Revolver is an incredible album. Arguably the best one but it's so hard to choose. What I can say is The Beatles will always be the best band in the world.
@@vycegripp8202 I don´t think so Abbey Road is so and so. Pauls stuff on the alb is just mediocre, That´s why the Harrisonsongs stand out like that. And off course it´s some kind of antiseptic and lifeless.
I call TNK the greatest song of the 60s. This group went from lyrics like "I want to hold your hand", to "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream", in a little over 2 years. Unbelievable. Ummm - of course, watching this excellent documentary, we learn that that line is actually an exact quote from Timothy Leary!... Well - it's still amazing that Lennon wrote that into that amazing song. So cool.
It’s insane that with all the engineering genius that Emerick & Martin put into this album…Lennon still continued to buy into “Magic Alex” and his grift lol
I couldn't agree more @jtstanway. What astonishes me is how fresh it still sounds. Every British guitar band hereafter seemed to chase this sound. But it's futile as it's unmatchable
I love the get back documentary. It's cool to see them at the end of their run and the dynamics going on still. But I really would have liked to seen a doc about the recording of revolver. When everyone was at the top of their game. From all four Beatles to George Martin and Jeff Emrik. That would have been truly fascinating to watch
@@CantTellYouagreed. Imagine having 3 hour fly on the wall documentaries on each Beatles album's recording sessions. I guess we're lucky that there is already so much film and photography of them, as it stands.
That concert they gave on the roof doing the song Get back & seeing all the crowd down on the street was great! That kind of fame is really overwhelming & frightening to me! They held up well while they were young, but as they started getting older they became more serious & touchy & fighting amongst themselves.
1966 was my very favorite year for 'Beatle Hair' in 1966, my hair wasn't there, yet The USA version of 'Revolver' had ONLY 2 Lennon songs on it ! When I bought this album, 1966, I sat in my bedroom and listened to it, endlessly. Beatles4Ever
Thanks for making these documentaries about the Beatles albums! What an incredible journey they took us all on! I always wanted to see the details from each album they made because of how they progressed and kept getting better and expanding their sound! Incredible growth for only 7 years of their existence as a group! No other group did this. They went from Love Me Do to A Day in the Life! That’s mind blowing Artistic Growth never achieved before by anyone! Absolutely stunning! Which is why they are the GOAT to this day! They were better than anyone else 50 years ago and they are better than anyone else now! They beat everyone! That’s why I call them the Beat Alls! 😅😂 Thanks, Man! You Rock! 😊
OH, that was fascinating! Revolver was the first record I bought, ever, at age 10. My mom, a classical pianist, made me throw it away. Fortunately, that was also the last record she ever made me throw away. I reacquired it a year later -- by then we were in the summer of love, and Sgt Pepper was in the air -- everywhere. And the Beatles WERE more popular than god.
that is truly shocking that your mother made you throw away revolver. such a pivotal 60s album.my mother used to borrow my Beatle albums. she was especially fond of let it be. sorry my comment is capless. i dropped my phone and losing its mind.
Nah. It’s good, but there are a few Beatles albums that are better. For some reason Revolver sounds better when looking at the track listing than when listening to it.
Excellent documentary as usual. And now I am convinced George Martin was the 5th Beatle. Not only did he produce all the magic but actually contributed musically in so many ways.
from the moment I first heard this in '66, I loved it, and George's 'I want to tell You' , with the Cosmic Piano, was stuck in me head for the next 58 years.
I bought the Parlophone vinyl in 1978, at Tower Records in Sacramento from the "Import section" it cost at least 5 dollars more than the Capitol release. Totally Worth It! $5 was a good chunk back then!😎
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This is what is known as serendipity. It's incredible how it's all stood the test of time. Still a top ten album of all time. The entire fame was a short time compared to nowadays. 6 - 7 years of hard work. like the period between albums today.
35 years ago, as vinyl was being replaced by CDs, I went to my local record shop and bought RUBBER SOUL, REVOLVER, ABBEY ROAD, and LET IT BE, my four favorite Beatles Albums, and Revolver might be my favorite. Today anyway....,
This era of everchanging music (and lyrics) is still amazing to look back on. And the sheer volume of it only magnifies its significance. As briefly alluded to early on here, album sales in rock were iffy. AM radio dictated short (routinely less than 2:30) catchy tunes.
I read somewhere that for Tomorrow Never Knows John wanted a choir of a thousand Tibetan monk voices, which was of course insane, so they reverted to sound effects. Which were groundbreaking. And Ringo's hypnotizing drumming fits the backing so well. Today, the song is still stunning. I only wish it lasts longer. Ten minutes, instead of the 3 minutes they recorded.
re: "Tomorrow Never Knows" intro criticism are these people kidding? George's drone is the perfect element for this song, sliding us into and all the way thru this amazing piece, playing the same note unwavering as Paul's bass provides wonderful rhythmic accentuation
I was 13 in 1970 and Rubbersoul was one of the first three records I ever purchased. Played on my funky portable stereo. It was pure magic, the sound and feelings ✨️ 🎶 were unimaginable. Cheers 🍻 👏 peace ✌️ ☮️ 🕊 🙏
I think this might be your best video on the Beatles yet. Loved the inclusion of examples of something the Beatles did that you were talking about like when you spoke of Ringo's introduction to Yellow Submarine that was scrapped back in 1966
Thank you so much..been a Beatle fan since 1964..I find your documentaries spot on with honesty on how the songs were developed..etc..Again.much appreicated!!❤❤❤
The BEST Beatles album, for me. Compared to Pepper, THIS is the Beatles masterpiece and NOT Pepper. But it is a good thing the Beatles quit touring. Because the majority of these songs, they would not be able to play live.
