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Love this album, a true classic!
Banging album
Always an album I loved, but in past years has really shot up the ranks of my favorite Beatles albums. Songs like "Here, There and Everywhere" and "For No One" are among the most beautiful songs ever written, and songs like "She Said, She Said" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" among the most psychedelic and just plain cool. This is the album where the Beatles transition from early-stage to their final form, and man, is it glorious.
My personal favourite Beatles album. This is the real turning point between their boy band roots and further experimentation, which I see as a best of both worlds. Unbelievable how many classics they fit onto this one! Right when you’re done with one it’s on to the next. Makes up for many of the songs being too short, I want more! The only other criticism I have is that so many of the songs end with a fade-out. I’d loved for there to have been more resolution to some of the songs. And it’s much easier to list the few flaws than the innumerable strengths! This listen around, the fantastic rhythm section stood out. Paul’s busy basslines and Ringo’s understated drumming is such a powerful combo. I never tire of this album
Mega classic... de bra låtarna är så bra att det inte är klokt. Ett par stinkers drar det ner till en stark fyra för mig.
Ok album. Not as good as Sgt. Peppers. I’ll listen to it again, though
Never listened to the Beatles before but they were good. Favorite song was Eleanor
Listened to these songs a million times. Kind of lost it’s luster
Oh good. Two Beatles albums back to back. I had a feeling this would happen. I wonder how many more times I'll encounter them during this project. I've heard Track 2 but I didn't know that's what it was called. Wow Track 4 is a no from me. Ah, Yellow Submarine is on this album. I know it's really famous, but I don't get it. Wait, is that HARMONY I hear on Track 12?? 3/5. I liked this a little better than the Beatles album I listened to yesterday, but not enough to give an extra star.
My parents had this on vinyl. It ended up at the tip, which is a bit gutting as it's another brilliant Beatles album and perhaps my favourite I've listened to for this project so far. Stylistically varied, but the perfect balance of pop and experimentation with no weak tracks and brilliantly sequenced to flow as a single piece. It's like the White Album without weak tracks, Abbey Road if it were sequenced as a single record rather than two competing halves, and a more instant Sargent Pepper. Rating: 5/5 Playlist track: Eleanor Rigby Date listened: 16/01/24
Keskihyvää Beatlesia. Parhaat: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, Love You To
I was surprised how much I enjoyed all of the other songs on the album. That were not on the Blue Album of the Beatles. I enjoy a deeper dive into the Beatles archive and understand why this one is so popular. I could listen through this album again and enjoy it just as much.
A couple great songs but overall the album is just okay.
Just a classic album. This set the scene for not only a significant change to the Beatles music, but more importantly how music is made more generally.
A classic. Not the beatle's best album, but not far off.
One of my favorite Beatles albums. I have listened to it hundreds of times and recently bought the remastered version
Appreciate but not my taste.
Some of my favorite classic Beatles on this album! Love it!
Fantastic album, not quite their best IMO, but close. Elanor Rigby still gives me chills every time I listen to it. Love Me To and Good Day Sunshine are a bit weak, and Yellow Submarine is obviously very silly. But other than those, it's very very good. Tomorrow Never Knows was decades ahead of its time, as the Chemical Brothers showed.
Great album! Eleanor Rigby is on my top 10 songs ever written Good day sunshine and got to get you into my life are also unbelievably amazing.
Amazing!
Good.
First Beatles album that made me realise they weren't just a collection of sporadic decent songs. All Beatles albums suffer from filler that only makes sense the deeper you dive into it, but apart from one or two Revolver contains so many hidden bangers that don't take a lot to uncover. Taxman, Tomorrow Never Knows, Doctor Robert, Love to you, Got to get you in to my life. So many songs that would mean nothing to many people who claim to even like the Beatles. Here there and everywhere probably the only weak track on the album. Just incredibly dull. Also have a dislike for Yellow Submarine, but probably due to over listening as a kid. Feels out of place on an otherwise mature album. Apart from that, an easy 5*. Though I reckon it might be 2-3* if I wasn't already a big fan, which makes this entire exercise conflicting in some way.
Great album overall although I'm not a big Beatles fan.
Great. Love the exploration between psychedelics and pop. One of my favorite albums from them.
I've always been of the mindset that you should never hold any artists to an insanely high standard just because of their name or their fame, or who they've influenced. All that has ever led me to is listening to music that I didn't really want to listen to. What matters far more to me, is how well an album has aged. And for an album that came out in 1966, this has most certainly passed the test. Now I haven't dipped my toes too far into the beatles discography. I love Abbey Road, listened to Sgt. Peppers many times and I'm not too fond of anything released prior Rubber Soul. But have been enjoying the guitar tones, melodies, and those heavenly harmonies on this album. An eargasm just on their own. And ringo can sing, no one can convince me otherwise.
solid stuff
Ups and d
My favourite Beatles album. Good memories of hearing this for the first time. Reason why I have a massive framed poster
So influential, and songs like ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’, and ‘Taxman’ are all excellent. Ok that’s all I have Beatles are hard to talk about.
LOVE the Beatles
Sensational! The best album by The Beatles, and that is saying a lot!
You got a problem I've got a problem solver and the names revolver...ok that has nothing to do with this young upstart out of the United Kingdom that I feel like is going places! I don't think this band made a bad record and giving it anything less than 4 to 5 stars just feels like you're hating for no reason!
Great album. Inspired with amazing production.
5 estrellas simplemente los Beatles. Un disco que se disfruta de principio a fin con algún que otro altibajo pero monumental en el trabajo musical, se me pasó volando la verdad. Eleanor Rigby y Got to get You into My life las mejores del disco.
Solid
It's the Beatles, you know what you are going to get. Lot of classics and some experimental stuff which I didn't enjoy as much.
