Tomorrow Never Knows is one chord, but certainly not one note. As usual, just to be contrary, John dismissed And Your Bird Can Sing, which for me is perhaps the most timeless song on the album. An indie group could release it today, 53 years later, and it'd still be fresh and awe inspiring.
She Said She Said not much of a song,really.That would be my favourite song on the album,if it weren't for Tomorrow Never Knows.For me,She Said She Said is the sister of Rain
"And Your Bird Can Sing" and "She Said, She Said" aren't much as songs? Uh, I'll have to disagree on that one.They're both better than "Good Day Sunshine".
This is the album that I most resent how Capitol chopped up the American version.I grew up with no "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing", and "Dr. Robert" on REVOLVER.That was like taking a dump on the "Mona Lisa".
I was blown away when I first heard Tomorrow Never Knows.A dreamy psychedelic tune that must have baffled quite a few people and critics at the time...Paul s five songs on the album are truly impressive besides his basslines are more melodic and interesting...it s a shame they didn t play any of the songs on Revolver live...
Nice review John (I'm playing catch-up). I found it illuminating going back to this album after reading the Emerick book (which was astonishing btw). You can really suddenly hear how utterly crafted the sound is, engineering-wise. I'm going to depart with you on two minor points; firstly I don't think Good Day Sunshine is 'up there' with the other 4 Paul songs on the album. And also, I've always thought She She Said She Said and And Your Bird Can Sing are fantastic songs as well as great studio productions/performances. I love the story in the Barry Miles book about Paul playing Eleanor Rigby to his piano teacher in St John's Wood, during the brief period where he decided to try proper lessons again. She dismissed it completely and showed no interest, so Paul promptly cancelled his lessons and never went back. Cheers, James
I love Yellow Submarine evokes so much of my childhood.A wonderful kiddies song. What I love about the Beatles is they never lost their sense of humor or took themselves too seriously.Yellow submarine totally succeeds in what it sets out to do
Interesting that "Yellow Submarine" was on 2 albums (obviously) and was also a single A side. And this was at a time when the Beatles didn't want their fans to pay for a track more than once. Hence "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" didn't get on Sgt Pepper in the UK. Same with "Walrus" which in the UK was on an EP and a single B side..
the title was random they were thinking of calling it Abracadabra . Good Day Sunshine was loosely based on Daydream by the Lovin Spoonful. I,m only sleeping was probably autobiographical as Maureen Cleave described John as the laziest man in Britain , in the mid 60s he spent a lot of time lying on a couch reading and watching TV. I thought it strange there was only 2 tracks on the 62-66 album but six from Rubber Soul ( more than any other) but which of those six could you leave off? Here There and everywhere is another Jane Asher inspired song . There was also one track which Paul didn't play on as he and John had a row before recording and he stormed off , cant recall which one.
@@kevanbrown7620 I totally agree! I only heard the U.S release in "66 and loved it. Then many years later when I heard the original Parlophone recording, I was blown away. My favorite Beatles album, and the one many critics think is the greatest Pop record ever.
Hello, John! Nice to see you reviewing one of the Beatles lesser known works! :) I can't really add anything to what you have already said but it's a masterpiece and what great Rock/Pop music should be about, creative, experimental, ground- breaking, melodic, challenging and joyful, it's all there on Revolver! The first song I ever heard played live by anybody was Got To Get You Into My Life by Wings on their 1979 tour so I have a soft spot for it in my heart. My parents met Alan Civil who played the French Horn on For No One quite a few years back and he was a little miffed that he was only well known for that and not for any of his work on classical music.
+James Boyce We should be seeing the full release of that 79 convert on DVD when the Egg and Town archive releases come out in 2025! I suspect that we'll be writing the sleeve notes for those :- )
This album has always been my favorite. Proof of that is that it's the one Beatles' album I brought back with me from London while visiting there in 1970. I wanted an original Parlophone copy which I could not find back in the States at the time. It now hangs on my den wall.
