Revolver

Eu não gosto de armas. Mas eu mataria um por esse álbum

Gets so much love and for good reason. Must have been absolutely groundbreaking when it was released. Sonically beautiful and the songwriting is top tier. Rumour has it thta Dylan introduced the lads to cannabis and then they recorded this. Whatever happened, one of the greatest albums.

Sure, it’s only my second favorite Beatles album, but it’s also my second favorite album of all-time. Not a wasted note. Perfection to the highest degree. 5+/5

Niet mijn favoriete beatles album, maar toch nog steeds geweldig

Ein Album das nicht bei mir im Regal steht und dessen Songs ich trotzdem alle kenne. Ab Rubber Soul volle Punktzahl.

Very Upbeat I love "Eleanor Rigby," great words, great instrumental. Absolute dope song, "Yellow submarine." That alone brings 4/5 of the stars. Though doesn't fit the album, so brings 2/5. "Good Day Sunshine," pretty good. "For No One," really liked it, quite unique, fits the album. Overall, great themed album with wonderful vocals and a fun listen.

Peak Beatles. Varied, trippy, catchy and full of hits.

Listened to it already

Highlight Song/s. Taxman Love You To Here, There And Everywhere And Your Bird Can Sing For No One

Amazing record, one of the greatest albums of all time. 9/10 because of Yellow Submarine

90% Best: Taxman; Eleanor Rigby; Doctor Robert; Got To Get You Into My Life; Tomorrow Never Knows Must-Hear? Yes

All time classic - real earworm

For me, this is THE Beatles album. Great songs (with one obvious exception!), and just the right amount of experimentation to make this sound fun, fresh and exciting without veering into self-indulgence. It sounds very much of its time and yet also sounds timeless. The backwards guitar and added trickery actually serve to pull this together as an album, rather than being a group of songs put together - which a few of their later 'albums' suffer from. And then there's Tomorrow Never Knows, which still sounds like nothing else, and seemingly bears little connection to the four that performed 'Twist And Shout'. This still feels like a quantum leap in music, and later albums, as inventive as they were in places, never moved so far from what the band was doing before.

It doesn't have the flow of Rubber Soul, but it signals growth in their songwriting and studio experimentation.

102/1089 - Ah, the last one before MI5 installed the new Paul McCartney. One of the more consistent of the experimental Beatles albums. The first and last songs are really great. Cool sonic textures throughout with reversed guitar solo, string octet, sitar, tabla, french horn, canons, vocals through a leslie speaker, etc.

Without question, Revolver is a major turning point for the Beatles, but that doesn’t quite tell the whole story. Revolver is truly one of pop music’s key moments of evolution and the format becoming something drastically new and different (while still being great) right before our ears and eyes. Not only was the band eager to expand their artistic and sonic pallet for this release, all 3 of the Beatles main songwriters were leveling up so notably it makes this album such a showcase of both worlds, the writing and the production. From the distorted to the dreamy, from psychedelic obtuseness to the sunshiny-pop bangers, Revolver boasts the world’s greatest band in the middle of their true ascension. Any day of the week, any time of the day.. Revolver is a 5 star album. 10/10

Every time I listen to this album it creeps closer to being my favorite Beatles album. Everything about it works for me.

This band is way better than Incubus which is extra impressive because this album came out 33 before Make Yourself and the Beatles didn't even have a turntable guy.

I really like it. Fabulous!

Totally enjoyed

One of the best albums of all time. Favourite Songs: Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, For No One, Tomorrow Never Knows. Least Favourite Songs: Yellow Submarine.

Easiest 5 star ever. One of the greatest albums of all time.

Ooft

A ground-breaking album that sees the Beatles stretching the boundaries of pop/rock with psychedelia, power pop, music hall, raga rock, garage rock, sunshine pop, baroque pop and more. A one of a kind album especially for 1966

My favourite Beatles album. Although, replace Yellow Submarine with Paperback Writer and Rain and you’ve easily got the greatest album of all time.

1005 stars.

the weed album. exponential songwriting growth not just for lennon/mccartney but for harrison too. almost loses a star because there isn't enough of lennon's sardonic wit on gooday sunshine, which is so saccharine it gave me multiple cavities. but Here, There, and Everywhere, Got to Get You Into My Life, and For No One really show how McCartney's powers were approaching full Super Saiyan status.

Has been a long me since I’ve heard this and forgot how interesting / experimental some of the songs are and that was cool

An absolute classic album for me. Taxman is a weird opening, but many of the songs on this record defined the psych-pop music that I love most.

9/10. For No One is such an accurate representation of my dating life.

This has been my favorite Beatles record for a long time. This time through did not change that.

Revolver and Rubber Soul were always my two favorite Beatles albums. So many great songs. Favorite tracks: He Said She Said and Here, There and Everywhere

And Your Bird Can Sing is in my top 5 or so songs ever, so that's that. Listening today it occurred to me that if you heard these songs for the first time knowing nothing about anything you might not believe that the John songs and the Paul songs (never mind George and Ringo) were by the same band. If I knew my Beatles chronology better I might suggest that this album planted the seed of their eventual divergence. (I tend to think Paul's a sap but his beautiful songs are very beautiful, and For No One is one.)

