Evidence of the 5th Beatle

[tjmicsak]

Here it is. Watch carefully and although both John and George have Rics, it seems sloppy editing shows someone on a grassy knole playing a Gretsch. There is evidence of a third strummer!

Well perhaps it is poor editing, but I found this amusing anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkSSirZBAU8&feature=related

I also think that the PA was set well so that they did not need monitors. The belief that they could not hear themselves is kind of nieve. I played may a concert in my younger days with no stage monitors at all and depended on FOH volume to hear the vocals. I think with the fact that The Beatles were in essence a VOCAL group, that the ballance put the vocals so far out front that monitors were kind of a mute point to begin with. Note also the amps were also mic-ed so they were not at drounding stage volume to boot.

[mikefair]

That's hilarious.

[Josh O]

That's hogwash, everyone know's Clarence Walker, the sax player, was the fifth Beatle!!!

[SGNick]

I also think that the PA was set well so that they did not need monitors. The belief that they could not hear themselves is kind of nieve. I played may a concert in my younger days with no stage monitors at all and depended on FOH volume to hear the vocals. I think with the fact that The Beatles were in essence a VOCAL group, that the ballance put the vocals so far out front that monitors were kind of a mute point to begin with. Note also the amps were also mic-ed so they were not at drounding stage volume to boot.


I think you're missing an important difference between your younger days, and the Beatles, and that is the thousands of screaming (not cheering/clapping) girls.

Talk to people who were there. This phenomenon has not been repeated, and no one here will know quite what it was like.

[amishtwister]

Awesome. That must have been so strange. How many people were at that concert? And the screaming!

[davya]

I saw 'em in '66 in Toronto and I could barely tell they were playing....I could tell what song it was but the screaming was totally amazing!!!

[NyteOwl]

I also think that the PA was set well so that they did not need monitors. The belief that they could not hear themselves is kind of nieve. I played may a concert in my younger days with no stage monitors at all and depended on FOH volume to hear the vocals. I think with the fact that The Beatles were in essence a VOCAL group, that the ballance put the vocals so far out front that monitors were kind of a mute point to begin with. Note also the amps were also mic-ed so they were not at drounding stage volume to boot.

I think you're missing an important difference between your younger days, and the Beatles, and that is the thousands of screaming (not cheering/clapping) girls.

Talk to people who were there. This phenomenon has not been repeated, and no one here will know quite what it was like.

I saw 'em in '66 in Toronto and I could barely tell they were playing....I could tell what song it was but the screaming was totally amazing!!!I was at Convention Hall in Atlantic City in `64 and at Shea Stadium in `65 and again in `66. You could see them playing, but you could never hear a note. I had never heard screaming like that before and seriously doubt I ever will again...