I think Capitol got it right the second time around when they decided to release the The Parlophone albums in 1987.I remember my local radio station 98 Rock in Baltimore,Maryland giving away copies of those albums if they could answer Beatles Trivia Questions and they had a Beatles A to Z Weekend (Where they played the Beatles songs A to Z for the who weekend).
Was about to comment on that. I totally agree about it being more relevant as time goes on. Instrumentally and lyrically, to me, it is equally as good, if not better, than Tomorrow Never Knows, and I do not understand why it seems to be overlooked all the time and is usually among fan's least favorite tracks. Absolutely groundbreaking song. I have a hard time choosing between Love You To, Within You Without You, The Inner Light, and It's All Too Much as George's best.
For me, i would say Revolver is the best album ever made. It is as perfect an album as you can get. Lennon was getting into his acid phase, with Rain, while they were recording Revolver. I'm Only Sleeping, She Said She Said (one of my favourite songs) the awesome, breathtaking Tomorrow Never Knows. I also like And your Bird Can Sing and Doctor Robert. McCartney was writing amazing melodic songs. Eleanor Rigby is just brilliant, Here, There and Everywhere is beautiful. Good Day Sunshine, For No One is also a beautiful track, Got To Get you into my Life. He also wrote Yellow Submarine. George was starting to become a good songwriter himself. It opens with his Taxman, Love You To brought Indian music into the mainstream, and I Want To Tell You is a great Harrison track. I still listen to Revolver at least once a week. Just to remind me how incredible they were.
Best aAlbum ever..it has everything...I totally agree with You. The place to Hear the songs are On the original albums. Paul does a good attempt On his live Stuff, but nowhere near...
Totally agree. Revolver is by far the greatest album ever. It's as perfect an album as is humanly possible. They also made Paperback Writer and the groundbreaking Rain at the same sessions for Revolver.
Thanks John. Really good review. I really can't think of any album by any artist, that is so amazingly diverse in it's song-writing, musicianship, vocals, creativity & production - than Revolver. Sure, even The Beatles surpassed these elements on many of their future albums, but not in such a complete package. Even though Abbey Road has long been my favourite album, Revolver still remains the album that all musicians/artists should be measured against, in my opinion. Thanks for the shout-out. Keep up the great work.GAZZA
love this album top 3 for me ! i think paul hits a few highs on Pepper with she's leaving home as a one of his top ballards comparable to Eleanor rigby
Hi John. My favorite time and era of the Beatles. This is the album to play to the Martians, Plutonian and any intergalactic travelers. I could write forever about this album + Paperback/Rain, it contains every type of music (minus country, odd?). Pop, rock, classical, ballads, Indian flavor, Motown, Kiddie singalong and psychedelic. Timeless for the ears. IMO Hindsight shows that if they had really wanted to; Taxman, And your bird can sing, She said she said, Dr. Robert, I want to tell you & Rain could have been rehearsed and played with 2 guitars, bass and drums on that 1966 tour, but why bother spending time rehearsing if no one wanted to listen? Cheers!
Oh gosh yes, John. I wanted the album the way the Beatles intended it to be, not Capitol Records. That's one reason why I bought "The Beatles In Mono" boxed set to have all the Parlophone UK versions.
Ha! Could you imagine writing "She Said She Said"? You excitedly play it for John H. and "Well, " says he, "it's not much of a song really." Love the reviews though, John!
I always wondered why George got three songs on the album instead of only two. I think "Taxman" should have been included on the red album, it was worthy to be on it.
Songs 9 to 14, faultless Brillant guitar & singing on 'And your bird can sing'. Then straight into another classic, 'For no one'. ' Dr Robert' an under rated gem. Then great piano in another George classic. Paul & John finish with two blockbusters. The first 8 songs are not bad either!
one of the best lps of history of modern music,all songs are great except yellow submarine and harrisons indian song -ever in my oppinion-the rest of the songs are perfect difficult to choose however eleanor rigby,taxman,she said she said.for no one ,dr robert,here there and everywhere are some of the fantastic songs of the lp
I would say that Capitol Records got it wrong the first time but they got it right the second time when they released The British Releases, in The United States, back in 1986-1987.
