The Beatles: The Beatles 1 CD Track Listing

A list by checkmate

The Beatles The Beatles 1
Proving yet again their willingness to dice 'n' slice their burgeoning legacy into\nnew--if not exactly fresh--product, the Fab Four Minus One have released\nthis single-disc compendium of their No. 1 hits. Though obviously superfluous\nto longtime Fabs faithful (who may also find themselves quibbling over the\nprecise definition of "No. 1 hit" and the exclusion of seeming contenders like\n"Please Please Me" and "Strawberry Fields"), newly arrived visitors from the\nPleiades star cluster and other neophytes will find it a concise and generous\n(nearly 80 minutes) single-disc introduction to the band's career-spanning, \nunparalleled dominance of pop music in the 1960s. But beyond being a mere \ntrophy case of commercial success (and it won't be hard to find critics who'll \nargue that these singles aren't even the band's best work), it's also a Cliff's \nNotes take on a remarkable seven-year run of musical evolution, one that \nstretches from the neo-skiffle of "Love Me Do" through a remarkable \nsynthesis of R&B, rockabilly, Tin Pan Alley, gospel, country, and classical \nthat still defies efforts to effectively deconstruct it. This is the pop monument \nequivalent of the '27 Yankees and '90s Bulls; it's every bit as obvious and \ndominating--and just as essential. --Jerry McCulley \n
This rock cd contains 27 tracks and runs 79min 59sec.
Freedb: 9112bd1b
Buy: from Amazon.com

Categories

Latest lists

The Beatles: The Beatles 1 CD Track Listing

Category

Tags

cyList

Legal