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The Beatles
Revolver
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AMG Review of Revolver
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music GuideAll the rules fell by the wayside with Revolver, as the Beatles began exploring new sonic territory, lyrical subjects, and styles of composition. It wasn't just Lennon and McCartney, either -- Harrison staked out his own dark territory with the tightly wound, cynical rocker "Taxman"; the jaunty yet dissonant "I Want to Tell You"; and "Love You To," George's first and best foray into Indian music. Such explorations were bold, yet they were eclipsed by Lennon's trippy kaleidoscopes of sound. His most straightforward number was "Doctor Robert," an ode to his dealer, and things just got stranger from there as he buried "And Your Bird Can Sing" in a maze of multi-tracked guitars, gave Ringo a charmingly hallucinogenic slice of childhood whimsy in "Yellow Submarine," and then capped it off with a triptych of bad trips: the spiraling "She Said She Said"; the crawling, druggy "I'm Only Sleeping"; and "Tomorrow Never Knows," a pure nightmare where John sang portions of the Tibetan Book of the Dead into a suspended microphone over Ringo's thundering, menacing drumbeats and layers of overdubbed, phased guitars and tape loops. McCartney's experiments were formal, as he tried on every pop style from chamber pop to soul, and when placed alongside Lennon's and Harrison's outright experimentations, McCartney's songcraft becomes all the more impressive. The biggest miracle of Revolver may be that the Beatles covered so much new stylistic ground and executed it perfectly on one record, or it may be that all of it holds together perfectly. Either way, its daring sonic adventures and consistently stunning songcraft set the standard for what pop/rock could achieve. Even after Sgt. Pepper, Revolver stands as the ultimate modern pop album and it's still as emulated as it was upon its original release.
Review: The Beatles - Revolver [2009 Stereo Remaster]
Beatles Rock Band: Our Gaming Expert Delivers His Verdict
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The game opens with a quite stunning sequence, combining both traditional cel animation with CG to spectacular effect. This takes some of the visual ideas and cues from George Dunning's 1968 feature animation Yellow Submarine and runs with them, creating an astonishingly...more here.
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Cover Wars: I’m Only Sleeping Edition
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The subject matter of this week’s selection is something I think a lot of our readers can relate to. On the surface, this tune - a selection off The Beatles 1966 album Revolver, could innocently be about the feeling of being woken up too early in the morning…Then again, it could be about drugs. And as my friend Dan likes to say, “If you think it might be about drugs, it’s probably about dr
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GOOD DAY SUNSHINE
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After weeks of sub-freezing temps, and ice and snow and sleet and stupidly gray skies......Sunshine! 52 degrees! No way i'm in here moggin'! I'm gonna put on the ipod and go outside and try to break-up the massive iceberg in front of the house.LATER1
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Giving Some Thanks-- Tomorrow Never Knows
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...I've been digging around for a lot of old stuff lately...I was jonesin' for some Ryuichi Sakamoto and got my thirst slaked with a little help from Micki and Sugarbaby (I got more RS and YMO than I know what to do with now, which ain't a bad thing)...I'd like to thank them both on the MOG tip for their due diligence and hookin' me up...for the past two days, I've been checking the Revolver LP...
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All The Lonely People's...
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The Beatles - All The Lonely People LyricsI look at all the lonely people.I look at all the lonelypeople.Ella MarigbyPicks up the rice in thechurch where her wedding has been;Lives in adream.Waits at the window,Wearing a face that shekeeps in a jar by the door.Who is it for?All thelonely people, where do they all come from?All the lonelypeople, where do they all belong?FatherMacKenzieWriting th...
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I'm Gonna Go...
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..with this one as my favorite.With this one a close runner up, interesting, because I was kind of cool to this record when I was growing up. I have original presses of both. word.
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THE TAXMAN COMETH!
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...Beatle George always had a practical side. His rant against the Taxman opened the magnificent Revolver album in 1966. Excessive taxation strangles a society.........Even as his approval rating remains fairly high, his handling of various issues is alarming to a growing number of citizens. His handling of foreign policy has a disapproval rating in the mid sixties....and although most citizens...