You should check out the new remix of this album Giles Martin just did last year in 2022 it sounds really good and it includes outtakes and the mono version of the album and the revolver ep it includes new stereo remixes of paperback writer and rain and also the original mono versions of the songs if you buy the box set either on CD or on vinyl and both box sets obviously include the remix by Giles Martin and both box sets include a really nice book with great photos and information about the album and when it was recorded and it goes through all the songs on the album including paperback writer and rain cause they were recorded around the same period talking about the new mix and some early take for each of the songs and the recording sessions and were and when it was recorded and who played on the song and the dates and stuff
Adding 'Paperback Writer'/'Rain' from two months earlier to this album, makes it even better. Especially 'Rain' would have been the perfect substitute for 'Yellow Submarine'. Strange to say that about one of the best albums ever made.
They repeated this mistake with Sgt. Pepper, when they were pressured to release strawberry fields forever and penny lane as singles instead of including it on the album. Sgt. Pepper would be significantly better with those two replacing when I'm 64 and lovely rita in my opinion.
@@DropTehBazz Rubbish. When I m 64' is wonderful and a classic and Lovely Rita is great fun rocker that fits perfectly where it is. Both those songs you mentioned are magic; Sgt Peppers works as A WHOLE! However Revolver WOULD be improved if they replaced Revolver's 'Yellow Submarine' and 'I want to tell you' with 'Rain' and 'Paperback Writer' then 'Revolver' might be as great as others say it is. Revolver is a great LP unlike the very overrated Abbey Road but it is still overrated.'Sgt Peppers', 'Rubber Soul', 'With the Beatles', 'Magical Mystery Tour' and 'The White Album' are better LP's in my opinion. I listen to and enjoy them more and have for 50 years!
"Got To Get You Into My Life" is quite well known in the U.S.A. - it was released as a 45 in 76' to promote the "Rock n' Roll Music" compilation, although many people at the time assumed that it was a Paul McCartney & Wings single ! ...I have actually never listened to that "Collection Of Oldies" LP, it just isn't part of the American Beatles experience I guess.. Nice review again John.
+Thomas Calden Great, thanks Thomas. I know Wings played this track in 1979 and even though it wouldn't have been up there, I would love to have been there!
Interestingly just compared Revolver v Rubber Soul giving each track a mark out of 10 and being quite critical - Both scored 117 out of a total of 140 . Thought Revolver would score higher than RS, possibly marking too critically!
I couldn't agree more. The perfect album. They also made Paperback Writer and Rain during the sessions for Revolver. Imagine if you put those 2 tracks on it.
@John Heaton could you do a video, Where you look at Pauls bands. Compere the bands he has had for Wings Over America, the band 89-90, and the current band. Which is the best?
Hi John. Great review for this Classic Album. John we all know your knowledge about Beatles and their Solo LPs . Would you do a review of the band the Beatles could have been, The Ruttles 😂 Seriously as George was closely involved and I think I read that John never even returned his copy of the film as he enjoyed It so much. I think it would make a fun review 😀 Keep up the good work.
Thanks Wendy. I love The Rutles. Eric Idle came to Budapest a couple of years back with his Messiah thing and i held up a placard which said 'LONG LIVE THE RUTLES". He spotted it and waved :- ) I heard that John enjoyed The Rutles...but even the bit with Ron Nasty and his Nazi girlfriend in the shower (for peace)? Which I find hilarious and hats off to John & Yoko if they saw the funny side. Paul was pissed as all the press was asking him about The Rutles when he was trying to promote London Town. Which I can understand as that album is a favourite of mine as you know :- )
Wait, John -- I have not yet watched your review as I write this. Let me guess beforehand -- you love it, 10/10! :-) ...... (EDITED LATER TO ADD: Yep, 10 out of 10! And I wasn't wondering, heh heh). Seriously -- you are entertaining and I enjoyed your review. But I guess that's the reason I don't really talk about the basic UK albums.. they're all so bloody great! I tend to go more for the US ones, or perhaps other comps or live ones, where the outcome may be less predictable. Take Care.
