This video is nearly as long as Oppenheimer, for Christ's sake! But Revolver deserved it-all those hours and those sleepless nights were worth it to make this wonderful, giant monstruosity of a documentary. I'm very happy with how it turned out, and I hope you all love it too. Please don't forget to like and comment to help us with TH-cam's algorithm. Oh, and if possible, write us some nice comments, will ya? We could use that extra love. Stay tuned-the next one shall be about _Rubber Soul!_ Peace and love, and stay clean. - Gus
The world needs more of these! Most of us have seen the Beatles Anthology but it's not nearly enough especially with so much material available now on the internet. I hope you keep expanding this as HUGE playlist of all you have done chronologically. Keep up the good work
Hopefully they are making an announcement remix of rubber soul by then!! @Gus did you create the website as I’ve been going there for close to a decade I feel. So thank you!!
Great video ...I'm sure you've read ' Revolution in the head 'as a musician I loved the detail but you clearly love the scousers ...their jump from love me do to revolver was exponential.
Gotta think of those three albums as the evolution of their sound and the expansion of their minds. The trilogy stands together with three very individual pieces. So I value them in that way. Each amazing stride is phenomenal and genre defining. I prefer Rubber Soul and Revolver though lol
Aged 7, alone in a big house, bored with my kiddie's vinyl, I started flipping through my parent's section. The cover drew me in, I sat on the floor listening ever more intensely. By the time "Tomorrow Never Knows" kicked in, I fell over backwards, virtually knocked out. I hardly spoke for days afterwards, processing what music could be and do... needless to say, no other track or even album has ever brought me close to that experience, but some of that Beatles-stuff is pretty good... 😄👍
At 5yo I listened to Aunt Irene's Magical Mystery Tour and listened [literally] repeatedly all summer long. I can't hear Strawberry Fields without expecting Penny Lane to play seconds later.
I’m loving these documentaries about the Beatles’ albums. I love how every song is documented with all of the details and recollections from various points of view. It’s the actual quotes that make this so great. It’s so good❗️
Paul McCartney has been one of the most famous men in the world for about 60 years,and there's never been a bad story about him, guys a musical prodigee and all around decent fella
@@PaulFormentos People still don’t see it, and yet they call us names. I could stoop to that level too but I won’t bc I know the truth. Filming Strawberry Fields was very difficult for John especially.
I bought "Revolver" when it was first released in the U.S.A. I was then a teenage musician playing in a band that covered some of the tracks from this album. I recently saw The Beatles perform their penultimate concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This video brought back so many great memories of those days from long ago. Thank you! Bravo! Well done!
That's awesome! I love personal Beatles stories as everyone has them....but especially from back in their actual day. My mom was at Shea Stadium '65 for her 14th bday!
@@BeatlesBible1 There is an interview here on TH-cam "Anthony Baray interview..." (hopefully unedited)where the podcaster and I chat about growing up in the 1960s playing music in our part of Los Angeles and how The Beatles hugely influenced many aspects of our lives.
@@TupDigital My old landlord told me he was at that show too. He got so animated when recounting it. Watching that helicopter land and all the people screaming at the top of their lungs was the most exciting thing he ever saw, he told me. 😮
What a remarkable documentary!!! I can remember the first time I had heard Revolver - like it was yesterday. I was 14 years old, having graduated from Catholic grammar school inn June and about a month away from first year of high school. The album was released on August 8th in the US (a Monday) and my first girlfriend at the time picked up the album a few days after the release date. She immediately rang me and invited me over to listen to the album, which we listened to on a “close-and-play” record player on her front porch. Right from the start, came “1,2,3,4,1,2” and then “Taxman”, a riveting rocker - completely different from anything The Beatles ever did - absolutely breathtaking guitar solo in the middle and end. And I loved the cowbell. And at the end of the LP, “Tomorrow Never Knows”. Both of us were mesmerized and our minds were blown!!! Another step towards the future of music. We played the album again and again and couldn’t get enough of it. I was so fortunate to have had the opportunity to experience this groundbreaking cultural upheaval first hand!
I think a lot of why Paul’s favorite tune of his is “Here, There, and Everywhere” might be because John made such a fuss over how much he loved it. I know Paul must cherish that memory of John telling him so in the hotel room, but John mentioned it many times in interviews after the Beatles split up…when things weren’t so good between he and Paul…I think after all the pain of what happened between Paul and his best friend, and adding the absolute horror of John’s sudden death - that song generated a simple, but sweet memory that Paul holds dear, and that stands out to him amongst all the others. Knowing all of that, it’s not difficult to understand why Paul might love that one little tune of his that much more than all of the other masterpieces in his catalog. What a beautiful daydream that song must bring to Paul❤ Dang…I just dove straight into McLennon-ville, didn’t I? 🤣🤣🤣 Anyway, @BeatlesBible1 - phenomenal job on a documentary of probably my favorite Beatles album (if it’s possible for me to have a favorite.) I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it! Much love - Toni from Alabama ❤️🐘
John said it was his favourite song on the Album. When he wrote songs like, I'm only sleeping. Tomorrow never knows. Your bird can sing and she said she said. He also said George wrote the best song on Abbey road.
It is hard to have a clear favorite among so many works that one first heard when each was distinct from all other music. Each has a special appeal; each includes many features that were original and unique at the time; each has songs whose rapturous beauty can enthrall us over and over; each of them carries nostalgia and joy; each reminds us of those voices that, even if departed, will sing as long as "Western Civilization" survives. Possibly past Jan 20. 😼
I love how this video places Revolver in the context of the time when it was recorded. I feel it really enriches listening to the album in its entirety. Revolver was a stroke of genius that sparked the genesis of future albums, both theirs and other artists.
