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Jun 24, 2017dissymissylessy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
it came down to this lp or SOMETHING NEW for my first music purchase, other than 45s. I chose this one. I think I chose correctly. I loved side 2, the one with the medley that repeats the theme of YOU NEVER GIVE ME YOUR MONEY. side 1 is composed of distinct songs, more the tough meat of the sessions. I especially dug (loved) the portion beginning with CARRY THAT WEIGHT, and including the guitar workout divided between, in turn, Paul, then George, then, John. I appreciated that they were differentiating themselves in this way, and Ringo's only recorded drum solo really sets the stage well. SOMETHING, one of two George songs on Side 1, rivals Derek and the Dominos' LAYLA as songs competing for George's wife's affection. / HERE COMES THE SUN was written in Eric's backyard, after a rain storm (like here, they happen frequently in England). OH DARLING has been referred to as a "raver;" paul sang take after take, to get his voice raspy and hoarse, 'cause that's the way he wanted it to sound. COME TOGETHER was first written as a campaign song for acid head Timothy Leary, but taken back when John realized it was 'Beatle-good.' John had later to pay Chuck Berry's music publishing firm a royalty %, as it borrows so much from one of Chuck's songs. / This record has some of the lushest production values in the Beatles catalog. SHE'S SO HEAVY is a blues, beatles-style. it features a sloppy yet powerful guitar solo by the Head Beatle himself. When asked about the track, later, in NYC, John replied, 'all I can remember is me and George sitting together, recording endless guitar tracks, over and over again.' His screaming got better after Primal Therapy, with Dr. Arthur Janov, done with wife Yoko.////by the way, to the upper right, kcls lists the artists in the Beatles separately: but, dears, although he perfected his "Atomic Beat" early on in the career of the group, Pete Best had absolutely nothing to do with this album, ABBEY ROAD. 'it never could be any other way.' Billy Preston did the synthesizer playing, plus the instrument the Beach Boys used on Good Vibrations (the theremin). especially tasty: the fade out on I WANT YOU SO BAD SHE'S SO HEAVY.