ABBEY ROAD

'Abbey Road' has a place in my heart that if I lost would be forever empty. When I was first finding my musical tastes (not my family's), I reached for The Beatles. I bought almost all of their LSD-era albums on CD, and I still have them all. I fell in love with all of them apart from maybe their self-titled one (don't murder me, please). But since the first listen, 'Abbey Road' had become my God. I deemed it my favorite album for three years. Now it's 'The Dark Side of the Moon', but that's beside the point. What an album! Every song, even if most of them are just glorified filler tracks, is musically and lyrically amazing, from one-minute ditties like 'Mean Mr. Mustard' to the proto-hard-rock 'I Want You(She's So Heavy)'. The album starts with 'Come Together', which needs no introduction. Funky, rocky, groovy, psychedelic. A great track. Next is 'Something', a soft, lush love song that is, naturally, Frank Sinatra's favorite Beatles song. This track (I can't call it that, that name is diminishing) is beautiful and is easily one of the best love songs ever written. It also holds one of the best George Harrison guitar solos ever. 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' used to be my favorite Beatles song. I love this song! It is so fun and childish, besides the subject matter. Every little nuance benefits the music in the best ways possible, from the steel clanking to the 'woah-oh-woah-oh!' close to the end of the song. Next is 'Oh Darling', a bluesy little track that showcases Paul's vocals perfectly. From the soft main melody to his gritty shouting in the chorus, he shows all types of his singing, and it adds so much spice to the song. 'Octopus's Garden' was written and sung by Ringo Starr (makes sense), and has a goofy childish feel that I compare to 'Yellow Submarine'. This song fails to be fun and serotonin-producing. 'I Want You(She's So Heavy)' is so funky and bluesy. It is my favorite song on this album. It is also the second-longest Beatles song behind 'Revolution 9'. I love the use of a Fender Rhodes. 'Here Comes The Sun' I find to be overplayed and overstated in its beauty, but is still a great track. 'Because' is a kind of dark, beautiful love (what I think is love) song with a sad mood to it. I have always liked this song and is one of my favorites from this album. I love the Fender Rhodes in this track. 'You Never Give Me Your Money' is a nice song about conflicted love (?). Four minutes of pure bliss. The opening 'Sun King is a kind of foreshadowing to 'Get Back'. Then it turns into this pretty harmony that is like a reprise of 'Here Comes The Sun'. This melts into 'Mean Mr. Mustard', which begins the string of one-minute tracks to come. This song is kind of goofy, and I love the lyrics. 'Polythene Pam' is the next one-minuter, and is doubly fun compared to its predecessor. 'She Came In Through The Bathroom Window' is funky and bluesy, like a lot of the other songs on this album. I love this song so much! It is very springy and catchy. It melts into 'Golden SLumbers', easily one of the most beautiful ever written, despite the length. The strings meld beautifully with the bass and drums and vocals and guitar and everything. 'Carry That Weight' is the perfect follow-up. It is so powerful and fun. It holds a reprise of 'You Never Give Me Your Money'. 'The End' is the ending track to this album (not!). It is an okay song, but nothing special. It is pretty fun. After some silence, the hidden 'Her Majesty' plays. This is the shortest studio Beatles song. I have memorized all the lyrics (quite an easy feat). I love this song for a reason I do not know. Short songs just have such a fun atmosphere to them. All together now (pun intended), I love this album. I recommend it to anyone. Anyone! 'Abbey Road' is a wonderful album, for anyone.

Anyone!

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