+MeanMr Mayo Thanks and you make a fair point. But I think timeless albums still should be discussed! Sooner or later I am going to run out of 10 out of 10 albums to review and then let's see what happens.
Good review John. I think that Paul came close to the 5 song quality again on the admittedly double White Album. With Back in USSR, Blackbird, OD bla de, I will and Mother Natures son, Then again maybe not, As I Will ain't no Eleanor Rigby!! Thanks again.
Hi John again I seem to have forgot Honey Pie on that last list and that a good song. So he was really churning them out in 68 especially when he had penned Lady Madonna and Hey Jude that year already Wow!!!!
+John Heaton hi John. Once again I agree with you. I always thought from 63- 65 the power was with John, songs etc. and as you say 66-69 is with Paul, I do tend to let them share 67, as Paul gave us good tunes that year but then so did John plus with John, All you need is love plus that granny glasses iconic look lol Man, the more you and we all talk about them the more you realise how unbelievable it all was :-)
+Wendy Adams Yes Wendy, I think Paul came out stronger in the later years, especially in terms of singles. But having said that I think Lennon had a renaissance on the White Album and that album is my favourite probably because it has such strong contributions from John, Paul and George....and interestingly three of my favourite Beatle tracks of all time are Hey Bulldog, Come Together and I'm So Tired....so they complimented eachother right to the end...and yes it is unbelievable that one band had SO much songwriting talent in it...unbelievable but it happened :- )
@@johnheaton5667 Practice before video? Scripting first? Make some notes? Some preparation? I stopped watching after that error. It was glaring. You even misspelled a word in your reply! But I do apologize for the name-calling, and I will edit my comment.
I would say probably the best Beatles album ever.
Every Beatles album from rubber soul to abbey road is their best album
I shall always regard this record as the greatest rock/pop album ever made. Arguable for sure, but not for this teen of the 60's.
Tomorrow Never Knows is one chord, but certainly not one note. As usual, just to be contrary, John dismissed And Your Bird Can Sing, which for me is perhaps the most timeless song on the album. An indie group could release it today, 53 years later, and it'd still be fresh and awe inspiring.
It's is two chords actually.
She Said She Said not much of a song,really.That would be my favourite song on the album,if it weren't for Tomorrow Never Knows.For me,She Said She Said is the sister of Rain
She Said She Said is one of my favourite songs ever.
"And Your Bird Can Sing" and "She Said, She Said" aren't much as songs? Uh, I'll have to disagree on that one.They're both better than "Good Day Sunshine".
Absolutely.
Honestly I usually skip Good Day Sunshine
The guitar tone alone on those songs blows me away. Incredible songs. I love them so much man!
absolutely agree!
This is the album that I most resent how Capitol chopped up the American version.I grew up with no "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing", and "Dr. Robert" on REVOLVER.That was like taking a dump on the "Mona Lisa".
The greatest album ever put out, by anyone.
Spot on John, Revolver is my second favourite Beatles album, always overshadowed by Pepper but for me is a far superior album....
I was blown away when I first heard Tomorrow Never Knows.A dreamy psychedelic tune that must have baffled quite a few people and critics at the time...Paul s five songs on the album are truly impressive besides his basslines are more melodic and interesting...it s a shame they didn t play any of the songs on Revolver live...
Nice review John (I'm playing catch-up). I found it illuminating going back to this album after reading the Emerick book (which was astonishing btw). You can really suddenly hear how utterly crafted the sound is, engineering-wise. I'm going to depart with you on two minor points; firstly I don't think Good Day Sunshine is 'up there' with the other 4 Paul songs on the album. And also, I've always thought She She Said She Said and And Your Bird Can Sing are fantastic songs as well as great studio productions/performances. I love the story in the Barry Miles book about Paul playing Eleanor Rigby to his piano teacher in St John's Wood, during the brief period where he decided to try proper lessons again. She dismissed it completely and showed no interest, so Paul promptly cancelled his lessons and never went back. Cheers, James
One of the best albums ever produced
Do you like The Who? Their 1968 album The Who Sell Out is good.