Well. Many people much smarter than me will write about this much more smartly and eloquently than I ever will. For me: Rubber Soul opened the door to Future Beatle, and Revolver walked through. The hair on the cover is getting wild, but their real eyes show you it's still them. See all their past selves lurking inside? Tomorrow Never Knows should easily rank with the Day In the Life and Strawberry Fields epics. The studio emerges fully as the 5th Beatle (sorry, screaming legions): they can finally hear themselves.

Minds expanded, creativity in full bloom, veterans in the studio, this and Rubber Soul mark a shift in the Beatles as songwriters and producers. What more need be said? I'd rate this a 4.5 if given the choice, there are just a couple of songs that personally don't land in my upper echelon of Beatles tunes, but any gripe with a particular song or two is swallowed whole by the many high points. This is an album you can listen to a dozen times in a row and A) not get tired of and B) hear new things every time you listen. Magic. OK... a few quick points. "Yellow Submarine" is just great. "Love You To" may be my favorite of Harrison's sitar-based tunes. McCartney's range of tracks — Eleanor Rigby, Good Day Sunshine, Got To Get You Into My Life — is extraordinary. And Lennon's contributions of She Said She Said and Tomorrow Never Knows are among his best work.

There are great albums, and then there's Revolver. It's ambitious, inventive, and avant-garde, but it's also charming, inviting, and fun. And the fact that it might not even be their greatest album is such a testament to how fucking great The Goddamn Fucking Beatles were that its no wonder they are so revered to this day. And I think we might not even revere them enough. This was my favorite Beatles album from the very first moment I heard it. It had the adventurousness of their later period while still retaining the joyful pop of their early period. It was perfect. Then the CD came out and I got to hear the original British version, which included three extra songs ("I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Doctor Robert")... and my head exploded. This perfect album got even more perfecter. I'll never forget hearing Tomorrow Never Knows for the first time. I must have been about 12. It was Christmastime, and my parents took me to Penn's Landing. Earlier that day, I'd bought Revolver on cassette, and I listened to it in the car for the trip. We were headed back home when TNK came on. The music (that drum beat! those seagull sounds! that tambura! those lyrics!), combined with the Penn's Landing Christmas lights, just absolutely melted my brain. I've never recovered. I didn't know music could do that. The range of musical styles on Revolver is outrageous. And the fact that these disparate songs all sound so good next to each other simply defies logic. How do you go from Taxman to Eleanor Rigby to I'm Only Sleeping to Love You Too to Here There and Everywhere to Yellow Submarine? It shouldn't work. And yet they all flow so perfectly from one to the next, it was like they were destined to be that way. And yet, with all the stylistic ground being covered, all the ground-breaking innovations, all the harmonies, melodies, sounds, noises, and rapturous vibes on this 14-song beast of an album that changed popular music forever, the fucking thing clocks in at just 35 minutes. If I were to reduce this entire list to just one single album, I'd pick Revolver. It does everything; it does it perfectly; and it leaves you craving more. And it might not even be their best album.

Revolver wow'd me from the first spin and it will never stop impressing me. Pure perfection.

Among my many memories associated with The Beatles, one that always brings a smile to my mug is the time I saw them live. Yes... i did indeed see the Beatles live at a wedding reception about a decade ago. And let me tell you they were magnificent playing songs from their entire career. I danced and drank and danced and drank... and drank some more. I woke up on Brighton's stoney beach around 4am having missed my train home with no money in my account to afford another. I called a friend (who was fortunately up eating before sunrise... i love the muslims) and she transferred some money. I got home in London about 8am with a colossal headache, stones in my stones, BUT... i saw The Beatles live. Well... I'm pretty sure it was them.

It's Revolver. You could argue it's the best album by the best band ever. Interesting, quirky, a bit stupid, just really good. Great wedding band too.

Great Haven’t disliked any of their albums so far

Masterpiece. Solid 10.

