Love
I finally acquired the Beatles' latest album entitled "Love". The album is a collaboration between the Beatles' producer George Martin and his son Giles Martin. The album is a 1-1/2 hour long medley of Beatles song made for an actual circus production of the Cirque du Soleil. Its not just any medley though, its a mixture of two to five Beatle's song playing all at once, with the main song inserted with sound hooks and beats from other songs. For me its the true test of how much of a Beatles fan a person is, as you have to really listen to the songs in order to find out what individual songs are used for the compilation.You have to picture yourself in the theater watching the show in order to appreciate the songs lined up in the album. By means of a good imagination, you can deduce what mood the songs are portraying in the show.
The album starts of with the acapela version of "Because". Maybe the song is the first since it prepares the audience for the performance, starting off with a melancholic song, showing the vocal capacity of all four members. It is then followed by the all too familiar twang of John's guitar in "A Hard Day's Night", followed by the only drum solo of Ringo in his career with the beatles in the song "The End". The bands fast songs then follows, "Get Back" and "Glass Onion".
The album also contains the more eccentric songs for the circus act: "I am the Walrus", "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", "I want You (She's so Heavy)", "Helter Skelter". Its a circus act in the first place, so expect the more eccentric sounding songs to be included.
Of course the Beatles classics are included: "Blackbird / Yesterday", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Here Comes the Sun", "Something". Once you hear them mixed together you can't help but listen, since the all time favorites are reflavored and redone.
My favorite parts are the "Drive My Car / The Word / What You're Doing" mix, and the "Tomorrow Never Knows / Within You Without You" mix.
The whole mix ends with the most appropriate song for the compilation, "Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)". The all too familiar count of Paul in the beginning of the song followed by Ringo's drum beat signals the end of the album. "All You Need is Love" then appropriately ends the whole set.
Overall its a very good album, and one that still needs listening to in order to further appreciate the unique sound the Beatles gave the world.
