Product Details
Artist : Beatles
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0077774644624
Label : EMI Music Canada
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1990-01-01
UPC : 499999215951
ASIN : B000002UB3
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Come Together
2. Something
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4. Oh! Darling
5. Octopus's Garden
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
7. Here Comes the Sun
8. Because
9. You Never Give Me Your Money
10. Sun King
11. Mean Mr. Mustard
12. Polythene Pam
13. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
14. Golden Slumbers
15. Carry That Weight
16. End
17. Her Majesty
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Editorial Reviews
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The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let It Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side's writing, John Lennon's hard-rocking, "Come Together" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" make the strongest impression. A series of song fragments edited together in suite form dominates side two; its portentous, touching, official close ("Golden Slumbers" / "Carry That Weight" / "The End") is nicely undercut, in typical Beatles fashion, by Paul McCartney's cheeky "Her Majesty", which follows. --Rickey Wright
Amazon.com essential recording
The Beatles' last days as a band were as productive as any major pop phenomenon that was about to split. After recording the ragged-but-right Let It Be, the group held on for this ambitious effort, an album that was to become their best-selling. Though all four contribute to the first side's writing, John Lennon's hard-rocking, "Come Together" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" make the strongest impression. A series of song fragments edited together in suite form dominates side two; its portentous, touching, official close ("Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End") is nicely undercut, in typical Beatles fashion, by Paul McCartney's cheeky "Her Majesty," which follows. --Rickey Wright
Un Essentiel amazon.fr
Si Abbey Road a conclu en beauté la malgré tout très courte carrière des Beatles (six, sept ans d'enregistrements, pas plus), il demeure aussi l'album où le groupe s'offre le plus dans toute sa diversité. Dominé bien sûr par une paire d'atouts maîtres, le carré d'as permet dans cet ultime chef-d'oeuvre de goûter par exemple la fraîcheur désinvolte de Ringo ("Octopus's Garden"). Ou la spiritualité émerveillée de Harrison. "Here Comes The Sun", malgré la candeur naïve de son texte, contient simplement parmi les arpèges de guitare les plus fondateurs. Et quand le guitariste Harrison tisse des notes d'amour, cela devient quelque chose - "Something" - d'éternel. Mais le coeur du disque, son noyau dur dirons-nous, c'est tout ce que mettent dans la corbeille les rivaux indissociables Lennon et McCartney. Ils inventent là l'usage du synthétiseur ("Because"), et tandis que Lennon étale son irréductible cuir rock ("Come Together"), Macca répond avec "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", manière de l'énerver un peu. L'histoire dit qu'il y parvint (et que Lennon détestait cette chanson). L'auditeur, lui, contemple, béat, la joute musicale. Et savourera encore longtemps les "Because" et "Oh Darling" livrés ici en pâture. L'un des deux meilleurs albums des Beatles. --José Ruiz
Customer Reviews
simply one of the best! (2008-10-02)  This CD is amazing. The sound is soo good. Come together starts in a thrilling way, and tuned through a 5.1 system it is heard like the best DVD.Although this is no new music it feels like just created and universal.EMI does a grate job in remastering the sound and the result is a five stars at least CD.
