REVOLVER - Beatles
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REVOLVER - Beatles
Revolver is the seventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released on 5 August 1966, it was the Beatles' final recording project before their retirement as live performers and marked the group's most overt use of studio technology up to that time, building on the advances of their late 1965 release Rubber Soul. The album's diverse sounds include tape loops and backwards recordings on the psychedelic "Tomorrow Never Knows", a classical string octet on "Eleanor Rigby", and Indian-music backing on "Love You To". The album was reduced to eleven songs by Capitol Records in North America, where three of its tracks instead appeared on the June 1966 release Yesterday and Today. -Wikipedia
Critic Reviews
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Parlophone
2016 - Beatles’ First On-Purpose Masterpiece.
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Pitchfork
2009 - As they devoted more time to the studio, the Beatles' individual voices and confidence continued to grow, resulting in the sonic landmark Revolver.
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BBC
2007 - A landmark album that stands up to repeated scrutiny and overexposure.
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Consequence of Sound
2009 - Primarily, this album is a new technology fiend’s dream. ... These effects are crucial in giving the band a new sound on the record and demonstrating their commitment to being pioneers. B
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Rockhaq
2016 - The sheer diversity on Revolver makes it appealing to anyone
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All Music
The biggest miracle of Revolver may be that the Beatles covered so much new stylistic ground and executed it perfectly on one record, or it may be that all of it holds together perfectly.
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Sputnik Music
2012 - This is an album that must be heard, and in its versatility, there is something for every Beatle fan, regardless of what era in their music you're most fond of.
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Pop Matters
2004 - Revolver is the sound of good times and better drugs, of the individual members of the greatest band in the history of pop music peaking at the exact same time, and knowing it.
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PPCORN
While I could sing praises for all of their records, I chose a turning point recording, Revolver, on which the mop tops totally changed direction.
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50 Third and Third
2016 - While there’s plenty of pop goodness to be had on the album, it’s greatest strengths come from ahead-of-the-curve experimentation. By today’s standards, the use of pre-recorded loops, vocal processing, and tape speed are as common as water and oxygen, but for early 1966, these aspects were alien and controversial.
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The Telegraph
2009 - Revolver remains sharp and acerbic, its cutting quality emphasised by great electric guitar-playing from both George and John. ... Pound for pound and song for song, Revolver is as good as it gets, a real monster.
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Classic Rock Reviews
2011 - What they produced nearly half a century ago on analog tape with limited tracks stands the test of time. It remains relevant even in today’s age of digital production, seemingly limitless tracks, and computer aided sound engineering.
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Goldmine Magazine
2016 - their coming of age record, the moment when they really began to experiment musically and lyrically
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Daily Emerald
2016 - Even its worst songs have charm
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Neon Modern Times
Revolver is undoubtedly their most influential album
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Vulture Hound
2016 - Revolver is a masterpiece that, although reaching its 50th anniversary today, has ripples caused by its initial splash that can be found in music still.
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Only Solitaire
This is the first album in a string of probably the finest products rock has ever given out.
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Mark's Record Reviews
you'll be happy to hear that each and every one of the Beatles (except Ringo) was continuing to stretch his imagination and drug use on this record
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
it's even more important, pushing the sonic boundaries of rock farther than any other LP in history
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Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews
Sure, this is a classic, but there are plenty of weak moments.
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Adrian's Music Reviews
Both the first overtly psychedelic album and the first perfect album The Beatles made.
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Sound Vapors
2018 - The album as a whole makes up the best things about The Beatles.
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The Void
2017 - It now stands as one of their greatest musical triumphs.
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This Day in Music
Their first psychedelic masterpiece, Revolver represents the Beatles at their most creative.
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The Young Folks
2018 - These songs still retain power and freshness years after I first heard them.
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Alt Rock Chick
2012 - you will sense immediately that this is not just another Beatles album, but a revolution in sound and songcraft
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
While the individual songwriting abilities of the Fab 4 had yet to peak, this is the last time that I hear them truly functioning as a band.
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The Student Playlist
2016 - ut everything about the new album communicated self-assurance and confidence about the direction in which they were hurtling
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Berkeley B-Side
2016 - the quality of the vocal performances on Revolver is par excellence
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