Revolver de The Beatles
Álbum de The Beatles
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 5 de Agosto de 1966
- Sello Discográfico: Parlophone
- Compositores: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
- Productores: George Martin
Revolver es un álbum de The Beatles, publicado en 1966 por Parlophone. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Taxman», «Eleanor Rigby», «I'm Only Sleeping» y «Love You To».
Lanzado en 1966, Revolver es el séptimo álbum de estudio de The Beatles y es considerado por muchos críticos como su obra cumbre y uno de los mejores álbumes de todos los tiempos. Este disco representa el cenit de su creatividad e innovación en el estudio. Llevando la experimentación de Rubber Soul a un nivel completamente nuevo, "Revolver" es una deslumbrante explosión de rock psicodélico, vanguardia y pop experimental. Fue el álbum en el que The Beatles abandonaron por completo las limitaciones de la música en directo para utilizar el estudio de grabación como un instrumento en sí mismo, creando paisajes sonoros que nadie había imaginado antes. Desde los arreglos de cuerda de "Eleanor Rigby" hasta la psicodelia alucinógena de "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Revolver" es una revolución sónica que redefinió para siempre las posibilidades de la música popular.
Antes de entrar al estudio
Después de "Rubber Soul", The Beatles se tomaron otro largo descanso de las giras, lo que les dio un período de tres meses para experimentar antes de entrar a grabar. Este fue el momento en que la influencia del LSD en John Lennon y George Harrison, y el interés de Paul McCartney por la vanguardia londinense, alcanzaron su punto álgido. Las sesiones en Abbey Road, con el productor George Martin y el brillante ingeniero de sonido Geoff Emerick, fueron un laboratorio de innovación. La banda utilizó una asombrosa variedad de técnicas de estudio experimentales: loops de cinta, grabaciones al revés, manipulación de la velocidad, y el uso del Automatic Double Tracking (ADT) para engrosar las voces. Cada canción se convirtió en un universo sonoro propio.
Estilo y propuesta sonora
El sonido de "Revolver" es una explosión de estilos y texturas. Es el álbum que define el rock psicodélico. La banda fusiona el pop-rock con la música clásica de vanguardia, el R&B, el soul y la música clásica de la India. El álbum es sónicamente denso y complejo, pero sin perder nunca la increíble sensibilidad melódica de la banda. Las contribuciones de los tres compositores alcanzan un nuevo nivel de madurez: McCartney con sus sofisticadas baladas y canciones pop, Lennon con su psicodelia introspectiva, y Harrison con tres de sus mejores canciones, que lo establecen como un compositor de primer nivel.
Canción por canción
El álbum está lleno de clásicos innovadores. "Taxman", de Harrison, abre el disco con un riff de hard rock y una letra de protesta. "Eleanor Rigby", de McCartney, es una obra sobresaliente cinematográfica sobre la soledad, grabada únicamente con un doble cuarteto de cuerdas y sin ningún instrumento de la banda. "I'm Only Sleeping" de Lennon es una pieza de pop onírica con un famoso solo de guitarra grabado al revés.
"Love You To" es la inmersión más profunda de Harrison en la música clásica india, con sitar y tabla. "Yellow Submarine", cantada por Ringo Starr, es una canción infantil psicodélica con efectos de sonido. La canción de cierre, "Tomorrow Never Knows" de Lennon, es posiblemente la pieza más revolucionaria que jamás grabaron. Inspirada en "El libro tibetano de los muertos", es una pieza de vanguardia con un ritmo hipnótico, la voz de Lennon procesada a través de un altavoz Leslie y un collage caótico de loops de cinta. Fue el sonido del futuro.
Lanzamiento y cifras
El álbum fue un éxito comercial y de crítica masivo en todo el mundo.
- UK Albums Chart: 1
- USA Billboard Top LPs: 1
- Alemania (GfK Entertainment): 1
Acogida de la crítica
La crítica aclamó "Revolver" como una obra de genio sin precedentes. Fue el álbum que demostró que la música pop podía ser tan artísticamente ambiciosa como cualquier otra forma de arte. Su influencia es inconmensurable, abriendo las puertas a la psicodelia y a la experimentación en el estudio para todas las bandas que vinieron después. "Revolver" es consistentemente votado como uno de los mejores, si no el mejor, álbum de la historia de la música.
