I have been reading Twilight of the Gods by Mellers, and find that it is the first book I have read that really delves into the magic that the actual note-for-note music of the Fab Four creates. I borrow my books from the library first, to see if I can
live without them or not. This one I am putting on my short list to buy...
https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Gods-Beatles-Wilfred-Mellers/dp/0028713907
Mellers digs deep into the John/Paul use of music with lyrics, to express and elicit emotion...he talks about how George was, in effect, short-changed and not taken seriously, and how Ringo remained the most humble of them all, musically speaking...
I find I can appreciate each of their contributions far more than I did before...
He also has a section on their individual post-Beatles work which is interesting, and shows the contributions of Linda and (gasp) Yoko...
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