Meu primeiro disco do Beatles dessa lista e, apropriadamente, também o primeiro disco deles que ouvi inteiramente na minha vida. Minha história com Beatles é longa, mas vou resumir: Por volta dos meus 8 anos de idade tive meu primeiro contato com a banda, através do filme Yellow Submarine, que assisti com meu irmão mais velho. Uma história que guardo com muito carinho e que escrevi detalhadamente na minha review do filme no Letterboxd. Para o interesse dessa review aqui, é importante notar que uma das primeiras cenas do filme inclui a faixa “Eleanor Rigby”, do Revolver, (e que cena maravilhosa ein, pqp, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuS5NuXRb5Y) e foi nessa faixa que eu fiquei instantaneamente mesmerizado e viciado. Passei a infância toda absolutamente vidrado nessa canção, e em algumas outras dos Beatles. Ao atingir a adolescência eu comecei o hábito de ouvir álbuns inteiros, e obviamente, fui ouvir o álbum que deu origem ao meu crack juvenil, Revolver. Hoje, 15 anos depois, já me aprofundei tremendamente em toda a discografia da banda e todo tipo de informação que pude encontrar deles. Já rankeei toda sua discografia e a discografia solo dos quatro membros e, além disso, rankeei individualmente cada música deles (209 canções, aqui vai o link para a playlist que montei contendo todas as músicas em ordem decrescente da favorita pra menos favorita https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RsvOxaH0v2Yh9o7GGG9Gi?si=eyZgwJoKTe6vs9a-PJet5A) E depois desse longo prefácio, o que tenho a dizer a respeito desse disco? Prefiro o Rubber Soul! Brincadeiras à parte, tenho esse álbum como meu quinto favorito da banda. Não o vejo como absolutamente perfeito e impecável como alguns outros trabalhos da banda (Rubber Soul e Abbey Road). O lado 1 é maravilhoso, mas o lado 2 deixa um pouco a desejar pra mim. Particularmente, não ligo muito pra canção “Good Day Sunshine” ou “Got To Get You Into My Life”. Não escondo o fato que sou fanboy do John, mas até ele chegou a pecar um pouco nesse disco com “Doctor Robert". Essas três músicas são ótimas, mas pra mim, que vejo cada disco principal da banda como um manto sagrado, “ótimo” não é o suficiente. O que mais faz falta nesse disco são as duas faixas que eles lançaram no mesmo período como singles, “Rain” e "Paperback Writer". Ok, todo mundo pensa a mesma coisa, mas não deixa de ser verdade! “Rain”, particularmente, é uma das melhores canções da banda e muita gente nem a conhece porque ela nunca esteve em um LP. Sim, era uma política da banda na época de não incluir faixas dos compactos nos álbuns para não fazer o ouvinte comprar a mesma música duas vezes. Gesto bondoso, mas em retrospectiva, esse gesto acaba nos roubando de “Rain” em Revolver e “Strawberry Fields Forever” em Sgt. Pepper’s, duas músicas que elevariam drasticamente o patamar de seus respectivos discos. Mas, na realidade, tudo isso sou eu tentando achar pelo em ovo. Beatles tem discos perfeitos, esse infelizmente não é um deles. Mas eu ainda tenho um carinho infinito por esse álbum e por tudo que ele significou e significa pra mim. Ouvi minha cópia do álbum em LP pra escrever essa review, e enquanto o ouvia, nenhuma dessas imperfeições pareciam importar. Revolver é simplesmente Revolver. Mesmo que você não goste particularmente do estilo musical deste álbum ou da banda como um todo, você precisa ler sobre o impacto que ele teve na cultura pop e no mundo de forma geral. Uma das minhas coisas favoritas de Revolver é o crescimento imenso que o George Harrison exibe. Aqui temos não apenas uma, mas sim TRÊS faixas dele, e todas elas são destaques positivos no álbum. A abertura “Taxman”, possivelmente o melhor álbum opener de toda a discografia da banda (junto de “Come Together”). Seu primeiro flerte com música indiana com “Love You To”. Eu particularmente não gosto das músicas indianas do George, mas essa, no contexto do álbum, eu aprecio muito. E minha favorita de suas três faixas, “I Want To Tell You” com suas letras sardônicas e guitarras noiosas. As adições do Paul a esse álbum são extremamente… McCartney… Não tem palavra melhor para descrevê-las! “Here, There and Everywhere” é a balada mais linda que ele já escreveu, se você conhece um hater da banda, apenas toque essa música pra ele e diga que o AMA! Já li vários beatlemaníacos negando o valor de “For No One” no disco, mas eu amo seu posicionamento em seu Lado 2. E sinceramente, eu não preciso dizer nada sobre “Eleanor Rigby”… A música diz tudo por si só. Uma composição dessas em um álbum de música pop em pleno 1966. Paul McCartney tinha 24 anos de idade quando compôs essa canção. “Os Beatles não foram uma banda, eles foram um milagre” -David Gilmour. E meu favorito… John Lennon. Suas adições elevam esse disco pra estratosfera. O storytelling de “She Said She Said”, as harmonias e riffs joviais de “And Your Bird Can Sing”, a atmosfera de “I’m Only Sleeping”… TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS!!!! Jesus Cristo, é díficil achar as palavras pra descrever o que John Lennon fez em Revolver. Se você tá lendo isso, bota pra tocar “Tomorrow Never Knows” aí rapidão e tenta se imaginar em 1966 ouvindo essa canção, com seus tape loops, com suas tracks reversas, com suas letras místicas… Sério… Se você aprecia música, naturalmente reconhecerá e respeitará o legado e a influência desse disco e desses quatro meninos de Liverpool. Talvez você não ame a banda e suas músicas, mas você realmente precisa ouvir esse disco antes de morrer, não só ele mas sim toda a discografia da banda. O mundo em que vivemos é um mundo pós-Beatles. Imaginar um mundo sem Beatles é como imaginar um mundo sem eletricidade. Não tem como! 5/5

This album is sandwiched between Rubber Soul and Sgt. Pepper's, and boy does it sound it! Revolver feels like the missing link that connects the Beatles' early, silly music ("Good Day Sunshine", "Doctor Robert") with their artsy, matured sound ("Taxman", "Tomorrow Never Knows"). "For No One" is a song that couldn't have been created before Revolver for its serene and feeling lyrics (and I love the French horn). The Beatles incorporated more psychedelic aspects, too. I'm not going to skip a chance to express how gripping George Harrison's songs are. "Love You To" showcases the burgeoning Indian influence, "I Want To Tell You" is stop-in-your-tracks beautiful, and then he creates the scathing "Taxman," which is still relevant today. These three songs are great examples of Harrison's depth, growing musical talents, and songwriting.

