the entire year.
during an exhibition at Montréal we could listen to the tape of the Montréal forum show (1964) recorded directly from the sound console I can guarantee you THEY WERE VERY TIGHT
Oh that’s pretty cool. Is there a tape of the sound board somewhere? Can you post a UA-cam link if you have it? The video was just for a laugh Marc. See the UA-cam description notes.
I’m so glad that you made this video! I’ve thought all of these things over the years while watching this film footage. It’s incredible what those boys put up with, and they always had a good time (until about 1966!). Fab!
For a second I was about to dismiss you "how dare you?", but then I realized I've never seen an entire collection of their goofs. I was glued to the monitor with a gigantic smile. The first part wasn't their fault at and that's been my greatest peeve, how dare those sound engineers treat the ones who were on their way to be the greatest band of all time so badly; but we have to remember when was this. I loved them so much and watch them have so much fun. Big thank you for putting this together.
Thanks Dave. I've been watching these gaffes, etc., for many years. They could be tight and together (command performance before the Queen Mother, for example) but I think you're right -- depending upon the wild crowds and the performance of the band's equipment, there was always some craziness. John's frequent mangling of his singing parts was annoying but of course nobody present could hear anything anyway ...
I think they were a great live band.... most the time. They had some absolutely amazing live performances. But they did MANY live shows and you do have to remember that on these tours they got barely any sleep and they never stopped moving. They got shoved around constantly and John Lennon at one point was having 40 cups of coffee a day so he could stay awake. They were given pills to get them to go to sleep over all the screaming and pills to keep them awake through all the touring. There was one thing I read about I don’t know whether it’s true but it’s quite funny.. Apparently one time Paul took another sleeping pill instead of the one to keep him awake by accident and they had to do a show that day... he was half asleep the whole time and Brian Epstein said it was the worst live performance they ever did. Lol
Sam I am A lot of people forget that they would play live on a radio show in the morning or make an appearance and then play two gigs, the afternoon and the evening at the same venue. Mark
The John Lennon lookalike was in Australia, and one theory is that there was already a Beatles tribute band and so he wanted to get publicity for his band. But that's only a theory, it is pretty weird (and he did look a lot like him). Video got better near the end. I did enjoy it. But just to repeat, before the screaming started, and after their first Hamburg tour, their live British appearances were very tight and schmick. They were actually on Manchester TV a few times before they made it really big in London, in early-mid '63.
They were tight once they finished their first tour of Hamburg. They gradually got rough again as the screaming got louder and louder from 1963 onwards. (Yes, Beatlemania started in Britain a whole year before most Americans had even heard of them.) The shoddy microphones and mic stands were not their fault (and I realise you didn't say they were, but some viewers might think so), but were the fault of slack venues. And most bad mics were from American venues whose operators just couldn't dig the fact that here was a band that had more than one lead singer. (And often didn't realise what kind of volume was required.)
This video makes me realize how even greater they actually were. Through all that craziness, they still sounded great and maintained their sense of humor and levity. Remember at some point it did get to them and they said enough was enough. Then they got even more amazing!
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& they had thru it all!
That was my reaction precisely. Sounding good is hard, and old-school sound gear made it near impossible. Time and again I'm astonished to watch their sheer ability slice right through it. In addition to all their other manifest virtues, they were just flat-out professionals. I thought that really came through in the Get Back/Let it Be footage. In the rooftop concert, they are ridiculously good. That's outdoors in the cold with freezing hands; sound reinforcement horrorshow; their first live show in years; new material, etc etc. I mean, it's just madness how good they had to be, to be that good, when it was time to go out there and be The Beatles.
Yeah… came on to say they never got the hump about any if it…. i luv em more an more each day…. An john thought he couldn’t sing!!!!
@@jonesyjonesy7129
Great band
Considering the lack in technology and all of the screams, musicianship wise they were pretty damn tight.
True. see the YT desc for more info.
Don´t forget the numerous shows they had to play round the world. Their schedule was also very tight. So if you play that often and under those circumstances there simply has to go something wrong.
Yeah. They were fantastic.
And what... one proper roadie? Good ole Mal, and maybe some scarce "tech" help from local venue people. They were really fabulous.
Overly tight. Like they made the gaffs part of the show. Wow
2:06 I love how the acoustic guitar just HITS the ground perfectly on beat and matches the vocals lol
Yeah I think that’s great
Surely the video creator added that in, you would never have heard that surely.
