I realize now after people have pointed it out that I said "Little Child" is a cover when it is not. I have added a correction to the description and I apologize for getting that wrong.
TheMusicBreakdown I apologize for bringing up the subject of smelly farts, but it has to be discussed. Some people Enjoy the smell of their own smelly farts, and inhale them very deeply.
To say The Beatles are overrated is what certain clueless non musicians occasionally say. The fact is The Beatles are still popular after all this time and their popularity has shown no sign of receding! Why is this...well it's simply because their songs are just that good! Their catalogue of achievements is simply staggering and they did this all in all about 8yrs which to this day noone has come close to. As a musician I listen to them most days simply because I am lost for words at how stunningly complex and simple their songs utilising many musical devices that they simply shouldn't of known about yet they used them to the poignant powerful effect and devices are all over their sublimely crafted music. The Beatles are actually ''underrated'' because music education was taken out from school curriculum eventually and almost altogether and without this mindless act students of the west would appreciate the beauty of the Beatles music.
There is one thing I have never learned to understand. All the people talk about Norwegian Wood, In My Life, And I Love Her, Yesterday and others. But nobody talks about the incredible song called Girl from Rubber Soul. That song is not only underrated, it is just probably one of the best songs ever written in history. Note the harmony in it, the melody... Just unbelievable. To me it will remain as an enigma why people do not want to pay attention to it.
The thing that amazes me about this group is that they did all this in 7 years (1963 - 70) 220+ songs in 84 months and 20 number one hits, I mean that's mindboggling.
Not overrated at all. Just endlessly fascinating. At their very least, they are the influences of everything that still holds up, and will, for a very long time...
The first 5 albums are highly overrated, from rubber souls they’re either masterpieces or great albums. If you don’t consider yellow submarine obviously
You will evolve as a listener too, kid. Keep listening to the Beatles and come back in 30 years and re-watch your video. You'll get a kick out of it. You have the disadvantage of hearing these songs way after they revolutionized every genre of music that came after them. They're way more significant than you realize. They are not in any way overrated.
@Bruce Alan _Only 10 of the album's 14 songs were cut that day. The other four - "Love Me Do," "P.S. I Love You," "Ask Me Why" and the title track - had been recorded and released as singles and B-sides the previous year._ ultimateclassicrock.com/50-years-ago-the-beatles-record-most-of-the-please-please-me-album/ Thank you for the clarification.
That's not really that impressive, it was par for the course back in the day. In fact as late as 1970 Black Sabbath recorded their entire first album in 12 hours - and it was no charity stunt, they just got their shit done. It is as well to recall however, that musicians at that time could not depend on technology, they had to know how to deliver a proper live performance - and studio recording almost just live recording. And the Beatles would have got their set pretty tight by then; their stint in Hamburg really honed the band in that respect, by the time they came to record they had this stuff down _tight!_
The Beatles were like masters in their genre. Most artists are flash in the pan, remember them for a little while, but history will ignore them. The Beatles will be remembered for centuries like Beethoven and Mozart. I am just so happy that I lived during the time when they were alive and putting out new material. It would be like being alive when Michelangelo was painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It will br remembered for eternity, but we actually got to witness its creation.
Being an old fart that grew up with The Beatles' music as the soundtrack to his life I very much enjoyed your very thoughtful rundown of their albums. It gives me great hope that future generations yet born will "get" what The Beatles did for pop music and culture.
Sgt. Pepper might not be the best album made but its the most influential. It changed how records were made and sold. It made everything before it become instantly dated. It transformed the idea of what a pop album was supposed to do or be.
For me, revolver is the clear choice for the best album by the band. All 4 members firing on all cylinders and completely engaged with each other. Last time Lennon truly cared about a Beatles album. George coming into his own as a writer. Ringo playing some of the best fills of his career. And of course Paul’s contributions are other worldly.
Great video. I like that you tackled the entire discography in one video and were able to articulate succinctly your reasons for your choices. I enjoyed your fresh take and honesty.
I didn't mind that he prefers Fixing A Hole to Strawberry Fields Forever. Fixing A Hole is a deep song that works thematically on many levels. It's his opinion and everyone's entitled to their opinion. But then he lists it as his least favourite track, so now I have to question his judgment. Not on Fixing A Hole, which you can argue he's claiming is the weakest of an album of greats in this situation, but on Strawberry Fields. OK. You do you.
Yeah but songs get changed and evolve. As someone who played lead guitar for one of John Lennon's best friends and who has written song since the 1970s (pretty shite to be honest bar one I still play but have improved). Point being what you hear in 1967 is way more advanced than the original 'idea', as inspired as that was.
Ringo's drumming on tomorrow never knows was used on setting sun by the chemical brothers. Tomorrow never knows sounds as if it was made in the 90s it's so far ahead of its time.
You should do a retrospective of John lennons solo career. Not much was released but it's damn good. Especially his first two albums. Imagine is one of my favorite albums ever. I can put it on front to back and not skip a single track
I rather think Norwegian Wood was a song about a girl Lennon DIDN'T have an affair with! (Although he hoped he was going to, of course..) The 'So, I lit a fire' line was always a deliciously ambiguous ending, with so many possible meanings.
During the two weeks prior to public release, the entire "The Beatles" LP was played, every night, commercial-free, one side after the other, with the DJ only introducing the next side by number, on my city's FM station. And during the weekend it was all-"Beatles" all the time.
Actually, fun fact: that heavy 'guitar' in Think For Yourself, is actually Paul introducing his brand new Rickenbacker Bass by hooking it to a fuzz pedal. If you listen carefully, you can tell it's a bass the way it's played. It blew my mind too
Hey. I know you made this vlog 4 years ago but I've just started to watch 'Beatles Reviews' having followed them all of my 'nearly' sixty years. I liked and largely agreed with other reviews by the likes of John Heaton and Mean Mr Mayo, and then came your work. I have to say man your review was awesome. A full and timeless perspective of each album and track that made it the best 50+ minutes ive enjoyed in some time. FAB review
You didn't grow up with "The Beatles," so under-appreciate their first LP. It was not only the equal of everything else there was, but also was ahead of the "market".
