Buying a Beatles record was like buying a magazine. The longest gap between records was the six months and nine days between Revolver and Strawberry Fields Forever.

One of the things to remember about their lack of traditional music knowledge was George Martin covered this for them when needed. it's still important.

The insane work ethic was due to Paul. Ringo has stated this on numerous occasions. He states that we have Paul to thank for the # of records. They would have done 3 or 4 less without him pushing all the time.

The success of the Beatles wasn't just that they worked with flow (which they did), but that two (at least) insanely naturally talented writers met each other at the right time of their lives in the early days of rock and roll and had the freedom to experiment and let their talent shine.

Paul is the reason… I saw him in concert in 2023, he took only one sip of water in 3 hours!

Ofc Paul would say “the Beatles were just a great band, nothing more nothing less”. He was on the inside, in the eye of the hurricane. He couldn’t know what it was like to listen to those records for the first time. Those songs were nothing short of magic.

They were hard workers even in their savage years (1960-63). According to Mark Lewisohn in his "Tune In" between january and march 1961, therefore, two years before the emergence of Beatlemania, "...inside just fourteen weeks, they’d rocked Hamburg for about 415 hours - like 276 ninety-minute shows or 830 half-hours - and every night tried not to repeat themselves. No one stopped to realize it, and there was no way of knowing anyway, but the Beatles had to be the most experienced rock group in the world, not just Liverpool. And Hamburg didn’t only multiply their repertoire, it toughened their voices, seasoned their characters, enriched their personalities and strengthened their stamina. Four months earlier they would have struggled to play more than a couple of hours, now it was a piece of cake. All the same, witnesses say they played every show with total conviction. The effect was incredible." No wonder why they achieved such a huge success in seemingly such a short period time. They'd already toughly built themselves up.

What are the odds.. that two super creative musicians, both gifted writers, both great singers, both very good guitarists, both have similar tastes, both smart as hell, would live as kids within a mile of each other, meet and decide to work together and stay together for a highly productive ten years?

Thank you SO MUCH for not using AI to narrate your video. You're a pleasant fellow with a kind narrating voice. The KZfaq algorithm dropped your video in my feed tonight and it was the best 8 minutes online I've had all night. I've liked and subscribed. Thank you again.

The fact that this video is short and sweet seems true to spirit of the topic at hand

Only 10 of the 14 songs from Please Please Me were recorded that day. The other 4 came from the 2 singles they released before. One true performance very few people talk about is the 13-hour recording session (from 6pm to 7am) in which they recorded a good chunk of Rubber Soul (5 songs : The Word, You Won’t See Me, Girl, Wait, I’m Looking Through You). Two weeks later, the album was on the shelves.

Let’s not forget all the live gigs and films in that short period too.

People today think the Beatles were a pop boy band, their music will be listened to in 100 years just like Mozart’s.

Ringo said Paul was the workaholic. The other 3 were happy to relax, but Paul couldn’t stop writing and would call them into the studio to record with him.

Paul's insane work ethic. John, Ringo and George said it themselves in various ways over the decades.

I’ve worked with Ken Scott, who began working with the Beatles from 67 onwards (he can be seen at the mixing desk in the clip of All You Need Is Love). His first day & session at Abbey Road in 1964, age 16 (making tea), was for the song A Hard Days Night, which he said was finished a in little over two hours. Normally a Beatles single at the time was recorded in 90 minutes, so an A & B side in a three hour session, but AHDN involved percussion overdubs and splicing the intro chord and outro onto the main track, so took a little longer. But two hours? Most bands take a day to get the drum sound now. Mindbending how fast these guys worked on those early tracks.

They not only wrote songs for their group..but their leftover ideas were given to others! Amazing.

"Paul is the driving force of The Beatles. Without him, maybe we would only have 3 or 4 albums." - Ringo

If it’s one thing the Beatle’s Get Back documentary shows, it’s that no matter how naturally talented you may think musicians are, good musicians work at their craft. For that reason, it’s one for the best docs out there on the creative process.

Another interesting thing about the Beatles is they released singles that were not put on the albums such as Penny Lane and Strawberry fileds forever. They release them whilst making albums to keep the public interested. I am a great believer that you don't do things because you think people will like them you do it because you like it and hope that others will. That's originality.

Such a well-crafted video. There's a certain flow to this video!

The Beatles were a miracle.

Possibly the best commentary I’ve ever heard about the Beatles! Bravo!