I love Yellow Submarine evokes so much of my childhood.A wonderful kiddies song. What I love about the Beatles is they never lost their sense of humor or took themselves too seriously.Yellow submarine totally succeeds in what it sets out to do
thetrevorosborne yes agree Trevor it works well on here.... just heard it a tad too often over the years esp the endless ringo live versions
Interesting that "Yellow Submarine" was on 2 albums (obviously) and was also a single A side. And this was at a time when the Beatles didn't want their fans to pay for a track more than once. Hence "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" didn't get on Sgt Pepper in the UK. Same with "Walrus" which in the UK was on an EP and a single B side..
Paul plays Got to get you into my life in concert quite a lot!
the title was random they were thinking of calling it Abracadabra . Good Day Sunshine was loosely based on Daydream by the Lovin Spoonful. I,m only sleeping was probably autobiographical as Maureen Cleave described John as the laziest man in Britain , in the mid 60s he spent a lot of time lying on a couch reading and watching TV. I thought it strange there was only 2 tracks on the 62-66 album but six from Rubber Soul ( more than any other) but which of those six could you leave off? Here There and everywhere is another Jane Asher inspired song . There was also one track which Paul didn't play on as he and John had a row before recording and he stormed off , cant recall which one.
She said she said George played bass
I think Revolver is the best Beatles album, and song for song, far superior to Sgt Pepper.
Only if you consider Yellow Sub, I Want To Tell You, Love You To superior to Lucy, Day In The Life & Lovely Rita!
Revolver is the best album by any artist, in my opinion.
@@kevanbrown7620 I totally agree! I only heard the U.S release in "66 and loved it. Then many years later when I heard the original Parlophone recording, I was blown away.
My favorite Beatles album, and the one many critics think is the greatest Pop record ever.
Hello, John! Nice to see you reviewing one of the Beatles lesser known works! :) I can't really add anything to what you have already said but it's a masterpiece and what great Rock/Pop music should be about, creative, experimental, ground- breaking, melodic, challenging and joyful, it's all there on Revolver! The first song I ever heard played live by anybody was Got To Get You Into My Life by Wings on their 1979 tour so I have a soft spot for it in my heart. My parents met Alan Civil who played the French Horn on For No One quite a few years back and he was a little miffed that he was only well known for that and not for any of his work on classical music.
+James Boyce We should be seeing the full release of that 79 convert on DVD when the Egg and Town archive releases come out in 2025! I suspect that we'll be writing the sleeve notes for those :- )
Thanks for the review, Sir. You have convinced me that this album may be worth a try.
This album has always been my favorite. Proof of that is that it's the one Beatles' album I brought back with me from London while visiting there in 1970. I wanted an original Parlophone copy which I could not find back in the States at the time. It now hangs on my den wall.
Good to hear. I trust you preferred the UK version to the American travesty minus three Lennon tracks!
I think Capitol got it right the second time around when they decided to release the The Parlophone albums in 1987.I remember my local radio station 98 Rock in Baltimore,Maryland giving away copies of those albums if they could answer Beatles Trivia Questions and they had a Beatles A to Z Weekend (Where they played the Beatles songs A to Z for the who weekend).
Love You Too the weakest? Really? I would've given that gong to Yellow Submarine. I think Love You Too becomes more and more relevant everyday.
Jason Brayshaw no weak song here..sorry if i used that word!
Was about to comment on that. I totally agree about it being more relevant as time goes on. Instrumentally and lyrically, to me, it is equally as good, if not better, than Tomorrow Never Knows, and I do not understand why it seems to be overlooked all the time and is usually among fan's least favorite tracks. Absolutely groundbreaking song. I have a hard time choosing between Love You To, Within You Without You, The Inner Light, and It's All Too Much as George's best.