Call me a beatles fan girl but I totally love all of their early stuff even though I understand its not as amazing as their stuff after the early days. The Corn factor honestly makes me bubbly and happy
Sgt. Peppers is my favorite album ever. For like four years when I was a little kid, I’d play it ever night. So I’ve literally listened to it over a thousand times.
please don't listen to 'please please me' as a first album - it makes more sense to look at it retrospectively as precedent to their later work - in some respects their first two albums are their best in terms of an emotional listening experience - go on, give it a try
I do enjoy Please Please Me esp songs like Anna, DO You Want to Know a Secret, Twist & Shout ... overall the album is a bit dated with a light spindly early 60s sound, slightly twee. But With the Beatles is a real gem - their covers are astonishingly good .... You've Really Got a Hold on Me, Please Mr Postman, Devil in Her Heart, Till There Was You & Money .... wow!! Then there's All My Loving, It Won't Be Long & Not A Second Time, fxck, just too good. You're right that these two albums are pointers to the greatness to come but I reckon these are great albums in their own right esp With The Beatles.
Bravo! Great job. I'm a second-generation Beatle fan, born around when they broke up. I caught wind of them through their solo stuff in the 70s and became a fan at the age of 11 in 1979 when Paul released Back To The Egg and George released his self-titled set. Unfortunately, I caught on to the Beatles trip just a John was murdered so that left a lasting impression on me, as well. Cheers. You made a great video.
you have to have get back at the end because of john’s amazing line though “i’d like to say thank you on behalf of the group and myself and i hope we passed the audition.”
One should take into consideration, when analyzing The Beatles' first two albums...The Beatles were new. Their sound was new. No one else had really ever done anything like them before. There really wasn't anything to compare them to. Granted...we already had Elvis, and many blues artists. But the notion of pop music...really came into its own with The Beatles' first two albums. 'All My Loving', is quintessential pop. And a it stands, even in todays market as quality, and true beauty. 👍☀️👍 Just sayin', 😎 Great review work. You did a fantastic job.
I agree with Babe Root, for me their early albums had a lot more catchy and likeable songs than other English groups that IMO had the ‘singles’ in there but the rest of the songs on the album seemed light weight in comparison. I’m glad Decca records rejected The Beatles, George Martin was THE only one to produce them. Try to imagine anyone else working on their records.
No doubt Ian. Agreed. And as far as your assessment of Geroge Martin...I truly look at him...as the 5th Beatle. Not only did he play many of the instruments, on many of their recorded tracks...but because he was a classicaly trained musician...he gave them ideas, they may have never had. Just like Ian Stewart, of The Rolling Stones. He was actually an original member, but because of his "looks"...the Stones opted not to portray his face as a full fledged member...but he contributed quite a bit. Point I am making, and I think you would agree...a band doesn't necessarily have to advertise a certain musician as a member of the band. When one contributes as much as Geroge Martin did...he becams a member in my book. I truly do not believe...The Beatles, would be "The Beatles", without George Martin.
Finally someone that acknowledges that pepper is a loose concept album. I got in an argument with someone that said it’s not in anyway a concept album. Their argument was that none of the songs are directly connected and didn’t have a story. But they’re connected in that they are all supposed to be songs written and performed by the fictional band. Maybe not a full on concept album but still it kinda is
Great job . You give me hope for your generation. Hope there's more like you 😁. Seriously , I'm impressed with your analysis and commentary. Are you a musician ? You must be , if not I'm even more impressed. My 21 year. old daughter shares your Beatles passion. Myself being a musician and music constantly on in our home contributed greatly to that. Both my kids who were born in the 90's really know they're music history from 60 's to now. We all enjoy most genres except country . Thanks again
I used to feel that way about country music but I’ve since changed my mind. I love Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams (Sr.), not to mention some newer artists like Rhiannon Giddens and Mickey Guyton.
To start it this way: I usually dislike "Kids" (sorry man, just for the comparism) explaining The Beatles to me - as it obviously should be the other way round! But watching this with growing pleasure I have to admit: Very, very well done! I really like the way you showed, that each album was richer than the one before, I really was stunned by some brilliant anyalyses, but what I really loved was the passion you threw in! Great work, honest kudos!!!
Yes, it does give you hope that future generations will appreciate what The Beatles did for pop music and culture. Everything begins with The Beatles..... and I mean everything.
michel031257 man musical appreciation knows no age. The content and appreciation is there. I’m probably a “kid” to you as well but I’m a musician who values the differences and growth between records and feel like peppers should be linked stronger to pet sounds imo
There really isn't a better album than SGT Peps. You have to remember this album was far and away ahead of what anyone else could conceive of when it came out. Everything about it is not as it seams even the fact it was about a folly band playing a live folly gig. There simply has never been an album ever since that has come out and been so advanced and ahead of the curve as this album was when it was released. Don't even get me started on the techniques used to even produce this sucker. A modern day comparison would have to be a concept album with sounds you have never heard before, with song styling you are just not familiar with, and still it knocks everything off the charts GLOBALLY! Good luck finding a record today or back after this album was released!
You've forgotten a very important point about The Beatles and it's because you've grown up with CDs. Although not technically a musical quality, the ALBUM COVERS are important, too. We all, at some point, stared at the album covers while listening to the music. Covers were important to The Beatles, as well as numerous artists of the time
I loved your exuberant review of Eleanor Rigby, Paul was 23 when it was released, a story way beyond the experience of most 23 year olds. Yesterday, as I get older it feels like a lament after a long relationship- 20 years or more & again written whilst Paul was in his 20’s - they all were in their 20’s. Yes their early stuff was pure Pop but they were kids. Having experienced loss at such young ages & the extreme austerity of post ww2 possibly accounts for this wisdom. We North Americans never suffered like they did certainly through the war but even after. They had 20 #1 his here only 17 in the UK, some think it’s due to all the other greats that became the “British Invasion”, I wonder if the fact we had more $$$ to spend might have been an issue. I was 5 when they appeared on Ed Sullivan so they have been part of the sound track of my life.
Great review, brought with infectious enthusiasm! But a few great songs went uncommented on: Paperback Writer and Rain - the A and B sides of a single released early in 1966, both VERY good. I’m Only Sleeping - a wonderfully strange, dreamy and humorous song on Revolver (1966). Lady Madonna and The Inner Light - again only released on single, in early 1968. Hey Jude - released on single with the rougher version of Revolution, later in 1968. The Ballad Of John And Yoko and Don’t Let Me Down - released on single in 1969. Because - one of the absolute highlights on Abbey Road album. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - the B side of the Let It Be single, released in 1970. It’s mad, but displays their musical versatility and is always fun listening to. They started work on it in 1967.