Do the Beatles get fives by default? Taxman is probably the most annoying song on the album, as it's just a prolonged rich boy whinge from Georgie but what an excellent whinge. The energy maintains throughout although plateaus exquisitely for I'm only Sleeping, an anthem for those, like me, with a dozey disposition. Anything other than a five is rank contrarianism isn't it
Some great tunes, mostly quite outdated stuff though
FUCK
In my opinion this is one of their best albums will amazing songs and innovations to their music, But to me, it's just great listening.
4.5/5 - Great album. Got To Get You Into My Life was a personal highlight that I hadn't heard before.
Gets a 5 just for Here There and Everywhere but this is full of top tier tracks, the only one that kinda sticks out as not belonging is Doctor Robert but even that is OK. Album art kinda makes me feel uncomfortable lol.
Don Draper was right, this shit sucks ass. No, I'm kidding, it's Revolver, it rules. What am I gonna do, not give it five stars? I'm Only Sleeping has always been one of favorites, an anthem for sleepy little guys like myself.
I listened to this immediately after "Rubber Soul," and it struck me as a significant step down. Much of the production is a lot less engaging, more basic, and occasionally annoying.
4.5
It’s not their greatest album but I do love it. There’s a few songs that can be dismissed as filler, but Eleanor Rigby is top notch, and Yellow Submarine has helped to shut my small kids up in the car on so many occasions that I will be eternally grateful. And Tomorrow Never Knows basically kicked off edm/ big beats and The Chemical Bros as far as I’m concerned.
Weird as shit and I love it. So many greats here. Every time I listen to it I love it a little bit more. This is the Abbey Road of th early years, taking everything they knew from the first half of their career and just saying "hey look what we can do". Genuinely not a bad song on the tracklist, but I'm Only Sleeping is a Chef's Kiss/10 and my favorite one here.
great album where you can hear the transition from the older sound to a newer more experimental and rock sound emerging.
i understand what they did for mainstream white people rock and roll but A) i don’t like it and B) just like CCR, i can’t on principle rate an album highly when it’s white people making music and building fame off of styles originated by nonwhite artists - not only black musicians who created rock n roll from blues and jazz, but in this instance, styles of Indian music co-opted by white British men.
bara ... klassísk,
Aside from the over use of the channel fader? This album is near perfect
No me gustan los Beatles
i don’t like the beatles i think they’re gay asf except for ringo he’s a pretty cool guy i guess
A fantastic album and possibly my favourite Beatles record. This is the album that helped me fall in love with music. Fifteen tracks in just over forty minutes and not a second is wasted. It is packed with invention, melody and confidence. Every song feels like it could be a single and the energy never fades. The bassline on Taxman is iconic. It completely drives the song and you can hear its influence years later in Start by The Jam. Two brilliant tracks connected across decades. That kind of legacy says everything about how groundbreaking this record was. Eleanor Rigby is haunting and cinematic. Got to Get You into My Life is pure energy and soul. The variety across the album is staggering, yet it still feels cohesive. It is creative, bold and endlessly replayable. Favourite songs: Eleanor Rigby and Got to Get You into My Life Least favourite: Doctor Robert. It never quite clicks with me. Album artwork: A very cool and striking cover that perfectly captures the spirit of the era
4.5
Great
A little dusty here and there today, this classic Beatles album is still very listenable, especially because of its experimental flavour. I actually didn't know some of the songs, but I've never been a big Beatles fan. All in all, a good work,
This album has some of my favourite Beatles tracks on it, and very little worthy of critique. I am not the worlds biggest Beatles fan, but that doesn´t mean this is not a brilliant album. Rather, this album makes me a bigger Beatles fan every time I hear it.
It’s obvious that the Beatles are stretching their talents on this album, and it sometimes results in a disjointed feeling- like this could be an album of singles. It’s still great, though, and For No One is a hidden gem and possibly my favorite song of theirs of all time.
amazing, perfect
i really really like this album especially she said he said and and your bird can sing and im only sleeping and yellow submarine is just darling and got to get you into my life is just joyous and i think tomorrow never knows is really one of the best things the beatles ever did
From a first time listen, I found this album very pleasing and holds some really good songs I've never heard which are interesting and has some intricate and biting guitar work. Just solid ambitious music, particularly for the time but still sounds very fresh, and excellent power pop. I'll never be a big fan of Yellow Submarine but it's not awful and it makes some sense in the context of the album. I can imagine this is what the White Album would have sounded more like if the band members had been able to work better together and had been in better mental shape at that point.
This was my first listen to the full album and have a greater appreciation of the entire package. Revolver is just revolutionary. This is the Beatles firing on all cylinders. Refining the studio techniques they started during the previous album, they got bolder with experimentation and produced such a diverse album. From George's Love You To to John's Tomorrow Never Knows and Paul's Got To Get You Into My Life and of course Eleanor Rigby and everyone on Yellow Submarine, it raised the bar for everyone and influenced all kinds of music for generations to come. There's not a dud in the whole lot. Here, There, and Everywhere and Doctor Robert are the standouts of the songs I wasn't already familiar with.
Beatles rated 3
It's easy to get sucked in by the popular consensus on an album and only see it as an unassailable monolith. Is it possible to separate the legend from the music? On its face, this album isn't really saying anything either emotively or literally. Any psychedelic insights it provides are obvious and accessible, which is probably why it flourished with the general public. It's a group of love-song writers throwing together some loose ideas. When people say you can't recreate the Beatles, or lament that there's no music like this today, it's because at it's core this isn't as striking or brilliant as it's made out to be - it was just one of the first to do it. It's One Direction for the 60s.
A little gnangnan
4.5 not quite a 5
The masters of making hit after hit and being able to adapt to the times and change up their style and keeping it fresh.
Since 1977 I love to hear Eleanor Rigby, because we discussed this song in a music-lesson at school. The Teacher was Frau Seemann.
All time classic, luv it
This seems a really important album staring to move into more creative and innovative music at the height of their power.
For No One is a McCartney masterwork
Maybe the best Beatles? Every song is amazing. I love this record. I’d write more but this is a very hectic time for me. On a shitty day in a shitty week in a shitty time of year, relistening to this in full was a true bright spot.
