Can you guess which is my fav from this album?? Thanks so much for watching and I hope you enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 00:40 - No Reply 2:57 - I’m a loser 5:18 - Baby’s in Black 7:06 - Rock and Roll Music 9:28 - I’ll Follow the sun 12:24 - Mr. Moonlight 13:50 - Kansas City/ Hey Hey Hey Hey 15:14 - Eight Days a week 16:46 - Words of love 18:17 - Honey Don’t 19:51 - Every little thing 21:47 - I don’t want to spoil the party 23:14 - What you’re doing 25:25 - Everybody’s trying to be my baby 26:35 - Final Thoughts
Oooo, this is a tough one, can I guess what your favorite is......I'm going to go for a harmony track. I'm going to say "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"! Let's see if I'm right! :D
Caroline remember some great songs are only on Internet (Goodbye) or Anthologies (In Spite Of All The Danger etc) or the Decca recodings (Love Of The Loved) or on Live At The BBC ( L&M's I'll Be On My Way , Soldier Of. Love , Some Other Guy etc) ! Please don't omit them gorgeous.
I’m so loving this series. How rare is it that someone who really knows her shit musically doesn’t really know The Beatles and gets to experience it fresh in front of us? This is such a treat.
I'm reminded of something I heard a Shakespeare scholar once say, "I world gives anything to see Romeo & Juliet again, for the first time." I really feel this is the experience Caroline is giving longtime Beatle fans...
Thank you so much Rob! I definitely learn so much from your comments and I know I don't pick up on everything but it is nice to hear that these videos are enjoyable to you. Have great day!
For over 50 years I've wanted to see and hear a younger musician with fresh ears (like yourself) react to John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Your face, your smile, your arms, hands and fingers tell me that you dig The Beatles the way we did. Very cool!
Just found her this week. Enjoying the Beatles videos of hers first... Been a long while since I've heard many of these songs. The Beatles are woven into the fabric of many of our lives.
You, my dear, are the only Beatles reactor that will fully understand the *true* greatness of The Beatles. All the other reactors just jump around thier timeline but have no real sense of the evolution that they went through. I was 7 years old when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and grew up alongside these albums. I started playing guitar years later in my teens and this album was one of my go-to records for playing along. It only gets better from here on out.
@@jean-marieboucherit4518 No doubt there are good reactions from others but most will jump around their catalog with no true reference point. Hearing the songs in order gives a better sense of the accomplishment and impact their music had. My point is Caroline is doing it properly.
She really is the very best Beatles reactor (first time analyzer) I've seen on here. I only wish I could have experienced their catalog the way she is. The first two albums I heard all the way through were the white album and abbey road. I'm jealous!
At least in this version... and even more, his earlier recordings were relatively pale and he made them more dense, more thoughtful in production as this song aged.
The Beatles music will always put you in a good uplifting mood, if you weren't already. And they do it consistently. You're right Mr. 88, they certainly did have a unique quality.
@@gribwitch I love this quote from Kurt Vonnegut: "I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, THE BEATLES did."
@@inmylifeivelovedthemall Golden Slumbers is like three totally different singers. He had one of the biggest ranges in all of rock. Four and a half octaves, which is insane.
Yep... we have a lot of fun to look forward to as Caroline experiences the upcoming albums... maybe we can talk her into exploring some of the 1970s solo McCartney albums when she's done...
I made a big move when I retired. I sold most of my stuff and moved to No. Carolina from Vermont. It was a cold day in Vermont when I left and I had "I'll follow the sun" on repeat on my car CD player. It was very melancholy for me, leaving behind 63 years worth of friends and some relatives to go on a new adventure. Certainly, had it's share of anxiety and fear, but listening to that song for probably an hour, it helped me get excited about making the move. "And now the time has come, and so my love, I must go. Although I lose a friend in the end you will know. Some day you'll look to see I've gone, but tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun." It wasn't a mistake. The last 10 years have been great in the sun.
Some people rag on Ringo's drumming. He knew exactly what he was doing. He knew that a drummer's job is to keep the band in time and play "in" the song, not "over" it. If you listen, you'll only hear one drum solo from Ringo, and the band had to beg him to do it, and he kept it as short as he could. It's in a later album. The title for Eight Days A Week came from one of Ringo's malapropisms, like the title for A Hard Day's Night.
The title Eight Days a Week was not one of Ringo's. According to McCartney he got busted for speeding and had a cab driver take him to John's house. He asked him how he was doing and replied:"I've been working eight days a week". When he got dropped off at Lennon's house, Paul said "I've got a title!" and they wrote it there and then
@@Dutchie_Gijs The story Paul tells in anthology tells of it coming from Ringo. I would like to know where you got your story from, because it is not one I have ever heard before, but I would be interested in digging deeper, but I'm not convinced that it is accurate. Every interview with the Beatles, every book I have read, says it comes from Ringo. I would check your sources on that!!
The same goes for George, he never overplayed, just put in what was needed to pull the song together!! Both George and Ringo deserve a whole lot of credit that often goes unstated for their input in creating absolute masterpieces!! Lennon and McCartney deserve the credit for the writing, but I wonder how they would have turned out without the combination of all four of them!! A truly unique combination of talent!!
Ringo actually has another drum "feature": "I"m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry Over You" from the BBC sessions, and also on The Star Club, in which the guy wails out right from the very beginning of the song, that should shut anyone up who babbles their Ringo disses. (The end of "Long Tall Sally" also, is pretty much exactly what Keith Moon does at the end of "My Generation"). Play "She Said, She Said" and tell me what should be done differently! :P
This was the Beatles at their most jaded. They had to produce a minimum of 2 albums and 4 singles per year and this was squeezed in between tours, films, etc. This was at a time when everyone wanted a piece of them and they had been non-stop for two years. Hence the number of covers.
Absolutely. I always felt it needed at at least two more strong songs rather than relying on old 12 bar standards. As for Mr Moonlight...I'm praying for a lunar eclipse. Hated it from day one when I was seven years old!
@@brianparker663 same here. It’s a little bit of sore thumb, but I always feel bad it didn’t work because I know the original was one of John’s favorites.
People often speculate on who the Fifth Beatle was, Clapton, Preston, etc. It was George Martin, hands down, no debate. The Beatles would never have achieved their well-deserved rock god status without Martin's steady guiding hand and innovations.
One of the great founding fathers of Rock & Roll and the inspiration for a lot of Paul's screaming vocals. Also Richard, along with the Isley Brothers inspired the "Ooooo"s that the Beatles used a lot in the early years.
Its weird watching someone discovering The Beatles for the first time. This was the soundtrack to my childhood. I'm 66 now and still a big Beatles fan.
100% agree, Beatles For Sale, Help! and Rubber Soul was their folk/folk rock trilogy because they were getting in good with Bob Dylan. And then Dylan in turn started to go more electric around the same time because of The Beatles
@@lcarpetrondookmariot7620 Revolver and Sgt Pepper are definitely a switch to more studio experimentation as well as psychedelia. I can't put the Magical Mystery Tour album in there because it's really an American record company's invention. It would be better looking at that as an EP.
later 1964 and all 1965 was a period with an incredibly triangular feedback between Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Byrds. While the Byrds capture most ot the Beatles sound putting it on Dylan's compositions the fab four tried to approch to Dylan. Finally the Byrds themselves influenced the Beatles and Dylan at the same time.
So I grew up in the 80s with my Dad playing the Beatles every weekend whilst the Sunday roast was on. But there were just two albums missing from his extensive vinyl collection. Rubber Soul and Beatles for Sale. I feel like it's no coincidence that they are amongst my favourite Beatles recordings, as they are the only two albums by them which I discovered on my own terms. Beatles for Sale is massively under rated
Some of John's best early raucous singing was on rollicking tracks like "Money", "When I Get Home", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "You Can't Do That", "Rock 'N Roll Music" "Twist And Shout" and the unreleased ( but SHOULD have been released ) "Leave My Kitten Alone". But Paul could match him with rockers of his own. His version of "Long Tall Sally" was better than Little Richard's. But he really came into his own in the later years, with songs like "Helter Skelter", and "Oh Darling".
You asked an interesting question when you said "Their songwriting became more complicated. Did the fans follow them?" The short answer is yes. In fact, one of the strongest feelings fans of the Beatles have, at least those who listened to them 1963-1970, was that they grew up with the Beatles. That is, the Beatles' maturity in music, lyrics, culture, etc. both reflected and defined what their fans were going through at those times. In that way I think the Beatles accomplished something which no other artist has done, and that is to give their fans a sense of identifying their own growth in self-awareness and self-expression over an extended period of time thru how they experienced the Beatles. The one caveat is that there was a difference when Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper came out. The spurt of growth between what came before, and those 3 albums, challenged Beatles' fans to interpret and accept what they were now hearing. Some of them, in fact, at first weren't as keen on the new 'weird'' music and a popular question of the day was "Do you like the 'early' Beatles better or the 'later' Beatles? As you travel down this audio path you will appreciate the changes which we went through at the time. When you combine the music with the changes which the Beatles inspired in clothes, movies, and other cultural changes, you could appreciate how magical a time it was!
I can still remember everyone waiting for the next Beatles album to come out so we could hear their changes which are referred to as maturity. The albums you have in the UK are a bit different than those we have here in the States, but things really start to pick up with Rubber Soul. When Sgt. Pepper's was released, everyone was blown away; we had never heard anything like that. But you've a ways to go before you get to that.
@@vickirecord5534 I was born in '63 and 1st listened to them in the '70s so I missed experiencing their real-time social impact...my high school science teacher told a story about bringing the Sgt Pepper album home to play for the 1st time, being absolutely blown away and fixing to turn it back over to play it again when, he could still hear it! At first perplexed by this magic, he then realized it was the start of summer, AC wasn't that prevalent then, others on his block had their windows open and were blasting the album too! Phenomenal is an apt word to describe the Beatles
I don't want to spoil the party is probably one of my favorite beatles song, and my favorite in this album. John and Paul's voices blend together so well, you may actually think Paul sings the chorus.
The Beatles got "8 days a week" from a cab driver. They asked him how he was doing and he said something like "you know man, just workin eight days a week" and they immediately feel in love with that phrase
As for the country/folk influence, the band had met Bob Dylan on their tour of the US in 1964. Lennon was a huge fan. Dylan introduced them to cannabis (they’d later experiment with other drugs too). But Dylan’s biggest contribution was encouraging Lennon to take the lyrics more seriously. Lennon had already published a poetry book called “In His Own Write” and would soon publish another one called “A Spaniard in the Works”. Dylan asked Lennon why, if he’s such a good writer, is writing such simplistic lyrics for The Beatles. So he encouraged Lennon to use his talent for poetry and his quick wit to take the lyrics he writes more seriously. And Lennon, in turn, encouraged Dylan to take his musicianship more seriously and move away from just a guitar and harmonica. Indeed, Dylan would soon go electric (to the chagrin of many fans) and have a backup band too. The Dylan influence on Lennon will be much more prominent in “Help”. But you can see it forming in the originals on this album.
