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After finishing the Get Back project and with the single at the top of the charts, the beatles repeated the same formula they had done months earlier when releasing the white album, which was to get away from the beatles and devote themselves to personal projects, John lennon was the most active, with his Bed-in For Peace' in Amsterdam, and his trips to Montreal and toronto. Ringo and Paul went on vacations and met in the south of France. And George harrison stayed in london producing to the new apple artists and enjoying his work as a studio musician. Soon, the 4 would be back in the city and although many doubted about the future of the band, Paul McCartney called George Martin to tell him that the four beatles were planning to record a new album.
After all the tensions of the white album and after leaving the band, george martin remained skeptical, he doubted beyond mccartney's good intentions, he didn't believe that george and ringo wanted this, much less that john with all his projects wanted to return to the same thing, and before martin's questioning towards mccartney, paul was very clear: You don't have to worry about it, we want to work like in the old days, and we want you to produce it.
That's how abbey road was born.

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@MrJoeltrain
@MrJoeltrain Рік тому
My mother played this album on headphones into her belly as she rocked in a rocking chair for me before I was born. I therefore declare Abbey Road the best album of all time. Miss you ma.
@johnrogers9481
@johnrogers9481 Рік тому
Ah, nice!
@stanphillips7277
@stanphillips7277 Рік тому
My mom was born in 1930 and she was my best friend and favorite person to spend time with and listen to music. She was around when The Beatles played the Ed Sullivan show and loved to sing _anything_ she loved. From Sinatra to The Beatles. Even some Motley Crue (Home Sweet Home) . I was able to take her to see Paul in 2020 on Easter Sunday and man, watching her sing the "Nah na na na's " during Hey Jude and so many others at her first stadium show is a memory I'll cherish forever. I also took her to Sinatra and that was another great night and it was just the two of us and we both had a great time. You're Mom sounds so cool man. God rest both our Mom's souls and yeah, I'll second that... I miss you Ma
@paudsmcmack3117
@paudsmcmack3117 Рік тому
Something in the way you moved....
@Martin-pt5on
@Martin-pt5on Рік тому
That's Real Love, Indeed 😊
@Fictius
@Fictius Рік тому
God Bless Your Mother....🙏
@Richard-mh5ll
@Richard-mh5ll 5 місяців тому
Amazing how The Beatles made all of this great music in just eight years. They were all under thirty years old when they broke up! The best EVER!
@vandenro
@vandenro Рік тому
It's unbelievable this album hasn't dated one bit since it was made 53 years ago. It's timeless.
@user-xo8mr4hf4r
@user-xo8mr4hf4r Рік тому
It's dated a bit. But it's still all right.
@christopherhidalgo6696
@christopherhidalgo6696 Рік тому
@@user-xo8mr4hf4r nice joke
@FrankieLovesElvis
@FrankieLovesElvis Рік тому
That’s a bit of a stretch, but it’s a classic.
@BEdwardStover
@BEdwardStover 11 місяців тому
I was 8 when it was released. The next summer, I was 9, I played it the album over and over nonstop. Well over 100 times. Yet I still like it today, and frankly never grew tired of it.
@robertgerber2533
@robertgerber2533 11 місяців тому
My favorite Beatle album. The best
@SammyRenard
@SammyRenard Рік тому
"Let's just name it after the street outside" is such a ringo thing to do
@brette9309
@brette9309 Рік тому
To be fair, it's also the name of the studio they recorded it in.
@thomaskemer8109
@thomaskemer8109 Рік тому
It's been a hard day...night!
@cynthiaforsythe8989
@cynthiaforsythe8989 Рік тому
@@brette9309 they recorded at EMI studios. the studio was renamed Abbey Road Studios After the album. Isn’t that cool ?! (The street they crossed was Abbey Road)
@DeSlagen8
@DeSlagen8 3 місяці тому
@@brette9309the studio was named after the album
@mibeatleman6767
@mibeatleman6767 Рік тому
You really couldn't get a more perfect album than Abbey Road.
@BobbyGeneric145
@BobbyGeneric145 Рік тому
A great way to end the group. Its insane that it was 8 short years between Please Please Me and Abbey
@liveinthepresent219
@liveinthepresent219 Рік тому
Revolver is very close though if not better.
@reyeslopez6428
@reyeslopez6428 Рік тому
I'm a big beatles fan no disrespect but... Dark side of the moon
@reyeslopez6428
@reyeslopez6428 Рік тому
@Jacob Hanson u right
@allenf.5907
@allenf.5907 Рік тому
It was a great ending.
@chadczternastek
@chadczternastek 9 місяців тому
Here Comes The Sun is the most beautiful song I ever heard in my life. I feel it deeper than bones every time I hear it. When I heard George Harrison's first solo album I was blown away at a level I haven't been before or after. Such angelic music. As I got older I appreciated so much George's stuff.
