The Beatles were, and still are, a phenomenon that intrigues the world. Offered together for the first time, these four detailed biographies on George, John, Paul, and Ringo encapsulate and celebrate their lives and study their musical heritage. Interviews with a wide range of their contemporaries — including people from the music industry as well as family and friends — provide authentic and objective analysis of each member’s contribution to the group. Attractively packaged, this sequence of biographies acts as the collector’s essential source of reference and a guide for anyone who wants to know more about each individual Beatle’s life and recording career.
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This review is from: The Beatles Box (Paperback)
The Beatle Box Set is a must have for all Beatles' fans and anybody with an interest in the Beatles. Clayson does intense, in-depth reporting on each Beatle and offers many interesting facts and fresh information. He provides footnotes for his sources and his work is indeed scholarly and impressive.I like the way he focusses on each Beatle individually and how each Beatle's life circumstances helped create the unique, distinct and very individual style that each one had. One gets a "sense" of each Beatle; Clayson does an admirable job of covering cultural/musical as well as other influences each Beatle said impacted on his life and music.
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With a cold eye...,
By Ian "Ian" (Sunnyside, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beatles Box (Paperback)
Clayson's tone throughout all these biographies was very off putting to me. He seems to see everything through a jaundiced lens. I don't know, it just left me, a big Beatle fan... cold. He also writes the longest sentences I've ever seen. There is plenty of information you've probably never read before, but you'll have to put up with Clayson's tedious writing style. I ended up just paging through the index. I do have to admit, he did alot of research. It's definitely got some gems. That's why I gave it three stars.
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Not as good as I thought...,
By Stefanie Wendell (STAATSBURG, NEW YORK, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Beatles Box (Paperback)
I received this as a gift and was super excited about it. I already have read many John Lennon bios and have watched many Beatles bios. So far though I've only gotten a few chapters into George and Paul. It's hard getting into these books, as they are more about the Beatles history than the individuals. I was hoping for more in depth information about them as people and not so much as them as The Beatles. I've noticed a lot with the Paul book that the author goes on for 2-3 pages at a time about bands that started out like the Beatles and didn't make it. Why not go write a book about those bands instead of taking up space in a book that is suppose to be about Paul McCartney? If you're looking for a detailed book about each artist as an individual, look elsewhere. Quite disappointed with these books.
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