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50th Anniversary of The Beatles Revolver
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good read for fans
here's a snippet
On the Beatles' first tour of America, in 1964, they'd been turned on to marijuana by Bob Dylan. The following year, Lennon and Harrison were slipped LSD by their dentist. Starr later joined them on a trip, though it would be awhile before McCartney would partake.
"One of the things about their use of LSD, and indeed marijuana as well, is that nobody knew they were taking drugs, so this album was received through the filter of innocence by its listener," says Lewisohn. "One must keep in mind that the knowledge we have now, which colors the way we listen to Revolver, was not present at the time it was released."
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/news/a47370/the-beatles-revolver-50th-anniverary/
here's a snippet
On the Beatles' first tour of America, in 1964, they'd been turned on to marijuana by Bob Dylan. The following year, Lennon and Harrison were slipped LSD by their dentist. Starr later joined them on a trip, though it would be awhile before McCartney would partake.
"One of the things about their use of LSD, and indeed marijuana as well, is that nobody knew they were taking drugs, so this album was received through the filter of innocence by its listener," says Lewisohn. "One must keep in mind that the knowledge we have now, which colors the way we listen to Revolver, was not present at the time it was released."
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/news/a47370/the-beatles-revolver-50th-anniverary/
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