You know, TH-cam is so weird guys. When I release a new video, it's the only time I get to relax for a day. After all the research, clip collecting, editing...and endless revisions it's always a a heartbreaking moment when something inevitably goes wrong and views don't show up correctly or whatever. It's kind of a lonely feeling; it's hard to describe. Here I thought I could have a lovely day out , exploring The Metropolitan Art Museum with my wonderful wife without an issue...but as usual it's always something with this site. It's not that big of a deal, honestly I'm so grateful to each and everyone of you who tune in and keep this channel alive. But aside from me, all those TH-camrs who make content (especially the one's who can't make a living off of it) don't have the easiest time. If you're reading this and care; sometimes the best thing in the world is to leave an appreciative comment and cheer them on once in a while. I promise most of us small channels read them and it can be one of the few things that keeps us in good spirits to make the next video. Forget about me, but seriously take the time (if you can) to just tell the people who's content you enjoy that you do indeed enjoy it. Because every time I check my phone to see a new tragedy from the TH-cam algorithm it's so nice to balance that out with your kind words. Well, anyway, I'm late to my own comment section today but I really hope you enjoy the video.
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I get it man I have a channel I have been working with for three years. I haven't had a whole lot of success but it always cheers me up when I see someone enjoys it in a comment. I really like your unique videos. Youu are the best reviewer I know and you always do something different and more experimental with your videos. You sing on them you act out skits. I really look up to you
Great information as a huge Beatles fan I enjoy anything on this great Band. If you get a chance listen to the American version of Rubber Soul it is Wonderful.
If I was the genius who made these videos, I'd think it impossible to feel down. We all can tell how much *love* goes into these videos. I just got into the Beatles a few months ago, and I always thirst for more knowledge. I found this channel, and boy, you've got me hooked. Bless you and your family, HollyHobs.
It seems like Paul is micicking John, with pretty good success. Though I think John with the Beatles was so much better than Paul. John's "I'm Only Sleeping" is the song that hits me in a melancholic sense.
Paul had just gotten back from a ski trip with his GF of five years, Jane Asher, and on the trip he realized that it was over. That’s what the song is about.
Rubber Soul and Revolver were both amazing albums, listened to them when they first came out. There's no way to accurately describe what the Beatles were to us back then, they were messengers, taking us along on a magical trip, speaking what we felt in our hearts and minds before we knew it was there. And those songs, so good, still around, aren't they.
My ratings of all songs; I am not a big fan of McCartney or Harrison. 1. "Taxman" (*) Harrison 2:36 - 5. Dont like the guitar 2. "Eleanor Rigby" McCartney 2:11 10 3. "I'm Only Sleeping" Lennon 3:02 10. One of the great songs. 4. "Love You To" (*) Harrison 3:00 4 5. "Here, There and Everywhere" McCartney 2:29 8 6. "Yellow Submarine" Starr 2:40 3. Annoying song 7. "She Said She Said" Lennon 2:39 9 Total length: 18:33 Side two No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Good Day Sunshine" McCartney 2:08 3 Terrible song 2. "And Your Bird Can Sing" Lennon 2:02 10 so underrated 3. "For No One" McCartney 2:03 7 Paul does a good job sounding like John 4. "Doctor Robert" Lennon 2:14 4 Not a good one for John 5. "I Want to Tell You" (*) Harrison 2:30 4 6. "Got to Get You into My Life" McCartney 2:31 5 Just not the great song most think it is 7. "Tomorrow Never Knows" Lennon 3:00 9 John. Companion for She Said,,
craziest thing about your post is that albums (or cassettes or cds) were once an option as a gift. while far younger than you, i lived through that time. fast forward... i have allowed a bunch of people to download my entire music collection via flash drive, and not one person has thanked me with more than a thank you. to think how many hours i spent putting some of the custom collections together... one would think that at least one person would buy me lunch, a coke, something... but...nope. music as a gift is now essentially worthless, no matter how genius it is. SAD!!
i agree in terms of his lyrics being amazing, and yeah, i do also like john, but id be lying to myself if i didn't still consider all the bad things he did in fact do in his life. again, i like john, he's not really a bad person, but he did have a dark side making him not seem quite the peaceful person he made himself out to be if i'm completely honest.
Allen H George was my favourite from the first time I saw them on Ed Sullivan in February, 1964. I honed in on him immediately. I was seven years old and was smitten. Will be until I shuffle off this mortal coil. He was a talented musician, singer-songwriter, a selfless humanitarian, a husband, father and a wonderful gardener! I'm certain that I'm missing something. He was taken way too soon and was on the short list of the people I would have liked to have sat down and conversed with. Peace.
@@albertparish1729 you’re missing the point! John is a hero because of his EVOLUTION!! Not because he was a saint or perfect but rather because he was human and always grew, learned from his mistakes and evolved representing the potential of humans to truly GROW from their past. That’s the magic of John Lennon both as a human and as an artist
I bought Revolver aged 12 and went straight to Tomorrow Never Knows having read about it. This was in 82. I played it about 10 times before listening to the whole album. Blew my mind......
Revolver actually marks the changing trends of Beatles music as the four original Mop Tops graduated from being teeny boppers to to matured adults.They had to drop those kiddies stuff to accommodate ones that are decidedly in tune with adult affairs.I think the Beatles underwent a drastic change in music deliverance from 1966 onwards.
@@boonyee4421 They were never "teeny boppers"...and their music was not "kiddies stuff"...ever. Even their earliest work had amazing sophistication to it's composition ("I Want to Hold Your Hand" musically beginning with the BRIDGE??? wow...) etc...the fact that the audience was young was....well...it was young for every group. Rock not for 30 year olds back then lol
MsAppassionata I frequently have thought about this. The early 80s don't seem too long ago but you had limited ways to access music unlike now. I miss the excitement of knowing about a song or reading the lyrics, imagining, what it sounded like and then finally hearing it.
Daniel Wilkins actually he didnt come up with that. as far as i know from pete shotton’s book, pete was the one who told paul to put that lyric and apparently the whole idea of eleanor rigby
I consider "Here there and everywhere" the most beautiful and meaningful lovesong ever. Beatle John didn't praise easily, but he praised Paul for that one.
As someone who bought the album when it was first released, I can speak to how the album impacted us at the time. I clearly recall removing the record from it's sleeve and wondering "What is THIS album going to be like?" as I placed it upon the platter. The opening "One two three, four, (cough), one to three four" complete with some miscellaneous studio tape noises, told me this was going to be truly different. And it was. By now we had learned that each new album from The Beatles would be different from the previous. "Rubber Soul" had been a wonderful album to listen to over and over. So many great songs. So much feeling. "Girl", "In My Life", "You Won't See Me", "I'm Looking Through You", (preferably the US version with the double false start and vocals and added instruments on the right track and rhythm on left). To this day I think I prefer "Rubber Soul", but agree that it was "Revolver" that transitioned everything going forward. In fact, I like both better than "Sgt. Pepper". But that's just me.
Probably the greatest album of all time. A staggering collection of songs and sounds which ushered in a new age of artistic exploration and music production. The first fully "modern album" of the Rock Age.
Here's a good one: The Beatles actually needed one more track for the album, so George reportedly went to John's house to help him put together the unfinished She Said She Said. In fact, George plays bass and sings the backing vocals on that one too; Paul wasn't even featured. It's really a Harrison/Lennon track.
According to George Harrison She Said She Said is actually 2 -3 bits of songs of John's meshed together with George's help. Hence the odd feel to it. Paul did rehearse the song with the other Beatles and on the studio recording session notes he is down as playing bass - but it seems this was recorded over by George's bass part. The story goes that Paul tried to make suggestions about the song but John kept shooting him down and ignoring his suggestions; one being that they craft and record the song over a few days instead of one - so Paul left in a huff!
