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Summary: It's the best
Review: This is the best book I've ever read about any musical group. This guy's insights are fantastic and the CD is worth it all. I find the book to bring back the feel of the sixties and the real impact of the Beatles. I think Mr. Kane should have called it "Yesterday" but Ticket to Ride is fine.I feel like I was on the airplane with him. I just loved it.
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Summary: Interesting material, but...
Review: While I certainly would not classify myself as a Beatles fanatic, I like millions of other teens who grew up in the 1960's certainly enjoyed their music. It was such a fresh sound and there was just so much energy in the music. As the only American reporter to travel with the group both on the '64 and '65 American tours, Larry Kane was in a unique position to report the inside story of what was really happening on those tours. As some of the other reviewers have observed, it's really too bad he didn't write the book 25 years ago. Memories fade as time passes and I found myself questioning some of his facts as I read the book. Other reviewers have criticized Kanes writing style. I would disagree. This was never intended to be a work of literature. Taken for what it is this is a fun read. I really never knew the particulars of those tours. I had no idea how extensive they were and what cities were on the itinerary. It is certainly much clearer to me now some forty years later why the Beatles stopped touring after 1966. There were so many obstacles to overcome and it had become such a grind. I also enjoyed Larry's one-on-one conversations with each of the Beatles. These were quite revealing to me. I suspect that casual Beatles fans like myself will enjoy this book more than the die hard fans. For those folks this book probably breaks little new ground. I usually read books about far more serious subjects. For me, this was a pleasant diversion and a book I really enjoyed.
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Summary: Fabulous trip down memory lane
Review: While I certainly would not classify myself as a Beatles fanatic, I like millions of other teens who grew up in the 1960's certainly enjoyed their music. It was such a fresh sound and there was just so much energy in the music. As the only American reporter to travel with the group both on the '64 and '65 American tours, Larry Kane was in a unique position to report the inside story of what was really happening on those tours. As some of the other reviewers have observed, it's really too bad he didn't write the book 25 years ago. Memories fade as time passes and I found myself questioning some of his facts as I read the book. Other reviewers have criticized Kanes writing style. I would disagree. This was never intended to be a work of literature. Taken for what it is this is a fun read. I really never knew the particulars of those tours. I had no idea how extensive they were and what cities were on the itinerary. It is certainly much clearer to me now some forty years later why the Beatles stopped touring after 1966. There were so many obstacles to overcome and it had become such a grind. I also enjoyed Larry's one-on-one conversations with each of the Beatles. These were quite revealing to me. I suspect that casual Beatles fans like myself will enjoy this book more than the die hard fans. For those folks this book probably breaks little new ground. I usually read books about far more serious subjects. For me, this was a pleasant diversion and a book I really enjoyed.
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Summary: A revealing road-trip
Review: Yet another book on the Beatles, with a difference: Larry Kane's Ticket To Ride narrows the focus to their 1964 tour which changed their place in the world, and also includes a cd featuring rare interviews with the foursome. At the time nobody had ever done a tour of this size: it would be part of history, and author/newsman Kane recognized this in its making in 1964, becoming the only American reporter to tour with the Beatles to every concert and venue in 1964 and 1965. A revealing road-trip evolves.
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