Presents a rounded picture of the artists' decade
James A. Stewart, DVD Verdict --The general angle of Composing Outside The Beatles is that McCartney fared better in the post-Beatles world by going after popularity with Wings--the band he formed with his wife Linda, Denny Laine of the Moody Blues, and a number of other people who came and went--while Lennon's artistic ambitions were less successful.
Whether you agree with the conclusion or not, Composing Outside The Beatles does a good job of outlining Lennon's and McCartney's work and presenting its case. It generally gets closer to McCartney's life, thanks to contributions from Laine and Wings drummer Denny Seiwell, but manages to show how a rough patch in Lennon's marriage to Yoko Ono affected his music--and led to a reunion with McCartney. Music videos and concert clips are plentiful, excerpted to give viewers reminders of songs such as McCartney's "My Love," "Live and Let Die," "Band on the Run," and "Coming Up," and Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" and...
...decomposing...
There is a new addition to the "Composing The Beatles" series out on dvd this week, concluding the lifelong contribution to music that John Lennon favored us with, along with the continuing attributes of Sir Paul McCartney.
The `now-in-total' four disc set, (sold separately), reveals the trials and tribulations regarding the `Lennon-McCartney' partnership, as some would say, the greatest songwriting team of all time...but...
In the first disc of The Beatles early years, it was indeed a team effort that quickly grew apart where the songwriting was concerned, and, by disc 2, it was all over but the memories. This `team', although credited as such, rarely wrote much together, and it's evident to all those questioned, as well as to all those who listen, who really wrote what.
Disc 3 and 4 go under the paraphrased titles of "Composing Outside The Beatles", and take a look at the solo careers of John and Paul, after the breakup.
Clearly, in all...
Excelent Solo L & M Documentary
Nothing gets Beatlemaniacs fired up quicker than a debate on the early solo albums by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Here, critics and former band associates opine on the subject, among them, ex-Wings members Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell, and Lennon mate Klaus Voormann. This covers Wings and McCartney's dismal first albums, such as Wildlife and Red Rose Speedway. In contrast, Lennon exited the Beatles with powerhouse singles like "Instant Karma" and "Imagine," giving him the mantle of hit pop tunesmith - a role most expected for McCartney. The commentary from Laine and Seiwell is especially interesting, especially the latter, who recounts McCartney writing "Live and Let Die" in 10 minutes. While McCartney soared in the mid '70s, Lennon's solo career lost focus, including album misfires such as Somewhere in New York City, Mind Games, and Rock & Roll (though the song "Mind Games" remains a solo gem). Also discussed is Lennon's "lost weekend" in California, where he partied to...
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