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Quiverbow
(Extended) Beatles Broadcasting Corporation 1
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2013
Quiverbow
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2013
By far the best of the post 1970 releases, this is a showcase for songs the group would never record and gives an idea as to what most of us missed. Of the 56 musical tracks, 28 were covers never issued by the group on their official 1960s releases, one is an oddity in `From Us To You', one has a different Beatle singing, and another (a Lennon-McCartney original) was only ever performed on this one occasion. Moreover, it\'s those 28 songs (and the other three mentioned) which make this collection worthwhile. That isn\'t to say the remainder aren\'t good, they are, but we all know those songs backwards even though they're audibly different here with, in many instances, George enjoying himself with his solos.
Whilst many of those 28 songs were performed just once, it\'s hard to place them in any order of preference, but the standout tracks, in my opinion, have to be the early protest song of `Soldier of Love', `Ooh! My Soul' (followed by an amusing snippet of speech), `I Just Don\'t Understand', `Lucille' with its stinging guitar solo, `Some Other Guy' (in front of an audience showing just how exciting they were live), and `Clarabella' simply for its obscurity value. For George fans, your boy gets to sing a half dozen of these covers and a further three elsewhere.
Highlights of the rest. `I'll Be On My Way' is the most unusual selection included, seeing as it\'s an original song; `Honey Don\'t' is sung by John, `A Hard Day's Night' has an extended ending to prove they "weren\'t playing the record" (not quite true as, weirdly, the piano break is brutally edited in from the record). A powerful live version of `Thank You Girl' is, I think, better than the studio recording, and whilst the quality of `Keep Your Hands off My Baby' isn\'t the best, Apple couldn\'t leave it out (it\'s also the earliest song here), and `Baby It\'s You' has a cute full ending. The two 'extra' tracks added to this remaster is a repeat of 'From Us To You' tagged on at the end complete with BBC announcer, and George reading out a letter asking why he hasn\'t been to the Isle of Wight - "I haven\'t got a passport".
The between song banter is interesting enough, and the early exchanges gives the impression of four lads having a good time, which is what endeared them to the public. Whilst girls fantasised about them and boys wanted to copy them, the mums and dads were swayed by the kind of chat heard here. They didn\'t take themselves too seriously and their northern vernacular was in marked contrast to the well intoned BBC voices usually heard; they sung a few songs those parents would know and came over as people who had a bit of a homey touch that appealed to many, not just the teenage element. My only gripe is why this isn\'t in chronological order.
If you already have this in the double jewel case, is it worth replacing? It has been remastered and the case is much better, and you do get those two 'extras', so if it was my decision, then yes (I did). If you don\'t have this, then get it. With technology as it is now and music on both radio and television 24 hours a day, those three guitars and drums still haven\'t been beaten. The ability to sing and play, it\'s called talent, seems to have been lost.
The Beatles also recorded a further 31 songs for the BBC so there's enough for a second volume one day.
Well, how coincidental is that? No sooner have I finished this review than a `Volume 2' appears.
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Gyula Sasvári
I wanted to be back on the memory lane and this special CD took me back there!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2021