I’ll rank the albums I guess because I have nothing better to do 13: Yellow Submarine 12: Please Please Me 11: Beatles for Sale 10: With the Beatles 9: Let it Be 8: A Hard Day’s Night 7: Rubber Soul 6: Magical Mystery Tour 5: Help! 4: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 3: Revolver 2: The Beatles 1: Abbey Road
13 Yellow Submarine 12 Let it be 11 Please Please Me 10 Beatles for Sale 9 Sgt Peppers 8 Magical Mistery Tour 7 Abbey Road 6 With The Beatles 5 A Hard Day's Night 4 The Beatles (White) 3 Help! 2 Rubber Soul 1 Revolver
Aware this review is now some 2 years old but I really really liked your overview of the works of the Beatles. You reflected my feelings of the albums almost verbatim. I am glad I have heard an opinion from someone who values Revolver and revolution Number 9 as highly as I have done for many years.
Never disagreed with you more than about I Me Mine, which is on my list of 13 or so greatest Beatles songs, along with Let it Be's I've Got a Feeling. I realise the latter choice is a particularly eccentric 1.
Given you weren’t alive to experience Beatlemania you present with the excitement and energy as if you were. Kudos! Their impact will never be replicated.
Personally, my top 3 albums would be 1. Revolver/Abbey Road 2. White Album 3. Sgt Pepper's Edit: Forgot to tie abbey road with revolver for number 1 :P
Very confident delivery, let down by multiple mistakes in your research. You're also the first person I've heard ever call The Beatles "slightly overrated" look forward to seeing you re-do this review in years or so with abit more maturity and knowledge as I love your presentation style.
This is an impressive set of reviews. I don't say that lightly, having been a massive Beatle fan since 1985. You sum up each album very well indeed, though I don't agree with many of your comments about the early albums nor Let it Be, but hey your opinion and my opinion are just that, opinion! That said, you totally nail it on Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, white album, M Mystery Tour, Abbey Rd . Even your comments on the various songs on Please Please Me, With the Beatles & Let it Be are well placed. Your rating for each album is spot on, though I'd rate Let it Be a bit higher and Beatles For Sale & Help a tad lower. I am very impressed by your knowledge and appreciation of The Beatles. You ought to do something similar for their singles, which would give you a chance to review She Loves You, We Can Work it Out, Strawberry Fields, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude and Ballad of John & Yoko.
Little child is not at cover. The problem with a retrospective like this is that you weren't there to feel the impact these albums made in their day. As a result you're kind of in the dark
Great video, this may be an unpopular opinion but carry that weight is criminally underrated in the ending to the album and the medley as a whole. When ever that song comes on the volume goes straight to max. So powerful and gorgeous
You have to put yourself in the place that people were in when the The Beatles hit the scene. Then you will totally understand that they were groundbreaking. My mom had me at 17. She gave me the Beatles first album that she bought at 14. To this day, it's the best album ever.
Nice review of the albums (Although I would rate AHDN higher than BFS or Help). Great enthusiasm. Reminds me of me when I discovered them so many years ago. Look forward to more reviews.
I like this review. Enthusiastic and clear appreciation with a musical understanding. Sequenced and the editing keeps us moving. I don't know too many bands who were as consistent as The Beatles and classically trained producer George Martin understood what worked best before witnessing their incredible advancement that changed the recording process for everyone. As many of you will know the first Beatles album was recorded live on two-track. Apparently for this 10-12 hour recording session, George Martin decided ask them to set up as on stage and set microphones, levels and acoustic baffles as appropriate. July 1964 brings us A Hard Day's Night and the third album, the sink or swim stage. Studio advancement and four-track recording enables delayed options with more space to work with and better vocal and instrument blending. This is evident on the finished warmer recordings than previous. They still sound very good today but then Abbey Road Studios were built to get the best sound possible before more advanced machines were used for 'recorded treatment'. In 1966 readings tell us that John Lennon wanted the tracks on Revolver to flow together on each side but EMI wouldn't have it. Further readings tell us that Beach Boy Brain Wilson has always been astounded that the advanced and for the time complex Sgt. Pepper album (1967) was recorded on four-track. Much credit here to George Martin and his engineers. Some eight-track recording was used on the following The Beatles double album (1968) which also had a chosen dry mix compared to the year before with much production stripped back. 1969 sees Abbey Road Studios take delivery of a transistorised recording console compared to valve circuits which gave the September release Abbey Road album a more lush sound on the final mix. "The Beatles came along at the right time. They didn't choose that time. Somebody chose it for them." - George Martin. Thank you for posting your enjoyable video. Liked/added.
My ranking 1- Abbey Road 2- Revolver 3- The White Album 4- Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 5- Rubber Soul 6- Magical Mistery Tour 7- Beatles for Sale 8- Help! 9- Let it be 10- A Hard Days Night 11- With The Beatles 12- Please Please Me 13- Yellow Submarine
Something i learned about Help! recently was how Wait (from Rubber Soul) was written during Help but was scrapped for Dizzy Miss Lizzy (probably didnt have time to finish it). Completely agree about Dizzy Miss Lizzy though, it completey changes the mood
I don't agree with everything, but nice work on the album reviews!! Not sure how long you have been listening to Beatles, but your reviews are fresh and not so jaded with years of exposure to their music and their hype. Well done!
I enjoyed your reviews. You cover a period of I awaited the arrival of each of these albums. To give a personal perspective of the time, I graduated h.s. in 1967.
10:01 LOL (Baby's in Black) He is not after a widow, he is after a woman who is mourning her last relationship. "Oh how long will it take, 'till she sees the MISTAKE SHE HAS MADE" The relationship she just had was the mistake, and Lennon is wondering how long will it take for her to get over it. 16:17 (Think For Yourself) the "guitar tone courtesy of George" you mention is actually Paul on what they called "fuzz bass" which just his bass on a distortion pedal. Otherwise, excellent reviews. Well done.
