Music : Abbey Road

Rating: - The Beatles Just Got Better
So many groups seem to fade away in their creativity and sound. But the Beatles pushed it to the limit each and every time. Even as they were drifting apart as a group, their music continued to push boundaries of creativity and sound, leaving other groups behind in awe. Even to the point of a 23 second song called "Her Majesty" They literally did not waste a second.

Abbey Road, the title itself sums up the CD. The road that became a studio, that became a household name, to the point where 40 years later there are television specials of present day artists recording in the Abbey Road studios.

It doesn't get much better than Abbey Road!

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Rating: - Second Side is the Best
The second side of Abbey Road is my all time favorite record. I have listened to this album hundreds of times over since 1969, I think. The first side is pretty good-- I'd give it 3 stars. But the second side is fabulous. .-- Sam Yulish, author of WHERE HAVE ALL THE HIPPIES GONE and THE HESITANT PSYCHIC AND OTHER STRANGE STORIES.

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Rating: - the greatest rock album on the planet...
this is the greatest rock album on the planet and of all time as far as i am concerned... It is bursting with mind boggling originality, brilliance in composition, singing, and musicianship. Both sides offer tremendous rock songs, from John's always fresh and brilliant 'Come together', to beautiful ballads like 'Something', to pure childlike pleasure of 'Octopuss's garden' and 'Maxwell's silver hammer'(somewhat silly, but so well-sung and playful!) to the unbelievably effective 'I want you(she's so heavy)' which ushers in the hard rock era with more gravity than any song had ever done before...'Maxwell's silver hammer' is a comedy-horror-pop song really, a new term(self-coined) that describes it better since Maxwells' silver hammer does come down on someone's head in the song!! Side B is full of awesome songs, the eversunny and phenomenal 'Here comes the sun', a Harrison masterpiece essentially, followed by the near-monastic and philosophical vocal jewel 'Because', with magnificent vocal harmonies by John, Paul, and George(just listen to it!!), and the long medley of brilliant short songs, and controlled rock improvisations of great beauty, power and subtlety, all at the same time. 'You never give me your money and the rest of that song with the enigmatically enchanting guitar riffs by George, and John (presumably) till it fades away to 'Sunking' is one of their most original and greatest musical excursions... A brilliant and multifaceted Lennon-McCartney/Beatles composition. It ends with the four chorusing: " one two three four five six seven, all the children go to heaven"... truly mindboggling in its power and beauty, and deeply engaging rock... they are all instrumental virtuosos here, make no mistake about it!!! (Ringo's drumming is at its pinnacle on this classic album.) Abbey road shines with a maturity that goes beyond the ordinary test of time... Decades later it can still surpass all new albums that come out and create waves of recognition...What's the weakness of Abbey road? McCartney's 'Oh! darling' and/or 'Maxwell's silver hammer(though both somehow fitted in so well!!) probably if any...'Oh darling' is an enchanting piece nevertheless with very UnMcCartniyish vocal presentation and appears to be an attempt to rise above Lennon's hardrock tour-de-force 'i want you(she's so heavy)'... but it is neatly sandwiched between maxwell's silver hammer, and octopuss's garden before the side a mindstopper 'i want you'. it really fits in with more poppy and agitated vocal type all at the same time in a strange and wondrous fit indeed!! The medley of songs on side b are the best concocted rock lineage that exists...What a fantastic gift to the world before the band dissolved!!!!...

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Rating: - Top 3 beatles albums.
This is a very great, very influential album by the beatles, and in my opinion it is one of their best, along with sgt. pepper and the white album of course.

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Rating: - I am buying a new copy
This is my favorite album (well, one of them), so I have wrecked mine by listening to it on the beach.... Number 10 to the end are totally WRECKED. So here I am, buying a new copy. I haven't heard the second half of the album in a loooong time!