Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Where's The Music...
  • Overrated, dated and too slanted.
  • Comprehensive, interesting, well-balanced
  • The definitive sociohistorical book on the Beatles
  • A valuable cultural history
Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation
Philip Norman
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UPDATED TO INCLUDE PAUL McCARTNEY'S KNIGHTING AND THE DEATHS OF JOHN LENNON AND GEORGE HARRISON

Philip Norman's biography of the Beatles is the definitive work on the world's most influential band -- a beautifully written account of their lives, their music, and their times. Now brought completely up to date, this epic tale charts the rise of four scruffy Liverpool lads from their wild, often comical early days to the astonishing heights of Beatlemania, from the chaos of Apple and the collapse of hippy idealism to the band's acrimonious split. It also describes their struggle to escape the smothering Beatles' legacy and the tragic deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison. Witty, insightful, and moving, Shout! is essential reading not just for Beatles fans but for anyone with an interest in pop music.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Where's The Music..........2007-09-17

I'll admit, this book isn't that great. Like any biography it starts off with the youths of the members and how they got together. Then it's about the touring and the amazing popularity of the band. So far the book is about the Beatles as a pop culture phenomenom. After Revolver the band stopped performing and the book starts to focus more on the inner dynamics of the band and on the business side of things. Sometimes in a few sentences the relevance is mentioned, but not as often and usually only about John Lennon.

And then the music... this book will teach you absolutely nothing about why the Beatles were the most influential group ever. Nothing on the crazy recording techniques with Strawberry Fields or a Day in the Life. Nothing about the weird starts of songs as Hard Day's Night or Drive My Car. He completely misunderstands Norwegian Wood (which no one really knows what it is about) and Dr Robert, which he just calls a crazy doctore while most people know it's more about a dealer then your GP...

Get something else, it will give you a glimple of the pop icons, but nothing on the music.

1 out of 5 stars Overrated, dated and too slanted........2007-07-19

I'm a little surprised by the ratio of good reviews for this book. I have to chime in with a strong negative for Norman's book. I appreciate the research and craftsmanship that went into the book and the portrait of the Beatle's years in Hambug is vivid and well done, yet frankly Norman's bias undermines the credibility of the writing in certain chapters, it's uneven in places. Honestly, I even suspect John Lennon would have been dismayed by the mythologizing that goes on in Norman's book.

I feel that Norman's book added the mythologizing of the relationships between Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr. Lionizing Lennon while treating Paul as the shallow, soppy, conservative one, or treating Harrison as a lucky third party with passable talent. That's not to say that any member of the band is above criticism, John was very much about being honest and being honest about oneself. Have people forgotten that Lennon's solo out-put could be surprisingly uneven and inconsistent? Mind you, this is coming from a huge Lennon fan, who wasn't a part of that era, I'm 39. So, I look at this with a different take.

Frankly I'm tired of third party books about the Beatles from writers whom, because they had limited access to the band in the Apple years, convince themselves they know what went on privately between them. The best example of the problem with Norman's book can be found with the new chapters concerning the post years, the portraits of McCartney is often overkill. Yes, Paul can be a little much, you could say he's guilty of attempts to re-write history. Yet, Paul does deserve some credit for what's he's accomplished outside the band. Paul's biggest crime after the Beatles was wanting to remain a pop star? I noticed that all of the post Beatles careers leaned towards a lighter pop faire, including Lennon's "Double Fantasy". What does it matter. Norman treats Paul's dabbling in classical opera as though it's a sacrilege.

I just don't care for Norman's dismissive attitude about George Harrison. A man who completely re-invented his sound after the Beatle break-up with "All Things Must Pass", As well as financing Handmade Films, a studio that helped the British film industry at a time it needed help and jump started Terry Gilliam's career. Harrison's solo career I found to be the most interesting, there's a consistent evolution of his albums that makes sense, even if some never cared for Harrison's spiritual hymns or his leanings towards ballads. It's also true that Harrison's solo out put could be uneven, yet the tendency is to dismiss him without any objective assessment. Harrison managed to co-front one of the more enjoyable super groups produced, The Traveling Wilbury's, mostly because they didn't take themselves too seriously and it was refreshing. Every band members post career had their share of great, good and bad songs, that's reality.

Furthermore, Norman seems to feel Harrison had no right to criticize a band like Oasis for their own swipes. Sorry to say this, I like Oasis, but the band simply is not innovative enough to believe they are above criticisms from Harrison. The Gallagher brothers are a little too arrogant to place themselves on equal par to the Beatles. Their recent track record for memorable hits, proves this.

