There's no shortage of Beatle fans who
will tell you that this is their favourite album. Not for the first
time the Beatles explored new territory, experimenting with production,
composition, style and lyric content. George Harrison displayed contrasting
sides of his psyche with his cynical 'Taxman', upbeat 'I Want to Tell
You' and perhaps the best of his India influenced songs 'Love You
To.' Paul's contributions were less experimental than those of George
or John, but wide ranging stylistically and clearly the work of a
great craftsman. But it's fair to say that John's material overshadowed
the rest. His drug dealer inspired the most straight-ahead composition
'Dr. Roberts.' He then made increasing weird offerings, 'And Your
Bird Can Sing' smothered in a cloud of multi-tracked guitars, travelling
upwards and outwards with 'She Said She Said' to the somnambulistic
'I'm Only Sleeping' and sleepwalking straight into the nightmare visions
of 'Tomorrow Never Knows.' Revolver set a new standard in its time
and continues to inspire musicians of today.