I wonder why he did not include "Something" by George Harrison in his top five trackss on Abbey Road album? John Lennon acknowledge it as George's best song he ever wrote...
For me, 'Hard Day's Night' is the album to play to an alien who asks 'What is this thing called Popular Music?' - this is the album to play to the curious alien - there's not one duff moment! I happen to adore 'Revolution 9', especially the use of the last two unison notes of Sibelius Symphony 7 (used 13 times, I counted!). I know I'm in a minority, but I don't care! Thank you for a fascinating and well-presented run-down.
My Dad was 17 when Sgt. Pepper came out, and as a serious music fan he had a vinyl collection that had virtually every important release from 1962 until 1986 when he shifted to CD. I discovered the I Feel Fine/She's A Woman single when I was 6, played on my shitty Disneyland record player, and I was hooked. My Pop was indespensible, answering my questions & turning me on to not only the Beatles solo work but also the bands that influenced them (Buddy Holly, Elvis, Little Richard, etc.) When I was in Junior High in 1989/1990 I routinely got mocked & ridiculed for being such a huge Beatles fan, even more so when the Grunge period broke, so when the Anthology of the mid-90's helped propel interest in the band to younger generations I was pleased that at least Gen Y and the coming Millennials would give the Beatles a chance and fall in love with them as previous generations had. So while I get some older fans may balk at 14 year olds playing Mark Lewisohn, getting possessive of "their band", I dig young cats not only getting the brilliance of the band but offering their perspective of how the music effects them.
Magical Mystery Tour having the book on the inside to me makes it seem as if it’s a children’s book with the colorful cover with them dressed as animals. It works perfectly
Some of the group's songs appeared on singles, but not on albums, in the UK during their time together. Post-breakup the singles were compiled into Past Masters Vols. 1 & 2. Those songs ranged from hits ("I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Hey Jude") to rarities ("The Inner Light," "You Know My Name, Look Up the Number"). Have you considered filming a review of the Past Masters?
Excellent video. Your knowledge and enthusiasm for the material makes this review a joy to watch. Of course no two people are going to have the same opinion of the Beatle songs. But you make a great case for each song you like and the few you don’t. I have a bit more love for the early Beatles than you, but a lot of my opinion of those songs are nostalgia driven. They take me back to my childhood playing “with the Beatles” and “hard days night” on Friday nights with my parents and sisters. Anyway, great job on the review. I assume you have more reviews, and I will be checking them out.
the founding member of the band fittingly has the last word on 'Let it Be' at the end of the rooftop show. making the ironic joke about "hopefully passing the audition" at what turns out to be the final moment of their career as a band, for good or ill. they leave you w/ a laff, and a bit of sadness. many thanks to TheMusicBreakdown.
Lennon had two song bits -- the beginning and ending bits of "A Day n the Life". He shared those with Paul and said he needed a "middle-eight" -- which Paul came up with on the spot.
I realize now after people have pointed it out that I said "Little Child" is a cover when it is not. I have added a correction to the description and I apologize for getting that wrong.
You are so damn underrated it's not even funny, keep up the fantastic content
TheMusicBreakdown
I apologize for bringing up the subject of smelly farts, but it has to be discussed. Some people
Enjoy the smell of their own smelly farts, and inhale them very deeply.
Well, I don't put the fault on you, the song just sounds like a generic late 50s rock song, not much like The Beatles de know.
I agree!
Yeah I'm gonna sub
To say The Beatles are overrated is what certain clueless non musicians occasionally say. The fact is The Beatles are still popular after all this time and their popularity has shown no sign of receding! Why is this...well it's simply because their songs are just that good! Their catalogue of achievements is simply staggering and they did this all in all about 8yrs which to this day noone has come close to. As a musician I listen to them most days simply because I am lost for words at how stunningly complex and simple their songs utilising many musical devices that they simply shouldn't of known about yet they used them to the poignant powerful effect and devices are all over their sublimely crafted music. The Beatles are actually ''underrated'' because music education was taken out from school curriculum eventually and almost altogether and without this mindless act students of the west would appreciate the beauty of the Beatles music.
There is one thing I have never learned to understand. All the people talk about Norwegian Wood, In My Life, And I Love Her, Yesterday and others. But nobody talks about the incredible song called Girl from Rubber Soul. That song is not only underrated, it is just probably one of the best songs ever written in history. Note the harmony in it, the melody... Just unbelievable. To me it will remain as an enigma why people do not want to pay attention to it.
the breathing is so creepy lmao
@@SeanBialo in my opinion it adds to the odd feeling of lust the song carries
A lot of people talk about it.
It's kinda overhyped.
sounds like tiny tim
Probably cause its a bleakish song
The thing that amazes me about this group is that they did all this in 7 years (1963 - 70)
220+ songs in 84 months and 20 number one hits, I mean that's mindboggling.
Not overrated at all. Just endlessly fascinating. At their very least, they are the influences of everything that still holds up, and will, for a very long time...
@William Magee not in case of the Beatles they are god
@William Magee You are absolutely correct. And the Beatles are the best band ever ;)
The first 5 albums are highly overrated, from rubber souls they’re either masterpieces or great albums.
If you don’t consider yellow submarine obviously
You will evolve as a listener too, kid. Keep listening to the Beatles and come back in 30 years and re-watch your video. You'll get a kick out of it. You have the disadvantage of hearing these songs way after they revolutionized every genre of music that came after them. They're way more significant than you realize. They are not in any way overrated.
You forgot to mention they recorded Please Please Me in a single day.
@Bruce Alan He means the whole album, that's part of the reason John's voice is so torn up on Twist & Shout.
@Bruce Alan _Only 10 of the album's 14 songs were cut that day. The other four - "Love Me Do," "P.S. I Love You," "Ask Me Why" and the title track - had been recorded and released as singles and B-sides the previous year._
ultimateclassicrock.com/50-years-ago-the-beatles-record-most-of-the-please-please-me-album/
Thank you for the clarification.
Not even a day, 12 Hours
In hours and harmonies are amazing and I stopped when he said love me do was first number one in us ; everybody knows it’s I wanna hold your hand .
That's not really that impressive, it was par for the course back in the day. In fact as late as 1970 Black Sabbath recorded their entire first album in 12 hours - and it was no charity stunt, they just got their shit done.