@judycarrier1790
@judycarrier1790 9 місяців тому
SO TRUE about Here Comes The Sun for me as well!! The first few notes....I cannot explain it what it does to my heart and soul. EVERY time I feel tears well up....followed by a smile and a feeling of wanting to say...."Thanks George. THANK YOU for this beautiful creation."
@Larrymh07
@Larrymh07 9 місяців тому
When I was 15 and starting High School I wanted to BE George Harrison! I even tried to dress like his Abbey Road look. I never got close but it was fun trying for awhile.
@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL
@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL 5 місяців тому
Find "Devil and The Deep Blue Sea" and "Ride Rajbun" by George. The latter he wrote for an animated kids' series for charity. The former was on his "brainwashed" album. George didn't get the promotion that John and Paul got, so I will have to go through all of his songs because I'm sure there are a few more I've never heard of that are interesting.
@chadczternastek
@chadczternastek 5 місяців тому
@@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL I will check those out the second I type this. Thank you for the heads up. I'm sure I would of found it, but you sped that process up exponentially.
@robertmoeller4352
@robertmoeller4352 5 місяців тому
CHAD, I AGREE WITH YOU WITH ONE ADDITION. I, LIKE FRANK SINATRA, THINK THAT "SOMETHING" IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG EVER RECORDED
@zone47
@zone47 7 місяців тому
I feel so blessed to be born at a time when I could hear the most amazing band in the world do their thing (and the thousands of spin off bands that they inspired)!
@timmy707707
@timmy707707 6 місяців тому
No matter how many books you can read or documentaries you can watch....nobody will ever know how it really was to be alive while these guys were doing their thing in real time...unless you were indeed alive while they were doing it. Riding my bike 6 miles at 7 years old to buy Revolver and having to hide it from the folks so they wouldn't know that I had gone past my limit... So many memories.
@RustyHBriggs
@RustyHBriggs 11 днів тому
The first concert I ever attended was The Beatles -- September 16, 1964 ai City Park Stadium in New Orleans. They opened with Twist & Shout.
@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897
@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897 Рік тому
With Abbey Road being their last collaborating together, The Beatles went out in a blaze of glory.
@allenf.5907
@allenf.5907 4 місяці тому
Even though Let It Be would come out after it.
@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897
@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897 4 місяці тому
@@allenf.5907 Let It Be was put on the shelve and the Beatles then proceeded to record Abbey Road. so that was their last effort together. Then Let It Be was taken off the shelve polished up for release which made it their last released studio album but Abbey Road was their last effort together as a bad.
@sheetmetaljesus
@sheetmetaljesus Рік тому
The best album ever made. My children will play it, in full, at my funeral, then a party to follow!
@lucasoheyze4597
@lucasoheyze4597 Рік тому
What a fool.
@seandoyle2983
@seandoyle2983 8 місяців тому
Can I come?
@sheetmetaljesus
@sheetmetaljesus 8 місяців тому
Absolutely
@king_supreme1102
@king_supreme1102 3 місяці тому
It may get a little awkward at Maxwell’s Silver Hammer 😅
@clicks59
@clicks59 Рік тому
For those who don’t know, Let it Be was the last album the Beatles released but it was recorded before Abbey Road. Many saw Let it Be as their finale when in reality it was Abbey Road. Although I like Abbey Road, I found Rubber Soul and Revolver their masterpieces.
@alanmusicman3385
@alanmusicman3385 Рік тому
I agree - although Pepper comes a very close third to those two albums. All Beatles albums have greatness about them of course. Abbey Road has a lot of high points, but some tracks I really never cared for much. Let it Be is - IMO - the exception - although it has a handful of great songs on it, many tracks sound like what they are, unfinished snippets or collections of unfinished snippets run together but rather more obviously and less expertly than previous times they had done that.
@manormouse1410
@manormouse1410 Рік тому
Rubber Soul more recently stands out for me as their most beautiful album. Abbey Rd is a masterpiece and hard to place it 2nd. Most of their best albums had just two weaker songs. Rubber Soul has only one weaker song. Originally Sgt Pepper album was to include Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields but were pulled off early for a single. This might have then been their best album. All their albums were so dam good (With The Beatles possibly a bit less so). Just my opinion
@clicks59
@clicks59 Рік тому
@@manormouse1410 I agree. I am not a huge fan of the White Album. Not that there were not great songs on it. Their legacy will never be repeated.
@joannedorlando7290
@joannedorlando7290 Рік тому
Yeah...Rubber Soul
@scottbrower9052
@scottbrower9052 Рік тому
Agreed. Both albums came at the band's most interesting time: mid-career.
@peteroreilly7065
@peteroreilly7065 Рік тому
I remember sitting in the lounge with my beautiful older brother and lights out. We listened to Abbey Road so intently that it melted into my brain. The final medley is just beyond description.