For me, i would say Revolver is the best album ever made. It is as perfect an album as you can get. Lennon was getting into his acid phase, with Rain, while they were recording Revolver. I'm Only Sleeping, She Said She Said (one of my favourite songs) the awesome, breathtaking Tomorrow Never Knows. I also like And your Bird Can Sing and Doctor Robert. McCartney was writing amazing melodic songs. Eleanor Rigby is just brilliant, Here, There and Everywhere is beautiful. Good Day Sunshine, For No One is also a beautiful track, Got To Get you into my Life. He also wrote Yellow Submarine. George was starting to become a good songwriter himself. It opens with his Taxman, Love You To brought Indian music into the mainstream, and I Want To Tell You is a great Harrison track. I still listen to Revolver at least once a week. Just to remind me how incredible they were.
Best aAlbum ever..it has everything...I totally agree with You. The place to Hear the songs are On the original albums. Paul does a good attempt On his live Stuff, but nowhere near...
Totally agree. Revolver is by far the greatest album ever. It's as perfect an album as is humanly possible. They also made Paperback Writer and the groundbreaking Rain at the same sessions for Revolver.
I'm quite fond of "She Said, She Said." The way it moves gets right to me. Ringo shines.
Thanks John. Really good review. I really can't think of any album by any artist, that is so amazingly diverse in it's song-writing, musicianship, vocals, creativity & production - than Revolver. Sure, even The Beatles surpassed these elements on many of their future albums, but not in such a complete package. Even though Abbey Road has long been my favourite album, Revolver still remains the album that all musicians/artists should be measured against, in my opinion. Thanks for the shout-out. Keep up the great work.GAZZA
+Gazza P Thanks mate. Hard to pick a favourite from Rubber Soul onwards...I go through phases!
I think you could say Paul contributed 6 songs here rather than 5, as I believe he wrote Yellow Submarine as well.
This album is my favourite Beatles album! great video!
+Beatlemaniac Thanks!
love this album top 3 for me ! i think paul hits a few highs on Pepper with she's leaving home as a one of his top ballards comparable to Eleanor rigby
My favorite Beatles album.
Great as always. Thank you, John!
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Hi John. My favorite time and era of the Beatles. This is the album to play to the Martians, Plutonian and any intergalactic travelers. I could write forever about this album + Paperback/Rain, it contains every type of music (minus country, odd?). Pop, rock, classical, ballads, Indian flavor, Motown, Kiddie singalong and psychedelic. Timeless for the ears. IMO Hindsight shows that if they had really wanted to; Taxman, And your bird can sing, She said she said, Dr. Robert, I want to tell you & Rain could have been rehearsed and played with 2 guitars, bass and drums on that 1966 tour, but why bother spending time rehearsing if no one wanted to listen? Cheers!
My favourite Beatles album!
Oh gosh yes, John. I wanted the album the way the Beatles intended it to be, not Capitol Records. That's one reason why I bought "The Beatles In Mono" boxed set to have all the Parlophone UK versions.
Ha! Could you imagine writing "She Said She Said"? You excitedly play it for John H. and "Well, " says he, "it's not much of a song really." Love the reviews though, John!
I always wondered why George got three songs on the album instead of only two. I think "Taxman" should have been included on the red album, it was worthy to be on it.
+beatleman69 And on the US version, three George vs. only 2 John! 'Taxman' is a classic and worthy of the Red album as you say.
Songs 9 to 14, faultless
Brillant guitar & singing on 'And your bird can sing'. Then straight into another classic, 'For no one'. '
Dr Robert' an under rated gem. Then great piano in another George classic.
Paul & John finish with two blockbusters.
The first 8 songs are not bad either!
Sometimes it is the best album ever
one of the best lps of history of modern music,all songs are great except yellow submarine and harrisons indian song -ever in my oppinion-the rest of the songs are perfect difficult to choose however eleanor rigby,taxman,she said she said.for no one ,dr robert,here there and everywhere are some of the fantastic songs of the lp
Thanks Makis, agree...fantastic!
