Reviews (page 5 of 14)
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE!!!
Not every song is stellar, but lots are and its a historic album
Absolutely superb. Needs no more elaboration. The Beatles are up there and no band comes near
Legend. Can't even describe it properly how diverse and complex this album made me feel
Mi álbum favorito de ellos
Man, I know and love every track on this album. While not quite as concept-y as later albums, this and Rubber Soul were really a turning point for the band. Their earlier work, while still great, had more of an old-timey feel for me. This feels so ahead of its time that it's hard to believe it came out in 66.
"The Beatles were so fucking high they let Ringo sing a few tunes.” ― Bill Hicks Revolver is The Beatles flipping the script, proving they could do anything—and then some. It’s where psychedelia, rock, and orchestral ballads collide in a whirlwind of creative urgency. Harrison steps into the spotlight, Lennon gets high on his own surrealism, and McCartney crafts some of his most ambitious melodies. Even Yellow Submarine—the band’s premiere oddball moment—finds a way to work its charm. Revolver is the spark that set fire to everything that came next in music. Bold, daring, and ahead of its time, it’s the record that made Sgt. Pepper and everything that followed possible.
It is a Good album with Notable good song. I am not a massive beatles fan, so It is not an album i would seek out, but I would possibly buy it if i came across it. It gets 5 stars because of its importance and the number of notable songs on it
Hyvä albumi hyvä brstles hyvä beatlesmusiikki
My penultimate Beatles album to review, and also the only Beatles album that I think I'd listened to from start to finish before starting this project. I'm familiar with quite a few songs on Revolver, and I've been looking forward to reviewing it. Here's hoping that I love this as much as I think I will! Well, I wouldn't say that I absolutely love Revolver, but from a critical standpoint, I do think it's fantastic. One of my favorite things about The Beatles' music is how technically sound all of the bare elements are. The bass, drums, and rhythm and lead guitars are all executed flawlessly, and every note feels intentionally placed. That was present here on Revolver, and those well executed basics allowed the experimental elements to really flourish in a way that's still accessible. In my opinion, this album accomplished what Rubber Soul failed to do: it pushed pop music to stratospheric new heights, where no idea was too far-flung or off-limits. One of my biggest complaints with this album is that its mish-mash of various styles can be a bit much, but every song is quality, and nothing feels forced in or like it was added as filler. I'm not a big fan of The Beatles' incorporation of eastern sounds, and it's not that it's bad, it's just that I'm not a fan of how they incorporate it into their music. Unfortunately, I can't explain it any further than that, because it's just a matter of my personal taste. However, none of the songs on here were off-putting to me, and due to the basic elements of each song being done so well, I was still able to enjoy parts of those songs. I've always thought that "Yellow Submarine" was just a cheese-ball song, but listening to it today, I discovered an appreciation for its allegorical lyrics and the unusual sounds that it was able to incorporate. My favorite song on the album though is "Eleanor Rigby." The strings really capture the atmosphere of loneliness that the lyrics are trying to convey, and it's just a beautiful song all around. "Good Day Sunshine" is great too, and I love its upbeat piano melody. While I'd rather throw on Sgt. Pepper's, Revolver is still an excellent album, and worthy of its reputation as a game-changer in rock and roll history.
Arguably the best Beatles album. This album does not have a single bad song. It manages to sound experimental while still having great pop/rock sound.
One of the transition albums, very similar to Norwegian, but not as experimental as Sgt Peppers. I feel this album is more rounded than the former, but it does not skimp on the simply mesmerizing antics of the Beatles. The musicianship is spectacular. The guitar and drum work is beautiful and the singing is of course thoughtful and the lyricism may be at its peak in their catalog. There are so many songs on this album that are just plain ol easy listening, yet they are bountiful in their composition. Other than their talent, what I believe intrigues me the most about this band is that they are able to fully explore their sound over and over but still keep their final product well rounded and with mass appeal, it’s impressive and this album displays that better than their others, short of Abbey Road possibly. Regardless, I believe this and SGT were their absolute peak.
Certified bangers. Favorite Beatles album.
Absolut Classic, Love every second of it
Este álbum es de 1966. Mil novecientos sesenta y seis. Mil no-ve-cien-tos se-sen-ta y seis. No sé si algún día lograré que me entre en la cabeza.
brutal. IT IS NOT DYING.
IHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SEGUNDONA BOA sem discussão. 5 estrelas sequíssimo, apesar de preferir o sgt. pepper. uma explosão de criatividade com dinheiro o suficiente pra ter um absurdo de produção. infelizmente os cara de rato sabia das coisas. aproveito para reclamar: quem fez o "remaster" de 2009 deveria pegar prisão perpétua. vai tomar no cu.
10/10 One of the greatest albums ever released Utterly groundbreaking
Shite haircuts, good music though.
Still magnificent.
This is the Beatles music I enjoy. I had most of the songs favorited already.
Best Beatles album? Hard to say for sure, with Abbey Road, Rubber Soul and Sgt Peppers, but an amazing album nonetheless. This album pack a punch, with the amount in just over half an hour, with no track longer than 3 minutes.
Never REALLY looked at this cover before, very amusing. Might buy the shirt 🤔 A great Beatles album is going to be one of the best ALBUMS of all time. Best Beatles album? Maybe... I love this album anyway. Guitars getting heavier, themes getting heavier, beautiful musical contrasts.
Dang, this one is also delightful. It kind of feels weird listening to these songs altogether on an album since my own experience with these songs were separate from this album. This is a marvelous album and these songs are amazing, but there’s quite a few Beatles classics where I prefer a cover version to the original.
At one point my favorite Beatles album, still extremely high on my list. There’s not a bad song here, and arguably this is better than the next one.
Way back, right out of college, I took a job in a call center. My supervisor constantly, for the couple of years I worked there, whistled Yellow Submarine. I asked her about it and she was like “Yeah, it just won’t leave my brain.” What a wild job, and everyone that worked there are felons now and I’m so glad I left before I got arrested too. (I didn’t do anything illegal while there, but could see myself having been pressured into the shenanigans that happened after I left.) Anyway, this album reminded me of that. Also, 5 stars.
yeah
5 sterne
“All pop music is just a series of footnotes to the Beatles”.
Classic album, ruined by Yellow Submarine. Marked change from previous efforts, shows The Beatles moving in their own direction, well away from their pop-rock roots and even the folk-inspired Rubber Soul. The final two tracks are my highlights, Tomorrow Never Knows one of my favourite ever tracks.
One of the most underrated Beatles albums. This is the boys all working in harmony (as much as they ever did) while everyone is able to stretch creatively.
This might be the weakest five I’ve ever given. Overall, it was creative and artistic without a bad song, unassailable on that front, but I found myself slightly underwhelmed in comparison to the other albums by The Beatles. I was about to give it a 4, but no album that has Eleanor Rigby could be less than a 5.
Perfect
DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH listened to this on my first run of the year was an interesting vibe. and your bird can sing hittt
It’s Revolver
Beatles at their best. Great album
Probably the best Beatles album. Meaning: it’s rather good.
i. LOVE. this beatles album. shying away from their traditional pop rock tracks and leaning into their more abstract (and most definitely drug filled) discography, this album is full of gold. sometimes jovial and silly, sometimes artistic and melancholy, this album is a pivotal shift and quality boost from the band itself. truly a notable and historical album with tracks that most everyone will like.
Can't be less
yA'LL ALREADY K N O W
Good day sunshine is so cute
It's great to start the new year with one of the greatest albums ever and one of my favorites as well. 'Revolver' is one of the most innovative and infuential records, as it revolutionised studio techniques and it had influenced the development of multiple different styles (psychedelic rock, electronica, world music). I loved the varied styles of the songs - classical-influenced, Indian, psychedelic etc and how compact the whole album sounds despite the different styles. 'Tomorrow Never Knows' still sounds futuristic and mindblowing and it's one of the best closing tracks on any album. Bonus is the album's brilliant cover by their old friend Klaus Voormann.