Not really, he was incorrect on the whole Eleanor Rigby thing. McCartney only had the tune and a few words when he presented the band with it. Others contributed to the lyrics. Harrison contributed the all the lonely people part and Ringo gave the part about the socks. Lennon suggested changing the priests name from McCartney to McKenzie so people wouldn’t harass Paul’s father. Supposedly Mal Evans also contributed some lines.
It was from Revolver onward that impacted my view of what could be possible with my own songwriting, more avant-garde, experimental, but still wildly enjoyable.
I’ve watched about 5 of these Beatles recordings episodes and I love them. Thank you 🙏 ❤ so much for making them! One of the first singles I ever bought was Paperback Writer. I did a thesis paper on the Beatles in college and researched their recording techniques and shenanigans when I was trying to record my own songs. I grew up listening to Abbey Road after my parents bought the album in a mild hippy phase of their life. All day long, the songs were in my head. Magical Mystery tour was my obsession in my teens. Sergeant Peppers 20th anniversary release was my next fascination in my early 20s. I experimented with the same drugs they took and I am still stunned by what they captured on A Day in the Life.
As an Englishman, John should have instinctively understood, that if he wanted engineering done, he should avoid Greeks bearing claims of being gifted.
A lot of folks were in this wonderful open mind in the 60s. Of course, it left many open to questionable people like that Alex fella... Discretion was cast aside; it had its good points...
@@zanzone7133 Yes, explosion of creativity in music, driven in great part by technological innovation, opening up new possibilities for music creation and rapid product delivery to the market, television, recording equipment, new instruments, cheap electronics etc. Our people responded to the possibilities and did what we do best. I think sadly, that every era has it's grifters and it's naive marks and the arrested development innate in being a pop star doesn't help you not to get fleeced. We've seen that with not just hangers on, but managers, accountants, lawyers, labels and so on. An endless conga line of undeserving twats, parasiting off of the innocent creative types. Thankfully with the internet, you can cut out a lot of that once necessary delivery mechanism and artists can get more of a cut, but simultaneously we saw the rise of social media, computer games and streaming sites. Oh well. Maybe it's always a battle, sent by the Gods, in return for the blessing of the gift of creation.
R.I.P. Geoff Emerick, 1945-2018. His book Here, There, and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles is worth reading. He's opinionated and doesn't deny he's opinionated. The same Dalai Lama is still in charge, 89 years old. (His personal name is Lhamo Thondup and he's the 14th Dalai Lama in his line of succession.) I remember well when Revolver was released. When "Taxman" started, it seemed to me that the Beatles had come up with something truly bad-ass. They had created a lot of great music, but "Taxman" was something I wished I could hear in a concert hall. Those short bursts of guitar chords hit hard, and Paul McCartney's solo blew all of us clear into Lake Ontario. "Love You To" was structured like a genuine raga (classical composition). First section, tamboura (drone instrument) and sitar, no beat, just a meandering sound; second section, the tabla drum comes in and a beat is established; third section, the beat picks up and it sounds like the whole ensemble is hurrying to get somewhere. I don't know what Ravi Shankar and other Indian classical musicians thought of it, but George showed musical integrity with the way he composed and performed the song.
Tomorrow never knows is one of my favs from Revolver. That one, I'm only sleeping and And your bird can sing. Side note, I never knew Paul did the solo on taxman and that those comical vocals on yellow submarine was John. Always thought that was Paul Thanks for the work you put into these videos 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
the Beatles evolved so quickly. I could have enjoyed at least another couple albums of this period. best album they did, and I'm a huge fan of everything they touched
In my eyes “Revolver” is and remains the best Beatles album. It’s the most innovative album, the biggest jump forward. You might be able to find even stronger tracks here & there on other albums and singles. You might even be able to find more coherent albums. But when it comes to innovation and experimentation nothing tops “Revolver”. There might be some reasons behind this (-in my eyes) fact. The drugs and the inspiration from the whole counter culture is one thing. Another reason is the fact that The Beatles had decided to stop touring. Would it even be possible to go on as the no. 1 band in the world without disposing their music live - something no one had ever tried before. At least no one in their position and with their prestige... For The Beatles it was make it or loose it at this point. And making it meant boldness when it came to risking it all throwing themselves into a whole new and insecure direction. Interesting to hear in what order the songs were really made. Great video😊👍
Good points! One small correction, however: The Beatles went on their final tour right after Revolver was released in Aug of '66. They did 18 concerts in 13 days, the last show being at Candlestick Park. And that's when they said "NO MORE!"
