Pop/rock
reached its maturity in 1966, and strong releases such as Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys, Aftermath
by the Rolling Stones and Face to Face
by the Kinks would easily contend for the best record of this year if the
Beatles were not around. However, the Fab Four managed to outshine their peers
with the brilliant Revolver, the
experimental nature of which crucially ushered in the psychedelic era.
Despite
all the experimentation that underlies Revolver,
the record is a surprisingly cohesive blend of a wide range of tunes. George
Harrison contributed a significant share to the songwriting, penning three
indelible songs: the caustic “Taxman”; the Indian-tinged “Love You To”; and the
lovelorn “I Want to Tell You”. Elsewhere, the Lennon/McCartney powerhouse was
at its finest and yielded several nuggets. Highlights of the songwriting duo
include the mellow “Here, There and Everywhere”, the cathartic “She Said She
Said” and the comforting “And Your Bird Can Sing”. “Tomorrow Never Knows”
closes the record, pushing the boundaries of pop/rock music to a whole new
territory.
I
leave you with “Eleanor Rigby”, which I think is the saddest and most moving
song in Revolver:
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