Tyler Cowen: evaluation

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…Yes, I agree. I like John’s contributions to Pussy Cats. You can debate who did what on Pussy Cats, but “Many Rivers to Cross” and “Subterranean Homesick Blues” — I think of them as much John songs as Harry songs. That’s debatable, but they’re two of the highlights of his solo career. Harry never did anything like those on his own on. There were little glimpses of John’s brilliance throughout the recordings he made in the ’70s, but overall, I’m just struck by how much he missed that really annoying guy telling him to try this or do that. Or “How about this?” Or “Come on, John, let’s go to work.” And George did too, of course. They spent the last couple of years of the Beatles having a bit of a moan about Paul, but without Paul, they wouldn’t have made some of the incredible music they made at the end of the ’60s. And through the ’70s, they very quickly lose momentum while Paul just tunnels on, not always brilliantly — in fact, his solo and Wings records are erratic — but my God, he’s productive. He just keeps going.…

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