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Fried Glass Onions--Memphis Meets The Beatles

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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.

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.

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.

I received this CD as a gift and just two days into it I can't get enough of "Helter Skelter". I was not much of a fan of the original version but this one skoots! I'll be playing this CD for awhile..........!
Thanks Patty and Steve-o

Beatles fans are in for a treat when they load this disk into their CD players. Classic Beatle songs are sung & played as never imagined before. Listen to a soulful, haunting version of Blackbird by Jackie Johnson,or Two of Us getting the Sam & Dave treatment (by Simon & Harrison),a cool funked up rendition of She Came In Through the Bathroom Window (Matt Tudor)is lots of fun. Old Brown Shoe, The One After 909, and others are also all here on Volume One. In my opinion, there are a couple of misses. Notably Get Back is especially hard on the ears. Way overall though, if you love the Beatles, and can handle these twisted variations, by all means go for it. You won't experience a hard day's night listening to it.

Alas, I can't recommend Volume 2, but I haven't heard #3 yet, so there is still hope for more great music.

Although there are a few cuts that I am not thrilled with, over all, this album adds some interesting cuts to my library, originally recorded by the best band of all time. It does have the Memphis feel throughout. Unfortunate that a few of the bands should have stayed in the lounges.

Many Beatle tribute albums i have got,i guess i,ll never get the lot,this tribute album is blooming great,in fact it got me in a state,there are so many that don't meet the grade,but go ahead and buy this one,don't be afraid.
You will love this one.
Dava from Great Britain....well sometimes it's great.