The Beatles - Help! [UK]
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Free Music Review: Can we go higher than *5*?
Hit: 5 Stars
With all due respect to the domestic version with the movie soundtrack incidental instrumentals, this Beatles album/CD is probably their greatest album. And its' ironic that it's basically a "soundtrack". Forget the famous mediocrity you saw once and said it wasn't as good as "A Hard Day's Night". This collection has *everything*. No B-side/filler/throwaway stuff. Even the track that Lennon himself didn't care for, the beat ballad "It's Only Love", is a highlight! (Gotta say, the "Anthology" version is cooler, though).
The Bob Dylan influence is here, there, and everywhere. They kept their Penniman recipe but added some Zimmerman, with a dash of Everly seasoning("The Night Before" is my favorite treat).
Naturally we hear a strong Country influence on tunes like that famous B-side, plus "You Like Me Too Much", "I've Just Seen A Face", and "Another Girl".
Their composing, instrumentalizing, and singing was only getting better. (as in, consistently great).
CD stereo sound is fine. No new liner notes, though.
Free Music Review: Gold
Hit: 5 Stars
Turning vinyl into compact discs - thank you! All Beatles Albums are classics! Help is a wonderful listening experience.Free Music Review: the Beatles Help
Hit: 5 Stars
This was exactly what I wanted and everything I asked for. Thank you for the quick and easy service and deliveryFree Music Review: get this today so that HELP! is on the way !!!
Hit: 5 Stars
The Beatles put out many superlative albums in their time; and Help! is definitely amongst them. We get a good sized portion of fourteen tracks including the songs that come from The Beatles's movie entitled Help!
The track set begins with the title track for both the album and their movie, "Help!" The song starts with a quick single chord as they sing Help--and from there the song takes off like a rocket! The relatively strong sound of the musical arrangement stands in sharp contrast to a cry for help with life's problems. The band harmonizes to perfection; and I love those drums and guitars! Awesome--great key changes, too!
"You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" gives us a ballad that features John Lennon singing of his pain after a breakup with his girlfriend. He knows people don't want to be around him if he's miserable; but he also knows his pain is just too great for him to pretend that he's happy. The guitars and percussion work wonders for the arrangement; and they mark the beat rather well, too. "You're Gonna Lose That Girl" again features the band harmonizing beautifully about the importance of a man treating his girlfriend well to keep their love alive; and "Ticket To Ride" rocks awesomely as the band sings of their pain because a woman they love is leaving them. The melody gets strength from solid guitar playing, percussion and drums. Impressive tempo changes, too!
"I've Just Seen A Face" sports an excellent guitar arrangement and the tempo changes enhance this number. Paul sings "I've Just Seen A Face" flawlessly; and when John comes in the number only gets better! The band jams really well on this number. "Yesterday" is another highlight of this album; Paul sings this with sensitivity, heart and soul. The strings are beautiful and the guitars help, too. "Yesterday," a classic, tender and mournful love ballad covered by countless other artists over the years, remains one of the greatest hits for The Beatles ever.
The CD closes with a strong number called "Dizzy Miss Lizzie." The band jams really hard and you can tell by a cry or two (or three) that they're having fun with this number. John sings this without a superfluous note; he wants Lizzie to be his girlfriend. Listen for some strong electric guitars on "Dizzy Miss Lizzie."
The liner notes include black and white photos of the band members; and we also get the song credits. I like the cover artwork as well.
The Beatles were unlike any other rock band--ever. Help! is just one of many albums that proves their remarkable creativity and genius; and with any luck people will continue to enjoy their music for ages to come.
Thanks forever, guys!!!
Free Music Review: my nightmare.
Hit: 5 Stars
last week i had one of the most disturbing dreams of my life. it went like this: my sister and her husband were over at our house visiting. suddenly my brother in-law tipped over onto his side on our sofa and was transformed before our eyes into a large brown shark. he flopped about two or three times, then bounced off the sofa onto the floor, which was now magically a deep body of water. in amazement i watched as my brother in-law swam across the surface of our floor, then leaped into the air and snatched my copy of the beatles help! album out of our cd rack. for a terrifying second he hung suspended in the air, swallowed the cd whole, winked at me, then plunged down into our watery floor. dissappearing. it was at this point that i shot up in bed, covered with a film of sweat. i threw off the covers and bounded out to the living room to check that my copy of help! was still in its place. it was. thank God. when i got back to bed my wife was all upset, wanting to know what was happening. i said "go back to sleep, i just had a dream. it's okay." but in the days that followed, that dream haunted me. whenever at home, i kept going to check that my copy of help! was still there. what if the dream was some sort of prophecy, and my treasured cd really was in some sort of jeopardy? finally, i hopped onto [...] and ordered another copy, which i ended up taking to the bank and storing in my safe deposit box. these days, while still feeling the trauma of that nightmare, i am a bit more secure knowing i have that second copy of this album locked safely away.