I Want to Tell You, listen to this album.
This was nice. I enjoyed this album. A few songs I recognized and some new ones as well.
Not my favorite Beatles album, but you can’t say no to a classic like this. Well, you can, but I didn’t.
Probably one of my favorite albums ever.
One of the great albums of the 20ty century.
The thing that I’ve really come to appreciate with The Beatles is their melody writing. I still think Leonard Cohen is the best songwriter for pairing simple but beautiful melodies with profound lyrics, but Lennon and McCartney’s knack for melody was uncanny and it’s on especially good form on Revolver. I think I still prefer Rubber Soul, but this is great too
Love this album!
Listening back this is arguably my favorite of theirs. Every song brings a wave of nostalgia. And Tomorrow Never Knows is easily a top 5 Beatles song for me. Seventh perfect score after 539 albums Rating: 5.0
can you imagine hearing “tomorrow never knows” for the first time in 1966. probably you thought you’d died and that was the sound of your soul on its way out of consciousness. fav tracks: taxman; and your bird can sing; i’m only sleeping; she said she said; tomorrow never knows; i want to tell you
**Laura:** I love this album obviously and it’s still shocking to me how fresh so much of it sounds and they truly were ahead of their time. I think if I were trying to convince someone the Beatles were worth listening to and worth the hype, I’d show them this album. Taxman, Love You To, and Tomorrow Never Knows are really just on a different level to me in terms of pushing their sound / the culture’s sound forward. There’s so many traces of modern music in this album and not to be dramatic but it feels like everything would have been different if this album hadn’t been released… There are a few songs that don’t really do anything for me but they’re pleasant enough and probably would grow on me if I paid attention to them more as most Beatles songs do. They’re not bad but they feel kind of generic Beatles album filler to me (Dr. Robert, I Want to Tell You). Obligatory mention of how much of a tanker Yellow Submarine is. I love you Ringo but that should not have been allowed. Fav tracks: Taxman; Here, There, Everywhere; Tomorrow Never Knows
The mixing on Taxman can be jarring at the beginning, but once you get over that you get one of the most amazing musical experiences. The level of creativity and variety on an album barely longer than 30 minutes is almost unbelievable.
eu quando sou o álbum mais importante para a música como conhecemos hoje e álbum pai da experimentação e do rock psicodélico. a variedade de ritmos, técnicas de produção e conceitos das letras sobre amor, vida e morte são elevados a outro patamar aqui (o rubber soul iniciou bem isso!) here, there and everywhere é a música mais linda do mundo e for no one é a música mais triste do mundo. são os maiores artistas que pisaram na terra SIM
The best (?) and most balanced Beatles record - probably. Competing visions of songs from John, Paul and George - with George really stepping up. Gothic pop tunes, Sitar influenced meditations and straight up rock and roll fill out this record. Hard to find anything to quibble with.
Top 5 All Time album.. Favorite track: here there and everywhere other picks: Eleanor Rigby, love you to, yellow submarine, tomorrow never knows
Aaaaaamazing
Spectacular music, lyrics, legacy. We can clearly see The Beatles evolving, what a spectacular band. What a spectacular album.
I mean... it's one of my favorite albums of all time. It still has a bit of that bubble gum Beatles sound to it, but it also brings in the sitar and the psychadelia. For No One is a perfect song.
This album truly show the depth and breath of The Beatles music and the progression of rock ‘n’ roll in the late 60s.
My dad's favourite album Had to be a five
Not my favourite Beatles album and have never really understood why people elevate it above others.. still a banger and a 5/5 tho.
It's not my favorite Beatles album, as I prefer their fully experimental side, but this album is an amazing listening experience
Um. Yes.
I was wondering how I had missed it. I hadn’t. It is number 1064 on my 1001!
After a long hiatus (because this list of “must listens” is actually filled with 75% “Oh my God never agains”) it was nice to come back to something solid like Revolver. You can tell it’s good because instead of wishing it would end you’re amazed that it’s over and you feel like it’s just started. Real music by and for real people.
My first Beatles album on here, my first Beatles album as a teenager. Fundamental to my enjoyment of music. The sound of the best band ever at the peak (debatable) of their powers. Too many highlights to mention, but Eleanor Rigby goes above and beyond what a pop song is supposed to be. Great cover art as well.
As good as it gets. Not a bad song to be found
My favorite Beatles album, and one of the greatest records of all time. I listened to it front-to-back three times today. If there is a clunker here, it's "Yellow Submarine," which is ironically probably the most earworm-worthy track. The guitar licks are of their era and would be cliche now, but here they are still fresh after nearly 60 years. With "Revolver," we see the genius of which the Beatles were capable as they stood on the threshold of being liberated from the soul-crushing dungeon of touring live to screaming teenagers. We know, with "Tomorrow Never Knows," that we're entering an entirely new era.
No dogs or filler here. All the songs are excellent. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-revolver-by-the-beatles?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
других таких как битлы не было и не будет, я обязательно послушаю ещё альбомы но этот мне конечно очень понравился пусть он не идеален «лично для меня» но безусловно потрясающий
битлз есть битлз, легенда, классика, прекрасный альбом. спс дос
A masterpiece.
5- Stars (13/15)
Perfecto!!!
Obviously brilliant
One of my favorite Beatles albums..
Listened to this so much on cd I wore it out. Fantastic album that shows all the elements of the Beatles sound that would go on to make them one of the greats. Certainly in the mix for the Beatles best album 5*
Classic through and through. Many strong songs. 5/5, only one of my top Beatles songs on album though.
The Beatles, not a lot to say from me. Have listened to them my whole life and that won't change.
Love! Love! Love!
My 2nd favorite Beatles record after Rubber Soul. Possibly the greatest exercise of melody in any rock album ever.
'Rubber Soul' was the point where the Beatles took their first steps into the avant garde, but 'Revolver' is where they finally took a deep dive. It's such an interesting album. To the extent that that's not obvious, it's only because the Beatles set the precedent for decades of artists to follow. There are a lot of firsts here. This is the first album where the Beatles rejected touring and gave themselves the freedom to strength the limits of what the studio could do without pressure to ever play it live. It was their first time breaking from the endless cycle of quick recording, promotion, and touring, which gave them more time to devote to crafting the album. It was their first attempt (and maybe the first by any Western pop artist) to incorporate non-Western musical style. It was their first properly avant garde recording with 'Tomorrow Never Knows'. The album is full to the brim with studio experiments which would later become standard practice among rock bands. They reversed tapes, doubled their vocals, and misused everything. They had the express goal of making sure that no instrument sounded like the instrument itself. Lyrically, they broke from their pasrt convention of poppy love songs, exploring drugs, death, politics, isolation, and love for mankind. I have to admit that I always viewed 'Revolver' as more of a stepping stone between 'Rubber Soul' and 'Sgt Pepper'. I'm rethinking this now. While 'Sgt Pepper' is a bit more developed and cohesively, 'Revolver' is truly groundbreaking. So why doesn't it have the same level of fame? It seems that America had a lot to do with that. First was the (infuriating) tendency of Capitol Records to slice up the Beatles' albums and repackage them with different tracklisting. The idea of the album as an art form took a bit longer to reach the states, apparently. The American release of 'Revolver' left off three John Lennon tracks (previously released in a different America-only release). This greatly affected the sequencing of the entire thing. It would take 20 years before the original version was released in the states. Add to this, Lennon's comments about Jesus and Vietnam and you can see how the conservative wing of the US would try to turn kids away from The Beatles of 1966. Whatever the case, people see to now be waking up the brilliance of 'Revolver', myself included. It's hard to really imagine it now, but it must have been revolutionary when first released. As one former fan put it, it's the point where the Beatles went stark raving mad. Luckily for the rest of us, they certainly did.
