BEATLES FOR SALE

This is the weakest Beatles album after Yellow Submarine. Don't get me wrong, it's still better than many other 60's bands best album. The execution is solid, in particular vocals. Musically, songwriting is not at the usual top level and there isn't any progress comparing to the previous album. We actually have to wait till the second half of the album to hear an outstanding song, if we ignore the great melody of the simple "I'll follow the sun". The covers are well executed but songs are inferior to the original material. "Kansas city" is a particularly weak song but balanced by great powerful McCartney vocal. Better time are started with the classic "Eight days a week" followed later by the strong triumvirat of "Every little thing", "I don't want to spoil the party" and "What you're doing" that stand on its own. Harrison contributes with a monotone cover of "Everybody's trying to be my baby" and Starr does not anything new to the already good "Honey don't".

"Beatles for sale" feels a bit like a wasted opportunity but the next album would raise the bar again.