The Beatles Story at Albert Dock (Albert Dock)

Member Name: Rocco

Product:	Albert Dock
Date:	31/05/01 (44 review reads)
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Advantages: Very evocative, Well presented

Disadvantages: Not perhaps to the taste of those who dislike The Beatles

I have recently been to the exhibition of the Beatles Story which is situated in the Britannia Pavilion part of Liverpools magnificent Albert Dock regeneration. The Albert Dock itself is huge a set of former warehouses which have been converted into a number of bars, restaurants and cafes. A visit to the Beatles Story then can be done in conjunction with a bigger day out or perhaps if some of your group want to do something else you can split up, do different things and meet again.

Although many peoples musical tastes have moved on from The Beatles their story is one that started the whole British pop scene and it ceased to be dominated by copies of American artists. The Beatles Story is good value at £7.95 and you can easily spend 2 or 3 hours there.

The exhibition starts with their early days when they played in Hamburg and it is surprising to realise how long they actually spent there. There is also a mock-up of the Cavern Club where they played in Liverpool and later you get to experience the ear-splitting noise of screaming Beatlemania.

The exhibition goes beyond the Beatles too by following what happened after the band split up.

You might think that the Beatles story is not long enough to justify a full exhibition like this. It is though extremely well done and I recommend it.

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