Revolver (US): 1.1 Taxman 1.2 Eleanor Rigby 1.3 Love You To 1.4 Here, There, and Everywhere 1.5 Yellow Submarine 1.6 She Said She Said 2.1 Good Day Sunshine 2.2 For No One 2.3 I Want To Tell You 2.4 Got To Get You into My Life 2.5 Tomorrow Never Knows Revolver (UK): 1.1 Taxman 1.2 Eleanor Rigby 1.3 I'm Only Sleeping 1.4 Love You To 1.5 Here, There, and Everywhere 1.6 Yellow Submarine 1.7 She Said She Said 2.1 Good Day Sunshine 2.2 And Your Bird Can Sing 2.3 For No One 2.4 Doctor Robert 2.5 I Want To Tell You 2.6 Got To Get You into My Life 2.7 Tomorrow Never Knows The 3 tracks on the UK issue (1.3, 2.2, 2.4) that aren't on the US one, are on the US album, "Yesterday and Today," which had no UK counterpart, because its 11 tracks were all on other UK albums. Fred
para mi las mejores son, taxman, she said she said, and your bird cant sing, i want to tell you y tomorrow never knows, esta cancion se adelanto muchísimo a su tiempo.
George once said that they were like 2 volumes of the same album. I agree. Rubber Soul is the Beatles breaking away from the norms of producing record company sanctioned Beatles "Hits". Like an introduction to the new Beatles and then Revolver is those Beatles changing all the rules in the songs themselves and the recording techniques. After that they produced Sgt Pepper's and that became their opus. Never to be equaled in that genre again.
I was in Junior High school when the movie HELP and the albums Rubber Soul and Revolver came out, and I was bewildered by them. These albums were so different than the love song era of The Beatles. Thank you for your well researched and analyzed music videos. I am now retired and exploring early rock music as large part of my enjoyment of my free time.
For me, the diversity of songs on Revolver is most remarkable. From baroque ballads to the avant-garde Tomorrow Never Knows, they pushed into territory unexplored by pop music.
Two things you missed. The Revolver sessions also pioneered backwards recording. This started with John coming home one night, stoend and played the rough mix of "Rain" backwards. I'm Only Sleepng is the first time backwards guitars were laid down on a recording. With that said, I'm Only Sleeping has 4 different mixes. The stereo and mono mixes from the UK Revovler, also the Stereo and mono mixes from Yesterday and Today". All versions have the backwards guitars in different sections of the track. On Eleanor Rigby, the backing track is in mono, and the vocals in stereo using automatic double track for the chorus. George Martin forgot to turn of the ADT on the beginning when Paul sings "Eleanor"
O.M.G. Thank you for that @King of Sync!! I've been relistening recently and literally thinking i was going mad hearing mono in places and stereo two seconds later... I've literally posted this question on both youtube and FB in the last 2 days in reference to a few tracks from Revolver and the White Album in particular. Not to be creepy, but i kiss your brain for putting this here--THANK YOU!!!!!!!! :)
Yes it was pretty crude, to get the backwards guitar they had to work out the sound forwards then cut up the tape and move it up and down the tape machine by hand till it sounded good..
What an amazing album,the perfect album,every track is brilliant,but especially songs like Eleanor Rigby,I'm only sleeping,She said She said,For no one and Tomorrow Never Knows are way ahead of there time,pure genius for 1966 and even now the tracks sound amazing,for me the best album ever
Revolver is also known as the Guitar Album where the guitars and riffs took central stage on songs like Taxman, And Your Bird, Dr. Robert and even on Here There and Everywhere.
I love how Revolver captures the spirit of the times with She said, Got to get you into my life, and Tomorrow never knows. Abbey Road is perfection and works as a great transition into the 70s.
On "Good Day Sunshine" just after Paul sings "she feels good" at 1' 26", you can just hear John croak "she looks fine" in the faint background. You will need headphones.
I know Rubber Soul is often lumped together with Revolver but I always thought the latter was more similar to Sgt. Pepper. It was the beginning of their psychedelic pop phase while Rubber Soul was the culmination of their folk-rock / singer-songwriter phase.
A lot of ear-opening singles on this one, and some more challenging music like And Your Bird Can Sing. It really is an amazing record that gets better with time. Thanks for posting this.
I was listening to this great album for the very first time on the night I had my very first kiss. One of the greatest moments of my life. Thank you Beatles
Interesting fact #11: Paul played lead guitar on Taxman. One of my favorite leads ever. Short and sweet. My favorite track though is 'And Your Bird Can Sing'. Great album.
@@normaharrison6143 According to the Beatles' official engineer, Geoff Emerick, Paul brought in a plastic bag full of loops to the studio. Emerick did not talk about anyone else bringing in loops. Would he surfice as my source? It is coming right from his book.
@@normaharrison6143 Also, according to writer Alan Light of Rolling Stone magazine, he (Paul) was also the only one. Paul, BTW, was influenced by avant garde music composers to experiment with tape loops.
I remember hearing 'Tomorrow Never Knows' for the first time when I was 9 years old (this was 1978), and it blew my mind. I must have played it 1000 times in a row. I spent the next years of my childhood trying to recreate those sounds!
My personal favourite period of their recording years was between October 1965 when they where recording the double A-Side Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out & Rubber Soul to the single Paperback Writer/Rain & Revolver. They where at their peak as a working band as they transitioned from a live act to a studio artists.
I must have listened to this album hundreds of times over the years - and it still sounds fresh, original and timeless - fifty- four years after it was originally released. Listened to it again on TH-cam after a few months ( my separates hi- fi CD player is on the blink) and - apart from the extremely annoying adverts between each track - it still makes me feel uplifted. That is the mark of any great body of music - whatever the genre. For me - their greatest album.
@@freeman10000: Wow! Bigotted much? I've lived in the South as well as the North and have by far found more bigotry racism and intolerance in the North.
@@srichdway: July 4th, 1966 they had a hard time exiting the country safely after Imelda Marcos' perceived slight by them. Following is an account of that incident. ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-imelda-marcos/
Listening trick: Start with Good Day Sunshine and Got to Get You Into My Life as a separate single. Then replace them with Paperback Writer and Rain. She Said and PW form a great rock block in the middle, and Rain leads beautifully into Tomorrow Never Knows.
I bought this album in 1966 when I was 16. I played it for a family friend who was 5 years older than me and he hated rock and roll. He was into classical music only. He reluctantly listened to the entire album and was shocked how good it was. I was vindicated! He bought Revolver the next day. As a side note you can get the best of Eagles, CSN etc. But that is woefully insficiant with Beatles. It by album only.
Small-minded, literalist religious types who thinking they’re “defending the honor” of their faith rather than embarrassing it to the world - they’re the same types in every religion.
@@StamfordBridge being a Christian, I definitely wouldn't have ripped up my Beatles stuff. I'd just wait for it all to blow over. Course I'd be a bit ticked off at John, but not to the point of destroying things; there's no use. It's like crying over spilled milk.
"Revolver" was also the first album in which the main songwriters (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) started to write their own songs separately and George Harrison also started to have more composing space to himself. Sound engineer Geoff Emerick debuted to contribute with amazing sound effects and techniques that helped the Beatles songs revolutionize the recording sessions.
Most hardcore Beatles fans say they were at their peak as a working band from late 1965 to the release of Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out and Rubber Soul to mid 1966 with the release of Paperback Writer/Rain and Revolver. The songs had become far more complex and mature, the sounds far more sonically adventurous, their musical skills took a big leap forward with guitar playing, bass and drumming. All coinciding with the gradual end of their touring years.
"Taxman" is my favorite. You knew the Beatles had started thinking of themselves as more than just entertainers when they kicked off an album with what Bob Dylan would probably have called a "finger-pointing song."
