Revolver
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| Revolver | ||
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| Album by The Beatles | ||
| Released | August 5, 1966 | |
| Recorded | May 18 - June 2, 1966 | |
| Genre | Psychedelia rock | |
| Length | 35:01 | |
| Record label | Parlophone | |
| Producers | Phil Spector | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Oscar Wilde review | 5/5 - A triumph! Simply stunning! And that's just the cover art! | |
| The Rolling Stones review | 3/5 - Average, but slightly better than their previous work. Very hard to listen to without drugs, though. | |
| Jesus review | 0/5 - I'm still bigger than them! | |
Revolver may be The Beatles' seventh album, released on August 5, 1966. The album showcased a number of new stylistic developments which would become more pronounced on later albums, such as trippy drug references and more pronounced sexual metaphors. It was originally entitled Bigger than Jesus, but later changed since this fact is implicitely well known.
The most astonishing characteristic of this album was the methods used to produce its music. All songs, most prominently the psychodelic, acidic, anti-Catholic, suicidal, Eastern, controversial "Here, There and Everywhere" (whose hideous name had to be changed, as shown below), were created after one entire week's worth of experimenting with depressing drugs, hallucinogens, gold-colour paint spray, three-months-old bean burritos, insecticide, and pretty much everything else that is too disgusting to have inside one's place of residence.
The Biddles (this is the standard pronunciation of the band's name in non-First World countries) have given future musicians a great advice: get yourself stoned to near unconsciousness in order to create revolutionary, amazingly popular music. Here are some of the musical nods to something or other:
Lashman[edit]
A rare sado-masochist song written by George Harrison, Lyrics were changed to Taxman to avoid the song getting banned from playing but some of the original recordings escaped in a jailbreak. A highly collectible recording for Beatles fans and shy perverts.
Elephant Rugby[edit]
The song elephant rugby is noted for the lyrics "Elephant Rugby/pick up your teeth in the field...", which some might refer to as part of the theory that Paul is dead, referring to the fact that Paul's teeth were knocked out in the car crash onto a football field. There are also claims that the song "PAUL IS FUCKING DEAD" has a meaning to the urban legend, but most people don't hear it.
I'm Only Inhaling[edit]
Early drug induced song.
Love You Ravi[edit]
Another George Harrison song. This time sang in Urdu-Scouse with Ravi Shankar plank smacking on his sitar.
This, That and Bloody Everything[edit]
Paul McCartney in full moan mode. It was supposed to be a song about cuddily animals. It isn't.
Yellow Submarine[edit]
Allegedly a song for children which is why Ringo Starr (who sings this) is so far out of tune. Rival tunesmith Donovan said the song was about John Lennon's novelty vibrator and came up with his own version on a similar subject Mellow Yellow (Batteries Included.
She Said Right Said Fred[edit]
Another comedy song. John Lennon and Paul McCartney shaved off all the hair to play this one.
Good Day Sunshine[edit]
Paul McCartney wrote this song in his garden wearing just a top hat. It is about a patronising policeman.
`And Your Bird Can Swear[edit]
A song by John Lennon featuring a fruity parrot.
For No Man Has Gone Before[edit]
Guest singer William Shatner tries his Beatles impersonation with a Star Trek inspired number.
Doctor Robert Mugabe[edit]
A song about Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe. Has a calypso beat for some reason.
I Want to Tell You A Story[edit]
Another guest vocalist. This time Max Bygraves, a British entertainer then in his 60s. The boys phoned in sick on the day of recording. Later stories alleged that the Beatles were 'off their tits on Mary Jane'.
Got To Finish This Album[edit]
A last minute hash-up with a song about contractual obligations.
Tomorrow is a Full-On No Show[edit]
The Boys again went missing. George Martin wrote this one as an instrumental originally until John Lennon slunk in as he needed more hash. Martin kept a secret stash under the floorboards. Lennon agreed to sing the song.
Reception[edit]
The album received mixed reviews, especially in America. There was a belief the album should have included a replica gun in the packaging. After all, why did it mention a revolver but fail to deliver one to fans? The Beatles said it was a 'A Pun But No Gun'. The Americans didn't get it.
