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The Beatles 1»rank: 1446par: The Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue: essential recording:Proving yet again their willingness to dice 'n' slice their burgeoning legacy into new--if not exactly fresh--product, the Fab Four Minus 0ne have released this single-disc compendium of their No. 1 hits. Though obviously superfluous to longtime Fabs faithful (who may also find themselves quibbling over the precise definition of 'No. 1 hit' and the exclusion of seeming contenders like 'Please Please Me' and 'Strawberry Fields'), newly arrived visitors from the Pleiades star cluster and other neophytes will find it a concise and generous (nearly 80 ... |
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Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band»rank: 91par: The Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Before Sgt. Pepper's, no one seriously thought of rock music as actual art. That all changed in 1967, though, when John, Paul, George and Ringo (with 'A Little Help' from their friend, producer George Martin) created an undeniable work of art which remains, after 3-plus decades, one of the most influential albums of all time. From Lennon's evocative word/sound pictures (the trippy 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds', the carnival-like 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite') and McCartney's music hall-styled 'When l'm 64', to Harrison's Eastern-leaning ... |
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White Album»rank: 222par: Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue: essential recording:Better known as the 'White Album,' this was meant to be the record that brought them back to earth after three years of studio experimentation. lnstead, it took them all over the place, continuing to burst the envelope of pop music. Lennon and McCartney were still at the height of their powers, with Lennon in particular growing into one of rock's towering figures. But even McCartney could still rock, and the amazement on 'Helter Skelter' was that he had vocal cords at the end. From Beach ... |
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Abbey Road»rank: 350par: Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let lt Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side's writing, John Lennon's hard-rocking, 'Come Together' and 'l Want You (She's So Heavy)' make the strongest impression. A series of song fragments edited together in suite form dominates side two; its portentous, touching, official close ('Golden ... |
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Rubber Soul (British)»rank: 262par: Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Rank 'em how you like, Rubber Soul is an undeniable pivot point in the Fab Four's varied discography no matter where, or how, you first heard it. So many classics: 'Drive My Car' and 'Nowhere Man' merge the early combustible Beatifics to a burgeoning studio consciousness; 'The Word' can be read as a pre-psych warning shot; the sitar-laden 'Norwegian Wood' and the evocative 'Girl' (the latter written on the last night of the sessions) stand as turning points in John Lennon's oeuvre. George finally emerges too, with ... |
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A Hard Days Night»rank: 523par: Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Strummmmm! That dramatic guitar chord that kicks of A Hard Day's Night (album, song, movie) still jumps right out at you, slaps you in the face, and jump-starts your heart. And you know what? Both the music and the film are still as crisp and lively as they were in 1964. 0f course, only the first seven songs are actually in the movie (and they are the strongest of the bunch, from the rousing rock & roll of title track and the hit single 'Can't Buy Me ... |
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Let It Be»rank: 2050par: Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Sloppy in conception, and even sometimes in the playing, Let lt Be often gets a bad rap. Unfairly, as it's often as charming, well written, and (oh yeah) rocking as the Beatles' 'better' albums; it's also more outright fun than Abbey Road, the masterpiece it followed into the stores. With Lennon and McCartney working together on the perfect 'l've Got a Feeling,' 'Two of Us,' and 'Dig a Pony,' it's hard to believe these guys were about to implode. --Rickey Wright Un Essentiel amazon.fr:Presque un disque posthume ... |
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Magical Mystery Tour»rank: 615par: Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:The album feels even more like a collection of singles (instead of an actual movie soundtrack) than Help! or A Hard Day's Night, but maybe that's because every song sounds like it could have been a hit single--with the natural exception of the goofy/weird instrumental 'Flying'. Even George's 'Blue Jay Way' paints a vivid sound-portrait in fascinating detail. And although the goofy TV movie may have been mostly Paul's baby, this album features the two 45 rpm masterpieces that sum up the quintessential best of Lennon and ... |
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Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles»rank: 2068par: Rockabye Baby:the Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:The album feels even more like a collection of singles (instead of an actual movie soundtrack) than Help! or A Hard Day's Night, but maybe that's because every song sounds like it could have been a hit single--with the natural exception of the goofy/weird instrumental 'Flying'. Even George's 'Blue Jay Way' paints a vivid sound-portrait in fascinating detail. And although the goofy TV movie may have been mostly Paul's baby, this album features the two 45 rpm masterpieces that sum up the quintessential best of Lennon and ... |
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Love»rank: 393par: Beatles
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk: lt begins with a twittering of birdsong lifted from 'Across the Universe.' And once the triple-tracked a capella harmonies of 'Because' enter, followed by snatches from 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'The End,' leading into a fired-up 'Get Back,' it becomes obvious that this is far more than just another Beatles compilation. This is Love, conceived by the Fabs' former producer George Martin and son Giles as a stageshow soundtrack to Cirque de Soleil's Las Vegas spectacular of the same name, but appears to have taken ... |