Definitely the best Beatles album for the wide range of genres on the album. There is not one filler on the album. Great to see George Harrison's songs on there as well
Thank you for including Geoff Emrick. He was so crucial to the Beatles development of their unique sound. I highly recommend his book here there and everywhere
The first album - along with "Beatles '65" - that I ever bought because I remembered the song "Taxman" from the Beatle cartoons. I was 12 or so. Just a couple of years before the CD's came out. It felt like a very "John" album to me at the time, even though 3 of John's songs were taken from the British version and put on to "Yesterday And Today." So was the power that "She Said She Said" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" had over me. Now, I realize it's a very "Paul" album - perhaps his finest hour, given the songs he sings lead on, plus the guitar solo on "Taxman" and having the idea for "Yellow Submarine." "Tomorrow Never Knows" scared me a little the first time I heard it. I'd never heard anything like it before and I'm not sure I've heard anything like it since. (It's probably in my Top 10 or so, now.) Just a wonderful album with incredible songs from beginning to end.
Chris DeLisle I felt the same way about Tomorrow Never Knows the first time I heard it. To my 14 year old mind it was very weird and didn’t like it. Lol. Now I love it.
Yes Chris, This is more in line with what i was thinking. Because I, like you, was around at the time this album was released, you perhaps see, or hear for that matter, a different chronology of the change that was taking place. For instance, as you eluded to, the release in the US of "Yesterday and Today" (Capitol wanting to "cash in" on more sales.) So when you break it up like that, on ' Y & T' for instance, it often times seems like and extension of "Beatles '65" mixed at with "Rubber Soul". Then you listen to the US release of "Revolver" and it takes on an entirely different perspective and tends to make the transition into "Sgt. Pepper" a bit more defined. Obviously, in reality, that wasn't the case because on the British version "Y & T" and "Revolver were one. Interestingly tho, for all Capitol"s money grubbing, they seemed to (probably unbeknownst to them) gave the illusion of a unique transition taking place. I'd love to talk to who or whom broke those albums up like that. "Revolver" ; it's tough, but probably my favorite. Say, does anyone here have a "butcher block " Y &T" album cover? Does anyone know what it's like to be dead (other than Peter Fonda)? yeah,yeah,yeah Cheeky
Great job! There is such an eclecticism on Revolver thanks to three strong songwriters. Can you imagine any other band putting out an album with songs as diverse as Tomorrow Never Knows, Love You To, Yellow Submarine, and For No One? My favorite Revolver fact: John and George crafting the backwards guitar solo for I’m Only Sleeping. Took forever to plan what to play forwards so it would come out the way they wanted backwards.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video and learned a few fact. Great job. One fact that I'd like to add is that I heard or read a George Harrison interview and he said that he considered Rubber Soul and Revolver one album, further commenting that if double-albums existed at that time, in his mind it would have been released in that fashion. He didn't differentiate the two album in the band's stage of development. Thanks again for the additional background information!
And the drumming is, in my opinion, the best Ringo ever did. Listen on headphones to the isolated bass+drums track. The subtle complexity is fantastic. th-cam.com/video/7gNAg24OQYY/w-d-xo.html
REVOLVER & The White Album were the best albums .... but all others were great too... fab memories ever... thanks fab 4... background music to our stomping grounds....
For the tomorrow never know vocals, John wanted to be swung from the ceiling around the mic to create a doppler effect. They ended running the vocal thru the leslie speaker instead and created psychedelia’s secret weapon
Their finest album, in my opinion. I still remember hearing it for the first time, right after it came out. The opening countdown and cough was the coolest thing I had ever heard.
Everytime I decide on a "best Beatles album", I'll listen to another one and quickly realize they are all equally great. It's like climbing the steps of a church. No step is better than its predecessor because each was essential to attain the next level. There will always be better musicians and new innovations, but there will never be another Brian Epstein, George Martin and Beatles coming together at the same time. (FFF) Fab Four Forever.
What does this comment even mean? The only word in this "sentence" that is correct is the word, is. And that word probably should have been replaced with the word, was.
Lately I've been somehow into thinking Rubber Soul - Revolver - Sgt. Pepper as a trilogy (So i won't have to pick my favourite, but just say love the trilogy) I think the three form a storyline of an evolution of a band exploring its limitations and the limitations what a modern recording studio can do. They're still the beat group writing melodic songs at Rubber Soul, but there they slowly start the experiment by searchin for influences from many existing genres of music and creating something new, more interesting of it, but the technical experiments yet play quite a minor role. At Revolver they really begin discovering the new sounds and production techinques, but it's still "The Beatles" you can hear them well behind the experimentation. Sgt. Pepper is in process and now they take themselves even further and what comes out it's something else. Now they're completely new band, and they've reached their "limitations" and crossed the line. For me I can't have one of them without the other 2. I'd say it's like this: Before Rubber Soul they're The Beatles,The Fab Four, the four guys from Liverpool that became huge and loved around the world. After U hear the last chord of "Day in the life" they're 4 grown up professional musicians who just recently changed the whole idea of western popular music, and can now do whatever they please. "The trilogy" is the process in between that re-created them.
Wonderful video--want to say it was well worth all the time and effort you put into it-thanks! I think Revolver is my favorite album, everyone used to talk about Rubber Soul being their transition into their golden creative peak. No--that would be this album hands down. All of the experimentation, the tape loops, backwards guitar etc etc. Pure magic!
Revolver is arguably the best album they made and produced in the annals of their illustrious career. It was a huge step forward in their creative ability. In fact, one could say it was THE best work they produced.
The technical advanced and sophisticated recording techniques administered by Geoff Emerick, the Beatles superb recording engineer, and under the astute supervision of George Martin, made Revolver an iconic music gem for the ages. The Beatles playing and performance on the album was a major artistic achievement that stands to this day. I also believe Revolver was the impetus for some of the psychedelic music that became prevalent in the '60's. And in my opinion also, Revolver helped launch the progressive rock music movement as well.
Incredible album! I always think of REVOLVER as the last album that The Beatles recorded as a band. After that, they were moving in different directions -- still making great music (in fact some of their best ever) but sounding more like emerging solo artists. I love the guitars on this album, especially on "Taxman", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "She Said She Said". And "Tomorrow Never Knows" still absolutely blows my mind, just as it did when I first heard it half a century ago!
I had a strange story about my discovery of this album. When I was young (11!), I discovered some dad’s Beatles LP. My parents didn't listen often music, and when they did, it was some few CDs. When I was alone some afternoons, I learnt to use vinyl player, and recorded songs on tapes, then I could listen it in my room. ‘Oldies but goldies’ compilation, ‘sgt pepper's’, ‘White album’, some singles, ‘let it be’, ‘Abbey road’, yes it's was cool. I watched covers, reading details, credits! I made compilations on tapes. But one time, months after, one evening, I just notify, oh fuck! There is another album there! I believed before it's was a band called ‘Revolver’, and I'm not interesting in (I was an exclusive beatlemaniaque). But this evening, months after becoming a fan: “Oh fuck! Impossible! It’s... it's... the Beatles!” I asked immediately to my father if I could play it now! He was OK! So…let’s play it! The front and back covers were so strange, black and white, big impact for the young kid I was; you know I didn't recognize the fabs ‘cause of the sunglasses before. Mysterious, dark and funny packaging! The fabulous drawing with cut-in, “was it taken form a movie or anime or what?” But here with sunglasses, they were out spaced; they were so strange, so weird, and so cool! I'm positively chocked! And we listened the entire LP. It was crazy! Every song sounded good. My biggest chock was 'I'm only sleeping', what strange and well it was! That was the Beatles for sure, but I didn’t know why but I felt all of that was a little bit different to other productions. 'Love you to' was great too. Decades after, I always fell the atmosphere of this album as mysterious and bizarre; When I listened strange details like the mantra of Paul’s vocals in fade-out of 'good day sunshine', or the backward guitars in 'I’m only sleeping' in the song and in the fade-out, the intro of 'tomorrow never knows', the fast speed tape notes of piano at the end of the song, “seagull voices” on it too, guitars sounds of 'she said she said' and 'and your bird can sing', sitar and tabla sounds on 'love you to', backing vocals of 'here there and everywhere' from another old century, french horn from 'for no one; I can remember immediately the first listening and what a blast it was to listen this magic and strange Beatles album. They looked like if they knew a truth and another dimension we didn't know. Sometimes you can dream there is an enigmatic and hidden record of the Beatles you never heard before. With “Revolver” it was just true! I don't know and I don’t care if it is their best album or not, you know, between the other great ones, but it’s one of these albums who had a big impact and influence on me for sure!
