Abbey Road

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  Will kids today, downloading track by track, miss the experience of listening to an ALBUM i.e. a suite of songs designed to be played in order, in total? It's an experience I would surely miss. This is one of the most magnificent examples of an ALBUM. Yes, so many of the individual cuts are great, but it's the flow maaaan, the scope, the totality that drags this from 'mere' excellent into magnificent. I mean, Mean Mr Mustard is hardly the best thing John ever wrote - or Polythene Pam for tha... (show more)

  Will kids today, downloading track by track, miss the experience of listening to an ALBUM i.e. a suite of songs designed to be played in order, in total? It's an experience I would surely miss. This is one of the most magnificent examples of an ALBUM. Yes, so many of the individual cuts are great, but it's the flow maaaan, the scope, the totality that drags this from 'mere' excellent into magnificent. I mean, Mean Mr Mustard is hardly the best thing John ever wrote - or Polythene Pam for that matter - but in CONTEXT it's unmissable. You can bitch and moan about McCartney but I defy you to say side two isn't a monumental piece of work, and it IS his work; Lennon was dismissive of the song suit idea and left it entirely to McCartney and George Martin. It's hard to conceive that a bunch of guys who could hardly stand to be in the same room - and often weren't during the recording - could create something so cohesive. Martin's production skills were never put to better use, the sound is gossamer and grunge in turn. And how many bands put the Moog to such good use - so subtle you hardly notice it's there - future prog rockers could have taken heed. Ringo described the torturous sessions for Maxwell's Hammer as his worst and I feel his pain when I listen to it but it's a small price to pay for what is, without doubt, one of the greatest ALBUMS of all time. Enjoy. (show less)

   

  by Facebook User on Feb 21, 2009 at 01:53PM

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  Abbey Road was the last album that the Beatles recorded in the studio and played together on. The last album put out would be "Let it Be," following this one.
  I have really enjoyed listening to the remastered version of this gem. It's over 40 years old and can still stand on it's own.
  From the opening of the bass line in John Lennon's "Come Together" to George Harrison's two wonderful masterpieces, "Something" and "Here comes the Sun." It's an album... (show more)

  Abbey Road was the last album that the Beatles recorded in the studio and played together on. The last album put out would be "Let it Be," following this one.
  I have really enjoyed listening to the remastered version of this gem. It's over 40 years old and can still stand on it's own.
  From the opening of the bass line in John Lennon's "Come Together" to George Harrison's two wonderful masterpieces, "Something" and "Here comes the Sun." It's an album that flows nicely and really works. Paul does a great job on one of my favorites, "Oh darling!" and Ringo's whimisical in "Octopus's garden" which was a song he actually wrote himself. I even love the silly songs on the album and how could you not love the abbey road medley? If the Beatles wanted to go out with a bang and on top, they most certainly did. It rivals my other favorite album "The Beatles" (AKA-White album). (show less)

   

   

  by Julia Luciw on Nov 07, 2009 at 03:38PM

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