The Beatles - Please Please Me
|
List Price: Our Price: $13.97 You Save: $5.01 (26%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Buy Used: from $3.50 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for Please Please Me
Free Music Review: Big Fan
Hit: 5 Stars
There is really not much to say. Everyone knows the beatles and their music. There is very little that I would not like. There is always a song or two that don't particularily empress but for the most part it's a good album or should I say CD.
Free Music Review: Poo on YOU! you know who i mean...i was there! HA!
Hit: 5 Stars
hey, this album is special for those of us who lived this era - it is not meant to be evaluated for anyone else except as a passing fancey - those of us who lived this era have a special place for this album. this was one of my first albums, released a few days after my 10th birthday and i played it to death.........PLAYED IT TO DEATH!!! and thank god my mom loved the beatles, too! i DO NOT CARE if you think this is not up to your standards because, in most cases, you were not a part of this fantastic new experience starting at that time, so you are clueless about this whole thing here. just like i was clueless at ten, but i know there was something cool, fun and fascinating here...and it blossomed in time just like i did! so if you did not grow up while the BEATLES grew, then you have no clue as to why this is near and dear to those of us who have a fondness and gratefulness to have been there at the beginning of this era! Thank you Sweet Lord, for letting me grow up when i did as life from the 70's forward just wanked out and been going down ever since!!! thank you, thank you, thank you! btw, i have the Japanese release and am so pleased with this in my collection! Enjoy, for those who know what i mean from living those times!Free Music Review: Please Please Me
Hit: 5 Stars
ESSENTIAL ALBUM!!! One of rock's greatest debut albums. This album exploded on the charts in Europe but took a few months to do so, domestically. Great songs included here: "When I Saw Her Standing There", "Boys", "Please Please Me", "Love Me Do" & "Twist and Shout". The Beatles were such originalists & talented leaving their mark on any song that they covered. They proved that the band itself could write great songs without depending on the so-called "professional" songwriter; but, still, even George Martin at this stage still tried to impose that yoke upon them. It wouldn't take very long for Martin & the powers-that-be at Parlophone Records to realize that they had two of the greatest songwriters on contract. Just enjoy the ride & realize how fresh this still sounds; also, consider the technology of the day (this was recorder live in about 13 hours, without much sound separation & on a two track machine!!!). Folks, that's an incredible piece of business!Free Music Review: Good Record
Hit: 4 Stars
Not The Beatles best record, but still a damn fine album. It does include one of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time "I Saw Her Standing There". You should own all of The Beatles albums.Free Music Review: fine early Beatles tunes that leave you SCRATCHIN' FOR MORE !!!
Hit: 5 Stars
The Beatles's first album, Please Please Me, sure did do a whole lot more than just pleasing people. Listening to the album remains an emotionally charged experience; and people instinctively knew from the start that a great star was born in a band called The Beatles. The sound is great on this CD; and we get plenty of early tunes from the best of the best!
The track set begins with the rockin' hard number "I Saw Here Standing There." The Beatles belt this one straight out of the ball park for a mammoth grand slam! The electric guitars, the percussion, the drums and voices of these young musicians create an exciting number that you will remember for a long time to come. Awesome jamming on "I Saw Her Standing There," too. "Chains" features some really good harmonica at the beginning; and they harmonize well as the guitars, drums and percussion carry the bulk of the musical arrangement. The Beatles's cover of "Chains" really rocks; and the slightly increased tempo they use enhances the ballad even further. Great!
"Boys" gives us another early number that the band covered; and they make "Boys" all their own with their awesome natural style and creativity! Good harmony and a few subtle key changes make "Boys" an even stronger number. "Please Please Me" also uses harmonica with the guitars and drums to make the melody strong; and they sing great of how they want romantic time alone with their sweethearts. Moreover, "Love Me Do" mixes rock with a twist a country to create a strong ballad about love; and "P.S. I Love You" uses awesome percussion to inject a slightly Latin flavor into the melody. They sing passionately with all their heart and soul.
"Do You Want To Know A Secret" gives us a great early Lennon/McCartney song about the joys of a young love blossoming; and the CD ends strong with "Twist And Shout." The Twist was still relatively hot at that time; and The Beatles manage very well to blend rock with a slight twist flavor to it--the arrangement rocks! The Beatles sing this to perfection; and the guitars, percussion and drums enhance "Twist And Shout" greatly.
The liner notes include great artwork and the song credits. Tony Barrow adds a good essay about The Beatles and this album.
The Beatle's first album was nothing to sneeze at--just one listen at this track set amply proves it all. We are all better off for The Beatles sharing their singularly beautiful talents with us; and it goes without saying that their music will remain available to people everywhere for ages to come.
Thank you, Beatles!