@spartanguitarist6579
@spartanguitarist6579 Рік тому
same here, that medley is a masterpiece
@jeremywanner4526
@jeremywanner4526 Рік тому
Mary jane will do that
@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306
@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 10 місяців тому
John Lennon was quite critical of that medley. Which is odd as some of his best studio performances are contained in it. I have a strong gut feeling he only said that because he was getting jealous that Paul was kind of taking musical control of what he considered his band. Here nor there, it left us with great material. I hope he realized that before his demise.
@davidmoyar7534
@davidmoyar7534 6 місяців тому
My ONLY complaint has always been that the guitar lead trade-off in THE END should have gone longer. A lot longer! I saw Paul in Salt Lake City back in 2010, and he and his boys extended it a little. But maybe I'm just a guitar freak. And who second guesses the Beatles anyway, right!?
@MaddelynKayKay
@MaddelynKayKay Рік тому
I love the fact that even though these four men were ready to call it quits and their egos were at a critical level, they remained professional. They were real men who put their craft above pettiness. They wanted to go out with what they hoped was their best effort and didn't let personal conflicts interfere. What an important lesson that today's bands could learn from.
@lex1633
@lex1633 Рік тому
There was no discussion Abbey Road would be their last album. There are even tapes of The Beatles discussing a next album and how many songs each member would get
@ellenrutledge8306
@ellenrutledge8306 Рік тому
@@lex1633 still, there was a lot of strife and frustration going in to it. They held it as long as they could. It had to just, be.... let it be. I will always love the Beatles.
@azeiras
@azeiras Рік тому
It was tend to be toxic relationship among 4 of them , it was love and hate to the bone , and you just couldn't stand it anymore.. It was like a time bomb that just could explode anytime..
@user-xo8mr4hf4r
@user-xo8mr4hf4r Рік тому
They "didn't" remain professional. They disbanded. McCartney's voice of reason was not enough to persuade Lennon, who was tripping in some new direction that didn't lead too much.
@harold3165
@harold3165 Рік тому
"real men"
@rogerdanis.
@rogerdanis. 6 місяців тому
The Beatles...the most iconic group ever...made all of their wonderful music...and broke up....before ANY of them were 30 years old which is astounding
@josephmango4628
@josephmango4628 5 місяців тому
Every time I hear that, it really blows my mind. They created an incredible amount of material in just eight short years.
@MrNickguy1
@MrNickguy1 Місяць тому
Astounding and tragic.
@hansvandermeulen5515
@hansvandermeulen5515 25 днів тому
They totally revolutionazed popular music in those years.
@honorpatience1301
@honorpatience1301 7 місяців тому
By faaaarrrr the best best best band of all time. I cannot even believe they have done so much in such short time. I'm so thankful to be able to live in their time in history 🙏
@alafenetre81
@alafenetre81 7 місяців тому
My favourite album, with Revolver as a close second. The Beatles are a legend, far above any other band.
@bodegabonsai7069
@bodegabonsai7069 Рік тому
I marvel at the Beatles from start (Love Me Do-Please, Please, Me) to finish (Abbey Road) They didn't just produce hits but masterpieces.
@MarylandGuy-ey3st
@MarylandGuy-ey3st 2 місяці тому
Actually Let it Be was their last album…..
@bodegabonsai7069
@bodegabonsai7069 2 місяці тому
@@MarylandGuy-ey3st I may be wrong but Let It Be was their last album to be released. Abbey Road was the last one they recorded.
@Jonnimoondog
@Jonnimoondog Рік тому
Abbey Road - The most perfect album ever made from its start to its splendid ending. Absolutely adore it and deserves listening to at least once a week - in full.
@gordeauxd
@gordeauxd Рік тому
Love it, but Sticky Fingers, Dark Side of the Moon and Who's Next are all better.
@odavis1364
@odavis1364 Рік тому
It’s good, but Whos Next is better
@gribwitch
@gribwitch Рік тому
@@gordeauxd Head to head in horseracing terms - "Dark Side" by a short half head from "The Wall".
@hw343434
@hw343434 Рік тому
Skip Maxwell’s tho 🤣
@cityliving9265
@cityliving9265 9 місяців тому
When those first few chords of You Never Give Me Your Money comes in ... I had to capture my breath just then. That starts the most incredible segment of music ever created. The Beatles at just some other-worldly level of greatness they'd achieved throughout their career and bringing it all together. They are the only thing that ever make me think a higher level exists to life/
@mikemerrill8054
@mikemerrill8054 7 місяців тому
I got to agree. You Never Give Me Your Money it's probably my favorite track on Abbey Road.
@patrickriley195
@patrickriley195 7 місяців тому
Abbey Road is my favorite Beatles record👏
@LanceRED58
@LanceRED58 Рік тому
They say that The Beatles changed the world , I believe that and with this brilliant album their legacy is secure !
@bruceluber5178
@bruceluber5178 Рік тому
If I only could listen to one album for the rest of my life, I would be satisfied with this one
@mikeh6097
@mikeh6097 Рік тому
Side 2 has this amazing, slow building crescendo and intensity that builds through the medley, culminating to this incredible swan song of The End. Utter perfection.
