Pure brilliance from The Beatles. If you listen to all their stuff you'll see why they were the best ever. No band evolved like they did and kept the level of greatness so high.
If you like Ringo as a drummer, check out ‘Rain’, which I think was the B side to Paperback Writer. Ringo himself has said it’s some of the best drumming he did in the Beatles.
Ringo was the heart and soul of The Beatles. No one else could have played the drums for this band. Ringo played to the song and was not interested in showcasing his skills. Of course, this was the hallmark of The Beatles...they all played for the song. This is the greatest band that ever has walked on this planet and no one will ever top them. Enjoy your experience in listening to them.
Around this time they embraced a lot of avant-garde ideas but unlike the avant-garde movement itself, the Beatles managed to keep it accessible and actually sounding good :-)
This was the moment rock & roll crossed into another dimension. It wasn't a grand gesture, it was just The Beatles being playful and creative, but it resulted in something unlike anything else before or since. Often imitated, never equaled.
From my point of view, "Revolver" is a transitional LP for the band. This tune is a prime example. "Revolver" is like a candy sampler -- there's something in it for every taste. Early psychedelia by The Beatles. Memories...Trips, baby -- trips.
I cant think of another DRUMMER who has nothing but full respect for Ringo, it's only wanna-be singers/guitarists/whatever that for some reason want to rag on him. I have no idea why, I dont play drums and I have great respect for his skills. As the saying goes, "We'll take him on our team anyday"
Revolver. my fave - I'm 70 + full strength jr high Beatlemania. it's every bit as 'experimental' as Sgt pepper with more focus , to me, on instruments. I'd say the album most influenced bey George. which is +++++ this tune - backwards guitar, etc. to me , with no scientific backing - it is the TV show 'Twin Peaks' 20 years before.
BTW, Ringo is left-handed but he is playing on a right-handed kit, which adds to his unique style. And, too, thanks for playing the songs all the way through. It's really the only way to listen to these geniuses. Can hardly wait for you to hear "I Am the Walrus," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "Glass Onion," "Eleanor Rigby," "Because," and the medley at the end of Abbey Road (which must be heard without pausing between songs. (And yes, Ringo does sing...try "Octopuses Garden" and "Yellow Submarine." Keep going!
Hi there. This was a huge turning point for the music planet. There's a before and after about it. Also some words from "the book of the death ". If you find this strange or weird imagine it playing on your radio station in 1966?/7? The Beatles went for a retreat in the Himalayas were they learn transcendental Meditation,mantras, etc this is one of the side effects 😊
With Tomorrow Never Knows as the last song on Revolver, it is like the Beatles signaling that they are entering a brave new work in their recordings which turned out to be very true with Sgt. Peppers, Strawberry Fields, I am the Walrus and so on.
This was the first song the group did for " Revolver. " Tape loops and droning Indian instruments over a repetitive drum pattern. Lennon's voice recorded through a Leslie rotating horn. A new direction in exploring music.
This album, and Rubber Soul before it, is when the Beatles were transitioning away from dance/love songs, and started making music to be listened to. The beginnings of 60s Psychedelic Pop music.