Not my personal favorite Beatles, but there isn’t a Beatles album that I don’t like. And I can appreciate how innovative this album is for them. Plus it contains some of their best songs (“Eleanor Rigby” and “For No One”) and some of their funnest (“And Your Bird Can Sing,” “Doctor Robert,” and “Yellow Submarine”). While personal taste makes it not my favorite, it more than deserves its place on the list and its high ranking on this site.
I had never listened to this as an entire album before now. And I didn't know a few of the songs on it. It was fantastic.
One of my favorite albums ever. Every song is outstanding (except the last)
Beatles are perfect band to listen at any point of doing this list. There is so many interesting things going there and even 60 years later most songs still feel fresh and interesting.
"Ah yes. The GOAT. Shall we go track by track? I think we might. Taxman - the off-tempo count-in, the riff, the decision to lead this earth-shattering album with George on vocals. It's a great start, despite, at its heart, being a little Tory. Eleanor Rigby - a song that feels as essential as oxygen and as old as Pangea. It is impossible to conceive that there was a time before its writing. How does Paul do this? It goes without saying that musically, lyrically, thematically, this is extraordinary. I'm only Sleeping - a tiny dip in quality, with a slightly lazy vocal, but still so cool Love You To - often panned I think, but I actually prefer it to Within You Without You, and again, it's hard to imagine that the mop tops had gone from Love Me Do to this in just four years. Here, There and Everywhere - emotional pop perfection Yellow Submarine - am I going to defend it? I think I might you know. Obviously it's a childish vocal, but every aspect of the harmonies and musicality are bang on and quite interesting. She Said - Possibly the weakest song on the album (removing YS from the equation), but still great. A weird riff that never seems to quite repeat itself, which is fascinating. Good Day Sunshine - The horns in this should be prescribed on the NHS And Your Bird Can Sing - A criminally underrated song, that might feature in my top five Beatles songs I think. The harmonies on (I think) the third verse of this are extraordinary. The level of invention in them is off the scale. Also, an incredible 12-string riff written by Lennon, arguably only their third best guitarist. What a band For No One - Another absolute classic slice of Paul. The French horn! Oh my god. Dr Robert - TFW you discover that Dr Robert spiked George and John with acid, and this isn't a nice song at all. I Want To Tell You - One of few Harrison songs where the vocal slips from being 'pleasantly different' to 'a bit nasal and weak', but still lovely. Got To Get You Into My Life - Great fun, but you're waiting for it to finish because... Tomorrow Never Knows - Arguably the greatest song in the entire history of the greatest band. This is probably an album, up to this point, where Paul does the heavy lifting, but John blows everything (in the whole history of music) out of the water. It's like he's got in a time machine, travelled to the 1990s, listened to the Chemical Brothers, written a song that sounds like what the Chems would do if they teamed up with God to write a song, created it out of the technical limitations of the 60s, banged out lyrics based on Tim Leary and probably popped off home to watch the telly in Esher. I do not know how this came from a human man. So yeah, not bad.
Okay, this is an instant five. I know this album really well, of course. The last three songs on the album are one of my favourite experiences of music ever. Perfection!
Every studio album between late 1965 and 1969 is five star in my world
I have a brain, so 5 stars.
own
Great album, classic, Elenor Rigby
what can you even say about this, or any Beatles album, at this point? like, yeah, this is really good music. I'm probably not going to say anything even remotely contrarian for the entirety of this review! I've even got the weird stereo mixes everyone likes to complain about! this consistently stays in my top three favorite Beatles albums (I'm almost certain the other two will show up later in this list), and that's for a few reasons. Lennon–McCartney is a powerhouse songwriting team the likes of which was never seen before or since and et cetera, but give it up for George Harrison's three (count 'em, three!) contributions to this album! always nice to see your fave get a bit more shine. "Taxman" is the one everyone loves, and I like it a lot, but "Love You To" and "I Want to Tell You" are much more in my wheelhouse in terms of what I mostly listen to the Beatles for: sonic experimentation in a pop context! yes, many of my favorite tracks here are the weird ones. "Eleanor Rigby" with its creepy string arrangement and double-tracked lead vocals; "She Said She Said", which features some jangly, noisy guitar work; "For No One", a ballad with a Baroque flair, complete with a clavichord; and especially "Tomorrow Never Knows", one of the most mind-altering songs in the entire history of pop music. but then you listen to "Here, There and Everywhere", a song that's so straightforward in comparison with all the rest, and it's still completely captivating. this is a very special collection of tunes from a group of musicians capturing absolute magic in the studio. light 9/10.
Excellent album.
An all-time classic for a reason. The Beatles at the top of their songwriting and performing talents.
Come on...it's Revolver
How to rewrite the rules on how a record can be recorded. So diverse yet cohesive. Every track individually has the power to be a masterclass and together they create a masterpiece. When dealing with the 5* records I strangely find it more difficult to write notes as the words seem not to do justice.
Absolutely phenomenal. "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the perfect Beatles song, showcasing each member's immeasurable talent, but every track is great.
Revolver is where The Beatles stopped being just a band and became full-blown innovators. It’s their first album made after experimenting with LSD, and you can hear the doors of perception flying open in every track. This isn’t just a collection of songs — it’s a turning point in modern music, where creativity, curiosity, and consciousness collided in the studio. “Taxman” opens with a snarl, George Harrison taking aim at the system with sharp wit and funk-infused grit. “Eleanor Rigby” follows, radically different — a stark string arrangement and narrative depth that felt miles beyond anything in pop music at the time. “Here, There and Everywhere” brings a beautiful softness, McCartney’s delicate vocal and ethereal harmonies floating somewhere above reality. “I Want to Tell You” captures the confusion and internal noise of a mind pushed beyond its limits, with clashing chords and hypnotic tension. “Got to Get You Into My Life” brings it all back to earth with brassy, joyful energy — a soul-infused track that channels Motown while still sounding distinctly Beatles. With Revolver, they weren’t just writing hits — they were rewriting the rules. Studio effects, tape loops, backwards guitars, philosophical lyrics — all of it feels fresh, fearless, and forward-looking. It’s the sound of four minds opening up and taking rock music somewhere it had never been before. A psychedelic masterpiece that still stands as one of their boldest and best. Favorite song: "Eleanor Rigby"
++*: She Said She Said, Tomorrow Never Knows ++: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, I'm Only Sleeping, Love You To, Here, There and Everywhere, Yellow Submarine, Good Day Sunshine, And Your Bird Can Sing, Doctor Robert, I Want to Tell You, Got to Get You into My Life +: For No One 9,7/10
Maybe other than Rubber Soul, the best Beatles album in my opinion. White album is up there for me as well.
Still one of the all time bangers. So many solid tracks, most of the them standards that get played everywhere and by everyone, all the time. My favorites are "Taxman", "Eleanor Rigby", "Here, There, and Everywhere", "Yellow Submarine", "Got To Get You Into My Life", and "Tomorrow Never Knows". REVOLVER Opened the door to so many new pop genres, and revealed inspired production techniques that everyone else would quickly adopt. What is there to say about this album that hasn't been said by more articulate people than I? Also, I love "Yellow Submarine" and I will not apologize for it.
One of my top 3 Beatles albums.
After a solid week of 3/5s this album came through like a breath of fresh air! Every song has something in it, listening on headphones elevated this album even more.
An excellent album with songs that are timeless.
This is the Beatles at their musical peak. The orchestrations, the horns, the contrapuntal melodies, the Indian instrumentation, backwards recordings. They were experimenting, but the songwriting is all solid.
I didn't have this album growing up but so many of the songs are already familiar to me. Collectively it's probably my favorite cluster of Beatles songs wrapped up in one bundle -- the perfect blend of danceable, singable, ennui-inducing, and joy.