It is as well to recall however, that musicians at that time could not depend on technology, they had to know how to deliver a proper live performance - and studio recording almost just live recording. And the Beatles would have got their set pretty tight by then; their stint in Hamburg really honed the band in that respect, by the time they came to record they had this stuff down _tight!_
The Beatles were like masters in their genre. Most artists are flash in the pan, remember them for a little while, but history will ignore them. The Beatles will be remembered for centuries like Beethoven and Mozart. I am just so happy that I lived during the time when they were alive and putting out new material. It would be like being alive when Michelangelo was painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It will br remembered for eternity, but we actually got to witness its creation.
Dude! "Please, Please Me" has AMAZING harmonies!
Yeah but it's inferior
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@@dale992 omg i commented that 7 months ago. idk what i was talking about tbh
oh okay lol
Note the dynamics: the bass is at the very bottom, McCartney's vocal is at the very top, and everything else happens between the two.
Being an old fart that grew up with The Beatles' music as the soundtrack to his life I very much enjoyed your very thoughtful rundown of their albums.
It gives me great hope that future generations yet born will "get" what The Beatles did for pop music and culture.
Sgt. Pepper might not be the best album made but its the most influential. It changed how records were made and sold. It made everything before it become instantly dated. It transformed the idea of what a pop album was supposed to do or be.
Pepper has some good songs but revolver is better .Beatles 4 sale has some good songs ,but it is not very satisfying.
You mentioned When I'm 64 as being such a big songwriting progression, but in reality, it was written by Paul when he was 17.
I think that the melody was written when he was 17 the lyrics came later
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He was 16.
this threads a mess
He’s literally said 15
I think “you never give me your money” doesn’t get enough praise for how adventurous it is. And starts off the second side of abbey road so well...
For me, revolver is the clear choice for the best album by the band. All 4 members firing on all cylinders and completely engaged with each other. Last time Lennon truly cared about a Beatles album. George coming into his own as a writer. Ringo playing some of the best fills of his career. And of course Paul’s contributions are other worldly.
Great video. I like that you tackled the entire discography in one video and were able to articulate succinctly your reasons for your choices. I enjoyed your fresh take and honesty.
fixing a hole is better than strawberry fields? dude what are you smoking!? i don't mind fixing a hole... BUT SF IS A MASTERPIECE!
All credibility was lost at that point.
I didn't mind that he prefers Fixing A Hole to Strawberry Fields Forever. Fixing A Hole is a deep song that works thematically on many levels. It's his opinion and everyone's entitled to their opinion. But then he lists it as his least favourite track, so now I have to question his judgment. Not on Fixing A Hole, which you can argue he's claiming is the weakest of an album of greats in this situation, but on Strawberry Fields. OK. You do you.
PS. You might not know that Paul wrote 'When I'm 64' when he was about 15.....So the opposite of a 'progression' .
Didn't it only start as piano notes when he was 15?
@@Jekkyboi no it was written then I think it says that in the anthology book
Yeah but songs get changed and evolve. As someone who played lead guitar for one of John Lennon's best friends and who has written song since the 1970s (pretty shite to be honest bar one I still play but have improved). Point being what you hear in 1967 is way more advanced than the original 'idea', as inspired as that was.
It's all too much is super underrated, one of their BEST songs
It’s one of the best psycadelic rock/acid rock songs ever written
Glad you show the love for "Good Night". It's often overlooked but it's a beautiful tune and Ringo's voice suits it perfectly.
I wouldn't call Johns triplets on all my loving "quiet simplistic"
No-one was doing what John did on rhythm guitar at that time.
Quite a simplistic comment. Obviously he is not a musician.
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He could be a very experienced musician that feels the "Triplets" are not too complicated....and I am a musician! 😂
@@Beatgeneration2010 triplets aren't difficult to understand, but, well when you try to do them..
Ringo's drumming on tomorrow never knows was used on setting sun by the chemical brothers. Tomorrow never knows sounds as if it was made in the 90s it's so far ahead of its time.
You should do a retrospective of John lennons solo career. Not much was released but it's damn good. Especially his first two albums. Imagine is one of my favorite albums ever. I can put it on front to back and not skip a single track
I rather think Norwegian Wood was a song about a girl Lennon DIDN'T have an affair with! (Although he hoped he was going to, of course..) The 'So, I lit a fire' line was always a deliciously ambiguous ending, with so many possible meanings.
During the two weeks prior to public release, the entire "The Beatles" LP was played, every night, commercial-free, one side after the other, with the DJ only introducing the next side by number, on my city's FM station.
And during the weekend it was all-"Beatles" all the time.
Actually, fun fact: that heavy 'guitar' in Think For Yourself, is actually Paul introducing his brand new Rickenbacker Bass by hooking it to a fuzz pedal. If you listen carefully, you can tell it's a bass the way it's played.
It blew my mind too
Yeah, I don't know why they didn't really use it again.
You never commented on "Because" from Abbey Road.
good point. Excellent song!
Because: The Beatle's prettiest and hippiest song.
Amazing harmonies!
@@Cosmic_Mike-2024 happy while sinding kind of sad at the same time.
My favourite from the album
John got the idea for the melody when Yoko was playing Moonlight Sonata on piano and he asked her to play it backwards
'Abbey 'F'n' Road' is the GREATEST album I have ever heard, and I'm 57!
It's difficult to think they are overrated. There never was, is, or will be a group anything like them. Brian Oosterbeek Nederland
Hey. I know you made this vlog 4 years ago but I've just started to watch 'Beatles Reviews' having followed them all of my 'nearly' sixty years. I liked and largely agreed with other reviews by the likes of John Heaton and Mean Mr Mayo, and then came your work. I have to say man your review was awesome. A full and timeless perspective of each album and track that made it the best 50+ minutes ive enjoyed in some time. FAB review
Please please me is a fantastic record for it’s time...
But you have the right to dislike it or should I say misunderstanding it ;)
You didn't grow up with "The Beatles," so under-appreciate their first LP. It was not only the equal of everything else there was, but also was ahead of the "market".
very introspective & entertaining will watch more of your album reviews keep it up!
Call me a beatles fan girl but I totally love all of their early stuff even though I understand its not as amazing as their stuff after the early days. The Corn factor honestly makes me bubbly and happy
The Beatles recorded the Please please me Album, it was recorded in 10 hours, the entire album in 10 hours!!!
