1969
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 1969.
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The Beatles – “Abbey Road”
The first half of Abbey Road is full of generally amazing songs that unquestionably rank among The Beatles‘ best-ever material, which is quite an accomplishment. George Harrison’s songs in particular are lovely (“Something,” “Here Comes the Sun”). A few stragglers don’t match up to the rest of the first side’s quality (“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” “Octopus’s… (read more)
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The Stooges – “The Stooges” (1969)
It’s surprising how big of a leap The Stooges made from their self-titled debut to I. Ron Asheton’s guitar freakouts are sparser and not as wild as they would be on the next two albums, underselling the band’s raucous energy that made them such a notable act in rock music of the time. Iggy Stooge is… (read more)