The Beatles - Help! [UK]
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Free Music Review: Their transition album
Hit: 4 Stars
While I have always enjoyed this album, while never holding it as a top favorite, lately I've come to feel that it's not quite a 5-star effort. It's a very good and solid pop/rock album, though overall not something that's a top-notch classic or indispensible. Taken as a whole, this collection of songs aren't incredibly memorable or deep. For me personally, it doesn't wear as well over too many listenings in a short period, compared with how I can easily play an album like 'Revolver,' RS, or AHDN twice or even more in a row, or once every day, and not get tired of it nearly that soon.
All that said, though, there is quite a bit going for this album. It begins with a burst of energy with the first note of the title track, one of only two songs (the other being "SFF") which John felt qualified as honest songs he'd written, songs which were deeply autobiographical on such a deep level. The album is peppered with other nice little rockers, such as "Ticket to Ride" (considered by some to be the closest thing to heavy metal in 1965) and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (though it's a rather odd selection for the closing track). This is really their transitional album, what with a combination of songs in their established style (wild energetic rock and well-crafted pop songs) and ones showing some more experimentation, maturity, and complexity, harbingers of things to come from RS forward, such as the beautiful haunting "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," the folksy "I've Just Seen a Face," and "It's Only Love" (lame lyrics or not, it does have a very pretty melody and very neat sounds). And though they might not be as essential or high-quality as some of their other pop love songs, "The Night Before," "Another Girl," and "You're Gonna Lose That Girl" are all catchy fun tunes, showing a more mature side of love and relationships than an earlier song such as "All My Loving" or "Love Me Do." Of the two George songs, my favorite is "I Need You"; I've always loved this song and found it to really tug at the heartstrings, even though it's no "Within You Without You" or "Something." If I had to pick the weakest song on here, it would probably be "You Like Me Too Much" or "Tell Me What You See," though I don't find any of these songs to be sub-par except when compared to their other songs from this era. (And I'm sorry, but I've never cared for "Yesterday.")
In spite of the album not quite stacking up against some of the others in their catalogue, it's still nothing to sneeze at, as a transitional album or just as an album in general, and it's still a good sight better, quality-wise and consistency-wise, than most other albums from 1965. And while one could do a lot worse, and as well-crafted as it is, it's not an album I'd recommend as the most ideal first Beatles' album.
Free Music Review: Yes! It's among the Beatles' best!
Hit: 5 Stars
I am a huge Beatles fan - have been since seeing them on the Sullivan show at age 11. But I couldn't afford more than a couple of the albums when I was a kid. So it was a real treat for me to start getting all of the CD's as an adult and playing them for my kids. Indeed, in the car, pretty much the _only_ music that my wife, my three kids (at that time - grade school, junior high, high school) and I could agree on were the Beatles. And while we listened to nearly all the Beatles albums, the one that we kept coming back to as the all around favorite, was, oddly enough, "Help."
I realized then that "Help" stands as the culmination of the early Beatles - it contains simple Beatles songs honed to perfection - it's appeal is very simple: great songs, great singing and great production. Next would come "Rubber Soul" and the start of a incredible new era.
Free Music Review: UN ALBUM DE TRANSICION
Hit: 5 Stars
Con este album, parte del sondtrack de la pelicula del mismo nombre, los 4 genios de Liverpool nos dan una ultima muestra de su talento como compositores de lindas pero simples melodias "pop"; luego vendria su tremenda evolucion y complicacion musical, a partir de RUBBER SOUL, su siguiente album; pero al analizar cada cancion, siempre se encuentran esos destellos de gran talento de los fab-four; desde el impresionante HELP!, las lindas baladas I NEED YOU (de George), YOU'RE GONNA LOSE THAT GIRL (buenas armonias),IT'S ONLY LOVE y la monumental YESTERDAY (que gran cancion); pasando por grandes rocks como TICKET TO RIDE y I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE, muy buenos covers como DIZZY MISS LIZZIE,y algo de country con ACT NATURALLY, este es un disco que cierra muy acertadamente la epoca "inocente" del mayor grupo de todos los tiempos... lo mejor vendria despues.Free Music Review: Drugs, Dylan and maturity make their presence felt
Hit: 4 Stars
My Canadian vinyl Help soundtrack is THE soundtrack! There are the seven songs that open the UK Help plus "Exclusive Instrumental Music From the Picture's Soundtrack". Well, I recall listening to the entire album once only. Thereafter I had to do my Jack-in-the-box impersonation, jumping up no less than four times during the playing of the two sides in order to skip the instrumentals. The UK "soundtrack" adds seven songs not found in the movie. More Beatles music and less filler - I am at a loss as to why some people actually complain about this "deal"!
After the disappointing Beatles for Sale this record is a quantum move forward. The seeds of Rubber Soul are evident throughout. The lyrics and the music disclose complexities not heard before this release. Each of the seven songs from the movie is excellent. Of the others It's Only Love and I've Just Seen a Face are standouts. The last song on the record is the last cover they ever did - a less than memorable Dizzy Miss Lizzie. John did love his ravers didn't he? I prefer the more contemplative Hide your Love Away. Dylan and drugs make their presence felt!
Free Music Review: "Gather 'round all you clowns, let me hear you say..."
Hit: 5 Stars
Help! by The Beatles is their best soundtrack ever! Standout tracks include: Help!, The Night Before, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, Another Girl, Ticket to Ride, Act Natuarally, It's Only Love, and I've Just Seen A Face. This album has always stuck out to me, best early Beatles album. Paul soars and shines with the very fast, I've Just Seen A Face. Ringo has never sounded better than with his take on a Buck Owens classic. George was starting to find his magic with clever tunes like, You Like me Too Much and I Need You. John was at the top of his game with self-deprecating lyrics and great vocal arrangements, and boy he sure sounds like Bob Dylan in the track, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away. And how could I forget about the Fab 4's biggest song, the poigant and bone-chilling ballad, Yesterday. Paul's vocals get right under your skin, what a genius he was. As you can see, I highly recommend checking this album out, it's worth every little penny. And don't forget about the movie, it's in color, yeah! Enjoy.