beatles special value
The reasons behind Pete Best’s notorious 1962 dismissal as The Beatles’ drummer have been a point of debate among Beatlemaniacs for decades. Some claim he lacked the solid beats needed to support a rock band, while others claim John and Paul vainly wanted a less attractive drummer. Considering his replacement was the dubious-looking Ringo Starr, the second theory actually seems likely.
Eric Stefani, Former Keyboardist, No Doubt
As a musician, Eric Stefani (brother of Gwen) has the other kind of bad timing. His rhythm is fine, but his career moves have always come at the wrong time. Shortly after making Airwalks and trombones cool again with No Doubt’s breakout album, Tragic Kingdom, Eric Stefani left to become an animator just as the band was becoming great, then joined The Simpsons just as that show’s decline into thorough suckitude was beginning.
David Mustaine, Former Guitarist, Metallica
Getting fired from a Dunkin Donuts for disorderly conduct is already bad enough. So imagine the levels of drunken antics necessary to kicked out of the biggest metal band of all time. According to VH1′s Behind the Music on Metalica, Hetfield and Ulrich didn’t approve of Mustaine’s excessive drinking and constant tormenting of bassist Ron McGovney, including pouring a full can of beer down McGovney’s electric guitar and nearly killing him.
Scott Raynor, Former Drummer, Blink-182
Before it became the Mark, Tom, and Travis show, Blink-182 was gaining momentum with their 1997 album, “Dude Ranch,” featuring Raynor on drums. The reason for his expulsion was never made public, though the rumor is that he was fired for drinking. The band’s 2000 single, Man Overboard, is allegedly about his release. Raynor was replaced by Travis Barker just in time to record “Enema of the State,” making all three members millionaires.
Matt Pelissier, Former Drummer, My Chemical Romance
Matt Pelissier was in My Chemical Romance long enough to help them record their platinum-selling 2004 album, “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge,” he was then replaced a month after its release. Sources say he was fired for making mistakes on stage and being unwilling to play with a metronome during live performances. Gerard Way, the band’s lead singer, refused to comment on the situation
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Abbey Road [Vinyl] $11.97 1969 classic Tracklisting:A1 Come Together (4:21) A2 Something (3:03) A3 Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (3:27) A4 Oh! Darling (3:27) A5 Octopus’s Garden (2:51) A6 I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (7:47) B1 Here Comes The Sun (3:05) B2 Because (2:46) B3 You Never Give Me Your Money (4:02) B4 Sun King (2:27) B5 Mean Mr. Mustard (1:06) B6 Polythene Pam (1:13) B7 She Came In Through The … |
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Abbey Road (Remastered) $9.86 The Beatles’ last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let It Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side’s writing, John Lennon’s hard-rocking, “Come Together” and “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” make the strongest i… |
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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered) $9.87 BEATLES THE SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (ED… |
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Electronic Arts RB Special Value Edition X360 $159.99 The Beatles Rockband Special Value Bundle Xbox 360… |
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The Beatles Anthology $53.92 Initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to go with the series of three Anthology double-CD albums, this set of eight documentary tapes has the heft and scope of one of Ken Burns’s expansive projects. Still, unless you are either a historian or a truly committed fan, you’ll find yourself with way more material–particularly about the Beatles’ early lives as lads in Liverpool–than you’ll want t… |
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The Concert for Bangladesh (Limited Deluxe Edition) $32.97 Before We Are the World, before the Amnesty International concerts, before Live Aid, Live 8, 46664, and all the other charitable and/or political events that have used popular music as their principal draw, there was George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, a stirring affair released here in a fine two-disc set. The cause–raising money for the beleaguered people of Bangladesh (formerly East… |
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Help! (Deluxe Edition) $39.95 After the worldwide success of A Hard Day’s Night, the Beatles and director Richard Lester reunited for a follow-up film, Eight Arms to Hold You. Well, that wasn’t the final title; a pleading Lennon-McCartney tune provided the catchier handle: Help! A loose semispoof of the globe-trotting James Bond pictures, Help! has always been considered a somewhat disorganized comedown from its predecessor; b… |
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Wii The Beatles: Rock Band – Software Only $19.99 The world’s leading music game meets the greatest band in history. The Beatles: Rock Band gives fans what they’ve been waiting for: a chance to experience the Beatles’ legendary story from the inside. In The Beatles: Rock Band you won’t just watch and listen as The Beatles make rock history, create landmark records and conquer the world-for the first time, you’ll be part of the band. The Beatl… |
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Rock Band 2 $19.99 Continue Your Rock and Roll Fantasy Rock Band 2 lets you and your friends take your band on an even more expansive and immersive world tour – in person or online – and continue your rock and roll fantasy. Harmonix, deliver Rock Band 2, the next step to the platform that lets audiences of all ages interact with music in an all-new way. Rock Band 2 lets players vicariously jam out as some of the b… |
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Xbox 360 The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle $99.99 The world’s leading music game meets the greatest band in history. The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle for Xbox 360 gives fans what they’ve been waiting for: a chance to experience the Beatles’ legendary story from the inside. In this game you won’t just watch and listen as The Beatles make rock history, create landmark records and conquer the world-for the first time, you’ll… |