Lifelong Beatles fan, here. Thanks for the terrific video! Just subscribed and will watch more. I am old enough that until I was in my early 20s, I had only heard the American versions of Help, Rubber Soul and Revolver. When I was 13 in the late 70s, a friend who had older siblings who were Beatles fans taped Rubber Soul & Revolver onto cassettes and gave them to me, so I learned both albums simultaneously. If you can imagine swallowing those two albums whole at age 13 ... ya. Yet, to think the version I learned didn't even include "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Doctor Robert" ! Three of my very favorite Beatles songs (I'm a John fan). Remarkable that the undoubtedly cigar smoking middle aged fogies at Capital believed to this degree that they knew better about music - the order of songs, which songs should and shouldn't be included - than the artists and producers themselves! It's kinda mind blowing. Anyway, thanks again.
1966 -- my favorite year for music. "Revolver" is one big reason why that is. "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" -- two tunes worlds apart in style -- two tunes which are matchless in their composition and performance.
I liked this album so much I borrowed from a neighbor and never returned it. That was almost 50 years ago, it's still in my collection and I'm still friends with that neighbor.
Taxman, of course, is a favorite. I Want to Tell You and Got to Get You into My Life also. Oh forget it, the whole thing is great. I bought a copy when it came out.
Yeah, I can’t imagine the work that goes into a video like this. Especially about a beloved band that has been viewed and reviewed as frequently as the Beatles. Thanks so much for the hard work. I have the vinyl and CD of Revolver. Tomorrow never knows is not only my favourite track but it’s my all time favourite rock song ever! I know that’s saying a lot with how much was done before and after but, that song struck a “chord “ with me. Plus I play drums and that groove is so iconic. Cheers Mate!
I'm in total agreement. It is the Greatest album of all time. Much like Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane were left off Sgt. Pepper, Paperback Writer and Rain should've been on Revolver. Think about how much greater it would've been. Anyway, it's still my favorite album ever. Not a bad song to be found. Too much said about Pepper and not nearly enough about Revolver.
You know, TH-cam is so weird guys. When I release a new video, it's the only time I get to relax for a day. After all the research, clip collecting, editing...and endless revisions it's always a a heartbreaking moment when something inevitably goes wrong and views don't show up correctly or whatever. It's kind of a lonely feeling; it's hard to describe. Here I thought I could have a lovely day out , exploring The Metropolitan Art Museum with my wonderful wife without an issue...but as usual it's always something with this site. It's not that big of a deal, honestly I'm so grateful to each and everyone of you who tune in and keep this channel alive. But aside from me, all those TH-camrs who make content (especially the one's who can't make a living off of it) don't have the easiest time. If you're reading this and care; sometimes the best thing in the world is to leave an appreciative comment and cheer them on once in a while. I promise most of us small channels read them and it can be one of the few things that keeps us in good spirits to make the next video. Forget about me, but seriously take the time (if you can) to just tell the people who's content you enjoy that you do indeed enjoy it. Because every time I check my phone to see a new tragedy from the TH-cam algorithm it's so nice to balance that out with your kind words. Well, anyway, I'm late to my own comment section today but I really hope you enjoy the video.
The HollyHobs Don’t be down! You should be so proud of your work, it’s great! Just do your best when it comes to the algorithm and keep it up, we all appreciate it ❤️ When/If you read this, I hope you have a great day!
I get it man I have a channel I have been working with for three years. I haven't had a whole lot of success but it always cheers me up when I see someone enjoys it in a comment. I really like your unique videos. Youu are the best reviewer I know and you always do something different and more experimental with your videos. You sing on them you act out skits. I really look up to you
Great information as a huge Beatles fan I enjoy anything on this great Band. If you get a chance listen to the American version of Rubber Soul it is Wonderful.
Did you and your wife go to that Art Museum after all?
If I was the genius who made these videos, I'd think it impossible to feel down. We all can tell how much *love* goes into these videos. I just got into the Beatles a few months ago, and I always thirst for more knowledge. I found this channel, and boy, you've got me hooked. Bless you and your family, HollyHobs.
"For No One" is my fav track for sure. I don't even know why, it just hits me a certain way. That melancholic sense we all have I guess.
I get what you’re saying
Certain songs do that to all of us.
It seems like Paul is micicking John, with pretty good success. Though I think John with the Beatles was so much better than Paul. John's "I'm Only Sleeping" is the song that hits me in a melancholic sense.
Paul had just gotten back from a ski trip with his GF of five years, Jane Asher, and on the trip he realized that it was over. That’s what the song is about.
"I'm Only Sleeping" is pure genius.
Not on AMERICAN ALBUM in 1966
Beltway Bandit My favorite Beatle’s song
Yes, yes it is.
Honestly! Such a great song that is widely and sadly underrated.
It's in my top 3-4 favorite Beatle songs of all time.
Rubber Soul and Revolver were both amazing albums, listened to them when they first came out. There's no way to accurately describe what the Beatles were to us back then, they were messengers, taking us along on a magical trip, speaking what we felt in our hearts and minds before we knew it was there. And those songs, so good, still around, aren't they.
My ratings of all songs; I am not a big fan of McCartney or Harrison.
1. "Taxman" (*) Harrison 2:36 - 5. Dont like the guitar
2. "Eleanor Rigby" McCartney 2:11 10
3. "I'm Only Sleeping" Lennon 3:02 10. One of the great songs.
4. "Love You To" (*) Harrison 3:00 4
5. "Here, There and Everywhere" McCartney 2:29 8
6. "Yellow Submarine" Starr 2:40 3. Annoying song
7. "She Said She Said" Lennon 2:39 9
Total length: 18:33
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Good Day Sunshine" McCartney 2:08 3 Terrible song
2. "And Your Bird Can Sing" Lennon 2:02 10 so underrated
3. "For No One" McCartney 2:03 7 Paul does a good job sounding like John
4. "Doctor Robert" Lennon 2:14 4 Not a good one for John
5. "I Want to Tell You" (*) Harrison 2:30 4
6. "Got to Get You into My Life" McCartney 2:31 5 Just not the great song most think it is
7. "Tomorrow Never Knows" Lennon 3:00 9 John. Companion for She Said,,
Just imagine if Rain & Paperback Writer were featured on this album.
Luigi. It would be to powerful
I can't really picture them being on the album. Plus, Rain is one of their best b-sides. It's an amazing deep cut which gives it even more charm.
Same with The Inner Light for Lady Madonna.
@@zep1021 They were cut during the same sessions.
They would have been perfect additions to it😊
when I was going out with my wife to be in 1966, she bought me this album. I still have it as I still have her, two of my most prized possessions .
You sound like a great couple😉
patgeorge1 awwwww man, sweet! This gives me hope.
You have a very good wife.
craziest thing about your post is that albums (or cassettes or cds) were once an option as a gift.
while far younger than you, i lived through that time.
fast forward... i have allowed a bunch of people to download my entire music collection via flash drive, and not one person has thanked me with more than a thank you.
to think how many hours i spent putting some of the custom collections together... one would think that at least one person would buy me lunch, a coke, something... but...nope.
music as a gift is now essentially worthless, no matter how genius it is. SAD!!
Get both of them again, re-mastered.
"Everybody seems to think I'm lazy. I don't mind, I think they're crazy".
I love John. George will always be my favorite but I do love John.
i agree in terms of his lyrics being amazing, and yeah, i do also like john, but id be lying to myself if i didn't still consider all the bad things he did in fact do in his life. again, i like john, he's not really a bad person, but he did have a dark side making him not seem quite the peaceful person he made himself out to be if i'm completely honest.
