Revolver

How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll

De: Robert Rodriguez

Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Acquired wisdom has always put Sgt. Pepper at the head of the class, but it was Revolver that truly signaled The Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before Rubber Soul but came to fruition on Revolver, which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce, far more than any rock record before it.

The making of Revolver - hunkered down in Abbey Road with George Martin - is in itself a great Beatles story but would be nothing if the results weren't so impactful. More than even Sgt. Pepper and Pet Sounds, Revolver fed directly into the rock 'n' roll zeitgeist, and its influence could be heard everywhere: from the psychedelic San Francisco sound (Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead); to the first wave of post-blues hard rock (Sabbath, Zeppelin); through movie soundtracks and pretty much everything that followed it - including every generation of guitar-based pop music and even heavy metal. More than any record before or after, Revolver was the game-changer, and this is, finally, the detailed telling of its storied recording and enormous impact.

Winner of the 2013 ARSC Award for Best Research in Recorded Rock Music: Best History.

©2012 Robert Rodriguez (P)2021 Tantor

The greatest Beatles Album

I have felt for many years the Revolver was a stronger record that Sargent Pepper’s. The songs are just better.

the detailed information

Beautifully written and very informative. Learned a lot about one of my favorite records. Highly recommend this to anyone who loves music.

Great book!

What a great deep dive into the lives of the four Beatles and others like George Martin. Of course, the book is about Revolver and ALL the good backstories involved, but the author makes this statement: without Revolver, you probably wouldn’t have Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Never thought of it that way, but I have liked Revolver more than Pepper. Anyway, it’s a great book, and definitely worth listening to!

Story of an important musical period

Along with Steve Turner's "Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year", this brilliantly covers the Beatles at the height of their creativity. Not to be missed by any serious Fab Four fan.

Behind the scenes of an icon

Fascinating. I'm sure true Beatles aficionados already know most of the stuff in this book, but I learned a lot about what kinds of forces were driving the band and what kind of creativity was going on in he studio.

Revolver: The Beatles' Peak

The Beatles' greatest album gets its due. Detailed and accessible analysis and cultural context coupled with superb narration.

Thoughtful and insightful

The author is clearly both a fan as well as a scholar of both the band and the period. I greatly appreciate this critique of both. An excellent and important work