"Another Essential Recording By The Beatles" (2007-12-30) In 1969,without really knowing it The Beatles were about to split but before they released two albums "Abbey Road"that same year and "Let It Be" in 1970.Abbey Road was named after the recording studio were they recorded their albums and it was in fact recorded after the Let It Be sessions but it was released before that album came out,its awkward but that`s how it is.For this album they knew they weren`t a band like they used to,but unlike Let It Be for this album they putted their differents aside in order to make a great album,which they exactly did.Its not credited to be as good as it really is,but its a superior album(at least better than most band`s material that`s for sure)and some consider it the best.Its tricky to choose the best album as they have many unforgettable classics and great albums,but this one has each musicians focusing on the music and playing and writting very well(even Ringo wrote a song on this album and its great).If you compare Let It Be To Abbey Road there is a big difference between the two as anyone with sense will say Abbey is superior,but in fact Let It Be is often said to be the filming of the breakup of the band and it was recorded before Abbey Road.Yet for this album you can`t really tell that as they sound so great and they were focused to make of this a great album,and what a masterpiece did it become!Still after doing Let It Be,its impressive how they managed to work back as a unit again,or at least make it feel like,anyone who listened to Let It Be will understand me.If not then you learned something!Still for this one,each Beatles did their stuff as they wanted(unlike on Let It Be when Paul told George exactly what to play and pitty George doing what he had to)and the result is impressive while at this point of their career it probably shouldn`t have.There are many rock`n`roll songs on Abbey Road like the great opening track that is "Come Togheter" or George`s "I Want You(She`s So Heavy)" and its for the better,but there still are some of those fun pop songs such as "Maxwell`s Silver Hammer" and "Mean Mustard" that you can still enjoy.George has a more important presence on the album than on previous ones,his guitar playing is seemingly better and his songs and lyrics are great.Even Ringo wrote a song for the album,"Octopus`s Garden"(inspired by what someone told him,that octopuses decorate the front of their house,just like a garden)and its done really well,he did a very good song,not as good as the other three Beatles but still very good and worth being on the album.Trow in a couple of ballads such as the amazing "Here Comes The Sun"(wich is credited for being the best love some of all time,Elvis Presley himself said so along with a few others)and the excellent "Something"(both written by George!)which are two of the world`s best ballad,and you`ve got Abbey Road one of the greatest albums of all time(along with a few other Beatles album rightfully deserving so such as Rubber Soul,Revolver and others).See there is more about this album than the iconic cover it has!Actually speaking of the cover it was quite controversial as a DJ in the States(U.S)started rumours that Paul McCartney`s death.The thing is the cover had a few signs that pointing towards his death,tought it was not intended on purpose to.Those signs were Paul walking on the street(on the cover)without shoes on,which is appearently a mafia sign of death!There`s more the white car`s plate at the middle left of the cover reads ""28IF" wich meant to the belivers that Paul would be 28 if he wasn`t dead!Also Ringo wore a black suit wich meant he was the undertaker,you see all those kinds of things(those are the ones i know)and The Beatles knew it was all rumors but how to make them understand Paul was still alive?Anyway that is the dark story behind the cover with all those rumors,quite interresting but not true of course!The songs are pretty much all great,tought im not really a fan of Paul`s "Her Majesty" who at only 22 seconds is not exactly `The best thing ever`(its not bad but its way,way,WAY too short!To me the highlights of the album are "Come Togheter" a strong Lenon song and the impressive at 7:47 or so minutes(a Beatles epic!Might be the only one they did)"I Want You(She`s So Heavy)","Here Comes The Sun","Polythene Pam" and a few others.Really its a collection of great songs put togheter.I think what makes Abbey Road so great is that The Beatles have matured as persons and as artist wich allowed them to do terrific stuff .On the second half of the album it seems to be a medley and it surprisingly fits,i don`t know if that`s what it was supposed to be but that`s what many fans think anyway."You Never Give Me Your Money" is in fact a direct reference to the record industry and how The Beatles felt about it,just tought i`d say that.There are other good songs i haven`t mentionned yet such as "Oh!Darling"(Paul does a good job but i think it might have fitted John`s style more) and "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" but really each song are good and have something different,special and unique.Oh and Ringo even does a drum solo on "In The End" as he felt pressure from other drummers who did and didn`t take him too seriously as a drummer,well considering all i hear before of other drummers i don`t think that this little 10 second solo part will scare them but its certainly nice. What`s left to say?Well first this might be a little long review but had a lot to say about this great album and i couldn`t do it any shorter.This NEEDS to be in your collection,if you like The Beatles or rock then you need this,really.If you don`t trust or belive me there are plenty of reviewers who can say the same thing to you.Five stars the very least,its that good and you won`t regret it it has great songs,beautifull songs,rocking songs not to mantion great playing and absolutely terrific writtings.Its an essential album and one of The Beatles`s best album in my opinion no matter what you say it won`t make me change my opinion.I hope you will buy this album if you don`t already have it.