With the exception of the truly godawful Yellow Submarine, every track here is a belter. Eleanor Rigby is probably my favourite Beatles song of all time. And then you've got Here There and Everywhere, Tomorrow Never Knows, Taxman, Got to Get You Into My Life... All superb. 5 stars all the way!
I’ve already heard this it’s very good I’m only sleeping top 5 song of all time
To me this is the best album ever recorded. The Beatles at their full power. 34 minutes and 14 songs, nothing overstays its welcome. Harrison with 3 songs all completely different yet equally important as we get the first taste of the Indian/Hindu influence he would go on to develop for the rest of his life. The influence of the album is matched by the actual songs. Some songs are better than other, but they’re all top tier. Seamlessly transitioning from in your face heavy guitars to gentle sitars, brass bands and string quartets. The crazy thing is the lack of hits with only Eleanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine as household names. Tomorrow Never Knows is for me up there with the greatest album closers of all time. I always wondered when I was a kid where the managed to get those seagull sounds from. Imagine hearing this for the first time 60 years ago, even now it sounds out of this world. Best: She Said, Got to get you into my life, Love you to, Tomorrow never knows Abbey Road is filled with nostalgia as the last recorded Beatles album, but this is more important. 5/5 - GOAT status
One of the greatest ever made. My favorite Beatles album. Sublime!
Banging
my least favourite of the phenomenal 'rubber soul -> abbey road' run, and still a straight up 5. what a band. ps yellow submarine rules
Perfect album.
Their best
Yeah, what everyone else said.
A classic. One of their best - or perhaps the best? Rolling Stone's readers certainly think so.
4.75
# Album Name: Revolver # Artist: The Beatles # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: This is an absolutely fantastic album. The melodies, the bass lines, the guitar, the lyrics, the drums. Mwah! French kiss. No wonder its considered one of the best. # Top Tunes: every single song imo # Would I listen to it again? fuck yeah!
I used to be a Beatles-sceptic. This is the second time I listen to this album through. I am now starting to understand the hype for the Beatles (their earlier stuff was not at all to my tastes and seemed rather generic, but this is gold). Can't decide between 4 and 5, I think it's exactly 4.5 star but I'll round up (with some hesitation)
The mixing on the remastered version I listened to was not very good, but the songwriting gives this a 5 easy
Hmm
Impossible to overstate how significant a record Revolver is to me personally and to popular music.
I meannnnn come on. Iconic!
Great album but fuck me does yellow submarine nearly ruin it.
An absolute classic. One of the best albums from the greatest band of all time
BEST ALBUM EVER
Revolver is low key the best Beatles album. It’s experimental without being too high on itself like Sgt. Pepper.
One of my favorite Beatles albums, can't decide between this and Rubber Soul. Innovative production with such a diverse set of genre blending. I love it, it's peak Beatles.
Absolutely amazing. An iconic album from start to finish.
I love it, definitely a fave from these guys
They need a six star scale for the beatles
I mean, it’s the Beatles?
Really chill easy fun pop songs from then Beatles. Solid 4.5 rounding up.
YESSSSS! Love this album!
Een van de beste van de Beatles. Alleen eleonor rigby staat mij wat tegen, verder flawless. En tomorrow never knows als eind is echt een knaller. Rubber soul kwam hiervoor, waar ook al meer werd geëxperimenteerd, maar tmk voelt alsof het echt het volgende tijdperk van de band inluidt. Raar, experimenteel, los van alles wat ze eerder hebben gemaakt.
I liked it
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Amazing.
One of the greatest LPs of all time. Tomorrow Never Knows is likely one of the top 100 all time greatest songs
So good. The floor is extraordinarily high in that every song is quality, but the ceiling is off the charts. "Eleanor Rigby" pointed toward Sgt. Peppers and is just in a different category than most pop songs. "Only Sleeping" and "She Said" and "Your Bird" are criminally overrated -- just lost in the quantity of quality here even as the provide a jangly template for generations of future bands to follow. As a John-preferer, one especially likes that his tracks are demosnstrably stronger than Paul's. This is a stronger mix of songs than on Rubber Soul and more ambitious – the great artistic advancement continued. "Yellow Submarine" is the great Ringo song that would become a standard feature of these records. One never liked "Got to Get You Into My Life" as a kid, but sounds good and substantive now and is a forward-looking closer besides.
I am not a Beatles disciple. But I recognize good music and this is good music.
I mean what can you even say about this record anymore? It's all been said. This is the moment pop music drastically changed forever. Just "Tomorrow Never Knows" inspired thousands of ideas into music. George goes nuts on "Love You To". There's so many things about this record that make it amazing I can barely find something to pin down, my mind races to the next great thing about this record. No band should be able to overcome such shitty stereo mixing, but The Beatles songs are so good you don't even mind it. This isn't even my favorite Beatles record. Arguably not even top 3 depending on how I'm feeling. And I give this album so much praise. GOAT band
En klassiker men inte inte deras bästa. Nog 4-5 plattor med Beatles som jag rankar högre. Men det blir en femma trots allt. Beatles är ju Beatles.
Really liked this. Full of various styles and sounds. Short.
Classic
Just epic.
I’m certain there are long, substantive, quasi academic reviews of this masterpiece already on the site, so I won’t try to compete. This is the ultimate pre-conceptual pure pop record. Of all time. ever.
Is it the best album ever? Maybe, maybe not. But it is for sure one of the greatest and most influential.
It's The Beatles, it's Revolver. Take a step back you ridiculous person - it's one of the most important albums in the history of music. We amateurs are not worthy of reviewing it. Modern music started here.
Hard to not give this a 5 -- its not my #1 Beatles album, but its undeniable.
A classic. Taxman is a great opening track to the album. Paul's bass riffs are wild at parts. Ringo's drums on She Said are memorable
One of my favorite Beatles albums, can't decide between this and Rubber Soul. Innovative production with such a diverse set of genre blending. I love it, it's peak Beatles.
Hard to tell if the remix/remaster changes what the original vision of the band and Martin et al without as much familiarity with the original vinyl release.
Man, those guys, huh?
One of the greatest albums. Some certified bangers, and you can hear the transition from all their early 'love ' songs into far more rounded, deep stuff. All 4 have fantastic contributions here.
This is the era of The Beatles that really started to catch my interest. It’s where they began heading in a more psychedelic direction and started experimenting with production and studio techniques. You can really hear them pushing boundaries, which is why this album is so fascinating to me. It’s also why I love listening to these albums with headphones or earbuds, the layers and details really come through.
In the span of 1 calendar year, the Beatles released Help! (August 6 1965), Rubber Soul (December 3 1965), and Revolver (August 5 1966). There's an argument to be made for each as the first great Beatles album. For my money, it's Rubber Soul, but Revolver is almost certainly the more important one. It is the soundtrack of their minds being splayed out on the carpet. Everything before Rubber Soul is one thing. Everything from Revolver on is on another level.
It sound kind of crazy when laid bare, but 60 years ago a white boy band from a port town in England combined chamber pop, the hottest trends in American R&B, and Indian classical music to make one of the create one of the most adventurous sounds any pop band's ever done.
I'd never heard this in its whole before, and it's so very very good. I read up and around on this album as well, and oh my, so much depth and iso many interesting aspects uncovered. This album is a doctorate worth of background and influence in its own right, and then there is the quality of the music and lyrics. Bloody awesome. 5 stars. (I've confirmed, it's a good gym workout album too, good hard sweat from this album, now, what else?)
Top tier Beatles album, some random songs but still has some of the best songs ever.
The Beatles got good when they stopped writing songs about love and start writing about taking naps, submarines, and taxes
I think this was one of the first Beatles albums I bought outside of Sgt Peppers and Abbey Road, realising that there was so much more to their back catalogue, And Your Bird Can Sing a personal favourite
What an absolute masterpiece! Not much to say that would do this album justice. There are just so many amazing songs here that makes no sense listing my faves… but, anyway, I Want to Tell You, Eleanor Rigby, and For No One are it.