Yet, what really raises my hackles is the portrait of Allen Klein. Many biographers give Klein a pass. First everyone vilified Yoko and Linda, and then the trend has been to the vilify Paul.
Yet if there was anyone who cemented the nail in the coffin of the Beatles, it was Allen Klein, a man who was a ruthless, manipulative bully. There was ample evidence that Klein was fleecing the Beatles fortunes. If Klein had gotten his way with his business negotiations, there might have been little left to the offspring, heirs of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr. McCartney's legal suite against Klein and the band members was rather brave and McCartney's instincts about Klein were correct in hindsight. It's overkill to rely on Lennon's bias on this issue.

Norman's book was first published in 1981 and you would think that some hindsight or wisdom would have filtered through the recent revisions, yet Norman maintains the same cynical tone and demonstrates little growth. There's the adage - Three sides to every story, yours, mine and the truth. All of the members of the band were complex individuals, adding to the stereotypes, or myths about The Beatles and their career doesn't help. Norman's ignorance about music and what it means to be a musician doesn't help either.

You'll get more from 'The Beatles Anthology' book or Barry Miles / McCartney book 'Many Years From Now', or even Bob Spitz's biography, Tony Bramwell's 'Magical Mystery Tours'. Mark Lewisohn's 'Beatles Recording Sessions'. I cannot in good conscious recommend this, don't bother. Unless of course you're exclusively a Lennon fan then you'll probably love it. I'd rather seek more and objective material. there's too many false myths about the band, I'd rather move on.

5 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, interesting, well-balanced.......2007-06-18

I read this book a few years ago when my fascination with The Beatles had just started. I've since read a lot on the boys and I have to say that this book is a good one. It gives a wealth of information, written in a way that is enjoyable. Also, as one reviewer said, it doesn't come off as a worshipful book as some biographies do. Instead, it comes off as a serious book about not just The Beatles, but their generation. Wonderful work.

5 out of 5 stars The definitive sociohistorical book on the Beatles.......2007-03-07

This book vividly and elegantly relives the Beatles exciting and incredible story, putting them in context of their generation of the 1960's - in Liverpool, in London and America. All aspects of their fabled lives and career are covered here: their early days in Liverpool; the conquest of England and America; the growth of the songs and music over the course of the decade, indeed, the growth of the Beatles as individuals; the tours; the albums; the films; the formation of Apple; the women; Brian Epstein and George Martin; Maharishi and Mr. Klein; and the break up. Norman also chronicles the critical times of the 1960's that the Beatles were part of - and impacted, and were impacted by.

Its only flaw seems to be the sinister account of Epstein's death, and for whatever annoying reason NO source notes...but what Beatles book is perfect? No one thing gets too much emphasis here - unlike certain other Beatles books. Rather, Norman gives enough attention and conciseness that covers most aspects - giving readers as comprehensive an overview as one will ever get on the Beatles. As the book was published shortly after Lennon's death, it does of course have a mild tribute to him at the beginning, but Norman certainly does not denigrate or lessen the importance of the others in Shout! - there's truly a great balance here.

Apart from that, the narrative in itself is absorbing, and reads like a historical novel. Expertly written, it makes you feel not only the importance of the Beatles, but really makes you feel like you're there with them. Norman basically rewrites Hunter Davies' authorized version, and is substantially more complete and thorough than that book. A clear picture and definitive history of the Beatles emerges as a result. Just a great, important book that everyone should read. Buy the 1980's edition if you can, the new edition does not add much new material on the Beatles, unless you consider the circumstances of Stuart Sutcliffe's death relevant.

4 out of 5 stars A valuable cultural history.......2007-01-16

I'm still working my way through this book, but I am very much enjoying it and wanted to jot down a few thoughts before they slip away. I'll edit this review later to provide my overall impression.

The author does a superb job of placing the Beatles in a cultural context and explaining why four working class lads from Liverpool had such an enormous impact on, well, everything. In fact The Sixties, as we remember them today, would have been simply unimagineable without The Beatles. For example, before reading "Shout," it never really struck me that one of the main reasons the Beatles conquered England first, then the world, was that "the inexplicable failure to have a third world war" had resulted in an overlarge population in their teens and early 20s, many of them with a lot of money in their pockets. As other readers have noted, the book also paints a sympathetic portrait of the hardworking, thrifty, self-sacrificing earlier generation that set the table for the rocking Sixties, rather than villifying it as do many other rock 'n' roll historians.

The book has one significant flaw: Mr. Norman does not really "get" music and has little to say about what it was that it was that made the Beatles' songs and approach to playing so special. He tends to rely on others to interpret the Beatles' musicianship and songwriting ability, which can lead to errors-- i.e. the idea that George Harrison was only an "average" guitarist who got lucky, when by the standards of his day he was certainly in the upper tier of early 60s rock guitarists and his style was highly influential. It was only because he grew bored with the guitar and took up the sitar in ca. 1965 that other guitarists, such as Clapton, Beck and Hendrix, were able to eclipse and supersede him. When he rediscovered his love for the guitar in the late 60s, he developed a slide guitar style which, once again, proved highly influential (the solo on "Something" becoming an instant classic).

