With The Beatles

Como el primero es un disco "fácil" de los Beatles, no puede no gustarte y punto. ¿Es una obra maestra? No, pero vamos esta cerca. Al menos hay 5 canciones que lo son por ser de ellos o por haberlas hecho suyas: "It won't be long", "All my loving", "Please Mr. Postman", "Roll over Beethoven" y "Money".

Easy to see why they were such a hit: a set of punchy pop tunes that wouldn't upset your mum too much. I think I prefer this to their more experimental work.

I love the Beatles, so this will score well, but it is so early in their career that they hadn't quite developed into the band they became. Lots of cover versions, which is odd when they had three of the best songwriters (and Ringo). Thus does include the first Harrison song on an LP though, which is interesting.
All the songs are good or great, and all are pretty much part of life in Britain. I prefer their later stuff, when they were exploring the fringes of modern music and developing the future, but still love this. It is both good in its own right, and an interesting snapshot of the biggest band in the world, ever, just as they claimed that title.

At the height of Beatlemania, anything would have sold over a million copies! Content-wise, as much as I love The Beatles and know of this album, the covers are good (they'd be awesome live), and All My Loving is still a great foot-tapper! Their best was yet to come...

All my loving was from this! Surprise bops also Please mister postman and roll over bethoven. Classic beatles quality.

Interesting to see another of their early albums here. I don't give these enough listens honestly. This album is just full of classic songs.

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I can see how this would cement The Beatles as icons. This sound is even still so unique and them. Till There Was You is a great cover.