@@mpemberton7760 i know😊 The final decision had not been taken yet before the recordings. But after the Manilla incident the “bigger than Jesus” incident (or was that on the 66 tour?) and other things The Beatles were getting sick of touring. Especially George… Surely they felt that their future was making misic in the studio. Were they also inspired by seeing what The Beach Boys acomplised by letting Brian Wilson stay at home conposing… Hmm…🤔
@@kjeldpedersen666 John's "more popular than Jesus" remark was from an interview he'd done in March that year. It didn't cause a ripple in the UK, but once the good Christians of the southern US got wind of it a few months later, they were caught up in anti-Beatles mania. This was right before their American tour, and Brian Epstein thought about cancelling it out of concern for their safety. After that, they were ready to pack it in...not just touring, but they were done being The Beatles. Then Paul came up with this crazy concept about an alter ego band...
25:45 erm..no, 'phantom power' is just 48V with a high impedance, it does not even hurt, let alone kill anybody. Source: trust me bro, I'm a sound engineer
i agree that normal 48v phantom is harmless. otoh, there are many mics, especially older ones which would've been in the Abbey Road locker, that use non-standard phantom, and we don't have any idea from this what the mic was. the statement in the video is still fantastical rather than factual.
I remember seeing the album on the rack at a local department store when it first came out. While already familiar with The Beatles, even though only five years old, it was the cover that caught my attention, as I had never seen anything like that.
Revolver didn’t get the praise it deserved until the late 1980’s when the cd release let the American audience hear the U.K. version for the first time.
That was the other reason it didn’t do well. Capitol Records ruined the album by removing songs from it and putting them in an earlier compilation album, Yesterday and Today, which completely ruined the way the album was supposed to be heard in America…
@@RollingThunder572 The British "Revolver" contains six songs by John, five by Paul and three by George. All three of the songs removed for the U.S. release were John's ("I'm Only Sleeping," "Dr. Robert" and "Nowhere Man"), which left the album unbalanced. After "Revolver" Brian Epstein renegotiated the Beatles' record contract, which among other things stipulated that future albums had to be released worldwide with the same contents.
@@RollingThunder572 All of side 2 of Magical Mystery Tour had already been released as singles in the UK, therefore there wasn't really a need for a whole album and that's why it was only released as an EP there.
At my latest listen I could not help but remark to myself how several of these songs have a somewhat unfinished feeling. Random endings, sudden key shifts… I never felt this previously, always deeply loved this album.
The description is always from the celebrity point of view. They were doing this and we watched in amazement. It would be fun to have a we were doing this and here is what was amazing. Because I can tell you, I was doing this and it was amazing. Drugs morphed into physical experience, but there was gold and them their hills in consciousness.
There’s no mention here of Paul walking out during the recording of she said she said. Apparently Paul was mad that George’s guitar was mimicking John‘s vocal. Also, George Martin had asked George Harrison to help John finish the song, apparently Paul couldn’t be bothered. So Paul was already in a bad mood. He got upset and he left mid session. John just said, let him go we’ll finish it ourselves. It’s the only Beatle song Paul didn’t play on.
I think Paul left after the basic track. He can be heard just before the take they used, and the bass sounds like him rather than George. Where you can tell Paul isn’t there is the vocals, especially in George being the one to repeat John (flatly) at the end, “I know what it’s like to be deeeaaaaaad.” Paul is definitely not SINGING on the song. The high part sounds nothing like him throughout. He had to have left before vocals were done.
Classic tune, too. In my opinion way more impactful than Got to Get You Into My Life or Good Day Sunshine. Those songs are corny, never mind how well-produced.
Brilliant video dude !! Subscribed straight away after watching this. Gonna binge watch a lot of these with a spliff ! Keep doing your thing brother 🙏🔥
Tomorrow never Knows was the game changer, it opened up the Portals to what we now call Progressive music. The album should be looked at historically as the greatest single catalyst to everything that followed.
John came up with the original idea for Yellow Submarine, but Paul helped later and pretty sure he suggested it for Ringo to sing. The demo on the Revolver super deluxe was John alone.
Yeah, it’s a real outlier in that John definitely came up with the basic verse motif, but the ultimate music (with Chorus) and lyric is more Paul’s contribution overall. That pretty much never happens in their discography. Usually the initiator is the main contributor.
One of the reason why I think revolver stands as they’re best album is just the sheer vibes and creativity that went into it. It was a full on project and not in the way sgt pepper was forced.
1966 was also the year that bands like The Yardbirds, The Beatles, Troggs and Jimi Hendrix (before his 1st album) were getting their hands on the very first 100 watt Marshall and VOX amplifier heads. You could hear the power and distortion suddenly start jumping out of the record grooves on those 1966 records.
