The Beatles - Past Masters, Vol. 1
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Free Music Review: Fantabulous!
Hit: 5 Stars
The Beatles were an undeniable force to be reckoned with in the up-and-coming genre of rock 'n roll. Past Masters Vol. 1 has all of the Beatles' singles up until early 1965, and each track is loaded with musical genius and musical history. For those of you who are fortunate enough to have lived during the Beatles era, this volume will undoubtedly be a wonderful walk down memory lane. For the rest of us, this collection is yet another testament to the awe-inspiring genius of the Beatles, to their versatility, and to their unpredictability. In the end, Past Masters Vol. 1 is a joyous assortment of pieces that will satisfy die-hard and newborn Beatles' fans alike.Free Music Review: Try This...
Hit: 5 Stars
Skip the teenybopper and German stuff and just listen to tracks 10 -18 ("Long Tall Sally" to "I'm Down"). What do you have then? The Beatles' greatest straight-up rock & roll statement. It flows like a perfect little album that way (comprised of the "Long Tall Sally" EP and singles/B-Sides from the "Beatles For Sale" and "Help!" period). Free Music Review: Got have it
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Oh man I wanna hold your hand I feel fine Yes it is are all here and worth having GodBlessFree Music Review: Quite Obviously, an All-Time Classic
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Many contemporary music fans already realize this, but it is still worth noting that the dawn of the CD age drastically altered the way that Americans perceive the Beatles catalog of recordings. Before CD's were common, Americans were familiar with the Beatles albums on Capitol Records. To those of us who lived through it all, we remember titles like "The Beatles Second Album," "Something New" and "Beatles '65." There were no English counterparts to these albums. Instead of following the English lead and releasing the albums the way that the Beatles had intended, Capitol continuously cannibalized the Beatles catalog of songs, releasing them in drastically altered forms. Capitol claimed that they were `fixing' them so that they would appeal to the American market, and in a sense, this was true. In England, the 7" e.p. was a viable format that sold well; at the time, there was no equivalent on the American market to speak of. Furthermore, The English record business viewed singles and albums as quite separate entities, so it was a common procedure to keep `hit' songs off of long-playing albums. The American record business saw things differently. With the exception of `mature' pop acts like Frank Sinatra, they felt that hit singles must be included on albums, or the `less mature' teen audience might not splurge on the relatively expensive LP. For this reason, the American experience varied significantly from the British experience regarding the Beatles.
All of this changed when it was (wisely) decided to release the British versions of the Beatles albums on CD (with the exception of "Magical Mystery Tour, because that was one of the 7" e.p.'s I spoke of earlier, but that's another story for another place). By doing so, this left about thirty-some-odd recordings that - in England - were singles only, or only on e.p's, or special in some other way. Past Masters Volume One chronologically compiles the first half of these non-English-LP tracks. If you buy all thirteen original (English version) Beatles albums, then the Past Masters Volumes will neatly compile the rest of this incredible band's legitimate output. And, honestly, if you are any kind of a music fan, there is hardly any excuse to not own the entire Beatles catalog. While there will always be revisionists who find new ways to repackage the Beatles (the so-called Greatest Hits `Blue' and `Red' albums, "Rock and Roll Music", "Love Songs," the best-selling "1" collection), their music is best heard in the context of the original albums. While that is impossible for the songs on Past Masters, this collection at least finds a place for these 7" A-sides, B-sides, and "leftover" tracks. As it turns out, this collection makes for a fabulous introduction to the first half of the Beatles career, containing such remarkable material as "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "I Feel Fine" and "She's A Woman". It might seem incredible to Americans that these songs never reached an (English) album in the band's lifetime (except for a hits compilation, but that's another story, too). It is incredible, isn't it? Ranging from 1962 to 1965, Past Masters has half of the stuff you will need after you buy the thirteen albums in the Beatles catalog...and as a music fan, I'm sure you already own all of them. You do, don't you? A+ Tom Ryan
Free Music Review: The Missing Beatles Songs Part 1
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Past Masters vol 1 is just like the second volume, songs that weren't on albums, but rather released on singles and Ep's. Unless you have the anthology, the Past Masters collections are perfect albums to buy if you want to have these songs on a album. The songs on Past Masters Vol 1 are real oldies from the early 60's, and there are both big hits like "She Loves You" and b-sides such as "I Call Your Name". The 18 classic Beatle songs here makes the worth buying for your collection and nostalgia.
Album starts with "Love Me Do" that was their first single from 1962. A McCartney penned midtempo song that feautures harmonica. It's also on "Plese Please Me". Second song "From Me to You" is a classic tune aswell with a cathy chorus and melody. "Thank You Girl" continues the trend with rocky melodic Beatlemania songs. It's very underrated. "She Loves You" is perhaps the most famous of the "older" Beatles songs, another happy uptempo song that was a immense hit in 1963. "I'll Get You" is slow and feautures harmonica. It's one of the weaker here. "I Want to hold Your hand" however is an essential Beatle song, I think everyone heard it. "This Boy" is also a slow ballad-like song, not one of the best here.
The upcoming 2 are in GERMAN! "Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" that is. "Long Tall Sally" is a Little Richard cover. "I call Your name" is a midtempo Lennon song and "Slow Down" and "Matchbox" "Bad Boy" other rock n roll covers. "I feel fine" is a highlight here, with it's moody guitar riffs from Harrison and happy vocals from Lennon. I'd say this song was before it's time. McCartney's "She's a Woman" is another unique song where the moody guitar riffs are feaurured and the somewhat blues inspired lyrics take place. "Yes it is" is a song from 1965, and you can hear that. A ballad where the boys sing on voices. "I'm Down" is Paul contribution to Little Richard, a decent song but rock n roll feel all over it.
Overall. Early Beatle songs from 1962-1965 that weren't on any albums. A must have incase you don't have those songs on your collection already. Recommended.