These guys were so tight that they could play it loose on stage. They knew each other well, played live gigs from day 1 and were good enough musicians that they could play and sing even though they probably couldn't hear themselves much of the time. The ease with which they composed themselves on stage was apparent in their smiles and actions.
Lets all appreciate no mistakes Ringo.
yeah.
Ringo is a great drummer with all that madness he never missed a beat truly awesome and the fact that they all still sound amazing and not at all out of key or shaky shows the level of breath control they had I honestly just love them all so amazing 🥰🥰🥰
❗️ The Beatles were so perfect that even the guitar that dropped on stage was perfectly in sync with the chord! Hahaha. 2:03. Help! Very tight 😃
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Oh my gosh you're right. The Beatles were transcendent in every aspect of their existencdnc:
That's one of the reasons The Beatles were so beloved. They weren`t showbiz. And were having fun. Whether intentional or not.
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Extremely tight! It makes me laugh how much they went through and they still joked about it all. What an amazing band! We miss you Johnny and Georgie ❤️
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I can't imagine even trying to perform music during all that mayhem.......it's amazing they sounded as good as they did during these riots. : )
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That was the 60's man ! A FABulous decade.
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Looks like the boys are having a blast despite faulty equipment and song arrangement confusion. They definitely define what a Rock'n Roll band is.
Love live music. No lip synching or pre-recorded stuff.
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!@@inspiredbeatles
they would have if the tech was available. that no pre recorded stuff is you.
@@morbidmanmusicThey probably woulda used ear monitors, but i dunno if they wouldve used prerecorded stuff. Maybe for sound effects like backwards vocals on Rain if they had done it live? Probably would not have used a click track
I love the Ringo scene, "hold on Paul I got you!😂
Ha
No matter how many too times they FLUFFED IT they kept it going till they were back on track and that my friends are the signs of a truly remarkable band.
BEATLEMANIA INNA AUSTRALIA
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Some have actually been offended by this video, thinking that it's too hard on their beloved idols. If that's you, be consoled -- this is just some bits I found funny. Obviously, the Beatles were tight enough to bounce through anything, and part of their big appeal is that they didn't take themselves too seriously.
Hey, I liked it..and I'm a Beatle fan.. well done..👍
@@victorbonilla4634 thx Victor
Nah, it's cool to see these things. If one had actually been to enough live shows and paid attention, it would be seen that all bands make a few mistakes here and there...it's part of a live show. Your compilation shows that The Beatles were good enough to overcome the occasional gaffe and have fun with them too. Good video!
It was a great video and I would like to see another one if there is even any footage left.
@@dalesmith4026 -- thx. that's all i have, but I'm sure there are more goofs
Mics not open = bad crew. They never let it stop them. Performers these days have everything from autocue to multiple guitars and stage techs it's all a lot more professional. They were brilliant in the studio and simply amazing on stage. Only a really tight band could keep on performing so well through the mayhem of those shows. Love this compilation.
Yeah that’s true. Glad you liked it
Can we take a moment to appreciate the falling guitar at 2:08 falling in perfect sync with the song?
1:11 we finally get to hear Johns vocals only on 'I feel fine' for a brief moment
yeah, and it sounds good. On this channel you can also here a version from the studio with just John's vocal
Dave Nevins - Beatles Redux yeah, but this one is a live performance
When I saw this video...my love and admiration to Beatles had increased into million times...The Beatles forever.👍👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
This video is gold...it should get more views...the last one is just hilarious...the audience got so excited that they shoved the entire band off the stage 😂🤣
BTW, George's little wave was so cute ❤️
That’s great. Glad you enjoyed it.
This was great. Loved it. More please!
Hey thanks Troy.
I’m gonna be taking a break in a little bit but hope to do more later in the summer.
I’m experimenting with doing some ones that aren’t so tightly put together because it takes too long to get them out. So I may do one or two that’s just more improv and see if they come out OK but when I watch them they feel boring to me. So it’s kind of a trade off I guess. Either do ones that are more labor-intensive but not as many, or do ones that are off the cuff and get more out
@@inspiredbeatles Hey Dave, have a great vacation and rest. You deserve it. Love your videos! Looking forward to some new ones when you get back.