Listado de Canciones
- Taxman
Letra
Let me tell you how it will be, There's one for you, nineteen for me, Cause I'm the Taxman, Yeah, I'm the Taxman. Should five per cent appear too small, Be thankful I don't take it all, Cause I'm the Taxman, Yeah, I'm the Taxman. If you drive a car, I'll tax the street, If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat, If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat, If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet. Taxman. Cause I'm the Taxman, Yeah, I'm the Taxman. Don't ask me what I want it for (Taxman Mister Wilson) If you don't want to pay some more (Taxman Mister Heath), Cause I'm the Taxman, Yeah, I'm the Taxman. Now my advice for those who die, Declare the pennies on your eyes, Cause I'm the Taxman, Yeah, I'm the Taxman. And you're working for no-one but me, Taxman. - Eleanor Rigby
Letra
Ah, look at all the lonely people. Ah, look at all the lonely people. Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been, Lives in a dream. Waits at the window, wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door, Who is it for? All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong? Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon that no-one will hear, No-one comes near Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there, What does he care? All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people. Ah, look at all the lonely people. Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name. Nobody came. Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave. No-one was saved. All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong? - I'm Only Sleeping
Letra
When I wake up early in the morning, Lift my head, I'm still yawning. When I'm in the middle of a dream, Stay in bed, float up stream (float up stream), Please don't wake me, no, don't shake me, Leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping. Everybody seems to think I'm lazy. I don't mind, I think they're crazy Running everywhere at such a speed, Till they find there's no need (there's no need), Please don't spoil my day, I'm miles away, And after all, I'm only sleeping. Keeping an eye on the world going by my window, Taking my time, lying there and staring at the ceiling, Waiting for a sleepy feeling. Please don't spoil my day, I'm miles away, And after all, I'm only sleeping. Keeping an eye on the world going by my window, Taking my time. When I wake up early in the morning, Lift my head, I'm still yawning. When I'm in the middle of a dream, Stay in bed, float up stream (float up stream), Please don't wake me, no, don't shake me, Leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping. - Love You To
Letra
Each day just goes so fast, I turn around, it's past, You don't get time to hang a sign on me. Love me while you can, Before I'm a dead old man. A life-time is so short, A new one can't be bought, But what you've got means such a lot to me. Make love all day long, Make love singing songs. Make love all day long, Make love singing songs. There's people standing round, Who'll screw you in the ground, They'll fill you in with their sins, You'll see. I'll make love to you, If you want me to. - Here, There And Everywhere
Letra
To lead a better life, I need my love to be here. Here, making each day of the year, Changing my life with a wave of her hand. Nobody can deny that there's something there. There, running my hands through her hair, Both of us thinking how good it can be. Someone is speaking but she doesn't know he's there. I want her everywhere, and if she's beside me I know I need never care, But to love her is to need her everywhere, Knowing that love is to share, Each one believing that love never dies, Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there. I want her everywhere, and if she's beside me I know I need never care, But to love her is to need her everywhere, Knowing that love is to share, Each one believing that love never dies, Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there To be there and everywhere, Here, there and everywhere. - Yellow SubmarineIn the town where I was born, Lived a man who sailed the sea, And he told us of his life, In the land of submarines. So we sailed on to the sun, Till we found the sea of green, And we lived beneath the waves, In our yellow submarine. We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine, We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine, And our friends are all aboard, Many more of them live next door, And the band begins to play. We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine, We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine, And we live a life of ease, Everyone of us has all we need, Sky of blue and sea of green, In our yellow submarine. We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine, We all live in a yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
- She Said She Said
Letra
She said I know what it's like to be dead, I know what it is to be sad, And she's making me feel like I've never been born. I said who put all those things in your head, Things that make feel that I'm mad, And you're making me feel like I've never been born. She said you don't understand what I said, I said no no no you're wrong, when I was a boy, Everything was right, everything was right. I said even though you know what you know, I know that I'm ready to leave, Cause you're making me feel like I've never been born. She said you don't understand what I said, I said no no no you're wrong, when I was a boy, Everything was right, everything was right. I said even though you know what you know, I know that I'm ready to leave, Cause you're making me feel like I've never been born. She said I know what it's like to be dead, I know what it is to be sad, I know what it's like to be dead. - Good Day Sunshine
