Eternal Masterpiece!

For a long time this album was just a myth for me, the 4 guys crossing the street on the cover was just something I connected with greatness, I also wondered why a album with so few hit songs could be considered among the greatest albums of all time. When I eventually bought this album, I was so wrong. "Abbey Road" is perhaps the best of all Beatles albums. It's full of variety with songs that are meliodic pop-rock, ballads, psychedelic rock and even the guys singing a bit of Spanish on "Sun King". All of the 4 guys also wrote songs for this album which is rather un-usual. Despite few hit singles released here,there isn't one bad song on this album and it's both diverse, well produces and beautiful. At this point Beatles was one of the most productive bands around, which probably explains the lack of single releases on Abbey Road, however Abbey Road is as good as it gets.



The albums starts with John Lennon's "Come Together" which is one of the most famous songs from Abbey Road. It's one of the more psychedelic songs. It's the excellent rock song that is slowly built up with 2 verses before the hook arrives. It also got some remarkable riffs. The next song is George Harrison's "Something" which also is strong, closer to pop-rock then Lennon's contributions but some great guitar riffs puts the songs more into the psychedelic rock. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a Paul McCartney song obviously, it's a radio friendly meliodic pop song. Next song is McCartney's "Oh Darling" that starts almost as a semi-ballad but get's heavier on the hook when Paul almost screams the lyrics out.



"Octopus's Garden" was written by Ringo Starr. I don't know what he likes about the sea (Yellow Submarine was also about the sea) this song is also very meliodic with piano and good guitar playing in the back. "I want you (She's so Heavy)" from lennon is a true psychedelic masterpiece. It's kind of melancholy with great guitar in the backround and a sad voice from John, on the hook he almost screams though. This song is a 7:30 minutes long but worth the attention. "Here Comes the Sun" from Harrison stands as my personal favorite here and proves the genius of George's songwriting that was often in the backround. It's a catchy pop-rock song with brilliant guitar riffs that always makes me happy to listen too. "Because" is very slow with the guys singing in voices a la Beach Boys, not a hitsingle but remarkable. "You Never give me your Money" got 2 parts you could say. Verse that is slow and A bridge that is uptempo, a great musical number. "Sun King" is partly sang in Spanish, it's melancholy but beautiful. The rest of the songs are all very short, I wouldn't really call them real songs.



Abbey Road, still feels fresh today and it got so many great influents and varieties that it's a great listen to everyone. A true classic from the best rock band of all time. It's should be a part of everyone's collection. It's not too late to discover the Beatles. Recommended for sure.

Greatest Album in History

To put it simply Abbey Road is the greatest album in history.

It contains some of the best melodies ever recorded. It is a must-have.

The Beatles at their finest

Abbey Road is, in my opinion, The Beatles at their very best. While you can easily make a case for the uplifting Sgt. Pepper's, and many prefer their earlier work such as Revolver and Rubber Soul, to me this stands as the pinnacle of their achievement.



One of the factors that sets this apart from other Beatles incursions is the light-hearted attitude of the album. From the deceptively simplistic Maxwell's Silver Hammer to the outright goofy songs such as Polythene Pam and Mean Mr. Mustard to the joyful footnote of Her Majesty, this is a showcase of the Beatles having fun, and creating brilliant music.



Much has been said about the second-side suite, and to me it expresses more than any of their other work the genius of the Beatles. Each of the songs in this medley is fantastic, and comes across as the skeleton of a major hit. However, to compress each of the songs into barely more than a minute and weld them together creates 10 minutes of listening which is unparallelled in modern music.



The first side is more reminiscent of a traditional Beatles album, but this takes nothing away from the fantastic songs that are there. True to the rest of their work, there is no filler here, each of the songs is different and excellent. Octopus's Garden is, again, the Beatles just having fun and creating great music, whereas Lennon's Come Together is truly a rock masterpiece, and is said to be one of the only Lennon songs that the man himself was satisfied with.



In summary, Abbey Road is a true epic, and should not be overlooked by any self-respecting fan of great music.