@kathyhollenbach7413
@kathyhollenbach7413 Рік тому
I loved this video! They landed in America when I was 13. To me and my brother and friends nothing mattered but The Beatles. It was a time like no other. The '60's were legendary and the best time of my life!
@BobbyGeneric145
@BobbyGeneric145 Рік тому
I wish music was that important to kids these days. For my generation it was Nirvana.
@davidbowman4259
@davidbowman4259 Рік тому
Yes!
@jamesdrynan
@jamesdrynan Рік тому
Hey, Kathy! I'm 72 and grew up with the Beatles, too. The sixties was best described by Dickens: " It was the best of times, ( the Beatles and all the music, ) it was the worst of times, ( Kennedy's assassinated, riots, Vietnam and the Cold War. ) I wouldn't trade a minute of it.
@Mike-jw4xh
@Mike-jw4xh Рік тому
Same here kathy, i was born 1952..our childhood became magic in 1963 around november 63 after kennedy, when word got out ed sullivan was bringing them to his show. There were beatles chewing gum cards, dolls, cartoons, music on radio nearly constantly spring of 64. Yes, we grew up with them. Was a magic time for us.
@ellenrutledge8306
@ellenrutledge8306 Рік тому
Ditto to all these posts !! I am 70. Born in 53. It was a time, wasn't it ?! Forever ❤️👍💯✌️🔥
@glasshalffull8471
@glasshalffull8471 10 місяців тому
Abbey Road is The Beatles album I've listened to the most, Lennon and McCartney's songs are expected to be genius but George's contribution to the album really make it a masterpiece imo, I always thought it was the 2nd last album growing up.
@thumbsaloft
@thumbsaloft Рік тому
John Lennon was totally wrong, McCartney's vocals are absolutely perfect for Oh Darling! It wouldn't have been right for Lennon.
@michaelharrington75
@michaelharrington75 Рік тому
Are you kidding? Lennon would have sang that song great! But, Paul did sing it great.
@thumbsaloft
@thumbsaloft Рік тому
@@michaelharrington75 No I'm not kidding, Lennon didn't have the range to hit the really high parts, that's why he couldn't do songs like Long Tall Sally and I'm Down.
@MarkMikelVideos
@MarkMikelVideos Рік тому
It's my all time favorite McCartney vocal.
@cansueceklc7745
@cansueceklc7745 Рік тому
No one could have pulled it off like Mccartney in my opinion. ❤
@hw343434
@hw343434 Рік тому
If you hear Lennon singing “Get Back” it sounds much better than McCartney. Probably the case for most songs to be honest but Paul did a great take on “Oh Darlin’”
@jonhillier1
@jonhillier1 Рік тому
This is my favourite album. It highlights the best of each of the Beatles. In my opinion the creative juices were enhanced by the restraint Paul and John put on each other. While I have loved a lot of their solo stuff, nothing have ever matched the best of their collaboration. I love George’s music and Ringo always hits the spot. Thanks for putting this video together.
@ellenrutledge8306
@ellenrutledge8306 Рік тому
I loved them all. Together. And solo. Listen to all the music even now !! What a phenomenon they were. ❤️
@indy_go_blue6048
@indy_go_blue6048 Рік тому
I always felt that Paul needed John's cynicism, and John needed Paul's sweetness. As many good songs as they both did solo, the parts were not equal to the whole. JMHO. Also IMO, George was the best of the three post-Beatles.
@leonsmith6639
@leonsmith6639 11 місяців тому
this album is the pinnacle of rock and roll. The Beatles could have played/wrote any kind of music, and better than anyone else. what a talent these guys were.
@Thomas-bx6ie
@Thomas-bx6ie Місяць тому
The Side 2 "Medley" of Abbey Road is absolute perfection. Whether intentional or not (even from its creators) it is one of the most magical pieces of art ever created.
@boondoggle4820
@boondoggle4820 Рік тому
For years this was my favorite Beatles album and it’s the one that got me into their music. It’s also the first album of theirs that I had heard in its entirety and I was completely blown away. Before that, I thought they just made throwaway pop songs. I still think it’s their most deeply moving experience. In that sense it’s actually a stronger comparison to Pet Sounds than Sgt. Pepper’s. If I’m taking a road trip for example, it’s the album that I can put on and listen to from start to finish and it’s riveting and deeply engrossing every time. Five stars and easily one of the greatest albums of all time in my book.
@davidbowman4259
@davidbowman4259 Рік тому
The stupendous Side 2 medley -- and then the four lads striding across that zebra walk and into history. The perfect photo for a perfect album -- and unparalleled career. The greatest band in history -- musically, sociologically and culturally. So glad I was around for all of it.
@LONEEAGLE_space_rock
@LONEEAGLE_space_rock Рік тому
Not the greatest, they were not great musicians not virtuosos
@paulbakker6765
@paulbakker6765 Рік тому
@@LONEEAGLE_space_rock But beside that.....The Beatles are the greatest band ever !