This is going to be an easy 5*, no question. Great to revisit since last time I binged the Beatles in 2009. This + Rubber Soul are my favorite Beatles era. I don't think I have any notes for this -- even the "weaker" songs are great (here there and everywhere has amazing harmonies), unlike prior albums where some songs/covers were lacking. Opening with Taxman goes hard (even with mainly George vocals!). Then Eleanor Rigby, a motherfucking classic with strings! Then I'm only sleeping, another song I adore because it brings me hard back to 2009. 3 back-to-back very different but amazing songs. I learned the for no one is only voice, piano, and french horn, how cool is that? More highlights (here I list practically every track): she said she said, and your bird can sing, FOR NO ONE, got to get you into my life, tomorrow never knows, i want to tell you Low lights: yellow submarine (because of its ubiquity), love you to (just not a fan of this category of George songs), doctor robert (but the carol-like harmonies!)
I like the part with yellow submarine but genuinely this is a very solid album
I like how abruptly some of the songs end
One of the best of the best. Probably my favorite Beatles record. Maybe Rubber Soul. Either way this is a 5
Amazing record
Best Beatles album. Almost mix is amazing!
It's the Beatles. Do I need to say anything else?
In my opinion, one of the more polarizing Beatles albums. Every song definitely elicits strong emotions from me that range from "love it" to "hate it". And even though nit every song connected with me, I appreciate the variety and intricacy thay is present. No two songs sound alike, and I love that about this album. If it were uo to me, the best songs would be 2x as long, and the weaker songs wouldn't be present. But then it wouldn't be Revolver. Top tracks: Taxman; I'm Only Sleeping; Here, There And Everywhere, For No One
Reviewing the Beatles is like reviewing pizza. Enough bangers on here to get them through any qualifiers. 4.5
Brilliant. One of the best albums ever. Yellow Submarine is the worst track - it's only a four. And it was very popular with the kids when I was growing up. Everything else is five star plus.
The Eternal Question of every Beatles listener: is Revolver their best, or Abbey Road? Today, I'm willing to stand with the former. For No One, Taxman, Here There and Everywhere, Eleanor Rigby, and of course the guffaw-inspiring, I-cant-believe-this-is-from-1966 Tomorrow Never Knows. Wall to Wall classics on this project. There are even days when I can put up with Yellow Submarine. Phenomenal, and as previously stated, top 2 from the beatles.
Might be the most important and influential album of all the time.
Beatles = 5
This is better than Rubber Soul, more experimental with stranger and catchier songs. A wide variety of styles. Better than Sgt. Pepper, which came next. Fun fact — the lead track Taxman is written and sung by George, has a great guitar solo, not by the band’s lead guitarist, but by Paul. How do these things happen? More Beatles, please.
A perfect album.
Classic. I think Beatles were the pioneers of making music that was critically acclaimed without being too high brow or avant-garde. This album is the best example of it. There are so many experimental elements and yet as a whole it's a fun catchy experience. Although all the Beatles shine on this, it's the McCartney songs that does it for me. Eleanor Rigby, Here there and everywhere (my favourite from the album), For no one, Good day sunshine. Harrison's hindustani classical music inspired For no one is beautiful. Lennon's I'm only sleeping and Tomorrow never knows with it's reversed guitars is so trippy. No skips, even Ringo's yellow submarine is fun to listen to with it's goofy lyrics and sing-along rhythm. Truly the pioneers of Pop music.
I mean theres not much i can say this is a classic. I personally like the white album and abbey road more but doesnt mean this one isnt a 5
I liked some of the experimental stuff they tried with the sitar in this album, as a whole its very solid and I was shocked it was only 34 minutes, the majority of the songs are a little over 2 minutes, which makes it even more interesting how they pack so much in that timeframe. great songwriting, I'd give this a 4.5 if I could, Eleanor Rigby alone is worth listening to this album.
Love everything on this album. It’s probably the bottom of the 5’s on their 5 star album list but that’s still a 5! It’s also wild that they cram that much into 34 minutes. You’d swear the album was twice that length (in a good way!)
Might be the best Beatles album!
The definition of a 10/10 album. The Beatles' best album. Top 3 album of all time
Great album from beginning to end.
The studio effects really shine on this album.
Simply the best album of first bars to every song ever! Unbelievable! I feel like I’ve heard just about every genre of modern music in this album. Totally timeless and so far ahead of its time. Yellow submarine lets it down! 4.9
fucks 5/5
If there was a “1 album to listen before you die” book, this would be the first and last entry. 10/10 🐐/🐐
I real step change for The Beatles, and music in general. I suppose this sounds like another twee 60s rock/pop album to some and nonsense like 'Yellow Submarine' and 'Dr. Robert' doesn't help. But this is revolutionary. Hence the title. The Beatles were either getting in on new trends right at the start here (pysche, baroque-pop, world music, guitar feedback) or inventing them outright (studio as an instrument, tape effects, electronic effects, multitracking like crazy). In just 3 years they had come a loooooong way from 'Love me do'. Absolutely pivotal and essential.
Best Beatles album?
Great - always a joy to listen to a Beatles album.
I AM A MAN OF POP SENSIBILITY AND I LIKE THE BEATLES!
Layup
George’s opening line count-in says it all: one, two, three, four. Just add one more.
Do not overthink this
I overthought my rating on Rubber Soul. I'm not going to overthink this one. 4.5/5
One of the greatest albums of all time
***Here is my review of, what I consider to be the best album of all time*** Revolver, the seventh studio album by The Beatles, is not merely an album; it’s a testament to the zenith of the band's creative zenith, or perhaps to the zenith of rock music's zenith. By 1966, The Beatles had already transcended the boundaries of pop stardom, morphing into a cultural phenomenon whose every move was both scrutinized and sanctified. But Revolver wasn't about appeasing the masses or living up to their godlike image. Instead, it was about dismantling the very constructs of what popular music was supposed to be. First, let’s talk about the opening track, “Taxman.” George Harrison’s cynical, sardonic take on the British tax system is not just a protest song; it’s a sonic middle finger aimed at the establishment, laid over a groove so infectious it could almost make you forget you’re being gouged by the government. Harrison steps out of his quiet guitarist persona, showing he’s more than capable of holding his own against Lennon and McCartney’s lyrical prowess. “Eleanor Rigby” is McCartney at his most existential. In two minutes, McCartney encapsulates the bleak, anonymous existence that modernity can impose. It’s not just a song about loneliness; it’s an exploration of the human condition, backed by a string quartet that strips away any hint of rock pretension. It’s classical, but it's also deeply contemporary, making you question the purpose of all those forgotten lives. Lennon’s contributions, however, are where Revolver truly deviates from their earlier work. “Tomorrow Never Knows” is the sonic equivalent of a psychedelic experience, predating the summer of love and acid trips becoming cultural mainstays. Lennon’s voice, distorted through a Leslie speaker, intones lyrics inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead. It's not just avant-garde; it’s a prelude to the entire genre of electronic music. Listening to it is like stepping into a kaleidoscope, every sound spiraling into infinity, yet grounded by Ringo’s relentless, primal drumming. Then there’s “Here, There and Everywhere,” perhaps McCartney’s most beautiful love song, a track that manages to be both heart-wrenching and euphoric. It’s a moment of pure, unadulterated emotion in an album that often feels like it’s reaching for something far beyond the grasp of mere mortals. What makes Revolver unparalleled is its seamless integration of disparate styles and influences. It’s a melting pot of Western and Eastern, of classical and futuristic, of the mundane and the metaphysical. Harrison’s “Love You To” introduces the sitar in a way that isn’t cultural appropriation, but rather a genuine exploration of global sounds. It’s a track that transcends rock, borrowing from Indian classical music and infusing it with the ethos of the 60s counterculture. The beauty of Revolver is that it’s both a product of its time and timeless. It's an album born out of the chaos and innovation of the 60s, yet it doesn’t feel dated. It’s experimental without being inaccessible, philosophical without being pretentious. It's The Beatles at their most fearless, unshackled by commercial expectations or genre limitations. In the grand scheme of rock history, Revolver is less an album and more a manifesto—a declaration that music could be art, that pop could be profound, and that a band from Liverpool could alter the course of culture forever. Listening to it today, it’s easy to see why it’s often hailed as the greatest album of all time. Not because it’s perfect, but because it’s perfectly imperfect. It’s a snapshot of a band, and a world, in the midst of seismic change, captured with all the raw, messy, beautiful energy that entails.
