“Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” much like many tracks from the Beatles’ later albums, was an amalgamation of multiple unfinished songs. As a result, it contains several melodies, tempos, and themes.

A lot of classic rock songs from the 1970s are nonsensical. Paul McCartney’s “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” is a little more connected to reality than it might appear at first. The former Beatle ...

Jazz fans are quicker than most to slap around other forms of music. Some fans are convinced that rock destroyed jazz (not so) while others insist that jazz sold out for commercial reasons (not so, ...

Beatles life didn’t mean a retreat from the business of rock ’n’ roll. With a new band, he got on the bus.