@davidbowman4259
@davidbowman4259 Рік тому
@@LONEEAGLE_space_rock I repeat: the greatest band in history.
@GabrielSoares-lj9rv
@GabrielSoares-lj9rv Рік тому
@@LONEEAGLE_space_rock There are plenty of "virtuosos" who CAN´T write a simple, a very simple, song! Nothing comes out of their soul. Just the (enormous) ability to play an (or even many) instrument. Can only play what others have created!...
@eudymaverickmentor
@eudymaverickmentor Рік тому
@@LONEEAGLE_space_rock You don't have to be a virtuoso to be a great musician. They were great musicians.
@johnsipma9382
@johnsipma9382 Рік тому
The medley is so good that most of the recent covers sound really good too, some with interesting variations or subtle differences. It just gets better as the decades roll by. The fact that 60s and 70s music gets covered so much proves that song writing is becoming a lost art.
@ajbianchi85
@ajbianchi85 Рік тому
Abbey road isn’t my favorite of their albums but it might be their best. Its hard not to shed a tear when you reach the end
@alkatrask2704
@alkatrask2704 Рік тому
Abbey Road is your favourite album, think about it and admit it to yourself and to us. Aunt Jean says hello.
@timkis64
@timkis64 Рік тому
by abbey road, they all knew the beatles were done as a group, but wanted to go out on top of their game.& as usual, they succeeded.its a masterpiece that still stands the test of time.
@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306
@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 10 місяців тому
It was the perfect way to go out granted John said in the Rolling Stone interview that he was pretty much done with the Beatles by the White Album. Paul kept it together. The Get Back doc shows both George and Ringo were getting sick of it as well but they came back regardless. It has to be really difficult for anyone to quit such a successful band but at the same time if they stayed together just for the fans or money the music most likely would have suffered. Yoko kind of got a bum rap. Many feel the breakup was her fault but it seems it was inevitable regardless. The only difference might have been John being a lot more miserable if not for Yoko in his life.
@artysanmobile
@artysanmobile Рік тому
The five together had serious magic. An orchestra’s worth of input from 5 people, studio’s paid for. They came up with their bare minimum. Pure brilliance.
@radar0412
@radar0412 Рік тому
Interesting fact. John Lennon had no hand in the production of Harrison's Iconic Beatles song "Here comes the Sun." Lennon was in the Hospital recovering from a motorcycle accident leaving only Paul and Ringo to help George create the timeless track.
@edwardcarley4225
@edwardcarley4225 Рік тому
Car accident I thought ?
@walterbriggs272
@walterbriggs272 Рік тому
It amazes me , my teen years were chasing the Beatles music by trying to learn it , play it, and wondering why they quit. Today it’s understandable, but in 69, unthinkable
@tpatrick44
@tpatrick44 Рік тому
Personally, my Favorite Album is Abby Road. I was a Senior in High School when it was released. I had every Beatle Album in my Collection. I saw them on Ed Sullivan in 1964. I’m grateful I got to take the entire ride. They influenced my life and music more than anyone. I think they wanted to present themselves as the best they could be on Abby Road. So happy George got his Two superlative songs on there…but they ALL contributed to each other in those recordings. Paul’s Bass lines and Harmonies on Something. They were ALL working their magic together for each other. Paul’s last line In the End…I think is the greatest single lyric in the history of rock. What a way to say Goodbye!…to each other…and to all of us! ❤Bravo 👏👏👏👏
@jefffeldstein
@jefffeldstein 7 місяців тому
I too was a senior in high school when Abbey Road was released. I couldn't agree with you more. 100%
@NobaahD
@NobaahD 9 місяців тому
The energy of the rooms that exist in the rock and roll hall of Fame where they play live scenes and songs of the Beatles was a magical place to be. I wanted to sing along, laugh and cry at once. So very moving. It's wild that a band and their songs makes me feel like I'm home. Such power and magic in their sound. They are and will always be the best band ever!
@robertmoeller4352
@robertmoeller4352 5 місяців тому
I AM FINDING MOST OF THESE COMMENTS SO EMOTIONALLY MOVING. I CHOKE UP.
@Jaseph2
@Jaseph2 Рік тому
Thank you for a superb story telling of the album. The break up of the Beatles was a tragic day for music, but how great is it that they gave us this masterpiece as their final gift.
@jefffeldstein
@jefffeldstein 7 місяців тому
It wasn't superb. They conflated the White album and Let It Be in terms of what led to the making of Abbey Road. Shoddy.
@23lFrench
@23lFrench Рік тому
Their greatest album and probably the greatest ever. The flow from beginning to end is incredible especially for the 1960s. This and Sgt Peppers are their most complete and consistent albums.
@pcallas66
@pcallas66 Рік тому
Abbey Road and Rubber Soul are my two favorite Beatles albums. Abbey Road is just a masterpiece.