I love this album. This might be my favorite beatles album.
Just solid. Not a bad track on this album
Taxman - 8/10 Eleanor Rigby - 9/10 I’m Only Sleeping - 8/10 Love You To - 8/10 Here,There and Everywhere- 8/10 Yellow Submarine - 10/10 She Said She Said - 8/10 Good Day Sunshine - 9/10 And Your Bird Can Sing - 8/10 For No One - 8/10 Doctor Robert - 7/10 I Want to Tell You - 7/10 Got To Get You Into My Life - 8/10 Tomorrow Never Knows - 8/10 TOTAL - 105/140
A psychedelic Beatles (near) masterpiece
As far as Beatles albums go this one is pretty mid. It does have one of my favorite Beatles songs on it (Eleanor Rigby) but that isn't enough to bring the rating up higher than a 3.
The only Beatles album I can listen to in full.
Paul McCartney’s voice is angelic. For No One and Eleanor Rigby are two of the best songs ever written. The Beatles have to potential to really make waves I think if they keep putting out stuff like this
Ein wenig zu viel sixtees. - aber mit Love you too, und Yellow Submarine!
Nostalgic but never a big Beatles fan
So many of my favourites listed on 1 album. 5 stars, easy
I love how by 1966, they were adding in Indian influence, as else as experimenting with the psychedelic sound. Taxman really sets the tone for the album and then launches you right into Eleanor Rigby. Psych rock + sweet ballads + short punchy rock songs. Its so so good and so unique. Especially considering when it was made. A few more notable songs that stand out to me: - Love You To. Fun trippy, rad. - Here, There, and Everywhere. Sweet, sentimental. I love it. - Yellow Submarine. Still to this day, I don't care for this song. It obviously catchy but I don't know WTF is going on. - She said, She said. One of my fav Beatles songs. I love how it builds and flows. - For No One. Always almost makes me cry. Genius song. - Tomorrow Never Knows. Simply amazing.
Great album with some great songs
Paul McCartney writes such good songs… why let anyone else do it??
I just don't get it...
It's the Beatles... nothing bad to say. My dad loved this album so I've listened to it on everything fun vinyl to 8 track to cd and now streaming. Great album.
It is a good one but i liked rubber soul even more
Not my favorite Beatles album but still brilliant
probably the best beatles album. would be perfect if it didn't have yellow submarine though: 9.4/10
Estilo único y personal de una de las mejores bandas. Canciones muy reconocidas y que han sabido perdurar en el tiempo. Sencillez y elegancia.
Amazing album. Now I'm starting to get why 60's were The Beatles' times. It's their first album on the list for me and I hope not the last. 4.5/5.
Love love love.
Some real bangers, Yellow Submarine is dumb tho
My Favourite Beatles album with my favourite track by them - For No One, with the wonderful French Horn that has no reason to be there but is just beautiful!
The Beatles are underrated
great first half dont care so much for the second half
One of their best and one my faves
classic songs in there but album as a whole was class
easy
Always go back to my favorite Beatles album
I mean, it's the Beatles. Weird but relatable. Melodic but off-kilter and intriguing. It's great.
Classic. Not my favorite Beatles album. That's Rubber Soul. A classic nonetheless.
One of their better albums, with hints of their earlier pop phase but leaning more heavily toward their psych-rock sound.
I love this album! It's like the perfect segue towards their more experimental albums. Their new approach for songwriting works well, and the songs are great! 8,5 out of 10
This may be the most interesting Beatles album
My favorite Beatles album.
Not my fav beetles
An enduring classic!
It's a great album, like every Beatles album, but I rarely find myself returning to Revolver besides a few songs. Dunno why, just doesn't click with me as much. Nonetheless I still know every single song.
Ace! I'd forgotten that this Beatles gem hadn't appeared on the list yet - and with only 15 albums left I'll take all the good surprises the 1001 list can throw my way (...roll on Appetite For Destruction and Kick!). So, Revolver: classic mid-period Beatles with great songs and lots of fun and interesting studio experimenting. Even the Indian-themed songs are not too grating. Obviously Tomorrow Never Knows is outstanding, thank you Ringo. Got To Get You Into My Life is another highlight. I was thinking that Yellow Submarine was going to be childishly tedious, but I couldn't help but sing along with the infectious chorus. I could wax lyrical about so many songs. There is a chance that because Sergeant Pepper is overplayed and over-celebrated Revolver is a tiny bit less familiar (as if any Beatles album really can be!). I prefer it. I'll pull Hard Day's Night, Revolver and Abbey Road as my three era-covering quintessential Beatles LP's amongst an 8 year incredible period.
Для меня альбом делится на "Элеанор Ригби" и всё остальное. За первую хочется поставить 6 из 5, нежно люблю ее со времен фигурного катания. И до сих пор многослойность завораживает. А всё остальное крепкая 4.
Some great songs, some weird-sounding sounds. Spotify took this and ran with an awesome mix afterward based on it though.
I love coming back to the Beatles music. This band is just amazing. These songs are timeless. And the lesser known songs are just as good as the more popular songs. Yellow Submarine is just odd, so it stands out... And by that, it's popular. But it probably the weaker of the songs on the record. It amazes me that each Beatle can play multiple instruments. And they're good at them all. A lot of talent went into this record, and every other record. I didn't know that this was the last Beatles record before they retired as live performers. I can't get sick of the Beatles. It's crazy that I know people who dislike this band. I honestly haven't heard a valid point either. To be a contrarian....
It's fucking Revolver!
A classic to many. However, I'm not a huge Beatles fan. I clearly see their talent and why a lot of people idolize them; just not my thing.
10/10 BANGERZ
You can’t fuck to this.
Love this album. From start to finish - what a great album!
Awesome
One of the best Beatles albums.