So this is the album with classics like Yellow Submarine. It's really good and not too long.

Immaculate. There was a stretch in my junior year at FSU where I listened to this album on repeat for weeks.

This is a lovely album, it makes me happy. All the songs are good!

The coolest Beatles album. It’s the one I want to say is my favorite but they did so many great things. Definitely the most psychedelic Beatles release. Eleanor Rigby is a top three Beatles track for me.

Very good

I mean, this is Revolver. Five immediately. Having been born long after this album made a splash and revolutionized culture and the possibilities of rock and pop music, I can say from a song by song basis, and feeling how the tracklist flows or doesn’t flow together, I prefer their later work. Abbey Road is the best Beatles album, then White Album, then Peppers. Stop saying Revolver is the best. This album is the launch-pad to the greater state. It is not in itself the greatest state. When I listen to Revolver, it makes me want to listen to the later albums (sans Let it Be). Listening to the later albums doesn’t make me want to listen to Revolver. Discuss. Still, Revolver is better than 99.9% of all other albums the world has produced. Just take Taxman, for instance. Taxman is supremely badass, and not just because of its witty lyrics about taxing your feet. This is literally The Beatles doing battle against a supertax that would’ve wrung them dry. They didn’t sit back and accept it, especially as the tax in question would be allocated for military use. George, as you can guess from his later ‘Within You, Without You,’ was not so keen on the idea of going bankrupt to fund instruments of death. So he wrote a song about it, risking the group’s massive popularity across party lines, and in the end, won. Sorry Mr. Heath, but you’ll forever be known as an absolute douche. You don’t go up against the Fab Four.

IMO, this is the first truly great Beatles album. I like the pop stuff.....Rubber Soul is really good, but this transcends exponentially. Experimental Beatles are the best Beatles. They pretty much cook from here to the end. Multi-tracking is mastered at this point, the basic pop stuff has dropped off, the drugs are flowing, and experimental mindset is in top gear. I sometimes wonder it what it must be like to be in a fully immersed mindset and scenario that allows you to just fuck around and find out. No one tells you no, everyone says how can I help, and you are....just kind of free to make it how you want to make it. You release a bomb at this point and you are still good. It is not like they were constrained before, but this sounds like freedom to me.

Hi ha tants angles com tòpics quan toca parlar dels Beatles. Primer, meditava sobre els verbs del desig en anglès. Tenim desire, need, want, like, long, crave... i yearn. Yearn és intraduïble. Mira endavant i enrere alhora. És un ansia, un sospir impossible nascut de la boca del estómac, i, també, un enyor. I Revolver és conjuga, sencer, des del yearn: Eleanor Rigby, Love You Too, Here There and Everywhere, Got To Get You Into My Life, i la genial For No One. Un al.lè es torna verb, angoixa i desig. Yearn. Una turbulencia que edifiquen musicalment, i que amaneixen amb tracks divertits. Perquè són els Beatles. Encara ho són. Aquest és el segon angle amb el que parlar de Revolver. El que ens obsessiona a tots des que vam veure Get Back: què i com són els Beatles? Que Peter Jackson ens mostrés què hi havia rere la cortina dels Apple Studios no va decebre'ns, no va aixafar la guitarra amb un Mag d'Oz de pa sucat amb oli, sinó que va atrapar un llampec de la gran colaboració creativa del centre, justament quan les potències que la conformaven eren ja tan fortes que esfilagarçaven el conjunt. Si ho mirem així, Revolver és interessantíssim: l'harmonia, encara regent, comença a dissoldre's, els individus es consoliden més enllà de veus o instruments: comencen a ser creadors. A ser propietaris de cançons i dels seus sons. Encara no hi ha McCartneys dictatorials ni Lennons iconoclastes, però ja neixen, perquè ja els distingeixes. I competeixen. I és apassionant, perquè és un senyal de maduresa. Justament el tòpic més gruixut al voltant de Revolver. "És l'àlbum que marca el pas a la edat adulta de la banda" diu la dita popular que m'acabo d'inventar. Segurament el que hauríem de dir és que Revolver enceta l'edat madura del rock perquè es treuen de la màniga els primers indicis del que serà un so identitari -no del grup o del single- de l'àlbum. I el conceptualitzen com un viatge coherent. Aniràs caient pel talp del conill, des de I'm Only Sleeping fins a She Said She Said. Ja fan alguna cosa més que cançons. I després, per fer servir el perfecte profètic, ha de venir el Concepte. La mitologia se'ns menja i les revisions també. Què paga més la pena d'escoltar per tastar Revolver. La versió Mono? La Stereo? El Remaster del 2009? El recent Remix del 2022? Les tres primeres, amb diferents matisos i intensitats, son un tro. El darrer Mix s'afarta de pistes i no compacta bé les mil i una coses que estan sonant en cada cançó, i l'experiència unitària que et sometia a un encanteri es converteix en una dissecció de cada tema. Sí, desenterra tresors com Lennon inventant-se Yellow Submarine com una aventura de folk dylanià, sobre misèria proletària, fantasies escapistes i una penombra mortuària. Yellow Submarine! Però si parlem de música i no d'arqueologia, el mix 2022 fa que les cançons deixin de ser peces d'un àlbum a ser relíquies encaparrades.Els envitralla. Una natura morta. Excepte per Tomorrow Never Knows. TMK mereixeria una categoria propia. Una dimensió pròpia, si ens hi posem. Si abans parlàvem de com neixen els egos artístics d'enmig d'una harmonia de quatre cabelleres amb forma de tassa, TMK agafa aquesta analogia i l'anorrea. TMK dissol qualsevol ego, i s'esmuny de qualsevol metàfora matussera que busqui enllaunar-la. L'últim mix et trepana el cap.

