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Released in 2016 in support of Ron Howard’s Eight Days a Week documentary, this performance captures a really fascinating moment in time, one that will juxtapose nicely with the next live album. Before we get ahead of ourselves though, here’s The Beatles at the height of hysteria. Seemingly random waves of massive crowd noise spill into each of their performances - not in breakdowns in the songs but just moments in time when the teenage girls in the crowd collectively realize their dreamy rock star heroes are actually playing in front of them. Doesn’t matter what the song is, and I’d venture to guess you ask those people today what they remember from the show and not much will be recalled on what the band sounded like.
That being said, the performances from the Beatles are admirable. Sometimes it feels like they are playing despite the crowd or even against it, but there’s no tempering that level of madness. They still manage to keep a very tight set with songs it seems they want to play - some singles, some deeper cuts, a few covers. Nothing though can capture the pure energy of that moment more than jumping out the gates with Twist and Shout.
The Essential Performance: Twist and Shout
Up next: Bob Dylan - Live 1966: The “Royal Albert Hall” Show
As an FYI, I am keeping a running playlist that I add the “Essential Performance” to that I will share with everyone when this mammoth of a journey (112 live albums thus far, I am sure with more to come) is completed. The exceptions to this being any live album I take on outside Spotify (Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Benaroya Hall, etc.)
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