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Cover Wars: I’m Only Sleeping Edition
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The subject matter of this week’s selection is something I think a lot of our readers can relate to. On the surface, this tune - a selection off The Beatles 1966 album Revolver, could innocently be about the feeling of being woken up too early in the morning…Then again, it could be about drugs. And as my friend Dan likes to say, “If you think it might be about drugs, it’s probably about dr
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Review: The Beatles - Revolver [2009 Stereo Remaster]
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Jake and Phil listen to the new remastered Beatles albums to find out if they're worth the upgrade.
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GOOD DAY SUNSHINE
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After weeks of sub-freezing temps, and ice and snow and sleet and stupidly gray skies......Sunshine! 52 degrees! No way i'm in here moggin'! I'm gonna put on the ipod and go outside and try to break-up the massive iceberg in front of the house.LATER1
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All The Lonely People's...
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The Beatles - All The Lonely People LyricsI look at all the lonely people.I look at all the lonelypeople.Ella MarigbyPicks up the rice in thechurch where her wedding has been;Lives in adream.Waits at the window,Wearing a face that shekeeps in a jar by the door.Who is it for?All thelonely people, where do they all come from?All the lonelypeople, where do they all belong?FatherMacKenzieWriting th...
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RIAA avoids legal sanctions by deciding not to sue homeless man, after all
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RIAA escapes sanctions, drops case against homeless manSo far we've had grandmothers, dead people, disabled single mothers, and today, we can add another category to the list of those targeted by the RIAA: the homeless. Earlier this week, the RIAA decided to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit against Chaz Berry after learning he was living in a homeless shelter—but not until after a magistrate jud.
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Beatles Rock Band: Our Gaming Expert Delivers His Verdict
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The Beatles Rarity Of The Week
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The Beatles Rarity Of The Week marches forward with a look back to August of 1966. Originally titled Mark 1, this track, composed by John Lennon, saw the Beatles plunging deeper into their new founded era of psychedelia. This very rare mono mix of Tomorrow Never Knows sounds even crazier than the common version heard as the final track on Revolver. Producer George Martin made a last minute call...
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Talking to the Taxman About Politics: Sarah Palin and the RNC likely to have big tax problems
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I guess some people weren't listening, all those years ago, when George wrote:Let me tell you how it will be - that's one for you, nineteen for me, 'Cos I'm the taxman ... and you're working for nobody but me...Apparently the Republican National Committee and Sarah Palin are true soul-mates; "We can do anything without having to worry about the consequences, because we are the natural elect."Pa...
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Giving Some Thanks-- Tomorrow Never Knows
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...I've been digging around for a lot of old stuff lately...I was jonesin' for some Ryuichi Sakamoto and got my thirst slaked with a little help from Micki and Sugarbaby (I got more RS and YMO than I know what to do with now, which ain't a bad thing)...I'd like to thank them both on the MOG tip for their due diligence and hookin' me up...for the past two days, I've been checking the Revolver LP...
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I'm Gonna Go...
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..with this one as my favorite.With this one a close runner up, interesting, because I was kind of cool to this record when I was growing up. I have original presses of both. word.
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"Free ebook about the Beatles' Revolver"
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From the good folks at Boing Boing:http://boingboing.net/"Ray Newman says: "August marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' 1966 album Revolver. I've spent two years working on a short book about the making of the album which is available as a free PDF download. It's licensed under Creative Commons"link to bb article :http://www.boingboing.net/2006/07/28/free_ebook_about_the.h...
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Classic Albums Live
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Okay, this is going to make me sound SOFT* (*sad old fart Toronno) but last Friday I went to one of those Classic Albums Live concerts at the Phoenix Concert Theatre here in Tinytown.The first time I went was to see "The Wall" with my friend Jamie, for whom this is truly a classic album. There was an eight piece band of crack musicians and they brought in an eight member children's chorus as w...
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Fab Four Appreciation Day
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Periodically, I am suddenly struck by a frightening realization: I've taken The Beatles for granted. Obviously this is easier to do for someone who wasn't born until 1980. But how often do I scroll right by them on my way to Beck or Billie Holiday or Bloc Party?One solution to this problem, which I set to yesterday, was to listen to Abbey Road and Let It Be in their entireties. Another is to wa...
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