One of the greatest albums of all time.

Sou suspeito pq esse já foi até papel de parede do meu computador, mas é logo aí na dobradinha Rubber Soul/Revolver que eles começam a ficar MUITO interessantes

Easiest 5 I have given.

I think this is an easy 5. Its not just because its the beatles. Its not just because its an album that marks their step into experimentation and opened the worlds eyes to the breadth of music and made it cool. But the songs are just very, very good. Is there a better closing track ever written? I was close to deducting a star for yellow submarine when paperback writer was a non album single, but even shakespeare had comic relief in his work.

Probably my favorite Beatles album. It’s not perfect. That’s what Abbey Road is for. It’s a lot of fun, though.

I have so much love for this album. My older brother showed me this album when I was 10. I was on a RV trip with my family and we downloaded it to my iPod. I think it was the only thing I listened to for a month haha. So I know it in and out. Haven't listened in a looong time tho. So yea, I am very biased. However, I would still argue that this is one of the greatest albums ever. Everything is just so good and tastefull, and the songwriting is just incredible. The combination of Paul's confident songwriting and John's wanting to experiment with psychedlics sounds is such a good blend. It feels like the band were in a great state of mind here. I listened in headphones, and I don't remember the stereo mix being so... stereo. So that surprised me. It definitely feels more natural to listen to it on speakers. Stuff I like about it: - The singing - The silliness and seriousness - Lyrics - Production - Sitar - Lyrics - Backing vocals

Moving up to a 5 due to the respect I have for The Beatles, but the 3 longest songs on this album are not good. I'm Only Sleeping might be the worst Beatles song ever and Love You To is not much better.

I love the Beatles and I love this album! It’s not my favorite album by them but it’s still a great one.

This album really is one of the best things ever created. Books have been written about how many walls came down… east meets west, sunny pop meets deep inward reflection… on and on. And the fact that the most popular musicians in the world to streeeeeeach boundaries is so daring and inspiring. How lucky they had George Martin! 25 stars!!

More whimsical and fantastic than earlier Beatles albums. A lot of the songs feel like interesting, impressionist character sketches, but Revolver as a whole doesn't feel contrived or strained like a concept album might. This is a good combination of artsy and accessible, and all four of the Beatles really get a chance to shine. My only caveat might be to point out that the Taxman seems like an alright dude, and that I support a progressive income tax on the rich.

Possibly the easiest 5 I've given so far. Has several of my favorite Beatles songs (especially She Said, She Said; And Your Bird Can Sing; and Got To Get You Into My Life). What can I say? It's very good and I love it!

Great

Favorite Beatles album. Back-to-back fantastic exploration of music and genres.

Jeeeej najdraži!!! 🫶🏻 Album znam napamet, mogla bih ga slušati do kraja života na repeat 😁 Da mogu dati 20, dala bih, ovako će biti 5/5, 10/10 🤍

This album scores highly purely on innovation and influence but when you add the quality of songs that feature on this album, it gets full marks. Lyrically it’s probably their best work - “wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door.” The Beatles at their songwriting and creative peak, I love this album. 5⭐️

Absolute banger with some total classics. You forget how talented the fab 4 were

easy five 🌟 my second favorite beatles album :)

The Beatles start doing Acid, and become a truly great band. I'm not a huge Beatles fan, and mostly prefer their post-drugs albums to their early poppier stuff, so this one is for me. Starts off strong with Taxman, and stays strong. Eleanor Rigby is a song that I didn't initially like years ago but it's grown on me--now I think it's a great tune. A lot of sleeper songs that I'm not as familiar with but that are pretty solid songwriter as well, like I'm Only Sleeping with the backwards guitar solos, and Love you To with the tranced out sitar and Indian drums. Doctor Robert solid. I hate Yellow Submarine--mostly because of the stupid sounding polka like jangle--but that's mostly the only fault I have with the album personally. The rest of the tracks more than make up for it. Then by the end, Tomorrow Never Knows takes you off into space. 4.5/5

Another day, another Beatles masterpiece. This was the start of when they stopped worrying about being able to reproduce their music live and just focused on innovation in the studio, and as someone who wasn't alive to see them perform live anyway, I'm very happy for it.

5 out of 5. My favorite Beatles album so it's an automatic 5 from me.

