ezreka's Full Review: The Beatles Anthology: 1 by The Beatles
The Beatles have alway been my favorite, so for my Birthday several years ago my dad bought
me this CD. He is the reason I am such a Beatles fan, when I was little he would sing
Rocky Racoon to me to get me to sleep. Needless to say I was ecstatic when I got the CD.
One of my favorite things about this CD and the other two anthology's is the insert. I have
learned many things about the Beatles that I didn't know before. The insert gives a track by
track listing of the songs and gives background into how the songs were made, were they were
recorded, and when they were recorded.
There are too many songs on this two disc CD to write about all of them, I will give a track
listing at the end and just name a few of my favorites through out the review.
The CD starts out with Free as a Bird, a John Lennon song that was never recorded.
Years later the remaining three Beatles added their touch to the song. Paul McCartney is quoted in the insert as saying "We took the attitude that John had gone on holiday". As a result, this is now one of my favorite Beatles song with both John and Paul's voices and
a nice slow melody.
Next we hear John talking about how "we were just four guy's". That is one of the things I love about the Anthology's, It's not all about the music. We get to hear some interviews with the Fab Four and we get to hear some of the screw ups on some of the recordings.
The anthology's follow the Beatles from the earlyist day's to the last days of the FabFour. This one, the first only has the one "new song: Free as a bird", but mostly it is old Beatles. There are many cover songs that the Beatles recorded and gave their "own" style such as That'll be the day written by Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, and Norman Petty and Hallelujah, I love her so written by Ray Charles
In Spite of all the Danger also has the 50's sound, but it is an original Beatles song written by Paul McCartney and George Harrison. I love the background singing with "shoby doby doos" and the "ahs and oos". This one starts out as a "slow song" but by the end there is an
upbeat guitar rift. According to the insert this is one of the first Beatles songs recorded, Back when it was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lowe and Colin Hanton and they were called "The five Quarry Men".
You'll be Mine written by Paul and John is not one of my favorites,it had the feel that they were trying to hard. However I loved the cover of My Bonnie that starts out slow and then get's "heavy" with the Beatles own style added.
Tree Cool Cat's is a cool "beatnic" song that makes you want to snap at the end instead of clap, but shouldn't it have been "Four cool cat's"? Just Kidding. The Shiek of Araby reminds me of the old Beach Party movies, it is just such an upbeat song and I can "see" a surfer riding to this one.
Love me Do is one of my favorite Beatles songs with the harmonica and John and Paul singing together "You know I love you, I'll always be true so pleeeeeease love me do".
How do you do it is another good love song. According to the insert, the Beatles did not like this song because it did not "suit their style".
I saw Her Standing There "She was just seventeen, you know what I mean". I love this one! I find myself singing this one quite often. After all, when I met my Husband I was just seventeen. I love to get up and dance all around the room and scream the lyrics "I'll never
dance with another oooohhhh"
Money (that's what I want) written by Berry Gordy Jr. and Janie Bradford Is a good upbeat song, but I think it is ironic that the Beatles sing this and then turn around and sing Can't buy me love and Love is all you need. So, witch is it? Do they want Money or Love?
You Really got a Hold on Me is one of my favorite song's by Smokey Robinson."I don't like you, but I love you". I love the Beatles, but I like Smokey Robinson's version better. I just don't feel they gave this song the justice it deserves.
Disk one end's with Roll over Beethoven written by Chuck Berry. This is a nice upbeat song to end the disk, but again I like the original by Chuck Berry better.
Disk two starts of with She Love's You, a song that I just want to bob by head too. This is one of the Beatles more popular songs and for a good reason, it showcases how talented they were.
Twist and Shout written by Bert Russell and Phil Medley makes everyone want to get up and do the twist. I like Ferris Buler's version better myself, but then again I am a child of the 80's.
I want to hold your hand is another love song from the Beatles, what can I say about this song that hasn't already been said? I don't know, I just know that I like it and when I hear it and I want to dance around with my children.
Can't buy me love "I don't care to much for money, money can't buy me love". Money may might not buy love or happiness, but It's what the Beatles want (see above). So, although the song is true, it is kind of an oxymoron for the Beatles to be singing it.
All my Loving Is the first song from the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show and is one of the first Beatles song many American's had heard. Good thing it is a good song, other wise they might not have gotten as big as they did!
It's been A hard day's night used to confuse me, how could it be a hard day'snight? Then I started working overnight and I started to understand it. "It's been a hard day's night I should be sleeping like a log" That is how I felt it had been a Hard
day's night and I loved coming home to my family in the morning and they made me "feel alright".
I wanna be your man "I wanna be your lover baby, I wanna be your man", how many rules did they break singing this back then? I am sure the Government was in an uproar about the Fab Four Singing about being someones lover. But, that is what I love about them, they
sing what feels right to them.
Shout written by Rudolph isley, Ronald Isley, and O'kelly Isley is a song I remember skating at the skating rink to. When this song would come on (not the Beatles version) we all loved it. Going down when we heard "a little bit softer now" and coming back up when we heard
"a little bit louder now".
Eight Day's a Week "Eight days I week I loooove you", I still don't understand this one,but it is catchy. I guess it wouldn't have been the same if it were "Seven days a week". My take on it is that he loves her so much that Eight days a week isn't even enough.
The second CD ends with Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! written by Jerry Leiber. It is an upbeat song that combines two songs, Kansas City and Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! The Beatles sounded like they were having fun with this one and although I would have liked another song to end the CD,
this one will do.
If you are a Beatles fan like me, I highly recommend getting all three of the Anthology's. I learned a lot about them from the inserts and I loved hearing the old original recordings. However, if you only like a few of there song's, I would not recommend it. This CD and the
other two Anthology's are for die hard Beatles fan's like myself.
The Track listing:
Disk one
1. Free as a bird
2. Speech: John Lennon
3. That'll be the day
4. In spite of all the danger
5. Speech: Paul McCartney
6. Hallelujah, I love her so
7. You'll be mine
8. Cayenne
9. Speech: Paul
10. My Bonnie
11. Ain't she Sweet
12. Cry for a shadow
13. Speech: John
14. Speech: Brian Epstien
15. Searchin'
16. Three cool cats
17. The sheik of araby
18. Like dreamers do
19. Hello Little Girl
20. Speech: Brian Epstien
21. Beasame Mucho
22. Love me do
23. How do you do it
24. Please please me
25. One after 909(false starts)
26. One after 909
27. Lend me your comb
28. I'll get you
29. Speach: John
30. I saw her standing there
31. From me to you
32. Money (that's what I want)
33. You really go a hold on me
34. Roll over Beethoven
Disk two:
1. She loves you
2. Till there was you
3. Twist and shout
4. This boy
5. I want to hold your hand
6. Speech: Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise
7. Moonlight Bay
8. Can't buy me love
9. All my loving
10. You can't do that
11. And I love her
12. A Hard day's night
13. I wanna be your man
14. Long Tall Sally
15. Boys
16. Shout
17. I'll be back (demo)
18. I'll be back (complete)
19. You know what to do
20. No reply (demo)
21. Mr. Moonlight
22. Leave my Kitten Alone
23. No reply
24. Eight days a week (false starts)
25. Eight days a week
26. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!
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