I thought I’d watch a bit of this last night, but I watched it all and I’m going to watch it again! I’m also sharing it in some groups. This is extremely well done. It’s not just another documentary, it’s far above anything else I’ve seen. Thank you for your hard work. You did a phenomenal job!
Excellent Documentary, for Beatles sake! BEATLES 4-EVER! The greatest Rock band of all time, and the creators of Progressive Rock with this album! Thank you oh so much and many muffins and scones. Peace!
All credit to you guys for delving deep into this masterpiece. Among other things I was not aware of how great a lead guitarist and all round musician Paul was. Keep up the good work chaps!
My father introduced the Beatles to me in the 80s. Throughout my 43 years of life, I have gone on several Beatles kicks, which I’m on right now. This video is the third one of yours I’ve watched, second one on which I’ve commented, and want to say how impressed I am about how informative and well done these videos are. Great job! Thank you! ❤
Amazing to hear how much of the creative process is like a stroll through a flea market or junk yard picking up this or that…discarding something after trying it out and at the end having…IT🎭
Our mum bought our dad Sgt Pepper and my twin brother and I took command of that LP. But as an adult, I came to grow into Revolver being their best work, but that came decades later, because when you're 5 yo, you get branded pretty deeply. Then Dad recorded a copy of Abbey Road and that became our fav as I taught myself how to play the Blues on guitar by dropping the needle on She's So Heavy when I were about 8 years old. Then my first LP of my own was Let It Be and my twin brother (drums) and me shed that record. We both get emotional when we hear I've Got a Feeling. His band covers Get Back which he sings on. But for sure, Revolver is my ultimate jam now. Tomorrow Never Knows is my all-time fav track of theirs.
Amazing work everybody who is a Beatles fan should see it I recommanded it to many friends...Well done, so informative, with people that were there not just jounalists that try to figure out what was happening. I can't explain how refreshing this documentary was to watch. Thank you for sharing such a masterpiece....
Incredible work! As a Beatles obsessed human since like age 3, I very much appreciate the level of detail and quality of source material seen here. Not easy to cover a monumental piece of art like Revolver with anything approaching comprehensiveness, but this comes as close as practicality allows. Really enjoyed this and will be watching more! Thanks!
This came on via an algorithm and I spent the whole afternoon watching it, not realizing almost 3 hours had gone by...which shows how fascinating it is. One question from the start was, why were they referring to "Taxman" as George's first song, and he hadn't proven himself, yet? Hadn't he already written and recorded "Don't Bother Me", "If I Needed Someone" and "Think for Yourself"...all brilliant songs and so true to his unique and influential style??
This is my second Beatles Bible video and I commend you on the content. Weaving all these quotes from different books and tapes is documenting all the available information in one video. An amazing effort. Thank you!
Long live Revolver. I loved listening to this on my Bose speakers or my friends JBL 100s. Blasting out about a 100 watts of raw power of love. One of my favorite Beatles' albums/music ever!
Ever since I knew The Beatles I was intrigued by 1966. That’s when their music changed and their hair was longer they rebel from Brian Epstein.The music had changed as well. Paperback Writer and Rain was a game changer. The bass on Paperback and the backwards slowed down on Rain was astonishing.Then Revolver was released and wow. The first album I ever bought was Revolver on CD I was 10 years old. I’m 40 now and I still have it😊
A quick note: there are not one but *two* fuzz guitars on "Love You To"--one fuzz, and one fuzz with a tone bender applied. They were buried in the original mix and hardly anyone realizes they were even there, but the remixed versions and outtakes on the "Revolver" box set give them much more prominence. Once you can hear them, it turns the song from a straight-up Indian thing to a really heavy acid rock performance. This is one of the most adventurous songs on the album, eclipsed only by "Tomorrow Never Knows".
Just a pity about the mispronounced people and places names. Typical American habit. Eager enough to delve into the deepest history of a given subject but not enough to show the decent amount of respect to learn the correct way to say certain names other than in the American style or misunderstood due to English spelling. I love the Revolver album. I bought it on audio tape and it was my only Beatles album on audio tape, playable whilst I was at work (in a riding school, as I was grooming a horse, or cleaning a stable) Then my niece's husband borrowed it and wore it into knots. He bought me (to _replace_ 'Revolver') a cd of 'No.1'...but it was an extra, _not a replacement_ for my favourite Beatles album...😢 (& as my weekly wage was only raised by £1 per week, every few months, my minimum wage being £1 per week. My maximum wage riding to £6 per week...and I left there after seven years... I couldn't afford to buy many albums myself during those years...nor since marrying an equally tight-fisted (now ex-husband, due to his affair with my upstairs friend and neighbour! ☹️) ...isn't life grand...?! C'est la vie...
@@RogerPeet I remember when I got Revolver and looked at my cousin's Revolver album which was the UK version. I was confused and remember asking him "Why is your album different from mine?" The U.S. version of Revolver left out "Dr. Robert", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "I'm Only Sleeping 💤" because the U.S. released the Beatles album "Yesterday and Today" (remember the butcher cover 🤣?) and those three songs were on there.
Thank you for all of the direct quotes from the various people involved in each song. It really fills things out and gives an understanding of the background of these things better than I’ve known them before.
Revolver is a masterpiece. Not the biggest Yellow Submarine fan but other than that, stellar from top to bottom. Rubber Soul through Magical Mystery Tour was their creative peak.
The White Album, some would say, extended their 'creature peak', And hey, Abbey Road. For gods sake. And then all the solo offerings; every Beatle, even Ringo, seemed to have a vault of material!!
