Lennon and McCartney were still closely collaborating and pushing each other to new levels of innovation, and Harrison was emerging as a formidable third songwriter and voice in the band. Now, with the luxury of time to tinker, edit, re-edit and experiment, The Beatles were poised to record a masterpiece. Even a relatively lightweight track such as Yellow Submarine presaged the sometimes fanciful, almost child-like wonder of Sgt Pepper tracks such as Lovely Rita.
Sgt Pepper proved to be a prettier package, with its elaborate Peter Blake cover art of the satin-suited, newly bearded Beatles among images of cultural icons ranging from Karl Marx to Mae West. Revolver was preceded by Rubber Soul, recorded in , in which the band had achieved a new level of sophistication in its songwriting. By the time of the White album, The Beatles were splintering and essentially turned the sessions into a series of solo recordings with the rest of the band members acting as session musicians.
Revolver wasn't always so highly regarded. A few months after it was released, The Beatles began recording Sgt Pepper, an event that was chronicled with great fanfare as the band sequestered themselves in Abbey Road studios.
Its magnificence seemed a fait accompli. But time has affirmed the enduring worth of Revolver. Greg Kot is the music critic at the Chicago Tribune.
Civil was sufficiently valued in classical circles that he would eventually be appointed an OBE. He was also someone who nearly lost it with Paul McCartney. There are some strange metrics all over the Revolver sessions. Despite having to busy himself killing time while Lennon and McCartney worked out their various songsmithing ideas, Starr was always ready to be pressed into service and deploy his matchless compositional approach to the drums.
He also had a helper of sorts. I stuffed that inside the drum to deaden the sound. Then we put the sound through Fairchild valve limiters and compressors. George Harrison was terrible at coming up with titles. As he emerged as a writer, George Harrison could scarcely think of anything to call his own compositions.
There was a real Doctor Robert. As far as I know, neither of us ever went to a doctor for those kinds of things. But there was a fashion for it and there still is. This was because of our interest in Indian music. We think of the song now as so purely Lennonesque, but this was a team effort. Harrison came up with the distinctive opening chord, whereas McCartney was King of the Loops. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Studio Albums. Explore Wikis Community Central.
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