"Their second album took even longer." (The Rutles)
Sgt. Peppers is my favorite album ever.
For like four years when I was a little kid, I’d play it ever night. So I’ve literally listened to it over a thousand times.
Subscribed on the strength of these reviews
please don't listen to 'please please me' as a first album - it makes more sense to look at it retrospectively as precedent to their later work - in some respects their first two albums are their best in terms of an emotional listening experience - go on, give it a try
I do enjoy Please Please Me esp songs like Anna, DO You Want to Know a Secret, Twist & Shout ... overall the album is a bit dated with a light spindly early 60s sound, slightly twee. But With the Beatles is a real gem - their covers are astonishingly good .... You've Really Got a Hold on Me, Please Mr Postman, Devil in Her Heart, Till There Was You & Money .... wow!! Then there's All My Loving, It Won't Be Long & Not A Second Time, fxck, just too good. You're right that these two albums are pointers to the greatness to come but I reckon these are great albums in their own right esp With The Beatles.
What?
Start with hard days night
Bravo! Great job. I'm a second-generation Beatle fan, born around when they broke up. I caught wind of them through their solo stuff in the 70s and became a fan at the age of 11 in 1979 when Paul released Back To The Egg and George released his self-titled set. Unfortunately, I caught on to the Beatles trip just a John was murdered so that left a lasting impression on me, as well.
Cheers. You made a great video.
you have to have get back at the end because of john’s amazing line though
“i’d like to say thank you on behalf of the group and myself and i hope we passed the audition.”
where's I'm only sleeping! your mother should know! and your bird can sing!
far away from his top 5 opinion
Nowhere
Well.. noiw I'm going to get stoned and listen to White Album, Sgt Peppers and Abbey Road
almostideal Those three are honestly their best albums
Don't forget Revolver and Rubber Soul.
almostideal AND MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR. Best album for when you smoke
A Heftier Fella Haha true, so trippy...
One should take into consideration, when analyzing The Beatles' first two albums...The Beatles were new. Their sound was new. No one else had really ever done anything like them before. There really wasn't anything to compare them to. Granted...we already had Elvis, and many blues artists. But the notion of pop music...really came into its own with The Beatles' first two albums. 'All My Loving', is quintessential pop. And a it stands, even in todays market as quality, and true beauty. 👍☀️👍 Just sayin', 😎 Great review work. You did a fantastic job.
Thank you- took the words outta my 61 year old mouth.
I agree with Babe Root, for me their early albums had a lot more catchy and likeable songs than other English groups that IMO had the ‘singles’ in there but the rest of the songs on the album seemed light weight in comparison. I’m glad Decca records rejected The Beatles, George Martin was THE only one to produce them. Try to imagine anyone else working on their records.
No doubt Ian. Agreed. And as far as your assessment of Geroge Martin...I truly look at him...as the 5th Beatle. Not only did he play many of the instruments, on many of their recorded tracks...but because he was a classicaly trained musician...he gave them ideas, they may have never had. Just like Ian Stewart, of The Rolling Stones. He was actually an original member, but because of his "looks"...the Stones opted not to portray his face as a full fledged member...but he contributed quite a bit. Point I am making, and I think you would agree...a band doesn't necessarily have to advertise a certain musician as a member of the band. When one contributes as much as Geroge Martin did...he becams a member in my book. I truly do not believe...The Beatles, would be "The Beatles", without George Martin.
Finally someone that acknowledges that pepper is a loose concept album. I got in an argument with someone that said it’s not in anyway a concept album. Their argument was that none of the songs are directly connected and didn’t have a story. But they’re connected in that they are all supposed to be songs written and performed by the fictional band. Maybe not a full on concept album but still it kinda is
Excellent review! I love how you gush and really care about the songs!
Great job . You give me hope for your generation. Hope there's more like you 😁. Seriously , I'm impressed with your analysis and commentary. Are you a musician ? You must be , if not I'm even more impressed. My 21 year. old daughter shares your Beatles passion. Myself being a musician and music constantly on in our home contributed greatly to that. Both my kids who were born in the 90's really know they're music history from 60 's to now. We all enjoy most genres except country . Thanks again
I used to feel that way about country music but I’ve since changed my mind. I love Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams (Sr.), not to mention some newer artists like Rhiannon Giddens and Mickey Guyton.
He's no musician. Otherwise he wouldn't have said Lennon's rhythm guitar on All My Loving was simplistic. Playing those triplets is not simplistic.
you fogot their singles! their productivity is just mind blowing... in 7 years - 13 albums!
To start it this way: I usually dislike "Kids" (sorry man, just for the comparism) explaining The Beatles to me - as it obviously should be the other way round! But watching this with growing pleasure I have to admit: Very, very well done! I really like the way you showed, that each album was richer than the one before, I really was stunned by some brilliant anyalyses, but what I really loved was the passion you threw in! Great work, honest kudos!!!
Yep, totally agree. Gotta hand it to you, well done. Now .... review the singles!!! I'm sure you'd be brilliant.
Yes, it does give you hope that future generations will appreciate what The Beatles did for pop music and culture.
Everything begins with The Beatles..... and I mean everything.
michel031257 man musical appreciation knows no age. The content and appreciation is there. I’m probably a “kid” to you as well but I’m a musician who values the differences and growth between records and feel like peppers should be linked stronger to pet sounds imo
michel you're singing to this Boomer choir! Of course, it IS all very subjective
15:40 By "it plays out very differently" he means "he fucking burns her house down"
Finally! Someone else appreciates “Piggies”. It doesn’t get enough love imo. I think it’s both biting and hilarious.
There really isn't a better album than SGT Peps. You have to remember this album was far and away ahead of what anyone else could conceive of when it came out. Everything about it is not as it seams even the fact it was about a folly band playing a live folly gig.
There simply has never been an album ever since that has come out and been so advanced and ahead of the curve as this album was when it was released. Don't even get me started on the techniques used to even produce this sucker. A modern day comparison would have to be a concept album with sounds you have never heard before, with song styling you are just not familiar with, and still it knocks everything off the charts GLOBALLY! Good luck finding a record today or back after this album was released!
How tf did Yellow Submarine get a higher score than Please Please Me?