Allen H George was my favourite from the first time I saw them on Ed Sullivan in February, 1964. I honed in on him immediately. I was seven years old and was smitten. Will be until I shuffle off this mortal coil. He was a talented musician, singer-songwriter, a selfless humanitarian, a husband, father and a wonderful gardener! I'm certain that I'm missing something. He was taken way too soon and was on the short list of the people I would have liked to have sat down and conversed with. Peace.
John used that rhyme again in Watching the Wheel.
@@albertparish1729
It's harder for a troubled man to get peaceful than for a sweetheart to stay cute !
@@albertparish1729 you’re missing the point! John is a hero because of his EVOLUTION!! Not because he was a saint or perfect but rather because he was human and always grew, learned from his mistakes and evolved representing the potential of humans to truly GROW from their past. That’s the magic of John Lennon both as a human and as an artist
I bought Revolver aged 12 and went straight to Tomorrow Never Knows having read about it. This was in 82. I played it about 10 times before listening to the whole album. Blew my mind......
Revolver actually marks the changing trends of Beatles music as the four original Mop Tops graduated from being teeny boppers to to matured adults.They had to drop those kiddies stuff to accommodate ones that are decidedly in tune with adult affairs.I think the Beatles underwent a drastic change in music deliverance from 1966 onwards.
@@boonyee4421 They were never "teeny boppers"...and their music was not "kiddies stuff"...ever. Even their earliest work had amazing sophistication to it's composition ("I Want to Hold Your Hand" musically beginning with the BRIDGE??? wow...) etc...the fact that the audience was young was....well...it was young for every group. Rock not for 30 year olds back then lol
Comeon Man Try to imagine how mind blowing this was hearing it for the first time in 1966.
@@MsAppassionata I bought it the day it came out in 1966!
MsAppassionata I frequently have thought about this. The early 80s don't seem too long ago but you had limited ways to access music unlike now. I miss the excitement of knowing about a song or reading the lyrics, imagining, what it sounded like and then finally hearing it.
Only Ringo would suggest that Revolver would be called After Geography
In Eleanor Rigby, Ringo came up with the 'Darning his socks' lyric, that wasn't Paul, great that Paul used it, shows the Beatles were a four man band
The joke would’ve been lost on the American audience, few of whom would’ve ever taken a Geography class.
@@jacobburtonswfc great lyric. I never heard anyone actually say, "I'm darning my socks" though lol
@@The22on 'Darning his socks' as I said
Daniel Wilkins actually he didnt come up with that. as far as i know from pete shotton’s book, pete was the one who told paul to put that lyric and apparently the whole idea of eleanor rigby
Here, There and Everywhere is one of my favorite songs to play on piano. Such a beautiful piece! 🎹
One of the most beautiful love songs too. Just learned it om guitar.
1966 that was me and my girlfriend Connie's song.
Sublime example of Paul's unmatched gift of melody.
You are in good company- Paul is most proud of this song in his song list, and it's John's favorite Paul tune!
@@ringer737 and lyrics, too!
I consider "Here there and everywhere" the most beautiful and meaningful lovesong ever. Beatle John didn't praise easily, but he praised Paul for that one.
Forgot to mention that klaus voorman drew the cover portraits of the beatles without any reference picture. He drew them all from memory.
All you need is Klaus
A real gifted man then, do not commit a crime while he's around 😉
He did a reprise/update of the cover in 1988 for George's CD single "When We Was Fab".
Klaus Voorman als played that wonderful opening Bass riff on Carly Simon 's ' Your So Vain' .
It was actually a type of montage combining his "pen& ink and photographs! Classic work from a multi-talented man! Another "5th Beatle" ! Pax
As someone who bought the album when it was first released, I can speak to how the album impacted us at the time. I clearly recall removing the record from it's sleeve and wondering "What is THIS album going to be like?" as I placed it upon the platter. The opening "One two three, four, (cough), one to three four" complete with some miscellaneous studio tape noises, told me this was going to be truly different. And it was. By now we had learned that each new album from The Beatles would be different from the previous. "Rubber Soul" had been a wonderful album to listen to over and over. So many great songs. So much feeling. "Girl", "In My Life", "You Won't See Me", "I'm Looking Through You", (preferably the US version with the double false start and vocals and added instruments on the right track and rhythm on left). To this day I think I prefer "Rubber Soul", but agree that it was "Revolver" that transitioned everything going forward. In fact, I like both better than "Sgt. Pepper". But that's just me.
Probably the greatest album of all time. A staggering collection of songs and sounds which ushered in a new age of artistic exploration and music production. The first fully "modern album" of the Rock Age.
Here's a good one:
The Beatles actually needed one more track for the album, so George reportedly went to John's house to help him put together the unfinished She Said She Said. In fact, George plays bass and sings the backing vocals on that one too; Paul wasn't even featured. It's really a Harrison/Lennon track.
she said she said is so good.
That's makes sense, I always felt like even though it was written by John it has the energy of a George song
granny paul didnt like it
She said is one of my very favourites on the album :)
According to George Harrison She Said She Said is actually 2 -3 bits of songs of John's meshed together with George's help. Hence the odd feel to it. Paul did rehearse the song with the other Beatles and on the studio recording session notes he is down as playing bass - but it seems this was recorded over by George's bass part. The story goes that Paul tried to make suggestions about the song but John kept shooting him down and ignoring his suggestions; one being that they craft and record the song over a few days instead of one - so Paul left in a huff!
"One, Two, Three, Four (cough) One, Two... "
ALL THE MEMORIES
Background:One , Two , Three , Foouur
*song starts*
Bung dang dun dang dang bung dang dun dang dang bung dang dun dang dang
Let me tell you how it will be...
First Beatles song I listened to. That opening riff is embedded in my head!
@@jebkush1052 here's one for you 19 for me..."
My favourite Beatles album by far. Love Tomorrow Never Knows, Taxman and Doctor Robert. Rain would've fitted great on the album.
Rain & Paperback Writer were recorded during Revolver sessions
Douglas Crocker Yes,I do realise that 😀
Especially the English Version. This is when the 12 song US album really hurt the final product
Revolver (US):
1.1 Taxman
1.2 Eleanor Rigby
1.3 Love You To
1.4 Here, There, and Everywhere
1.5 Yellow Submarine
1.6 She Said She Said
2.1 Good Day Sunshine
2.2 For No One
2.3 I Want To Tell You
2.4 Got To Get You into My Life
2.5 Tomorrow Never Knows
Revolver (UK):
1.1 Taxman
1.2 Eleanor Rigby
1.3 I'm Only Sleeping
1.4 Love You To
1.5 Here, There, and Everywhere
1.6 Yellow Submarine
1.7 She Said She Said
2.1 Good Day Sunshine
2.2 And Your Bird Can Sing
2.3 For No One
2.4 Doctor Robert
2.5 I Want To Tell You
2.6 Got To Get You into My Life
2.7 Tomorrow Never Knows
The 3 tracks on the UK issue (1.3, 2.2, 2.4) that aren't on the US one, are on the US album, "Yesterday and Today," which had no UK counterpart, because its 11 tracks were all on other UK albums.
Fred
para mi las mejores son, taxman, she said she said, and your bird cant sing, i want to tell you y tomorrow never knows, esta cancion se adelanto muchísimo a su tiempo.
To me Revolver is not only the best Beatles album, it is the greatest album ever.
If Revolver and Rubber Soul were a double album, it would be my favourite Beatles album.
I don't think it'd be fit tbh. Rubber Soul feels earthy while Revolver is more varied and psychedelic.
George once said that they were like 2 volumes of the same album.
I agree.
Rubber Soul is the Beatles breaking away from the norms of producing record company sanctioned Beatles "Hits". Like an introduction to the new Beatles and then Revolver is those Beatles changing all the rules in the songs themselves and the recording techniques.