Plus they spent that whole tour riding in the bus listening to American country radio, and writing these songs. "I don't want to spoil the party" was originally John's attempt at a making a country hit. It worked. Posthumously, unfortunately. Rosanne Cash had a country #1 with it in 1989 or maybe 1990.
'I'll follow the sun' is one of McCartney's first written songs. He wrote it in 1959 in his parent's house when he was 17, while he was recovering from an influenca. He was mainly inspired by Buddy Holly in that time.
Last month I visited the room he wrote this in. Got to see how the sun came through the lace curtains and fell upon the opposite wall...imagining how he probably literally followed the sun across the room as he wrote it.
@@mathewbyoung We did the National Trust tour of Paul and John's childhood homes. At Paul's, a member of our minibus tour group asked if he could play the piano. So he sat down and played 6 McCartney tunes for us. He was a member of a Beatles cover band! That day that we had the tour coincidentally was Beatles Day in Liverpool! We had booked the tour months before, how lucky were we.
So much that can be said about this album, as a recording musician and producer it must be noted this album began the departure of what was to be the next two albums of music help and rubber soul after that. This is the album where they broke from their early sixties pop sound and really started to experiment. The Beatles spent much of summer 64 listening to Bob Dylan’s freewheelin album and were introduced to marijuana by Bob. It has to be understood how marijuana influenced their music and began to change everything for them in the studio and in their approach to songwriting and the way their wanted to make things sound. All the Beatles loved like many UK artists the American Motown sound with its punchy drums and deeper bass, heavy bass sounds and getting stoned definitely made McCartney get the engineers to find ways of turning the bass up and making the his bass lines more and more melodic, which on this album tbh was the start of that. Keeping in mind in 1964, in the UK studios didn’t like turning up the bass and bands asking for louder instrumentation. The Beatles changed all of that. They changed the whole landscape of audio production with the Abbey road engineers and George Martin at the helm supporting them, which in turn forced manufacturers of audio equipment into transforming speakers, and recording gear in general to cope with these changes. This album marks the beginning of that in earnest. This is the last album of theirs that features this many covers with their subsequent releases being almost completely self written songs, again another milestone for bands at the time. A lot of people don’t realise almost all Beatles albums were mixed in mono and the Beatles presided over few stereo tracking sessions which were done by the engineers largely. Thinking of the LP as well that vinyl was the sound delivery method. So as amazing as the Beatles sound on any format, there is nothing like listening to the albums particularly in mono on vinyl. There is an essence you can hear on the original vinyl a magic that just is lost in the audio playback of modern streaming services and digital remasters, which is why despite the advances in Audio most studios still find their finest gear is analogue hardware. Anyway love what your doing :)
Hi Caroline, I am a vocalist, musician and songwriter from Montreal who has been listening to the Beatles for over 50 years and I am still amazed when I listen to their songs. In this modern age of music it is so thrilling to see someone young as yourself discovering and enjoying this timeless music. There is a reason (actually multiple reasons !) why The Beatles' music and their influence is still persisting and relevant all these years later: their incredible body of work and right up front, their immensely memorable melodies. As I have said for many years: you can't keep a good melody down. As for yourself, you are very intuitive, attentive and knowledgeable which is reflected in your comments - I love that ! It's great that you've decided to embark on this journey of discovering The Beatles by listening to their albums right from the beginning and seeing their unmatched evolution that happened in just a few short years. No other artist comes even close. Let me tell you, if you are impressed already at this stage (as you should be) - you ain't heard nothin' yet ! Strap yourself in and enjoy the ride; it is quite the ride I can assure you. Happy listening !!! P.S. "Perkins" (one of the songwriting credits on this album that you mention) is Carl Perkins, one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll who wrote many great classic songs including "Blue Suede Shoes", one of Elvis Presley's early classics. George and Paul were especially fond of his songs and both got to perform with him (and also record, in Paul's case) later on in their careers.
I am in a constant state of amazement with their songs. There is just nothing and nobody who comes close. That’s not to say there isn’t other amazing music, there is so much wonderful music in this world but there’s a certain magic about The Beatles that nobody can touch.
Also, Richard Penniman is Little Richard, who had a great influence on especially Paul's vocal style. Co-wrote "Kansas City/Hey, He, Hey!" with Leiber & Stoller.
@@thetragicyouth he wasn’t even nearly as consistent as the Fab Four. When he was good - he was up there with the best. But it’s very rare the Beatles produced a dud.
There is experimentation on this LP. And "Rubber Soul" is a REVOLUTION. Yeah -- those who are casual about it let others tell them what to listen to, such as "Revolver". But George said his experience of "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver was as if they were one album.
"...Rubber Soul/Revolver are a trip to the moon....". Then.... "Sgt. Pepper" and "Abbey Road" were the equivalent of "2001; A Space Odyssey" - a journey beyond the stars.
This album normally doesn’t get the attention other Beatles albums do, but it also has some great songs on it. No Reply is one of my all time Beatles favourites as is Baby in Black.
This album is the most underrated Beatles album, PERIOD. It is sandwiched between A Hard Day's Night and Help!, which are considered better albums but not enough people recognize how Beatles for Sale was the BEGINNING OF FOLK ROCK as a consolidated genre and maybe even country rock. It is kind of a little revolutionary album since it's the first time they were explicitly influenced by Bob Dylan, and Bob Dylan himself started being influenced by The Beatles around that time too. It was during the making of this album that both of them met and smoked some weed together. Bob Dylan went electric months later and The Beatles went folksy with the release of this one, which soon developed into a snowball effect of them wanting to be more and more daring with each subsequent album. This album is a watershed moment in their discography.
Hi Caroline! "Baby's in Black" was inspired by Astrid Kirchherr, a friend of the Beatles (who sadly passed away last year) from the time they were in Hamburg in the early 60s, when there were still 5 members in the band. One of them was Stuart Sutcliffe, he was the bass player of the band (Paul was on rhythm guitar). Stuart and Astrid fell in love and in 1961 (I think?) Stuart left the band to stay in Germany with Astrid. Unfortunately in 1962 Stuart died from a brain haemorrhage. So that's why the girl in the song is dressed in black, and she thinks of him even though he'll never come back. Stuart was also credited as the person who came up with the name "Beatles", hope this information helps!
@@loosilu No Lucy Luca is right. Go watch 'Backbeat'. That and 'Nowhere Boy' are by far the best films that just happen to be about the Beatles'.Most 'rock films are just superficial fan consumables', these two films are real art and both took alot of trouble to get the emotions and details right.
Fun fact: it was Astrid Kircherr, and her then boyfriend Klaus Voorman, who inspired the moptop haircuts. Before Hamburg, the Beatles were typical greasers (leather jacket, greased hair, jeans) who then adopted the “teddy boy” fashion. Klaus and Astrid was professional bohos who dressed in black turtlenecks and had shaggy hair. In a way, The Beatles were emulating them when they started growing their hair into mop tops. Astrid would remain friends with the Beatles. But Klaus would play bass on many of the solo projects that the Beatles did. He also designed some album covers for them.
I didn't realize Astrid had passed away. She seemed like a lovely woman. I like how she was so honest and insightful about their personalities but was so careful not to say anything hurtful about any of them. I'm sure she had tons of stories that would be very delicate about a bunch of young bucks working around the clock in one of the most notorious red light districts.
I think watching Lennon and McCartney singing Baby’s in Black at the Shea stadium is the greatest iconic moment in music history, you can see the love and friendship they had for each other in their faces as they belt out Baby’s in Black. If you ever get the chance watch The Beatles at Shea stadium 65 concert.
True, but in all honesty, they had already been playing with elements of Folk due to their initial introduction to playing Skiffle. It's one of the things that the pre-Byrds Jim/Roger McGuinn noticed - they were a Rock 'n' Roll band who used Folk chord structures, something never done before
So glad you loved "I'll Follow the Sun"! Hone in on Lennon's low spoken like harmony lines supporting McCartney's higher lead line in the verses. It's pure beauty! It's sad that you missed out the middle eight of "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" as the lyric "I still love her" is perhaps one of the greatest marriage of melody and harmony ever recorded.
Agreed on the middle eight. Was looking forward to her reaction and she skipped it entirely! Only so much time I suppose. My favorite part of the song.
I thought he was 16. Anyway, the early version of that song can be found on RUclips in the old tape made at Paul's house. It was originally very rockabilly, like an Eddie Cochran song, with a different bridge and a rock riff played by George.
Getting to see you discover the Beatles' discography sequentially is such a treat. There's really no other band that evolved so dramatically in such a short period. You're noticing all the elements of their writing and performing that made then such an innovative force, even in their earliest days. I was a little kid when I saw their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show (their big break and first foray into the States), and I was immediately taken with them. Virtually all of their songs had melodic hooks, and you'd be singing along halfway through your first listen. A few years after, their songwriting became much more mature, sophisticated, and influenced by studio innovation and experimentation, - so much so that they lost me for a couple of years, until I grew enough to appreciate their genius. I continue to look forward to each new album reaction. Your understanding and appreciation of music is clearly evident, and makes for wonderful reactions each time they do something just a little unexpected. If I needed any further evidence, all I'd need to do is spend some time in the comments section - you're attracting a lot of folks who really are knowledgeable fans! There's no better endorsement than that!
Hi Randy, I feel so lucky to have such a lovely community growing through these videos and I am learning so much from all your comments. It would've been so cool for you to see them at the beginning of it all, and at such a young age. I hope you enjoy the next videos :)
@@CallMeCaroline I totally agree with Randy. My own experience was very much that, after Rubber Soul , I definitely had to listen several times to "get it". It wasn't that the music seemed bad but more that it was "other" or that it was hard to absorb. After hearing Sgt Pepper for the first time I was pretty much dumbstruck! But the delight when I did "get it" was really something.
INTERESTING FACT: Paul didn't want drums on "I'll Follow the Sun" so he had Ringo tap his hands on his lap. If you listen closely, you can hear him. Hilarious and innovative.
In less than two years after hitting big the Beatles produced four albums, a movie, international tours and a bunch of singles. It was an unbelievable output.
