we got to go to abbey road which was AWESOME. there, we learned some more history about the iconic cover of the beatles album. at that point, the band members were hardly speaking to each other and the photographer only took 6 frames for the cover. the fact that they were in step was completely a coincidence. [i'm still awaiting pictures from this..i didn't take them!] we want to go back in the day time to get the perfect shot. we also got to see abbey road studios where 95% of the beatles songs were recorded as well as the harry potter soundtracks.
right off the tube station
CARNABY STREET: known in the 60s, 70s and 80s as the pinnacle of fashion
[liam gallagher from oasis now has a store, pretty green, on it]
the palladium.....where "beatlemania" was coined when fans clogged the streets to see the beatles
one of the first places jimi hendrix played at
the soho lofts (aka "the marquee") where the rolling stones often played. it was THE place in london to see the best in rock and roll from 1964-1986. it moved, and this building became an apartment complex.
when i told one of the tour guides that i go to school in seattle, he was like "OH! so you know all about nirvana then, right?" to which i half-way nodded in response. he went on to say how huge nirvana was/is in the UK and showed me the area where they used to play when they first started out. not picture here is the Trident, which is where the other 5% of the beatles songs were recorded, as well as queen's "bohemian rhapsody" and some elton john songs.
we also walked by a bar called "gem" which is where coldplay played when they first started out.
it was so fun to hear about all these legendary bands and to see where they performed and hung out!!
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