This week’s album recommendation is “Revolver” by the Beatles. Alright, so I’m not really going out on a limb with this week’s pick but not only is this my favorite Beatles album, it is my favorite album of ALL TIME.
People often argue about what Beatles they like more, early Beatles or late Beatles…well I say middle Beatles. “Revolver” along with its predecessor “Rubber Soul” are known as the transition albums. In 1965-66 the Beatles started finding new influences such as LSD and Hindu spirituality which started bringing new sounds, instruments and deeper meanings to their songs. These influences can be heard in the backwards guitar solo on “I’m Only Sleeping”, Harrison introducing the sitar in “Love you to” and in what I consider to be the first techno song ever “The Tomorrow Never Knows.”
“Revolver” also carries hit tunes like “Good Day Sunshine”, “Yellow Submarine” and my personal favorite “Taxman.” However, the true star of the album is “Eleanor Rigby” which reads like an incredible poem on paper but when set to the music of a haunting string section the lyrics really come alive.
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