Yes.
I love both. Impossible to choose one over the other but I’ll say that from all accounts Paul was the engine and the key motivational element behind the band, more often than not.
And I’ve been a Lennon fan but McCartney is just an unbelievable musician. He’s the leader as they admit but their collaboration is better than either of them alone. As far as post Beatles, I think Harrison had a better career than either.
I was more of a Paul fan than John. But with the Beatles, the sum was always better than the individual parts and with two of the best ever writing the songs.
2. Lennon was the more interesting songwriter. Paul took control of the band in the wake of Epstein's death and it is apparent he was a bigger musical force than John,, even though Lennon's vision was cooler. Paul wrote a lot of trite songs, which got even worse post-Beatles. But the speed with which Paul wrote melodies, his wide ranging musicianship and his ability as a bandleader and arranger is pretty impressive.
Paul was steady and more refined. Lenon was the guy that was nevwr boxed in and his evolution is incredible. If he had more years he woukd have evolved more.
It is just incredible. you time travel back to join with the Fab Four, prepping for their last live performance.......watch as they create those timeless hit songs.......Jackson provides a full access, court side pass.....you live through those precious, "shields down" monumental moments........it should get Oscar consideration, I found it to be transformational.
It is just incredible. you time travel back to join with the Fab Four, prepping for their last live performance.......watch as they create those timeless hit songs.......Jackson provides a full access, court side pass.....you live through those precious, "shields down" monumental moments........it should get Oscar consideration, I found it to be transformational.
yes, fantastic, surreal to me like animation, should be studied by psychologists and historians.
The way I see it, John was the better writer from 1962-1965. Starting in 1966, John started to lose focus and Paul started to outshine him as the music became more complicated. Paul was naturally more gifted. He could play any instrument and express his musical ideas more clearly than John.
For the most part, Paul would come into sessions with fully developed songs and articulate the exact instrumentation he expected. John would have pieces of songs and sometimes struggle to articulate his vision. Paul would work on different ideas for John's songs and help translate John's vision to George Martin. If you read the first hand accounts of the recording sessions, John songs like Strawberry Fields, A Day In the Life, Come Together were greatly helped by Paul. When John first played Come Together for Paul, Paul said it sounded just like an old Chuck Berry song(copyright). Paul worked on it that night and came in the next day with a slowed down version of the song with a great base line.
In the Get Back documentary, you can see Paul and George bouncing off ideas for Don't Let Me Down. John at times seems out of it. You don't see anyone telling Paul how he should do his songs. And look at the medley on side 2 of Abbey Road that Paul put together out of pieces of songs from the Get Back sessions. John didn't even make it to half of the Abbey Road sessions.
My summary: I have always thought that there would never have been a Beatles if not for John Lennon. But we would not be still talking about them today if it were not for Paul McCartney.
I tend to prefer John's songs (particularly post-Beatles), but Paul wrote some undeniably great stuff.
I love both. Impossible to choose one over the other but I’ll say that from all accounts Paul was the engine and the key motivational element behind the band, more often than not.
I was more of a Paul fan than John. But with the Beatles, the sum was always better than the individual parts and with two of the best ever writing the songs.
But for some of John's song's Paul worked with George Martin on the production (like Strawberry Fields).
2. Lennon was the more interesting songwriter. Paul took control of the band in the wake of Epstein's death and it is apparent he was a bigger musical force than John,, even though Lennon's vision was cooler. Paul wrote a lot of trite songs, which got even worse post-Beatles. But the speed with which Paul wrote melodies, his wide ranging musicianship and his ability as a bandleader and arranger is pretty impressive.
Pauls words were beautiful, Johns were meaningful
Most importantly there is no wrong answer.
Love both - can always tell who wrote.
Preferred John's lyrics, Paul's melodies.
And Paul is the the preferred beatle.
I give Lennon a slight edge as well in writing the better songs.
Though if I listened to a few of Paul's better ones I would probably change my mind...
:- )
For the most part, Paul would come into sessions with fully developed songs and articulate the exact instrumentation he expected. John would have pieces of songs and sometimes struggle to articulate his vision. Paul would work on different ideas for John's songs and help translate John's vision to George Martin. If you read the first hand accounts of the recording sessions, John songs like Strawberry Fields, A Day In the Life, Come Together were greatly helped by Paul. When John first played Come Together for Paul, Paul said it sounded just like an old Chuck Berry song(copyright). Paul worked on it that night and came in the next day with a slowed down version of the song with a great base line.
In the Get Back documentary, you can see Paul and George bouncing off ideas for Don't Let Me Down. John at times seems out of it. You don't see anyone telling Paul how he should do his songs. And look at the medley on side 2 of Abbey Road that Paul put together out of pieces of songs from the Get Back sessions. John didn't even make it to half of the Abbey Road sessions.
My summary: I have always thought that there would never have been a Beatles if not for John Lennon. But we would not be still talking about them today if it were not for Paul McCartney.