Man this album certainly starts off on a grim vibe, which certainly matched my mood when I went to listen to it. The few happy songs stick out as they don’t fit the tone, but it all wraps up well on “Tomorrow Never Knows,” which has always been a fun new age-y song.

Top drawer

Brilliant album from start to finish

My favorite Beatles album

OK. It's a classic album. The removal of Yellow Submarine would improve it, but .... it's a five star.

I’m not even done yet and I already know this is a 5. Not a skip on the album. Love You To was a little too sitar-y for my personal taste. But who cares? It’s the Beatles. Do they have a bad song? No. I really enjoyed this album - a couple of my favorite Beatles songs are on Revolver. Eleanor Rigby gives me goosebumps every time, no matter how many times I’ve heard it. This album feels ahead of its time.

So much has been written about this album I have little to offer. I first heard it when I was eight years old and thought Elenor Rigby was the deepest song I’d ever heard. Face in a jar? Wow. Is it a perfect album? Take away Yellow Submarine the, then yes. Not a fan of the brassy Got to Get You Into My Life, but Here, There, and Everywhere is my favorite McCartney song. Better than Sgt. Pepper? I can’t be objective enough to offer an opinion.

I was a hater, but I was a blind hater. Hearing the first few minutes of Taxman was enough for me to change my ways. A very impressive album that uses the studio as an instrument for the first time, allowing infinite possibilities.

4.5★. Hard to find another album outiside of Abbey Road (and, to a lesser degree, the white album) in which all three of the singer-songwriter trio are *this* on. For No One is easily my favorite McCartney song, and it comes right after the FABULOUS And Your Bird Can Sing (will never not be funny to me how Lennon was dismissive of this song while praising Doctor Robert). Always get annoyed with how the album starts Taxman, but the day I learned that ”1 for you 19 for me” was not an exaggeration I suddenly had more sympathy for Harrison. Anyhow, this is really good album.

There are some duds on there but Tomorrow Never Knows solidifies it as a 5. That song is a masterpiece and sounds fresh and interesting after nearly 60 years.

Excellent

guy that's 60 years late to the party: does anyone maybe think the Beatles are really good

28/1001 I was at primary school in the early 80s. From my experience, I'd suggest there was a point during that decade where affection for The Beatles was probably at it's lowest point, when there were few things as uncool as actually liking The Beatles' music. "What, that old 60s shit?" Despite this, without it ever being on the national curriculum, I reckon I was as familiar with the song Yellow Submarine as I was any popular nursery rhyme or hymn I might have routinely come into contact with as a pre-teen growing up at that time. That was how much The Beatles had permeated culture by this point, this was the impact they had, whether it was cool to like them or not. And that is arguably the weakest musical moment on Revolver - even Ringo's novelty song was still being sung in playgrounds more than a decade on. Of course, come the mid-90s, certain events in the UK music scene conspired to provide The Beatles with the renaissance they deserved. Look, it's all been said before, hasn't it - all I can really add is that it is all warranted. The fab four and George Martin were creating magic at this point in their careers - every song is crackling with an absolutely irrepressible energy; every song a unique and fully-formed exploration of different themes and sounds. Almost 60 years since its release, that energy is still as thrilling as ever. Amazing stuff. I expect it'll be a long, long while before I draw anything to match this in my 1001. (Watch Pet Sounds come out next...)

Without a doubt one of the best albums ever made. Here, There and Everywhere, Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine, And Your Bird Can Sing... are all fantastic poprock songs and I think some of the best songs of the Beatles.

The Beatles hebben veel 5 sterren albums, maar dit is toch wel één van de beste 5 ster albums die ze hebben gemaakt (al is het onmogelijk om eentje uit te kiezen). Yellow Submarine, Taxman, Tomorrow Never Knows en één van mijn all time favourite Beatles: For No One 5*

I had never heard "For No One" before and found it beautiful! I truly felt the sadness of it in my heart. Yellow Submarine was a delight to listen to. Loved!

Not much to say other than this fucking rules.

Like a well balanced meal, arguably strongest album of theirs from start to finish, “She Said She Said” +1

Without even listening to this, I already have this album as a 5/5, so this is just serving as my reminder to listen to it again (and again, and again). Just a solid album with 14 perfect rock/pop songs packed into a tight 35 minute package. I don't understand why there's so many detractors on this site over this album, they must just not like music I guess.

Classic album, one amazing song after another in a variety of different styles. Influenced music as a whole towards more studio experimentation and openness to including international sounds.

Beautiful stuff.

quite possibly the most important record in music history. Not only the fact that - in 1966 - it was possibly the first cohesive album but, aside from the quality of the songs, how technology in 2023 used AI to strip out the instruments from a 4 track mix to create gewnuine dolby atmos means it opened doors for AI in misic previous unheard of.

Masterpiece

Probably my favorite Beatles album (depending on my mood) which makes it a solid gold 5/5

There's only one rating possible for this album

Another Beatles album, and one that is often regarded as the best album of all time. I can see why it gets the praise- this really felt like a shift in a global idea of what popular music could be. Unlike later beatles albums where the division in desired effect can make the album feel disjointed, Revolver has no dud songs and flow beautifully together despite changes in tone and instrumentation. Overall- a great album. It definitely lives up to its accolades.

