Alright well George Martin died on Tuesday and I was pretty underwhelmed with the statement that Brian Wilson wrote for Time magazine about him, so I'm just going to say a few words here.
George Martin was an incredible man, producer, and artist. The Beatles had gone to many labels looking for someone to record them, and even though Martin had largely done comedy groups before, he decided to take them on. He saw their potential and took a gamble on them.
If anyone deserved the title of "the fifth Beatle," Martin would definitely have a solid argument for it. The reason why so many of their songs sound the way that they do is because of his expertise in the mixing room. Good examples of this go from the strings on "Yesterday" to the explosion of sound at the end of "A Day in the Life."
Martin continued producing beautiful music up until the early 2000s, with projects such as the Beatles "Love" in Vegas and working independently with individual Beatles. His legacy will probably be as the man who made the Beatles, but he was so much more than that. Without him, the world would sound a little bit different. So thank you, George Martin. You will be missed, but not forgotten.
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