The Beatles Live In Japan 1966
The Beatles live in Japan 1966. Wow! I didn’t realise that this footage from the Beatles tour of Japan actually existed! Ringo looks bored, and perhaps a little pissed off about something throughout the show, but all in all it’s a great performance from a band that were shortly to become so rich and famous that they stopped gigging altogether. I love their highly creative studio recordings, but this is very special, as it proves how well they could actually perform LIVE in those days. The quality of the filming and sound? Not too shabby either!
Ringo’s Oyster Pearl Classic Ludwig kit looked and sounded great…so good that I bought one 2 years later but in piano black…Ringo’s never played the floor Tom in the whole gig but certainly was the background glue of the band…..It was great to see!!
Great To hear from you Pete. I loved seeing this. It proved to me what a great bassist Paul has always been too. Such strange basslines that shouldn’t really work, but of course they do. Genius! And, how did they get such a good live drum sound recorded with so few mics? Hope you’re well, stay in touch. Martyn
Glad you both like this one. It was written by Ringo and Van Dyke Parks. And yep, no multi-colored berdaed guys named Mark in the band anymore. However there are a few other names to speak of on the album like Ringo’s brother-in-law (aka Joe Walsh), Steve Dudas (one of the Roundheads), Benmont Tench (yes! from Tom Petty The Heartbreakers), Dave Stewart, Ben Harper, Richard Marx (?!) doing some vocals and of course Paul McCartney.
wow,its good eh!and its true Ringos last 4 or 5 solo efforts have been prttey darn good.There is some gems on there.How would of thought? I have been pleasantly surprised although Liverpool 8 wasn’t as great as Rama and the other Hudson release!He ahd 1 disc once caled Vertical man,it was really really good I cant even explain,and Choose love was anorther good one!!! Time takes time I think was the other one that was good, but VERTICAL MAN Rocked!
He’s doing okay for a drummer in my book. So glad he didn’t turn out like Phil Collins. Okay, okay .disregard. Phil is okay in small doses (except that Soo-soo-soodio song that a sooo-sooo hate!).
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Greenland’s leader says US officials’ visit is ‘highly aggressive.’ Trump says it’s ‘friendliness, not provocation’
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Greenland’s prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is “highly aggressive,” plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory.
But despite the backlash, Trump has insisted the visit is about “friendliness, not provocation” – and claims the US team was “invited.”
Vance, the wife of US Vice President JD Vance, will travel to Greenland this week to watch the island’s national dogsled race and “celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity,” according to a statement from the White House. National security adviser Mike Waltz is also expected to visit the territory this week, according to a source familiar with the trip.
Greenland Prime Minister Mute B. Egede called the US delegation’s trip to the island “highly aggressive” in an interview with Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday, and raised particular objection to Waltz’s visit.
“What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us,” Egede said. “His mere presence in Greenland will no doubt fuel American belief in Trump’s mission — and the pressure will increase.”
Trump claimed on Monday that people in Greenland have responded warmly to the US’s recent interest in the territory. “They’re calling us. We’re not calling them. And we were invited over there,” he said.
“We’re dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see something happen with respect to them being properly protected and properly taken care of,” Trump told reporters following a meeting with his Cabinet.
“I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future,” Trump added.
The president said he believes Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be traveling to Greenland too.
Trump’s idea to annex Greenland has thrown an international spotlight on the territory, which holds vast stores of rare earth minerals critical for high-tech industries, and has raised questions about the island’s future security as the US, Russia and China vie for influence in the Arctic. Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in the US taking the island by force or economic coercion, even as Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected the idea.