The Beatles - Please Please Me
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Free Music Review: Seeds of greatness
Hit: 5 Stars
I was a young teenager when this was released. It's good to have a digitally enhanced version of this classic available; as much of a period piece (actually way beyond the times) as timeless talent. The harmonies, tight rhythm and bass, and just plain fun abound here. The "Taste of Honey" is haunting; "Boys" is raucous youth unleashed, Beatles style. Their maturity (for a first album) is also evident (c.g. "Anna"). Very good rock and roll (you know them). I'm glad that I was a teeny-bopper (never really grown to date) to experience this superior level of music.Free Music Review: yes, please
Hit: 4 Stars
not quite as good as i thought it would be, but i figured it was something i needed. if nothing else, it's fun. just nowhere near the quality of, say, rubber soul. "do you want to know a secret" is still one of my all-time favorite oldies, and i do believe that this version of "twist and shout" is not only the definitive version, but also one of the beatles' most successful vocal performances.
Free Music Review: Under-rated classic
Hit: 5 Stars
"Please Please Me" may be eclipsed by the Beatles later efforts, but their debut is a fine one. They had been gigging for a good few years with material, so it's no surprise they were confident and tight enough to blast out most of this album in less than ten hours. What this results in is a very energetic and consistent album. Due to this, it all flies by in an incredible rush that makes it easy to ignore just how great the music is. The covers are all very well chosen and perfectly sum up the group's influences, but what is most surprising is that their originals are just as good as anything the artists they covered could have cooked up. This results in a very smooth flow of consistently high-quality pop rock. "I Saw Her Standing There" is a great attention-getter, and I wouldn't be surprised if this is the track they opened their club gigs with (indeed, the "one two three four!" shout of Paul McCartney is one of the most recognizable album introductions ever). "Misery" and "Ask Me Why" recall their favorite girl groups, the title track could have been written for Roy Orbison, and "Twist and Shout" is a screaming end to the album. Oh, sure, some of the material has aged ("P.S. I Love You", for example), but with grace and charm. Even if the Beatles made many better records than this, it still stands its ground as a classic debut and a great, great pop album.~ John Ballantyne
Free Music Review: Awesome? You better believe it.
Hit: 5 Stars
When I first considered buying this album, I was a bit skeptical. I had heard that the album was recorded in a day, and to me that just screamed bad production. The truth, however, is far from that.Upon the first few notes of "I Saw Her Standing There," you realize that you're not in for what you expected. This is a very clean-cut album, and though it isn't of the greatest sound quality (few Beatles albums are at this time), it doesn't really matter at all. The sound is smooth, pounding, and satisfying.
Though there aren't many original songs here (8 total), you won't be able to tell much difference between them and the covers. Except for that the originals, not surprisingly, are usually better. The only misstep on the album is the track "A Taste of Honey," which is just way too syrupy (no pun intended) for their sound. The rest of the tracks fit together well, and makes a fine addition to your music collection. Though I'd recommend that you also check out Beatles albums such as "Revolver" and "Sgt. Peppers..." to see what the Beatles are truly capable of.
Free Music Review: Welcome to the Cavern
Hit: 5 Stars
"1, 2, 3, 4..." Minus the cheering fans, this is the closest we can come (not including some Anthology tracks) to the Beatles' stage show in their early days. Their story is fantastic if you don't know it; how they went from a rag-tag teenage skiffle group in the late fifties to a bunch of young men playing all night long in Hamburg (and rewarded with speed, booze, and women) until they'd tightened their act up and finally to a professional, exciting Liverpool group that wowed the local Cavern Club when they got back from Germany. It took a few years, but they were finally noticed, signed to a label, and cut a few singles. When Please Please Me (the song) hit #1 in the charts, producer George Martin knew they had to get an album out to capitalize on the hit. There's the history if you didn't know it. As for the album? Well, it was recorded in a single day. And yet, or because of that, it's a fantastic debut. This was the cream of the Beatles' act, showcasing their diverse taste in pop and their own keen songwriting instincts. Their lyrics are still pretty light (though there's some fascinating Lennonesque introspection in There's a Place), but the compositions are outstanding. The album infamously kicks off with the early masterpiece I Saw Her Standing There, the best track on the album and the perfect place to start listening to the Beatles. Next up is Misery, which is anything but. Followed by a lot of interesting covers, including Anna (Go to Him), Chains, and finally the notorious album closer Twist and Shout which as you probably know shredded John's voice (and yes, they had to save it for last). And there's the famous singles, still catchy after all these years, Love Me Do and Please Please Me. Poppy material, like P.S. I Love You is pleasant, and Do You Want to Know a Secret, seemingly nothing more than a silly love song, has a darker side: John wrote it while he and his wife were staying in manager Brian Epstein's flat, where Brian conducted his discreet homosexual liasons. Anyway, if you're new to the Beatles sound and you want to start at the beginning, start here, from the countoff and "She was just seventeen..." to John screaming his head off, "Woooooooooo..."5/6