YELLOW SUBMARINE

Rightfully considered the weakest album in the Beatles' discography, it is also the least serious one. More than half of the songs are no fun listening to if you aren't watching the above-average cartoon movie.

I'll start with the weakest songs - "Yellow submarine" and "All together now". The first is recycled from "Revolver" and the latter one may be sufficiently good for kids but not adults. Then comes "Only a northern song" with a relatively solid unconventional melody but half-baked psychedelia arrangements and particularly weak drumming.

"All you need is love" was heard before but suits the cartoon well, just like the title track. "It's all too much" gives another credit to Harrison and better arrangements this time - organ, psychedelic drums with special sound, even some brass instrument and suitable guitar. "Hey bulldog" is the clear winner on the album with the entire band at peak power. Starr providing a solid rhythm, Lennon great, affected but fitting vocal, Harrison one of his best solos and McCartney tops this with his busy bass playing alongside Lennon's piano. This song's fair is far away from the psychedelia pack of the rest.

The symphonic section by George Martin is decent when you're watching the cartoon but non-essential for sole listening purposes.