One of the greatest albums of all time. Imagine being in 1966 listening to all the other stuff coming out in the mid-60s and then you're hit with this. Track after track of great sound, many tracks that just had no comparable songs at the time. Highlights: -George Harrison's first song that rivals Lennon/McCartney quality in Taxman. -Paul's guitar solo on Taxman. -The feel of I'm Only Sleeping and its reversed and patched together guitar solo sweeping across your ears. -The harmonies on Here There and Everywhere. -The drumming on She Said She Said. -The dual guitar melody on And Your Bird Can Sing. -The everything on For No One (my top Beatles track). -Just when you're winding down listening to this album Tomorrow Never Knows smacks you in the face and still has no songs that really remind me of it. Amazing stuff.
The ultimate Beatles album, showcasing their evolution from pop stars to rock legends!
Perfect album.
incredible. such a chaotic tracklisting that males absolutely no sense yet it all works. the arrangements and production techniques are so cutting edge for this time. not a bad song on here. a perfect album in every way.
Bunch of classics
This is the good stuff.
Fun album. Pretty varied ish. Not my favourite though.
Pretty fantastic.
Revolver was one of my first album encounters when it comes to the Beatles. It remains among my favorites.
Up there in the Top 2 Beatles albums for me. Tomorrow Never Knows was very formative
one of the greatest albums ever made. ever. makes me regret giving any other album five stars, but also not fair to compare other albums to this bc it's soo fucking good.
As expected this is a 5. Creative, every song sounds different. Vocal harmonies and instrumentals are great.
Not even my favorite Beatles album, but pretty much every song here is really great, very memorable and fun to listen to. I still dont care for yellow submarine on its own, but in the album context it honestly kinda works.
One of their best. Great song variety. Ic any say anything here that hasn’t already been said.
What can I say that hasn't already been said- lots of hits and even the other tracks are well known. Not my favourite album of theirs (that's Abbey Road) but I still like it. It's the Beatles starting to get their stuff together. They were so incredibly successful and even now are lauded as the greatest but a lot of people are sick of hearing it. Maybe we overplay them a tad? Still gets 5/5 stars from me though.
Terribly boring. I'm sorry.
Excellent album, great variety, incredibly catchy parts
Я не знаю как рейтить битлов. Типа да, это классика, но такой оверюз, столько раз мы их уже слышали, что удивить эти корнишоны британские уже и не могут. А жаль! Но при этом ну что поделаешь. Слушается при этом всё нормально приятно, запилы бодрые, голос приятный, ритм бодрый. Но типа... ну... типа... не знаю. Ну три????? Ну с натяжкой. Я ж ориентируюсь по большому с А, ну блин, тут эленор ригби, а мне нравится этот трек. И чего, не три, получается? Не, остаток альбома весь никаких особых чувств не вызывает. Три. Скажи спасибо, что не два!
That’s a masterpiece. And the 2022 Remix is bliss. 5 stars
I love Eleanor Rigby, Here There And Everywhere & For No One. Most of the other songs are alright. I can hear the potential of Got To Get You Into My Life. Too bad they didn't do more with it. Tomorrow Never Knows is too chaotic for my tastes
C'est un album des Beatles, je sais pas quoi dire de plus à ce point. 6/10
#49. Here comes that overrated band and their weird ass fans to talk them up like most of their music isn't weird or boring. 3/5: acceptable Song added to playlist: Eleanor Rigby I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Might be the best beastles album, the consistent greatness throughout the album is unbelievable
Potentially my favourite Beatles album. Love the old production with strange panning and all the different sounds they make across the one album.
A classic.
Classic album where every song is a great listen
I think this is the first time I have ever listened to a Beatles album straight through. I really enjoyed most of it. "Eleanor Rigby" has always been one of my favorites and I loved the sitar weirdness of "Love You To". The back half of the album didn't really capture me though. Still all and all a very nice listen.
The Beatles' history can be classified into three stages - The initial pop stage, the power pop stage, and the psychedelic pop stage. Revolver not only epitomizes the middle stage, but it is also one of the best representations of the entire power pop genre. It is packed with instant classics such as Taxman, Elenor Rigby, Here, There, and Everywhere, and She Said She Said. The latter presaged the White Album with its complex sitar string arrangements. In addition to all of that musical goodness, there is also the silly but fun Yellow Submarine (showing that the Beatles didn't always take themselves too seriously) and the archetypal power pop song And Your Bird Can Sing. Revolver, along with Rubber Soul, became the template for later power pop bands such as Big Star, the Raspberries, The Cars, the Bangles, and The Romantics of the 1960s through the 1990s. No matter what you think of the early "I live you yeah yeah yeah" era Beatles, or their final incarnation as a psychedelia band, Revolver is one of the greatest albums of all time.
Anything by The Beatles is an instant 5/5 for me, but especially Revolver. It’s all over the place with different styles but it works. If you rate this anything other than 5, you’re wrong.
Excellent album and it's easy to pick up on the Indian (George Harrison/Ravi Shankar?) influences on the sound. Really good...
Almost my fav Beatles album! This was great to listen to and it made me realise how long its been since I popped a whole Beatles album on! Loved it!! I imagine most of their discography will be in this project.
Ok so, big admission here but I'm not a massive fan of the Beatles - I think they are just ok. I can totally see why they were hugely influential and made their mark on music - I'm just not convinced they are worth the hype (don't hat me!). While this album has a few good tracks it didn't land for me as a whole. It feels a bit disjointed, but still overall its pretty enjoyable. Fave track: Taxman
Jevnt over bra, har heldigvis ikkje så mange irriterande sanga (bortsett fra yellow submarine)
You don’t even have to rank it based on it being almost 60 years old, it still sounds perfect. All pop and rock music owes a debt to this album.
This was the first Beatles album I listened to, and the density of outstanding songs on this still drops my trap. Rubber Soul appeals to me more as I love the band sound, Abbey Road because it feels richer and sadder, but this might be their greatest achievement.
