The Beatles - Help! [UK]
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Free Music Review: Excellent Album...
Hit: 5 Stars
My earliest memory of hearing Beatles music is the first two songs of this album, Help and The Night Before, so when I listen to those, I always get a good feeling. They're a great start to the album and, although it may not be up to the genius of Rubber Soul or The White Album, Help is a pretty good album in its own right.
Of course it features two of the most famous Beatles songs, Help and Yesterday, by John and Paul, respectively. Help is a great number which is almost impossible to turn off after you start listening to it, and Yesterday is also a masterpiece, albeit just a little over-played (I'm not going to lie about it). These two songs are probably the highlight of the album but there's even more great stuff. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away is a great number by John, very much in a Bob Dylan mood, and You're Going To Lose That Girl is a nice piece of pop. George also pops in with a good number called I Need You. George would later prove his genius with songs like While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Here Comes The Sun, but these early songs are also good, if not up to what John and Paul were doing at the same time. Ringo also does a nice cover of Act Naturally. I know that a lot of people enjoy poking fun at Ringo but I enjoyed his covers on the early Beatles albums and loved his solo work.
Another song which I was almost obsessed with when I first heard this album is I've Just Seen A Face, a very catchy, country-esque number by Paul. It shows that Paul has a great ability to create catchy and memorable songs. Finishing off this album is a great cover of Larry William's Dizzy Miss Lizzy by John. John would later perform a great live version of this song on his Live Peace In Toronto album, but this has some great guitar on it, and it's a nice way to finish off what I consider to be The Beatles' first classic album.
Free Music Review: Beatles Beatles Beatles!
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this album.I got this album in 1979 when i was 12.It was the very first Beatle album i bought.I just couldn't stop playing it.You play the first song and you just keep playing the whole thing.No bad songs here.The Beatles were very busy at this time in their career.Constant tours,and this their second movie,as well as producing brilliant music.
One thing i like about this albums sound is the instruments they used were very basic,you dont need all that computer stuff to make good songs.
Yesterday,is probably my favorite on the album.But this album produced 3 monster selling singles,and "Yesterday" was one of them,the other 2 were "Help" and "Ticket To Ride".This album was released in 1965,and the movie was in color.
I will rate each song from one to five.
1. Help! 5
2. The Night Before 4
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 5
4. I Need You 4
5. Another Girl 4
6. You're Going To Lose That Girl 5
7. Ticket To Ride 5
8. Act Naturally 4
9. It's Only Love 4
10. You Like Me Too Much 3
11. Tell Me What You See 3
12. I've Just Seen A Face 4
13. Yesterday 5
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzie 4
Free Music Review: Exceptional Beatles Album
Hit: 5 Stars
Quite possibly their major breakthrough album, the Fab Four compiled a wonderful collection of songs, mostly memorable and catchy for any rock n' roll fan to enjoy.
Clearly experimenting more in the studio, The Beatles accomplished much more than earlier efforts with Help!, writing instant catchy tunes instead of much borrowing from other artists with covers in their previous albums. They proved that they were very much capable of writing their own sensational material, as well as giving wonderful interpretations of songs by famous artists like Chuck Berry. Although A Hard Day's Night is strong, this was another step forward.
It opens with the title track, an instant favourite with the loveable chorus and beautiful melody. It seems although at this point they were very much so a pop band, they were incorporating more rock oriented sounds into their music, and were adding flavourful guitar strums and had also improved lyrically. The Night Before is memorable with an effective chorus chant. Of course You've Got To Hide Your Love Away is an instant classic, with a great guitar melody used effectively surrounding Lennon's lyrical delivery. One of lesser memorable of tracks comes with I Need You, and its obvious at this point George Harrison hadn't exactly discovered his full capabilities as a songwriter. It has a reasonable melody though, and I never skip it. The album recovers quickly with You're Gonna Lose That Girl, and continues with the light rocker Ticket To Ride, easily one of The Beatles best track in their early era. A loose cover song comes next with Act Naturally, very simple, yet enjoyable. Consistency lies within this album as Harrison finds a better song with You Like Me Too Much and It's Only Love has strong lyrical melodies. Now we reach Yesterday, which although one would think it has dated, remains a sensational guitar strumming work of art. Lyrically exceptional, the goal with this song was beauty rather than making a catchy hit song, and they achieved that, suggesting that The Beatles did have a sensitive side to them. The album closes on a strong note with heavier rocker, Dizzy Miss Lizzie, a fun tune to listen to.
It is clear, as a whole this album is very strong, and is another Beatles essential to go along with many of their classics in the mid and late 60s. I can only recommend all of The Beatles albums, except for maybe Yellow Submarine, however if you're a casual fan or just a Beatles fan who wants only one album from their early era, this is clearly the prime choice. Other essentials by The Beatles include Revolver, Sgt. Peppers, Abbey Road and Rubber Soul. Recommended.
Free Music Review: Two classics on a mid-Beatlemania album
Hit: 4 Stars
HELP! marks a modest improvement over the middling Beatles For Sale, redeemed by two classic songs: John's confessional Help! and Paul's instant standard, Yesterday.The first half of the album (side 1) features the film's songs. On the whole they are good, catchy tunes, in particular the driving You're Gonna Lose That Girl and Another Girl. Another stand-out is You've Got To Hide Your Love Away which was obviously inspired by Mr. Zimmerman, featuring Lennon's Dylanesque nasal vocal and introspective lyrics. The title song is Lennon's most revealing songwriting to date, but in 1965 was considered just another fast rock and roll song. (Tina Turner's slow, anguished cover versions years later was probably how Lennon would've re-recorded it.)
Ticket To Ride is a tour-de-force of jangling guitars and commanding drums (arranged by Paul), but the stereo mix on the CD falls flat with the percussion segregated to one channel. I'd rather blast the original mono found on my vinyl "1962-66" compilation or the original Capitol 45 - that mix leaps out of the speakers like a lion.
Unfortunately, side 2 is a hodge-podge of second-rate compositions and cover versions. It's Only Love and I've Just Seen A Face have fine melodies, but little else. Tell Me What You See and You Like Me Too Much sound like B-sides that strayed onto a long-player (the flipside to Ticket To Ride, Yes It Is, is superior). However, Act Naturally is charming under Ringo's delivery and Dizzy Miss Lizzie rocks.
The spotlight, of course, shines on Yesterday, Paul's first major song. Until this point John dominated the Beatles' songwriting. He composed and sang the majority of the original songs on With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night and Beatles For Sale, plus many singles. Now, Paul fully emerges as John's rival with Yesterday -- the most-covered song of all time.
By 1965 rock and roll was undergoing a revolution unleashed by two forces: The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Whereas the moptops were considered revolutionary in 1964, they were now facing stiff competition from the likes of the Rolling Stones and the Byrds (who lifted the Rickenbacker sound from the Beatles). To remain relevant, the Beatles had to evolve. On HELP! they do - sort of. However, tied down by the demands of relentless touring, the Beatles would not really mature until that autumn with the groundbreaking Rubber Soul. For the time being, the Beatles were still riding the crest of Beatlemania, still smiling for the cameras, but through an ever-growing haze of pot smoke and cyncism.
Free Music Review: Horrible
Hit: 1 Stars
There are Only TWO Great song on This piece of Garbage. The TITLE Track and YESTERDAY. The rest of the album is horrible.