He's Kinda Idiot xD
waaaait you think that fixing a hole is better than strawberry fields AND say it's your least favourite off sgt pepper... WHAT??
What I love act naturally...
Ringo has endless charisma
I'm very happy that I've stumbled upon this channel!
🤟🏻😎👍🏻
You've forgotten a very important point about The Beatles and it's because you've grown up with CDs. Although not technically a musical quality, the ALBUM COVERS are important, too. We all, at some point, stared at the album covers while listening to the music. Covers were important to The Beatles, as well as numerous artists of the time
I loved your exuberant review of Eleanor Rigby, Paul was 23 when it was released, a story way beyond the experience of most 23 year olds. Yesterday, as I get older it feels like a lament after a long relationship- 20 years or more & again written whilst Paul was in his 20’s - they all were in their 20’s. Yes their early stuff was pure Pop but they were kids. Having experienced loss at such young ages & the extreme austerity of post ww2 possibly accounts for this wisdom. We North Americans never suffered like they did certainly through the war but even after. They had 20 #1 his here only 17 in the UK, some think it’s due to all the other greats that became the “British Invasion”, I wonder if the fact we had more $$$ to spend might have been an issue. I was 5 when they appeared on Ed Sullivan so they have been part of the sound track of my life.
Great review, brought with infectious enthusiasm! But a few great songs went uncommented on:
Paperback Writer and Rain - the A and B sides of a single released early in 1966, both VERY good.
I’m Only Sleeping - a wonderfully strange, dreamy and humorous song on Revolver (1966).
Lady Madonna and The Inner Light - again only released on single, in early 1968.
Hey Jude - released on single with the rougher version of Revolution, later in 1968.
The Ballad Of John And Yoko and Don’t Let Me Down - released on single in 1969.
Because - one of the absolute highlights on Abbey Road album.
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - the B side of the Let It Be single, released in 1970. It’s mad, but displays their musical versatility and is always fun listening to. They started work on it in 1967.
I always thought that abbey road was their greatest work, which is really impressive. Not many bands ever end on their highest note.
I’ll rank the albums I guess because I have nothing better to do
13: Yellow Submarine
12: Please Please Me
11: Beatles for Sale
10: With the Beatles
9: Let it Be
8: A Hard Day’s Night
7: Rubber Soul
6: Magical Mystery Tour
5: Help!
4: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
3: Revolver
2: The Beatles
1: Abbey Road
13 Yellow Submarine
12 Let it be
11 Please Please Me
10 Beatles for Sale
9 Sgt Peppers
8 Magical Mistery Tour
7 Abbey Road
6 With The Beatles
5 A Hard Day's Night
4 The Beatles (White)
3 Help!
2 Rubber Soul
1 Revolver
Dude, the Beatles first number 1 single in America was I Want To Hold Your Hand, not Love Me Do. Everyone knows that!!
Great video man!
P.S. I love your hair!
Aware this review is now some 2 years old but I really really liked your overview of the works of the Beatles. You reflected my feelings of the albums almost verbatim. I am glad I have heard an opinion from someone who values Revolver and revolution Number 9 as highly as I have done for many years.
Never disagreed with you more than about I Me Mine, which is on my list of 13 or so greatest Beatles songs, along with Let it Be's I've Got a Feeling. I realise the latter choice is a particularly eccentric 1.
Given you weren’t alive to experience Beatlemania you present with the excitement and energy as if you were. Kudos! Their impact will never be replicated.
Personally, my top 3 albums would be
1. Revolver/Abbey Road
2. White Album
3. Sgt Pepper's
Edit: Forgot to tie abbey road with revolver for number 1 :P
White album is mine
The White Album should have been a triple. They had a ton of great songs that didn't make it.
*FUN FACT*
"I've Just Seen A Face" was originally called "Auntie Gin's Theme" because Paul's Auntie Gin loved it so much
Dude! Obladi, Oblada is a perfect song!
Really appreciate the songs in the background
Very confident delivery, let down by multiple mistakes in your research. You're also the first person I've heard ever call The Beatles "slightly overrated" look forward to seeing you re-do this review in years or so with abit more maturity and knowledge as I love your presentation style.
i mean yeah they are. look they made great music calling anything they did "as the greatest music evermade" is a bit much.
you should do a retrospective of joy division
That's actually a really good idea. I'll consider that.
TheMusicBreakdown be real cool if ya did ;-)
TheMusicBreakdown be real cool if ya did ;-)
He's probably never heard of them.
Yeah you should
This is an impressive set of reviews. I don't say that lightly, having been a massive Beatle fan since 1985. You sum up each album very well indeed, though I don't agree with many of your comments about the early albums nor Let it Be, but hey your opinion and my opinion are just that, opinion! That said, you totally nail it on Rubber Soul, Revolver, Pepper, white album, M Mystery Tour, Abbey Rd . Even your comments on the various songs on Please Please Me, With the Beatles & Let it Be are well placed. Your rating for each album is spot on, though I'd rate Let it Be a bit higher and Beatles For Sale & Help a tad lower. I am very impressed by your knowledge and appreciation of The Beatles. You ought to do something similar for their singles, which would give you a chance to review She Loves You, We Can Work it Out, Strawberry Fields, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude and Ballad of John & Yoko.
Little child is not at cover. The problem with a retrospective like this is that you weren't there to feel the impact these albums made in their day. As a result you're kind of in the dark
Great video, this may be an unpopular opinion but carry that weight is criminally underrated in the ending to the album and the medley as a whole. When ever that song comes on the volume goes straight to max. So powerful and gorgeous
Let it Be may be awkward as a whole, but the title track is on my top 5 Beatles songs of all time.
"Magical Mystery Tour" was a double EP in England. The LP originated in the US, to include 45s that hadn't otherwise been included on US LPs.
You have to put yourself in the place that people were in when the The Beatles hit the scene. Then you will totally understand that they were groundbreaking. My mom had me at 17. She gave me the Beatles first album that she bought at 14. To this day, it's the best album ever.
Nice review of the albums (Although I would rate AHDN higher than BFS or Help). Great enthusiasm. Reminds me of me when I discovered them so many years ago. Look forward to more reviews.
I like this review. Enthusiastic and clear appreciation with a musical understanding. Sequenced and the editing keeps us moving.