What is there to say? Probably their best album, so good that it contains their worst song by far (yes, worse even than the throwaway stuff on the White Album and Let It Be) yet still is unimpeachably excellent and ground-breaking. Sensational
La verdad es que casi todas las canciones son buenas.
Oh The Beatles. It's cliche, but what can I really say about them that hasn't been said before? In the grand scheme of the last 50 years, my opinion matters very little. And yet, I liked to tell people I didn't like The Beatles. Even though I had never given them a chance. Don't know why. I think I just liked saying it. But what I'm going to say in this review is obvious. Yes, Revolver is good. Amazing in fact. I do actually like The Beatles. Rubber Soul marked a turning point for the band. But Revolver is truly when the Fab Four went from a huge band to something special. They continued to push their sound forward here, moving into more sophisticated territory. Songs like Eleanor Rigby, Love You To, and Tomorrow Never Knows show a clear evolution of their music. The amount of time that passed between their debut and this was only 3 years. It's remarkable how quickly they moved and became excellent songwriters. It is also remarkable just how in sync and harmonious these four were with each other. Around here, I won't tolerate any Ringo hate. Put him in any other band and he would probably fall flat. But for this group, he was undeniably a perfect fit. I don't know how good Revolver is as an introduction to the band, but it definitely makes me feel more confident knowing that I can actually enjoy their music and not try and pretend like it sucks. Rating: 9/10
No
Supi
Where tf did Tomorrow Never Knows some from?
Probably my least favorite Beatles album, but that’s not saying much since I’m still giving it a 5.
Why does anyone like the Beatles?
Obviously a classic. I love Lennon but think this is McCartney's time to shine. Eleanor rigby just genius. Got to get you into my life and good day sunshine are like Motown crossed with British rock. Lennon has some solid tunes like and your bird can sing and the pretty amazing tomorrow never knows
Amazing
Still great.
This had some real gems. Yellow Submarine reminded me of Beatles year at my dance studio, it feels like I've heard that song hundreds of times even though I doubt it. I might listen again but cut out Y.S or skip it.
very familiar with this one. Taxman to Eleanor Rigby is a weird 1 2. Both songs are great, but do they hand off one to the other? no way. This album is so sonically lumpy. The Beatles show their expiramental chops on this record but doesn't feel like it comes together.
I have a weird relationship with The Beatles. I can appreciate that they were doing something special but it's never really spoken to me. This album is absolutely the one I have enjoyed the most. Songs like Tomorrow Never Knows feel thoroughly timeless. Totally immersive and properly enjoyable. That said, other songs are a bit doo-doo, dah-dah like their other stuff. So it just about escaped a 4 star rating from me. That said, it got closer than any other Beatles listen and that's really nice and new.
beatles
as hyped as The Beatles are, this was actually better than I was expecting. They are a little too joyous and whimsical for me, but I can't deny that it's an album full of hits. favourite track : 'Here, There and Everywhere'
I haven't listened to much of the Beatles. Despite being familiar with their hits, diving into this album was a new journey for me. 'Revolver', with its unique and distinct sounds, truly stands out as a product of its time, and it's hard to believe it came from the 60s. This album showcases The Beatles not just as musicians but as true innovators in the music world. While I admire the album's originality and the way it broke new ground in the music industry, I find it's not an album I see myself returning to regularly. There are definitely a few tracks that struck a chord with me, and I will be adding them to my regular playlist. Overall, I'd rate 'Revolver' a solid 4 out of 5 (4.5 if I could do half stars). It's a brilliant piece of music history, but for my personal taste, it doesn't quite hit the mark for constant replay. It's a must-listen for understanding the evolution of music.
Obviously great. Got To Get You Into My Life rules.
It's the Beatles. It is what it is.
Classic beatles, some wonderful songs interspersed with nonsense
Not much of a Beatles head but this was pretty good. I'm sure they'd be thrilled with the endorsement
What a fucking fuck?
For a noted Beatles sceptic like me, this is good, excellent in places and masterfully crafted. It's just not my sort of thing, it doesn't inspire me, it doesn't lift me. I want to like them but I just meh them.
Almost certainly a 5/5 in 1966, but not sure it still quite is now. Definitely have to respect the range of musical styles (some of which didn't really exist before this album), but it does clash a bit and there's some stuff on there that doesn't really hold up (yes, Doctor Robert, I'm talking to you!). But the end of the album is magic, the way it builds from I Want To Tell You through Got To Get You Into My Life and then the almost psychedelic dance track to end it off, it's amazing even now let alone nearly SIXTY years ago. Ben's totally right, if you replace the vocalist with a less recognisable voice you'd put this as a mid-90s track rather than a mid-60s one. Almost talked myself into a 5 there, but not quite. 4/5.
Great
Great album. Absolutely great. Over the years, though, I have listened to other albums that deserve 🐐 status and, for as good as this is, it doesn’t give me the same level of warm and fuzzies as the others. Considering this relativity, Revolver gets a four.
It’s the Beatles… and Eleanor Rigby- come on
This is timed well as Now and Then was released this week. Classic Beatles sound.
This might be my favorite album of all time. Everything on it is so good and the variety? The experimentation? Unmatched. TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS???? FOR NO ONE?? Yes
Trippy and gangster shit that I cannot believe was made in the 1960's.
Very cool
I quite enjoyed this. The Beatles are actually pretty good or something. My favorite sing I think was Eleanor Rigby. Definitely an interesting album
Not my cup of tea, there are songs that I like from Beatles, but the ones closer to experimental and harder rock, I don't tend to enjoy as much.