@@BeatlesBible1 I always felt they should have included the singles on their albums, but I don’t know if that would take away from other great songs we may never had a chance to hear on an album.
@@rickp3753 I almost brought this up. It’s a great what if. If both albums included the singles, I don’t think I could choose one over the other. I would consider them equal. Maybe REVOLVER would have a slight edge, but SGT PEPPER was the one I probably have listened to more than any other BEATLES record.
This is the best documentary I've seen about the band and everything that was going on around them at the time. Absolutely the best I've ever seen, and I look forward to the next one.
Rubber Soul and Revolver had been their best albums...by far! And i will say thank you for creating such good, outstanding and excitening documentarys !! After listening and loving for over 30 years the beatles i still learn a lot here!!!
@@andrewarthurmatthews9990Meh, he got by. John, Paul, and Ringo were irreplaceable. Who knows how much better they could have been had they had a top-notch lead guitarist like a Clapton, Page, or Keith Richards.
Absolutely Fabulous video! 300 recording hours for 35 minutes of out of this world music! One never really knows or understands just how much work is involved n needed to produce a masterpiece. An Eye opening video into my Favorite band. Again Beatles Bible goes above and beyond to capture the essence of this Album! God bless you.🎉
My Revolver story. I graduated HS in '66 and went off to college n September. In October (my birth month) my mom called asked what I wanted for my b-day. For a change, I knew exactly what I wanted that would be on her budget. "The new Beatles album, Revolver. That is what I want." Mom said "Aren't the Beatles kind of....High School?" I said "Maybe the first ones were, but this one will shake up music for years." And I had no idea. It was like suddenly music had colors, too. It transformed popular music forever.
This is truly excellent. Well-researched, well-written, well-edited, with lots of helpful visuals and voice clips. Thank you so much for the effort. I’m excited to check out more of your documentaries, and I’d be excited to see you make even more.
The official narrative about 4 lads from Liverpool becoming the greatest songwriters in the world in just a few short years is just that, a story. Lots of cool pictures though, I was and still am a big Beatles fan. They are the reason I play guitar.
Thank you very much I not only really enjoyed this, but found it very inspiring as the Beatles have always done to me. I will not only save this in my favorites but surely listen to it again.face-green-smilinghand-purple-blue-peaceface-fuchsia-tongue-outpillow-turquoise-hot-chocolate
I was 13 when Rubber Soul came out and was already a bit of a musical snob, becuse I had been listening to Dylan for years, and jazz and much else. But Rubber Soul just blew my mind and then Revolver 4 or 5 months later, the same and now the Beatles were at the top of the music scene with Dylan. But more than that I really learned a lot about playing music from them and from these videos about their recording process also. These are their two supreme albums and I heard them the day they came out! That as they say, is priceless. Thanks guys for your work, highly appreciated.
Yeah, I always equate Revolver to the Banana album. Bold, pioneering albums made by Masters of their craft. Every song is a revelation. They changed music forever.
@@ArchStanton19966 Music is subjective but to say any of those 2 albums did not pioneer and break new ground for future genres would be a bold faced lie.
@@princebond True but that band and that album are overrated. I think there are as many people who say how great it is as there are people who think it's nothing special. What's so groundbreaking about it? It influenced people to start bands that would bore the hell out of listeners. I would say Zappa's debut album is way more influential and groundbreaking than that album. Are You Experinced would be another.
This was a truly outstanding production, hands down the BEST video I have ever seen on this time period in the Beatles career. Revolver has always been a massive influence over the course of my life because in some ways (my opinion,) it's more enjoyable at times than Pepper can be. But watching this video really helped me to put the music with the times that they Beatles were living in and what made the tracks come to life. Thank you for this gift you have given to the world, a great production for a great band!
Fascinating insight into the making of a classic. It confirms that creativity is a process of discovery and inspiration. It can't be bottled or mass produced.
Tomorrow Never Knows was a John Lennon and its the single most important studio rock song ever recorded and that's an understatement. Nobody has attempted anything like that in that way before or since.
Great documentary my dude! I was half expecting you to go on about drama and what not but you were quite chill for a Beatles video haha. Thank you for going in-depth to the recording process! I didn't know about how Geoff beefed up Paul's bass sound!! Awesome
All masterpieces. But this is not the only album where they pulled it off. How can one pick a "best" or favorite with so much greatness to choose from?
Totally enjoying this. So detailed, and we thank you for such an amazing effort. I did wonder about one thing... For No One is in 4/4 I think? Not a waltz, in any case. Such a great and haunting song.
there is little music now of days, IMHO, that has so much going on in its music and lyrics that compares to the Beatles albums starting from "Help" onwards. Sometimes I wish I could hear all these albums for the first time again.......because they are/were so mind blowing. Knowing more details of how and why these songs were recorded and what was going on at the time gives one a better perspective of what was going on....and when you listen to these albums again you can re-appreciate their greatness knowing some of the details that lie within them. Very cool, thank you.
(bp) a masterpiece of scholarship and a fan's love. those rare photos (eg. paul in his backyard with guitar taken by brother mike, paul with girlfriend dot rhone) described but not seen in mark lewisohn's magesterial Tune In Volume 1 (which i've just re-read for the 4th time) are a pleasure to finally behold. what a treasure. i'm exhausted after watching this straight through. like Odysseus must have felt reaching Ithica. a big thumbs up.
This was a very edifying piece. It obviously gave a pertinent and satisfying account of the Beatles rapid progress. In my recollection, Revolver quickly followed Rubber Soul, and that, in itself, constituted a deep new wrinkle in their music.
