The Beatles CD Review

AKA The White Album, 1968.

It became pretty obvious that the Fabs were fragmenting, socially and musically.
Instead of one Big Gem, we have shards and splinters of largely genius, but not without silliness or self-indulgence.
3 geniuses and one very cute drummer, the social ingredients.
Combining with producer-par-excellence George Martin (okay make that 4 geniuses)and a musical vocabulary akin to a pop Britannica.

Ska, folk, 40s music-hall, blazing rock'n'roll, whispy psychedelia, Heavy Rock, Musique Concrete...all human life is here!

Fans will sit enraptured through the one and a half hour epic, knowing their world to be safe and unassailable.
Those of lesser faith will continue to wonder about Revolution No 9, Why Don't We Do it in the Road?, Sweet Honey Pie, etc.
Perhaps the clue is in Oh Blah Di Oh Blah Dah - throwaway simplicity, catchineness, and with the slightest suggestion of an alternative universe in which all will be well...go with the flow, or drink another cup of coffee?

Then there are the George songs - dark horse, indeed.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps is simply one of the best songs EVER written, and thankfully/graciously it has ended up here on the white album.
Abbey Rd look out!
So, White album - essential, though not the consistently best opus of the catalogue.

For a band "falling apart" - phenomenal.

And the remastered version has beautiful, crisp, gorgeous (Georgeous??) sound.

9/10.