One of the best from one of the best. Perfect without yellow sub

It's always a good day when I see the Beatles pop up! Eleanor Rigby is a 5 star song in itself. One of my favourite Beatles songs! Yellow Submarine is such a nostalgic song for me personally, although it seems so out of place on this album Shoutouts to Taxman and Got To Get You Into My Life too for being tunes 5 ⭐️

elanor rigby and taxman alone

the GOAT

Un disco definitivamente ecléctico para ser de los Beatles. Se distancia de los Love Me Do y los Let It Be para ser una versión más arriesgada y salida de la rejilla de lo que eran The Beatles en su momento. Excelente.

I think got to get you into my life is my favorite Beatles song. The whole album sparked good nostalgia vibes tho. I think I prefer abbey road but still and easy five stars

I can’t believe I got two GOATED Beatles albums in three days. I am being BLESSED. Great album of course, pivotal pop album and incredibly influential on the entire genre even til now. Home of so many Beatles bangers and a groove the whole way through. In my ranking of Beatles albums thus far, however, I would say this one is below Abbey Road.

Eines der besten Beatles-Alben. Kaum zu glauben, dass es 1966 erschienen ist, es klingt moderner. 5/5

Who doesn't like The Beatles? This album is really awesome.

Everyone debates what the greatest Beatles album is. Certainly this one is high on the list. This album is where the group moves from their old pop approaches and begins to experiment and move into new directions. Brilliant all the way through. Sure, Dr Roberts is pretty weak. And I'm tired of Yellow Submarine. But there is so much power here, I will never get tired of this album. 5/5

album lancado no ano que minha mae nasceu. gosto bastante da capa ja visitei a gravadora ;) mto legal eu so n gosto mto de yellow submarine nesse album, n entendo mto

*Timeless, and a nailed on “5”.

I had a Beatles phase in my late teens so I am a tad biased This is the first album where the Beatles really showed what they were capable of (imo), and they went on an absolute heater from then on out as far as albums go. The songwriting feels so much fresher, the music more dynamic: it's really the whole package. Even as a 16/17 year old kid, I was mind blown by Tomorrow Never Knows and how crazy it was that something made in 1966 could sound like that. Pair that with the Sitar that George was into at the time, and I thought I had the coolest music taste in the world when I discovered this

Classic!

Previously rated: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (5/5) Rubber Soul (5/5) With the Beatles (5/5) A Hard Day's Night (5/5) The White Album (5/5) Abbey Road (5/5) ************************************************** Another Beatles album, another 5/5. This one may be the best of them all. It's melancholy, it's upbeat, it's silly, it's serious and heavy. There's something for everyone. What's to criticize? The songs are too short maybe?

The Beatles, nuff said.

Taste in music is by definition a subjective viewpoint. What one person will regard as genius, another will regard as dross, and the beauty of musical appreciation is that they are both right. That said, if you don't give this album 5 stars you are objectively wrong and you should be ashamed of yourself.

Arguably, every Beatles album should be on this list (and might be, I haven't gotten through everything), but especially all of the studio albums post-Rubber Soul are essential listens; not only because the songs and records were popular, but because they had such a monumental impact on music culture, but also on how music was produced and recorded. This is absolutely a contender within The Beatles catalog for their best album. While the group explores their individual personalities more, they are still a cohesive creative force, unlike later albums that were more collections of individual contributions. While Sgt. Pepper's is probably the best example of how their studio experimentation changed the music industry, this album was the start of that journey. Do yourself a favor and listen to the 2022 mix. Every detail is clear and crisp, while preserving the original sound.

Perfection

Great album. A classic.

is dit het beste album aller tijden? HIT NA HIT NA HIT NA HIT

Awesome

After taking >350 albums to get The Beatles, I have them again a week later! My favourite Beatles album is very close between this and Abbey Road. This an album I've probably listened to in full hundreds of times - easy 5*. Fav tracks: Eleanor Rigby, For No One, Tomorrow Never Knows

According to Wikipedia, this album is their 7th studio album which prompted me to go check out their discography and this is kind of smack in the middle of their musical journey. "Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 5 August 1966, accompanied by the double A-side single "Eleanor Rigby" / "Yellow Submarine"." Which was interesting to me that those two songs came pre the actual Yellow Submarine album. I grew up listening to a lot of their music through my dad but he didn't listen to as much as I realize that there is. We also liked the movies ("Help!" "Yellow Submarine" "A Hard Day's Night"). They're kind of like the original music influencers tehehehe. I liked this album a lot, it was a fun listen. I am now currently listening to their first album "Please Please Me" which is just so delightful. They're a great band with always fun instrumentals and lyrics. How can you be mad when you listen to the Beatles?

This is the first Beatles album I listened to and I realized that they drastically changed. They grew up. They evolved from a boy band to adult men with serious skills not only related to their instruments and poetry, but also with the way they engineered the album. The sound of the birds, the looping, etc. this will always be one of my favorite albums.

Classic.

Probably the best Beatles album? Up there with Pet Sounds of one of the best albums of this time, you could make an argument one of the best albums ever. It flies by, has so many classics, and even songs not considered classics are still rock solid. Songs flow nicely, but it's not the same feel or sound over and over. Love Paul's bass tone, maybe Ringo's best album, vocals have cool effects but doesn't feel overdone. The remaster is well done, everything is so clear.

