My goodness, was that ever a fresh, funny, and compelling take on an album I’ve known bc for most of my life! I loved this, and you had me by the jewels when you backhanded Roger Waters! Awesomely hilarious ❤
I have no idea how old this very charismatic woman is, but she speaks with the wisdom and insight of a 108 year old sage who’s seen and heard it all. This is one of the best Beatles analysis videos I’ve seen out of hundreds. Bravo!
Abbey Road is the Beatles’ 9th Symphony. A final masterpiece achieved in difficult circumstances by the greatest composers of their time. Both the 9th Symphony and Abbey Road have amazing and joyful finales that put a giant exclamation point on the artists’ magnificent career. Despite the struggles, Beethoven and the Beatles finish with a triumphant masterpiece. Excellent video - as always.
Agreed! Beethoven and Beatles each had styles that evolved and unique sounds galore. And worked their compositions incessantly until perfection, I’m waiting for and B and B comparison video - some day.
Abigail, you have an old soul. I don't know if this is what you're going for, but you look like a cool 60's chick. You are gorgeous! Loved the video, and your rendition of "Her Majesty".
@@abigaildevoe and I'd also like to add that Don't Let Me Down would've fit WAY better onto Let it Be than Abbey Road and Her Majesty should've been on McCartney I.
Beautiful Abigail, we grew up believing that John was the preacher, Ringo was the undertaker, Paul was the corpse and George was the grave digger - I'll bet it's different in other regions of the country : ) your videos are always so well done and informative thanks
yep, i hate it when people get that wrong. the vw beetle in the background was the REAL fifth beatle everyone's been looking for. it played the magical tamborine on all the beatle songs and finally got its place in the sun and allowed to show itself on the last beatle album cover. MYSTERY SOLVED!
@@AlBarzUK... its just a game. its one of the things that makes the beatles legendary and fun. the "paul-is-dead' nonsense is just another dimension to the beatles' mystique. you don't have to believe it to have fun with it.
You grew up believing that thanks to Fred Labor, student reviewer of Abbey Road in 1969 (he admits he made up most of the 'clues' that went around at the time!)
Next two albums predictions: - In The Court of the Crimson King - Led Zeppelin II - Then Play On - The Band - Arthur (Or, The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)
My daughter just gifted me a copy of the remastered vinyl version of Abby Road for Christmas. It sounds better than ever and is in my top 3 favorite Beatles albums.
Thx, Abigail. What I enjoy the most is that youth, like you, is still discovering/enjoying the Beatles still at present. Sorry to my lovely daughters who were unknowingly indoctrinated from berth, but is was for their best.
Yowza, with that replica blue dress! The Beatles are my favorite group. This is one of the albums of my lifetime. Thanks for making a video celebrating it!
New to the channel. I've had an opportunity to go back and watch a number of these Vinyl Monday episodes. Your research is outstanding, and your writing is excellent. I can't imagine how much time you invest putting each of these episodes together. Just know it's appreciated. I watch primarily for the in-depth analysis and interesting factoids, but your reviews are really the gravy on the mashed potatoes. Keep up the great work! Subscribed.
Abbey Road is tied with All Things Must Pass as my if-necessary one-and-only "desert island recording". I've saved it to play it through my great ear buds with an MP3 player at the end of several trips on the way home, either on the airplane or in the shuttle/Uber/Lyft. It just transports me to a wonderful different place and time and eliminates any negativity from the rigors of travel. Several times, the album has still been playing when it's time to land or arrive at my house, and I want the journey to last a little longer, even if its hot or bumpy or uncomfortable, in order to let the album finish - that's how powerful and enjoyable it is. Thanks Abby for your perspective on it!
Your vids keep getting better - and they started out excellent. Must salute the Queen of Lovely Rita Fans on a (I insist!) near perfect "I Want You" scream and completely perfect end-of-episode. Glad I stuck around 😅
For me this album is a summary statement of everything The Beatles ever did and every idea they had. They didn't even need to record full songs to prove it. Genius
Abi you are a wordsmith! You nailed it on “Here comes the sun” - “So much of the Beatles most iconic moments were rooted in joy. This is the most joyful of all.”
