James Wilding's Weblog

The Beatles started off very simple: two guitars, one bass, drums (sound familiar?). And yet they managed to hit the zeitgeist square on the nose — even, maybe, to define it. They also worked very, very hard to polish their craft with very little in the way of modern studio technology.

The band’s early live performances on TV sound almost as good as the singles they put out: polished and clear, very few missed notes and no missing overdubs. Compare to some modern bands who sound different (worse) when they play live.

I think this is a great proof that the “keep things simple and work really hard” approach pays off. Complexity is overrated; simplicity creates results.