I have loved the Beatles since I started playing guitar in the late '60s. Over the years I have put together solo arrangements of many of their tunes, those presented here and many others. For this recording however, I hav... more »e gone back and reworked these 15 tunes so that they are as complete as I can make them. With some, I have tossed out my previous arrangments and started over from scratch. They are all in their original key, which sometimes presented a challenge, but I thought it was important that these tunes, which so many people around the globe know, be in the register the boys from Liverpool recorded them... sb« less
I have loved the Beatles since I started playing guitar in the late '60s. Over the years I have put together solo arrangements of many of their tunes, those presented here and many others. For this recording however, I have gone back and reworked these 15 tunes so that they are as complete as I can make them. With some, I have tossed out my previous arrangments and started over from scratch. They are all in their original key, which sometimes presented a challenge, but I thought it was important that these tunes, which so many people around the globe know, be in the register the boys from Liverpool recorded them... sb
CD Reviews
Amazing!
David Porter | Tucson | 03/08/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What an imaginative guitar player. This is one fingerstylist not to miss. Many musicians who play Beatles music go for a new direction from the original arrangements trying to be fresh and innovative. It takes something special to take the song arrangements we've grown up with--the multi-tracked recordings laden with orchestral parts--and do them all at once with only two hands on one guitar. Hearing one man do that is, in my book, fresh and innovative. Anyone can think up something new. Try doing it the way we know it--solo--and in the original keys no less and you've got one hell of a great listening experience."
Most pleasing!
Giblet | BC, Canada | 02/08/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is one of my new favorites. Stephen Bennett is a master of many voicings with the guitar. A must have CD!"
Beatles Acoustic Guitar Solos (Stephen Bennett)
Sheila Rosen | NJ | 05/26/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is one amazing CD!!! Stephen Bennett is a world class guitarist. You will not be disappointed. He plays georgous arrangments of Beatle songs. The only thing wrong with this CD is that it isn't a "double album". Stephen, please record more of the Beatles catalog!!!! (I have bought numerous copies of this CD from Amazon to give as gifts)"
String Theory
MusicKip | Southen MD, USA | 07/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A fine collection of well chosen and performed selection of covers of the best band ever. Well worth listening to."
It's the melodies that matter!
Pelagia | 07/29/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Stephen found a way to play Beatles melodies on guitar in a way that few have mastered. Yes, it is only one guy! And, where else can you hear some of our favorite Beatles tunes played on a harp guitar? This is a fantastic collection and I hope he does a second Beatles cd (hint, hint). Some of my favorites on this cd are Blackbird, In My Life, and Hello Goodbye. There are places to hear these songs on the web if you look."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1