John Lennon (yawns) : "What are we going to do about the cover, lads?" Ringo Starr : "Well, why don't we go outside and walk backwards and forwards over the zebra crossing and take a few snaps?" Paul McCartney : "Okay. And I'll take my shoes and socks off to make it look a bit more interesting!" George Harrison : "I don't want to go outside 😞"
Paul said the reason he took his shoes off and walked barefoot was because it was too hot. How many of you thinks that black asphalt and white paint would be cooler barefoot? Does that even make sense to you?
george is undeniably magnificent and is strutting his stuff on this record but lennon and mccartney performing songs they wrote from 63 to rubber soul especially are what set the stage for george to shine as bright as he did later. i think you're an old soul, a wordsmith, a gorgeous replica of women george had at his disposal constantly, a woman who hopefully takes care of herself when relating to the tragic figures of rock but lennon and mccartney writing and singing those songs is the heart of the beatles. long live the fab 4 and soon may people start shipping you the records you're missing from your collection....pamela des barres' copies of stones records, etc..
I've always preferred late era Beatles. The White Album was probably the first that I bought for myself and I definitely got a lot of mileage out of it, but Abbey Road is a masterpiece. There are numerous points in it that reduce me to tears and I make a point to give it a proper uninterrupted listen once a year.
Dear God! Who are you? Ive spent at least 50 odd years reading books ,articles and reviews. And this thing you done here.... Im crying really sobbing. Someone has come along with wit and a waaaay deeper understanding of this (and possibly more when I get to it). album. And I go way back to Ralph J. Gleason as far as critic reviewers go. I mean who needs other people's opinions (well I guess we do). This is pure platinum content. Now Im looking for the Patreon. Or coffee. Where do I spend money. I need to give you money (😅). Seriously Thank you sooo much you made my very existance worth it.
Hello Abigail. I love your videos. I just want to say that Nikki Hopkins played with both the Rolling Stones and the Beatles as well. Nikki plays keyboard on Revolution.
My introduction to your channel and I'm SO all about it. You are doing something unique in the TH-cam music nerd genre and thanks for that! Yea....... sometimes I toy with referencing this album without Maxwell and adding Don't let me down where you did and moving Money is a great solution that I hadn't thought of well done! That said I relistened recently and had a "oh I guess I like Maxwell afterall" moment so maybe it should stay as is. Lock it in boys!
Definitely my favourite & most played Beatles album. Such a great insight, thank you. 1969 was a Great year for music. The amount of great album tunes & vinyl 45's I have from that year is over 50
So I'm thinking, what do you know about anything youngster? Then you slap me with your knowledge, insight, thoughtful critique and easy confident sway. Well done you. Please keep it up.
I just want to get this quick thought in about Abbey Road. Abbey Road is a much better album for The Beatle to go out on than Let It Be. Abbey Road is the nice beautiful bow that is wrapped around a box of amazing body of work. It is the finally of a firework display. You can say they went out on a blaze of glory and a wonderful way to end the most remarkable work of artistical music expression in modern popular music. Now each every member of the band can go on to their solo work after having climb the Mt. Everest of what an artist can reach. The Beatles showed that not only the heights of Mt. Everest but the sky was the limits in music creativity.
Great video, Abby. I'm 60 years old and have been a fan of The Beatles since the mid 70s. I would love to have had a daughter like you that I could listen to/discuss The Beatles with. My 19 years old son has no interest in the Beatles or classic pop/rock music. I love him but I wish he was a bit more like me in terms of musical taste.
when I was 14 this album came out and I wrote a 24 page epic poem listening for 5 days to only the melody on side 2. I just got a copy of it last year. To the lads...!
Hands up those who stayed in class until the very end (not The End) of the episode and heard the smart/nice surprise Abby gave us. If ever you wanted to hear her sing...
Great analysis of probably my number one Beatles album though both Revolver & the White Album run it close. Your knowledge of the band is very impressive and I have to say this is probably the best analysis of a Beatles album I've seen on TH-cam. I was born in 1969 and would love to go back there just for a few days.
I'm about to start your video. I'm little afraid, because for me this is like your "Layla", it's been my favorite album of all since I first heard it in 1975 at age 12. Ok, Abbey, ooh I mean Abigail. You nailed it. Abbey Road is an experiential album. Long after we all agreed we loved it, we started to examine why we loved it. Maybe examined it too much. Just let it be. Hey...
First time watching your channel, and this video has hooked me. And now I'm obsessed with the idea of moving "...Money" to side one and having "Don't Let Me Down" replace it in The Long One. Brilliant idea. Looking forward to delving into your past Vinyl Monday videos, keep up the great work.