I don't know too many bands who were as consistent as The Beatles and classically trained producer George Martin understood what worked best before witnessing their incredible advancement that changed the recording process for everyone. As many of you will know the first Beatles album was recorded live on two-track. Apparently for this 10-12 hour recording session, George Martin decided ask them to set up as on stage and set microphones, levels and acoustic baffles as appropriate.
July 1964 brings us A Hard Day's Night and the third album, the sink or swim stage. Studio advancement and four-track recording enables delayed options with more space to work with and better vocal and instrument blending. This is evident on the finished warmer recordings than previous. They still sound very good today but then Abbey Road Studios were built to get the best sound possible before more advanced machines were used for 'recorded treatment'.
In 1966 readings tell us that John Lennon wanted the tracks on Revolver to flow together on each side but EMI wouldn't have it.
Further readings tell us that Beach Boy Brain Wilson has always been astounded that the advanced and for the time complex Sgt. Pepper album (1967) was recorded on four-track. Much credit here to George Martin and his engineers. Some eight-track recording was used on the following The Beatles double album (1968) which also had a chosen dry mix compared to the year before with much production stripped back. 1969 sees Abbey Road Studios take delivery of a transistorised recording console compared to valve circuits which gave the September release Abbey Road album a more lush sound on the final mix.
"The Beatles came along at the right time. They didn't choose that time. Somebody chose it for them." - George Martin.
Thank you for posting your enjoyable video. Liked/added.
Thanx for posting this!! Nice to see the fab 4 thru new eyes.
My ranking
1- Abbey Road
2- Revolver
3- The White Album
4- Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
5- Rubber Soul
6- Magical Mistery Tour
7- Beatles for Sale
8- Help!
9- Let it be
10- A Hard Days Night
11- With The Beatles
12- Please Please Me
13- Yellow Submarine
Something i learned about Help! recently was how Wait (from Rubber Soul) was written during Help but was scrapped for Dizzy Miss Lizzy (probably didnt have time to finish it). Completely agree about Dizzy Miss Lizzy though, it completey changes the mood
I don't agree with everything, but nice work on the album reviews!! Not sure how long you have been listening to Beatles, but your reviews are fresh and not so jaded with years of exposure to their music and their hype. Well done!
Did he say the Beatles were overrated? 🤔
I enjoyed your reviews. You cover a period of I awaited the arrival of each of these albums. To give a personal perspective of the time, I graduated h.s. in 1967.
10:01 LOL (Baby's in Black) He is not after a widow, he is after a woman who is mourning her last relationship. "Oh how long will it take, 'till she sees the MISTAKE SHE HAS MADE" The relationship she just had was the mistake, and Lennon is wondering how long will it take for her to get over it. 16:17 (Think For Yourself) the "guitar tone courtesy of George" you mention is actually Paul on what they called "fuzz bass" which just his bass on a distortion pedal. Otherwise, excellent reviews. Well done.
YES YES Thank you for correcting him!!!
Greatest. Band. Ever. Musically, sociologically, culturally. Period, the end.
I wonder why he did not include "Something" by George Harrison in his top five trackss on Abbey Road album? John Lennon acknowledge it as George's best song he ever wrote...
For me, 'Hard Day's Night' is the album to play to an alien who asks 'What is this thing called Popular Music?' - this is the album to play to the curious alien - there's not one duff moment! I happen to adore 'Revolution 9', especially the use of the last two unison notes of Sibelius Symphony 7 (used 13 times, I counted!). I know I'm in a minority, but I don't care! Thank you for a fascinating and well-presented run-down.
"The Hippy Movement" reflected "Beatles," not the reverse.
I agree with your thoughts for the most part, however, I'd personally put Abbey Road over Sgt. Pepper.
Oof, Roll Over Beethoven is actually my favorite track on With The Beatles.
My Dad was 17 when Sgt. Pepper came out, and as a serious music fan he had a vinyl collection that had virtually every important release from 1962 until 1986 when he shifted to CD. I discovered the I Feel Fine/She's A Woman single when I was 6, played on my shitty Disneyland record player, and I was hooked. My Pop was indespensible, answering my questions & turning me on to not only the Beatles solo work but also the bands that influenced them (Buddy Holly, Elvis, Little Richard, etc.) When I was in Junior High in 1989/1990 I routinely got mocked & ridiculed for being such a huge Beatles fan, even more so when the Grunge period broke, so when the Anthology of the mid-90's helped propel interest in the band to younger generations I was pleased that at least Gen Y and the coming Millennials would give the Beatles a chance and fall in love with them as previous generations had.
So while I get some older fans may balk at 14 year olds playing Mark Lewisohn, getting possessive of "their band", I dig young cats not only getting the brilliance of the band but offering their perspective of how the music effects them.
Magical Mystery Tour having the book on the inside to me makes it seem as if it’s a children’s book with the colorful cover with them dressed as animals. It works perfectly
Some of the group's songs appeared on singles, but not on albums, in the UK during their time together. Post-breakup the singles were compiled into Past Masters Vols. 1 & 2. Those songs ranged from hits ("I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Hey Jude") to rarities ("The Inner Light," "You Know My Name, Look Up the Number"). Have you considered filming a review of the Past Masters?
I thought "Act Naturally" was pretty good.
Excellent video. Your knowledge and enthusiasm for the material makes this review a joy to watch. Of course no two people are going to have the same opinion of the Beatle songs. But you make a great case for each song you like and the few you don’t. I have a bit more love for the early Beatles than you, but a lot of my opinion of those songs are nostalgia driven. They take me back to my childhood playing “with the Beatles” and “hard days night” on Friday nights with my parents and sisters. Anyway, great job on the review. I assume you have more reviews, and I will be checking them out.
the founding member of the band fittingly has the last word on 'Let it Be' at the end of the rooftop show. making the ironic joke about "hopefully passing the audition" at what turns out to be the final moment of their career as a band, for good or ill. they leave you w/ a laff, and a bit of sadness. many thanks to TheMusicBreakdown.
Lennon had two song bits -- the beginning and ending bits of "A Day n the Life". He shared those with Paul and said he needed a "middle-eight" -- which Paul came up with on the spot.
Dude, you only have 114 subscribers? How do you not have more? Well now you have at least one more. I'm your 115th subscriber. Keep up the nice work.