@@troyannbladsacker1811 -- thx!
Couple of things; first, they couldn’t hear themselves over the screams. That would be enough to un-nerve anyone. Second, the equipment/PA’s were provided by the local promoters in those days; hence; the bad microphones.
Nowadays, lyrics are shown on monitors at the front of stages, drummers play to click tracks, and monitors/PA’s can overcome jet engine noise.
If you really want to see how tight the Beatles were when properly rehearsed and in an environment where they could focus, check out the rooftop concert. Aside from Lennon flubbing the lyrics to “Don’t Let Me Down,” they were perfect.
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On the rooftop concert Mal Evans held the lyrics up on a note book in front of them for some of the songs
@@jaydenwhitlen1489 true
They were basically a club band that was suddenly dropped onto a big stage trying to invent arena rock. Fifteen minutes after they quit touring the modern PA was developed.
@@evetsnitram8866 no monitors, and screaming crowds. yet their pitch is always great. astounding really.
Great narration. This is now my favorite, 1960s Bruce Brown surfing documentary.
ha. thx. cheers
THEY WERE MAGNIFICENT!!
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That is the beauty of live music. Mistakes are fun.
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The Ed Sullivan Show and 73 Million viewers and that's when the tsunami wave erupted. It was insanity, all those girls screaming posed an actual security risk, in their zeal they easily could have turned the cars over carrying the lads. I won't retread what has been written so many times before, the screaming was so intense the Beatles barely played. So when you watch this video, the gaffs, the microphone placements, the revolving riser for Ringo, they all point to one conclusion: We simply didn't know what the hell we were doing..( laughing !)
This is a wonderful video, thank you for the upload, it brings back many memories.
Thanks. Yeah that’s all true. Nobody can know the intensity who didn’t experience it.
I put this together just for fun because it’s kind of interesting to see it in one video. Those are the ones I could find anyway. I’m sure there’s lots of others on video in The Early mania period that I missed.
Cheers
Haha... that thing about forgetting the lyric or the opening chord, I used to do that. There were many times I would turn to the drummer or keyboard player (of my band) and say, "How does this one go", to songs that I had written. Nothing beats playing live.
Right
I can watch this over and over
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@@inspiredbeatles For sure! Thanks. I've been looking for this to watch again.
I often see young bands and solo artists react, apologize etc. when they goof up. Everybody does it. I’ve been in the music business for over 50 years and seen a lot. I always tell them just keep playing...don’t react...don’t let on that you made a mistake. 99% of the time no one will have noticed. And if they did, well, who cares? Like I said, everybody does it.
Same here. I'm a lead guitarist of my campus band.
It's truly amazing they were able to sing so on key without being able to hear themselves. Great vid.
Hey glad you liked it
@@inspiredbeatles This was an awesome compilation. I'm impressed.
@@osamabinladen824 -- thx. apprec it
Growing up in those days was WONDERFUL !!!
These are the reasons they are so loved. They were having fun and didn't let things like this slow them down. They even handled the goofs with that Beatles charm and humor. ❤
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I love how George provokes the crowd 4:18
Yeah, and then I like John’s reaction after he does that.
Makes me think they planned that ahead of time
Dave Nevins - Inspired Beatles yeah love want your doing by the way! 😃
Loved the narration. The screaming fans never heard the music let alone the flubs.
Thanks for such a wonderful video.
I appreciate that! Glad you liked it
One of the best videos I’ve seen on UA-cam thank you
Hey, that’s really generous. Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it.
It’s great to see their flubs and equipment fails but they still kept the performance going. It only shows they were human, albeit extraordinary ones. 😉✨🎸
True. Only the Beatles can play through that stuff and still make it sound great
There never has been and there never will be any band better than The Beatles.
Not everyone thinks like you!! But I do!!!!! Agreeed!
The Who.
@@jasonsmith-bm1svI’ll take that with a grain of salt.
There's a video with John singing the third verse of She Loves You after the first verse, he forgot the second verse. Paul and George sing the second verse, then John sings the third verse again and they sing it together without missing a beat.
interesting. would like to see that
Looks like they were having fun and never took it too seriously!!
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Tight. And confident enough to adjust to the weird things that happen in a live performance without losing their shit. And almost never taking themselves too seriously.
