Friday, December 05, 2003
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Revolver is to Bigbeat
Before Thanksgiving last week, a unusually thick copy Rolling Stone Magazine made it was into my mailbox. The issue, "The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time" was another large and exclusive list of records that clearly is forgetting classics from Fugazi's back catalog. But, so is the nature of this list.
Why I bring this to your attention is that I constantly see three records at the top of any such lists (including RS):
- The Beatles: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
- The Beatles: Revolver
I'll avoid arguing the merit on the above three and must admit that before last week, I had only explored two of them.
As to why in 28 years I had never listened to Revolver is unclear, but after hearing Geo. Harrison's "Taxman" open the album, I plan to repent and repent often.
The experience of the album is very different across two monitor sets. Listening to it on heapdhones tends to lend a helping hand in maintaining what is assumed to be Geo. Martin's spatial intentions (though rumor has it that the boys preferred the mono mix - your local bootlegger should have a Japanese vinyl > CDR available for all those mono enthusiasts). Try it into your home theatre syetem and you'll see what I mean.
One shocking note that may have been explored many times over during the last 8 years: Can it be argued that the final track on Revolver, "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the predecessor to the Bigbeat craze of the mid 1990's? I think I can hear a taste of every major Chemical Brothers' single in this one track... thoughts?
[If you do plan to go out tomorrow and pick up Revolver, do keep an eye out for the 1998 Toshiba-EMI Japan repressing. This is the choice version.]
Before Thanksgiving last week, a unusually thick copy Rolling Stone Magazine made it was into my mailbox. The issue, "The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time" was another large and exclusive list of records that clearly is forgetting classics from Fugazi's back catalog. But, so is the nature of this list.
Why I bring this to your attention is that I constantly see three records at the top of any such lists (including RS):
- The Beatles: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
- The Beatles: Revolver
I'll avoid arguing the merit on the above three and must admit that before last week, I had only explored two of them.
As to why in 28 years I had never listened to Revolver is unclear, but after hearing Geo. Harrison's "Taxman" open the album, I plan to repent and repent often.
The experience of the album is very different across two monitor sets. Listening to it on heapdhones tends to lend a helping hand in maintaining what is assumed to be Geo. Martin's spatial intentions (though rumor has it that the boys preferred the mono mix - your local bootlegger should have a Japanese vinyl > CDR available for all those mono enthusiasts). Try it into your home theatre syetem and you'll see what I mean.
One shocking note that may have been explored many times over during the last 8 years: Can it be argued that the final track on Revolver, "Tomorrow Never Knows" is the predecessor to the Bigbeat craze of the mid 1990's? I think I can hear a taste of every major Chemical Brothers' single in this one track... thoughts?
[If you do plan to go out tomorrow and pick up Revolver, do keep an eye out for the 1998 Toshiba-EMI Japan repressing. This is the choice version.]
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