Fried Glass Onions--Memphis Meets The Beatles

Various Artists (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Inside Sounds
• ASIN: B0007CKAII
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,332 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Liverpool, meet Memphis - outstanding!, April 8, 2005

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John Holderried (Queens, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Your resident expert on Beatles covers here. I just can't stop collecting them! I have hundreds, no wait, probably thousands of them. Jazz, soul, country, symphonic, even on panpipes - it's rare when one CD stands out from the crowd. Even rarer is when I recommend a CD - I figure Beatles covers are my own private obsession. But if you enjoy hearing other people interpret Beatles songs like I do, or if you like the "Memphis Sound", or heck, if you just like music,
this one's pretty cool.
I'm not usually into blues/funk, but these renditions are pretty peppy and upbeat - they rock, they move, they've definitely got SOUL. You've heard these songs many times before, but never quite like this.
Hard to pick a favorite song here, but "Drive My Car", "Day Tripper" and "Two of Us" all work well in this style.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pleasant surprise, January 22, 2007

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R. Jeffrey Goldsmith "mother twink" (cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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this CD would have been low on my radar except for some enthusiastic reviews from previous consumers. they were right that any beatles fan who likes good music would like this CD. having been to the rock and soul museum in memphis recently, i got the other two in this set, volumes 2 and 3. the first one is the best and the first to buy. i think this CD is a definite winner.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funking with the Beatles, April 20, 2007

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Roy D. Salley - See all my reviews
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I saw this band last night at the Gibson Guitar Factory Lounge in Memphis and was spellbound (and I am not easily entertained). I really expected to be bored but was awed. If you get the rare chance to see this collection of Memphis' best talent live, don't miss it, you'll have a ball. These selections are not note for note covers (and what good would that be?) but reworked Beatles smothered in Memphis funk. Some of the arrangements are startling innovative (ever heard a psychedelic flute or a gospel version of All You Need is Love?) and all are fun. The musicianship throughout is first rate. The cds are not the same as seeing Fried Glass Onions live but all 3 cds belong in any Beatle fan's collection. There are a few misses across the 3 cds--none of the cuts make you run to the player to skip them--but you'll return to the real jewels in these 3 cds for years to come. Get all 3, you won't regret it. By the way, I have no connection to this band and have never before bothered to write a review.