The Indian song is better than doctor Robert though
C L agreed.
You nailed it. Great review as usual. Love them..
I hope the American version of Revolver and Rubber Soul is out of print and stays that way. How could they have ever done something like that?
I would say that Capitol Records got it wrong the first time but they got it right the second time when they released The British Releases, in The United States, back in 1986-1987.
You should check out the new remix of this album Giles Martin just did last year in 2022 it sounds really good and it includes outtakes and the mono version of the album and the revolver ep it includes new stereo remixes of paperback writer and rain and also the original mono versions of the songs if you buy the box set either on CD or on vinyl and both box sets obviously include the remix by Giles Martin and both box sets include a really nice book with great photos and information about the album and when it was recorded and it goes through all the songs on the album including paperback writer and rain cause they were recorded around the same period talking about the new mix and some early take for each of the songs and the recording sessions and were and when it was recorded and who played on the song and the dates and stuff
My favorite Beatles album
Adding 'Paperback Writer'/'Rain' from two months earlier to this album, makes it even better. Especially 'Rain' would have been the perfect substitute for 'Yellow Submarine'. Strange to say that about one of the best albums ever made.
They repeated this mistake with Sgt. Pepper, when they were pressured to release strawberry fields forever and penny lane as singles instead of including it on the album. Sgt. Pepper would be significantly better with those two replacing when I'm 64 and lovely rita in my opinion.
@@DropTehBazz Rubbish. When I m 64' is wonderful and a classic and Lovely Rita is great fun rocker that fits perfectly where it is. Both those songs you mentioned are magic; Sgt Peppers works as A WHOLE! However Revolver WOULD be improved if they replaced Revolver's 'Yellow Submarine' and 'I want to tell you' with 'Rain' and 'Paperback Writer' then 'Revolver' might be as great as others say it is. Revolver is a great LP unlike the very overrated Abbey Road but it is still overrated.'Sgt Peppers', 'Rubber Soul', 'With the Beatles', 'Magical Mystery Tour' and 'The White Album' are better LP's in my opinion. I listen to and enjoy them more and have for 50 years!
"Got To Get You Into My Life" is quite well known in the U.S.A. - it was released as a 45 in 76' to promote the "Rock n' Roll Music" compilation, although many people at the time assumed that it was a Paul McCartney & Wings single ! ...I have actually never listened to that "Collection Of Oldies" LP, it just isn't part of the American Beatles experience I guess.. Nice review again John.
+Thomas Calden Great, thanks Thomas. I know Wings played this track in 1979 and even though it wouldn't have been up there, I would love to have been there!
+John Heaton I was there. 1979 Hammersmith Odeon. He opened with Got to get you into my life. Very good version that can be found on RUclips.
Interestingly just compared Revolver v Rubber Soul giving each track a mark out of 10 and being quite critical - Both scored 117 out of a total of 140 . Thought Revolver would score higher than RS, possibly marking too critically!
John what did you think about oasis ?
Great Question! I love them and Noel and Liam Solo.....They definitely carry the Beatles torch in grand style!
Best album ever
I couldn't agree more. The perfect album. They also made Paperback Writer and Rain during the sessions for Revolver. Imagine if you put those 2 tracks on it.
But why is Paul playing the solo in Taxman?
good question..in the emerick book it’s claimed that George couldn’t nail it
@@johnheaton5667the solo is Very speciel. Have to check the Anthology version. Keep up the good work, really enjoy the videos
@John Heaton could you do a video, Where you look at Pauls bands. Compere the bands he has had for Wings Over America, the band 89-90, and the current band. Which is the best?
Paul has 5 classics on this album.