Any other band has has 1 or 2 great songs on each album but I can listen to any Beatles album from start to finish and love every song there is no other band or other band like this
I'm an old git and have been listening to the Beatles for, well, a very long time. So pleased that you and so many others are discovering what all the fuss was about. All I will say is, if you liked what you have listened to so far, you ain't heard nothin' yet. The best is yet to come. Enjoy.
Get ready, dear Caroline..... the next album, Help! will take you into their maturing phase. And the next two albums after that (Rubber Soul and Revolver) complete the transition into total "adulthood". I'm 68 years old and grew up on the Beatles. Now that you've passed through their youthful phase, you are about to embark on the reason why they went from great to legendary. I love watching on your Beatles journey.
Dear Caroline, it's been lovely going on this journey with you these past few weeks. I'm 65 yet most of these songs are unknown to me. Will you let an old man warm his cold heart off the warmth of your enthusiasm? Ah! Sweet bird of youth! Whither hast thou flown?
Their musical graph shoots up and up from here then plateaus in 1970 with the breakup. But it never went down. Impeccable timing by the boys - they had left their indelible mark on the world and the world is better for it.
Grew up listening to classical music only, and two majour events happened that rocked my musical world around aged 10. The first of which was hearing my father ( a concert pianist) playing a rendition of No Reply on the piano. It will always be my favourite rendition of the song and exists only in my head now, but it was beautiful, and instantly I recognised it as different. When I enquired, he told me it was by a band called the Beatles. Gave me a walkman and this album on cassette - and that was the second majour event. Have never looked back, what a joy :D Adore these videos, and have come to really enjoy all your other content too!
I've been a Beatles fan for over 40 years, and Beatles for Sale has never been one of my favorites. After watching your video, though, I think I'm going to give it a listen today. You have a great way of pointing out little things that I've missed over the years or that I've forgotten. Love your reactions.
"Beatles For Sale" certainly is not a "bad" album. It's more of an average album BY THEIR STANDARDS. Even when the Beatles were in third gear they still left the others trailing in their wake.
Agreed Graham, that's what makes The Beatles scary. Even The Stones couldn't catch them at this point. Special kudos to George Martin for keeping on their toes, even exhausted.
Caroline, I've watched your four reaction videos on The Beatles. Out of all the 'reaction videos' on the net I have enjoyed yours the most. You have a nice, pleasant and natural way about you. With your musical background your descriptions of the instruments and various sounds are refreshing. Tell us a little about yourself. Looking forward to your next video on Help!.
As others have mentioned, it's great that you're discovering the Beatles chronologically. I believe that's the best way to truly understand their journey and get a little more insight as to why they weren't merely a great band, but an incredibly diverse and iconic one.
I absolutely love listening to The Beatles through Caroline's eyes and ears. So refreshing. Her natural musical instincts and input unearthed a lot of hidden gems within these songs that I had never noticed before. She hears things only musicians can. When I bought the vinyl albums in the old days, all I did was learn the guitar solos and a big smile at the end...but Caroline ...she's different. Keep it up girl !
I'm along for this ride Caroline. Very Cool!! Keep in mind, NO BODY else was doing anything like the Beatles. After each album, most other groups were just copying their new style. But, each new album changed to a newer style. And changed the course of music.
No reply is one of my all-time favorites. I actually lived this song many years ago. I still play the song daily. It’s a true heartbreaker About A relationship gone bad.
Lennon’s plaintive voice when he sings, “I tried to telephone they said you were not home, that’s a lie.“ That really whipped your head around when you first heard it. Such a sad honest voice. No one else in 1964 was writing a pop song confronting a lover with “that’s a lie.”!
What I LOVE about your reactions is that you immediately go under the surface and react to the subtleties. You notice the rhythm guitar on Eight Days, the handclaps on Words, the tympani on Everly Little Thing, etc....
Bless you, Caroline. It's so much fun for me to see someone discover the music of The Beatles for the first time and give an honest reaction to it. Keep up the great work!
** PETITION TO CAROLINE! ** Please watch "A Hard Day's Night" the movie before proceeding to listen to "Help!" Even if you don't make a reaction video, just do it for yourself. Here's why: "Help!" can be seen as the beginning of the Beatles' middle period. You should watch A Hard Day's Night now to complete the experience of "the early years." I think it will round out your understanding of the Beatles as the cultural phenomenon they were, and give you a tiny feel for what Beatlemania was like. You could then watch "Help" the movie after listening to "Help" the album, and get a further feel for their evolution. I don't think I'm alone here in feeling very protective of the journey Caroline has taken on in such a brilliant way. The chronological approach will be best served if she watches AHDN now, rather than coming back to it at some later time. Help me out here, Beatle people. If you agree, please add a reply after this comment!
I totally agree with the her option to react to their LPs in chronological order is absolutely the right decision. However, as great a movie as AHDN is, it's still only a movie that does not give the full reality of the Beatlemania phenomenon. I believe the Eight Days A Week documentary provides the most accurate snapshot of the era. You can't go wrong with the actual reception they experienced at every airport and the footage of their concert appearances. That's Beatlemania in a bottle.
@@blueycarlton I think AHDN shows the Fabs' humour and charisma. Yes, it's fictionalized, but it was contemporaneous. It also shows the Fabs' approach to doing something expected of big pop music stars, i.e. making a movie. It was not the usual pop star vehicle!
@@tdgallagher218 I did enjoy 8DAW, but the thing is not only does it cover their whole 3 touring years 1964-66, but it's people of 2016 recalling their memories of that time. AHDN was made at the time, and is of a piece with their early development. And it still has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, last time I looked :-)
IDEA: I know that this is really far away but once you listen to ALL of their albums, it would be really cool for you to relisten to the first album again and compare it to their last one.
Simply put, they just had the ability to kick more and more musical ass over time. And yes, everyone noticed. Not everyone appreciate it so much but the vast majority did.
It’s so refreshing to hear someone rate Beatles For Sale so highly, because it’s very much one of, if not their most maligned album in their catalogue. People often rate the album as The Beatles “worst album”. The worst album by the Beatles is probably better than most band’s best album. My favorites are: No Reply, Baby’s in Black, I’ll follow the Sun, and Words of Love… great video! Looking forward to the next one
It's just that they were burnt out after the whirlwind of the previous couple of years, and it's very cover heavy. Still, a phenomenal album given the circumstances. There isn't an unlistenable album in their catalog (yellow submarine soundtrack doesn't count, dammit!)
@@ianh1984 "Beatles For Sale" was hurriedly put together at a time when the lads were collectively feeling tired from their rising fame that had swept them up. All the rushing around from concert to concert, recording pressures, constant press appearances and Beatlemania in general had taken somewhat of a toll. I don't feel they had much energy left to inject into the album, with a couple of notable exceptions. For these reasons it wasn't as well regarded as those before and since. By THEIR OWN STANDARDS it wasn't quite up to the mark. Though bear in mind that many, if not most, of the songs weren't theirs, but were covers. And it was still better than what most other artists and bands at the time were putting out. Even "average" Beatles material was a cut above the rest.
Yeah I'm always surprised that this album get's ranked so low. It has a lot of songs that combined with Help! point the evolution to Rubber Soul. I actually rank it above Please Please Me and With the Beatles, although I still enjoy A Hard Day's Night over Beatles For Sale.
I am so fortunate to have been 14 when this came out. I grew up with the Beatles. It was as great as you think it might have been. My daughter sings along to songs with the same "neer - neer - neer-neer..." default words you do. It is so endearing.
My goodness, you almost had me in tears as you were enjoying "Ill Follow the Sun" with the light shining on your face and your eyes closed. Beautiful tune, beautiful interpretations, your videos are pure pleasure.
I'm always amazed when somebody has never heard these songs before but at the same time I really enjoy being here to watch Caroline hearing them for the first time. Keep up the great work!
@@obbor4 well, then you must know a lot of Beatles fanatics. I don't think the casual Beatles fan has heard most of these songs. The most popular song on this album on Spotify is "I'll Follow the Sun," with 30 million plays. By comparison, "Here Comes the Sun" has 646 million. I don't even think "I'll Follow the Sun" would rank in the top 50 most popular Beatles songs. It may also be age related. I obviously don't know your age, but I'm 41. So most people of my generation really only listen to Rubber Soul and onward, with a smattering of hits from the earlier albums ("Help," "A Hard Day's Night," Yesterday," etc.) This album doesn't really have any of those mega-hits. But if you grew up with it, then you would have heard it at the time. Anyway, being surrounded by Beatles fanatics is not a bad thing.
@@rome8180 It this Time of Spotify anyone under 40 doesn't listen to albums that much. Perhaps the younger ones would have to have the concept explained to them.
I think she really has heard quite a lot of them before Billy, but is pretending not to have, for the sake of the audience. Nothing wrong with that if it's the case. It's still fun to hear her reactions.
I'm feeling like you are already a little breathless with the speed of development in both songwriting and performance. You are going to need oxygen soon! :-)
I love watching this so much. I’m about your age (maybe a tad bit older) but got into the Beatles in my teens and abso-bloody-lutely caught the Beatles bug. There just isn’t anything like it. It added so much magic to my life I almost get teary eyed talking about it lol. I am so excited for the journey that still lies ahead of you. My favourite albums are yet to come (though there are so many gems on all of them). Thanks for posting them more often too ❤️
I was almost 7 years old when they appeared on Ed Sullivan, and my life became consumed by the Beatles. The excitement when each new album was released, what are they going to bring this time? There never was or ever will be anything like those times in the history of mankind.
Their recordings, as on this LP, before they added horns and orchestration -- just the four of them, and maybe Martin adding piano -- are wonderful. "Simple" but so well played and cleverly arranged unlike the predictable norm.
I was 8 when the Beatles hit the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.Seeing your delight in discovering this magnificent music fills me with joy.It's truly timeless.Looking forward to following your journey!
I agree, No Reply and I'll Follow the Sun are two of my favorite Beatles songs. The next album, Help, is when they really start to take off in their song writing and production.
Hello Caroline, when I saw the Beatles in person in August 1966 their set list was only eleven songs, which included two from this album. They opened with Rock and Roll Music and I think the third or fourth song was Baby's In Black. I've read recently that Baby's In Black was one of their favorite songs to play live, and if you didn't notice, it is a waltz with a country sound to it. I think this song goes back to their Hamburg Germany days because the Germans love American country music. Also, the Beatles (especially George) were heavily influenced by American rockabilly music at the time of this album. Carl Perkins, the American rockabilly legend, was actually in Abbey Road studios with them when they recorded his two hits Honey Don't, and Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby. You'll will be surprised by the big leap the Beatles make on the next two albums.