In June of 65 Yardbirds released the album "Four Your Love", which features one of the first truly fuzzed tone songs, "I'm Not Talking" and I Ain't Done Wrong. By "Nov 1965 Yardbirds released Having a rave-up, Jeff's use of the tone Bender is quite evident with songs like Train Kept A Rollin, Mr Your A Better Man Than I( especially the solo ), and Heartful Of Soul. The Beatles released a month Later, Rubber Soul. The other thing about the Yardbirds, Jeff's fuzz tone was also present in their 1966 live performances. Something the Beatles didn't do live, as they played mostly their earlier stuff. Before Jimi's first album, Jeff Beck was the BEST guitarist out there. While most players still played their guitars chest high, Jeff slung his ax low, the epitome of a rock guitar hero.
@@Yardbird68If you watch the Japan concert(not sure which performance but they weren't wearing the black suits?)John kicks on somekinda fuzz during the beginning of "She's a Woman"
Here's 1 for you 19 for me, tax man" "If you walk to fast I'll tax your feet, tax man" And you're working for no one but me" Sound familiar people? George, one of the best song writers in the group.
One distinct sound on Tomorrow Never Knows was, I believe made using a "Swazzle" - a reed held on the tongue which is often used as the voice for Punch in "Punch and Judy" shows.
Revolver is an incredible album. Arguably the best one but it's so hard to choose. What I can say is The Beatles will always be the best band in the world.
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They never rested on their laurels. The Abbey Road album was obviously the Coda to their tenure as The Beatles. How could they surpass that?
@@vycegripp8202 I don´t think so Abbey Road is so and so. Pauls stuff on the alb is just mediocre, That´s why the Harrisonsongs stand out like that. And off course it´s some kind of antiseptic and lifeless.
Say. Like, that's really interesting
This album IS a masterpiece.
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A magicalexterpiece!
Yea Yea Yea!
It's my favorite album ever made.
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that last sentence by the author did not sit well with me either, came to the comment section and was glad to see your comment at the top. cheers
I was blown away by Tomorrow Never Knows, it was brilliant!
Tomorrow never knows ⛅️ 🎸 ✨️ 🥁 🎤 🎙!
Still the future
I call TNK the greatest song of the 60s. This group went from lyrics like "I want to hold your hand", to "Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream", in a little over 2 years. Unbelievable. Ummm - of course, watching this excellent documentary, we learn that that line is actually an exact quote from Timothy Leary!... Well - it's still amazing that Lennon wrote that into that amazing song. So cool.
So much talent and creativity between them all.
It’s insane that with all the engineering genius that Emerick & Martin put into this album…Lennon still continued to buy into “Magic Alex” and his grift lol
my absolute favourite all time album ever...this album changed my life
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Me too
I couldn't agree more @jtstanway. What astonishes me is how fresh it still sounds. Every British guitar band hereafter seemed to chase this sound. But it's futile as it's unmatchable
This might be my favourite Beatles era. Magnificent video once again, thank you for blessing us on this Saturday morning
Help, Rubber Soul and Revolver are my favorites. I love everything they did.
This album is so revolutionary it's incomprehensible.
I love the get back documentary. It's cool to see them at the end of their run and the dynamics going on still. But I really would have liked to seen a doc about the recording of revolver. When everyone was at the top of their game. From all four Beatles to George Martin and Jeff Emrik. That would have been truly fascinating to watch
I'd love to see that !😊
Absolutely. It’s a shame (and blessing in many ways I’m sure) that cameras weren’t always prevalent during _all_ of their sessions
@@CantTellYouagreed. Imagine having 3 hour fly on the wall documentaries on each Beatles album's recording sessions. I guess we're lucky that there is already so much film and photography of them, as it stands.
That concert they gave on the roof doing the song Get back & seeing all the crowd down on the street was great!
That kind of fame is really overwhelming & frightening to me! They held up well while they were young, but as they started getting older they became more serious & touchy & fighting amongst themselves.
Just like the Pyramids of ancient Egypt, we have no real idea how they made them, but we are lucky enough to have them.
Loved this video - see Saville made my skin crawl though.
1966 was my very favorite year for 'Beatle Hair' in 1966, my hair wasn't there, yet
The USA version of 'Revolver' had ONLY 2 Lennon songs on it !
When I bought this album, 1966, I sat in my bedroom and listened to it, endlessly. Beatles4Ever
Thanks for making these documentaries about the Beatles albums!
What an incredible journey they took us all on! I always wanted to see the details from each album they made because of how they progressed and kept getting better and expanding their sound! Incredible growth for only 7 years of their existence as a group!
No other group did this. They went from Love Me Do to A Day in the Life! That’s mind blowing Artistic Growth never achieved before by anyone! Absolutely stunning!
Which is why they are the GOAT to this day! They were better than anyone else 50 years ago and they are better than anyone else now! They beat everyone! That’s why I call them the Beat Alls! 😅😂
Thanks, Man!
You Rock! 😊
OH, that was fascinating! Revolver was the first record I bought, ever, at age 10. My mom, a classical pianist, made me throw it away. Fortunately, that was also the last record she ever made me throw away. I reacquired it a year later -- by then we were in the summer of love, and Sgt Pepper was in the air -- everywhere. And the Beatles WERE more popular than god.