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Considering the technology at the time (no vocal monitors!), the Beatles were incredibly tight. Often, they literally could not hear themselves at all above the screaming. Ringo has admitted that he had "to follow their three bums wiggling to see where we were in the song". The fact that they were able to give decent performances in in the face of such ridiculous conditions is a testament to just how great a band they were.
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The Beatles were so precious.
I'm laughing so hard now and I enjoyed it. Full 24 hours curfew has been replaced with a 12 hour curfew where I live. Love the Beatles. Thanks.
That’s a riot. Thanks. Glad you enjoyed
Who in a band hasn't flubbed their lines or their guitar parts when playing live? We didn't used to have lyrics and chord changes rolling off a monitor like they do today. I love playing live, mistakes, improv's are just part of the jam. Have no idea how the boys were as good as they were as there were no in-ear monitors back then and they sure as hell couldn't hear anything. Tons of practice and playing small live gigs resulted in them being a great band.
Nothing even close by millions of miles. Amazing singers, writers, played perfectly for what they were doing. Nothing like the Beatles will EVER happen again. EVER.
No drum or guitar techs, no humongous PA or mixing board, no monitors, no lasers, pyrotechnics or fancy light shows; they walked on stage, tuned their guitars, adjusted their equipment and mics, said hello, hello and started playing and singing over the screams of young girls like no other band before it or after it.. aka... The Beatles Live!
Right on.
"These are the slings and arrows to earn an outrageous fortune"
They were a GREST live band. Even Malcolm Gladwell uses them as an example in his book "Outliers." It was when they couldn't hear themselves because of the screaming and the technology of their equipment couldn't keep up with the size of their venues did it inspire John to tell his friends, "Don't bother to see us. We're a terrible band." The real early videos of them live in small studios (like BBC broadcasts c.1963) shows how tight they were.
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Some of the imperfections make the live performances even better. The missing backing vocals in You Can't Do That make that performance stand on its own as a great recording. I listen to the live recordings way more than the studio releases because I find there's more charm in them
Agreed
Yes, there was mistakes, but the majority of their performances were very tight. They had performed nearly 1000 times live, 292 times in the Cavern club over a 2 and a half year period when they were first getting started plus antihero year and a half of daily performances in Hamburg that were sometimes lasting 10 or 12 hours. This made them very tight as they had performed most of their early songs and covers so many times they could do them while stoned, tired, drunk, and in almost very case with no stage amps so couldn't even hear themselves when they did. That is hard even without all the screaming that was going on later, and yet they still were able to maintain a high level of performance. They also had to contend with whatever sound and stage equipment was there waiting for them as they only brought their instruments with them, for the most part, and sometimes didn't see what the stage or speaker set up was going to be until minutes before the performance.
I agree but see the UA-cam video description for more info
More on this channel and below.
Beatles 2021 new Get Back!
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@Jim McCracken -- thx for info. agree.
@Jim McCracken hmm. does look like it
@Jim McCracken -- right. It's Jimmy. see this
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Gear video, mate!
@@jmm1000 thx!!
Looks like they were just all having fun
Excelent Dave, this deserves a DVD. Congrats from Brazil.
hey thx a lot. greetings from US
Paulo Grillo, I agree about the DVD. I just watched it and LOVE IT!!!
oi paulo kkkkk
@@cynthiafarriss6192 -- late reply to you, but thx Cynthia
0:30: that they so easily overcame the equipment issues shows just how professional they were.
That was real fun. Or, as the Brits would say, “Brilliant.”
Terrific. Glad you liked it
Is brilliant not used in america ?
@@Delusionalduck666 not very often, no.
@@Delusionalduck666 not really
That rotating drum platform was unstable and rocked badly. It must have been difficult for Ringo to play the drums when the platform he was on was quaking with every move he made.
These goof is what makes the Beatles great. It shows that they are not perfect musicians and they don’t need to try to be great because the fans love them no matter what.
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5:29 -- For an interview with the Aussie guy Brent McCauslan (19 yrs old) who crashes the stage, watch this:
ua-cam.com/video/Xwx4H2NGjJc/v-deo.html
As others have mentioned, as was the standard for the entirety of the Beatles public live performance career, vocal microphones and PA equipment were always provided by the performance venues, and quality varied greatly. Many early performances highlight the struggle contemporary venue sound crews had with the concept of shared, well-mixed harmony vocal passages via multiple microphones and throughout the Beatles' set, and often, with the assumption that either John or Paul was "the singer", the other mic channels would be either mixed well lower for the entirety of the performance, or even pulled completely out until the other "singer"'s number came up on the set list. After a sound check, it was almost unheard of that anyone would be manning a sound board and dynamically managing sound levels, unless someone complained...and maybe not even then.
all true.
see the YT desc for more info
Thanks for posting this. It's better than many a Beatles videos on here.