Like most Beatles fans, I absolutely love the harmonization btwn Lennon and McCartney. They both have the unique ability to make each other's their voices transition seamlessly from the lower to the upper registers. While Lennon typically sings the lower parts and McCartney the upper half, they also blend somewhere in the middle such that it's difficult to tell one from the other. The best example of this skill is on I Don't Want To Spoil The Party. The song begins with Lennon singing the upper while McCartney handles the lower register. They sing it this way for 32 measures and then at the midway section of the song, they switch up their vocals and McCartney takes over the upper range and Lennon sings the lower harmony. They follow this arrangement for 12 measures and then resume their previous singing roles. I've always been drawn to this particular song for that reason alone. On a side note, I truly love what your doing here - taking on each of their LPs one at a time and in the order of release. What the Beatles achieved was nothing short of astonishing. They put out 12 LPs in 7 yrs-2 mos (Mar '63 - May '70), but this is just the release dates per the record company. Due to the Get Back/Let It Be sessions being shelved and released for one full year, the Beatles offical recording career was actually only 6 yrs-6 mos. That averages out to a new LP every 6.5 months. The last time all 4 Beatles recorded together was Aug '69 during the Abbey Road sessions. Afterwards, the tapes for what eventually became the Let It Be LP were dusted off and remixed for release. To complete the project, an additional song was needed so 3 of the Beatles returned to the studio in Jan '70 to record a George Harrison song called I Me Mine. Overall, what the Beatles accomplished was historic. For any group or individual to produce the quantity and quality of music in such a brief time frame all while managing to evolve in such a drastic measure is unheard of. It is for that reason alone they are favorably compared to Mozart. An event of this nature happens once every 200 years if we're lucky. Personally, I feel extremely fortunate to have been here to witness it unfold. I look forward with great anticipation to your future reactions. As you may have guessed, I became a subscriber to the channel right after watching your Please Please Me reaction. Being a musician myself, I find your comments and analysis very informative. I love every minute of it. Keep up the good work and stay healthy. Cheers!
In No Reply the Beatles did something they did often: Using a minor key for the bridge (middle eight) in a song with Major key verse and chorus - or in this case, doing the opposite by playing the bridge in a Major key for an otherwise minor key song. They do the same on Baby's In Black. Very tasty.
When my aunt and uncle visited the UK in 1965 and brought this album back for 10 year-old me, they made me the happiest girl in the Bronx. I still have it, and when it’s time, I’ll be leaving this world surrounded by my Beatles albums. Blessings to all.
I love the Beatles music and Caroline's reaction to each track is just magic. She has a very sharp ear that picks out each little variation. I'm enjoying all her videos.
@@tomcochran6616 Your favourite means you like it more than anything else they did. You can't be serious ? It's an o.k. album, as I said before, BY THEIR STANDARDS, but better than "Rubber Soul" or "Revolver" ??? Wash your mouth out, guys....
From this 67-year-old Beatles fan who well remembers these tracks (I'm an American, so Capitol divvied them up, most on "Beatles '65," a few on "Beatles VI") your perspective was thoughtful, and wonderful! "Beatles For Sale" is often deemed the least of their albums - too many covers, perhaps the guys were exhausted after a movie and tours of the U.S. and Australia - but it does have its strong points. It's probably the most country-oriented album they ever made ("I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is brilliant, and "Baby's In Black" has Everly Brothers touches all over it). And don't forget George Martin's contributions, not just as a producer but as a musician - he plays the piano on "Rock and Roll Music" in the best Johnnie Johnson tradition (Johnson was the pianist on many of Chuck Berry's hits). Glad you liked this so much!
I'm glad you recognize how amazing John Lennon's voice is. He had the quintessential rock-n-roll voice. Interesting fact, John actually hated his voice and only later in their career only came to appreciate it.
if the Beatles had stopped here, they'd still be first ballot R & R HOF- already revolutionary, and they'd just scratched the surface. Assuming Help is next? To think of the magic yet to come is super interesting and satisfying. nice work, CMC!
The deep drum on Every Little Thing is actually a timpani, definitely an unusual choice. Also, Baby's in Black was the first song they wrote not in 4/4. So this album sees them dipping their toes into some more adventurous songwriting. A lot of people write this album off but I think you're correct that it shows their songwriting improving.
Hi Caroline. I've just discovered your channel and am enjoying very much. Like most bands of the time, before they hit it big, The Beatles was a cover band plying their trade in bars and such. Hard to imagine, I know. I saw an interview where Paul explained they would get a gig and might be the 4th or 5th band of the evening. All the bands were playing the same covers. They heard their entire set played before they even had a chance to set up. So, John and Paul would write originals just to set themselves apart. When they did hit the big time they had a large trove of covers and just a few originals. That's why you see so many covers in the early albums. Those albums were released very quickly. They didn't have time to write enough good songs as they were touring almost constantly. And making movies. Mustn't forget the movies. (Wasn't Paul's grandfather clean?) By time they got to Rubber Soul, John and Paul got better and George was also producing good songs. From then on it was originals all the way. At least that's the way I remember it. I might be wrong. But, I don't think so.
1) It's great seeing your joy in hearing this all for the first time. 2) It's cool to hear your insights beyond "this is great!", both before and after you've heard the songs. Looking forward to the rest!
Until these videos, I had never noticed that they used stops and gaps in their songs to great effect. I have now started incorporating it into my own music. So I’ve learned another thing about the Beatles just when I didn’t think there was anything more to learn! 😂
Hey Caroline, what I find the most extraordinary in watching your videos, is that it makes someone like me, who has listened to the Beatles all his life and know their songs by heart, starts to rediscover them with fresh ears, as if they were brand new ! :) It feels really good watching you discovering all this. Please keep going ! ;) (I can't wait to see your face when you'll arrive to the White Album -and many more) :)
To confirm the country influence on this album I would point to ‘I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party’ in particular. Roseanne Cash (Johnny’s daughter) covered this song in 1989. It made it to number one on the Billboard ‘Hot Country Songs’ chart and stayed there for a month.
The late Sneaky Pete Kleinow (steel guitarist for The Flying Burrito Brothers, a pioneering country-rock band) said that I Don't Want To Spoil The Party was the song that got his attention, and that of a lot of the people who got into playing country-rock.
I love their version of Words of Love. It is such a respectful and humble tribute to Buddy Holly. Yes it has their distinctive sound (how could it not) but they are not like saying hey look at us, we're taking this song somewhere else.
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Can you guess which is my fav from this album??
Thanks so much for watching and I hope you enjoy!
0:00 - Intro
00:40 - No Reply
2:57 - I’m a loser
5:18 - Baby’s in Black
7:06 - Rock and Roll Music
9:28 - I’ll Follow the sun
12:24 - Mr. Moonlight
13:50 - Kansas City/ Hey Hey Hey Hey
15:14 - Eight Days a week
16:46 - Words of love
18:17 - Honey Don’t
19:51 - Every little thing
21:47 - I don’t want to spoil the party
23:14 - What you’re doing
25:25 - Everybody’s trying to be my baby
26:35 - Final Thoughts
The obvious choice is probably I'll Follow the Sun but I'm going to go out on a limb and say What You're Doing.
Dare I reply “No Reply”..?
Um… you obviously seem to favor “I’ll Follow the Sun”.
I actually favor watching and hearing your reactions. 😄
Oooo, this is a tough one, can I guess what your favorite is......I'm going to go for a harmony track. I'm going to say "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"! Let's see if I'm right! :D
Caroline remember some great songs are only on Internet (Goodbye) or Anthologies (In Spite Of All The Danger etc) or the Decca recodings (Love Of The Loved) or on Live At The BBC ( L&M's I'll Be On My Way , Soldier Of. Love , Some Other Guy etc) ! Please don't omit them gorgeous.
I’m so loving this series. How rare is it that someone who really knows her shit musically doesn’t really know The Beatles and gets to experience it fresh in front of us? This is such a treat.
I'm reminded of something I heard a Shakespeare scholar once say, "I world gives anything to see Romeo & Juliet again, for the first time." I really feel this is the experience Caroline is giving longtime Beatle fans...
Isn't it just! :-)
Thank you so much Rob! I definitely learn so much from your comments and I know I don't pick up on everything but it is nice to hear that these videos are enjoyable to you.
Have great day!
I can't wait for her reaction to Revolution #9. Has she been warned? 😆
@@tdgallagher218 kkkkk that will be interesting to watch
For over 50 years I've wanted to see and hear a younger musician with fresh ears (like yourself) react to John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Your face, your smile, your arms, hands and fingers tell me that you dig The Beatles the way we did. Very cool!
Rock on Joanne!
Just found her this week. Enjoying the Beatles videos of hers first... Been a long while since I've heard many of these songs. The Beatles are woven into the fabric of many of our lives.
You, my dear, are the only Beatles reactor that will fully understand the *true* greatness of The Beatles. All the other reactors just jump around thier timeline but have no real sense of the evolution that they went through. I was 7 years old when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and grew up alongside these albums. I started playing guitar years later in my teens and this album was one of my go-to records for playing along. It only gets better from here on out.
I don’t know why you are saying this, there are other good Beatles reactors.
@@jean-marieboucherit4518 No doubt there are good reactions from others but most will jump around their catalog with no true reference point. Hearing the songs in order gives a better sense of the accomplishment and impact their music had. My point is Caroline is doing it properly.
@@jimirayo how do you know other people are not doing it in chronological order?
She really is the very best Beatles reactor (first time analyzer) I've seen on here. I only wish I could have experienced their catalog the way she is. The first two albums I heard all the way through were the white album and abbey road. I'm jealous!
@@jean-marieboucherit4518 Are there any? I've only seen Caroline doing it. She's also doing it correctly to avoid getting strikes.
16 year old Paul really outdid himself when he wrote I‘ll follow the sun. A really beautiful song
I have you heard the original? Not great. The much older Paul turned a a pretty bland song into a very good one.
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At least in this version... and even more, his earlier recordings were relatively pale and he made them more dense, more thoughtful in production as this song aged.
So happy you are “getting” why The Beatles are so special. Not just a great band. They have a unique quality.
The Beatles music will always put you in a good uplifting mood, if you weren't already. And they do it consistently. You're right Mr. 88, they certainly did have a unique quality.
@@gribwitch I love this quote from Kurt Vonnegut: "I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, THE BEATLES did."
@@buddyneher9359 Okay, now I HAVE to finish Slaughterhouse-5.
@@aidanvannynatten2787 He's worth it.