I look forward to finishing "Shout" and expanding this review in the coming days.
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              4 out of 5 stars Wargaming History Survey.......2007-02-07

              This is a decent book. It gives an excellent history of wargaming through the ages, and covers the 70's period extremely well (taking me for a walk down memory lane). I agree with the other esteemed reviewers on the rest of the book, it's worth a read.

              5 out of 5 stars An excellent reference book on wargaming.......2004-01-05

              The most comprehensive book on the subject Wargaming from an insider -- Dr. Peter Perla. His theoretical approach to the making of this book combines with actual practices make this book an immensely useful and thought-provoking reference as to historical development, principles of designing and analyzing wargames. Mr. Perla is a naval guy and so there is much coverage on the naval game simulation at the start and in the end part of predicting the future use of wargames. If you can pass these rather technical materials drawn from his extensive experience in the Center for naval Analyses since 1977 where he works as a naval operations research analyst, you can find a vibrant, knowledgeable and insightful as to the modern commercial wargames. A lot of these games are covered especially those from SPI, Avalon Hill and Victory Games. You may jump to read Chapter 3 onwards to Chapter 9 if you are a hobbyist yourselves. Perla's book is more scholarlistic and hard to chew on than James Dunnigan's "The Complete Wargame Handbook". But at the same time, this book offers more depth and breadth on the subject. Highly recommended. The book was first published in 1990. Grab a copy of it before it goes out-of-print.

              4 out of 5 stars Conceptual and Helpful.......2003-06-20

              The first half of the book focuses on the history of wargaming, and is quite informative. The second half deals with concepts pertaining to design and use of wargames in the both the professional and hobby industries. Modern commercial wargame designers could learn a lot from reading this book.

              3 out of 5 stars Mostly history, not much on miniature gaming, per se........2002-09-27

              This book focuses on the history of wargames. It focuses mainly on war games use by the militaries, with only token coverage of the hobby. To say it only discusses board games, though, is inaccurate. It discusses games from a military viewpoint, without discussing much in the way of game mechanics, in a specific manner. Dr. Perla does discuss the abstraction of game design, and the level of details. He discusses the purposes of a particlur game design, and how this is used to explore a particular set of criteria for a military operation. If that sounds complicated, it is. This book is not terribly complex or difficult to read, but the design of military war games, for the professional militaries, is. He does not go into detail for professional designs, but he does discuss the overall concepts well.

              This book is aimed at discussing how war games are designed, applied, and used. It discusses what can be learned from such exercises, and what cannot be learned in a simulation. If you are a game designer, you will learn from this book, but perhaps not as much as you would like. He does not discuss details, but rather concepts, and focus level: is this game designed for a tactical level, or strategic level? What do the designers hope to learn from this simulation?

              While this book accomplishes its tasks well, if you are looking for a book on the hobby of war games, it may leave you unsatisfied. It is primarily aimed towards professionals, in my opinion, and those who wish to know the history of "professional" war games.

              1 out of 5 stars Just a Lightweight History.......2002-09-11

              There is no substance here. It describes neither the efficacy nor the techniques of naval wargaming. It reads more like a society column. So and so did this, so and so did that, etc. It is at best a lightweight history that reveals that naval wargaming happened and some guys had something to do with it. Not recommended.
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              5 out of 5 stars Captain Josh........2004-02-24

              I know, many of you that have read the book and played the game may or may not agree with me. But as other reviewers have said, the game is historically accurate and interestingly based on astrology and a "bogey table" (today called advantages and disadvantages), but anyhow, enough superfluosity. My point is though I agree that this book and system was worked out like it was produced by a vanity press. That's the whole charm of it. The guts and grit of using your own imagination to work the system out instead of the author(s) "giving it to you on a silver platter". OOooh, what an amazing concept, a role playing game that IS a role-playing game at every level that you work out and act out instead of having the rules "act you out". I think its commendable that they even had this concept. And it was written in 1982 when TSR, FASA and all the big game companies were starting to make rules that "act you out", i.e., Doctor Who and the big comic book games. Though Fantasy Wargamming is of a completely different genre, I consider its concept a genuine precursor to games like Call of Cthulu or even (in a far-out sort of way) GURPS Riverworld, and (more directly) a cleaned up, more directed first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons with its rough edges in all the right places which actually makes it perfectly tight instead of imperfectly loose like most RPGers say. Overstructuring is the ultimate weakness in any RPG, the current version of Dungeons and Dragons and most of its supplements proves that. People with enough time on their hands to hole themselves up and build & paint miniatures instead of rely genuinely on imagination proves that. Thus, I am not saying that Fantasy Wargaming is the ideal game. It is an ideal game. As a prototype and as a concept. Rules that play you and bog you down with statistics from using the bathroom to taking one step forward and doing 1/10 of the hokey-pokey are not good. But being "forced" to use your imagination, visualization, reference finding skills yet working within a "loosely defined" yet definitely defined enough for you to make-it-work system. That's good. Any RPGer would agree with me on that. AND THE WHOLE DOWNFALL OF MOST CURRENT RPG's IS THAT THEY PLAY THE PLAYER WITH STATISTICS WHEN STATISTICS ARE MADE FOR THE PLAYER TO PLAY WITH. That's what makes Fantasy Wargaming cool, it let's you play ultimately when you let loose from letting the rules play you. Happy role playing.