One of the greatest albums of all time. Perfect blend of the beautiful simplicity of the early Beatles and the creativity of the later years
Would give a 6/5 if I could
Album koji se bavi manifestacijama depresije, usamljenosti i nedostatkom ljubavi u svakidašnjim životima ljudi, te liječenje istih pomoću supstanci (Doctor Robert i Yellow Submarine). Eleanor Rigby najviše iskače iz album. Moćnost gudačkih instrumenata stavlja je u žarište albuma i čini drukčijom pjesmom od ostalih. Ostatak je dosta ujednačen po zvuku, isključujući Yellow Submarine. Posebno mi se dojmila pjesma For no one koja je o gubitku ljubavi kod voljene osobe i nemogućnosti prihvaćanja te situacije. Paulov bas je pun i čist. Stereo zvuk ponekad stvara čudne prijelaze vokala iz desne slušalice u centar kod priključivanja pratećih u refrenima. Inače je jako dobar album koji brzo dosadi ako se često sluša. Pogotovo u odnosu na ostale Beatlesove albume.
Minder dan verwacht
Al beter zuu!!
Has a few bops but less interesting songs too s I give it 3/5 stars. Favorites are Eleanor Rigby, here there and everywhere, good day sunshine and doctor Robert.
Stilbildande. Mycket mer progressivt än jag hade trott
The fab four at their height, a class album of original music. Least liked track was Love You Too, but that's just because of the sitar, I've never heard any music with a sitar that I'd say, that's good.
Classic.
I must admit I was like oh Beatles wil there goes my Spotify recommendations but this album is pretty darn good. Taxman is a good laugh, Eleanor Rigby is such a wonderful song, Yellow Submarine is a joy, and Tomorrow Never Knows is a great song I wasn't previously familiar with.
Hmmm, I might like this more than "Abbey Road" on balance - seems like the weaker tracks here aren't as weak as they are there. No hesitation about giving this one a five! Fave tracks - "Eleanor Rigby" is probably my favorite Beatles track ever. "Tomorrow Never Knows" is an absolute belter too!
Living in a yellow submarine is a great concept but it's just not realistic
This album kicked off in my opinion the best era of the Beatles. Incredible
4.5
Classic. Yellow Submarine sucks but it can't have a 4. 4.75.
Yeah this is just as good as the hype. First 5* album from me
Duh
Always good
It's solid. Not my favorite Beatles album, but it is enjoyable and contains Eleanor Rigby, so I can't complain too much.
Cute but boring.
Great Beatles album. Exactly what you’d expect if you know their music. Love you Too and Tomorrow Never Knows weren’t as good as the rest
Not much to say on this one, the Beatles are legendary and pop icons. This album defined a generation of music.
It’s the Beatles. Enough said. Love the experimentation and genre blending throughout the album.
one of my favorite albums ever, the riffs are brilliant, the harmonies in songs like Eleanor Rigby are masterful.
I think I have a strange relationship with the Beatles. I adore some tracks, and others do absolutely nothing for me. Maybe I just haven't listened to them enough for it to 'click' with me. Many of the tracks are less than 3 minutes long, they don't give much time to really get into them. 35 minutes is a short album, it might just take more repeated listens. I'm enjoying hearing more of the influence of Ravi Shankar and Hindustani music in some tracks like Love You To.
This is doing some things musically, and it gets points for what it did for music history, but there is a reason most of these songs are not on the Greatest Hits albums.
Personally I'm not a fan. I think that it didn't age really well especially the playing with left and right channels and cause of it I thought on multiple occasions that something was wrong with the sound or that my earphones were cutting out. But i can see it being amazing at the time of its release.
Peak Beatles, for me. Post bubblegum and pre wacko.
В целом неплохой альбом, но бОльшая часть песен звучит примерно как то, что и ожидаешь от Beatles. Наверняка в момент выхода альбома это была бомба, но сегодня почти все треки особо не цепляют и не удивляют. То, что запомнилось – конечно же, Yellow Submarine и Tomorrow Never Knows, аранжировки и саунд-дизайн даже сейчас звучат интересно
of course the first album i on this list is a Beatles album. This albums to me seems pretty solid with not really any stand outs. Yellow submarine is annoying idk. Don’t think these guys really knew how to pop their pussy. Probably liked it more than i would’ve if the Beatles weren’t such pop culture giants
Great album, not my first listen. Includes a few of the Beatles iconic hits
This is a great Beatles album, so many good songs on here. Only in comparison to some of their other albums I might have given this one a 4.5/5 (if I could) just because at times it can feel more like a collection of disparate songs than a thought out set of songs for a specific album but they were churning out albums so quickly and again, this is still filled with such strong songs. So, I've got to round up to a 5/5. Standout Tracks: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, I'm Only Sleeping, Love You To, She Said She Said, Good Day Sunshine, And Your Bird Can Sing, For No One, I Want to Tell You, Got to Get You into My Life, Tomorrow Never Knows
Interesting and moving
Never having dived deeply into the Beatles, there were some songs here that I have never heard. I don't know how often I would chose to listen again, but it's a great album. Tomorrow never knows is a song I will revisit. The production is so ahead of its time.
I mean it's a 5. Top 3 Beatles albums. More psychedelic than I remember. Standout tracks:elanor Rigby, here there and everywhere, yellow submarine
Curto muito
lol @ people rating this less than 5*
Elenor R. is mint.
An obvious 5
Ok, fine. I get it.
4/5 Great album. Short and sweet. Some all time classics and some interesting experimental tracks. Too much sitar though
A total classic. SUCH great tracks on here, hard to leave notes.
The PIONEERS of psychedelic rock, such a cool sound. I love the difference between the Beatles pre and post LSD. They went from pop heartthrob boy band to playing experimental psychedelic sitar music in like 2 years. Imagine the Beatles fans in 1966 expecting Drive My Car or Paperback Writer and you listen to Tomorrow Never Knows.