When you giggle when listening to "the Beatles" it is because you get the JOY they exude
McCartney really had a huge range in his vocals.. you just wait.
Can't wait until she listens to Golden Slumbers
Oh! Darling
@@inmylifeivelovedthemall Golden Slumbers is like three totally different singers. He had one of the biggest ranges in all of rock. Four and a half octaves, which is insane.
Golden slumbers, Helter skelter, Rocky raccoon, Oh! Darling
Yep... we have a lot of fun to look forward to as Caroline experiences the upcoming albums... maybe we can talk her into exploring some of the 1970s solo McCartney albums when she's done...
I made a big move when I retired. I sold most of my stuff and moved to No. Carolina from Vermont. It was a cold day in Vermont when I left and I had "I'll follow the sun" on repeat on my car CD player. It was very melancholy for me, leaving behind 63 years worth of friends and some relatives to go on a new adventure. Certainly, had it's share of anxiety and fear, but listening to that song for probably an hour, it helped me get excited about making the move. "And now the time has come, and so my love, I must go. Although I lose a friend in the end you will know. Some day you'll look to see I've gone, but tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun." It wasn't a mistake. The last 10 years have been great in the sun.
same except DC area and Florida
Some people rag on Ringo's drumming. He knew exactly what he was doing. He knew that a drummer's job is to keep the band in time and play "in" the song, not "over" it. If you listen, you'll only hear one drum solo from Ringo, and the band had to beg him to do it, and he kept it as short as he could. It's in a later album. The title for Eight Days A Week came from one of Ringo's malapropisms, like the title for A Hard Day's Night.
The title Eight Days a Week was not one of Ringo's. According to McCartney he got busted for speeding and had a cab driver take him to John's house. He asked him how he was doing and replied:"I've been working eight days a week". When he got dropped off at Lennon's house, Paul said "I've got a title!" and they wrote it there and then
@@Dutchie_Gijs The story Paul tells in anthology tells of it coming from Ringo. I would like to know where you got your story from, because it is not one I have ever heard before, but I would be interested in digging deeper, but I'm not convinced that it is accurate. Every interview with the Beatles, every book I have read, says it comes from Ringo. I would check your sources on that!!
The same goes for George, he never overplayed, just put in what was needed to pull the song together!! Both George and Ringo deserve a whole lot of credit that often goes unstated for their input in creating absolute masterpieces!! Lennon and McCartney deserve the credit for the writing, but I wonder how they would have turned out without the combination of all four of them!! A truly unique combination of talent!!
Ringo actually has another drum "feature": "I"m Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry Over You" from the BBC sessions, and also on The Star Club, in which the guy wails out right from the very beginning of the song, that should shut anyone up who babbles their Ringo disses. (The end of "Long Tall Sally" also, is pretty much exactly what Keith Moon does at the end of "My Generation"). Play "She Said, She Said" and tell me what should be done differently! :P
@@TTM9691 I'd forgotten about that track!! That was an awesome recording!! Thanks for the reminder!!
I love your reaction when you try and guess the style of song based of the title of the song, then hear what it actually is
This was the Beatles at their most jaded. They had to produce a minimum of 2 albums and 4 singles per year and this was squeezed in between tours, films, etc. This was at a time when everyone wanted a piece of them and they had been non-stop for two years. Hence the number of covers.
and, hence, the title of the album
And… hence the album’s title. 👍
Absolutely. I always felt it needed at at least two more strong songs rather than relying on old 12 bar standards. As for Mr Moonlight...I'm praying for a lunar eclipse. Hated it from day one when I was seven years old!
@@brianparker663 same here. It’s a little bit of sore thumb, but I always feel bad it didn’t work because I know the original was one of John’s favorites.
@@ArtFlunky I'm one of the few who enjoys it. I really dig John's vocal.
People often speculate on who the Fifth Beatle was, Clapton, Preston, etc. It was George Martin, hands down, no debate. The Beatles would never have achieved their well-deserved rock god status without Martin's steady guiding hand and innovations.
When you see Richard Penniman in the credits, well, that's Little Richard.
One of the great founding fathers of Rock & Roll and the inspiration for a lot of Paul's screaming vocals. Also Richard, along with the Isley Brothers inspired the "Ooooo"s that the Beatles used a lot in the early years.
@@debjorgo Paul's version of "Long Tall Sally" is a belter !
Saved me some typing, thx.
Its weird watching someone discovering The Beatles for the first time. This was the soundtrack to my childhood. I'm 66 now and still a big Beatles fan.
100% agree, Beatles For Sale, Help! and Rubber Soul was their folk/folk rock trilogy because they were getting in good with Bob Dylan. And then Dylan in turn started to go more electric around the same time because of The Beatles
And then comes the LSD-induced whiplash from Rubber Soul to Revolver...
Dylan introduced then to cannabis so it was probably inevitable that they would move onto harder drugs. LSD was actually legal until 1968 in the USA.
@@lcarpetrondookmariot7620 Revolver and Sgt Pepper are definitely a switch to more studio experimentation as well as psychedelia. I can't put the Magical Mystery Tour album in there because it's really an American record company's invention. It would be better looking at that as an EP.
later 1964 and all 1965 was a period with an incredibly triangular feedback between Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Byrds. While the Byrds capture most ot the Beatles sound putting it on Dylan's compositions the fab four tried to approch to Dylan. Finally the Byrds themselves influenced the Beatles and Dylan at the same time.
@@gavinreid5387 When kids high on LSD starting jumping off roof tops, LSD was outlawed.
So I grew up in the 80s with my Dad playing the Beatles every weekend whilst the Sunday roast was on. But there were just two albums missing from his extensive vinyl collection. Rubber Soul and Beatles for Sale. I feel like it's no coincidence that they are amongst my favourite Beatles recordings, as they are the only two albums by them which I discovered on my own terms. Beatles for Sale is massively under rated
"Rock n Roll Music" - another example of why Lennon had one of the greatest voices for rock n roll.
His Voice in "Rock And Roll Music" is even better , in my opinion, than "Twist and Shout".... is absolutly fkg perfect!
@@juancarlosgonzalezmartinez8793 Money is amazing too
Dizzy Miss Lizzy has smashing Lennon rock vocals as well.
Some of John's best early raucous singing was on rollicking tracks like "Money", "When I Get Home", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "You Can't Do That", "Rock 'N Roll Music" "Twist And Shout" and the unreleased ( but SHOULD have been released ) "Leave My Kitten Alone".
But Paul could match him with rockers of his own. His version of "Long Tall Sally" was better than Little Richard's. But he really came into his own in the later years, with songs like "Helter Skelter", and "Oh Darling".
I think it completely blows away the original by Chuck Berry. Both the vocals as well as the music played on it.
Young Lady, you are listening to the Greatest Musical Group of all time.
You asked an interesting question when you said "Their songwriting became more complicated. Did the fans follow them?" The short answer is yes. In fact, one of the strongest feelings fans of the Beatles have, at least those who listened to them 1963-1970, was that they grew up with the Beatles. That is, the Beatles' maturity in music, lyrics, culture, etc. both reflected and defined what their fans were going through at those times. In that way I think the Beatles accomplished something which no other artist has done, and that is to give their fans a sense of identifying their own growth in self-awareness and self-expression over an extended period of time thru how they experienced the Beatles.
The one caveat is that there was a difference when Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper came out. The spurt of growth between what came before, and those 3 albums, challenged Beatles' fans to interpret and accept what they were now hearing. Some of them, in fact, at first weren't as keen on the new 'weird'' music and a popular question of the day was "Do you like the 'early' Beatles better or the 'later' Beatles? As you travel down this audio path you will appreciate the changes which we went through at the time. When you combine the music with the changes which the Beatles inspired in clothes, movies, and other cultural changes, you could appreciate how magical a time it was!
I can still remember everyone waiting for the next Beatles album to come out so we could hear their changes which are referred to as maturity. The albums you have in the UK are a bit different than those we have here in the States, but things really start to pick up with Rubber Soul. When Sgt. Pepper's was released, everyone was blown away; we had never heard anything like that. But you've a ways to go before you get to that.
boy these guys grow up fast... it was explosive
@@vickirecord5534 I was born in '63 and 1st listened to them in the '70s so I missed experiencing their real-time social impact...my high school science teacher told a story about bringing the Sgt Pepper album home to play for the 1st time, being absolutely blown away and fixing to turn it back over to play it again when, he could still hear it! At first perplexed by this magic, he then realized it was the start of summer, AC wasn't that prevalent then, others on his block had their windows open and were blasting the album too! Phenomenal is an apt word to describe the Beatles
@Mahki Mahkila "clearly"? it all sounds the same to Americans and I lived in Australia for two years.
@@rjpg I'm American and I can tell them apart!
I don't want to spoil the party is probably one of my favorite beatles song, and my favorite in this album. John and Paul's voices blend together so well, you may actually think Paul sings the chorus.
The Beatles got "8 days a week" from a cab driver. They asked him how he was doing and he said something like "you know man, just workin eight days a week" and they immediately feel in love with that phrase
As for the country/folk influence, the band had met Bob Dylan on their tour of the US in 1964. Lennon was a huge fan. Dylan introduced them to cannabis (they’d later experiment with other drugs too). But Dylan’s biggest contribution was encouraging Lennon to take the lyrics more seriously.
Lennon had already published a poetry book called “In His Own Write” and would soon publish another one called “A Spaniard in the Works”. Dylan asked Lennon why, if he’s such a good writer, is writing such simplistic lyrics for The Beatles. So he encouraged Lennon to use his talent for poetry and his quick wit to take the lyrics he writes more seriously. And Lennon, in turn, encouraged Dylan to take his musicianship more seriously and move away from just a guitar and harmonica. Indeed, Dylan would soon go electric (to the chagrin of many fans) and have a backup band too.
The Dylan influence on Lennon will be much more prominent in “Help”. But you can see it forming in the originals on this album.
Plus they spent that whole tour riding in the bus listening to American country radio, and writing these songs. "I don't want to spoil the party" was originally John's attempt at a making a country hit.
It worked. Posthumously, unfortunately. Rosanne Cash had a country #1 with it in 1989 or maybe 1990.
'I'll follow the sun' is one of McCartney's first written songs. He wrote it in 1959 in his parent's house when he was 17, while he was recovering from an influenca. He was mainly inspired by Buddy Holly in that time.
Last month I visited the room he wrote this in. Got to see how the sun came through the lace curtains and fell upon the opposite wall...imagining how he probably literally followed the sun across the room as he wrote it.
@@mathewbyoung You're so lucky! I hope to get there someday.
He said he was 15 when he wrote it.