I have to say you really do your research well. From the age of 12 and first hearing the US release of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" I was mesmerized by them and wanted to know everything I could find and read (pre internet, pre- music streaming) and I remember collecting pop bottles and carrying them in by Red Flyer wagon to get the nickle deposit back on each one. I did that until I had enough to buy Meet The Beatles and every subsequent album and 45 they made. I listened on my portable low fi phonograph until I wore the grooves out of the vinyl. You have no idea how much I appreciate this work and imagine it must have taken a great deal of time. Your knowledge of the recordings were done is amazing. Yes I knew bits and pieces before but nothing this complex. Thank you.
Outstanding work. Always a pleasure when a DieHard Beatles Fan such as myself learns something new! (That's PAUL'S guitar solo on Taxman?!? WOW!!!) Thank you for your labor of love!
I'm only 2 songs into this so far. I do believe Pete Shoddon had the inspiration for the grave bit at the end. I also believe George contributed to the "ah look at all the lonely people" part. John may have contributed a line or two (not 70%). I also think Paul gave the 'stabbing strings' instruction. Definitely not a Paul-only composition. Fascinating.
it was this record made me a true fan, i liked Animals Stone Kinks and Who more, the early stuff was great but this album opened a seam in reality that you could step thru and be part of, a little bit with Rubber Soul, but this one was it
My God. I was 7 years old when I first broke into my big brother's room to steal this album and take it downstairs and listen to it. My parents were clueless as REVOLVER blew my little kid mind back in 1972. This video answers so many questions in my head that started all those years ago. Anytime someone asks me THE QUESTION, the answer is always Revolver (fyi -London Calling comes in second...). 👏👏✌✌😎😎
There’s misinformation here. Paul didn’t do either of the count ins to Taxman. when you listen to them isolated you can hear pretty clearly they’re both George
@@user-otzlixryou didn’t have a single thing on me so 😂 idk why the burden of comeback falls on me when you didn’t even have a good insult to begin with kid
it is a sad and sinking feeling when you're in a band and try to introduce one of your own songs and instantly you can tell that the guys are really not interested in working on it, it makes just want to pack up and leave
This video is nearly as long as Oppenheimer, for Christ's sake! But Revolver deserved it-all those hours and those sleepless nights were worth it to make this wonderful, giant monstruosity of a documentary. I'm very happy with how it turned out, and I hope you all love it too. Please don't forget to like and comment to help us with TH-cam's algorithm. Oh, and if possible, write us some nice comments, will ya? We could use that extra love. Stay tuned-the next one shall be about _Rubber Soul!_ Peace and love, and stay clean. - Gus
The world needs more of these! Most of us have seen the Beatles Anthology but it's not nearly enough especially with so much material available now on the internet. I hope you keep expanding this as HUGE playlist of all you have done chronologically. Keep up the good work
Hopefully they are making an announcement remix of rubber soul by then!! @Gus did you create the website as I’ve been going there for close to a decade I feel. So thank you!!
I'm not a huge Beatles fan, but you have to admire their astronomical creativity so thanks for getting into the nitty gritty, really appreciated!
I suppose they both blew up the world in their own way
Great video ...I'm sure you've read ' Revolution in the head 'as a musician I loved the detail but you clearly love the scousers ...their jump from love me do to revolver was exponential.
Who thinks Revolver is better than Pepper, I do.
Sgt is very uneven while Revolver is complete masterpiece (prefer Rubber, though)
That is a very good question. I like more songs on Revolver than Pepper, so I would agree.
@@piotrq7150 me too, Rubber Soul is their magnum opus IMO. Revolver and Abbey road right behind it, and maybe Sgt Pepper after.
I do too, but Pepper is a masterpiece.
Gotta think of those three albums as the evolution of their sound and the expansion of their minds. The trilogy stands together with three very individual pieces. So I value them in that way. Each amazing stride is phenomenal and genre defining. I prefer Rubber Soul and Revolver though lol
Aged 7, alone in a big house, bored with my kiddie's vinyl, I started flipping through my parent's section. The cover drew me in, I sat on the floor listening ever more intensely. By the time "Tomorrow Never Knows" kicked in, I fell over backwards, virtually knocked out. I hardly spoke for days afterwards, processing what music could be and do... needless to say, no other track or even album has ever brought me close to that experience, but some of that Beatles-stuff is pretty good... 😄👍
That happened to me with Peppers. When I heard A day in the life my life changed
Van Morrison Astral Weeks and Moody Blues Days of future past do similar things
Every Beatles album did similar to me.
At 5yo I listened to Aunt Irene's Magical Mystery Tour and listened [literally] repeatedly all summer long. I can't hear Strawberry Fields without expecting Penny Lane to play seconds later.
Absolutely
I’m loving these documentaries about the Beatles’ albums. I love how every song is documented with all of the details and recollections from various points of view. It’s the actual quotes that make this so great. It’s so good❗️
I dunno how anyone can not like Paul....he wascthe BIGGEST Beatles fan!!!
Absolutely right😊
Paul McCartney has been one of the most famous men in the world for about 60 years,and there's never been a bad story about him, guys a musical prodigee and all around decent fella
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@@PaulFormentos People still don’t see it, and yet they call us names. I could stoop to that level too but I won’t bc I know the truth. Filming Strawberry Fields was very difficult for John especially.
超大作、ありがとうございます。
これが日本公演の前に制作されていたことは改めて驚かされます。
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I bought "Revolver" when it was first released in the U.S.A. I was then a teenage musician playing in a band that covered some of the tracks from this album. I recently saw The Beatles perform their penultimate concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This video brought back so many great memories of those days from long ago. Thank you! Bravo! Well done!