A grand farewell (2007-04-13) Though LET IT BE would reach the public eight months later in spring 1970, ABBEY ROAD is the Beatles' final recorded album. It may not have begun as a self-conscious farewell, but it wound up that way -- in stunning fashion.ABBEY ROAD is considered one of the Beatles' masterpiece albums, although spoken with less reverence than either REVOLVER or PEPPER. Sure, there is still innovation found amongst these songs: synthesizers and the famous Side Two medley added the vocabulary of rock music. Further, the album presaged the seventies era of album-oriented rock with its seamless flow of songs and its polished production.However, ABBEY ROAD lacks revelation and ambition. RUBBER SOUL, REVOLVER and PEPPER explored new sounds and its lyrics pushed boundaries. Here, only McCartney was aiming higher. He designed the medley with producer George Martin and helped arranged Lennon's stunning opener, Come Together. ABBEY ROAD is a lopsided effort, with Paul dominating and George shining (Something and Here Comes The Sun are two of his greatest songs). Meanwhile, John is content to let Paul take the lead, and studio accounts note that he contributed little to the others' songs.The band has set aside its squabbling from the dismal White Album and Get back sessions to unite in the studio one last time. These fleeting moments created brilliant songs: Come Together, driven by Paul's voodoo bass, Ringo's precise drumming and Lennon's sharp vocal; Something, George's shining moment as a Beatle; the simple yet beautiful Here Comes The Sun; and Because which displays the Beatles' harmonies in their glory. I Want You may drag on for some listeners, but I find the groove and dynamics powerful. And again, the famous medley which breathlessly weaves scraps of old songs into a powerful sequence, starting with Paul's bitterwsweet You Never Give Me Your Money (reflecting their financial woes at Apple) and ending with the crunching guitars of The End.On the down side, Paul's Maxwell Silver Hammer is sickly sweet and should've been replaced by the superior Come and Get It (on Anthology 3). Oh Darling! should have been sung by Lennon, though Paul makes a valiant effort. Octopus' Garden by Ringo would have made a better B-side to a single than an album track, though it's ultimately harmless.As the only Beatles album recorded on eight-track, ABBEY ROAD would be the first candidate for a modern 5.1 remix. I've heard rumours that Apple is considering this and I urge them to follow through. To do this would further elevate a timeless album.
A Principle Cornerstone in Everyone's Pop/Rock Music Collection (2006-07-11) Like almost everyone who grew up in the sixties and seventies, I have listened to Abbey Road many, many times through the years. I think a basic measure of any piece of art is whether or not it provokes a sense of admiration that recurs over time. By this standard, Abbey Road surely qualifies as a great album. Although, over time, my opinion of the album's strongest and weakest points have changed, it is that very quality which speaks to the work's richness and depth. Whatever your tastes in modern music, it is hard to argue with the assertion that Paul McCartney was born with a great natural sense for melody, and that that gift was never more in evidence than it is on this album; even as John Lennon was completing his disengagement and the band was imploding, George Martin's instincts and McCartney's talent (and dominant ego) turned what might have been a chaotic disaster into an eclectic but cohesive whole. (I find it almost amusing that even on those famously Lennonesque tracks McCartney seems unable to sit quietly in the shadows; almost like a child making faces in the background of a photograph his basswork on those works in particular seems most distinctive....)Some additional thoughts:-I have never quite "gotten" the appeal of "Something"; it has always seemed to me to be uninteresting and little more than Muzak fodder; of the two Harrison pieces on the album, I much prefer the simple catchiness of "Here Comes the Sun."-There seems to be a general consensus of opinion (including, most notably, John Lennon) that "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is an awful piece of music that is little more than a testament to McCartney's hubris; I think people have judged it too harshly. Folks, it ain't religion: if you don't try to bend yourself into a pretzel fretting about the song's deeper meaning (or any lack thereof) and just enjoy it in a silly "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" kind of way, it's really not too bad...-McCartney SHOULD have let John sing "Oh Darling," as Lennon wanted; his naturally rougher voice would have been much more suitable for the tone the song was striving for...-Although it's been quoted so often it has inevitably assumed the taint of cliche, it is hard to think of a more memorable closing lyric than those of "The End".Because of its place in the history of The Beatles (and, therefore, the history of modern pop music), there's not a whole lot that has been left unsaid about this album. I can't imagine anyone who enjoys pop music not owning this album.
Timeless Band , Timeless Album (2006-07-07) This was actually the first beatles record i listened to .. Everey song form start to finish was just great so magical so creative just a masterpiece. I like every song on this album and have no negatives for any songs, Since this was the beatles last album they kneew that they had to pull it off big .. they knew this was it ... this had to be the one that would change Music forever.. and they did i really hate hearing all these bad reviews about this album and the band.. ahow some respect dont hate this MAGNIFICENT BAND :)
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