The Beatles - Revolver (Remastered)
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Artist: The BeatlesBrand: EMI Music
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2009-09-09
Music Label: EMI
Product features:
- BEATLES THE REVOLVER (EDICION LIMITADA)
- Taxman
- Eleanor Rigby
- I'm Only Sleeping
- Love You To / Here, There And Everywhere
- Yellow Submarine
- She Said She Said
- Good Day Sunshine
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- For No One
- Doctor Robert
- I Want To Tell You
- Got To Get You Into My Life
- Tomorrow Never Knows
- Revolver Documentary
Free Music Notes for Revolver (Remastered)
Free Music Review: The only rule is: there are no rules..
Hit: 5 Stars
The creative breakthrough The Beatles made between 'Help' and 'Rubber Soul' pales in comparison to the extraordinary artistic leap that occured with 'Revolver'. While 'Rubber Soul' represented a clear broadening and maturing of the band's sound, it was still predominantly within the realm of pop/rock music and boy-girl relationships. In contrast, 'Revolver' incorporates musical styles such as soul, classical, psychadelia and Indian music, while the lyrics cover everything from personal taxation to achieving a higher state of Being. The album also represents a huge breakthrough in terms of studiocraft; 'Revolver' was apparently the first album where The Beatles were afforded decent time in the studio, and it shows. The chaotic soundscape 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is the most obvious example, but the more complicated, ambitious arrangements and exquisitely detailed vocal harmonies are evident in nearly every song.
'Taxman': biting, angry rocker that sees Harrison cynically sneering "I'm the taxman/and you're working for no-one but me". Highlights include the call-and-response bridge and crunching lead guitar solo (played by McCartney).
'Eleanor Rigby': exceptional ballad, but surprisingly intense and downbeat for a single. McCartney's lament for "all the lonely people" is accompanied by a string octet, with no instrumental contribution from The Beatles at all (although they do contribute vocal harmonies in the chorus).
'I'm Only Sleeping': Lennon composition accurately evokes the feelings of tiredness and laziness, with its leisurely pace, weary-sounding vocals, yawns, and end-of-verse bass runs. The instrumental bridge and fade-out famously features psychadelic-sounding backwards guitar effects.
'Love You To': The first of Harrsion's take-it-or-leave-it Indian compositions. Driven by sitar and tabla, it's effectively a Harrison solo piece. Not my personal cup of tea, but I can appreciate its influence on World Music and "raga-rock".
'Here, There And Everywhere': outstanding McCartney ballad, one of the best and most under-rated Beatles songs. One of the simpler tunes here arrangement-wise, featuring one of McCartney's most tender vocals, and once again a superb harmony backing.
'Yellow Submarine': probably the most well-known song here, this singalong is the perfect vehicle for Ringo. At first, the kiddie-friendly style seems a bit out of place among the more mature songs on 'Revolver'. But the studio effects designed to imitate captain's orders, ship engines, and whistles are another example of the band's growing experimentation.
'She Said, She Said': almost paranoid, drug-influenced hard rocker by Lennon that reminds me a little of 'Rain'. Apparently referencing a conversation during a bad trip, the song features excellent guitar work, an unusual shift into the bridge, and a spiralling round-like fadeout.
'Good Day Sunshine': bouncy, jaunty "I'm in love and it's a sunny day!" singalong by McCartney. The honky-tonk piano in the bridge gives the song a 1920's feel, and the vocal twists and harmonies are again a highlight. Like 'She Said', the song fades out on a round-like rotation of the chorus.
'And Your Bird Can Sing': Lennon basically disowned this rocker, but it is an outstanding and under-rated song. Lyrically it appears to be a quirky, tounge-in-cheek take on a boy/girl relationship, although it could also be straight Lennon nonsense. Fairly straightforward compared to some other songs on the album, but featuring very detailed, intricate guitar runs from Harrison.
'For No One': another great McCartney ballad, probably paling only in comparison to 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'Here, There..'. Effectively a McCartney solo piece, his description of a failed relationship is accompanied by a piano and French horn. McCartney apparently pushed the horn beyond its normal range to provide an appropriate sentimental complement to the song.
'Doctor Robert': something of a throwaway by Lennon, arguably the most straightforward 'rock' song here. McCartney does a great job with very raw, bluesy backing vocals in places.
'I Want To Tell You': a very under-rated Harrison song, driven by spiralling guitar riff and bouncy piano. The upbeat, singalong style contrasts with the insecure lyrics. Again, features excellent and detailed vocal harmonies, particularly on the fade-out.
'Got To Get You Into My Life': infectious soul-influenced number featuring a prominent brass section. In typical soul style, McCartney's vocals really let rip in the single-line chorus. A highlight for me is the short but intense guitar riff just before the fade-out.
'Tomorrow Never Knows': the most ambitious, experimental and downright weird song here. Lennon's philosophical lyrics (taken from the Tibetan Book Of The Dead) are swamped by droning guitar and organ lines, distrubing sound effects, Leslie speakers and tape loops, apparently all designed to mimic the effect of chanting monks. One of the key psychadelic songs, this brilliant but bizzare song re-inforces the experimental nature of the entire album.
If you consider that 'Sgt Pepper' is mainly a consolidation of these experiments rather than an artistic breakthrough in its own right, you could argue that 'Revolver' is The Beatles' best album. Certainly, in terms of a deliberate redifining of the band's sound, ambition and (most importantly) image, it can be regarded as their most significant.
Revolver (Remastered) Poster
The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the Beatles catalogue has seen since its original release.
Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. The newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.
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Revolver wouldn't remain the Beatles' most ambitious LP for long, but many fans--including this one--remember it as their best. An object lesson in fitting great songwriting into experimental production and genre play, this is also a record whose influence extends far beyond mere they-was-the-greatest cheerleading. Putting McCartney's more traditionally melodic "Here, There and Everywhere" and "For No One" alongside Lennon's direct-hit sneering ("Dr. Robert") and dreamscapes ("I'm Only Sleeping," "Tomorrow Never Knows") and Harrison's peaking wit ("Taxman") was as conceptually brilliant as anything Sgt. Pepper attempted, and more subtly fulfilling. A must. --Rickey Wright
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