@1214shell
@1214shell Рік тому
What album do I play the most? Abbey Road. What framed posters do I have hanging on my office wall? Only Beatles. I feel lucky to have witnessed greatness back in the day!!
@destincasimiro6984
@destincasimiro6984 8 місяців тому
The Beatles by far the greatest Rock Band that ever was and will ever be!
@dondamon4669
@dondamon4669 3 місяці тому
They were the best band by far but not the best rock band as that goes to the rolling stones as the Beatles mostly were popular albeit experimental but ask muddy waters or jerry lee Lewis is the Beatles were rock or even roll and they would laugh
@redadamearth
@redadamearth 3 місяці тому
What makes them the greatest BAND, period, is that they weren't just a "rock" band. They wrote songs in pretty much every genre of music imaginable - often on the same album.
@shinyelbow
@shinyelbow Рік тому
Really great documentary you've put together here, quite a lot I didn't know before. Thanks for releasing these videos!
@durasaxon5131
@durasaxon5131 9 місяців тому
I was 10 when The FAB 4 worked on and created ABBEY ROAD. I was a fan as a little child and I'm still a fan of The BEATLES today. As Pete Townshend has said, "Long live Rock be dead or alive!" I will be a Beatles fan until the day I die (and then some). + Durasaxon +✝️
@srothbardt
@srothbardt 11 місяців тому
“I want you-- she’s so heavy “is the masterpiece. It’s heavy, alright.
@kevinwalsh9253
@kevinwalsh9253 Рік тому
I bought every Beatle record as soon as it was released. (Sadly, I did not keep care and track of them over the years.) Anyway, I have always believed Abbey Road was their best of all. And that is saying a lot given the great stuff they had already produced. I just can't say enough about the Beatles. I remember their Ed Sullivan debut like it was yesterday. Their impact on music, culture, society, etc., cannot be measured.
@robertperrillo6447
@robertperrillo6447 7 місяців тому
The Beatles changed my attitude toward playing music though college, med school, and over the past 40 years of at home recording.
@tomcartwright7134
@tomcartwright7134 Рік тому
Thank you for a lovely behind the scenes for an album that is a masterpiece. Not one note can be added nor taken away.
@MarkGranieri-rf3wu
@MarkGranieri-rf3wu 27 днів тому
This is Beatles at their finest. It's the end of the band, but pure genius. That B side medley makes me happy and sad at the same time. Love thus band now and forever!!
@comedycompilations7748
@comedycompilations7748 6 місяців тому
How a band so fraught with tension and chaos was able to create the greatest album of all time. It's poetic...
@housequakeb6866
@housequakeb6866 Рік тому
Great video about a great album. Well done 👍
@user-xv1uw7ss1z
@user-xv1uw7ss1z Місяць тому
Their music is still current today and better than the shit we have to listen to now. God I wish they could have made more albums. The best band ever. I don't think something like the Beatles will ever happen again simply the best!!!
@perspellman
@perspellman 7 місяців тому
Thanks for a fine presentation. I'm one of the many who's favorite album is Abbey Road. And in the end, my favorite Beatles song is I Want You (She's So Heavy), both for simple reasons. I was born early 1967 and when I grew up we never had a proper stereo with a record player, so at seven I made my mom finally buy me an original cassette. I inherited my sister's tiny Philips mono player, and couldn't stop playing it, like on a 350 km car trip to visit grandma. Mom must have gone slightly mad with me and Abbey Road in the back seat, as I was lying flat listening and trying to cure my car sickness. It worked, and perhaps mom somehow liked the music after all. Within a year my other sister nagged on her to buy a guitar, so grandma's donation to get a panel oven for my stone cold room turned into a Yamaha nylon 6-string. Nothing better could ever happen. My sister gave up learning early on, while I was devoted and played along with what still was my only tape, until it one day was unplayable tape salad. However, I learned the bass lines and tuned down the strings to make them sound deeper, and I could also play the heaviest, darkest and most intense riff in rock history. That's how I became a musician. Thank You Mom, and the Beatles!
@zsht
@zsht Рік тому
the greatest there is, the greatest there was, the greatest there ever will be
@frankcaurso1314
@frankcaurso1314 Рік тому
Absolutely .. end of subject
@ackattack2772
@ackattack2772 Рік тому
Excellent mini-doc, succinct and wholesome energy about a legendary recording. Abbey Road is one of my desert island discs. Thanks for sharing this;)
@rubeneduardorubioalarid9043
@rubeneduardorubioalarid9043 9 місяців тому
One of the best documentaries I've ever seen in UKposts. Just great!!! Thanks for your work.
@donpodlas5546
@donpodlas5546 Рік тому
Thanks! I hadn't seen this one. I'm seventy-four. The Beatles had so much to do with how I look at life and the world, even today. My opening to life, at four-teen years old, was nothing short of magical.
