The Beatles - Please Please Me
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Free Music Review: Pure rock and roll heaven!
Hit: 5 Stars
This Cd stays in my car always! John's voice gives me chills just like he did in the 60's! I was lucky enough to see the Beatles sing in 1966 in Memphis, and it was amazing. My favorites are "No Reply" and "I'm a Loser".This CD shows pure raw talent that was created by these 4 geniuses! It always lifts my mood.Free Music Review: Average
Hit: 3 Stars
As much as it pains me to call a Beatle record average (they're my favorite band ever), that word sums up Please Please Me pretty well. Don't get me wrong, it has its moments - album-opener I Saw Her Standing There is certainly one; Ringo's showcase Boys is a blast, one of my favorite Ringo-sung tunes; the justly legendary title track; Love Me Do (the group's first #1 hit in America) and especially the high-energy cover of Twist And Shout. But there are one too many weak tracks. For one, A Taste of Honey is arguably the worst thing the Beatles ever did, not counting Revolution #9 - in the Beatles' defense, they hated it, it went as far as John singing "A waste of money" instead of the title phrase in concert. The rest is middle-of-the-road pop. It's inviting, quick, and catchy as hell, but doesn't nearly measure up to the high standards the later records set. I guess I made a mistake by listening to this after the late '60's classics. So you won't miss your $15 if you pick it up, but don't expect Abbey Road.Free Music Review: Press Start to Continue
Hit: 5 Stars
Here's where to start your Beatles CD collection: at the beginning. This is pre-'Meet the Beatles' Beatles; their first album in England. Americans now get to collect the English albums on CD, achieving added freshness and perspective. This first one features Stephen Hawking's fave Fab Four tune. You guessed it, 'Please Please Me'. Free Music Review: Good collection of early Beatles tunes!
Hit: 4 Stars
While mainly covers, it is still clear that from the three beatle-written songs on the album that they would become the greatest band of all time. And the covers are great too, although "Boys" really doesn't make sense because they started changing the genders in the lyrics. Still really good album, but go for the real classics first.Free Music Review: Excellent debut
Hit: 4 Stars
This is where it all started. Recorded in one day, this is the Beatles live and raw. The goal was to capture whatever the Beatles had that was driving Liverpool kids nuts at the Cavern, and I would say they succeeded. This is not the slick, well-produced Beatles that would come later, this is the sound of a young rock n' roll band that had been slugging it out in Hamburg clubs that most sane people would be scared to death to even go in. However, what's most striking considering the year this was released (1963) is that the majority of the songs here were written by Lennon and McCartney. That just WAS NOT done in those days. Most rock n' roll bands in those days were forced to rely on outside writers or covers of songs that were already hits for other artists. The originals already show glimpses of what the Beatles were to prove themselves capable of later.Please Please Me is justifiably considered their first classic, Misery shows what an excellent rhythm guitarist John Lennon was and the guitar style that would define their "mop top" era, and McCartney's famous "One Two Three FAH!!" countdown at the beginning of I Saw Her Standing There is quite possibly the coolest opening to a rock n' roll album ever. All in all, a great early 60's rock n' roll album, and ESSENTIAL if you want to understand just where the Beatles were coming from and why they were so unique.