But would you leave John's "Kill!" intact after the 9th repetition of one two three four five six seven, all good children go to heaven, or would you delete it to save all the Manson gossip?
I've always been under the impression that each verse of COME TOGETHER was about one of the Beatles . . . obviously, the verse with "Ono sideboard" and "bag production" and "walrus gumboot" is the verse John wrote about himself.
Enjoyable as usual. A few thoughts. DON’T LET ME DOWN was never going to be considered for this because it was from different sessions at the beginning of 1969…too different in sound etc… as far as the often maligned MAXWELL…. I maintain that if that song was written and done by say RANDY NEWMAN or WARREN ZEVON it would have been praised by critics to the heavens! They both wrote songs with similar dark comedy themes, check out Excitable Boy by ZEVON. Anyway I think this is one of the best albums ever made , a high point of the RnR era..and it’s not even my favorite Beatle album! They went out on top. Some nit picks….another keyboard player besides Billy Preston recorded with both the Beatles and Stones…NICKY HOPKINS…Hopkins is on Revolution . Ok thanks great job!
"She's So Heavy" for me is the greatest moment of the album. The two versions of "I want you..." make a very pleasent contrast, and the noisy-long end is simply marvelous (yes, I'm a huge fan of Sonic Youth!). A solo, Harrison's or Hendrix's, would have lost its magic feeling.
You are gorgeous!!! Amazing woman. If I was young… but no. I grew up with the Beatles. All those albums when they came out!!! The singles (in mono except the last few).
Abby Road is the Beatles' slickest production record and probably the most pop, not that mindblowing. Meet the Beatles is their most mind-blowing record, the start of Beatlemania. The bootlegs, reissue and reissues, extras, remixes, scrambles, new songs by "The Beatles" a plethora of solo releases only dilute the legacy. The deconstructed versions of their songs are a revelation. This record is the Beatles on autopilot.
Hello and thank you for the great in depth video Abigail 😃 this was very interesting I love that you also talk about little anecdotes and stories from the album. That’s what makes an album really Interesting to me. Subscribed
The End..."I love how you can tell who played what"...well congratulations, sport! Because after decades of listening I've never really figured it out. I've always assumed John played the overdriven one...the other two are really similar. This is how I think it goes... Paul George John...repeat in that order until they finish. If I'm wrong, somebody that KNOWS for sure come in and set me straight. Perhaps you, Abigail?
I've only recently heard Pauls bass lines isolated on "Something". He's doing some very inspired playing indeed. I had the opportunity to meet Robert Moog in the Ninties. He lived in Black Mountain NC just outside of Ashville. He was more an engineer than a musician, but he was a very nice and considerate man.
Beautifully played but a bit busy for a song like "Something". George Harrison once commented that it was a bit much for the song's sentiment. A bit of a showoff on McCartney's part.
Thanks for the great review/analysis. I like your Maxwell’s Silver Hammer theory of the break up, but if that was the case, the reported 100+ takes of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da would’ve done it a year earlier. 😂. Also, because nobody else has asked, did you wear that shirt to match George’s on the cover? And with your hairstyle, you’ve got a Pattie Boyd look going on (I can see her picture just over your left shoulder). Well done.
Our first album in the house Christmas 1969. The first thing I learned was the clues of Paul's " death" on the cover. In 9th grade a Chinese Art teacher played it all day and all year.
Abby, third and final comment about what else the Beatles were doing in 1969... John was banned from the USA at the time, because of a drugs charge. Instead, he and the wife went to Toronto, where he recorded Give Peace A Chance in the hotel room and also organised a concert for peace (documented by DA Pennebaker). The Beatles put out another great single, The Ballad of John and Yoko b/w Old Brown Shoe. The Ballad of John and Yoko is a John masterpiece of sorts, all about the recent adventures, with some really choice lyrics. John was keen to put it out as an "instant single", so he and Paul got together and did all the parts, including Paul on drums. Old Brown Shoe on the flip side is just as good (George, sounding great). The two tracks may be found on Past Masters Vol.2. The end. From me to you, peace and love.
Correction. Get it right, mate. Montreal in Canada is where Give Peace A Chance was recorded. Apparently the locals are very proud of that. But the peace concert was in Toronto. Clapton was in it, and it was filmed by DA Pennebaker.
It blows my mind to hear such great reviews of the bands and music I grew up with as a teenager in the UK from a young American! A refreshing lack of reverence! Just wanted to say that we don't say crosswalk, we say zebra crossing. It's not important, but it is sort of funny.