@@mathewbyoung
We did the National Trust tour of Paul and John's childhood homes. At Paul's, a member of our minibus tour group asked if he could play the piano. So he sat down and played 6 McCartney tunes for us. He was a member of a Beatles cover band! That day that we had the tour coincidentally was Beatles Day in Liverpool! We had booked the tour months before, how lucky were we.
@@Richard2003 That's what I remembered too - had read it earlier. But (german) Wikipedia says it was 1959. Could be wrong.
Paul was only 16 when he wrote "I´ll follow the sun" It`s one of my favorite Beatles songs. Pure magic.
Screw sleep, I’m gonna watch an analysis of Beatles for Sale at 3 AM. Because Caroline’s back!
Ain't Caroline cute ?
Ha same, ate some edibles and drank coffee and saw this video and clicked right away
@@JJSMJ Well you wouldn't want to be eating INedibles now, would you ? lol
( sorry...)
@@gribwitch true haha
I only stayed up until 2AM...
So much that can be said about this album, as a recording musician and producer it must be noted this album began the departure of what was to be the next two albums of music help and rubber soul after that. This is the album where they broke from their early sixties pop sound and really started to experiment. The Beatles spent much of summer 64 listening to Bob Dylan’s freewheelin album and were introduced to marijuana by Bob. It has to be understood how marijuana influenced their music and began to change everything for them in the studio and in their approach to songwriting and the way their wanted to make things sound. All the Beatles loved like many UK artists the American Motown sound with its punchy drums and deeper bass, heavy bass sounds and getting stoned definitely made McCartney get the engineers to find ways of turning the bass up and making the his bass lines more and more melodic, which on this album tbh was the start of that. Keeping in mind in 1964, in the UK studios didn’t like turning up the bass and bands asking for louder instrumentation. The Beatles changed all of that. They changed the whole landscape of audio production with the Abbey road engineers and George Martin at the helm supporting them, which in turn forced manufacturers of audio equipment into transforming speakers, and recording gear in general to cope with these changes. This album marks the beginning of that in earnest. This is the last album of theirs that features this many covers with their subsequent releases being almost completely self written songs, again another milestone for bands at the time.
A lot of people don’t realise almost all Beatles albums were mixed in mono and the Beatles presided over few stereo tracking sessions which were done by the engineers largely. Thinking of the LP as well that vinyl was the sound delivery method. So as amazing as the Beatles sound on any format, there is nothing like listening to the albums particularly in mono on vinyl. There is an essence you can hear on the original vinyl a magic that just is lost in the audio playback of modern streaming services and digital remasters, which is why despite the advances in Audio most studios still find their finest gear is analogue hardware.
Anyway love what your doing :)
Hi Caroline, I am a vocalist, musician and songwriter from Montreal who has been listening to the Beatles for over 50 years and I am still amazed when I listen to their songs. In this modern age of music it is so thrilling to see someone young as yourself discovering and enjoying this timeless music. There is a reason (actually multiple reasons !) why The Beatles' music and their influence is still persisting and relevant all these years later: their incredible body of work and right up front, their immensely memorable melodies. As I have said for many years: you can't keep a good melody down. As for yourself, you are very intuitive, attentive and knowledgeable which is reflected in your comments - I love that ! It's great that you've decided to embark on this journey of discovering The Beatles by listening to their albums right from the beginning and seeing their unmatched evolution that happened in just a few short years. No other artist comes even close. Let me tell you, if you are impressed already at this stage (as you should be) - you ain't heard nothin' yet ! Strap yourself in and enjoy the ride; it is quite the ride I can assure you. Happy listening !!! P.S. "Perkins" (one of the songwriting credits on this album that you mention) is Carl Perkins, one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll who wrote many great classic songs including "Blue Suede Shoes", one of Elvis Presley's early classics. George and Paul were especially fond of his songs and both got to perform with him (and also record, in Paul's case) later on in their careers.
I am in a constant state of amazement with their songs. There is just nothing and nobody who comes close.
That’s not to say there isn’t other amazing music, there is so much wonderful music in this world but there’s a certain magic about The Beatles that nobody can touch.
Also, Richard Penniman is Little Richard, who had a great influence on especially Paul's vocal style. Co-wrote "Kansas City/Hey, He, Hey!" with Leiber & Stoller.
@@Andytheashton "There is just nothing and nobody who comes close" - apart from Brian Wilson obviously.
@@thetragicyouth he wasn’t even nearly as consistent as the Fab Four. When he was good - he was up there with the best. But it’s very rare the Beatles produced a dud.
The comments section is like a Beatles fan convention. Is full of great facts and cool details.
Help is a big step up and Rubber Soul/Revolver are a trip to the moon.
My absolute favorite Beatles era.
They are not. They are all great
There is experimentation on this LP. And "Rubber Soul" is a REVOLUTION. Yeah -- those who are casual about it let others tell them what to listen to, such as "Revolver". But George said his experience of "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver was as if they were one album.
I can't wait to watch Caroline listening to Rubber Soul and then Revolver!!
"...Rubber Soul/Revolver are a trip to the moon....".
Then.... "Sgt. Pepper" and "Abbey Road" were the equivalent of "2001; A Space Odyssey" - a journey beyond the stars.
what i would give to be able to listen to all their music for the first time again😩❤️
Beatles are timeless, I'm 16 years old and I love them. Thank youso much for this series Caroline!!
This album normally doesn’t get the attention other Beatles albums do, but it also has some great songs on it. No Reply is one of my all time Beatles favourites as is Baby in Black.
This album is the most underrated Beatles album, PERIOD. It is sandwiched between A Hard Day's Night and Help!, which are considered better albums but not enough people recognize how Beatles for Sale was the BEGINNING OF FOLK ROCK as a consolidated genre and maybe even country rock. It is kind of a little revolutionary album since it's the first time they were explicitly influenced by Bob Dylan, and Bob Dylan himself started being influenced by The Beatles around that time too. It was during the making of this album that both of them met and smoked some weed together. Bob Dylan went electric months later and The Beatles went folksy with the release of this one, which soon developed into a snowball effect of them wanting to be more and more daring with each subsequent album. This album is a watershed moment in their discography.
@@krautgazer I couldn't agree more with you.
Hi Caroline!
"Baby's in Black" was inspired by Astrid Kirchherr, a friend of the Beatles (who sadly passed away last year) from the time they were in Hamburg in the early 60s, when there were still 5 members in the band. One of them was Stuart Sutcliffe, he was the bass player of the band (Paul was on rhythm guitar). Stuart and Astrid fell in love and in 1961 (I think?) Stuart left the band to stay in Germany with Astrid. Unfortunately in 1962 Stuart died from a brain haemorrhage. So that's why the girl in the song is dressed in black, and she thinks of him even though he'll never come back. Stuart was also credited as the person who came up with the name "Beatles", hope this information helps!
I think it's just a rumor that Baby's in Black is about Astrid. I've never been able to find any confirmation.
@@loosilu Keep searching. You'll get there.
@@loosilu No Lucy Luca is right. Go watch 'Backbeat'. That and 'Nowhere Boy' are by far the best films that just happen to be about the Beatles'.Most 'rock films are just superficial fan consumables', these two films are real art and both took alot of trouble to get the emotions and details right.
Fun fact: it was Astrid Kircherr, and her then boyfriend Klaus Voorman, who inspired the moptop haircuts. Before Hamburg, the Beatles were typical greasers (leather jacket, greased hair, jeans) who then adopted the “teddy boy” fashion. Klaus and Astrid was professional bohos who dressed in black turtlenecks and had shaggy hair. In a way, The Beatles were emulating them when they started growing their hair into mop tops.
Astrid would remain friends with the Beatles. But Klaus would play bass on many of the solo projects that the Beatles did. He also designed some album covers for them.
I didn't realize Astrid had passed away. She seemed like a lovely woman. I like how she was so honest and insightful about their personalities but was so careful not to say anything hurtful about any of them. I'm sure she had tons of stories that would be very delicate about a bunch of young bucks working around the clock in one of the most notorious red light districts.
I think watching Lennon and McCartney singing Baby’s in Black at the Shea stadium is the greatest iconic moment in music history, you can see the love and friendship they had for each other in their faces as they belt out Baby’s in Black. If you ever get the chance watch The Beatles at Shea stadium 65 concert.
You’re so right! And I was lucky enough to be there when they did it!
@@GILLnBARRY I wasn't there sadly I was only eight at the time and living in England at the time, you are one of the lucky few,
Great point. Caroline, hope you get these messages. Highly, highly recommended. Shea Staduim, Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY.
very underrated album this one. beatles started adding folk elements from this point after meeting bob dylan.
Ohh I didn't know that, so cool to know that. Thanks for sharing!
@@CallMeCaroline underrated is a very overrated and overused word. x
@@ianbentley7276 😂
@@thoroakenshield7283 well it is on youtube. :-)
True, but in all honesty, they had already been playing with elements of Folk due to their initial introduction to playing Skiffle. It's one of the things that the pre-Byrds Jim/Roger McGuinn noticed - they were a Rock 'n' Roll band who used Folk chord structures, something never done before
So glad you loved "I'll Follow the Sun"! Hone in on Lennon's low spoken like harmony lines supporting McCartney's higher lead line in the verses. It's pure beauty!
It's sad that you missed out the middle eight of "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" as the lyric "I still love her" is perhaps one of the greatest marriage of melody and harmony ever recorded.
Agreed on the middle eight. Was looking forward to her reaction and she skipped it entirely! Only so much time I suppose. My favorite part of the song.
@@tomheim9516 yes mate, it really is. It's up there with my favourite bars of Beatle music.
Paul wrote I’ll follow the sun when he was 15 years old and showed it to the producer in 1964
*when he was 17 not 15
I thought he was 16. Anyway, the early version of that song can be found on RUclips in the old tape made at Paul's house. It was originally very rockabilly, like an Eddie Cochran song, with a different bridge and a rock riff played by George.
You are so adorable. Just love your reactions to my favourite band the Beatles. Not flirting but have to tell you…you are beautiful!!
Getting to see you discover the Beatles' discography sequentially is such a treat. There's really no other band that evolved so dramatically in such a short period. You're noticing all the elements of their writing and performing that made then such an innovative force, even in their earliest days.
I was a little kid when I saw their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show (their big break and first foray into the States), and I was immediately taken with them. Virtually all of their songs had melodic hooks, and you'd be singing along halfway through your first listen. A few years after, their songwriting became much more mature, sophisticated, and influenced by studio innovation and experimentation, - so much so that they lost me for a couple of years, until I grew enough to appreciate their genius.