Forgot to add Honey Pie to the list below John. Paul was still churning out quality on the White Album that's for sure :-)
Hi John. Great review for this Classic Album. John we all know your knowledge about Beatles and their
Solo LPs . Would you do a review of the band the Beatles could have been, The Ruttles 😂 Seriously
as George was closely involved and I think I read that John never even returned his copy of the film as he enjoyed
It so much.
I think it would make a fun review 😀 Keep up the good work.
Thanks Wendy. I love The Rutles. Eric Idle came to Budapest a couple of years back with his Messiah thing and i held up a placard which said 'LONG LIVE THE RUTLES". He spotted it and waved :- ) I heard that John enjoyed The Rutles...but even the bit with Ron Nasty and his Nazi girlfriend in the shower (for peace)? Which I find hilarious and hats off to John & Yoko if they saw the funny side. Paul was pissed as all the press was asking him about The Rutles when he was trying to promote London Town. Which I can understand as that album is a favourite of mine as you know :- )
Wait, John -- I have not yet watched your review as I write this. Let me guess beforehand -- you love it, 10/10! :-) ...... (EDITED LATER TO ADD: Yep, 10 out of 10! And I wasn't wondering, heh heh). Seriously -- you are entertaining and I enjoyed your review. But I guess that's the reason I don't really talk about the basic UK albums.. they're all so bloody great! I tend to go more for the US ones, or perhaps other comps or live ones, where the outcome may be less predictable. Take Care.
+MeanMr Mayo Thanks and you make a fair point. But I think timeless albums still should be discussed! Sooner or later I am going to run out of 10 out of 10 albums to review and then let's see what happens.
John Heaton I was just listening to a 10 out of 10 album...Robert Plant's and Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand" album. It's absolutely brilliant!!!
george also did taxman live in japan
Could you review the Yellow Submarine album please. I feel it is quite underrated.
Good review John. I think that Paul came close to the 5 song quality again on the admittedly double White Album. With Back in USSR, Blackbird, OD bla de, I will and Mother Natures son, Then again maybe not, As I Will ain't no Eleanor Rigby!! Thanks again.
Hi John again I seem to have forgot Honey Pie on that last list and that a good song. So he was really churning them out in 68 especially when he had penned Lady Madonna and Hey Jude that year already Wow!!!!
+Wendy Adams Yes the Paul stuff on the White Album is sublime and among his best. He didn't really put a foot wrong from '66 to '69 did he? :- )
+John Heaton hi John. Once again I agree with you. I always thought from 63- 65 the power was with John, songs etc. and as you say 66-69 is with Paul, I do tend to let them share 67, as Paul gave us good tunes that year but then so did John plus with John, All you need is love plus that granny glasses iconic look lol Man, the more you and we all talk about them the more you realise how unbelievable it all was :-)
+Wendy Adams Yes Wendy, I think Paul came out stronger in the later years, especially in terms of singles. But having said that I think Lennon had a renaissance on the White Album and that album is my favourite probably because it has such strong contributions from John, Paul and George....and interestingly three of my favourite Beatle tracks of all time are Hey Bulldog, Come Together and I'm So Tired....so they complimented eachother right to the end...and yes it is unbelievable that one band had SO much songwriting talent in it...unbelievable but it happened :- )
doesn't Revolver deserve a Giles Martin treatment...? I would be interested
Hard to imagine how it could be improved. But Giles Martin has proved me wrong before.
Taxman better than Gently weeps, something and here comes the sun ?
Revolver is a good album, but I prefer Rubber Soul.
Can you redo the “Let It Be” review?
Revolver is Rubber Soul on steroids.
George did taxman (he changed the lyrics to suit the political climate) and i want to tell you in live in japan
If he thinks Tomorrow Never Knows is only one note, he shouldn't be reviewing Revolver.
i meant one chord actually although it’s rwo…C and Bb/C…sometimes one says the wrong word when making a video
@@johnheaton5667 Practice before video? Scripting first? Make some notes? Some preparation? I stopped watching after that error. It was glaring. You even misspelled a word in your reply! But I do apologize for the name-calling, and I will edit my comment.
@@thom6746 Don't be a helmet