@@porflepopnecker4376 it’s black and white though like a zebra. I think in the UK this was a good idea to make children cross the road in a safe way. We don’t have laws against jaywalking.
It’s the most modern sounding Beatles album that was made. That’s why it was so accessible in the 1970,s when I first heard it. You could hear it alongside the wall by pink Floyd or ELO quite happily. By the way well done on this review. Your understanding and grasp of the records of this time is improving in leaps and bounds. Your spirit is definitely in the 1960’s. Probably LA the dreamy summer of love in 1967.
Not only is Paul barefoot, but the whole procession is supposed to be a funeral procession: Paul, barefoot and out of step with the others, is the corpse; Ringo, in black, is the mourner; George, in denim, is the gravedigger; and John, in white, is the priest. And don't forget the license plate in the background says 28IF. Paul would have been 28 the following year if he hadn't died. Oh, and there's a skull on the back cover. You have to admit it's a fun conspiracy theory. I laughed out loud as you referred to the Magic Christian as "Ringo's bad film". 😀 And your bit about Maxwell's Silver Hammer with the Get Back footage is hysterical. In no uncertain terms am I stoked to see what your thumbnail and fashion choice will be for next week (something red-ish?).
First, I'd like to tell you that I just discovered your channel and I love it. Now my comment has to do with what you said about George writing the hits. I think it has to do with the fact that most of his compositions were rejected by Lennon-McCartney. He was allowed a couple of songs per album at most so whatever got through had to be excellent. This is also why, after the breakup, he was the most productive former Beatle. No wonder he needed a triple album for All things must pass.
who was on the back cover of abbey road? (WRONG ANSWERS ONLY) (or right if you think you know)
Queen Elizabeth.
Billy Campbell
Abigail Devoe.
Marianne Faithful
Lovely Rita, the meter maid
Abby does Abbey Rd. 🍿
Sounds like a porn film 😂
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My goodness, was that ever a fresh, funny, and compelling take on an album I’ve known bc for most of my life! I loved this, and you had me by the jewels when you backhanded Roger Waters! Awesomely hilarious ❤
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About Maxwell's Hammer, my Dad did not like rock and roll but when he heard Maxwell's he changed his mind and became a Beatles fan lol
I have no idea how old this very charismatic woman is, but she speaks with the wisdom and insight of a 108 year old sage who’s seen and heard it all. This is one of the best Beatles analysis videos I’ve seen out of hundreds. Bravo!
A very generous compliment ...
Abbey Road is the Beatles’ 9th Symphony. A final masterpiece achieved in difficult circumstances by the greatest composers of their time. Both the 9th Symphony and Abbey Road have amazing and joyful finales that put a giant exclamation point on the artists’ magnificent career. Despite the struggles, Beethoven and the Beatles finish with a triumphant masterpiece. Excellent video - as always.
Agreed! Beethoven and Beatles each had styles that evolved and unique sounds galore. And worked their compositions incessantly until perfection, I’m waiting for and B and B comparison video - some day.
I love Abbey Road. In fact it's not only my favorite Beatles album but my favorite album period. It's a masterpiece.
Second that. See me new comment.
My fave Beatles album, and would certainly feature in my all time Top 10 albums.
me too
Abigail, you have an old soul. I don't know if this is what you're going for, but you look like a cool 60's chick. You are gorgeous! Loved the video, and your rendition of "Her Majesty".
What can I say Abby.. just about the best ever Side 2 ever in the history of rock music. 😍
The greatest musical experience from the greatest year in human history: 1969.
I like Abigail's presentation - humorous, smart, and eloquent.
I'M that diehard Silver Hammer fan, thank you very much.
i knew it
@@abigaildevoe and I'd also like to add that Don't Let Me Down would've fit WAY better onto Let it Be than Abbey Road and Her Majesty should've been on McCartney I.
@@BrendanJSmith I agree about DLMD on Let It Be. I actually rather like Maxwell's, and so did UK radio DJs in 1969...
Beautiful Abigail, we grew up believing that John was the preacher, Ringo was the undertaker, Paul was the corpse and George was the grave digger - I'll bet it's different in other regions of the country : ) your videos are always so well done and informative thanks
Some of us never ever gave credence to that bonkers trope. 😅
yep, i hate it when people get that wrong.
the vw beetle in the background was the REAL fifth beatle everyone's been looking for. it played the magical tamborine on all the beatle songs and finally got its place in the sun and allowed to show itself on the last beatle album cover. MYSTERY SOLVED!