After that they produced Sgt Pepper's and that became their opus. Never to be equaled in that genre again.
My favourite album, one of the greatest of all time...
I was in Junior High school when the movie HELP and the albums Rubber Soul and Revolver came out, and I was bewildered by them. These albums were so different than the love song era of The Beatles. Thank you for your well researched and analyzed music videos. I am now retired and exploring early rock music as large part of my enjoyment of my free time.
Revolver has one of my favorite Beatle songs...."She Said, She Said"......
Curiously enough, the only song on the album that is merely riff, vocal, guitar bass drums.
Yep. One of my Go To songs often. Especially when I'm on my kit. Many of JWL's tunes rise above. Love Dr Robert too. Rock on!
This was the coolest Beatles era
You should ABSOLUTELY do this for as many Beatles albums as possible. It's so well edited and spoken I cant get enough of this series
From please please me, to Revolver. It's amazing and sometimes unbelievable to see how far the Beatles came in just 3 years.
I love this album! It’s one of my favorites!
For me, the diversity of songs on Revolver is most remarkable. From baroque ballads to the avant-garde Tomorrow Never Knows, they pushed into territory unexplored by pop music.
"I'm Only Sleeping" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" are absolutely timeless.
1:37 Paul had a GoPro in 60's
What video is that clip from?
@@gamesz_hun Thanks
Hello mate 😀
@keefie80
Man I can't see it!😳👓
Ooo Mystery Man
Two things you missed. The Revolver sessions also pioneered backwards recording. This started with John coming home one night, stoend and played the rough mix of "Rain" backwards. I'm Only Sleepng is the first time backwards guitars were laid down on a recording.
With that said, I'm Only Sleeping has 4 different mixes. The stereo and mono mixes from the UK Revovler, also the Stereo and mono mixes from Yesterday and Today". All versions have the backwards guitars in different sections of the track. On Eleanor Rigby, the backing track is in mono, and the vocals in stereo using automatic double track for the chorus. George Martin forgot to turn of the ADT on the beginning when Paul sings "Eleanor"
O.M.G.
Thank you for that @King of Sync!! I've been relistening recently and literally thinking i was going mad hearing mono in places and stereo two seconds later... I've literally posted this question on both youtube and FB in the last 2 days in reference to a few tracks from Revolver and the White Album in particular.
Not to be creepy, but i kiss your brain for putting this here--THANK YOU!!!!!!!! :)
Yes it was pretty crude, to get the backwards guitar they had to work out the sound forwards then cut up the tape and move it up and down the tape machine by hand till it sounded good..
What an amazing album,the perfect album,every track is brilliant,but especially songs like Eleanor Rigby,I'm only sleeping,She said She said,For no one and Tomorrow Never Knows are way ahead of there time,pure genius for 1966 and even now the tracks sound amazing,for me the best album ever
Bringing the bass guitar and drums forward compared to previous albums was a game changer.
This album is one of my favorites!! It has some great hits.
Revolver is also known as the Guitar Album where the guitars and riffs took central stage on songs like Taxman, And Your Bird, Dr. Robert and even on Here There and Everywhere.
Abbey road is my favourite, but Revolver is a close second.
Same
I listened to the 2019 mix for the first time, while i was doing biology class work.
Abbey Road is perfection
I love how Revolver captures the spirit of the times with She said, Got to get you into my life, and Tomorrow never knows. Abbey Road is perfection and works as a great transition into the 70s.
Mine is the 'White Album', Sgt. Pepper's, and Abbey Road.
This just shows you how advanced they were for there time, it’s just amazing to watch!
On "Good Day Sunshine" just after Paul sings "she feels good" at 1' 26", you can just hear John croak "she looks fine" in the faint background. You will need headphones.
@Luke Robinett Yes, I've seen that site and I reckon I could add a few! Cheers!
Has my favorite song, Here There and Everywhere. Not sure if it's my favorite album though cause (in myyyyyyyyyyyyyy life) I love them all.
I love that song too! ❤️
I know Rubber Soul is often lumped together with Revolver but I always thought the latter was more similar to Sgt. Pepper. It was the beginning of their psychedelic pop phase while Rubber Soul was the culmination of their folk-rock / singer-songwriter phase.
My favs are Eleanor Rigby, For No one, Got to get you into my life...what a coincidence they are all Paul's😍
by this point i think that paul did half the work of an album,,heard interviews with john saying so
Giant fan of Paul myself. Glad to see this as I was just having a heated discussion with some Paul haters over on Rocky Raccoon.
Always preferred John's myself, I like the grittier songs.
Paul can write a pop tune, that's for sure. John's songs somehow twist me 'round more so, make me think. Which is always good.
There's this constant and sad human need to pit talented people against each other for the sake of tribalism.
A stunning piece of work just like all their stuff was
A lot of ear-opening singles on this one, and some more challenging music like And Your Bird Can Sing. It really is an amazing record that gets better with time. Thanks for posting this.
I was listening to this great album for the very first time on the night I had my very first kiss. One of the greatest moments of my life. Thank you Beatles
Interesting fact #11: Paul played lead guitar on Taxman. One of my favorite leads ever. Short and sweet. My favorite track though is 'And Your Bird Can Sing'. Great album.
Hector Garza You, sir, have GREAT taste!
#12 (maybe): It was also Paul who had brought in tape loops to be used during the recording of Tomorrow Never Knows.
@@captaincarl8230 Actually they all brought tape loops.
@@normaharrison6143 According to the Beatles' official engineer, Geoff Emerick, Paul brought in a plastic bag full of loops to the studio. Emerick did not talk about anyone else bringing in loops. Would he surfice as my source? It is coming right from his book.
@@normaharrison6143 Also, according to writer Alan Light of Rolling Stone magazine, he (Paul) was also the only one. Paul, BTW, was influenced by avant garde music composers to experiment with tape loops.
I remember hearing 'Tomorrow Never Knows' for the first time when I was 9 years old (this was 1978), and it blew my mind. I must have played it 1000 times in a row. I spent the next years of my childhood trying to recreate those sounds!
My favourite fact of The Revolver: It's the best Beatles album. Which makes it the best album ever made.
@RobjeBreda Ok gen-Xer
Dr Robert and I want to tell you are tremendous too. There is no weak song on Revolver. All of them are 10/10. Pure genius.
YES! please do all of the albums.
TheJKenobi rubber soul next one Please! 😂
My personal favourite period of their recording years was between October 1965 when they where recording the double A-Side Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out & Rubber Soul to the single Paperback Writer/Rain & Revolver. They where at their peak as a working band as they transitioned from a live act to a studio artists.
favorite revolver fact: its named revolver and thats pretty rad
it is tho
I must have listened to this album hundreds of times over the years - and it still sounds fresh, original and timeless - fifty- four years after it was originally released. Listened to it again on TH-cam after a few months ( my separates hi- fi CD player is on the blink) and - apart from the extremely annoying adverts between each track - it still makes me feel uplifted. That is the mark of any great body of music - whatever the genre. For me - their greatest album.
"The statement was met with controversy around the world"
Let's be honest, you meant the US, right?
Let's be more honest -- you meant in the Southern US, right?
@@mickdeleon5072 Bingo!
@@freeman10000: Wow! Bigotted much? I've lived in the South as well as the North and have by far found more bigotry racism and intolerance in the North.
I'm not sure how extensive it was, but they were banned from performing in the Philippines after that comment, too.
@@srichdway: July 4th, 1966 they had a hard time exiting the country safely after Imelda Marcos' perceived slight by them. Following is an account of that incident.
ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-imelda-marcos/
Listening trick: Start with Good Day Sunshine and Got to Get You Into My Life as a separate single. Then replace them with Paperback Writer and Rain. She Said and PW form a great rock block in the middle, and Rain leads beautifully into Tomorrow Never Knows.
Greate idea!!!)))
And I think GDS and Rain would be listened perfect together
I have a playlist set up like this, titled 'Beatles Revolver mix'.
