Peace Bloggers,
Many would answer this question with an emphatically no. I would ask the question why or why not. This is the subject we will be discussing in this blog. When I first hear this album, prior to I was not the biggest Beatles fan. I categorized their music as hippie music likened to a bunch of youths banging away on guitars while singing catchy melodies. But Revolver surprised me with what I perceived to be very well thought out piece of art, with decadent instrumentation and complex arrangements. Not to marginalize the songwriting, which is the heart of the music, and catches the imagination of the listener. For a lack of better words the composition is perfect, creating a seamless listening experience, George Martin being an intricate part of their success. The musical style of the Beatles prior to revolver in my opinion was somewhat Mickey Mouse in nature. With the introduction of LSD and the spirit of experimentation if you will, the Beatles created a piece of history that polarized the idea that drugs can be a good thing for some humans, at least when it comes to producing musical masterpieces. Paul McCartney not only experimented with drugs, but with chord progressions, lyrical content and artistic deviance that proved attractive to the masses. Influence by Bob Dylan and others, playing around with electrical currents, effecting vocals and obscure compression on instruments such as the drums is an example of the progression of the group. They also experimented with playing recordings in reverse, creating sounds that are familiar to the ear, but the source masked, for example bird sounds being played in reverse. Not to sound naïve, I am aware that this was not a group of children in a garage anymore, they were professionals, surrounded by professional of which some were very sober the entire time. This album is not about the some of its parts, but the whole, which is why this album is so fantastic. The overall impression this album left on me is that music really has no limitation. The Beatles in fact produced music that proved to have the ability to change the world, and the Revolver is the album that recorded it all. Fell free to share your thoughts about this epic album. Until next time Peace.
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