So glad you enjoyed it!
@@BeatlesBible1I make smelly pancakes in the morning time and then I pass gas. Butt in all seriousness I love your videos.
That's awesome! I love personal Beatles stories as everyone has them....but especially from back in their actual day. My mom was at Shea Stadium '65 for her 14th bday!
@@BeatlesBible1 There is an interview here on TH-cam "Anthony Baray interview..." (hopefully unedited)where the podcaster and I chat about growing up in the 1960s playing music in our part of Los Angeles and how The Beatles hugely influenced many aspects of our lives.
@@TupDigital My old landlord told me he was at that show too. He got so animated when recounting it. Watching that helicopter land and all the people screaming at the top of their lungs was the most exciting thing he ever saw, he told me. 😮
What a remarkable documentary!!!
I can remember the first time I had heard Revolver - like it was yesterday. I was 14 years old, having graduated from Catholic grammar school inn June and about a month away from first year of high school.
The album was released on August 8th in the US (a Monday) and my first girlfriend at the time picked up the album a few days after the release date. She immediately rang me and invited me over to listen to the album, which we listened to on a “close-and-play” record player on her front porch.
Right from the start, came “1,2,3,4,1,2” and then “Taxman”, a riveting rocker - completely different from anything The Beatles ever did - absolutely breathtaking guitar solo in the middle and end. And I loved the cowbell.
And at the end of the LP, “Tomorrow Never Knows”.
Both of us were mesmerized and our minds were blown!!! Another step towards the future of music.
We played the album again and again and couldn’t get enough of it.
I was so fortunate to have had the opportunity to experience this groundbreaking cultural upheaval first hand!
I think a lot of why Paul’s favorite tune of his is “Here, There, and Everywhere” might be because John made such a fuss over how much he loved it. I know Paul must cherish that memory of John telling him so in the hotel room, but John mentioned it many times in interviews after the Beatles split up…when things weren’t so good between he and Paul…I think after all the pain of what happened between Paul and his best friend, and adding the absolute horror of John’s sudden death - that song generated a simple, but sweet memory that Paul holds dear, and that stands out to him amongst all the others. Knowing all of that, it’s not difficult to understand why Paul might love that one little tune of his that much more than all of the other masterpieces in his catalog. What a beautiful daydream that song must bring to Paul❤ Dang…I just dove straight into McLennon-ville, didn’t I? 🤣🤣🤣 Anyway, @BeatlesBible1 - phenomenal job on a documentary of probably my favorite Beatles album (if it’s possible for me to have a favorite.) I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it! Much love - Toni from Alabama ❤️🐘
I'm with you all the way my friend.😊
All the best from Wakefield,England!👍
Long winded but true
John said it was his favourite song on the Album. When he wrote songs like, I'm only sleeping. Tomorrow never knows. Your bird can sing and she said she said. He also said George wrote the best song on Abbey road.
It is hard to have a clear favorite among so many works that one first heard when each was distinct from all other music.
Each has a special appeal; each includes many features that were original and unique at the time; each has songs whose rapturous beauty can enthrall us over and over; each of them carries nostalgia and joy; each reminds us of those voices that, even if departed, will sing as long as "Western Civilization" survives.
Possibly past Jan 20. 😼
@ i couldn’t have said it better myself… :)
I love how this video places Revolver in the context of the time when it was recorded. I feel it really enriches listening to the album in its entirety. Revolver was a stroke of genius that sparked the genesis of future albums, both theirs and other artists.
Revolver & Abbey Road are my two favorite albums
More accurately, Revolver was many, many strokes of geniuses. At least 5 of them: the boys and Martin.
I thought I’d watch a bit of this last night, but I watched it all and I’m going to watch it again! I’m also sharing it in some groups. This is extremely well done. It’s not just another documentary, it’s far above anything else I’ve seen. Thank you for your hard work. You did a phenomenal job!
Excellent Documentary, for Beatles sake! BEATLES 4-EVER! The greatest Rock band of all time, and the creators of Progressive Rock with this album! Thank you oh so much and many muffins and scones. Peace!
I think the *Beach Boys* were the first progressive rock band, and a huge influence on the Beatles. Cheers.
All credit to you guys for delving deep into this masterpiece. Among other things I was not aware of how great a lead guitarist and all round musician Paul was. Keep up the good work chaps!
Bravo Bravo! Detailed and in-depth with love. Yeah Revolver!
What a fantastic documentary. Brilliant
My father introduced the Beatles to me in the 80s. Throughout my 43 years of life, I have gone on several Beatles kicks, which I’m on right now. This video is the third one of yours I’ve watched, second one on which I’ve commented, and want to say how impressed I am about how informative and well done these videos are. Great job! Thank you! ❤
Thank you so much for this deeper then deep deep dive into my favorite album by my favorite band
Brilliant ! The amount of research that you put into these videos is amazing ! 👍
Amazing to hear how much of the creative process is like a stroll through a flea market or junk yard picking up this or that…discarding something after trying it out and at the end having…IT🎭
Our mum bought our dad Sgt Pepper and my twin brother and I took command of that LP. But as an adult, I came to grow into Revolver being their best work, but that came decades later, because when you're 5 yo, you get branded pretty deeply. Then Dad recorded a copy of Abbey Road and that became our fav as I taught myself how to play the Blues on guitar by dropping the needle on She's So Heavy when I were about 8 years old. Then my first LP of my own was Let It Be and my twin brother (drums) and me shed that record. We both get emotional when we hear I've Got a Feeling. His band covers Get Back which he sings on. But for sure, Revolver is my ultimate jam now. Tomorrow Never Knows is my all-time fav track of theirs.
