Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of The Beatles' Solo Careers

By Andrew Grant Jackson

Book Overview

As recommended by USA Today and excerpted on RollingStone.com

Still the Greatest is a love song to the songwriting and recording achievements of Paul, John, George, and Ringo after each struck out on his own. In this creative history, Jackson selects the best songs by each in his solo career and organizes them into fantasy albums they might have formed had they stuck it out. This romp through the post-Beatle history of each artist delves into the circumstances behind the composition, recording, and reception of each work, offering a refreshing take on how spectacular much of the Beatles' second act truly is. Jackson assesses the over seventy albums and nine hundred songs they collectively released, selecting the cr me de la cr me of their output.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810882221
• ISBN13: 9780810882225
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"