The middle album of the Beatle greatest three album stretch of the fab four’s career. Note for note pitch perfect! There is a ton of debate between Sgt. Pepper and Revolver and which is greater, but why? This album is fantastic and that is all that matters!
Perfection. Anybody who says anything different needs to be committed to an insane asylum.
A great album. It was released before my time. As a teenager, the hype surrounding the Beatles got on my nerves. I loathed them with all my heart. It wasn't until much later that I realized how big the influence of the band and their music had far beyond their time. And this album in particular contains some gems of pop music. I'll definitely listen to the album again. 5/5
Not bad!
Like many Beatles albums, this one has lots of short-and-sweet songs, and I was pleasantly surprised how many of them are new to me (which means they weren't radio hits, as I'm not a Beatles connoisseur). Much more of a sampler style than a concept or thematic album, which is perfectly fine, of course, but a little surprising for the 1001-albums project/collection. And now that I've read the (laboriously extensive) Wikipedia entry, I see the eclectic nature of this album was its reason for inclusion.... I admire them for being willing to branch out into studio-only recordings and techniques, as they didn't plan to have any more live performances, and I'm impressed that so many people felt that the album fundamentally changed studio recording techniques. There's always been something about "Eleanor Rigby" that feels nearly perfect as one of these short-and-sweet Beatles capsules (and a great re-creation of the lyrics in the movie "Yesterday"). And I always thought that "Yellow Submarine" was created for the animated movie, not the other way around (and still a favorite song of mine from childhood). "Good day sunshine"--and to some degree "Paperback writer" (which wasn't part of this album but was part of the recording sessions)--sound almost like throwback songs from an earlier Beatles era compared to the rest of the album. I really enjoyed "For no one"; probably my favorite previous-unheard track on this album. And "Tomorrow never knows" is kind of mind-blowing in how it anticipates so many electronica/psychedelic music styles for the coming decades. It's hard to know how to rank this, as it's both clearly revolutionary in many ways, but to me not the most interesting album as an album (to my under-educated ear). But I have to give credit to the huge variety and experimentation in the album, both musically and technically, and to its enduring legacy.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I've probably only listened to this album once before. I think I probably put it on when I was 11 or 12 and didn't care for it as much as the others and so that was that. So listening to it now was like hearing it for the first time, which was a treat. I have to give it 5 stars for the standout songs (Eleanor Rigby, Good Day Sunshine) but as an album it doesn't cohere as well as most of their others.
1/2 of my favorite Beatles records, with Rubber Soul being the other. Revolver is fun, upbeat, creative and unique. The songs are lively and engaging. The Beatles were really flexing on this one with their capabilities and expansive ingenuity. This one always reminds me of my late father as we would sing these songs riding around in the car when I was a kid. Hit after hit after hit on this one - forever timeless.
i'm unfortunately still a beatles dickrider i fuckin love those guys.
Though I understand that it's not their best, 'Revolver' is probably my favorite Beatles album. I'll stop glazing for them eventually. Highlights: Taxman, I'm Only Sleeping, Here There and Everywhere, She Said She Said, And Your Bird Can Sing, For No One, Tomorrow Never Knows (!!!!)
Obviously a great album. Not my favourite Beatles but it has some really incredible moments from both the singles and the B-sides. The 2022 mix also sounds so clean and crisp - what a treat! Best Track: Eleanor Rigby Worst Track: Doctor Robert
Best Song: Eleanor Rigby Worst Song: Doctor Robert
No notes. An easy 5 stars.
This is my favorite Beatles album, just slightly beating out Abbey Road. From start to finish it’s non-stop gold. 4.7 stars
Makes my Top 3 Beatles album list a 5 all the way through well produced
I’ve heard this album countless times, but one thing to stood out to me this time was how tightly paced all the songs are. The longest song is just over 3 minutes, and the whole thing is wrapped in 35 minutes. Songs like “Eleanor Rigby” and “And Your Bird Can Sing” leave you wanting more and ready to play again. It also feels varied when it comes to lead vocals - all of them have a chance to shine, even if “Yellow Submarine” is one of the goofier Ringo songs. Not my favorite Beatles album, but a damn great one and 100% deserving of its accolades.
Did we expect anything less
Basically where all music after this point comes from
Don't know what I can say about this record that hasn't already been said. Masterpiece.
Revolver is the toughest Beatles album for me because it’s not my favorite and I don’t think it’s their best, but it showed how genius they were by incorporating so many different styles and techniques into their album. This album has some fantastic songs with a wide range of instruments that help it really stretch into different genres. The lyricism on this album is a bit more melancholy than previous albums but not as psychedelic as later albums. This is a good middle ground for what the Beatles were and what they would become in the late 60s. It’s a fantastic album and worth the praise. 8.9/10
Dammit its good
Brilliant album. Probably my fav Beatles one so far. Looking forward to listening to Rubber Soul.
I mean... It's the turning point album of The Beatles, how can it not be a good album.
Impresionante, como todo lo que hacen los Beatles.
Straight up BANGER!! My favorite Beatles album. What it lacks in cohesion it excels in flavor. Don't like this song or the production, just wait until the next. But how dead are you inside that you can't appreciate a masterclass in songwriting? Recorded at a time where you had to track bass, guitar and drums to one mono channel so you had room to fit vocals and stereo movements. How they got it to be so sonically good is beyond our modern digital, make as many tracks as you need, minds.
Uma obra prima que não precisa de mais elogios nem retoques. A música Something é pra mim uma das melodias mais lindas já compostas nesse universo. É ouvir e ter um misto de tristeza pelos amores da vida com alegria de ter a chance de estar ao mesmo tempo na terra em que um álbum desse existiu.