Well ✔️ 👍 Done ! She was looking out for You❤! Those Dangerous influencers 🎶 🧱 🚗 🚘
Bless Her❤ 🌐 🙏 !
that is truly shocking that your mother made you throw away revolver. such a pivotal 60s album.my mother used to borrow my Beatle albums. she was especially fond of let it be. sorry my comment is capless. i dropped my phone and losing its mind.
Revolver is (in my opinion) THE BEST ALBUM OF THE BEATLES
It's my favourite
Agreed
an opinion is all it is ... favorite might be another way of saying it.
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Nah. It’s good, but there are a few Beatles albums that are better. For some reason Revolver sounds better when looking at the track listing than when listening to it.
I was born in April 1966. This has been my lifelong favorite album.
Excellent documentary as usual. And now I am convinced George Martin was the 5th Beatle. Not only did he produce all the magic but actually contributed musically in so many ways.
Revolver is my favorite Beatles album & Tomorrow Never Knows is my favorite song on that album.
same!!! fav album and fav song
RAIN is FAB.
Beatles were an Excelent Band!
I listen every days their beautiful songs.❤
from the moment I first heard this in '66, I loved it, and George's 'I want to tell You' , with the Cosmic Piano, was stuck in me head for the next 58 years.
John: Just played this track again to see what you meant and, yes ….Cosmic Piano …. great description.
@@sylviaroberts8103 as a Fab Fanatic it stood out on a superior album. Their best? Maybe. Me faves Abbey Road
That was the best álbum of the Beatles
coulda been the best , but me faves Abbey Road
That album isnt The Beatles its solo projects..its dogshit@@johnorgan3
Their greatest album where they were all working together!!
Great review of one of the Beatles greatest albums, with Rubber Soul & Sgt. Pepper’s, the holy trinity of mid-60s Beatles LPs 🌟🌟🌟
I bought the Parlophone vinyl in 1978, at Tower Records in Sacramento from the "Import section" it cost at least 5 dollars more than the Capitol release. Totally Worth It! $5 was a good chunk back then!😎
Taxman is a great song! So relevant even today.
These keep getting better and better. Thank you 🙏🏽
Fantastic insight into the recording of another great Beatles Album.
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'And when your band starts playing different tunes..."
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"I can't get no satisfaction" - the Grateful Dead
"I'll see you on the dark side of the moon".
@@fredbates7693 erm actually it's "the band you're in" not "your band" 🤓🤓🤓🤓😭📐🌈
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Great little documentary! I was a teen when this dropped. We all loved it. Had no idea what kind of work and creativity went into it.
This is what is known as serendipity. It's incredible how it's all stood the test of time. Still a top ten album of all time. The entire fame was a short time compared to nowadays. 6 - 7 years of hard work. like the period between albums today.
Still my favorite Beatles record and one of my favorite records of all time.
Greatest album of all time.
I've seen other videos about the making of Beatles' albums, but this is the real deal!
35 years ago, as vinyl was being replaced by CDs, I went to my local record shop and bought RUBBER SOUL, REVOLVER, ABBEY ROAD, and LET IT BE, my four favorite Beatles Albums, and Revolver might be my favorite. Today anyway....,
This era of everchanging music (and lyrics) is still amazing to look back on. And the sheer volume of it only magnifies its significance. As briefly alluded to early on here, album sales in rock were iffy. AM radio dictated short (routinely less than 2:30) catchy tunes.
I particularly loved the guitar sounds on the album. It's right up there among my favourite Beatles albums.
I read somewhere that for Tomorrow Never Knows John wanted a choir of a thousand Tibetan monk voices, which was of course insane, so they reverted to sound effects. Which were groundbreaking. And Ringo's hypnotizing drumming fits the backing so well.
Today, the song is still stunning. I only wish it lasts longer. Ten minutes, instead of the 3 minutes they recorded.
re: "Tomorrow Never Knows" intro criticism
are these people kidding?
George's drone is the perfect element for this song, sliding us into and all the way thru this amazing piece, playing the same note unwavering as Paul's bass provides wonderful rhythmic accentuation
it’s only a matter of time until the stoned recording of rubber soul video🙏
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I was 13 in 1970 and Rubbersoul was one of the first three records I ever purchased. Played on my funky portable stereo. It was pure magic, the sound and feelings ✨️ 🎶 were unimaginable.
Cheers 🍻 👏 peace ✌️ ☮️ 🕊 🙏
@@harrisonrjjego I’m writing it now.
Update its out now!
@@filmretrospective63I just watched it great work again.
Or bostin as yow and I might say 😉lol
what is that
I think this might be your best video on the Beatles yet. Loved the inclusion of examples of something the Beatles did that you were talking about like when you spoke of Ringo's introduction to Yellow Submarine that was scrapped back in 1966
For no one and Here, There and Everywere are two underrated máster pieces
Here, There, And Everywhere is not under-rated. Everyone loves it.