Religious thinking ultimately
@@AlBarzUK... its just a game. its one of the things that makes the beatles legendary and fun. the "paul-is-dead' nonsense is just another dimension to the beatles' mystique. you don't have to believe it to have fun with it.
You grew up believing that thanks to Fred Labor, student reviewer of Abbey Road in 1969 (he admits he made up most of the 'clues' that went around at the time!)
As witty as ever and it was a really nice touch singing 'Her Majesty' before the end. Pure class from beginning to end.
And the black screen before it came on - just like on the record!
Next two albums predictions:
- In The Court of the Crimson King
- Led Zeppelin II
- Then Play On
- The Band
- Arthur (Or, The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)
Excellent taste. I've not seen any reaction videos to 'Then Play On', even though it's a classic.
My daughter just gifted me a copy of the remastered vinyl version of Abby Road for Christmas. It sounds better than ever and is in my top 3 favorite Beatles albums.
Thx, Abigail. What I enjoy the most is that youth, like you, is still discovering/enjoying the Beatles still at present. Sorry to my lovely daughters who were unknowingly indoctrinated from berth, but is was for their best.
Paul:
"I've blistas on me...feet!"
...
Ringo:
"Bloody hell..."
Abby,this was a very good way to sum up what and how the Beatles had recorded and released their swan song of an album.Very good video as usual!!!
Yowza, with that replica blue dress! The Beatles are my favorite group. This is one of the albums of my lifetime. Thanks for making a video celebrating it!
The backgrounds in She's So Heavy always made me think of this as a Winter album
New to the channel. I've had an opportunity to go back and watch a number of these Vinyl Monday episodes. Your research is outstanding, and your writing is excellent. I can't imagine how much time you invest putting each of these episodes together. Just know it's appreciated. I watch primarily for the in-depth analysis and interesting factoids, but your reviews are really the gravy on the mashed potatoes. Keep up the great work! Subscribed.
Wikipedia. It's already out there.
Bahaha. Maxwells silver hammer is one of my favorites.
LOL !! Love your ending !!
Abbey Road is tied with All Things Must Pass as my if-necessary one-and-only "desert island recording". I've saved it to play it through my great ear buds with an MP3 player at the end of several trips on the way home, either on the airplane or in the shuttle/Uber/Lyft. It just transports me to a wonderful different place and time and eliminates any negativity from the rigors of travel. Several times, the album has still been playing when it's time to land or arrive at my house, and I want the journey to last a little longer, even if its hot or bumpy or uncomfortable, in order to let the album finish - that's how powerful and enjoyable it is. Thanks Abby for your perspective on it!
Mean Mr Mustard sleeps in the park, shits in the dark tryin' to save paper. You'll never be able to unhear that now. You're welcome!
Your vids keep getting better - and they started out excellent. Must salute the Queen of Lovely Rita Fans on a (I insist!) near perfect "I Want You" scream and completely
perfect end-of-episode. Glad I stuck around 😅
For me this album is a summary statement of everything The Beatles ever did and every idea they had. They didn't even need to record full songs to prove it. Genius
Glad I played it to the very end - GREAT CLEVER ENDING ABBY! Brought a smile to my face!
Abi you are a wordsmith! You nailed it on “Here comes the sun” - “So much of the Beatles most iconic moments were rooted in joy. This is the most joyful of all.”
John Lennon (yawns) : "What are we going to do about the cover, lads?"
Ringo Starr : "Well, why don't we go outside and walk backwards and forwards over the zebra crossing and take a few snaps?"
Paul McCartney : "Okay. And I'll take my shoes and socks off to make it look a bit more interesting!"
George Harrison : "I don't want to go outside 😞"
george "i don't want to go on the roof" harrison strikes again
Paul said the reason he took his shoes off and walked barefoot was because it was too hot. How many of you thinks that black asphalt and white paint would be cooler barefoot? Does that even make sense to you?
Okay. No arguments please. Ms Devoe, you KNOW YOUR STUFF! Instant subscribe!
George is my Beatle too. It brings me tears of joy to hear you praise him so earnestly.
george is undeniably magnificent and is strutting his stuff on this record but lennon and mccartney performing songs they wrote from 63 to rubber soul especially are what set the stage for george to shine as bright as he did later. i think you're an old soul, a wordsmith, a gorgeous replica of women george had at his disposal constantly, a woman who hopefully takes care of herself when relating to the tragic figures of rock but lennon and mccartney writing and singing those songs is the heart of the beatles. long live the fab 4 and soon may people start shipping you the records you're missing from your collection....pamela des barres' copies of stones records, etc..