How do you that in vinyl format?
I bought this album in 1966 when I was 16. I played it for a family friend who was 5 years older than me and he hated rock and roll. He was into classical music only. He reluctantly listened to the entire album and was shocked how good it was. I was vindicated! He bought Revolver the next day.
As a side note you can get the best of Eagles, CSN etc. But that is woefully insficiant with Beatles. It by album only.
All those people ripping up, now priceless, original merchandise. Bet they're kicking themselves now?
Small-minded, literalist religious types who thinking they’re “defending the honor” of their faith rather than embarrassing it to the world - they’re the same types in every religion.
Especially all those butcher covers!! Ugh!! But never mind all the segregation in the south, but that was ok.🤬
@@StamfordBridge being a Christian, I definitely wouldn't have ripped up my Beatles stuff. I'd just wait for it all to blow over. Course I'd be a bit ticked off at John, but not to the point of destroying things; there's no use. It's like crying over spilled milk.
@@StamfordBridge TRUE
Yep they did a great favor to collectors.
"Revolver" was also the first album in which the main songwriters (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) started to write their own songs separately and George Harrison also started to have more composing space to himself. Sound engineer Geoff Emerick debuted to contribute with amazing sound effects and techniques that helped the Beatles songs revolutionize the recording sessions.
Most hardcore Beatles fans say they were at their peak as a working band from late 1965 to the release of Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out and Rubber Soul to mid 1966 with the release of Paperback Writer/Rain and Revolver. The songs had become far more complex and mature, the sounds far more sonically adventurous, their musical skills took a big leap forward with guitar playing, bass and drumming. All coinciding with the gradual end of their touring years.
"Taxman" is my favorite. You knew the Beatles had started thinking of themselves as more than just entertainers when they kicked off an album with what Bob Dylan would probably have called a "finger-pointing song."
Life-changing for me, as with literally all their albums. Brilliant.
Definitely the best Beatles album for the wide range of genres on the album. There is not one filler on the album. Great to see George Harrison's songs on there as well
Thank you for including Geoff Emrick. He was so crucial to the Beatles development of their unique sound. I highly recommend his book here there and everywhere
The first album - along with "Beatles '65" - that I ever bought because I remembered the song "Taxman" from the Beatle cartoons. I was 12 or so. Just a couple of years before the CD's came out. It felt like a very "John" album to me at the time, even though 3 of John's songs were taken from the British version and put on to "Yesterday And Today." So was the power that "She Said She Said" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" had over me. Now, I realize it's a very "Paul" album - perhaps his finest hour, given the songs he sings lead on, plus the guitar solo on "Taxman" and having the idea for "Yellow Submarine." "Tomorrow Never Knows" scared me a little the first time I heard it. I'd never heard anything like it before and I'm not sure I've heard anything like it since. (It's probably in my Top 10 or so, now.) Just a wonderful album with incredible songs from beginning to end.
Chris DeLisle I felt the same way about Tomorrow Never Knows the first time I heard it. To my 14 year old mind it was very weird and didn’t like it. Lol. Now I love it.
Yes Chris, This is more in line with what i was thinking. Because I, like you, was around at the time this album was released, you perhaps see, or hear for that matter, a different chronology of the change that was taking place. For instance, as you eluded to, the release in the US of "Yesterday and Today" (Capitol wanting to "cash in" on more sales.) So when you break it up like that, on ' Y & T' for instance, it often times seems like and extension of "Beatles '65" mixed at with "Rubber Soul". Then you listen to the US release of "Revolver" and it takes on an entirely different perspective and tends to make the transition into "Sgt. Pepper" a bit more defined. Obviously, in reality, that wasn't the case because on the British version "Y & T" and "Revolver were one. Interestingly tho, for all Capitol"s money grubbing, they seemed to (probably unbeknownst to them) gave the illusion of a unique transition taking place. I'd love to talk to who or whom broke those albums up like that. "Revolver" ; it's tough, but probably my favorite. Say, does anyone here have a "butcher block " Y &T" album cover? Does anyone know what it's like to be dead (other than Peter Fonda)? yeah,yeah,yeah Cheeky
Skeeter No but I still have a poster of that cover on my wall.
Great job! There is such an eclecticism on Revolver thanks to three strong songwriters. Can you imagine any other band putting out an album with songs as diverse as Tomorrow Never Knows, Love You To, Yellow Submarine, and For No One?
My favorite Revolver fact: John and George crafting the backwards guitar solo for I’m Only Sleeping. Took forever to plan what to play forwards so it would come out the way they wanted backwards.
My personal favorite album!!!!
I dont know why but when im listening to revolver i feel so COOL
Totally agreed
I feel this way too
Revolver it's extremelly important and sooooo COOL
Well then, Listen to the color of your dreams...
Thoroughly enjoyed the video and learned a few fact. Great job. One fact that I'd like to add is that I heard or read a George Harrison interview and he said that he considered Rubber Soul and Revolver one album, further commenting that if double-albums existed at that time, in his mind it would have been released in that fashion. He didn't differentiate the two album in the band's stage of development. Thanks again for the additional background information!
Would have made sense to have made Rubber Soul and Revolver as a double album. It's always clicked with me...
Amazing channel, amazing, just every little detail makes me happy
Could you also do a video about beatles guitars
Well, I'm 66 years old and i do remember rubber soul being an awesome album but revolver blew me away.
"She Said, She Said". My favorite.
The guitars are so great on 'She Said She Said'
And the drumming is, in my opinion, the best Ringo ever did. Listen on headphones to the isolated bass+drums track. The subtle complexity is fantastic. th-cam.com/video/7gNAg24OQYY/w-d-xo.html
Who put all those things in your head?
Revolver is THE turning point in the Beatles career. It's also a damn good album!
"Taxman" and "Love You Too" are my favourite songs on the album. Funny ! both written by George Harrison.
Revolver is one of my Top 5 albums, and Tomorrow Never Knows is my favorite Beatles song. 💗
I so wish they'd gone with "After Geography".
Brilliant.
I think it's so bad, it's like A painter who would call his painting Rona Lisa because there is Mona Lisa, a bad joke.
REVOLVER & The White Album were the best albums .... but all others were great too... fab memories ever... thanks fab 4... background music to our stomping grounds....
For the tomorrow never know vocals, John wanted to be swung from the ceiling around the mic to create a doppler effect. They ended running the vocal thru the leslie speaker instead and created psychedelia’s secret weapon
Their finest album, in my opinion. I still remember hearing it for the first time, right after it came out. The opening countdown and cough was the coolest thing I had ever heard.
Everytime I decide on a "best Beatles album", I'll listen to another one and quickly realize they are all equally great. It's like climbing the steps of a church. No step is better than its predecessor because each was essential to attain the next level. There will always be better musicians and new innovations, but there will never be another Brian Epstein, George Martin and Beatles coming together at the same time. (FFF) Fab Four Forever.
I love revolver so much and this made me love it even more!! It’s hard for me to pick a favorite album but it often is revolver and rubber soul
1:25 why is paul thicc tho👀
I was literally about to ask why is nobody talking about how thicc Paul was like damn 👀
Due to illness. Fatigue had led to inactivity.
What does this comment even mean? The only word in this "sentence" that is correct is the word, is. And that word probably should have been replaced with the word, was.
Here there and everywhere fantastic song !
The songs off Revolver would have been awesome to hear live.
Not only the first Beatles album I bought, but the first album I ever bought. Revolutionary and timeless.
I am an avid Beatle fan, & I think they peaked with their best music on Rubber Soul/Revolver. George & Ringo have agreed with this assessment.
Lately I've been somehow into thinking Rubber Soul - Revolver - Sgt. Pepper as a trilogy (So i won't have to pick my favourite, but just say love the trilogy) I think the three form a storyline of an evolution of a band exploring its limitations and the limitations what a modern recording studio can do.
