The Beatles, The Psychedelic Middle Years: 1965-1967, with Scott McLaren

The Beatles, The Psychedelic Middle Years: 1965-1967, with Scott McLaren
January 31, 2024 @ 10:30-11:45am

The Beatles changed pop music and, more broadly, the culture, in their home country and the world. This is a follow-on to the fall semester class where we discussed the Beatles’ rise to fame and the subsequent Beatlemania that spread across Britain, the USA and beyond. This course continues their story in four sessions, discussing the impact of touring, their changing relationship with the press and audience, the influence of drugs, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles' wives/girlfriends. Part #1: The music of Rubber Soul (1965) and Revolver (1966), and how the use of the studio and how their music was changing.