Comments on: The End

By: Dan L

Dan L — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 09:17:10 +0000

The bit where Paul, George, and John trade of leads may be my favorite moment in all of Beatle music.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:19:04 +0000

Well, the rhyme is the same, but the message of
“your love is there for me… it’s what you make for us to take”
is more or less the opposite of
“And in the end the love you take / Is equal to the love you make”
If an echo of George’s rhyme was in Paul’s mind – and it’s possible – he took it and transformed it and deepened it. But really it’s a commomnplace rhyme in itself and i don’t see the need to connect it with All Too Much, any more than, say, “take a sad song and make it better” (Hey Jude), or “take it easy . . . make it easy” (Everybody’s Got Something to Hide). And it comes around all the time in different shapes: “Every breath you take / every move you make” (Police)

By: joe blow

joe blow — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 23:04:24 +0000

I only count three rotations

By: FAX

FAX — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:51:59 +0000

I view this as an astute and likely very accurate statement. The Beatles appear to have been a “the whole greater than the sum of the parts” kind of phenomenon … like many bands have been.

By: Steve Willis

Steve Willis — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:45:56 +0000

Why is the orchestral ending a semi-tone higher (original vinyl)?

By: shebloooms

shebloooms — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 04:12:17 +0000

In-a-Gadda-da-Vida was supposed to be In The Garden of Eden, but was supposedly written by Iron Butterfly vocalist, Doug Ingle wile drunk. Ooopsie! lol

By: Ray George

Ray George — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 03:25:40 +0000

Paul , George , John……Paul , George , John…….Paul . George , John…..Paul , George , John

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 21:12:16 +0000

I’m not musical, so I don’t know bars from pubs. All these years I’ve only heard eight mini-solo and I’ve always figured they cut one out for some reason. But today I listened really hard since everyone here says that there are nine. I finally distinguished them all. I think that I couldn’t tell where Paul’s first ended and George’s first started.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:06:06 +0000

Musically speaking, these guys lived together for about a decade. Just as family or roomies tend to talk alike after a few years, musicians play alike, especially if they are improvising or are writing new material to play together. The first account I read of the solo order put Paul first. A guitarist friend with perfect pitch said George was first. If they ever heard each other’s music, the three Beatles guitarists routinely stole the ideas they liked most. When you put it all together, it sounds good; and that was the reason they did that.

By: Alejandro Corona

Alejandro Corona — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:38:09 +0000

I have been browsing the net for a comment on that final riff. I found you! I agree it is masterful!

By: MikeP

MikeP — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 19:28:10 +0000

….and you are incorrect. Paul, George, John. It’s been well documented.

By: David Hutchison

David Hutchison — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:30:26 +0000

I could not agree more. For me the only mistake The Beatles ever made, in an otherwise remarkably sure-footed career, was tacking Her Majesty on to The End. They knew it was the last album, and The End has the *perfect* sign-off with those words. The farewell, that could have been in this glorious song is simply trampled on by Her Majesty. Can I blame someone? ?

By: JFrench

JFrench — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:59:12 +0000

It does sound like the In a Gadda da vida solo, just shorter! Both hard to dance to!

By: Floris Lok

Floris Lok — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 14:01:50 +0000

What kind of amps were using during the guitar battle?

By: MikeP

MikeP — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:19:09 +0000

Same guitar!

By: Timmy

Timmy — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 02:09:51 +0000

Paul played drums on Birthday

By: Timmy

Timmy — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 02:08:19 +0000

Casinos to be specific.

By: Jim Collentine

Jim Collentine — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:11:13 +0000

The real reason the Beatles broke up: When Ringo joined the band they said he had to shave his beard and comb his hair forward. Ringo said no drum solos. On the album cover Ringo has a beard and on “The End” he was forced to do a drum solo. Band over.
It’s true, but just joking here. “The End” is the most fitting exit for the greatest phenomena in the history of entertainment (sorry Barnum & Bailey, but you didn’t have mass communication or electric amplification). The riff rocks spectacularly, the solos are rockin’, artistic and emotional. It’s pure excitement and fun followed by the loan staccato piano, profound lyric and gorgeous guitar with orchestration. It’s untoppable! Then a prolonged silence and the exclamation point of “Her Majesty”. The best band the world will ever hear.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 11:44:49 +0000

Anybody knows by which means the original take was prolonged from 1:20 to 2:20? I’ve heard they copied the backing track in the solos part, but can’t find any proof of that.
Also, everyone speaks of drums overdubs: but what, and where?
I for sure hear a second opened hi-hat “confusing” things through the end. Maybe to cover the length edits?
Anyone knows more about this?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:49:44 +0000

Reminds me of his guitar sound on Revolution.