Apathetic Avenger

The Beatles: Love

I recently bought Love, the new album by The Beatles.

Okay, that was a lie. It's not that I downloaded it. I paid $20 for it, and I would say it was money well spent. But Love is not the new album by The Beatles, because they haven't made a new album in over 30 years. Why? Well, thats probably because two of them are dead. Instead this album is a compilation of their old songs, produced by George Martin, who did work on pretty much all of the Beatles' albums, and his son, Giles.

I would like to assume that everyone knows The Beatles. I mean, they are only the most the most commercially successful band in history. Everyone must've heard "Yesterday" or "I Want To Hold Your Hand" at least once in their life. For those of you who delve into the lives of celebrities, you would have read about Paul McCartney's divorce from his wife, Heather, and the big hoo-hah over their private affairs.

Anyway, the album has been done so that it sounds as though its one long massive track. Many of the songs have been remixed, they take one part of a song as insert it into another song, creating something different, yet familiar, to the millions of fans around the world. The album contains songs that span the entire decade long career of The Beatles, and as such, it is a good introduction to those who have never heard them before. This album was created to be listened to from start to finish, and it is an exceedingly good experience. Some may feel that since The Beatles were from the previous generation, and the fact that our parents listened to their music, to be off-putting. But, take a chance, just give them a listen, and I'm sure you will find yourself pleasantly surprised.

Labels: Music

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