Hello my name is Michael Kavanagh and on this Blog I will be talking about The Beatles’ album, Revolver.
The Beatles are a four-band group from Liverpool, England. George Harrison who plays the guitar, sitar, and vocals, John Lennon who plays the guitar, keyboards, and vocals, Paul McCartney who plays the bass, guitar, keyboards, and vocals, and Ringo Starr who plays the drums, percussion, and vocals. As you can see from the beginning The Beatles were and still are a very versatile group with each member bringing in their own individual flavor.
The Beatles recorded 6 studio albums before their release of Revolver in 1966. They released two debut albums one in the UK; Please Please Me in 1963, which included singles I Saw Her Standing There and Misery and their debut US album; Introducing The Beatles.
The Beatles used the studio as an instrument during the recording process of Revolver because they weren’t afraid to experiment with different techniques or styles. For example on their song Love You To is written in an Indian Raga style and on Got To Get You Into My Life they used a horn arrangement that gave the song a great and different feel. On one of their songs; Taxman, they panned vocals alone to the right ear and everything else on the left ear. I’ve listened to many songs before, but I’ve never heard a song recorded like that. On that same song they used a tape loop of sounds that were collected and sampled. On another one of their songs they used a vocal track that they reversed to create a nice effect on their song.
As a listener it draws me in. I especially love a lot of The Beatles songs but some of my favorites are on this Revolver Album. As an industry professional every single song I listen to I try to take it apart and dissect it to listen to and try to understand what instruments were used, how they were played, and how the vocals were recorded.
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