Rubber Soul may have been when the Beatles came into their own from a songwriting perspective, but 1966’s Revolver proved 1965 wasn’t a fluke. Revolver is one of the best albums by the Beatles, and might be one of the best albums of all time by anyone. Fit squarely between their touring days of the early to mid-sixties and their purely recording days of the late sixties, Revolver was their most complete album yet. George and even Ringo shine on vocals, Paul starts dabbling in psychedelics, and the group draws from Indian influences that becomes one of their hallmarks in 1967 and 1968. The record features major hits like “Eleanor Rigby” and “Yellow Submarine,” but it really sets itself apart with its deeper cuts like “And Your Bird Can Sing” and “I’m Only Sleeping.” They lightly address the day’s political landscape in “Taxman” while making room for ballads both heartfelt (“Here, There, and Everywhere”) and crushing (“For No One”). The closing “Tomorrow Never Knows” offers a glimpse at the next year’s offerings in Sgt Pepper’s and Magical Mystery Tour. The summer of 1967 may have been the Summer of Love, and the Beatles were either a step ahead of everyone else or they single-handedly created the psychedelic rock genre that came to dominate the late sixties. The Beatles’ brief career is typically divided into the early years from 1963 to 1965 and the later years from 1967 to 1969. Revolver straddles both eras, and while under 35 minutes, it is one of the most complete rock albums ever conceived. It’s one of my personal favorites, and it always will be.
Love so much of the Beatles' music, and this album is one of my favorites of theirs. Just so many iconic and memorable songs, even though I've heard them so very often. For example, I still never tire of "Eleanor Rigby" after all these decades of hearing it countless times. You get it. I love them, and I love this album. Full stop.
A few decent songs but pretty meh overall. I know the recording of it was a big breakthrough, but yeah, uninspiring. *** out of *****
Promising young band. Enjoyed this album. Interested to hear if they made anything else.
I think this might be my favorite Beatles album. It's when you really start to hear the drugs come out in their songwriting and it makes the album somewhat of a journey. It's also a point where they seem to round into form with Paul providing poppy hits, John providing a psychedelic slant, and George bringing some wildcard elements that help expand their songs into different genres. Not totally consistent throughout, though, so it's only a 4/5 for me. Personal Favorites: Eleanor Rigby, Love You To, She Said She Said, For No One
I love this album. "Love you to" is such a cool, interesting song to me. Taxman always has a special place in my heart b.c my Econ teacher sang it in a class one time. Its just a sneaky good Beatles album
My favourite Beatles album. Frequently on the record player. Love the psychedelic yet accessible tunes.
Classic
4.5/5 - deducted half a start for yellow submarine. every other song is flawless though. One of my favorite Beatles albums.
Eleanor Rigby I do love, and has some other of their bigger tracks on it, but was fairly forgettable in my opinion
Pretty good the beatles live up to their name
The only argument is whether or not it's the Fabs best album. I'm a Rubber Soul fan myself, and at gun point I have this behind The White Album, Abbey Road and Rubber Soul. I'd also find a place for this on my list of top ten all time favorite albums. My re-listen here was the 2002 Deluxe Remaster (I didn't listen to the uncooked, alternate takes they loaded on the set, I'm not a monster). And holy shit do songs like Got To Get You Into My Life, Tomorrow Never Knows, even Taxman and Yellow Submarine pop. Sometimes the Fabs lose me when George insists on bringing out the sitar, and I can't help but think including the B-Side "Rain" on this instead of "Love You To" would push this thing among my all time top 5 favorite albums. I get it: Band politics. But "Rain" is one of the best Beatles tracks ever. The fact they have so many classic albums with classic songs recorded during the sessions that didn't even make their corresponding albums speaks to the band's genius. They deservedly have the most albums of any other artist on this list, and the Beatles will be the only band anyone still talks about hundreds of years from now.
~ TaxMan ~ Yellow Sumarine ***** Eleanor Rigby *****, just 2:06 ***** Tomorrow Never Knows
Struggled to find the version Inwanted to listen to. 4 stars only because I need to leave room for Sgt Pepper.
An album I could listen to over and over again…
I guess at this point I should expect all of their albums to show up on this list
I don’t like the Beatles
Great album; a lot of very sold Beatles songs on here, with some of their quieter hits. Favorite song: Eleanor Rigby. 9/10
An amazing album. A real turning point in their musical writing skills
THE BRITS!!! oh the *agony* somehow, hearing yellow submarine gave me ptsd to music class i had over 10 years ago inoffensive album that can be considered timeless 3*
This is good and I like it
The Beatles just have that formula, I don't know another way to describe it. This is my first Beatles album for this project, and as a newbie to their music, I can already see why they're maybe the most popular band to ever play. It's not all my cup of tea, but there is definitely a lot here that appeals to me.
Beatles are boring, but it's an interesting album.
Classic and surprisingly varied Beatles album showing increased maturity in writing and themes which still stands up well today. Taxman is curiosity too no doubt a response to their own increased person wealth, but a complete about turn from their working class roots. Yellow Submarine still feels like a sea shanty though which doesn't really fit with anything else here, but it's hard to mark the rest of the record down because of this. Ranked personal standouts: * For No One * I'm Only Sleeping * Eleanor Rigby
Classic.
Contender for their best album. A towering achievement. Perfect balance of song craft and sonic experimentation.
3. I absolutely cannot stand the song Yellow Submarine, but otherwise this is fine. I don't really get the hype surrounding the Beatles tbh.
Not bad. I can tell why this album had some hits, but it doesn't tickle my brain like my favorite modern bands.
This may be heresy, but I don't really love this album. Maybe it's just too transitional for me.
Probably one of my favorite Beatles albums, tied with The White Album, this has to be the best album I’ve been recommended thus far. Throws me back to studying about differential equations in college and I used to have this on in the background. Eleanor Rigby is my jam.
It can be seen, heard and felt that they were innovators. Always a pleasure to listen to some psychodelic rock
It can only be 5, despite the fact that I'm still traumatised by that one time my English teacher decided to make the class listen to Yellow Submarine 20 times during 45 minutes.
Great varied album with some classic songs. Vocals, music and lyrics are in great harmony. Some love songs are timeless without being overcomplicated.
A few great hits, and a few forgettables
Beatles.
I always forget what’s on each Beatles album and then I go “well this time I’ll get to hear deep cuts I’ve never heard!” And then I don’t cause I played Beatles RockBand. Anyway, very good. Of course.
