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Sounded great in concert, as well.

@aartman01:Bought the album in '68 after seeing them perform and was struck then and now how tight they were as a group. At the concert, Jeff made barnyard animals sounds on guitar. Ah, memories.

Saw them in Alexandria, Virginia in '68 and was amazed at their performance. They were the warm-up band for Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin.

The bass player, Chas Chandler, was later Jimi Hendrix's manager and brought him back to the US.

RIP, Davy.

Enjoyed the show so long ago. Knew it was a spoof/play on the Beatles especially the frantic nature of "A Hard Day's Night" but the show was just fun, anyway.

@talleman1 :

Even in the '60s I knew that Nesmith was a so-so guitarist. Always wondered who did the guitar work on this song.

Sad that Top Gas was eliminated by NHRA. What with the cost of fuel racing, this might be a way for more small teams to compete.

Always liked his talk/singing in the background. It made his music very personal and friendly.

Sure do miss hearing him. Grew up in rural Virginia and he was VERY popular in the '60s.

Used to watch him on the old Ozzie and Harriet show. Rick would play one of his songs at the end, if memory serves. RIP, Ricky.

What I remember as a little kid then was the baggy pants mens suits.

Always enjoyed them with Beck and Jim McCarty the drummer tied it together with his playing.

Shame that Keith Relf was electrocuted. He was their vocal sound.

Always enjoyed them most with Paul Samwell-Smith's bass line.

I've always thought it funny that a bunch of '50s English kids from the Beatles, Animals, and Cream among MANY others saved the blues as an art form when even American blacks here in America were moving away from it. Simply amazing because without these various groups Robert Johnson, B.B. King, ...

Parts of this show his jazz background in the way he uses his cymbals, sure.

To the complainers, be glad they are still playing and just enjoy it. I'm so glad! Of course, they aren't what they were 40+ years ago. Who is?

These guys had something musically to say unlike many contemporary "artists".

Started watching Top Fuel (AA/FD) in the late '60s when the engines were making 1500-2000+ hp. Am simply amazed at the power outputs today.

The best one I ever saw was while he was speed-talking after a run he says to the announcer "where am I going with this thing? Even my wife busted out laughing.

One of the best of all-time. Scott, RIP.

Just think, this was similar to the setup that Don Garlits used on Swamp Rat 1 on fuel. When I see this car at his museum in Ocala, Florida I'm amazed at the seeming complexity of it all. Yet, it worked pretty well in its day.

Not a bad film. I can see how the expense must have staggered 20th Century-Fox.

For all its imperfections, this movie was very popular because Murphy was a great combat hero. The General at the beginning was Walter Bedell Smith who was Ike's Chief of Staff and was later a Director of the CIA and Ambassador to the Soviet Union.

Pete Best on drums. This song was an old standard.

@mikeyrockstar1: Heard Lennon say somewhere that when they stopped the intense practice that their music wasn't as good as it had been. One of the many reasons they stopped touring in '66.

Yet another tribute to Chuck Berry. Long ago, if you had a band you HAD to be able to play his basic riff on guitar to be taken seriously. Sad that the younger set probably has no idea who he was and is. The Beatles knew.

Love the scream by Paul. Very '50s.

Reversed negative, I suppose. Seeing Paul play rightie is different.

Noticed George Martin in the video. His efforts as Producer gave their music from the early days a polish that no one else had. Sometimes called the "Fifth Beatle". Listen to their later music with string quartets and other classical touches that were one of his many contributions. Listen to ...

@officialfunning :

Unfortunately, many of the early films/videos of these groups performing have them lip-syncing their hits. It was better than nothing and we'd get all excited seeing them however they sang.

@OldPink173 :

That's Wilfred Bramble who played Paul's grandfather. A running gag was "He's very clean".

When "A Hard Day's Night" came out in '64 EVERYONE was dying to go see it. Fun and goofy all at once plus the Beatles tunes. Was compared to the Marx Brothers and other classic comedy groups.

Mr Wilson and Mr. Heath were Prime Ministers of England in the '60s. The excessive taxes made many of the English musicians tax exiles around the world.

Like the lead guitar in the backgound/foreground. George had something to say musically especially on the 12-string Rickenbacker.

@sagnyc:

Discovered the Polydor Beatles albums had more songs when I was stationed in Germany in '72. Always thought this had something to do with Capitol wanting to create/sell more records in the US.

@hotvideosist:

Read somewhere that George played another bass guitar as the lead on this song. Inventive.

@TheMagickRiff:

Grew up with them from '64 on. Enjoy folks discovering them now. Enjoy, we sure did.

Been listening to them since the first Sullivan show in 1964. What I enjoy is the first discovery by the younger ones. Yeah, yeah, yeah!

@BradinPhilippines:

No, todays music has little melody or distinctiveness. 50 years from now folks won't be able to hum or sing what melody?

A lot of these tunes on this album originally came out on a record from VeeJay Records and not Capitol. Had a copy. Wish I still had it.

Probably the best guitar solo George ever did. A "Rocking Little Record", indeed.

This was an Isley Brothers tune and The Beatles and many other English groups always gave proper credit to the black groups/performers.

This song causes me to think of all the friends and family loved and gone over the last 40+ years. Great song.

The Cavern Club was referred to as "The Cellar Full of Noise." LOT of great English groups played there.

When they came here in '64 I had their first album. Went to my grandmother's house where we kids rolled up the carpet and danced and twisted to the music. Watching my 4'10" butterball Grandma twist was a scream. Happy Days, sure.

Grew up in the '50s and '60s and the kids didn't worry about atomic war on a daily basis but instead we lived life and had fun. Yeah, we did the drills in school (Duck and cover) but we laughed at it all even as we did it.