Visit Liverpool with The Beatles

Posted on March 11th, 2009 by admin, under Entertainment Travel, General Travel, Travel Destinations.

Liverpool is definitely a desirable destination for any tourist. It has a world famous football team, it is a stop away from London, Amsterdam, it has glorious beaches and attractive coastal areas and it also boasts of a historical relevance to the U.K.

Anyone touring Europe would surely find this place a more than worthwhile stop. But what if you happen to be currently short on the green stuff? Well, lighten up lad! As the most famous Liverpudians say, we’ll get by “with a little help from my friends”.

This time around, your friends include the musicians hailing from Liverpool. Let their music give you a little taste of their hometown’s various flavors.

Let’s start off with the ones who have virtually put Liverpool in the mental maps of music lovers, the Fab Four- The Beatles. Looking beyond the world craze and concentrating instead on their unique sound that is unrivaled to this day, one can imagine himself tramping through the streets of Penny Lane or any other busy boulevard of the place. The slower tunes dominated by the sober guitar brings images of pubs during the afternoon, serving beer from the tap to the more senior regulars looking to have a quiet drink before the younger rowdy crowd comes in.

Also on the subtle side is the band Belle and Sebastian. Their light, warm and delightful sound that drives listeners to tap their feet to the beat represents the breezy shores and the occasional green fields that dot Liverpool.

The faster than light night scene is best heard through the sound of Jet and the insanely controversial and now defunct band called The Libertines. Jet’s flamboyant air is spread by the carefree yet honest fusion of vocals, guitars and percussion played to an organized chaos of melody. The harmonious cacophony and the infamous rebellion of The Libertines is an accurate depiction of what drives the Liverpudian youth.

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