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Over 40 years ago I stood in front of my mono record player spinning revolver over and over thinking "Wow- this is great". Now I sit in front of a computer clicking songs at random thinking "Wow - this is great".This is a true landmark recording that clearly demonstrates the Beatles' creative power at their absolute peak. There's been nothing like it before or since.
When I asked my mom which songs on this album were her favorites, she mentioned songs like "Here, There, and Everywhere," or "For No One," when at the same time, the guys from the Grateful Dead were impressed by tracks like "Tomorrow Never Knows" while "Love You To" was very innovative for what became the flavor of the month (a great month).This album shows the Beatles at their most psychedelic on "Tomorrow Never Knows," their most romantic on "Here, There, and Everywhere" ("Something" could be more romantic, but I would say it's a toss-up), their most glamorous on "Got to Get You Into My Life," and their most poetic and classical on Eleanor Rigby."
This is the one album that every Beatles fan should own because it distinctively displays their musical talents at this new level ever so smoothly woven into chords and count as songs bounce through your head. This was the Album when the Beatles stepped through the door into a totally new era of music history. This was when they peaked at Rock and Roll and graduated into a totally new band rediscovering who they were and what they were about to become. The songs on the album are all classic and will live in Beatles history forever. This is Revolver.
'Eleonor Rigby', a melancholic song about old and lonely people. It marked the end of their Rock and Roll period and at the same time had already some songs of what would become the psychedelic period of the "Fabulous Four." 'I'm Only Sleeping' and 'Tomorrow never knows' are a good example of that whole new style. One of the most important albums by The Beatles was 'Revolver', released in Europe in 1966. My favorite song is 'Good Day Sunshine'. We Beatles fans had to wait two very long years for the release of 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', the psychedelic album.'Revolver' has some songs as beautiful as a rare gem. They use no guitars but two pianos and play them in a jazzy way. The two songs I just mentioned are in the old style - ballads and rock.
What more can I say about Revolver but Classic Beatles. I remember recording this album from my oldest brothers collection on to my little portable 3 1/2 reel-to-reel recorder. There was so much wow and flutter on my recorder but I still remember how much I enjoyed that album.and now I have this classic on compact disc. Truly one of my all time favorite cd's.
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