Rain - The Beatles Experience
As if the time in Maryland with Danny and Yael's wedding didn't make for an exciting weekend, Kate treated me to see Rain - The Beatles Experience at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
What impressed me the most about Rain was their ability to truly sound like the Beatles -- but in a live environment. From the early Ed Sullivan era songs like "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout" to the Sgt. Pepper's songs like "When I'm Sixty-Four" the five (four on-stage performers and one off-stage performer) were excellent. The Rain Web site aptly points out that some of the songs performed live on state by Rain were never performed live by the Beatles. With the magic of synthesizers, it's possible to bring those songs to life outside of the studio.
Since the Beatles officially broke up two years before I was born (and had stopped touring four years previous), this was the next best thing to seeing the real group live. Of course as an undergrad at Ursinus the other Beatles tribute band, 1964, came to campus. I can't remember much about their performance, but they are still around. They'll be at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA. We may have to go if we can get discount tickets. It would be worth it to compare and contrast the stage presence of Rain to 1964.
What impressed me the most about Rain was their ability to truly sound like the Beatles -- but in a live environment. From the early Ed Sullivan era songs like "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout" to the Sgt. Pepper's songs like "When I'm Sixty-Four" the five (four on-stage performers and one off-stage performer) were excellent. The Rain Web site aptly points out that some of the songs performed live on state by Rain were never performed live by the Beatles. With the magic of synthesizers, it's possible to bring those songs to life outside of the studio.
Since the Beatles officially broke up two years before I was born (and had stopped touring four years previous), this was the next best thing to seeing the real group live. Of course as an undergrad at Ursinus the other Beatles tribute band, 1964, came to campus. I can't remember much about their performance, but they are still around. They'll be at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA. We may have to go if we can get discount tickets. It would be worth it to compare and contrast the stage presence of Rain to 1964.
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