i fuck with bug music heavy
It’s rly good
Brilliant, bold, beautiful, blissful Beatles
Starting an album with Taxman into Eleanor Rigby is one hell of a flex
The turning point for the band. The harrison tracks rip
Nuff said
Already heard this Beatles classic! At first, I didn't quite get the hype for this album (or for The Beatles in general), but after listening to Abbey Road for the second time, I completely changed my opinion on this influential band. Revolver isn't my favorite Beatles album (that being Abbey Road), but it's most definitely an amazing album, that I finally understood on my second listening experience (an listening experience to me = listening to the album for 2-3 times to form an full opinion on it), this being my third one. What is there to say about Revolver that hasn't been said before? From the classics that are on it? That classic, amazing album cover? "Taxman" is the opener for this album. This is George's satire piece on the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson. Energetic song as well. "Eleanor Rigby" is groundbreaking, because at that time, The Beatles were mostly known for writing love songs, but they proved themselves to be much more better than that, and this song is proof of that. It goes into the feeling of loneliness. And it's also the only song on this album, where no Beatle sings at their instruments, but only the orchestra. Genius! If there is a song I can relate to, "I'm Only Sleeping" is that song. "Love You To" is another favorite of mine. I just like George's sitar! And the lyrics are also great. I can't believe I was such an idiot for disliking "Here, There And Everywhere". I don't know what I was on back then. This song is so beautiful, definitely playing this at my wedding! I love "Yellow Submarine"!... Okay? It's a kids song, I know! But...*sniffs* I am still a kid on the inside! Don't make fun of me please! *cries* I want my mommy! MOMMY! WHY ARE PEOPLE SO MEAN?! *sobs* (ok, this is stupid, I'll stop this. But still, I love this song, because it's so innocent, unlike most of this album's songs. It's a fun little innocent song!) Anyways, there will be days I will sing that chorus in such random moments. "WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE! YELLOW SUBMARINE! YELLOW SUBMARINE!" 🗣️. Also, all this time, I thought Paul was singing the song, but it was actually Ringo 🙏🏻 Most of side A is perfection (I also like "She Said She Said", but it's backstory is a bit weird) And side B is mostly amazing, but not near perfection, like the previous side. My favorites of side B are "For No One", "Got To Get You Into My Life", and of course, the psychedelic closer, "Tomorrow Never Knows", which is probably my favorite song on the entire album. "Doctor Robert"...it's a great song, sure! But not the one I would go back to so often. There are no bad songs on this album, but if I really had to pick a least favorite, it's this one. I'm sorry! Overall, amazing album! Getting this album today made my day much better! If you haven't listened to it yet, please do so! It's a classic! -favorite songs: "Taxman" (<3), "Eleanor Rigby" (<3), "I'm Only Sleeping", "Love You To", "Here, There And Everywhere" (<3), "Yellow Submarine", "For No One", "Got To Get You Into My Life", "Tomorrow Never Knows" (<3) -least favorite song: "Doctor Robert"
Without a doubt the best Beatles album
My topper most of the popper most favorite band. One of my top 3 Beatles albums, containing my topper most of the popper most favorite Beatle song. The title of which I’m going to keep to myself so you’ll have to guess…
Does anyone else feel a bit of anxiety when they go to see their album du jour? Seeing this pop up made me so happy.
Listened to the 2022 mix in stereo. Eleanor Rigby continues to be one of their most beautiful songs but I'm Only Sleeping might be better, carried by the delightful bass melody. There's some eastern sounding instrumentation which segues into Love To You. Here There and Everywhere is another hit with pretty vocal harmonies. There's quirkier stuff here, like the tongue in cheek intro Taxman, and certainly Yellow Submarine, but the latter is undeniably catchy. She Said She Said closes the first side with the most guitar driven track so far. The second half maintains the same rhythm of ethereal, charming songs, with For No One and the slightly unsettling I Want To Tell You two of the standouts. It's an incredible blend of styles and instruments. It feels like every note is precisely placed, a tour de force.
All time favorite Beatles album
Varied feelings and styles make this such a diverse experience. Significant beauty in song writing!
Revolver is an uplifting and exciting album that showcases the band's musical evolution without the overindulgence found in some of their later work. The album is a masterclass in blending innovation with accessibility, exploring various genres and styles while maintaining a cohesive sound. From the energetic opener Taxman to the experimental Tomorrow Never Knows, each track contributes to a rich and diverse musical tapestry. The use of new recording techniques and instruments was groundbreaking, yet the album never loses its sense of fun and excitement. Revolver strikes a perfect balance between creativity and discipline, making it one of their most compelling and timeless works. It captures the essence of the 1960s while remaining fresh and relevant, solidifying The Beatles' place as pioneers in modern music. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 8 STAND OUT TRACK - And Your Bird Can Sing
- Die große Frage nach dem besten Beatles Album ist so alt wie die Geschichte der Menschheit... oder so ähnlich... Die Frage ist, ähnlich wie die Frage nach dem Sinn des Lebens, wahrscheinlich nie wirklich zu beantworten. Wenn ich mich für eine Antwort entscheiden MÜSSTE wäre es in meiner Welt wahrscheinlich Revolver! - Ich finde es ist ein perfektes Werk. - Revolver markiert einen weiteren Umbruch im Style der Beatles. Nachdem mit Rubber Soul der Folkausflug der Band seinen Höhepunkt erreichte, musste wieder etwas Neues her. Experimentieren mit Style und Technik/Aufnahmeverfahren, die nie vorher angewandt wurden. So wurde nebenbei mal wieder Groundworkarbeit geleistet und einer ganzen Musikrichtung der Weg geebnet: Psychadelic Rock. Aber das ist nicht die einzige Überschrift des Albums, die kann man bei der Vielseitigkeit nämlich kaum finden. So sind ebenso Rock, Pop und Folkstücke und irgendwas dazwischen vorhanden. - Mit "For No One" und "Eleanor Rigby" sind zwei meiner Top 3-4 Beatles-Songs auf dem Album. - Insgesamt würde ich sagen hat Revolver natürlich weniger Riesen-Hits als Abbey Road oder Sgt. Pepper, finde aber (auf wirklich extrem höchstem Niveau) hat Revolver die größere Dichte an krankgeilen Songs, die nicht ganz so bekannt sind. - Ich liebe sie alle. - Und während ich das hier so schreibe und mir die anderen Alben auch noch anschaue merke ich: "Fuck, die hatten einfach mindestens sechs 10/10er Alben und der Rest ist 9-9,5/10. Leck mich am Arsch sind die einfach fantastisch." -> Ergo: Die Ursprungsfrage bleibt wahrscheinlich bis in alle Ewigkeit unbeantwortet. Ich denke es ist vielleicht einfach Tagesformabhängig. Heute ist es für mich aber mal Revolver. Danke Paul, John, George und Ringo! Rating: 5/5
Always one of my favorites. Takes me back to high school.
17/6/2024 Listened to this all the way back in 2021 or 2022. Needless to say, record is great
eleanor rigby i'm only sleeping yellow submarine she said she said good day sunshine and your bird can sing for no one
The best album of all time. Second-best Beatles album.
I mean, it's revolver. 2nd favourite beatles.
The nr one group ever, and one of their best albums.
This album is great. So many good songs, and so weird. One of my fav Beatles albums.
A revolutionary triumph.
наверное любимый альбом битлов. Можно услышать весь диапазон их ебанутости алкоальбом: метр шотов
У меня сложилось забавное впечатление, что я половину этого альбома слышал в исполнении других групп, или в каких-то других форматах. Вот, например, глюк: на Got To Get You In My Life - всё время хотелось петь Help! ай нид самбади хелп... Ладно, вообще я битлам не ставил ещё ни разу пятёрку, как-то так вышло. Пусть будет здесь! Но Abbey Road > Revolver
Always a banger. Never realised how quick the album is, each track almost 2 mins!
Pop rock, psychedelic pop. I think this is my favorite Beatles album I've listened to. I haven't listened to all of them but of the ones I have, Revolver is the highest quality from start to finish. Catchy tunes, great vocals, great performances from all. Just a delight. It's a classic, I'll definitely revisit. 5/5
It's between this one and Rubber Soul for the best Beatles album for me. This one wins by a smidge. 5/5
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Banger
the beatles actually aren't overrated?!! they're, may I say, very fucking good?? anyway my fav beatle album so so good
Was happy to see this was 14 songs and only 34 minutes long. With the two Beatles albums we've got I've had pretty high expectations that were not completely met. Like the albums are good, but they aren't amazing or anything. Even then, after multiple listens, I enjoyed it; lot of light, fun songs. Giving it a low 5.
Really good! I feel like a lot of my favorite songs by them are on this album. 9/10
A revolutionary period in Beatles history. They took their experimenting from Rubber Soul and upped it to eleven here. Great sounds on this record.
THE BEST
Just a perfect album. It still astonishes me that this band along with their friends and George Martin were capable of such consistently great song writing and arrangements. They were never the best musicians but this stuff is absolutely timeless
Nothing can be added to what has already been said about this. Eleanor Rigby alone is worth the price of admission, but the whole record is perfect.
