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The Beatles – MAG

By Anonymous

“The Beatles One” is by far the best Beatles ­album ever compiled. It was released in 2000 and includes all of the band's biggest pop rock hits from the U.K. and the U.S. Most of the songs were ­released during the '60s, and all but two were on top-ten lists. The album includes number-one hits like “We Can Work it Out” and “Day Tripper.”

The Beatles had many styles. One of the reasons this album is so popular is that it shows the evolution of their musical skill. Most of the songs at the beginning are basic three-chord rock tunes, such as “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” but as the CD progresses, The Beatles' musical talent flourishes. The listener can hear their talent peak with “Hey Jude.” Many instruments and beats make this one of their most popular songs. 

There are many reasons I love this album. One is that every time I listen, I get lost in the poetic lyrics. Also, no matter how often I hear the songs, they never get old. The only downside is that this album doesn't contain songs from the band's later career.

From the time The Beatles formed in 1960 to today, they have been one of the most popular and influential bands of all time. They were not just singers, they were composers. Many groups that did not write their own music, like the Monkees, didn't remain together long. “The Beatles One” is a culmination of the band's best songs and it deserves two thumbs up.


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Cris3 SILVER said...
on Mar. 22 2011 at 3:40 pm
Cris3 SILVER, Bethpage, New York
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Favorite Quote:
\&quot;We can\&#039;t change the world unless we change ourselves.\&quot;<br /> -Biggie Smalls<br /> \&quot;Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.\&quot;<br /> -Confucius<br /> \&quot;I\&#039;m one of those regular weird people.\&quot;<br /> -Janis Joplin

loveee the beatless! Nice article!!

Flibinjiber said...
on Mar. 22 2011 at 9:23 am
The Beatles are the bomb! Has anyone else had a "Strawberry Fields" moment?

on Feb. 22 2011 at 7:14 pm
lunaticonthegrass PLATINUM, Hobbs, New Mexico
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Poets utter great and wise things which they themselves do not understand.&quot;-Plato<br /> &quot;Envy is ignorance&quot;-Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /> &quot;Choose the day, the sign of the day, the day&#039;s divinity.&quot;-Jim Morrison

I disagree on the album listed. "Greatest Hits" albuums like "One" often leave out some of the bands best songs. Lost gems are nowhere to be found on this record, if you just want to scrape The Beatles surface, then this is the album for you. If you want to truly get lost in the music then listen to their actual albums.

on Dec. 24 2010 at 1:07 pm
SkyDeer PLATINUM, Mebane, North Carolina
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Respect the nerds, they will be your boss someday- The Computer Guy.<br /> The best is yet to come and baby won&#039;t it be fine- A band.<br /> Defiant is the best word in the dictionary!

Gotta love the Beatles!

on Nov. 28 2010 at 11:35 am
MirandaNicole SILVER, San Antonio, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;&#039;Sal, we gotta go.&#039; &#039;Where to, man?&#039; &#039;I don&#039;t know but we gotta go!&#039;&quot; -On the Road, Jack Kerouac

Oh god, thank you! I was thinking of these exact same points. I don't think it is a "shoddy review", but I don't believe it is a particularly informed one. 

Also, I wouldn't call this a "Beatles album". This is a collection. A fantastic collection, yes, but an actual Beatles album...no. 

 


on Nov. 24 2010 at 9:45 am
MeganElizabeth BRONZE, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. <br /> ~Edgar Allan Poe

Wow, great article!

on Nov. 10 2010 at 5:36 pm
HippieNamedAnna PLATINUM, Kansas City, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
Let It Be-The Beatles<br /> Music is the only thing that makes sense any more-Me<br /> Make love, not war-a bunch of people<br /> Roses are red, Violets are blue, I have five fingers, The middle one&#039;s for you-Me :)

The Beatles is seriously my favorite band ever, and I'm only 14. I'm not even kidding. You can't spend a day with me without hearing me talk about them. I mean really. They changed music forever, and no band even begins to compare to them. 

