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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 28, 2006
Pros: Good Debut
Cons: Only eight original songs
Summary: and now a word from Scapp70 straight from his Beatles Soap Box Are you a Beatles fan? Are you a Beatles nut? Are you insane for The Beatles? No? Yes? Well, I am - I'm not sure if you noticed. One of the duties of being a Beatles fan, which ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 17, 2009
Pros: The Beatles first album, raw sounds of their live act, signs of melodic writing talent
Cons: Ringo singing Boys?
Summary: Please Please Me (1963) I wasn’t born until after The Beatles disbanded. I missed the magic and euphoria of their times. But such is their impressive catalogue of music that I never hesitate in naming them as my favorite band of all ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 28, 2008
Pros: Energetic, shows potential
Cons: too many covers, overshadowed by later albums
Summary: Beatlemania was such a massive craze, perhaps the largest over a single group in the history of music. Girls were left fainting and screaming at the sight of the four Beatles. From the very start of their career, number one singles were popping up. These ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 23, 2008
Pros: The songs are catchy, happy and well played.
Cons: This is their worst album (unless you count Yellow Submarine.
Summary: (Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 2, 2005
Pros: A new rock&roll Work
Cons: its was the first work and still not perfect...
Summary: If we say The Beatles is the beginner of all things{of course its not},the all bands that live after them {Backstairs Or Deictic},take influence from the beatles. They Use a Rhytm guitar,a Lead guitar,a Bass and a Drums that is the basic structure in ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 13, 2002
Pros: Pure, uncut Beatles with a hint of British soul.
Cons: Lots of covers - and very primitive.
Summary: Being the somewhat deranged Beatlemaniac I am, whenever a Beatles record is up for an epinion, I have to restrain myself from latching onto the reader's throat and screaming, "Buy! Buy! Buy!" like an insane member of N*Sync. But, since I'm not an ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 26, 2001
Pros: Much, much better than most of the slop being recorded at the time
Cons: Tons of cover songs
Summary: In the early 1960's, rock n' roll was in horrible shape. You had sweet little ballads that took more from early 1950s pop than "guts" rock pumped out by the likes of Elvis, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly et al (think of all that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 5, 2001
Pros: Introduced the world to John,Paul,George, and Ringo
Cons: Could've done without 'Chains', or 'Misery'
Summary: "One,two,three, faah!!!"
From Paul's exuberant countdown, you can feel the energy of this album.You hear four young guys excited to be making their first record. The boys brought every ounce of energy that they had from the Cavern Club days into the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 18, 2001
Pros: Beatles first album
Cons: not too many original songs
Summary: Like the title asked, do you know what 12 bar blues is? If not, it is the origanl for of blues, played simply with 4 cords on the guitar that just keep repeating, and someone someone would throw lyrics over the tune. This is exactly how the beatles ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 2000
Pros: birth of a legend
Cons: none
Summary: Judging by the interest in the Beatles these days, it's hard to believe it's been 30 years since the band split up, and 20 years since John Lennon was murdered. With a new album, TV special, Book, and Website, these guys are busier than most bands that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2000
Pros: Full of poppy, fun, happy-go lucky numbers
Cons: Not too much weight here, but a charming record indeed!
Summary: The Beatles debut is unfortunately one of the most overlooked debut records in history. It is often overlooked or snubbed because of these three reasons: 1) Please Please Me Did not break the band in America--With The Beatles did (it its Americanized ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 19, 2000
Pros: Half the songs are fantastic
Cons: Half the songs are sub-par
Summary: Please Please Me is the sound of Beatles who are unsure of themselves. It's the first Beatles album, and so it is excused to some degree, and it relies on the eight-originals-and-six-covers formula that characterized their early albums. But ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2000
Pros: Pure energy!
Cons: If you're looking for the latter-day polish, you might be put-off by the primitiveness
Summary: One session, that's all it took.
Some sources claim it went for 16 hours, others cite as little as 9. Either way, it's mind-numbing to realize that the Beatles recorded most of their debut album in about the same span of time it takes some of ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 9, 2000
Pros: Great classics
Cons: Some bubble gum pop
Summary: A got to have for a Beatle fan. If you are a true Beatle fan you will love this. I am not talking about all the people that say they are Beatle fans but only like the later albums. This is the original album and it has a ton of hits. Hits like Twist ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 25, 2000
Pros: Historical Debut of the Beatles
Cons: Abundance of covers, Original US release differs (Con applies to "Introducing the Beatles" not on "Please, Please Me").
Summary: The story of the Beatles as a band has reached legendary status and thus fitting is the story of their debut. Recorded in haste as the Beatles rocketed to stardom with the hit single "Please, Please Me" this wonderful debut was recorded in a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 13, 2000
Pros: A quick introduction to early Beatles style
Cons: Lots of covers, reminds you that they had nowhere to go but up
Summary: Listening to Please Please Me, it seems almost inconceivable that the same band who released this put out Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band just three years later. Three years! It takes me that long to get around to changing the oil in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 11, 2000
Pros: Raw, intense and urgent; this album is true rock and roll
Cons: Although some great cover tunes are picked, only eight out of fourteen tunes are original Lennon/McCartney compositions
Summary: What was it that made "Beatlemania" catch on? Was it the alien Liverpudlian accents? Was it the mop-top dos? Was it the matching suits or the goofy grins? Perhaps it was a combination of all these things. Knowing every one of the songs on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 1999
Pros: raw, primal, revealing, provides a hint of things to come
Cons: none
Summary: Although "With The Beatles" was the first album released in the United States, "Please Please Me" was the first one they ever recorded. Today when groups go to the studio, they literally take months to produce an album, using the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 1999
Pros: GOOD LYRICS!!!! Can sing it throughout the day!!!!!
Cons: none
Summary: One of the best Beatles Albums ever made. I myself like the old music from the Beatles better than the new. All of the songs on this CD are original and have terrific lyrics.
The first song on this CD, and my Favorite, is: "I Saw ... read more
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