For No One is my favorite Paul song
@@staggerlee7301 it's mine too
@@staggerlee7301 Yeah, that song is a timeless bomb of greatness! I hear the song and I FEEL those lyrics having experienced it myself before
Paul can still bring magic to Here There And Everywhere to this day... there's a live version out there he does that literally brings tears to my eyes
The Beatles are in a genre all their own. No Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd without the GOATS🎸😎
Thank you so much..been a Beatle fan since 1964..I find your documentaries spot on with honesty on how the songs were developed..etc..Again.much appreicated!!❤❤❤
Well done, sir.
This is my favorite Beatles retrospective that is done by an independent.
Revolver. My personal favorite Beatles record. The range and tremendous depth of that record is pure magic.
The BEST Beatles album, for me. Compared to Pepper, THIS is the Beatles masterpiece and NOT Pepper. But it is a good thing the Beatles quit touring. Because the majority of these songs, they would not be able to play live.
Yup! Last album with real Paul, everything done first and better
@@WillStephensArt but the walrus was Paul!!
Your Beatles docs are spot on.
Not really, he was incorrect on the whole Eleanor Rigby thing. McCartney only had the tune and a few words when he presented the band with it. Others contributed to the lyrics. Harrison contributed the all the lonely people part and Ringo gave the part about the socks. Lennon suggested changing the priests name from McCartney to McKenzie so people wouldn’t harass Paul’s father. Supposedly Mal Evans also contributed some lines.
Great video -THANKS! Really liked reliving the Beatles times I'd lived through, plus learned new things I'd never known!🤩
with this record i became a fan---->
It was from Revolver onward that impacted my view of what could be possible with my own songwriting, more avant-garde, experimental, but still wildly enjoyable.
I’ve watched about 5 of these Beatles recordings episodes and I love them. Thank you 🙏 ❤ so much for making them! One of the first singles I ever bought was Paperback Writer. I did a thesis paper on the Beatles in college and researched their recording techniques and shenanigans when I was trying to record my own songs. I grew up listening to Abbey Road after my parents bought the album in a mild hippy phase of their life. All day long, the songs were in my head. Magical Mystery tour was my obsession in my teens. Sergeant Peppers 20th anniversary release was my next fascination in my early 20s. I experimented with the same drugs they took and I am still stunned by what they captured on A Day in the Life.
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No problem. I’m releasing the “Let it be sessions” next.
Revolver changed everything. Overshadowed by Pepper.
As an Englishman, John should have instinctively understood, that if he wanted engineering done, he should avoid Greeks bearing claims of being gifted.
A lot of folks were in this wonderful open mind in the 60s. Of course, it left many open to questionable people like that Alex fella... Discretion was cast aside; it had its good points...
@@zanzone7133 Yes, explosion of creativity in music, driven in great part by technological innovation, opening up new possibilities for music creation and rapid product delivery to the market, television, recording equipment, new instruments, cheap electronics etc. Our people responded to the possibilities and did what we do best. I think sadly, that every era has it's grifters and it's naive marks and the arrested development innate in being a pop star doesn't help you not to get fleeced. We've seen that with not just hangers on, but managers, accountants, lawyers, labels and so on. An endless conga line of undeserving twats, parasiting off of the innocent creative types. Thankfully with the internet, you can cut out a lot of that once necessary delivery mechanism and artists can get more of a cut, but simultaneously we saw the rise of social media, computer games and streaming sites. Oh well. Maybe it's always a battle, sent by the Gods, in return for the blessing of the gift of creation.
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R.I.P. Geoff Emerick, 1945-2018. His book Here, There, and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles is worth reading. He's opinionated and doesn't deny he's opinionated.
The same Dalai Lama is still in charge, 89 years old. (His personal name is Lhamo Thondup and he's the 14th Dalai Lama in his line of succession.)
I remember well when Revolver was released. When "Taxman" started, it seemed to me that the Beatles had come up with something truly bad-ass. They had created a lot of great music, but "Taxman" was something I wished I could hear in a concert hall. Those short bursts of guitar chords hit hard, and Paul McCartney's solo blew all of us clear into Lake Ontario.
"Love You To" was structured like a genuine raga (classical composition). First section, tamboura (drone instrument) and sitar, no beat, just a meandering sound; second section, the tabla drum comes in and a beat is established; third section, the beat picks up and it sounds like the whole ensemble is hurrying to get somewhere. I don't know what Ravi Shankar and other Indian classical musicians thought of it, but George showed musical integrity with the way he composed and performed the song.
Tomorrow never knows is one of my favs from Revolver. That one, I'm only sleeping and And your bird can sing.
Side note, I never knew Paul did the solo on taxman and that those comical vocals on yellow submarine was John. Always thought that was Paul
Thanks for the work you put into these videos 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Thank you so much!
The Music Stars ⭐️ from the MTV years (600) of them voted this the best song 🎶 of all time
Great video! Just when you think the Yellow Submarine session couldn't get any crazier, they take it up another notch!
Wonderful Album and a very informative video! Keep up the awesome work!
the Beatles evolved so quickly. I could have enjoyed at least another couple albums of this period. best album they did, and I'm a huge fan of everything they touched
Thank you for a great video! It is very well edited with a great narration. Keep up the good work👍
In my eyes “Revolver” is and remains the best Beatles album.
