If ever there was a doubt in your mind about the greatness of the Beatles-sample this
(This album can only be an INTRODUCTION to the group-the only way one can ever truly understand their greatness to get every album of theirs-no way out!
Infact the only reason for this review is the wild hope that some first time listener would listen to this one and become a raving Beatlemaniac!)
The album starts off from where 63-67 left off-
This is the grown up, mature Beatles who had quit the mop heads image, been to India, fiddled around with mysticism, experimented with drugs, tripped on LSD and realised that the burden of revealing unexplored territories in music was lying with them
The pre-67 albums, Rubber Soul and Revolver-the turning points in the Band’s metamorphosis are left out-
But every other later great tune of their’s is here-
Ok!most of them!
A review of the songs in the album will be a history of popular music and culture of the 60s itself-which is beyond the scope of this reviewer
Strawberry fields forever, I am the walrus, Something, Here come’s the sun, A Day in the life, Fool on the hill...
One word-if you’ve never heard the beatles before pal-get this!
word of warning-you might get hooked for life like a little boy in his 8th standard did a long time back -me!
Song list
As for the stars add 5 to all (though I wouldn’t to O bladi-blada...but we wouldnt want to offend anybody would we?)If possible add more stars to your personal favorites!
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
With a Little Help from My Friends
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
A Day in the Life
All You Need Is Love
I Am the Walrus
Hello, Goodbye
The Fool on the Hill
Magical Mystery Tour
Lady Madonna
Hey Jude
Revolution
Back in the U.S.S.R.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Get Back
Don’t Let Me Down
The Ballad of John and Yoko
Old Brown Shoe
Here Comes the Sun
Come Together
Something
Octopus’s Garden
Let It Be
Across the Universe