the best cd of 2006 was released today, and it was recorded 40 years ago.how can something so familiar be made to sound so new? so fresh to the ears...im not going to lie, i got a bit emotional listening to The Beatles LOVE, a new cd produced and mashed up by george and giles martin for the cirque de soleil show in vegas.one of the most depressing things i recognized in listening to LOVE, is that the class of 2006 pales in comparison to the work done by four lads from liverpool oh so long ago. the album opens with an acappalla take on "because" from let it be before quieting out for that unforgettable first struck chord from "a hard days night", with the drums of "the end" crashing in, only to mix paul mccartneys "get back" in before we outro with lennons "glass onion". the effect throughout works wonderfully. youll notice the guitar solo from one song replacing the guitar solo from another song. it really is like a game of name that tune.now we've all heard beatles mash ups before but, trust me, not like this. the surround mix of "i want to hold your hand" has the studio version in the front speakers and the live hollywood bowl recording in the rear! the wave of nostalgia that washed over me listening to LOVE was overwhelming. and its worth having if for no other reason than this is the only remastered hi fi version of any beatles cd available. the beatles catalog was originally remastered in 1988, when cd technology was in its infancy. you can actually hear fingers scrapping guitar strings and backing vocals as if they were raining down on you from a mountaintop. and the real winner in all of this is ringo starr, with thunderous fills in "strawberry fields" sounding like they came from the chemicals brothers. the remastering shines a light on one of the most underappreciated drummers in rock history.thank you george martin, songs we've heard so many times, now sound so new.