It’s the most innovative album, the biggest jump forward.
You might be able to find even stronger tracks here & there on other albums and singles. You might even be able to find more coherent albums.
But when it comes to innovation and experimentation nothing tops “Revolver”.
There might be some reasons behind this (-in my eyes) fact.
The drugs and the inspiration from the whole counter culture is one thing.
Another reason is the fact that The Beatles had decided to stop touring. Would it even be possible to go on as the no. 1 band in the world without disposing their music live - something no one had ever tried before. At least no one in their position and with their prestige...
For The Beatles it was make it or loose it at this point. And making it meant boldness when it came to risking it all throwing themselves into a whole new and insecure direction.
Interesting to hear in what order the songs were really made. Great video😊👍
Good points! One small correction, however: The Beatles went on their final tour right after Revolver was released in Aug of '66. They did 18 concerts in 13 days, the last show being at Candlestick Park. And that's when they said "NO MORE!"
@@mpemberton7760 i know😊
The final decision had not been taken yet before the recordings. But after the Manilla incident the “bigger than Jesus” incident (or was that on the 66 tour?) and other things The Beatles were getting sick of touring. Especially George…
Surely they felt that their future was making misic in the studio. Were they also inspired by seeing what The Beach Boys acomplised by letting Brian Wilson stay at home conposing…
Hmm…🤔
@@kjeldpedersen666 John's "more popular than Jesus" remark was from an interview he'd done in March that year. It didn't cause a ripple in the UK, but once the good Christians of the southern US got wind of it a few months later, they were caught up in anti-Beatles mania. This was right before their American tour, and Brian Epstein thought about cancelling it out of concern for their safety.
After that, they were ready to pack it in...not just touring, but they were done being The Beatles. Then Paul came up with this crazy concept about an alter ego band...
,Hard to believe the album Please Please Me is only 3 years before Revolver. That's growth, and lsd.
Brilliant use of film and photography in this engaging documentary.
25:45 erm..no, 'phantom power' is just 48V with a high impedance, it does not even hurt, let alone kill anybody. Source: trust me bro, I'm a sound engineer
PHANTON 48 is a toothless tiger, you'll be right sonny Jim, give it a lick.
I was wondering how 48v could have killed anyone too.
i agree that normal 48v phantom is harmless. otoh, there are many mics, especially older ones which would've been in the Abbey Road locker, that use non-standard phantom, and we don't have any idea from this what the mic was. the statement in the video is still fantastical rather than factual.
I remember seeing the album on the rack at a local department store when it first came out. While already familiar with The Beatles, even though only five years old, it was the cover that caught my attention, as I had never seen anything like that.
masterpiece of album, masterpiece of video as well.
Revolver and Abbey Road were their greatest albums! Loved them both.
i’m loving this videos
Song: Tomorrow Never Knows it's a masterpiece
Your channel is one of my prep time favorites for the future biopics we're gonna be watching in 2027.
My favorite album of all favorites.
Revolver didn’t get the praise it deserved until the late 1980’s when the cd release let the American audience hear the U.K. version for the first time.
That was the other reason it didn’t do well. Capitol Records ruined the album by removing songs from it and putting them in an earlier compilation album, Yesterday and Today, which completely ruined the way the album was supposed to be heard in America…
@@RollingThunder572 The British "Revolver" contains six songs by John, five by Paul and three by George. All three of the songs removed for the U.S. release were John's ("I'm Only Sleeping," "Dr. Robert" and "Nowhere Man"), which left the album unbalanced. After "Revolver" Brian Epstein renegotiated the Beatles' record contract, which among other things stipulated that future albums had to be released worldwide with the same contents.
@@mgconlan Lol then how do you explain Magical Mystery Tour? The American version was ironically better for that release
@@RollingThunder572 All of side 2 of Magical Mystery Tour had already been released as singles in the UK, therefore there wasn't really a need for a whole album and that's why it was only released as an EP there.
@@kathryngrace6750 No ik lol but still was much better to have all the singles put into one album rather than have to listen to each separately
Excellent video, thanks for posting.
Rubber Soul and Revolver are awesome works of music
Brilliant.
Very cool! All the details you provide enhance the experience of listening to Revolver.
Just keep in mind that a lot of them are wrong.
At my latest listen I could not help but remark to myself how several of these songs have a somewhat unfinished feeling. Random endings, sudden key shifts… I never felt this previously, always deeply loved this album.
The description is always from the celebrity point of view. They were doing this and we watched in amazement.
It would be fun to have a we were doing this and here is what was amazing.
Because I can tell you, I was doing this and it was amazing.
Drugs morphed into physical experience, but there was gold and them their hills in consciousness.
1966 The year the music changed for good.
And for worse
@@azloii9781 no way. Started changing for the worst in the 80s. the 70s was incredible.