on Oct. 19 2010 at 10:14 pm
DaydreamBeliever GOLD, Lockport, Other
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Favorite Quote:
If you live to be one hundred, I want to live to be one hundred minus one day, so that I&#039;ll never have to live without you. -Winnie the Pooh

100% agreed.

on Oct. 19 2010 at 9:17 pm
amicrazyorisitjusteveryoneelse PLATINUM, Kula, Hawaii
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&quot;Everything you dream is real and everything real is a dream&quot;

Sorry! Harrison actually was in the original group.  Sutcliffe left and Best died.  Starr replaced Best.

on Oct. 19 2010 at 9:16 pm
amicrazyorisitjusteveryoneelse PLATINUM, Kula, Hawaii
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&quot;Everything you dream is real and everything real is a dream&quot;

Starr and Harrison weren't even the Beatles when they started (although Harrison is my favorite) The original lineup was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best.  The later more popular lineup actually formed in '62.

Kame-Sonata said...
on Oct. 19 2010 at 8:38 pm
Kame-Sonata, Fontana, California
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When you&#039;re bored in class &amp; have nothing to do, don&#039;t be. Use your imagination &amp; create art!

The Beatle are best band/artists that ever and will ever exist, they were never together long enough to get boring but I don't exactly believe that there's a cd of the Beatles the tops another they are all beyond imaginable

on Oct. 19 2010 at 4:33 pm
msoccerm345 SILVER, Grimes, Iowa
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You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

i absolutly luuuuuuuv The Beatles. They are my life. I have every single Beatles song on my ipod. my dad has every single album and CD we have a bookcase full of books about them and i have like 10 posters!!!1

on Sep. 27 2010 at 9:07 am
inspired SILVER, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
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&quot;God sees us as we can be but loves us as we are.&quot;

They are my favorite band!

catewelton said...
on Aug. 14 2010 at 3:04 am
Nothing is better then listeing to the beatles on a rainy day. I love the beatles always and forever.

on Jul. 23 2010 at 10:19 pm
i_am_nobody SILVER, Belgrade, Montana
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&quot;Be yourself, don&#039;t take anyone&#039;s sh*t, and never let them take you alive.&quot; -Gerard Way

you gotta love the beatles!

AshLynn BRONZE said...
on Jul. 23 2010 at 11:33 am
AshLynn BRONZE, Pueblo, Colorado
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you must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

I'm digging it man. john lennon is my idol, and it's a great piece you wrote. 4 out of the 5 tattoo's i have are inspired by the beatles.

on Jun. 9 2010 at 5:59 pm
CookieMonsterAttacks SILVER, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I called you a lady, &#039;cause you&#039;re fat!&quot; ~ Gracie G.

The Beatles are amazing. I think that they could have stayed together longer, and then theee would have been morrmusic Anyways, if you ask most muscians who inspired them the most, they may say, "The Beatles."

on Apr. 21 2010 at 10:34 pm
songofheaven BRONZE, East Amherst, New York
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I have found power in the mysteries of thought. -Euripides

I really enjoy listening to the Beatles, as well as George Harrison and John Lennon, when they attempted their solo careers. Good review! Very informative.

on Apr. 20 2010 at 10:23 pm
KiraKira PLATINUM, Cardiff By The Sea, California
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Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, pity those who live without love -Albus Dumbledore

Have you heard John Lennon's "Imagine"? It is absoloutley beautiful!!!!! :D

rots28 DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 20 2010 at 9:47 am
rots28 DIAMOND, East Hampton, Connecticut
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&quot;Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you&#039;re offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone&#039;s feelings.&quot; <br /> &mdash; David Sedaris (Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)

Actually, "Hey Jude" was released in 1968 as both a single A-side and as a track on "Let It Be". Also, several songs from their later career are featured on the 1 album, including The Ballad of John and Yoko, Come Together, Something, and The Long and Winding Road, all of which were released in their last two years.

Overall, however, I thought you gave a good review and I very much appreciated how you commented on the transitions from style to style that the Beatles had.