I continue to look forward to each new album reaction. Your understanding and appreciation of music is clearly evident, and makes for wonderful reactions each time they do something just a little unexpected. If I needed any further evidence, all I'd need to do is spend some time in the comments section - you're attracting a lot of folks who really are knowledgeable fans! There's no better endorsement than that!
Hi Randy,
I feel so lucky to have such a lovely community growing through these videos and I am learning so much from all your comments. It would've been so cool for you to see them at the beginning of it all, and at such a young age.
I hope you enjoy the next videos :)
@@CallMeCaroline I totally agree with Randy. My own experience was very much that, after Rubber Soul , I definitely had to listen several times to "get it". It wasn't that the music seemed bad but more that it was "other" or that it was hard to absorb. After hearing Sgt Pepper for the first time I was pretty much dumbstruck! But the delight when I did "get it" was really something.
INTERESTING FACT: Paul didn't want drums on "I'll Follow the Sun" so he had Ringo tap his hands on his lap. If you listen closely, you can hear him. Hilarious and innovative.
Same with Words of Love.....cause that's how Buddy had his drummer Jerry Alison do it....
In less than two years after hitting big the Beatles produced four albums, a movie, international tours and a bunch of singles. It was an unbelievable output.
That's why they look so tired on the album cover.
@@ronalddobis6782 That's why John wrote, I'm So Tired and I'm Only Sleeping.
Nothing like a McCartney melody to melt a young women's heart.
Woman
@@williamjordan5554 A young woman heart?
@@Anthony-hu3rj woman's
Great song by Bernard Webb.
@@williamjordan5554 wahmen's
Any other band has has 1 or 2 great songs on each album but I can listen to any Beatles album from start to finish and love every song there is no other band or other band like this
I'm an old git and have been listening to the Beatles for, well, a very long time. So pleased that you and so many others are discovering what all the fuss was about. All I will say is, if you liked what you have listened to so far, you ain't heard nothin' yet. The best is yet to come. Enjoy.
Get ready, dear Caroline..... the next album, Help! will take you into their maturing phase. And the next two albums after that (Rubber Soul and Revolver) complete the transition into total "adulthood". I'm 68 years old and grew up on the Beatles. Now that you've passed through their youthful phase, you are about to embark on the reason why they went from great to legendary. I love watching on your Beatles journey.
@Don W "they went from great to legendary." Yes, what a great way to summarize their trajectory!
Dear Caroline, it's been lovely going on this journey with you these past few weeks. I'm 65 yet most of these songs are unknown to me. Will you let an old man warm his cold heart off the warmth of your enthusiasm? Ah! Sweet bird of youth! Whither hast thou flown?
It's so exciting knowing the adventure you're about to go on with them. Strap in!
Same here!
Their musical graph shoots up and up from here then plateaus in 1970 with the breakup. But it never went down. Impeccable timing by the boys - they had left their indelible mark on the world and the world is better for it.
Grew up listening to classical music only, and two majour events happened that rocked my musical world around aged 10. The first of which was hearing my father ( a concert pianist) playing a rendition of No Reply on the piano. It will always be my favourite rendition of the song and exists only in my head now, but it was beautiful, and instantly I recognised it as different. When I enquired, he told me it was by a band called the Beatles. Gave me a walkman and this album on cassette - and that was the second majour event. Have never looked back, what a joy :D
Adore these videos, and have come to really enjoy all your other content too!
Awesome song and amazing story!!
I've been a Beatles fan for over 40 years, and Beatles for Sale has never been one of my favorites. After watching your video, though, I think I'm going to give it a listen today. You have a great way of pointing out little things that I've missed over the years or that I've forgotten. Love your reactions.
"Beatles For Sale" certainly is not a "bad" album. It's more of an average album BY THEIR STANDARDS. Even when the Beatles were in third gear they still left the others trailing in their wake.
Agreed Graham, that's what makes The Beatles scary. Even The Stones couldn't catch them at this point. Special kudos to George Martin for keeping on their toes, even exhausted.
Caroline, I've watched your four reaction videos on The Beatles. Out of all the 'reaction videos' on the net I have enjoyed yours the most. You have a nice, pleasant and natural way about you. With your musical background your descriptions of the instruments and various sounds are refreshing. Tell us a little about yourself. Looking forward to your next video on Help!.
As others have mentioned, it's great that you're discovering the Beatles chronologically. I believe that's the best way to truly understand their journey and get a little more insight as to why they weren't merely a great band, but an incredibly diverse and iconic one.
8 days of week is my favorite song from Beatles! I really enjoying listen to Beatles
I absolutely love listening to The Beatles through Caroline's eyes and ears. So refreshing. Her natural musical instincts and input unearthed a lot of hidden gems within these songs that I had never noticed before. She hears things only musicians can. When I bought the vinyl albums in the old days, all I did was learn the guitar solos and a big smile at the end...but Caroline ...she's different. Keep it up girl !
I'm along for this ride Caroline. Very Cool!! Keep in mind, NO BODY else was doing anything like the Beatles. After each album, most other groups were just copying their new style. But, each new album changed to a newer style. And changed the course of music.
No reply is one of my all-time favorites. I actually lived this song many years ago. I still play the song daily. It’s a true heartbreaker About A relationship gone bad.
Lennon’s plaintive voice when he sings, “I tried to telephone they said you were not home, that’s a lie.“ That really whipped your head around when you first heard it. Such a sad honest voice. No one else in 1964 was writing a pop song confronting a lover with “that’s a lie.”!
What I LOVE about your reactions is that you immediately go under the surface and react to the subtleties. You notice the rhythm guitar on Eight Days, the handclaps on Words, the tympani on Everly Little Thing, etc....
Bless you, Caroline. It's so much fun for me to see someone discover the music of The Beatles for the first time and give an honest reaction to it. Keep up the great work!
** PETITION TO CAROLINE! ** Please watch "A Hard Day's Night" the movie before proceeding to listen to "Help!" Even if you don't make a reaction video, just do it for yourself. Here's why:
"Help!" can be seen as the beginning of the Beatles' middle period. You should watch A Hard Day's Night now to complete the experience of "the early years." I think it will round out your understanding of the Beatles as the cultural phenomenon they were, and give you a tiny feel for what Beatlemania was like. You could then watch "Help" the movie after listening to "Help" the album, and get a further feel for their evolution.
I don't think I'm alone here in feeling very protective of the journey Caroline has taken on in such a brilliant way. The chronological approach will be best served if she watches AHDN now, rather than coming back to it at some later time. Help me out here, Beatle people. If you agree, please add a reply after this comment!
I totally agree with the her option to react to their LPs in chronological order is absolutely the right decision. However, as great a movie as AHDN is, it's still only a movie that does not give the full reality of the Beatlemania phenomenon. I believe the Eight Days A Week documentary provides the most accurate snapshot of the era. You can't go wrong with the actual reception they experienced at every airport and the footage of their concert appearances. That's Beatlemania in a bottle.
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Just watch the Melbourne concert. The best recorded Beatles concert of that era.
@@blueycarlton I think AHDN shows the Fabs' humour and charisma. Yes, it's fictionalized, but it was contemporaneous. It also shows the Fabs' approach to doing something expected of big pop music stars, i.e. making a movie. It was not the usual pop star vehicle!
@@tdgallagher218 I did enjoy 8DAW, but the thing is not only does it cover their whole 3 touring years 1964-66, but it's people of 2016 recalling their memories of that time. AHDN was made at the time, and is of a piece with their early development. And it still has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, last time I looked :-)
IDEA: I know that this is really far away but once you listen to ALL of their albums, it would be really cool for you to relisten to the first album again and compare it to their last one.
Simply put, they just had the ability to kick more and more musical ass over time. And yes, everyone noticed. Not everyone appreciate it so much but the vast majority did.
It’s so refreshing to hear someone rate Beatles For Sale so highly, because it’s very much one of, if not their most maligned album in their catalogue. People often rate the album as The Beatles “worst album”. The worst album by the Beatles is probably better than most band’s best album. My favorites are: No Reply, Baby’s in Black, I’ll follow the Sun, and Words of Love… great video! Looking forward to the next one
It's just that they were burnt out after the whirlwind of the previous couple of years, and it's very cover heavy. Still, a phenomenal album given the circumstances. There isn't an unlistenable album in their catalog (yellow submarine soundtrack doesn't count, dammit!)
I like the early stuff.
@@ianh1984 "Beatles For Sale" was hurriedly put together at a time when the lads were collectively feeling tired from their rising fame that had swept them up. All the rushing around from concert to concert, recording pressures, constant press appearances and Beatlemania in general had taken somewhat of a toll. I don't feel they had much energy left to inject into the album, with a couple of notable exceptions.
For these reasons it wasn't as well regarded as those before and since. By THEIR OWN STANDARDS it wasn't quite up to the mark. Though bear in mind that many, if not most, of the songs weren't theirs, but were covers. And it was still better than what most other artists and bands at the time were putting out. Even "average" Beatles material was a cut above the rest.
Yeah I'm always surprised that this album get's ranked so low. It has a lot of songs that combined with Help! point the evolution to Rubber Soul. I actually rank it above Please Please Me and With the Beatles, although I still enjoy A Hard Day's Night over Beatles For Sale.
I've always loved it! I often refer to it as "jukebox-album". All the songs are good and catchy.
I am so fortunate to have been 14 when this came out. I grew up with the Beatles. It was as great as you think it might have been.
My daughter sings along to songs with the same "neer - neer - neer-neer..." default words you do. It is so endearing.
My goodness, you almost had me in tears as you were enjoying "Ill Follow the Sun" with the light shining on your face and your eyes closed. Beautiful tune, beautiful interpretations, your videos are pure pleasure.
"Every Little Thing" is the first Beatles recording that employs a symphonic instrument - the tympani. Suffice it to say, it wasn't the last.
Didn't Baby It's You feature a celesta?
I'm always amazed when somebody has never heard these songs before but at the same time I really enjoy being here to watch Caroline hearing them for the first time. Keep up the great work!
I don't think most people have heard this album, to be fair.
@@rome8180 Everyone I know certainly has!
@@obbor4 well, then you must know a lot of Beatles fanatics. I don't think the casual Beatles fan has heard most of these songs. The most popular song on this album on Spotify is "I'll Follow the Sun," with 30 million plays. By comparison, "Here Comes the Sun" has 646 million. I don't even think "I'll Follow the Sun" would rank in the top 50 most popular Beatles songs.
It may also be age related. I obviously don't know your age, but I'm 41. So most people of my generation really only listen to Rubber Soul and onward, with a smattering of hits from the earlier albums ("Help," "A Hard Day's Night," Yesterday," etc.) This album doesn't really have any of those mega-hits. But if you grew up with it, then you would have heard it at the time.