              Captain Josh.

              2 out of 5 stars A weak effort with more opinion than fact.......2000-09-17

              I was interested in this book from what I had heard of it, and from quickly glancing through it at the bookstore. It looked like a good attempt to place a fantasy roleplaying game in a real historical context.

              Unfortunately, the book gives the impression that it was published using a vanity press, and never saw the services of a good editor. The authors waste most of a chapter on their own opinions of how to run a roleplaying session, and telling shaggy dog stories about great roleplaying sessions they have had. On the plus side, these sections are unintentionally hilarious.

              Other chapters wallow in minutae -- does anyone REALLY need several pages telling you how to model an army of 500 Normans using 18 figures?!

              The gaming system itself is based on astrological signs, which is somewhat interesting, but has obviously never been balanced by game play. The authors even go so far as to warn the player not to play women characters, and assign such characters hefty penalties to most of their stats! Guess they wanted to keep their game a boys only club.

              The authors' strongest chapter, giving an excellent overview of medieval life, is worthless because the book contains no references or bibliography. Not only does this mean they are not giving proper credit for their sources, it also means a reader cannot use this book to find other reference books.

              Throughout the book, formulas and die roll modifiers are badly presented in blocks of text instead of tables, ie Attacking at night -2 Attacking blind -4 Opponent is unaware +5.

              Find this book used at less than half price, and take a thorough look through it before you buy.

              4 out of 5 stars Rules based on the "real" Dark Ages / medieval period.......1999-06-19

              This rule system is based on the "reality" of the Dark Ages / medieval period in which the "reality" includes magic and monsters, but only as recorded in the mythos of the period.

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                            5 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to Voice Network.......2007-05-02

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                            It introduces you to many expects of voice from ground up without giving too many technical details to the point you can get bored. For voice newbies, this book would be a great companion.

                            5 out of 5 stars Excellent quick-read book to introduce yourself to VoIP the Cisco Way.......2006-06-20

                            The title of this review pretty much summarizes my thoughts about the book. This is an excellent, quick-to-read book that provides all the basic info about VoIP, focusing on Cisco's offerings.

                            Although I read the book over a couple of days, I believe I put in less than 3 hours to read the entire book cover to cover (over all those days).

                            The book is very simple to read. The book is ideal for network administrators as well as system/equipment design engineers to quickly introduce themselves to VoIP. The book is also good to understand all the varied VoIP offerings from Cisco and how stuff plugs together to provide an integrated service.

                            The last chapter of the book goes beyond vanilla-VoIP, by discussing (in brief) Cisco's IPCC and other interesting offerings.

                            Great book! Read it to quickly and easily understand the fundamentals of VoIP as well Cisco's VoIP equipment.

                            5 out of 5 stars Learn the basics without being a computer whiz!.......2006-03-17

                            Kevin Wallace's VOICE OVER IP FIRST-STEP joins others in the 'first step' series in providing a basic introduction to IP telephony services. You don't need to be a programmer or even a computer whiz to understand the basics as presented here: whether you're a home user interested in lowering a monthly phone bill or a business person using data networks, chapters provide real-world applications using case studies throughout, no prior IP telephony experience is required to learn the basics here. And networking instructor Kevin Wallace knows how to cover them easily.

                            5 out of 5 stars Like the Title Says, a Good 'First-Step.'.......2006-01-14

                            With companies like Vonage beginning to advertise for broad based end user sales on television, VoIP must have become of age. I do notice, however, that Vonage still charges by the minute. I guess they think that this is what customers are used to paying so why not.

                            This book is aimed not at the Vonage type end user, but at the building of a comprehensive understanding of VoIP and would appeal to the sophisticated home user and to the corporate network engineer charged with moving his company to VoIP. It starts with how the traditional phone system worked and then moves to explain the difference between the old circuit switched system that Ma-Bell developed to the newer packet switched systems of today.

                            Most of the equipment being discussed is Cisco, as is fitting because it seems that they have just about the most complete line, and because this book is put out by Cisco Press. It is, as the title says, a 'first-step' book. It's enough to get a system operating. But if you really have to get down and dirty into the operation at a teckie level, you'll need more books. It is an excellent 'first-step.'

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