George Martin - In My Life
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Free Music Review: It was great
Hit: 5 Stars
Wonderful CD. All festivities ceased to listen and experience the music. This CD will never get old and will be timeless like the Beatles.Free Music Review: Sean Connery and Jim Carey make it all worthwhile
Hit: 5 Stars
Fun, fun covers. Sean Connery and Jim Carey make it all worthwhile. Goldie Hawn's great too. Honorable mention to Robin Williams.Free Music Review: In my life
Hit: 5 Stars
I lost my original copy and my son and I liked it so well I bought us each a copy!Free Music Review: Sir George Martin's swan song as a record producer
Hit: 4 Stars
For me George Martin has always been the "Fifth Beatle." Certainly from a performance standpoint that honor will go to Billy Preston, but Martin was the producer of most of the Beatles' recordings from 1962 to 1969 and that counts for a lot in my book. Martin's willingness to provide a nurturing environment and to do strange new things in the recording studio gave John Lennon and Paul McCartney license to do strange things like guitar feedback at the start of "I Feel Fine" and the string quartet for "Yesterday." When Martin decided to official retire in 1998 he decided to produce on last album, picking a selection of Beatles tunes that he had originally produced and coming up with some often offbeat performances to do singing (although not all of the guest artists are singers). The result, as you might expect, is a mixed bag. According to your tastes you will almost most assuredly find a couple of duds here, but you should also find a couple of efforts that you will appreciate.Martin makes it clear that are no limits with the opening track, where Robin Williams sings "Come Together" while Bobby McFerrin provides the mouth music. When you start off with that track then Jim Carrey doing "I am the Walrus" does not seem that strange. But by the time Billy Connolly finishes the first verse of "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" you get the point and there is really no reason not to skip ahead to the next track. The finale, with Sean Connery performing what is basically an dramatic reading of "In My Life" could be considered one of the comic twists in the album, but I like it; it remind me of the spoken word tracks on Moody Blues albums (besides, Martin first made his reputation doing sound recordings with Peter Ustinov and Peter Sellers, so there is a historic sense of coming full circle with this final track that I think you have to appreciate).
The rest of the tracks are more straightforward but still provide some creative twists and turns. Goldie Hawn giggles a tad too much in "A Hard Day's Night," but giving the song a jazz spin works, while feature Jeff Beck's guitar playing rather than any vocals on "A Day in the Life" actually gives the song even more of a sense of majesty. Celine Dion's "Here, There and Everywhere" is a rather straightforward performance, but she is here mainly because she has worked with Martin on her own albums. Martin even toots his own horn by putting together a new version of the "Pepperland Suite," just to remind all of those people who never flipped over to the other side of "The Yellow Submarine" soundtrack that he dabbled in writing some music as well. For me the glass is half full on this one and giving Sean Connery the final word on Martin's behalf seems totally appropriate.
Free Music Review: It's worth it
Hit: 4 Stars
A good album over-all, but it has it's weak points.1. Come Together-- Robin Williams and Bobby McFarrin sure ruined this song with their singing, but the little interjections that Robin puts in make it bearable.
2. A Hard Day's Night-- Goldie Hawn's version of this song is ok, but it is one of the weakest points in the album.
3. A Day in the Life-- This is probably my favorite track. Jeff Beck makes the guitar sing. It is very good.
4. Here, There and Everywhere-- Celine Dion gives a very good track here, showing her excellent vocal abilities.
5. Because-- If you are like me, you will find this track very tedious.
6. I Am the Walrus-- Alot of people think that this track is no good because Jimmy boy can't sing. But that is not the point. If I may say so, I think this version of I am the Walrus is better than the original. It is the funniest thing ever.
7. Here Comes the Sun-- Great guitar on this one. Very intricate.
8. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite-- This guy mauled this song. It's just him talking the lyrics.
9. The Pepperland Suite-- This is really cool. The March of the meanies is the best of the classical ones.
10. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End-- Phil Collins did an OK job. He totally messed up the guitar solos at the end, though.
11. Friends and Lovers-- This is kind of good.
12. In My Life-- I think that Sean Connery talked this not because he couldnt sing, but because he wanted to make in poignant. It's a so-so song.