Great insights! You sound convincing on "Her Majesty" at the end of this.
This was a wonderfully informative and enjoyable video about my favorite band!
I've always preferred late era Beatles. The White Album was probably the first that I bought for myself and I definitely got a lot of mileage out of it, but Abbey Road is a masterpiece. There are numerous points in it that reduce me to tears and I make a point to give it a proper uninterrupted listen once a year.
Ernie, once a year an uninterrupted listen .. what a good idea ...
Ernie...for Christ's sake, get a grip man.
Dear God! Who are you? Ive spent at least 50 odd years reading books ,articles and reviews. And this thing you done here.... Im crying really sobbing. Someone has come along with wit and a waaaay deeper understanding of this (and possibly more when I get to it). album. And I go way back to Ralph J. Gleason as far as critic reviewers go. I mean who needs other people's opinions (well I guess we do). This is pure platinum content. Now Im looking for the Patreon. Or coffee. Where do I spend money. I need to give you money (😅). Seriously
Thank you sooo much you made my very existance worth it.
Excellent video! Thanks 😊
Nice touch at the end.
The soundtrack to my early childhood when everything in life seemed perfect.
Whenever I hear EMI, I can't stop thinking of Johnny Rotten's snarky snarl "EMI". Just got into King Crimson a few years ago.
Same 😂
Hello Abigail. I love your videos. I just want to say that Nikki Hopkins played with both the Rolling Stones and the Beatles as well. Nikki plays keyboard on Revolution.
I misspelled Nicky’s name. I apologize. My bosses name is Nikki - it’s a habit
I was about to say the very same thing!
Abby - your conversant knowledge is stunning and admirable. I love your work..!!! Keep up the good work. You are terrific..!
Abby you have a great voice
Love your her Majesty closing❤
I sang along, heh
My introduction to your channel and I'm SO all about it. You are doing something unique in the TH-cam music nerd genre and thanks for that!
Yea....... sometimes I toy with referencing this album without Maxwell and adding Don't let me down where you did and moving Money is a great solution that I hadn't thought of well done! That said I relistened recently and had a "oh I guess I like Maxwell afterall" moment so maybe it should stay as is. Lock it in boys!
Definitely my favourite & most played Beatles album. Such a great insight, thank you.
1969 was a Great year for music. The amount of great album tunes & vinyl 45's I have from that year is over 50
So I'm thinking, what do you know about anything youngster? Then you slap me with your knowledge, insight, thoughtful critique and easy confident sway. Well done you. Please keep it up.
Abigail NAILS this. Until trying to reorganize "The Long One". Your closing is pure perfection!!!!!! The parting gift to each other.
The Maxwells silver hammer bit made me snort my coffee!😂
I'm jealous of your great record collection!!
Thank you for posting this on my birthday. I knew you still loved me. ❤ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜
happy birthday!!
I love this album. It's my all-time favorite, but now you got me thinking about Don't Let Me Down. Damn!
"Don't Let Me Down" should have been included on Let It Be - fits much better there.
It's right up there with my favourite albums.
23:10 NAILED that "yeah!"
Informative and entertaining.
She's so heavy has to be my favourite beatles tune..
Yeah, it’s a masterpiece.
I just want to get this quick thought in about Abbey Road. Abbey Road is a much better album for The Beatle to go out on than Let It Be. Abbey Road is the nice beautiful bow that is wrapped around a box of amazing body of work. It is the finally of a firework display. You can say they went out on a blaze of glory and a wonderful way to end the most remarkable work of artistical music expression in modern popular music. Now each every member of the band can go on to their solo work after having climb the Mt. Everest of what an artist can reach. The Beatles showed that not only the heights of Mt. Everest but the sky was the limits in music creativity.
Abbey Road is my favorite musical work.
You are the best looking reviewer on the net. If I might be so bold.
This album is a masterpiece, but I feel that way about all of them. I can’t choose!
Great video, Abby. I'm 60 years old and have been a fan of The Beatles since the mid 70s. I would love to have had a daughter like you that I could listen to/discuss The Beatles with. My 19 years old son has no interest in the Beatles or classic pop/rock music. I love him but I wish he was a bit more like me in terms of musical taste.
when I was 14 this album came out and I wrote a 24 page epic poem listening for 5 days to only the melody on side 2. I just got a copy of it last year. To the lads...!