@catsofsherman1316
@catsofsherman1316 Рік тому
Great video. Really tells the story well. Perhaps the most perfect album in the history of rock and pop. It encapsulates everything about The Beatles in a single vinyl platter. Sometimes the sprawling brilliant mess of the white album is my favorite. Sometimes the great songwriting and expanding vision of Revolver is my favorite. Today Abbey Road is my favorite. Thank you.
@gmetfooney78
@gmetfooney78 Рік тому
Fantastic photos! Many I haven’t seen before. Thanks!
@villageintheshire
@villageintheshire Рік тому
If hard's not to overstate things here ... but put simply, thankyou for these uploads. Your command and use of the English language beautifully articulates each song's time, place, form and event. The result transforms the understanding of the viewer using descriptive and vivid language and as someone with little background knowledge, I am truly grateful.
@zapdunga12
@zapdunga12 Рік тому
The 2 best songs on the album are George's. Something and Here Comes The Sun. Also his collaboration with Ringo Octopus Garden.
@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306
@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 10 місяців тому
Even John has said Georges songs were the best on that album. But we have to take anything John says with a grain of salt. I think most feel his best studio work is on the side 2 medley yet John said he didn't like it.. go figure.
@gribwitch
@gribwitch Рік тому
There's some special quality about Beatles music, it's almost spiritual. It gets me emotional. Particularly on the three standout tracks on "Abbey Road" - i.e. "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Because" and "Golden Slumbers".
@MrThedonhead
@MrThedonhead 11 місяців тому
"you never give me your money" was my favourite as a kid and I don't understand why it doesn't get more attention?
@peteroreilly7065
@peteroreilly7065 10 місяців тому
As a Christian I should not say it but Abbey Road has some sort of spiritual aspect to it. It’s sad at times and exhilarating. When George sings “something in the way she moves..” makes me tear up.
@tonym994
@tonym994 9 місяців тому
Preston plays some seriously funky blues fills on '(she's so heavy)'
@sammyboy4605
@sammyboy4605 Рік тому
Excellent documentary about my favorite album ever. Just excellent work. Thank you very much! T
@johnrogers9481
@johnrogers9481 Рік тому
Music Box, thank you for this, I really enjoyed it. This doc was at a good pace, had great pictures of the band, and gave much information about The Beatles! In 1964 age eleven, I went from baseball cards to Beatle boots and flare bottom pants and became a drummer! It was tremendous how they suddenly appeared with a powerful and enduring force and energy. They also really helped the US recover from the killing of our beloved president JFK just a few months before! It is astounding how much these four men reflected and influenced the entire world for decades! As said, what a blessing it was to have been alive, to have seen and felt it, and to have been a part of it! Yes, The Beatles are the greatest band in world history. And they are one of the biggest events as well!
@vorchun1949
@vorchun1949 Рік тому
Classical masterpiece! Bravo!
@MiKeMiDNiTe-77
@MiKeMiDNiTe-77 Рік тому
Wow your Beatles docos on these legendary albums are awesome 👌
@dougmartin893
@dougmartin893 Рік тому
Excellent. Wish these episodes were twice as long.
@bronxjar8441
@bronxjar8441 Рік тому
Very nicely done. Thank you.
@ventues9751
@ventues9751 Рік тому
" I Want You " ranks right up there with " Helter Skelter " as one of The Beatles heaveist track !!!
@hw343434
@hw343434 Рік тому
I want you is heavier than “Helter Skelter”, specially the ending. Helter Skelter is louder. i want you is heavier
@sixteeschyl
@sixteeschyl 9 місяців тому
I remember my mum buying this in autumn 69 in widnes UK, brilliant now as then
@tyronewhitehead3123
@tyronewhitehead3123 Рік тому
I absolutely enjoyed this thank you
@donweigel2427
@donweigel2427 Рік тому
I just love this album 💗
@buttercup1765
@buttercup1765 Рік тому
Stupendous album!
@Snoopy7666
@Snoopy7666 Рік тому
TERRIFIC VIDEO - I learned a great deal! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS MAMMOTH EFFORT!
@burntsider8457
@burntsider8457 Рік тому
Well done from the content to the narration to the video editing. Bravo.
@TickleSalty
@TickleSalty Рік тому
The Beatles knew this was their grand finale. George Martin said everyone got along and it was a very happy album, and you can hear it in the songs.
@darryl3422
@darryl3422 Рік тому
When I heard Revolver thought it was their greatest if not the greatest album of all time Then I heard Abbey Road Great work very infirmative
@abw48
@abw48 7 місяців тому
Im glad it was their last Album as it is indeed a Masterpiece.. I bought it the day he came out, all those years ago.
@graemejones6530
@graemejones6530 Рік тому
Excellent video, many thanks !
@eastonwarner5399
@eastonwarner5399 Рік тому
Amazing video
@josiplilic3384
@josiplilic3384 Рік тому
My favorite Beatles album,hands down 🙌🎵 Btw,I had to enter in 4th decade of my life to not take George's masterpieces for granted! Better late then never,I guess!