Amazing work everybody who is a Beatles fan should see it I recommanded it to many friends...Well done, so informative, with people that were there not just jounalists that try to figure out what was happening. I can't explain how refreshing this documentary was to watch. Thank you for sharing such a masterpiece....
Thank you
Incredible work! As a Beatles obsessed human since like age 3, I very much appreciate the level of detail and quality of source material seen here. Not easy to cover a monumental piece of art like Revolver with anything approaching comprehensiveness, but this comes as close as practicality allows. Really enjoyed this and will be watching more! Thanks!
brilliantly put together.. the narrative was so well paced.. ..a crafted documentary that flowed ..engaged to the end..thankyou
Glad you enjoyed it!
My favorite album of theirs. Outstanding job on this! Thanks for all your time and efforts!
This came on via an algorithm and I spent the whole afternoon watching it, not realizing almost 3 hours had gone by...which shows how fascinating it is. One question from the start was, why were they referring to "Taxman" as George's first song, and he hadn't proven himself, yet? Hadn't he already written and recorded "Don't Bother Me", "If I Needed Someone" and "Think for Yourself"...all brilliant songs and so true to his unique and influential style??
My take is that, in John's and Paul's minds at least, George still had a lot to prove.
This is my second Beatles Bible video and I commend you on the content. Weaving all these quotes from different books and tapes is documenting all the available information in one video. An amazing effort. Thank you!
This is an outstanding documentary. Great work.
This is a very well done work! Great on research and styling. Only the best for the Beatles! Thank you for this!
I love these! This was so good!
I would LOVE to see a full documentary on the album/movie Help!, which is my favorite album, movie, and song!
Long live Revolver. I loved listening to this on my Bose speakers or my friends JBL 100s. Blasting out about a 100 watts of raw power of love. One of my favorite Beatles' albums/music ever!
Ever since I knew The Beatles I was intrigued by 1966. That’s when their music changed and their hair was longer they rebel from Brian Epstein.The music had changed as well. Paperback Writer and Rain was a game changer. The bass on Paperback and the backwards slowed down on Rain was astonishing.Then Revolver was released and wow. The first album I ever bought was Revolver on CD I was 10 years old. I’m 40 now and I still have it😊
Lennon"s contributions were some of his best work.
@@user-xt8ij4wb5i Im Only Sleeping Tomorrow Never Knows are his best!
I believe 1966 was the peak year of western civilisation.
A quick note: there are not one but *two* fuzz guitars on "Love You To"--one fuzz, and one fuzz with a tone bender applied. They were buried in the original mix and hardly anyone realizes they were even there, but the remixed versions and outtakes on the "Revolver" box set give them much more prominence. Once you can hear them, it turns the song from a straight-up Indian thing to a really heavy acid rock performance. This is one of the most adventurous songs on the album, eclipsed only by "Tomorrow Never Knows".
Incredible video, can't imagine how much research this took.
Just a pity about the mispronounced people and places names.
Typical American habit. Eager enough to delve into the deepest history of a given subject but not enough to show the decent amount of respect to learn the correct way to say certain names other than in the American style or misunderstood due to English spelling.
I love the Revolver album. I bought it on audio tape and it was my only Beatles album on audio tape, playable whilst I was at work (in a riding school, as I was grooming a horse, or cleaning a stable)
Then my niece's husband borrowed it and wore it into knots. He bought me (to _replace_ 'Revolver') a cd of 'No.1'...but it was an extra, _not a replacement_ for my favourite Beatles album...😢 (& as my weekly wage was only raised by £1 per week, every few months, my minimum wage being £1 per week. My maximum wage riding to £6 per week...and I left there after seven years... I couldn't afford to buy many albums myself during those years...nor since marrying an equally tight-fisted (now ex-husband, due to his affair with my upstairs friend and neighbour! ☹️)
...isn't life grand...?! C'est la vie...
This was FANTASTIC!
The U.S. version of 'Revolver' was missing 3 Lennon songs.
'Dr Robert' 'And Your Bird can Sing' 'I'm Only Sleeping' terrible
@@RogerPeet I remember when I got Revolver and looked at my cousin's Revolver album which was the UK version. I was confused and remember asking him "Why is your album different from mine?" The U.S. version of Revolver left out "Dr. Robert", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "I'm Only Sleeping 💤" because the U.S. released the Beatles album "Yesterday and Today" (remember the butcher cover 🤣?) and those three songs were on there.
Those three needed on Yesterday and Today album to complete a PID clue from the song title sequence
Thank you for all of the direct quotes from the various people involved in each song. It really fills things out and gives an understanding of the background of these things better than I’ve known them before.
Revolver is a masterpiece. Not the biggest Yellow Submarine fan but other than that, stellar from top to bottom. Rubber Soul through Magical Mystery Tour was their creative peak.
The White Album, some would say, extended their 'creature peak', And hey, Abbey Road. For gods sake. And then all the solo offerings; every Beatle, even Ringo, seemed to have a vault of material!!
So Abbey Road and Let It Be lacked creativity?
Utter foolishness.
This is absolutely fantastic thank you so much for putting it together.
Imagine if the singles RAIN and PAPERBACK WRITER were put on REVOLVER.
Perfection overload!
How about Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane on Sgt Pepper?😮
@@BeatlesBible1 I always felt they should have included the singles on their albums, but I don’t know if that would take away from other great songs we may never had a chance to hear on an album.
@@rickp3753 I almost brought this up. It’s a great what if. If both albums included the singles, I don’t think I could choose one over the other. I would consider them equal. Maybe REVOLVER would have a slight edge, but SGT PEPPER was the one I probably have listened to more than any other BEATLES record.
