#60. Revolver | The Beatles (1966)

When I was in high school, one of my favorite cassette tapes was The Beatles 1962 - 1966. It was volume one of a two volume greatest hits collection that only featured their singles. So, the only songs from Revolver were "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yellow Submarine." By the time I made it to college, I had purchased this album on CD and fell in love with it.

The Beatles were tired of doing sounds that people could claim to have heard before. Revolver had a sound that transcended the '60s. Earth, Wind & Fire brought "Got To Get You Into My Life" into the disco era. The Jam copied the riff from "Taxman" for their UK chart topper "Start!". And The Chemical Brothers practically based their career on "Tomorrow Never Knows." There were so many experiments and different sounds on this one album that it could have easily been a disjointed mess. Instead, it's one of the best modern pop albums in the world.

Did you know that the composition of "Eleanor Rigby" was based on the score from Psycho? And that some of the lyrics from "She Said She Said" were taken verbatim from a conversation Lennon had with actor Peter Fonda while on an LSD trip?

Track Listing:
01. Taxman
02. Eleanor Rigby
03. I'm Only Sleeping
04. Love You To
05. Here, There And Everywhere
06. Yellow Submarine
07. She Said She Said
08. Good Day Sunshine
09. And Your Bird Can Sing
10. For No One
11. Doctor Robert
12. I Want To Tell You
13. Got To Get You Into My Life
14. Tomorrow Never Knows