They're still the beat group writing melodic songs at Rubber Soul, but there they slowly start the experiment by searchin for influences from many existing genres of music and creating something new, more interesting of it, but the technical experiments yet play quite a minor role.
At Revolver they really begin discovering the new sounds and production techinques, but it's still "The Beatles" you can hear them well behind the experimentation.
Sgt. Pepper is in process and now they take themselves even further and what comes out it's something else. Now they're completely new band, and they've reached their "limitations" and crossed the line. For me I can't have one of them without the other 2.
I'd say it's like this: Before Rubber Soul they're The Beatles,The Fab Four, the four guys from Liverpool that became huge and loved around the world.
After U hear the last chord of "Day in the life" they're 4 grown up professional musicians who just recently changed the whole idea of western popular music, and can now do whatever they please.
"The trilogy" is the process in between that re-created them.
@@ChainNonSmoker good, thought provoking insight! :-)))
Wonderful video--want to say it was well worth all the time and effort you put into it-thanks! I think Revolver is my favorite album, everyone used to talk about Rubber Soul being their transition into their golden creative peak. No--that would be this album hands down. All of the experimentation, the tape loops, backwards guitar etc etc. Pure magic!
I’m only sleeping is one of my favorite all time songs
Great report. Thanks for posting. I love the Beatles and all of their music but Revolver is special.
Revolver is arguably the best album they made and produced in the annals of their illustrious career. It was a huge step forward in their creative ability. In fact, one could say it was THE best work they produced.
The technical advanced and sophisticated recording techniques administered by Geoff Emerick, the Beatles superb recording engineer, and under the astute supervision of George Martin, made Revolver an iconic music gem for the ages. The Beatles playing and performance on the album was a major artistic achievement that stands to this day. I also believe Revolver was the impetus for some of the psychedelic music that became prevalent in the '60's. And in my opinion also, Revolver helped launch the progressive rock music movement as well.
Incredible album! I always think of REVOLVER as the last album that The Beatles recorded as a band. After that, they were moving in different directions -- still making great music (in fact some of their best ever) but sounding more like emerging solo artists. I love the guitars on this album, especially on "Taxman", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "She Said She Said". And "Tomorrow Never Knows" still absolutely blows my mind, just as it did when I first heard it half a century ago!
I had a strange story about my discovery of this album. When I was young (11!), I discovered some dad’s Beatles LP. My parents didn't listen often music, and when they did, it was some few CDs. When I was alone some afternoons, I learnt to use vinyl player, and recorded songs on tapes, then I could listen it in my room. ‘Oldies but goldies’ compilation, ‘sgt pepper's’, ‘White album’, some singles, ‘let it be’, ‘Abbey road’, yes it's was cool. I watched covers, reading details, credits! I made compilations on tapes. But one time, months after, one evening, I just notify, oh fuck! There is another album there! I believed before it's was a band called ‘Revolver’, and I'm not interesting in (I was an exclusive beatlemaniaque). But this evening, months after becoming a fan: “Oh fuck! Impossible! It’s... it's... the Beatles!” I asked immediately to my father if I could play it now! He was OK! So…let’s play it! The front and back covers were so strange, black and white, big impact for the young kid I was; you know I didn't recognize the fabs ‘cause of the sunglasses before. Mysterious, dark and funny packaging! The fabulous drawing with cut-in, “was it taken form a movie or anime or what?” But here with sunglasses, they were out spaced; they were so strange, so weird, and so cool! I'm positively chocked! And we listened the entire LP. It was crazy! Every song sounded good. My biggest chock was 'I'm only sleeping', what strange and well it was! That was the Beatles for sure, but I didn’t know why but I felt all of that was a little bit different to other productions. 'Love you to' was great too. Decades after, I always fell the atmosphere of this album as mysterious and bizarre; When I listened strange details like the mantra of Paul’s vocals in fade-out of 'good day sunshine', or the backward guitars in 'I’m only sleeping' in the song and in the fade-out, the intro of 'tomorrow never knows', the fast speed tape notes of piano at the end of the song, “seagull voices” on it too, guitars sounds of 'she said she said' and 'and your bird can sing', sitar and tabla sounds on 'love you to', backing vocals of 'here there and everywhere' from another old century, french horn from 'for no one; I can remember immediately the first listening and what a blast it was to listen this magic and strange Beatles album. They looked like if they knew a truth and another dimension we didn't know. Sometimes you can dream there is an enigmatic and hidden record of the Beatles you never heard before. With “Revolver” it was just true! I don't know and I don’t care if it is their best album or not, you know, between the other great ones, but it’s one of these albums who had a big impact and influence on me for sure!
Lifelong Beatles fan, here. Thanks for the terrific video! Just subscribed and will watch more. I am old enough that until I was in my early 20s, I had only heard the American versions of Help, Rubber Soul and Revolver. When I was 13 in the late 70s, a friend who had older siblings who were Beatles fans taped Rubber Soul & Revolver onto cassettes and gave them to me, so I learned both albums simultaneously. If you can imagine swallowing those two albums whole at age 13 ... ya. Yet, to think the version I learned didn't even include "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Doctor Robert"
! Three of my very favorite Beatles songs (I'm a John fan). Remarkable that the undoubtedly cigar smoking middle aged fogies at Capital believed to this degree that they knew better about music - the order of songs, which songs should and shouldn't be included - than the artists and producers themselves! It's kinda mind blowing. Anyway, thanks again.
3:15 Around the world is an overstatement. In the U.S. More specifically the south.
Probably the same people who thought Trump was a good idea.
1966 -- my favorite year for music. "Revolver" is one big reason why that is. "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" -- two tunes worlds apart in style -- two tunes which are matchless in their composition and performance.
I’m so sorry to hear that , thank so very much !!!! for posting this outstanding !!!! Video can’t thank you enough !!!! 😊
George’s edited guitar on I’m only sleeping is genius.
It's not edited he played the notes backwards while the tape was running backwards.
@@LanceHall wow, thank you!
Revolver was always my favorite Beatles album.
Oh my god. Those alternate titles were terrible. I'm very glad they went with Revolver, it's a short and simple title that just fits.
Agreed, but I have to admit "After Geography" was very clever!
@@kvernon1 Yeah, the worst one was Beatles on Safari for sure 😄
Beatles for sale , Rubber Soul , Beatles at Walmart would have been a nice triad .
I liked this album so much I borrowed from a neighbor and never returned it. That was almost 50 years ago, it's still in my collection and I'm still friends with that neighbor.
I'm that neighbor and I want it back!
@@bartramsey6449 LOL, you're the wrong gender, but I don't blame you for wanting an original pressing from the 1960's.
Klaus Voorman put a picture of himself on the cover, which they spotted but kept anyway.
Taxman, of course, is a favorite. I Want to Tell You and Got to Get You into My Life also. Oh forget it, the whole thing is great. I bought a copy when it came out.
Yeah, I can’t imagine the work that goes into a video like this. Especially about a beloved band that has been viewed and reviewed as frequently as the Beatles. Thanks so much for the hard work. I have the vinyl and CD of Revolver. Tomorrow never knows is not only my favourite track but it’s my all time favourite rock song ever! I know that’s saying a lot with how much was done before and after but, that song struck a “chord “ with me. Plus I play drums and that groove is so iconic. Cheers Mate!
Revolver....without doubt! Amazing!!
In my opinion this is the best album of all time
It is one of my most favorite albums of all time. Rubber Soul is right up there with it in my opinion. It was extremely innovative.
I'm in total agreement. It is the Greatest album of all time. Much like Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane were left off Sgt. Pepper, Paperback Writer and Rain should've been on Revolver. Think about how much greater it would've been. Anyway, it's still my favorite album ever. Not a bad song to be found. Too much said about Pepper and not nearly enough about Revolver.
@Subterranean Homesick Alienthat's definitely a close second, I might even say that recently I'm enjoying sgt pepper more then revolver
I agree! And I love Dylan's Highway 61 revisited, but Revolver definetly better, much better?