Don't Let Me Down and Hey Jude never made it onto an album either.
Excellent documentary, the Tomorrow Never Knows section in particular - Thank you!
I'm really enjoying this, man!! 🤌🏻
Thank you!
This is the best documentary I've seen about the band and everything that was going on around them at the time. Absolutely the best I've ever seen, and I look forward to the next one.
Great work, congratulations and thanks!
Rubber Soul and Revolver had been their best albums...by far! And i will say thank you for creating such good, outstanding and excitening documentarys !! After listening and loving for over 30 years the beatles i still learn a lot here!!!
This is wonderful work of love, thank you!❤
Bernie Taupin has stated about song writing..you either have it or you don't. What a blessing that 2 Beatles had it in the same group
You do George Harrison a great disservice as he also was a fine songwriter
@@andrewarthurmatthews9990Meh, he got by. John, Paul, and Ringo were irreplaceable. Who knows how much better they could have been had they had a top-notch lead guitarist like a Clapton, Page, or Keith Richards.
Superb work!
Absolutely Fabulous video! 300 recording hours for 35 minutes of out of this world music! One never really knows or understands just how much work is involved n needed to produce a masterpiece. An Eye opening video into my Favorite band. Again Beatles Bible goes above and beyond to capture the essence of this Album! God bless you.🎉
Thanks for watching and for the kind words! 🙏
so glad you do these
Glad you enjoyed it!
My Revolver story. I graduated HS in '66 and went off to college n September. In October (my birth month) my mom called asked what I wanted for my b-day. For a change, I knew exactly what I wanted that would be on her budget.
"The new Beatles album, Revolver. That is what I want."
Mom said "Aren't the Beatles kind of....High School?"
I said "Maybe the first ones were, but this one will shake up music for years."
And I had no idea. It was like suddenly music had colors, too. It transformed popular music forever.
Perfect documentary. Thnks so much for such research!!
This is truly excellent. Well-researched, well-written, well-edited, with lots of helpful visuals and voice clips. Thank you so much for the effort. I’m excited to check out more of your documentaries, and I’d be excited to see you make even more.
The official narrative about 4 lads from Liverpool becoming the greatest songwriters in the world in just a few short years is just that, a story. Lots of cool pictures though, I was and still am a big Beatles fan. They are the reason I play guitar.
Were they not four very young, vert talented men who became the #1 band in the world?? Not sure what point you're trying to make.
Mike Williams proves it
Thank you very much I not only really enjoyed this, but found it very inspiring as the Beatles have always done to me. I will not only save this in my favorites but surely listen to it again.face-green-smilinghand-purple-blue-peaceface-fuchsia-tongue-outpillow-turquoise-hot-chocolate
Great work guys! Congrats!
Thank you!
Thankyou very, very much!!!
I loved hearing the "He said, he said" about "She Said She Said" with Lennon's version of the story set against Fonda's.
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I was 13 when Rubber Soul came out and was already a bit of a musical snob, becuse I had been listening to Dylan for years, and jazz and much else. But Rubber Soul just blew my mind and then Revolver 4 or 5 months later, the same and now the Beatles were at the top of the music scene with Dylan. But more than that I really learned a lot about playing music from them and from these videos about their recording process also. These are their two supreme albums and I heard them the day they came out! That as they say, is priceless. Thanks guys for your work, highly appreciated.
Every song on Revolver is a STAND OUT unique original. Genres were invented on Revolver.
Yeah, I always equate Revolver to the Banana album. Bold, pioneering albums made by Masters of their craft. Every song is a revelation. They changed music forever.
Some will never get it.
@@princebondBanana album is nothing compared to Revolver.
@@ArchStanton19966 Music is subjective but to say any of those 2 albums did not pioneer and break new ground for future genres would be a bold faced lie.
@@princebond True but that band and that album are overrated. I think there are as many people who say how great it is as there are people who think it's nothing special. What's so groundbreaking about it? It influenced people to start bands that would bore the hell out of listeners.
I would say Zappa's debut album is way more influential and groundbreaking than that album. Are You Experinced would be another.
This was a truly outstanding production, hands down the BEST video I have ever seen on this time period in the Beatles career. Revolver has always been a massive influence over the course of my life because in some ways (my opinion,) it's more enjoyable at times than Pepper can be. But watching this video really helped me to put the music with the times that they Beatles were living in and what made the tracks come to life. Thank you for this gift you have given to the world, a great production for a great band!
Brilliant doco great work thanks
Love your channel and truly enjoyed this video. Well done, and thanks for what you do!
To say Paul didn't help on Taxman is a understatement. Paul's bass part and guitar solo are some of the main parts in Taxman
"People" are dumbasses. Full stop.
He helped with the recording, yes, just not the songwriting.
Incredible bass!! Isn’t that when they tried moving the mic?
Paul played lead on taxman
@@Chris-wj8fz that’s awesome!!
Excellent work! Watched the whole thing in one go.
Revolver is the greatest album ever.
This video is really good, nothing much I can say about it. It’s really different from your other videos. Thank you for your hard work❤
Oh lord, I can't watch love but I'll start watching all in about an hour
Fascinating insight into the making of a classic. It confirms that creativity is a process of discovery and inspiration. It can't be bottled or mass produced.
Well done! No great new revelations, but very well put together.
I am so soo happy I found this channel
Very nice work! Congrats.
Thanks! Sgt. Pepper is coming out soon!