Letra
Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. I need to laugh, and when the sun is out, I've got something I can laugh about. I feel good in a special way, I'm in love, and it's sunny day. Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. We take a walk, the sun is shining down, Burns my feet as they touch the ground, Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. Then we lie beneath a shady tree, I love her and she's loving me. She feels good, she knows she's looking fine, I'm so proud to know that she is mine. Good day sunshine, good day sunshine, Good day sunshine. Good day sunshine, good day sunshine. - And Your Bird Can Sing
Letra
You tell that you've got everything you want, And your bird can sing, But you don't get me, You don't get me. You say you've seen seven wonders, And your bird is green, But you can't see me, You can't see me. When your prized possessions start to weigh you down, Look in my direction I'll be round, I'll be round. When your bird is broken Will it bring you down? You may be awoken I'll be round, I'll be round. You tell me that you've heard every sound there is, And your bird can swing, But you can't hear me, You can't hear me. - For No One
Letra
Your day breaks, your mind aches, You find that all her words of kindness linger on, When she no longer needs you. She wakes up, she makes up, She takes her time and doesn't feel she has to hurry, She no longer needs you. And in her eyes you see nothing, No sign of love behind the tears cried for no one, A love that should have lasted years. You want her, you need her, And yet you don't believe her, When she says her love is dead, You think she needs you. And in her eyes you see nothing, No sign of love behind the tears cried for no one, A love that should have lasted years. You stay home, she goes out, She says that long ago she knew someone but now, He's gone, she doesn't need him. Your day breaks, your mind aches, There will be times when all the things she said will fill your head, You won't forget her. And in her eyes you see nothing, No sign of love behind the tears cried for no one, A love that should have lasted years. - Dr. Robert
Letra
Ring my friend I said you'd call Doctor Robert, Day or night he'll be there anytime at all, Doctor Robert, Doctor Robert, you're a new and better man, He helps you to understand, He does everything he can, Doctor Robert. If you are down he'll pick you up, Doctor Robert, Take a drink from his special cup, Doctor Robert, Doctor Robert, he's a man you must believe, Helping every one in need, No one can succeed like Doctor Robert. Well, well, well, you're feeling fine, Well, well, well, he'll make you, Doctor Robert. My friend works with the National Health, Doctor Robert, Don't pay money just to see yourself with Doctor Robert, Doctor Robert, you're a new and better man, He helps you to understand, He does everything he can, Doctor Robert. Well, well, well, you're feeling fine, Well, well, well, he'll make you Doctor Robert. Ring my friend I said you'd call Doctor Robert. - I Want To Tell You
Letra
I want to tell you, My head is filled with things to say, When you're here, All those words they seem to slip away. When I get near you, The games begin to drag me down, It's alright, I'll make you maybe next time around. But if I seem to act unkind, It's only me, it's not my mind, That is confusing things. I want to tell you, I feel hung up and I don't know why, I don't mind, I could wait for ever, I've got time. Sometimes I wish I knew you well, Then I could speak my mind and tell you Maybe you'd understand. I want to tell you, I feel hung up and I don't know why, I don't mind, I could wait for ever, I've got time. I've got time. - Got To Get You Into My Life
Letra
This video is courtesy of YouTube.com. Visit YouTube for great Beatles videos! Got To Get You Into My Life (Lennon-McCartney) I was alone, I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there. Another road where maybe I Could see another kind of mind there. Ooh then I suddenly see you, Ooh did I tell you I need you Every single day of life? You didn't run, you didn't lie, You knew I wanted just to hold you, And had you gone, you knew in time We'd meet again for I had to hold you. Ooh you were meant to be near me, Ooh and I want to hear me, Say we'll be together every day. Got to get you into my life. What can I do, what can I be? When I'm with you I want to stay there. If I am true I'll never leave, And if I do I know the way there. Ooh then I suddenly see you, Ooh did I tell you I need you Every single day of my life? Got to get you into my life. Got to get you into my life. I was alone, I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there. Another road where maybe I Could see another kind of mind there. Ooh then I suddenly see you, Ooh did I tell you I need you Every single day of life? What are you doing to my life? - Tomorrow Never Knows
Letra
Turn off your mind relax and float down-stream, It is not dying, it is not dying, Lay down all thought surrender to the void, It is shining, it is shining. That you may see the meaning of within, It is being, it is being, That love is all and love is everyone, It is knowing, it is knowing. That ignorance and haste may mourn the dead, It is believing, it is believing, But listen to the color of your dreams, It is not living, it is not living. Or play the game "existence" to the end. Of the beginning, of the beginning. Of the beginning. Of the beginning.