So fun, this is my kids favorite Beatles album.

Another one of these I own a physical copy of. I LOVE this album. Hands down my favorite Beatles album. Such a wonderful mix of styles, moods, and themes that all seamlessly combine into a brilliant easily digestible album. Eleanor Rigby is such a hauntingly beautiful song, and those horns in Got To Get You Into My Life 😍.

5 stars. What really needs to be said? I always thought Sgt. Pepper's was my favorite Beatles album, but every time I spin this one, it gets better and better. Everything is great but 'Love You To' and 'Tomorrow Never Knows' would probably be the top tracks for me.

Les Beatles parlaient du binôme "Rubber soul"/"Revolver" enregistrés dans la foulée...mais c'est avec Revolver, qu'ils s'éloignent des rivages pop/folk du précédent opus pour explorer de nouveaux horizons sonores...ça c'est du défrichage, audacieux ! A la réécoute en 2025, c'est toujours un voyage musical, porté par le génie mélodique de Macca, aiguisé par la verve rock de Lennon et épicé par Harrison...quant à Ringo, le Dave Grohl des Beatles, il fait le taf: les cymbales étourdissantes sur she said she said, et puis le beat envoutant sur Tomorrow never knows (un ringoisme d'ailleurs)... Ah j'allais oublier: Sur Revolver, les guitares sont débridées ! ces sons ! cette attaque du solo de Taxman par McCartney: du miel pour tout apprenti guitariste...Stop ça suffit !

Glad to see this one come up today! I love the Beatles (who doesn't?) but I haven't ever listened to Revolver all the way through in one go. Any time I listen to the song "Taxman" I think about how someone called it the best "conservative" rock song of all time. So I just can't get into it. "Eleanor Rigby" is mixed super weird, it might be because I'm listening on big over the year headphones on mono (although it is the remastered version?). "Here, There and Everywhere" is one of the best sort of undercover Beatles songs, if you could call any Beatles' songs undercover? By the time it got to "Yellow Submarine" I wondered what it would have been like to live through Beatlemania. How crazy it would have been to listen to this record for the first time after it came out? "She Said She Said" has such a great guitar riff and Ringo shines on the drums somehow. "Good Day Sunshine" is so good and I had forgotten how much I like it. "And Your Bird Can Sing" is a song I have never heard before, but I feel like it's quintessential Lennon/McCartney. A cute little ditty pop song about the girl you're in love with. "For No One" is one I forgot about somehow!!!! I love this. I love the bridge on "Doctor Robert" and the vocals on here are so tight I can hardly handle it. Although, the song is kind of boring imo. "Got to Get You In My Life" the horns my goodness are so good and Paul shines so hard during the bridge. Man I love Paul McCartney. Overall, I should probably return to this one again and it's a great time to remember what made the Beatles so great in the first place.

I rember my english teacher showing us the Yellow Submarine song. I love it.

It is the Beatles - great Album, many of the songs were unfamiliar, but still a really interesting listen.

The butterfly emerging from the cocoon. Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant What's to come is mind-blowing. But looking back into this early morning shadow, this album really shines.

Fantastic album. Lots of genres of music I like

For many years this was my favorite Beatles album. Time has shown me that Abbey Road is probably my favorite, but Revolver will always be up there. There are so many timeless tracks. Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, Here There and Everywhere, She Said She Said, And Your Bird Can Sing, For No One, Tomorrow Never Knows: all of these are bangers and many of them were innovative at the time. Tomorrow Never Knows still sounds like nothing else. Arguably the Beatles at their most psychedelic, it’s a timeless record.

Yeah, it's a 5

ALL TIME CLASSIC

One of the better albums.

4.5*

Masterpiece of course. Accidentally had Spotify on shuffle so enjoy: Love the beat on Taxman. Love the depth of For No One. Love the ominous piano on I Want To Tell You. Love to joy of Got To Get You Into My Life. Never noticed how goofy the drumming was on Yellow Submarine. Till now. Stunning guitar on And Your Bird Can Sing. Here, There and Everywhere is just ethereal. Love the key change on the last word of "but to love her is to need her everywhere". Doctor Robert is just so COOL. Love the 'WHENNNN' coming in early towards the end of I'm Only Sleeping. Love You To is still the weakest, but I appreciate it more in my old age. Eleanor Rigby I mean W H A T more can be SAID what a SONG. The harmonies on She Said She Said are so trippy and delicious. Tomorrow Never Knows - trippy delight. Love the birds. Good Day Sunshine - cute but best bit is the key change at the end, and the fade out.

Awesome variety of songs, including the classics Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine, Good Day Sunshine, and Got To Get You Into My Life. This album is full of powerful lyrics, harmonies, and instrumentals. It may be the best album created by the Beatles!

Not sure if I've ever listened to this entire album. So many awesome songs on here, the deep cuts are pretty great too. I guess calling them "deep cuts" is stupid for Beatles songs, but the ones that aren't as huge of hits. I hate the sitar song, but the rest is really god damn good.

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.

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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.