Anyway, being surrounded by Beatles fanatics is not a bad thing.
@@rome8180 It this Time of Spotify anyone under 40 doesn't listen to albums that much. Perhaps the younger ones would have to have the concept explained to them.
I think she really has heard quite a lot of them before Billy, but is pretending not to have, for the sake of the audience. Nothing wrong with that if it's the case. It's still fun to hear her reactions.
I'm feeling like you are already a little breathless with the speed of development in both songwriting and performance. You are going to need oxygen soon! :-)
It's nice to see a young person with a brain reacting to the Beatles
I love watching this so much. I’m about your age (maybe a tad bit older) but got into the Beatles in my teens and abso-bloody-lutely caught the Beatles bug. There just isn’t anything like it. It added so much magic to my life I almost get teary eyed talking about it lol. I am so excited for the journey that still lies ahead of you. My favourite albums are yet to come (though there are so many gems on all of them). Thanks for posting them more often too ❤️
I was almost 7 years old when they appeared on Ed Sullivan, and my life became consumed by the Beatles. The excitement when each new album was released, what are they going to bring this time?
There never was or ever will be anything like those times in the history of mankind.
Their recordings, as on this LP, before they added horns and orchestration -- just the four of them, and maybe Martin adding piano -- are wonderful. "Simple" but so well played and cleverly arranged unlike the predictable norm.
I was 8 when the Beatles hit the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.Seeing your delight in discovering this magnificent music fills me with joy.It's truly timeless.Looking forward to following your journey!
The early Beatles are truly special and overlooked and unknown...sadly!
A curious fact about "Every little thing" is that it was written by Paul McCartney and sung by Lennon.
yessss, and Day Tripper was written by John, sang by Paul
@@rjpg Day Tripper was sung by both, first by Paul, then by John.
I agree, No Reply and I'll Follow the Sun are two of my favorite Beatles songs. The next album, Help, is when they really start to take off in their song writing and production.
Hello Caroline, when I saw the Beatles in person in August 1966 their set list was only eleven songs, which included two from this album. They opened with Rock and Roll Music and I think the third or fourth song was Baby's In Black. I've read recently that Baby's In Black was one of their favorite songs to play live, and if you didn't notice, it is a waltz with a country sound to it. I think this song goes back to their Hamburg Germany days because the Germans love American country music. Also, the Beatles (especially George) were heavily influenced by American rockabilly music at the time of this album. Carl Perkins, the American rockabilly legend, was actually in Abbey Road studios with them when they recorded his two hits Honey Don't, and Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby. You'll will be surprised by the big leap the Beatles make on the next two albums.
Like most Beatles fans, I absolutely love the harmonization btwn Lennon and McCartney. They both have the unique ability to make each other's their voices transition seamlessly from the lower to the upper registers. While Lennon typically sings the lower parts and McCartney the upper half, they also blend somewhere in the middle such that it's difficult to tell one from the other. The best example of this skill is on I Don't Want To Spoil The Party. The song begins with Lennon singing the upper while McCartney handles the lower register. They sing it this way for 32 measures and then at the midway section of the song, they switch up their vocals and McCartney takes over the upper range and Lennon sings the lower harmony. They follow this arrangement for 12 measures and then resume their previous singing roles. I've always been drawn to this particular song for that reason alone.
On a side note, I truly love what your doing here - taking on each of their LPs one at a time and in the order of release. What the Beatles achieved was nothing short of astonishing. They put out 12 LPs in 7 yrs-2 mos (Mar '63 - May '70), but this is just the release dates per the record company. Due to the Get Back/Let It Be sessions being shelved and released for one full year, the Beatles offical recording career was actually only 6 yrs-6 mos. That averages out to a new LP every 6.5 months. The last time all 4 Beatles recorded together was Aug '69 during the Abbey Road sessions. Afterwards, the tapes for what eventually became the Let It Be LP were dusted off and remixed for release. To complete the project, an additional song was needed so 3 of the Beatles returned to the studio in Jan '70 to record a George Harrison song called I Me Mine. Overall, what the Beatles accomplished was historic. For any group or individual to produce the quantity and quality of music in such a brief time frame all while managing to evolve in such a drastic measure is unheard of. It is for that reason alone they are favorably compared to Mozart. An event of this nature happens once every 200 years if we're lucky. Personally, I feel extremely fortunate to have been here to witness it unfold.
I look forward with great anticipation to your future reactions. As you may have guessed, I became a subscriber to the channel right after watching your Please Please Me reaction. Being a musician myself, I find your comments and analysis very informative. I love every minute of it. Keep up the good work and stay healthy. Cheers!
What I love about the Beatles is that they were all over the (musical) map. They obviously loved all kinds of music.
In No Reply the Beatles did something they did often: Using a minor key for the bridge (middle eight) in a song with Major key verse and chorus - or in this case, doing the opposite by playing the bridge in a Major key for an otherwise minor key song. They do the same on Baby's In Black. Very tasty.
When my aunt and uncle visited the UK in 1965 and brought this album back for 10 year-old me, they made me the happiest girl in the Bronx. I still have it, and when it’s time, I’ll be leaving this world surrounded by my Beatles albums. Blessings to all.
Eight Days A Week is a masterpiece
McCartney has the widest range of all the Beatles,so you can hear him crooning in ballads or screaming like “Little” Richard Penniman
I love the Beatles music and Caroline's reaction to each track is just magic. She has a very sharp ear that picks out each little variation. I'm enjoying all her videos.
This is my favorite album. They’re so tight, but tired and their humanity oozes through.
One of my favorites
@@tomcochran6616 Your favourite means you like it more than anything else they did. You can't be serious ? It's an o.k. album, as I said before, BY THEIR STANDARDS, but better than "Rubber Soul" or "Revolver" ??? Wash your mouth out, guys....
mine as well. ragged glory.
@@gribwitch K. M. A.
From this 67-year-old Beatles fan who well remembers these tracks (I'm an American, so Capitol divvied them up, most on "Beatles '65," a few on "Beatles VI") your perspective was thoughtful, and wonderful! "Beatles For Sale" is often deemed the least of their albums - too many covers, perhaps the guys were exhausted after a movie and tours of the U.S. and Australia - but it does have its strong points. It's probably the most country-oriented album they ever made ("I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is brilliant, and "Baby's In Black" has Everly Brothers touches all over it). And don't forget George Martin's contributions, not just as a producer but as a musician - he plays the piano on "Rock and Roll Music" in the best Johnnie Johnson tradition (Johnson was the pianist on many of Chuck Berry's hits). Glad you liked this so much!
I'm glad you recognize how amazing John Lennon's voice is. He had the quintessential rock-n-roll voice. Interesting fact, John actually hated his voice and only later in their career only came to appreciate it.
I wore out the grooves on "Follow the sun" so I had to tape a penny onto the arm of the turntable so it wouldn't skip.
if the Beatles had stopped here, they'd still be first ballot R & R HOF- already revolutionary, and they'd just scratched the surface. Assuming Help is next? To think of the magic yet to come is super interesting and satisfying. nice work, CMC!
The deep drum on Every Little Thing is actually a timpani, definitely an unusual choice. Also, Baby's in Black was the first song they wrote not in 4/4. So this album sees them dipping their toes into some more adventurous songwriting. A lot of people write this album off but I think you're correct that it shows their songwriting improving.
isnt this boy also not in 4/4
From now on all the Beatles albums are gold
Not 'from now on, they always have been.
@@andyallan2909 for me they had weak songs on this albums, specially the covers, but from now on I dont find any song I would skip
Hi Caroline. I've just discovered your channel and am enjoying very much. Like most bands of the time, before they hit it big, The Beatles was a cover band plying their trade in bars and such. Hard to imagine, I know. I saw an interview where Paul explained they would get a gig and might be the 4th or 5th band of the evening. All the bands were playing the same covers. They heard their entire set played before they even had a chance to set up. So, John and Paul would write originals just to set themselves apart. When they did hit the big time they had a large trove of covers and just a few originals. That's why you see so many covers in the early albums. Those albums were released very quickly. They didn't have time to write enough good songs as they were touring almost constantly. And making movies. Mustn't forget the movies. (Wasn't Paul's grandfather clean?) By time they got to Rubber Soul, John and Paul got better and George was also producing good songs. From then on it was originals all the way. At least that's the way I remember it. I might be wrong. But, I don't think so.
1) It's great seeing your joy in hearing this all for the first time.
2) It's cool to hear your insights beyond "this is great!", both before and after you've heard the songs.
Looking forward to the rest!
Caroline, I enjoy your analysis of the songs. Don’t forget to just enjoy the music 😀.
Oh, you can see she loves it. Analysis of cool stuff can be lots of fun.
Until these videos, I had never noticed that they used stops and gaps in their songs to great effect. I have now started incorporating it into my own music.
So I’ve learned another thing about the Beatles just when I didn’t think there was anything more to learn! 😂
Hey Caroline, what I find the most extraordinary in watching your videos, is that it makes someone like me, who has listened to the Beatles all his life and know their songs by heart, starts to rediscover them with fresh ears, as if they were brand new ! :)
It feels really good watching you discovering all this. Please keep going ! ;)
(I can't wait to see your face when you'll arrive to the White Album -and many more) :)
Yes it helps me hear them again with fresh ears
I feel the SAME way Zongadude, WELL SAID!!
I love how you actually listen to and comment on the details. Most RUclips song reaction channels suck, but yours is a refreshing exception. 👏👍
I've been listening to this album since it was released and I still tear up with the chorus in I'll Follow the Sun.
I always enjoy going with you on your journey through the Beatles catalog.
cant wait until you get to Rubber Soul, thats where the evolution of their writing starts to explode.
To confirm the country influence on this album I would point to ‘I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party’ in particular. Roseanne Cash (Johnny’s daughter) covered this song in 1989. It made it to number one on the Billboard ‘Hot Country Songs’ chart and stayed there for a month.
The late Sneaky Pete Kleinow (steel guitarist for The Flying Burrito Brothers, a pioneering country-rock band) said that I Don't Want To Spoil The Party was the song that got his attention, and that of a lot of the people who got into playing country-rock.
This is my favorite thing on RUclips right now. Man, is it brutal waiting 3 weeks for em. But it’s about to get goood.
I love their version of Words of Love. It is such a respectful and humble tribute to Buddy Holly. Yes it has their distinctive sound (how could it not) but they are not like saying hey look at us, we're taking this song somewhere else.
I so agree