Thank you for including video and audio clips of your sources!!! That’s what made the video great for me.

Synergy. Can't take away 1 of them, exactly why they were The Beatles. Perfect match in time, society and circumstance, ie cosmic magic. Never to be duplicated or even imitated again. Glad I saw Paul in concert last year, ridiculous.

John may have been the "basher" in the group, but he often didn't know exactly what he wanted. They spent over 50 hours in the studio on "Strawberry Fields Forever." It paid off because it's one of the Beatles' best songs. But it's proof that they didn't always work quickly. I would say the "finish things" part of your statement is more important than working quickly. You don't want to work so slowly that you overthink, but everyone has a different path to getting art done. And different songs might require different methods. Radiohead have been known to record 5-10 different versions of a song over 10 years.

If you listen to Ringo Starr he always says that the Beatles have so much great music is because of Paul’s work ethic. Thank you to all the Beatles

hey Davey, i subd to your channel because: 1 - you asked me to 2-you have been cranking out vids SINCE 2011 !!!! AND 3- you shared some very new , original info and history about Beatles in a way that helped anyone who loves to create (art)

Wonderful video. It actually adds something to the Beatles discussion. You'd think everything had been said about that band but you introduce the theme everyone who wants to be a rock star doesn't want to hear: to be successful you have to work hard. Well written, narrated and edited.

It was really Paul's insane work ethic. Ringo has admitted as much.

It's nice to hear that the album I always liked most, "Revolver", is considered to be one, if not the greatest album of all times.

Enjoyed this! I would say that their EMI album contracts meant they were working under some time pressure. Also, they had George Martin and a team of pioneering studio engineers who were translating the creativity onto record. Excellent content:)

The PLEASE PLEASE ME lp included both sides of their first two (previously-recorded) singles, so the album wasn't actually done in a day. That doesn't diminish the band's tremendous accomplishment, but it is important to stay true to history. Keep up the good work.

Ahhh this finally makes sense. I can’t read or write music either. I can play other people’s music mostly by watching and listening. His bit about only remembering what is good explains why I can never remember anything I come up with on my own 😂😂

This is an excellent video. So much insight provided in such a short time. Very well done .... thank you.

I really like your work; you talk of 'flow' while the whole video demonstrates your own mastery of it. Great channel. Well done.

you got a sub partly because you asked so creatively, partly because i love the beatles, and partly because this video is fantastically made, very high quality content, thank you! your voice is so soothing to listen to:)

goes to show they were and still are the one of the greatest band of all time

It was 20 years ago today Sgt Pepper taught his band to play...

I feel you not only conveyed the essence of the Beatles' method of working, but exemplified it in how you so simply and clearly presented it here. Excellent! Thank you!

Excellent take on how they worked together! And refreshing to hear intelligent commentary.

I love the analogy of a musical photograph. What a great way to explain this sonic snapshot

actually such a great video, was completely packed with information that made the video feel like it was 3 minutes long and 15 all the same time in the best way

Thank you, David Hartley. I just wrote a book and did a youtube. My goal was two books, two youtubes. Now I will work on music, so thank you for this channel. And Mr. Beato's channel is excellent, although I have ten years of piano, theory has not been learned for me, so thank you.

Fantastic Job David. Been a fan of the Beatles my whole life. Now I'm a fan of you. ❤

This video's enthusiasm is infectious. I've loved the Beatles for 35 years but it's great to remember why.

Thank you for this wonderful video. I am always learning with the Fab Four

Very nice vid. There’s something to be said about spontaneity and capturing the feeling.

Great work man, love your channel

On one of their early Hamburg trips they played 70+ nights in a row; and not just a set or two, any where from 4 to 6 hours plus.

I loved watching this. Thanks ♥

Fascinating video, Thank you very much for sharing this. I was nine when I first discovered the Beatles in 1964

Sharp, direct, and intelligent video. Nice work.

Very well done and important video! Many Thanks!!

Great video David. Do more on The Beatles!

A really great insight into an iconic band, thank you.

Congo is on record saying, if it wasn't for Paul, they wouldn't have produced half the music they did.

Very well done, David.

It also helps to be a musical genius... Especially when you have 4 in your band...

thoroughly enjoyed that. great vid 😀

Super cool breakdown mate. Your channel feels like a pull back towards what makes music truly human. I’m a songwriter myself, guilty of limiting perceived perfectionism, which is precisely the enemy of flow. Breathe and strum and onwards

Very cool video. Thanks for doing this awesome.🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Inspiring. Motivating. Thanks!!!