Hey thanks.
Amazingly, a lot of people took this too seriously like I was trying to make an actual commentary, but it’s supposed to be just for a laugh. Glad you enjoyed
This is brilliant! I’ve seen all these clips many times, and never noticed any of this. Thank you (from England!).
Great. Glad you liked it John.
Just a little bit of a laugh. Amazing group
Great collection of flubs and gags…Never saw or noticed a bunch of these before. Thanks kiddo !!! 🥳💃🎉
Nice. Thanks!
I like how you put all these clips together. Nicely done, and thanks.
Appreciate it
Excellent video that was fun. I thought I had seen all their goofs. Nope theres more. I like when John would mess up the words in This Boy. Its funny.
Hey thanks. I guess you’re referring to the outtakes with audio. I’m assuming there’s no video for that, but if you know of any let me know please
@@inspiredbeatles absolutely
If their was one song they failed more than 'Help!,' it was 'I Feel Fine.'
They would stuff up the 'I feel/she feel/she's in love' parts up frequently and often sing different parts at the same time. Also the feedback which John had difficulty doing, shown in the outtakes for their BBC sessions, and most of the time, just didn't do it in live shows.
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It was always odd to me how John continually kept forgetting the words to his OWN WRITTEN song( Help!)..
Also, it was a known fact they didn’t rehearse enough for their live shows.. they put all their musicianship in their recording sessions... there were no voice monitors then... nowadays Paul himself supervises his sound checks at concerts.. he did so here in Puerto Rico...but back then.. they just plugged in and tried to play..whatever the screaming crowds let them..Ringo has stated that he, being in the back.. had to rely “on the others asses” to keep the beat.. he would go as far as to say sometimes he was playing to a “ completely different song”.. it was just caothic!!
@@karinaport Almost like when they did Dig A Pony during the rooftop concert and John had to read his own lyrics off a prompter. Even he didn't know what his lyrics meant.
*_"Ringo's mic is almost never loud enough"_*
Can't for the life of me think why that may have been.
Greatest thing about the Beatles........ EVERYTHING!
The Beatles are the best -
although the point of the video is for a laugh
Lol such an awesome video! Love the last pic! So cheeky! Like the Beatles lol
Glad you enjoyed it
Fun video.Again makes me appreciate all the youth bands that were live, playing in small store fronts, touring in vans at teen clubs...lugging their own equipment and bringing down the house...the Beatles energy is out of this world. Thy earned their place in the history of Rock n Roll.
Yeah, it’s amazing what those bands did
Smiled the whole way through, cheers
Great thanks!
They were tight .. even their mistakes were great❤️❤️
They just had fun.
Very cool. Hey, it wouldn’t be Beatlemania without the goofs, gaffes and mayhem.
thx.
ha. yes
Thanks. Real nice little thing you put together here.
hey i apprec that. Glad you like it
This is just great, they were amazing, they were all, they just brought so much happiness to the world, they were Spectacular, and thanks for the marvelous video, I loved it ❤️🌷
Hey, thanks. glad you liked it
I saw the Beatles in Portland Oregon (1965). George forgot the line of one of his songs, and tried to fake it by singing "La la la la la la la." Paul, John and George laughed at the goof. He did eventually catch up though. They never missed a beat.
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Wow. What an awesome video man. Thanks so much!
Generous. glad u liked.
Well, I really did enjoy that! It's surely the biggest polyglot assembly of Beatles outtakes of weird and failed moments, but absolutely fab gear that you got them and assembled them here. And in a way, lots of fun to see that these actually happened.
Hey thanks. Glad you liked it
The Shea Stadium I'm Down is just hilarious!!
right on
Microphone problems, cannot be blamed on The Beatles!
Blame the roadies or the stage technicians! Just My Opinion...
True.
It’s just a part of the show; the whole Beatlemania thing was rough around the edges
I highly doubt, given the fact that no one could hear a thing over the noise of the crowd, that the crew even knew what was happening.