Great album, The Beatles really evolved from their "boy band" fab four roots. Taxman, the first time they sang anything political. Eleanor Rigby, great song, a departure from earlier work. I'm only sleeping, another great song, showing off their skills. The experimental sitar songs Love You Too, and Tomorrow Never Knows. I doubt anyone had put sitar in a western album before this. Good Day Sunshine, Got to get you into my life, great songs. Overall excellent album
This album was released amidst the smoke of a holy war. Lennon famously said in an interview that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.” This caused outrage in America, inciting public bonfires sponsored by radio stations. They burned and destroyed Beatles’ albums, and the music was banned from the airwaves in the South. What Lennon meant, of course, was that rock music was replacing God. It was merely an observation that Christianity was losing its influence. And of course so many people hung onto every word Lennon uttered. He was the voice of his generation, a spokesman for his restive peers. He talked openly about drugs and the Vietnam War. He sparked rock journalism: everyone wrote about his Jesus comment. People started listening to the opinions of rock stars, and there was born a quality and truth in rock ‘n roll reporting. This album marked the end of touring for The Beatles. Anti-Beatles’ sentiment was widespread—in Japan, the Philippines, and in America. Besides, touring annoyed the erstwhile Fab Four. They didn’t enjoy touring at all in 1966. There were simply too many distractions, and their songs weren’t suitable to be played live. “Rain” and “Paperback Writer” just didn’t sound good in concert. The Beatles were more than happy to stop touring. In profound relief, Harrison is quoted as saying, “I can stop pretending to be a Beatle.” He and his bandmates could leave behind the limitations of touring—PA systems not being powerful enough for stadium concerts and difficulties in hearing the music over the screaming crowds caused the band’s technical skill to deteriorate. The studio process continued from the experimentation we hear on Rubber Soul, but there are marked differences. The difference between 1965 and 1966 is the difference between the early 60s and the late 60s. Though that looks like an obvious and banal observation, it says a lot as far as The Beatles are concerned, for it is the difference between being live performers and being a studio collective band. The Beatles stopped worrying about appropriate concert music and started considering imaginative sonic and musical ranges. The technology was in the studio, not on the stage. The beauty of “Taxman”, for example, is that it sounds like it could be live, but in fact there’s no way they could have done it justice in front of a crowd at that time. “I’m Only Sleeping” evokes a dreamlike mood with a dual-guitar solo played backwards. “She Said She Said” (a surreal tune about Lennon’s first LSD trip), “For No One” (wherein the clavichord and French horn are dominant), and “Love You To” (sitar as main instrument) were hardly concert-appropriate songs. And how the hell would they ever have been able to play “Tomorrow Never Knows” live? This masterpiece displays a world of new capabilities. It’s our first look into Lennon’s intoxicating, terrifyingly wonderful mind. A one-chord drone throughout the song is outside pop rock sensibilities, and the use of tape-loops and vocal processing technology place the piece firmly in the annals of psychedelia.
Cat: one of my faves from the Beatles
Some of my favorite songs here! Imo, best, most classic, peak Beatles
Classic Beatles.
Possibly the greatest pop music lp ever.
The highs are high, and the lows are LOW
Always thought the Beatles were over rated but this is one of their better efforts. Diverse and some good tracks on it
There’s a decent argument to made that this is their masterpiece. Psychedelia, baroque pop, hard hitting rock, children’s rhymes, they’re all here and all spectacular.
Been a while since I listened to this one. Still a classic.
good not great but good
This is one of the ultimate beatles Album you have to listen to. Best Beatles period. Classic. 5/5
So many great songs, especially "Eleanor Rigby".
Maybe the greatest album of all time. Even if Yellow Submarine blows.
Showcases the breadth of writing ability/styles from Lennon/McCartney and Harrison, even with vocal contributions from Ringo. Really diverse set of tracks, with Eleanor Rigby rubbing alongside Love You to and Yellow Submarine. Also notable for the innovative recording techniques, and it still sounds modern today.
Mmmmm Sadboi Beatles album, not the greatest. TaxMan is a banger
I know this album really well, so it’s difficult to write about it. It’s always in the “top albums” lists and for good reason. It has some amazingly innovative tracks that pushed the boundaries of what could be done musically. You can really start to see the different personalities within the band and the influences that derived from their travels and interests. I’ve always found it to be a great album lyrically. Taxman has such a scathing tone, which seems really modern. There are some beautiful lyrics in more conventional songs like For No One. Tomorrow Never Knows is trippy and weird, which fits with the backwards samples. Then you have Yellow Submarine, which I think has very little going for it. I did have to sing it in school assemblies weekly, so that has given it a sense of familiarity and boredom that is not fair to Ringo.
IT was the Beatles. always good
Some classics on this album like Eleanor Rugby and Yellow Submarine. An enjoyable listen.
Obviously lol
Good
It was good, just not that into the beatles
meh
I don't know, guys. It's the Beatles. What do you want?
I'm not going to say anything intelligent about the Beatles that hasn't been said before - but there are more ideas on a single album, here on Revolver, than some of their peers experienced in their careers. It doesn't all work. Some of it sounds a bit dated. That's the price you pay for being innovative. Still, for every moment of silliness, there's something beautiful. Revolver didn't blow my socks off, but it was a very pleasant experience in all.
Some of my favorite deeper cuts, if there is such a thing with this band, are on this record. “I’m Only Sleeping” and “For No One” would be the best two songs ever by most bands on this list. Here they are relegated to being strong complimentary pieces. And that’s kind of how I feel about the album as a whole. It’s not my favorite Beatles record, but good lord does it compliment the overall story of this band exceptionally well.
The production in the more ambitious tracks is really messy but I think the ideas still came through. It feels like this is The Beatles in their stride.
Mid. 03/10 Fav. Song: Here, There and Everywhere.
at least it was short I guess.
Fuck The Beatles.