REVOLVER

I've decided to submit a review on this one because the connexion with the beginning of progressive rock seems a bit more evident than on the other albums. However I continue to think that considering this band as the roots of progressive music is a really "weird" idea. I don't see many convincing arguments for an inclusion. This album reveals a sunny and psych pop vibe with many easy & effective melodies. "Taxman" is a fresh composition dominated by guitars and a nice groove. Not so bad and in the real spirit of the 60s. "Eleanor Rigby" is one of these soft, naive ballads, musically weak with a basic pop structure. "I'm Only Sleeping" is a rather "plaintive" ballad with evident poppy accents. The moderate force of this album comes in part from "tomorrow never knows" with its raga like sonorities and psych flavour. This album is honest but non-creative and really too simplistic to be considered by prog-head CD collections. During the same period The Animals made more adventurous things. The most brilliant works in proto-prog must be captured in Arthur Brown's music, Seventh Sons, Moondog, Third Ear Band, Sun Ra, Oriental sunshine and a few others.