Tomorrow Never Knows was a John Lennon and its the single most important studio rock song ever recorded and that's an understatement. Nobody has attempted anything like that in that way before or since.
lennon almost always had the most stunning track on an album. strawberry started off dr pepper
Love, Love your wonderful, GIANT monstruosity of a documentary, BeatlesBible🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thank you! 🌞
✅️@@BeatlesBible1
Great documentary my dude! I was half expecting you to go on about drama and what not but you were quite chill for a Beatles video haha. Thank you for going in-depth to the recording process! I didn't know about how Geoff beefed up Paul's bass sound!! Awesome
All masterpieces. But this is not the only album where they pulled it off. How can one pick a "best" or favorite with so much greatness to choose from?
Totally enjoying this. So detailed, and we thank you for such an amazing effort.
I did wonder about one thing... For No One is in 4/4 I think? Not a waltz, in any case. Such a great and haunting song.
I’m early!! Great work to your production skills
Thank you!
there is little music now of days, IMHO, that has so much going on in its music and lyrics that compares to the Beatles albums starting from "Help" onwards. Sometimes I wish I could hear all these albums for the first time again.......because they are/were so mind blowing. Knowing more details of how and why these songs were recorded and what was going on at the time gives one a better perspective of what was going on....and when you listen to these albums again you can re-appreciate their greatness knowing some of the details that lie within them. Very cool, thank you.
'Love You To'. The name of the guy from the Asian Music Circle is Angadi not Angardi. My dad.
(bp) a masterpiece of scholarship and a fan's love. those rare photos (eg. paul in his backyard with guitar taken by brother mike, paul with girlfriend dot rhone) described but not seen in mark lewisohn's magesterial Tune In Volume 1 (which i've just re-read for the 4th time) are a pleasure to finally behold. what a treasure. i'm exhausted after watching this straight through. like Odysseus must have felt reaching Ithica. a big thumbs up.
Hands down one of the greastest, most important and most influential albums ever released in any era or time period
This was a very edifying piece. It obviously gave a pertinent and satisfying account of the Beatles rapid progress. In my recollection, Revolver quickly followed Rubber Soul, and that, in itself, constituted a deep new wrinkle in their music.
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I have to say you really do your research well. From the age of 12 and first hearing the US release of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" I was mesmerized by them and wanted to know everything I could find and read (pre internet, pre- music streaming) and I remember collecting pop bottles and carrying them in by Red Flyer wagon to get the nickle deposit back on each one. I did that until I had enough to buy Meet The Beatles and every subsequent album and 45 they made. I listened on my portable low fi phonograph until I wore the grooves out of the vinyl. You have no idea how much I appreciate this work and imagine it must have taken a great deal of time. Your knowledge of the recordings were done is amazing. Yes I knew bits and pieces before but nothing this complex. Thank you.
That's Great!!!
This is a beautifully crafted piece of work! I always enjoy the minutia you manage to reveal, Thanks much.
Settling in and pressing play. MY FAVORITE Beatles album.... close to my heart and an in depth look? I'm ready!
Outstanding work. Always a pleasure when a DieHard Beatles Fan such as myself learns something new! (That's PAUL'S guitar solo on Taxman?!? WOW!!!) Thank you for your labor of love!
I'm only 2 songs into this so far. I do believe Pete Shoddon had the inspiration for the grave bit at the end. I also believe George contributed to the "ah look at all the lonely people" part. John may have contributed a line or two (not 70%). I also think Paul gave the 'stabbing strings' instruction. Definitely not a Paul-only composition. Fascinating.
love it ! !. never thought that there were a documentary about it.
This LP came out the same year I finished high school. It's always been my favorite of all their albums.
it was this record made me a true fan, i liked Animals Stone Kinks and Who more, the early stuff was great but this album opened a seam in reality that you could step thru and be part of, a little bit with Rubber Soul, but this one was it
Same here 1966
Awesome Stuff👍
Excellent Work..
Damn definitive at just under 3 hours,. Well done
Glad you enjoyed it!
My God. I was 7 years old when I first broke into my big brother's room to steal this album and take it downstairs and listen to it. My parents were clueless as REVOLVER blew my little kid mind back in 1972. This video answers so many questions in my head that started all those years ago. Anytime someone asks me THE QUESTION, the answer is always Revolver (fyi -London Calling comes in second...). 👏👏✌✌😎😎
Funny how Paul never once spoke about his 'significant' input on John's songs while John was alive.
It’s a different kind of Paul… 😉
Why would he? It would've just caused strife for no reason.
You created a masterpiece!❤ You torped up everything what was before!🎉
There’s misinformation here. Paul didn’t do either of the count ins to Taxman. when you listen to them isolated you can hear pretty clearly they’re both George
@@joeywisedrums Omg, You really should see a doctor. Your poor family…
@@user-otzlixr I’m not the one with multiple spaces between my words 💅
@@joeywisedrums lol, is that all you have ? Weak, much like your logic. Good luck.
@@user-otzlixryou didn’t have a single thing on me so 😂 idk why the burden of comeback falls on me when you didn’t even have a good insult to begin with kid
@@joeywisedrums your poor family…. It may not insult you, but I’m doubling down on it.
it is a sad and sinking feeling when you're in a band and try to introduce one of your own songs and instantly you can tell that the guys are really not interested in working on it, it makes just want to pack up and leave
George sure showed them!!
If you give up that easily, then go, you have no business being there and are a quitter.
@@bbmtgeway to be a dick. Can't have too many of those around 😮💨🙊🖕
This is fantastic!
Excellent documentary! Thoroughly enjoying it. Thank you for this. Rubber Soul is my favourite album but Revolver is a close second.
Yeah I agree ..there was no fat on rubber soul and it stank of ganga...the tokeing noises on Girl...lol