After 100 years of electrically recorded music, you'd think some plucky inventor would make a mike stand that blooming works!
1970Dobby : What roadies and stage technicians?
Roadies and stage technicians weren’t invented yet. They basically tuned their guitars back stage, plugged them into their Vox AC30 amps and played. No special effects like guitar players have today. No back up guitars if a string broke. Today’s musicians have it easy. Plus the Beatles were on the road the entire year.
during an exhibition at Montréal we could listen to the tape of the Montréal forum show (1964) recorded directly from the sound console I can guarantee you THEY WERE VERY TIGHT
Oh that’s pretty cool. Is there a tape of the sound board somewhere? Can you post a UA-cam link if you have it?
The video was just for a laugh Marc. See the UA-cam description notes.
One of the Greatest Bands Ever and This Stuff Shows Their Love For Each Other.
They were the "eye of the hurricane" while Beatlemania swirled around them!
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I’m so glad that you made this video! I’ve thought all of these things over the years while watching this film footage. It’s incredible what those boys put up with, and they always had a good time (until about 1966!). Fab!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Fab video! It's a genuinely original idea - which is pretty amazing, considering it's The Beatles. Great job!
Hey thanks. Glad you liked it
For a second I was about to dismiss you "how dare you?", but then I realized I've never seen an entire collection of their goofs. I was glued to the monitor with a gigantic smile. The first part wasn't their fault at and that's been my greatest peeve, how dare those sound engineers treat the ones who were on their way to be the greatest band of all time so badly; but we have to remember when was this. I loved them so much and watch them have so much fun. Big thank you for putting this together.
Nice. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
Thanks Dave. I've been watching these gaffes, etc., for many years. They could be tight and together (command performance before the Queen Mother, for example) but I think you're right -- depending upon the wild crowds and the performance of the band's equipment, there was always some craziness. John's frequent mangling of his singing parts was annoying but of course nobody present could hear anything anyway ...
true. thx. they were great given the mayhem.
and it's just for a laugh as well. blessings!
love this video! So fun :)
Great- thx Molly!
The Beatles 4 ever❤
I think they were a great live band.... most the time. They had some absolutely amazing live performances. But they did MANY live shows and you do have to remember that on these tours they got barely any sleep and they never stopped moving. They got shoved around constantly and John Lennon at one point was having 40 cups of coffee a day so he could stay awake. They were given pills to get them to go to sleep over all the screaming and pills to keep them awake through all the touring. There was one thing I read about I don’t know whether it’s true but it’s quite funny.. Apparently one time Paul took another sleeping pill instead of the one to keep him awake by accident and they had to do a show that day... he was half asleep the whole time and Brian Epstein said it was the worst live performance they ever did. Lol
funny
Sam I am A lot of people forget that they would play live on a radio show in the morning or make an appearance and then play two gigs, the afternoon and the evening at the same venue.
Mark
This was fun to watch. Thanks!
great. thx Denise
Very well done. I love them even more!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Loved and enjoyed it, thank you so much!
Great. Thanks!
The John Lennon lookalike was in Australia, and one theory is that there was already a Beatles tribute band and so he wanted to get publicity for his band. But that's only a theory, it is pretty weird (and he did look a lot like him). Video got better near the end. I did enjoy it. But just to repeat, before the screaming started, and after their first Hamburg tour, their live British appearances were very tight and schmick. They were actually on Manchester TV a few times before they made it really big in London, in early-mid '63.
there's an interview with that guy -- link is in the video description
It was Proof of how tight they really were to be able to hold it together in the midst of all that mayhem!
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how can you not love them
Yo I'm in French class rn doing a PowerPoint presentation on the band and holy smokes this inspired me so much. Please wish me luck yall!
nice
Fantastic to watch! Thanks so very much
great -- appreciated
They were tight once they finished their first tour of Hamburg. They gradually got rough again as the screaming got louder and louder from 1963 onwards. (Yes, Beatlemania started in Britain a whole year before most Americans had even heard of them.) The shoddy microphones and mic stands were not their fault (and I realise you didn't say they were, but some viewers might think so), but were the fault of slack venues. And most bad mics were from American venues whose operators just couldn't dig the fact that here was a band that had more than one lead singer. (And often didn't realise what kind of volume was required.)