✨Thank you got Vinyl Monday😊
Hands up those who stayed in class until the very end (not The End) of the episode and heard the smart/nice surprise Abby gave us.
If ever you wanted to hear her sing...
I love your use of "Circle Sky" as bumper music.
Come on Abi not one single note should be changed on this masterpiece.
I don't know how the same person can love both Maxwell's Silver hammer and She's So heavy
Great analysis of probably my number one Beatles album though both Revolver & the White Album run it close. Your knowledge of the band is very impressive and I have to say this is probably the best analysis of a Beatles album I've seen on TH-cam. I was born in 1969 and would love to go back there just for a few days.
I'm about to start your video. I'm little afraid, because for me this is like your "Layla", it's been my favorite album of all since I first heard it in 1975 at age 12.
Ok, Abbey, ooh I mean Abigail. You nailed it. Abbey Road is an experiential album. Long after we all agreed we loved it, we started to examine why we loved it. Maybe examined it too much. Just let it be. Hey...
First time watching your channel, and this video has hooked me. And now I'm obsessed with the idea of moving "...Money" to side one and having "Don't Let Me Down" replace it in The Long One. Brilliant idea. Looking forward to delving into your past Vinyl Monday videos, keep up the great work.
Also her record room just crawled in from 1967 lol
But would you leave John's "Kill!" intact after the 9th repetition of one two three four five six seven, all good children go to heaven, or would you delete it to save all the Manson gossip?
Great episode. Thanks
Hi Abby to me this record is a masterpiece every song is beautiful
What a top review. So much love and fun in it. Thanks.
I've always been under the impression that each verse of COME TOGETHER was about one of the Beatles . . . obviously, the verse with "Ono sideboard" and "bag production" and "walrus gumboot" is the verse John wrote about himself.
Enjoyable as usual. A few thoughts. DON’T LET ME DOWN was never going to be considered for this because it was from different sessions at the beginning of 1969…too different in sound etc… as far as the often maligned MAXWELL…. I maintain that if that song was written and done by say RANDY NEWMAN or WARREN ZEVON it would have been praised by critics to the heavens! They both wrote songs with similar dark comedy themes, check out Excitable Boy by ZEVON. Anyway I think this is one of the best albums ever made , a high point of the RnR era..and it’s not even my favorite Beatle album! They went out on top. Some nit picks….another keyboard player besides Billy Preston recorded with both the Beatles and Stones…NICKY HOPKINS…Hopkins is on Revolution . Ok thanks great job!
Good points made,
And Eric Clapton recorded with both too.
Pop quiz: how many murders did the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer inspire?
Nice touch with "Her Majesty" at the end.
"She's So Heavy" for me is the greatest moment of the album. The two versions of "I want you..." make a very pleasent contrast, and the noisy-long end is simply marvelous (yes, I'm a huge fan of Sonic Youth!). A solo, Harrison's or Hendrix's, would have lost its magic feeling.
Your channel is real quality-unbeleivable. Maxwell is Paul looking back to the glory of Pepper(I guess).😸
You are gorgeous!!! Amazing woman. If I was young… but no. I grew up with the Beatles. All those albums when they came out!!! The singles (in mono except the last few).
Abby Road is the Beatles' slickest production record and probably the most pop, not that mindblowing. Meet the Beatles is their most mind-blowing record, the start of Beatlemania. The bootlegs, reissue and reissues, extras, remixes, scrambles, new songs by "The Beatles" a plethora of solo releases only dilute the legacy. The deconstructed versions of their songs are a revelation. This record is the Beatles on autopilot.
Watching Vinyl Monday is the only thing I like about Mondays. Great video. I really enjoyed this.
Hello and thank you for the great in depth video Abigail 😃 this was very interesting I love that you also talk about little anecdotes and stories from the album. That’s what makes an album really Interesting to me. Subscribed
The End..."I love how you can tell who played what"...well congratulations, sport! Because after decades of listening I've never really figured it out. I've always assumed John played the overdriven one...the other two are really similar. This is how I think it goes...
Paul
George
John...repeat in that order until they finish.
If I'm wrong, somebody that KNOWS for sure come in and set me straight. Perhaps you, Abigail?
You are correct.