There’s no mention here of Paul walking out during the recording of she said she said. Apparently Paul was mad that George’s guitar was mimicking John‘s vocal. Also, George Martin had asked George Harrison to help John finish the song, apparently Paul couldn’t be bothered. So Paul was already in a bad mood. He got upset and he left mid session. John just said, let him go we’ll finish it ourselves. It’s the only Beatle song Paul didn’t play on.
On Revolver Box set outtake Paul's voice can be heard
I think Paul left after the basic track. He can be heard just before the take they used, and the bass sounds like him rather than George. Where you can tell Paul isn’t there is the vocals, especially in George being the one to repeat John (flatly) at the end, “I know what it’s like to be deeeaaaaaad.” Paul is definitely not SINGING on the song. The high part sounds nothing like him throughout. He had to have left before vocals were done.
Classic tune, too. In my opinion way more impactful than Got to Get You Into My Life or Good Day Sunshine. Those songs are corny, never mind how well-produced.
Well, John appears alone on Julia. The only solo recording of his Beatle years.
No wonder it’s so great.
Without a doubt, Revolver is the greatest album ever made.
Absolutely,,,fabulous performance music. "Fab Four" ...BEST.
another amazing video
“This is where the fun begins”
The earlier stuff is more fun. This is where it got intellectual.
Agreed. The stuff before is good but this is where they became THE BEATLES to me
Every era of beatles is fun.
To the people who have sex, I’m just quoting Star Wars lol
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Brilliant video dude !! Subscribed straight away after watching this. Gonna binge watch a lot of these with a spliff ! Keep doing your thing brother 🙏🔥
The great thing with that strategy is you forget most of the video´s content (I know) and are able to watch it again later. :-)
@@johnmarshall2722 now you’ve said it John !! Ideal
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Revolver is MY SGT PEPPER. This album is the best of early Beatles and the later Beatles together on one album !!
That was so well done, thanks.
This and Rubber Soul are my favorite albums
Tomorrow never Knows was the game changer, it opened up the Portals to what we now call Progressive music. The album should be looked at historically as the greatest single catalyst to everything that followed.
I was astonished to find this album came before the Sgt. Pepper's because this sounds even more psychedelia on much of it's tracks
John came up with the original idea for Yellow Submarine, but Paul helped later and pretty sure he suggested it for Ringo to sing. The demo on the Revolver super deluxe was John alone.
Indeed, I think I like the John's original demos better than the released version.
Yeah, it’s a real outlier in that John definitely came up with the basic verse motif, but the ultimate music (with Chorus) and lyric is more Paul’s contribution overall. That pretty much never happens in their discography. Usually the initiator is the main contributor.
And what a revelation that short demo was!
I believe it was Donovan who suggested 'Sky of blue and sea of green'?
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Emerick and the engineers at Abbey Road were brilliant and their creations live on.
Emerick's auto-biography is an excellent book.
One of the reason why I think revolver stands as they’re best album is just the sheer vibes and creativity that went into it. It was a full on project and not in the way sgt pepper was forced.
1966 was also the year that bands like The Yardbirds, The Beatles, Troggs and Jimi Hendrix (before his 1st album) were getting their hands on the very first 100 watt Marshall and VOX amplifier heads. You could hear the power and distortion suddenly start jumping out of the record grooves on those 1966 records.
In June of 65 Yardbirds released the album "Four Your Love", which features one of the first truly fuzzed tone songs, "I'm Not Talking" and I Ain't Done Wrong. By "Nov 1965 Yardbirds released Having a rave-up, Jeff's use of the tone Bender is quite evident with songs like Train Kept A Rollin, Mr Your A Better Man Than I( especially the solo ), and Heartful Of Soul. The Beatles released a month Later, Rubber Soul. The other thing about the Yardbirds, Jeff's fuzz tone was also present in their 1966 live performances. Something the Beatles didn't do live, as they played mostly their earlier stuff. Before Jimi's first album, Jeff Beck was the BEST guitarist out there. While most players still played their guitars chest high, Jeff slung his ax low, the epitome of a rock guitar hero.
@@Yardbird68Truly the start
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@@Yardbird68If you watch the Japan concert(not sure which performance but they weren't wearing the black suits?)John kicks on somekinda fuzz during the beginning of "She's a Woman"
Here's 1 for you 19 for me, tax man" "If you walk to fast I'll tax your feet, tax man" And you're working for no one but me"
Sound familiar people?
George, one of the best song writers in the group.
When using quotation marks, it is important to put exactly what was said or written between them. Otherwise......
Uhh yeh it sounds familiar. Its from the song Tax Man by The Beatles.
My favorite Beatles' album - and that's a hard choice!
In the 60's the Beatles were the top band in England, and the Beach Boys were the top band in the U.S. Both making the greatest songs in history.
💯Agree
@@KnardsBeatles were #1 in the US. 😊
One distinct sound on Tomorrow Never Knows was, I believe made using a "Swazzle" - a reed held on the tongue which is often used as the voice for Punch in "Punch and Judy" shows.
Favourite Beatles album and Abbey Road
Mine too
The leap the Beatles made from Rubber Soul, Revolver and Pepper is unequaled in music...