Music : Abbey Road
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0077774644624
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Sales Rank: 147
Studio: Capitol
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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 It 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 "I 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 Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End") is nicely undercut, in typical Beatles fashion, by Paul McCartney's cheeky "Her Majesty," which follows. --Rickey Wright
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If you don't like this, then you most likely have not heard it. So what are you waiting for - buy this today!
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What's to say? This is one of several of The Beatles' best albums from the prime of their career. It was produced after their "Top-40" years when they were dedicated to creativity.
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Love most of the album then and now. Didn't really understand, though, how much coulda been used elsewhere (like the "White Album"), and how much - not alot - came from other places: Come Together with its' Chuck Berry reference really driving the whole thing; Something, impossible without James Taylor's classic; Oh Darling, yet another Little Richard tribute while Richard was without a recording contract.
Some other curiosities: Mean Mr. Mustard & Maxwell's Silver Hammer (c'mon Paul!); I Want You (She's So Heavy) - a nice soundtrack for a bad Buster Crabbe pirate movie.
Which leaves up with the gems: above mentioned classic A and B side; Here Comes The Sun, You Never Give Me Your Money, Because.
And just like the double-album, we're left with not enough Harrison, to much PM Music Hall cuteness (as memorable as it surely is) and that pretentious "End".
(Is Eric Clapton playing lead on "Something").
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After doing their last gig on the roof of Abbey Road studios following their "Let It Be" sessions, the group gave it one more go before breaking up for good. One of the reasons for the slight failure of "Let It Be" is that the Beatles weren't really functioning as the Beatles anymore. The album was enjoyable but also very sloppy. It was basically just a collection of solo pieces by each of the members. Abbey Road, on the other hand, was a cohesive masterpiece that was just as good, if not better, than Sgt Pepper. Everything here is in good order compared to the messy "Let It Be". The songs, while they may seem like solo pieces, feature the band working together as a whole to accomplish its task of producing a great album and reestablishing their credibility as the best band of the 60s. It showed that, even while under pressure, the band could do amazing things.
Abbey Road succeeds on many levels. As an album, it almost has a conceptual feel to it. The pending breakup of the band and its related events are felt in many of the songs. "Here Comes The Sun" for example provides a glimmer of hope that the worst was over for the group. "The End", stays true to its title by suggesting that this was truly the band's final show. Despite being conceptual, the album's music is varied enough to satisfy the listener regardless of how many times they have heard it. John Lennon turns out his usual rockers with the tracks, "Come Together" and, "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" ... Read More
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Glad to finally get this essential Beatles album on CD...previously only owned it on vinyl.
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