HELP!

The Beatles album "Help!" is the tie in to the silly movie where Ringo meets a soothsayer or fortune teller and weird things happen, I think. It's as memorable as that really. The snow sequence was the highlight and the songs of course are here in all their glory. The title track has been covered ad infinitum for good reason as it captured a generation, the paranoia of the war, the loneliness and alienation of a technologically advancing society, the terror of the 60s. Or it could just be asking for help, go figure. In any case these tracks are wonderful and memorable.

Best tracks are The Night Before, Lennon's soulful You've got to hide your love away, and the boppy tuneful Another Girl. Also I am a fan of Ticket to Ride, the huge single with catchy riff, and Tell Me what you see is a definitive harmonious track. Dizzy Miss Lizzy ends the album on a raucous note and seals the deal, although I have not mentioned perhaps the most covered, most influential track in Beatles history ? I speak of none other than the monster hit Yesterday. With all these hits this album must deserve 5 stars. In fact, at least in this reviewer's opinion, it does! But as far as prog material, I have to settle for 4 because the best was yet to come.