Brilliant ending 😊
Great video and funny homage to Lennon's Rock N Roll Circus Stones intro
I've only recently heard Pauls bass lines isolated on "Something". He's doing some very inspired playing indeed. I had the opportunity to meet Robert Moog in the Ninties. He lived in Black Mountain NC just outside of Ashville. He was more an engineer than a musician, but he was a very nice and considerate man.
Beautifully played but a bit busy for a song like "Something". George Harrison once commented that it was a bit much for the song's sentiment. A bit of a showoff on McCartney's part.
Thanks for the great review/analysis. I like your Maxwell’s Silver Hammer theory of the break up, but if that was the case, the reported 100+ takes of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da would’ve done it a year earlier. 😂. Also, because nobody else has asked, did you wear that shirt to match George’s on the cover? And with your hairstyle, you’ve got a Pattie Boyd look going on (I can see her picture just over your left shoulder). Well done.
Our first album in the house Christmas 1969. The first thing I learned was the clues of Paul's " death" on the cover. In 9th grade a Chinese Art teacher played it all day and all year.
Abby, third and final comment about what else the Beatles were doing in 1969...
John was banned from the USA at the time, because of a drugs charge. Instead, he and the wife went to Toronto, where he recorded Give Peace A Chance in the hotel room and also organised a concert for peace (documented by DA Pennebaker).
The Beatles put out another great single, The Ballad of John and Yoko b/w Old Brown Shoe. The Ballad of John and Yoko is a John masterpiece of sorts, all about the recent adventures, with some really choice lyrics. John was keen to put it out as an "instant single", so he and Paul got together and did all the parts, including Paul on drums. Old Brown Shoe on the flip side is just as good (George, sounding great). The two tracks may be found on Past Masters Vol.2.
The end. From me to you, peace and love.
Correction. Get it right, mate. Montreal in Canada is where Give Peace A Chance was recorded. Apparently the locals are very proud of that. But the peace concert was in Toronto. Clapton was in it, and it was filmed by DA Pennebaker.
Vinyl Monday is awesome ❤
It blows my mind to hear such great reviews of the bands and music I grew up with as a teenager in the UK from a young American! A refreshing lack of reverence!
Just wanted to say that we don't say crosswalk, we say zebra crossing. It's not important, but it is sort of funny.
Fucking got me with the thumbnail i swear lol
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It’s not a crosswalk; it’s a zebra crossing. That’s what we call it in the UK. 😊
The word "crosswalk" is new to me too. I'm guessing that's what they are called in the USA.
In the US, "zebra crossing" is what we call places in the road where zebras cross.
We call them Donkey Intersections in the Colonies
@@porflepopnecker4376 it’s black and white though like a zebra. I think in the UK this was a good idea to make children cross the road in a safe way. We don’t have laws against jaywalking.
Abigail sounds so British!.... not....
Abby crossing Abbey Road, it's about time!!
It’s the most modern sounding Beatles album that was made. That’s why it was so accessible in the 1970,s when I first heard it. You could hear it alongside the wall by pink Floyd or ELO quite happily. By the way well done on this review. Your understanding and grasp of the records of this time is improving in leaps and bounds. Your spirit is definitely in the 1960’s. Probably LA the dreamy summer of love in 1967.
I’d argue that Oh! Darling is the best vocal Paul ever laid down on tape.
Your thumbnails are awesome
Not only is Paul barefoot, but the whole procession is supposed to be a funeral procession: Paul, barefoot and out of step with the others, is the corpse; Ringo, in black, is the mourner; George, in denim, is the gravedigger; and John, in white, is the priest. And don't forget the license plate in the background says 28IF. Paul would have been 28 the following year if he hadn't died. Oh, and there's a skull on the back cover.
You have to admit it's a fun conspiracy theory.
I laughed out loud as you referred to the Magic Christian as "Ringo's bad film". 😀 And your bit about Maxwell's Silver Hammer with the Get Back footage is hysterical.
In no uncertain terms am I stoked to see what your thumbnail and fashion choice will be for next week (something red-ish?).
my second favourite album of all time
First, I'd like to tell you that I just discovered your channel and I love it. Now my comment has to do with what you said about George writing the hits. I think it has to do with the fact that most of his compositions were rejected by Lennon-McCartney. He was allowed a couple of songs per album at most so whatever got through had to be excellent. This is also why, after the breakup, he was the most productive former Beatle. No wonder he needed a triple album for All things must pass.