The greatest album ever recorded

Get real. John Lennon was a complete and total cynic. He didn't believe a word he said about love, existence, Lucy, the stupid Walrus or anything else. He told the truth only once: when in the song "God" he effectively said he was the only God, and Yoko was his consort. He was ever telling people to Come together and "follow" him alone. He was one messed up capitalist dude.

That is George doing the count in on Taxman. Sounds like George to me

I'm thankful to read the title and realize it refers to Revolver instead of Sgt. Peppers. Not that the other one's bad, but honestly I don't find it as inventive and creative as people say.

Brilliant job covering this album. I agree about AI. I was born into a family of musicians some professional and I’m concerned as well. My father was the President of our musician’s union and as I’m loving Disco, they had a pin. MAD. “Musician’s Against Disco”. And that wasn’t the enemy they didn’t even know would exist.

Sound engineer :
you should double tracking your voice ..

John lennon :
i hate it.. i won't do that

Sound engineer :
well, kurt cobain did it ..

John lennon :
well , okay then..

All inspired by The Beach Boys Pet Sounds which was released prior. You left that part out. Music is too subjective to be called “the greatest” this or that.

Boston's first album rivals the Beatles "Revolver" in changing the industry, changing recording methods, and it was instrumental in stopping disco from taking over the mainstream. It also made many guitarists explore new directions in sttles, sound and arrangments. No disrespect to the Beatles production, but Tom Scholz literally hand built the 5 times platinum album in his basement, and got an RIAA award for it.

Jane said…

Awesome stuff, reminded me of how much I love this album. Great video!

Ah, The Beatles blow. Corporate music. Junk. Crapola. Full orchestra? Talentless frontmen. Money machine. El Stinko Deluxe.

Vibraphone on I’m only sleeping would’ve been really great

Great job as always, David. You provide an effective model for others to follow.

For anyone believing that there's a single word of authentic dialogue in the fairy-tale book "Here, there and everywhere" – here are Emerick's ACTUAL memories from an interview in 1979, only 12 years after recording Pepper:
“But no, I don’t recall actually meeting them. I just have sort of images in my mind of certain sessions, like “She loves you”. Just images, really.” (…)
(What do you recall about the session for “Tomorrow never knows”?)
“Hm, again, that’s really going back quite a few years. It’s a bit difficult to recall, actually. (…)
“As I say, it’s hard to recall anything specific. The only thing I can recall is that we used tape loops. (…) And that’s about it! It’s been many years!” (…)
“It’s difficult to recall details of specific sessions so many years on. They kind of blur together.” (…)
(Any memories of Eleanor Rigby?) “Not particularly. I mean, it was just Paul with his acoustic guitar. Well no, that’s not quite right, is it? Eleanor Rigby was with the string quartet, right?”
(Any memories of Taxman or For no one?) “No, sorry.”
(Yellow submarine?) “I don’t really remember much about the actual recording of the track.” (…)
“I remember one session – I can’t remember which song it was, but it was something from Pepper.” (…)
(What instrument is that in the intro of Lucy in the sky?) “Hm, it’s been a while since I actually listened to it. How does it start? Oh yeah, I don’t really know, to be quite honest. It might have been guitar that we treated in some way.” [It’s a Lowry ORGAN]
“Two-track was used at least through Help!” [FALSE, they already used 4-track on “A hard day’s night”]
(A day in the life – what do you recall recording that?) “Mainly the orchestral crescendo.” (…)
(Was John playing the piano or Paul, do you remember?) “Sorry, no. Haven’t a clue. It was basically John’s song, so it might have been him. [it was PAUL]. I don’t remember.” (…)
(Do you remember those sessions [for Magical Mystery Tour]? ) “All I recall is that I didn’t think it was a good idea.”
(Do you remember the sessions for I am the walrus?) “Not particulary, no.”

I think it's a shame, David, that you keep spreading his false account, fabricated stories and made-up dialogue, because it gives people a false impression of how the Beatles interacted!
All Emerick, or more his ghostwriter, Howard Massey, did, was confirming existing cliches!
Please re-consider your firm belief in this most terrible Beatles book of all time!

Rain may have been a head-scratcher to fans at the time…but for many now (including me!) it is one of the Beatles' best ever "B" sides.

I cannot recommend reading Beatles '66 highly enough. It's one of the best books on the Beatles I've read. It's not only concerned with the recording of Revolver but also the culture which was influencing them, moving further away from their earlier bubble gum music and trying something entirely different. It also has the band before the stress and drama began to take its toll. They were at their creative height. I dispute the claim that Sgt. Pepper was their masterpiece. I find it very lopsided and has some great songs and some that feel like filler. I cannot think of a single bad track on Revolver–even the overplayed Yellow Submarine.

didnt expect to watch the whole thing but loved every minute of it

John’s greatest sings include. Rain AND Tomorrow never knows 👍

I really appreciate and love this type of video, as a musician and recording artist it helps in so many ways to see the specific schedule, workflow, and decision making of bands like the Beatles!