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WITH THE BEATLES

The Beatles

 

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2.89 | 503 ratings

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sgtpepper
2 stars What have Beatles improved in comparison with their first album? 1. Lennon's voice has grown in power and energy. He sweeps other vocals away with his high-octane delivery. 2. Harrison improved his guitar playing and compositional skills. "Don't bother me" is his first decent song. 3. Overall instrumental playing improved.

Has overall songwriting improved? Arguably not as the songs are somewhat less catchy, in fact, only "All my loving" was a hit of the first "calibre". After repeated listening, you'll find another beauty in other original songs such as "It won't be long" or "Little child". Starr sung "I wanna be your man" is so infectious thanks to the joined vocals, it's easy to imagine all four fabs being at stage. Covers are hits and misses and their strongest common denominator is fantastic Lennon's voice. "Please Mr. postman" is a bit static (already by its nature) and "Roll over Beethoven" doesn't stand out among dozens of other covers of this song. Beatles here were still miles away from lasting a long-standing impact albeit they executed their job nicely.

sgtpepper | 2/5 |

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