Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Please Please Me by The Beatles


Please Please Me (1962)- Beatles #1
Rating: 10
Best Song: I Saw Her Standing There
Worst Song: Boys 

     Ahhh, the debut album of the most known band in the entire world. I actually like it, but in the end, it's generic 60s pop, but in the spirit of most of my reviews, let's do a little history on the Beatles. The Beatles formed in 1960, and the band members were bassist Paul Mcartney, guitarist John Lennon, guitarist George Harrison, and then drummer Pete Best. Back then, they were a pretty unknown Liverpool band, playing in clubs and such for money. Then one day, they went to Germany and played there, Pete met a girl, and stayed in Germany. This left the Beatles without a drummer, so they found Richard Starkey (Better known as Ringo Starr) and he became the drummer.
     They became a big hit eventually, with several #1 hit singles, but they needed to get a full-length LP out sooner or later, so they went in and recorded Please Please Me, which had several of their singles. Obvious highlights are "I Saw Her Standing There", "Love Me Do", and "Twist And Shout",  but there are lesser known ones that are good like "Anna (Go to Him)". The rest ranges from okay to good, so there aren't any complaints, but this is not the best effort from them, even though it's a solid debut. Sorry, not much to say this time.

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