The Beatles - Revolver [UK]
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Free Music Review: Great!
Hit: 4 Stars
I'm not one for long reviews, so I won't strech mine out to a page like many others do. This album is all pretty good exept for "Doctor Robert" and "Love You To". Recorded at the time of The Beatles peak, this album is a must for music-lovers everywhere!Free Music Review: A 20'th Century Musical Milestone
Hit: 5 Stars
With 'Revolver' The Beatles forever changed the history of pop music.The music on this album moves far beyond the rousing,fun ensamble style of their early music.John,Paul and George were all listening to different kinds of music-all of them had always had a great interest in R&B and soul and,like with 'Rubber Soul' before it features three great songs in that manner-McCartney's sprightly "Got To Get You Into My Life" (which Earth Wind & Fire covered wonderfully twelve years later),"Good Day Sunshine" and George's "I Want To Tell You"-in every way that song's equal-the piano,the horns and the melody bounce along in classic rock n' soul style!'Revolver' is filled with some great songs like George's great rocking opener "Taxman" which lyrically still rings true today and three great rock songs by Lennon in "She Said,She Said","And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Dr.Robert",the closest this comes to the Fab Four's earlier style.Their are some great ballads here-two by McCartney and both brilliant;the classic "Here There And Everywhere" and my favorite "For Now One" with it's baroque style refrain.Lennon's ballad here is "I'm Only Sleeping" and of course none of them are at all sentimentalized.All take a very adult look at romance rather then adolecent crushes.Of course the songs everyone (young and old) knows by heart are here like "Elenor Rigby" and "Yellow Submarine" are here too.But 'Revolver's greatness is revealed in it's experimentation-here George experiments with Indian classic styles for the very first time on the dreamy "Love You Too" and of course the finale is the awe inspiring "Tomorrow Never Knows"-Lennon chants like a Monk over rushes of intertwining tape loops and Ringo's most determined drumming.For my knowledge this one song far surpasses anything on 'Sgt.Pepper' in terms of musical advancement and even philosophical scope.One would probably be so inclined at this point to investigate the music on this album for any flaws in The Beatles musical armour but by the time they finish tapping their feet and singing along you'll have found none-The Beatles were in their prime when this album was recorded and collectively speaking would seldom equal this achievment again-only better it.Free Music Review: The jewel of superior degree of excellency of this legendary band!
Hit: 5 Stars
"Revolver" meant a real breakthrough respect the previous works released by this fantastic band. This album is a full outburst of innovativeness and overpowering creativity.
Measure by measure, we should include Here, there and everywhere among the most romantic ballads ever recorded by any single band all the way through; Yellow submarine became practically, a hymn around the world, which coincided with their psychedelic film of that year; Eleanor Rigby is one of the most original themes recorded by this ensemble,. as a matter of fact, the overall lyric structure is supported by violins, blended with a terrific arrangement for four voices; Taxman has worked out as inspiration' s device for many soloists (as the vanished guitarist Steve RAY Vaughan, for instance) ; Love you to accuses the Indian influence, that smartly was too, employed by the Rolling Stones in Lady Jane; And your bird can sing was another ballade loaded with cheerful inspiration.
In sum, a rewarding album that never, but never will get old, because of the fact the whole inspiration that hovered this work was far beyond its own historical time.
Free Music Review: Essential -- The Best Beatles Album, and That's Saying Something
Hit: 5 Stars
The Beatles have their share of masterpieces (at least 5, by my count), but this is certainly their best on many levels -- quite possibly the best rock album made by anyone to date.
The first thing that jumps out at you is the songwriting -- the briliance and variety are amazing. Lennon and Harrison particularly present some of their greatest ever compositions - ('She Said, She Said'; 'Taxman'; 'Dr. Robert'; 'I Want To Tell You') even though these aren't usually the ones you hear on the radio or greatest hit compilations. McCartney is no slouch here either, with some of his finest songwriting (the lovely 'For No One' and 'Here There and Everywhere').
The second thing that grabs you is the brilliant production and band unity. "Sgt Pepper" and "The Beatles (White Album)" have these elements too, but "Pepper" doesn't rock like "Revolver", and the Beatles fragmented during "The White Album", morphing into great singer/songwriters using the other band members as backing musicians. Here the majesty of the Beatles is fully intact.
Anyone who is discovering the Beatles for the first time and wants to dig deeper than the excellent Red (62-66) and Blue (67-70) albums should start here. An essential disc for any fan of great music.
Free Music Review: A Turning Point
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been listening to Revolver since 1972 and I regard it as more of their turning point than Sgt. Pepper. Pepper has some of my favorite Beatle songs and some of my least favorite. The 60's seemed a long time ago in 1972 and it's funny to think of it in those terms looking back that far. When I bought it, I only regarded it as another Beatle album and like the White album and Abbey Road, it is now one of my favorite Beatle albums and probably my favorite from their mid period. Having no expectations about a creative work is possibly the best way to experience that work for the first time and getting familiar with Revolver was a wonderful experience. (I think that when I got into the Beatles, the world was waiting for the next big thing to top them and nothing evenly remotely close happened) I particularly like the British version of Revolver because several of the songs that were taken off the Capital version were John songs that I especially liked. "I'm only Sleeping", "And your bird can sing" and "Doctor Robert" were not singles but are some of my favorite Beatle songs ever and without them on Revolver, the album is too much Paul and the album doesn't have as hard an edge. Don't get me wrong, McCartney is my favorite Beatle and he really shines on Revolver, but John's songs typically don't wear out their welcome as much as a McCartney tune. The two writers balanced each other perfectly but Revolver probably marked the end of John being the leader of the Beatles to being an "artist". If you look at the Beatles output in terms of singles, John wrote and sang the vast majority of the A-sides through Rubber Soul. After Rubber Soul, the only A-side single release he wrote and sang was "All you need is Love". Of course, he was always contributing songs that were masterpieces. "Lucy in the Sky" and "Come Together" being my favorite examples.