FIREFALL ACOUSTIC
''COLORADO TO LIVERPOOL: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES''
2007
34:15
1 /Within You Without You
George Harrison/5:33
2 /Girl
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:44
3 /Norwegian Wood
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:27
4 /You're Gonna Lose That Girl
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:25
5 /Eleanor Rigby
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/3:02
6 /Here Comes the Sun
George Harrison//3:05
7 /No Reply
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:19
8 /I Need You
George Harrison/2:48
9 /Come Together
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/4:36
10 /I'll Be Back
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:33
11 /I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:43
Jock Bartley /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Hi String Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
John Magnie /Accordion
Brian McRae /Congas, Cymbals
Christian Teele /Percussion, Sound Effects, Tabla, Udu
Steven Weinmeister /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Mandolin, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
OFFICIAL REVIEW
In 2005 Jock Bartley and Steven Weinmeister were asked to perform, as FIREFALL ACOUSTIC DUO, a few acoustic Beatles songs on a top radio station in Denver, Colorado. They had a great time doing so and the positive response led the station to ask them to appear a second time. After a third time of singing and strumming their favorite Fab Four songs on air, they kept hearing ‘When’s the CD going to come out?’
It made sense, although as everyone knows, over the decades so many ‘covers’ of Beatles songs should never have been made or released. But even so, Steve and Jock were excited by the prospect and felt up to the task. Why? Because their love and respect of The Beatles’ timeless music would guide those sessions.. and because it was so much fun to play and sing those songs. And so in January of 2007, they began in earnest to record acoustic versions of some of their favorite Beatles songs.
beatles_tribute_bandAs it turned out, many of the tunes they picked were not the hugely successful ‘singles’ that still permeate the world’s consciousness. They picked a number wonderful ‘album cuts’ – songs they grew up on in the 1960s, songs they learned how to sing harmonies with.. songs as Steven has said, ‘that are in our DNA.’ Songs like ‘Girl,’ ‘Norwegian Wood,’ ‘I’ll Be Back,’ ‘You’re Gonna Lose That Girl’ and ‘No Reply.’ Some of these FIREFALL ACOUSTIC recordings are straight forward and uncomplicated, like they’d be in someone’s living room or live on the radio. And then on others like ‘Eleanor Rigby,’ ‘Come Together’ and ‘Within You Without You,’ Jock and Steve have treated them in new and different directions, creating surprising and satisfying versions of those classic songs. Their version of ‘Come Together’ features a swampy acoustic slide guitar groove; their ‘Eleanor Rigby’ is a medieval Madrigal of layered acoustic guitars and mandolin; ‘Within You Without You’ is a high string acoustic guitar raga with tablas and udu that captivates and soars; and their version of ‘Girl’ features John Magnie of the Subdudes on accordion that will transport listeners to the streets of Paris.
The Beatles are the best band ever. Their songs are some of the most brilliant and emotional music ever composed; their original recordings between 1965 and ‘69 are as magical and transcendent as recordings can be. Steven and Jock have treated these eleven Beatles songs with love, reverence and the upmost care. They humbly offer these acoustic versions of Beatles music, paying tribute to their musical and cultural heroes. The smiles and pure joy they both experienced in the studio comes through on every cut.
‘COLORADO TO LIVERPOOL – A Tribute To The Beatles’ was released on September 4, 2007.
''COLORADO TO LIVERPOOL: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES''
2007
34:15
1 /Within You Without You
George Harrison/5:33
2 /Girl
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:44
3 /Norwegian Wood
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:27
4 /You're Gonna Lose That Girl
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:25
5 /Eleanor Rigby
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/3:02
6 /Here Comes the Sun
George Harrison//3:05
7 /No Reply
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:19
8 /I Need You
George Harrison/2:48
9 /Come Together
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/4:36
10 /I'll Be Back
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:33
11 /I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
John Lennon / Paul McCartney/2:43
Jock Bartley /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Hi String Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
John Magnie /Accordion
Brian McRae /Congas, Cymbals
Christian Teele /Percussion, Sound Effects, Tabla, Udu
Steven Weinmeister /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Mandolin, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
OFFICIAL REVIEW
In 2005 Jock Bartley and Steven Weinmeister were asked to perform, as FIREFALL ACOUSTIC DUO, a few acoustic Beatles songs on a top radio station in Denver, Colorado. They had a great time doing so and the positive response led the station to ask them to appear a second time. After a third time of singing and strumming their favorite Fab Four songs on air, they kept hearing ‘When’s the CD going to come out?’
It made sense, although as everyone knows, over the decades so many ‘covers’ of Beatles songs should never have been made or released. But even so, Steve and Jock were excited by the prospect and felt up to the task. Why? Because their love and respect of The Beatles’ timeless music would guide those sessions.. and because it was so much fun to play and sing those songs. And so in January of 2007, they began in earnest to record acoustic versions of some of their favorite Beatles songs.
beatles_tribute_bandAs it turned out, many of the tunes they picked were not the hugely successful ‘singles’ that still permeate the world’s consciousness. They picked a number wonderful ‘album cuts’ – songs they grew up on in the 1960s, songs they learned how to sing harmonies with.. songs as Steven has said, ‘that are in our DNA.’ Songs like ‘Girl,’ ‘Norwegian Wood,’ ‘I’ll Be Back,’ ‘You’re Gonna Lose That Girl’ and ‘No Reply.’ Some of these FIREFALL ACOUSTIC recordings are straight forward and uncomplicated, like they’d be in someone’s living room or live on the radio. And then on others like ‘Eleanor Rigby,’ ‘Come Together’ and ‘Within You Without You,’ Jock and Steve have treated them in new and different directions, creating surprising and satisfying versions of those classic songs. Their version of ‘Come Together’ features a swampy acoustic slide guitar groove; their ‘Eleanor Rigby’ is a medieval Madrigal of layered acoustic guitars and mandolin; ‘Within You Without You’ is a high string acoustic guitar raga with tablas and udu that captivates and soars; and their version of ‘Girl’ features John Magnie of the Subdudes on accordion that will transport listeners to the streets of Paris.
The Beatles are the best band ever. Their songs are some of the most brilliant and emotional music ever composed; their original recordings between 1965 and ‘69 are as magical and transcendent as recordings can be. Steven and Jock have treated these eleven Beatles songs with love, reverence and the upmost care. They humbly offer these acoustic versions of Beatles music, paying tribute to their musical and cultural heroes. The smiles and pure joy they both experienced in the studio comes through on every cut.
‘COLORADO TO LIVERPOOL – A Tribute To The Beatles’ was released on September 4, 2007.
