Beatles craft THE must-own album. You need it in your life! (Revolver - The Beatles)

Member Name: jazzbadger72

Product:	Revolver - The Beatles
Date:	29/04/09 (35 review reads)
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Advantages: Finest moment in Pop?

Disadvantages: There are NONE.

I'll keep it simple: some people say Revolver is the best thing the Beatles did. Others say that in Pop this is the best thing anyone did......ever. Certainly it is on this album that the Beatles pushed the three-minute pop song to the Brave New World, using string quartets, tape loop effects and sound collages. And yet one can still clearly hear incredibly catchy tunes underneath all this groundbreaking experimentation.

If it's superb guitar riffs you're after then look no further than 'And Your Bird Can Sing', 'Dr Robert' or 'I Want To Tell You'. If you want to appreciate Paul's bass playing at its bouncy best then give 'Taxman' a listen. Meanwhile for melodic craftsmanship Paul himself would agree that 'Here, There and Everywhere' is probably as good as he ever was (and that's GOOD, people!)

Above all, even ignoring all the clever stuff, it's simply melody and harmony that ring out from this truly great body of work. For examples of this look at the glorious 'peal of bells' guitar riff on 'And Your Bird Can Sing' and its accompanying vocal harmonies, or the strident vocal performance of 'She Said She Said'. This particular song represents the peak for John Lennon at this time in terms of intensity, and the searing guitar work combined with some of Ringo's best-ever drumming convey the sense of unease and indeed crisis in John's lyrics.

Some say Sargeant Pepper is better; some say Revolver has to be the finer work; these views are both now redundant. YOU NEED BOTH!

TRACKS:

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
Dr Robert
I Want To Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows

Summary: Seriously. Buy it! Love it!