@rellieconcepcion3276
@rellieconcepcion3276 6 місяців тому
Well told detailed story of a great album of the greatest band ever, Thanks!
@davidkent5489
@davidkent5489 7 місяців тому
Terrific video. Thanks.
@plunder1956
@plunder1956 Рік тому
This band haunted my whole childhood. So it's ending with Let it be and Abby Road was a kind of ending for me as well. Playing or singing in a band is simultaneously the best thing in the world, yet sad at the same time, because you can't go back & live it again, it is a unique experience. I suppose that is how it must have felt for them as well.
@pinball-wizard
@pinball-wizard Рік тому
Sgt. Pepper is their greatest, the White Album is my favorite, but Abbey Road is their magnum opus. A true 10 out of 10
@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv
@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv Рік тому
Well said
@jhfit
@jhfit Рік тому
Sgt. Pepper is their worst album, followed by Abbey Road
@bunnyleaningonasquishedbun5542
@bunnyleaningonasquishedbun5542 Рік тому
@@jhfit I'm aware that everyone is entitled to have opinions, but you're just wrong :D
@stephendeiss7158
@stephendeiss7158 2 місяці тому
Exceptionally well done. Thank you!
@jugibur2117
@jugibur2117 Рік тому
A really great summary, although as a Beatles fan I already knew almost everything, I enjoyed it very much.
@jesse2d
@jesse2d Рік тому
In retrospect it is amazing to see just how right Paul was about so many aspects of Beatles music, management, and business.
@doctorinsomnia5410
@doctorinsomnia5410 Рік тому
Ironically, in the iconic shot of them crossing Abbey Road, there's a Volkswagen Beetle parked on the side where George Harrison is crossing, perhaps a subliminal reminder of all the time they spent in Germany perfecting their act, or maybe just a subtle way to remind everyone there is always a 5th Beatle.....
@Wolfgang1782
@Wolfgang1782 22 дні тому
This is very well-researched and told. The Abbey Road album is amazing. One could write and write about the quality of her songs and their flow from one to the next. “I Want You” is probably the heaviest Beatles song ever. It’s sudden stop, only to move to the panacea of Here Comes the Sun is an obvious example of the intelligence that Martin and the band brought to the project. But the most important thing of course is just the craftsmanship of the music itself. The beautiful balance of mood; never lingering too long on one idea: an album that deserves to be listened to from beginning to end (remember when we had the patience to do that?)
@malekmoqaddam5806
@malekmoqaddam5806 Рік тому
Thank u for this lovely video
@robertte3320
@robertte3320 Рік тому
A really noteworthy, accurate and well balanced documentary. Music and lyrics need to be viewed in the context of the time they were produced and the point of developmental evolution of its creator(s).... in just 8 years the Beatles had gone from the raw and catchy tunes of their beginnings to the remarkable and complex music and themes of their final years. They had so many "firsts" in what they did over those years, commentators have lost count. They not only changed music forever but as we all know, the world too in so many ways. Given their world fame had rapidly surpassed anything or anyone else in modern history, they should each be given great credit for keeping their feet on the ground and retaining their common touch. John, Paul, George and Ringo - legends always who inspired countless future musicians. I am 65 years old and have yet to meet a single person who doesn't know the words or tune of a Beatles song.
@fbello18
@fbello18 Рік тому
My favorite album - no doubt about that. Since I heard it for the first time, in 1970 - when I was 16 years old - from now, with 68 years old - I still feel the same. An immortal place for anyone to visit anytime they want.
@johnn2882
@johnn2882 Рік тому
1969 unless you came to the party late......;)
@japhfo
@japhfo Рік тому
@@johnn2882 that happens
@chrisbarry4467
@chrisbarry4467 4 місяці тому
You never give Me your money sums it all up for me. It had all the elements of their music wrapped into one 4 minutes song. A masterpiece.
@marcoalvarado82
@marcoalvarado82 5 місяців тому
Wish Lennon wasn’t so bitter and just found a place to understand Paul’s granny music, which I love. It takes me to be in a certain mood but it’s good to listen to
@davidg2122
@davidg2122 Рік тому
Great review! I learned stuff I did not know.
@darrenbennion6086
@darrenbennion6086 Рік тому
Best album by anyone ever
@danielmoose1273
@danielmoose1273 Рік тому
Excellent video ... Thanks, Dude 🙂 ...
@jaimealfaro200
@jaimealfaro200 Рік тому
What a superb album! The best I have ever listened to. Forget about the dark side of the moon. This is much better. And we are talking here about the best two albums in the history of music.
@TrazomGV
@TrazomGV Рік тому
Considering all the musical events at the time of its release, this was a true masterpiece, both in sense of musical imagination, playing skills and production innovations. Even today it is a pleasure putting this record on a turntable and admire the sound, pregnancy of creative ideas and level of achievement at the end of one of the most famous musical careers in the history.
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