Great little video Man!

The truth is kept from us : they had A LOT of help from others , there actually was a whole team around them contributing songs and arrangements.

They knew music theory. They knew what chords combines with what riffs and licks. You dont have to read the notes on the staff to know how music works.

Fabulous quick explanation

The Beatles were punk rock before there was punk rock

An emotional and rewarding video! Thank you.

Great little documentary piece, thankyou

This is a fabulous video!

Wow really great video Thank you!

Who else likes how straight-foward this video is? dude just cuts to the chase, quick and effective, without ever feeling rushed or lazy, just the right amount of words, the right rhythm, all in the exact amount of time, just like a Beatles song!

Great video, explained the topic very well! Beatles forever!

Excellent video, interesting info and great insight.

This is a remarkable perspective (video) on the beatles, and an interisting explanation of creativity flow.

I am always baffled by the idea that music theory is actually telling you what you can or what you can't do, and therefore it is a liberation to have no formal training. Of course this is not how music theory works at all, unless it is gravely misunderstood or mistaught. Music theory is actually a descriptive field of study, not a prescriptive one. Much like the theory of gravity is not ordering you to fall when you jump (and therefore not knowing about gravity would make things easier in life beacuse you can fly), it is merely describing what happens when you jump. I second your point about flow though, and that overthinking is a major problem in music production. So while knowing things does rarely ever hurt you, it is always good to know when to be or not be obsessed with detail.

Thank you for this 🙏

Excellent video ! Thank you - just subscribed.

Your video helped me to finish my music. Thank u.

This was insightful and satisfying.

Nice work and editing, greetings from Tijuana, Mexico

Awesome video!

5:10: and in fact, She Said She Said HAS a perfect drum sound! The drums on that track are killer! It’s big, bigger even than Bonham & Page’s best recording efforts for big drums (classic example: When the Levee Breaks). It especially shows up on the original mono mix.

Great video, inspired me creatively as a KZfaqr. Great work!

GOATED!! its because of all the touching, like how paul says its good to touch

great vid man!

To say that they didn’t know much is misleading. Paul had grown up with a bandleader as a father and absorbed the sounds of classic Tin Pan Alley and dance band songs. They all steeped themselves in the sounds of Rock and Roll, analysing and borrowing for their own material, and in Hamburg they played music from every era and genre of popular music, for 6 hours a night. Perhaps they couldn’t read and write music, but they certainly knew their stuff.

Seeing those four guys sitting in a room together just having a chit chat; I wonder if they knew what an impact they were having. They left such a huge indelible mark on music, life and culture~✨

Marvellous video. Subbed!

Paul's dad was a musician too and so I think he understood the music business. Paul's dad was a fireman, but he was a musician as well. Working class lads.

This is excellent! Just subscribed

Beautiful video Very insightful and inspiring I have taken so many risks in my own music journey sometimes I feel like I am falling off a cliff. It's anxiety riddled process full of extreme experiments. It's nice to know a band like The Beatles also went through their own unique process. It's actually mind blowing.

Great video! ;) Thank you!

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen on KZfaq about The Beatles. Well done! 👍

very thoughtful analysis of an important subject good shit

The Beatles put out quite a bit of stuff, and it was incredibly impressive. From 68 to 70 they put out 4 great albums, no small feat and i am sure putting a stop to all the touring by ‘66 helped them do that. But if high quality output is impressive, during those same years Frank Zappa put out 9 great albums, and was constantly touring throughout (he also produced all those albums as well). In fact Zappa put out another 6 or so albums from 71 to 73, while touring and releasing a movie AND he has thrown off a stage and was hospitalized for a number of months during all that Not to diminish the Beatles efforts in the least, but I do hear how prolific the Beatles were, but during that same time period Zappa was putting out even more stuff, of extremely high quality and it doesn’t seem to get mentioned very much

Art is the struggle between craft and creativity/inspiration.

Quite interesting video! Pivotal truths I’d never thought about - including the psyche meaning of prolific! 👍

7:32 Same goes for Steve Miller. After his "The Joker" album was a huge hit, his producer told him to learn music theory. Steve was ready to try, but the producer changed this mind, saying, "Wait, I know plenty of people who know music theory who can't write half as well as you can already, so forget that advice." Steve did and sighed with relief going on to make other classics like "Jet Airliner" and "Fly like an Eagle." It's like someone may know how to talk, but not write.