Don’t know if this was much better than rubber soul but it was definitely great. Once again had flashbacks to happy childhood memories hearing yellow submarine with no irony. Giving it a 5 but on another day it’s a 4
About as good as pop music can be, it's crisp and direct, yet richly layered, subtle and mature, experimental and complex. To maintain such high quality across such a breadth and variety of different songs is nearly unfathomable. The opening notes of "Taxman" is the very sound of mod. "Eleanor Rigby" is next level, an order of magnitude better than typical pop songs – cinematic, sophisticated, self-contained. "I'm Only Sleeping" is a personal Lennon fave, one knows the feeling, which the song articulates/presents in extraordinarily fashion. "She Said," "Yellow Submarine," "Got to Get You," "Dr. Robert," "Your Bird" – there's excellence across the board, and a tone of underrated gems – not just no dogs or now filler – this is extraordinarily high-level music making from start to finish.
Goated
This and "Abbey Road" are my favorite Beatles albums. Just an amazing range of sounds, songwriting, and singing... wonderful production too. It's a bit like the White Album with the more random stuff removed, condensed.
Det ser ud som om, at jeg er en større Beatles fan, end jeg er, men det er altså bare fordi Revolver og Rubber Soul er mine yndlings albums med den. Stjernefedt album
Den her plade er så vild. Ikke rent faktisk min yndlings Beatles plade, men nok den mest banebrydende. Ikke for at go all boomer on you, men det må have været helt vanvittigt at høre 60ernes største boyband udgive det her.
One of the all time classics I've never heard as a whole. Knew certain classics such as Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine, I'm only sleeping and got to get you into my life. This was the last Beatles album before they broke up and it's interesting hearing what their sound was like. Really enjoyed Love to you with the sitar riffs. The final track is a shout into the future with a drum and bass sound
oh this one, really liked it.
Revolver >>> Sgt. Pepper's One of the most influential albums of all time, and my second favorite Beatles record. In my opinion, the experimentation these songs have in terms of "genre", studio techniques, and lyrics are beyond the conventional narrative of Sgt. Pepper's as THE Beatles' best creative work. This record is full of iconic bangers (though frequently not as acclaimed as other Beatles' albums), massive deep cuts, and keeps an overall "full album" vibe.
It took 121 albums, but I’ve finally been handed a Beatles album. I’m actually ok with this. The point of this project, at least for me, was to discover great music I’d never heard before. So if I’d been getting albums I know front to back (like this one), I’d be disappointed. I think I’ve only had 4, maybe 5 albums like that to this point, which is amazing. This was never quite the formative album for me like other Beatles albums were (I.e., “Abbey Road,” “Sgt. Pepper’s,”), but it was still an album that I consumed and consumed and consumed again. It also has 7 of my favorite Beatles tracks (see below). So I know this one pretty well. Where to begin? “Taxman” is a hell of an opener, and a unique in that it’s a George song. A rare and generous move by Lennon and McCartney. The guitar solo by McCartney is exquisite. “Eleanor Rigby” helped redefine what pop music could be and tells a story at the same time, one not about love but about darker themes. “I’m Only Sleeping” is Lennon’s first song on the album and it continues the darker themes, still disregarding love. “I’m Only Sleeping” as opposed to being dead. “Here, There, and Everywhere” is probably the best love song the band produced short of “Something,” and it has endeared itself to me over many years. “She Said She Said” is such a fun and upbeat song for something that isn’t necessarily upbeat (‘she said I know what it’s like to be dead’), but it just grooves so well. “For No One” in so melancholic in its description of the end of a relationship and is so damn relatable that it, too, has spoken to me in different times of my life. “I Want to Tell You” has those minor chords that come out of nowhere that really change the tone and mood of the song and make it special. “Got to Get You Into My Life” just bops. The Beatles with a big band - who’d have thought? “Tomorrow Never Knows” may be the single greatest production the band ever produced. The effects. The backwards recordings. The effects on Lennon’s voice. The drum loop. Combine all of these things with the themes of the lyrics and you have a masterpiece and maybe the best closer they ever had (besides “The End” and maybe “A Day in the Life”). This album contains the gamut of the major themes of life. Death. Love. Loss. The unknown. The highest highs and lowest lows. Innocence. Optimism. It has it all in such a tight, well produced 35 minute package. This is such a transition album for the band, too. “Sgt. Pepper’s” would follow, and it really would pick up where “Revolver” leaves off. I can’t say enough about this album. I think it goes overlooked by casual fans who know the bigger, later albums better. But it deserves to be in that conversation for best Beatles album. 5 stars. Standout tracks: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, I’m Only Sleeping, Here, There, and Everywhere, She Said She Said, For No One, Got to Get You Into My Life, Tomorrow Never Knows
A classic that brought us the absolutely bangers Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine, Good Day Sunshine, and Got To Get You Into My Life. An easy 5 for me.
Even a few duds (like Yellow Submarine) this is a rock solid 5/5.
We finally got them 25 albums in.
For no one
I know it’s been said by so many people by now but this album is a genuine masterpiece. A fantastic collection of the Beatles’ classics and some of their most incredible soundscapes.
Impresionante paso adelante en el sonido y complejidad de las canciones. Imprescindible
One of the most influential albums of all time and the point where the Beatles started changing the game. Tomorrow Never Know’s is perhaps one of the greatest finale’s on any album.
yet another all-timer by the fab four. they were light years ahead of any other band of that era and it’s no wonder that their music has stood the test of time. stone cold quality from start to finish with styles ranging from rock and pop to dalliances into psychedelia. while not necessarily my favourite beatles album, i still consider it one of their best. highlights: “taxman” “eleanor rigby” “she said she said” “and your bird can sing” “tomorrow never knows”
Iconic album with an iconic cover. My first Beatles album here. That bass line in Taxman is one of the best in pop. I haven't heard this in a while. The songs are so diverse in many ways: style, singer, mood and composer. Somehow it works. It works as they were experimenting the whole time with tape loops and backward guitar riffs and more. Was tomorrow Never Knows the birth of psychedelic rock? I'm not sure, but that drum beat is unbelievable. As I'm listening, I'm getting the impression that the Beatles have turned the corner and are heading in a new direction...one that will lead to something big on the next album. Ha, easy to say now!
The first Beatles album I bought with my own money. Full of great songs.
Love this album, have done for years!
So fun to listen to this again
This is the first Beatles album that's come up this site, and I am onto day 146, so I am little surprised it's taken this long. As with a lot of highly-rated artists I was ot sure whether I would enjoy it or find it vastly over-rated. it turns out that I loved this album, every single track was fantastic.
hard slay for my boys. sorry to say it.
I think I’ll probably always still come down on the side of Sgt Pepper being a better album but this is very hard to fault at all
top 3 beatles for sure, this thing has no bad songs, a real staple in history, really happy to have had it in this generator
Classic Beatles
Definitely a more mature Beatles album.
This was an excellent surprise. Revolver is one of the most indispensable albums of my life. Revolutionary album; magnificent songs; Beatles at their peak: no mistakes! 10/10
Got to Get You into My Life
Best Beatles album or second best, pipped by Abbey Road? Either way, an amazing record. Incredible to think this was a mere three years after "Love Me Do". Tomorrow Never Knows is up there with the best songs the Beatles ever did (brilliant drums from Ringo), as is For No One. George also really starts to come into his own on this record too.
My second Favourite by them
This is one of my favorite albums. Every song is a classic
Probably one of the most well known albums ever, and for good reason. There’s a few that are impossible not to have heard, but I appreciated listening to it in its entirety for once, for no one and love you to stood out as one’s I’d never heard before but really enjoyed. I don’t have much to comment on, the songs are just good, for the most part they’re verging on simple, but they’re well done, it’s a tight clean act with good musicianship all round.
Nice! Another album to pop onto the turntable. I listened to this twice today, once digitally with headphones and once on vinyl with headphones. The remastered digital tracks sound amazing, but the og vinyl, my god, nothing compares to that sound quality, it's like The Beatles are in the room with you. This whole album is excellent,
This album is a must have in any music lovers collection.
Probably my second favourite Beatles album after The White Album. “For No One” has long been one of my favourite songs, but there are no bad tracks here at all.