@@johnzenkin1344In editing and mixing its much easier today .Better ? .. There are some disadvantages with todays technology,, The microphones were very good back then ,, and the players had to work hard and learn to be accurate, to injects energy and feel into the music , Music today has lost a lot in part through the technology . " Making life easy but making it worse " Kevin Ayres,
You have said it my friend I bought this album in 69 pure magic to me the best album of all time and Paul wanted to call it everest after a cigarette packet and not realizing at that time in 69 they were not only purely brilliant but would remain so for the years they ever play music the Beatles were genius
absolutely ... also (I don't know if it's because it's what I listened to obsessively when I was 13) but I just love, love, love the lead playing -- the tones, the note choice. I'm pretty sure it's a lot of George playing and a lot of Paul playing (the Casino and Lucy, in my mind at least) ... just wonderful. Haven't listened to it in awhile and it was nice to do it again.
If you get the chance, watch the 3 part series Get Back by Peter Jackson. Someone video documented the Beatles planning and working on a bunch of new songs for a small, intimate performance and ended up recording this album. You see Paul's genius at song creating, the animosity and tension between the guy's and what led to their break up. And no, it wasn't due to Oko.
@gregbale7598 It is my favorite music documentary. Watching Paul compose Get Back by strumming his bass will forever boggle my mind. I bought the Blu-ray and have watched it several times. I love the music, but the human bits are also gold. Heather really caught my attention the last time I watched - watching her imitate Yoko, and then watching her play with Ringo. Cherish!
@user-ye4mp3lv9u indeed.....I'm a retired drummer myself. IDK where I found it , but I listened to the isolated drum track for Strawberry Fields....amazing !
I love the Beatles. They have been with me all my life. These 16 minutes are, to me, their finest achievement, with Golden Slumber as the icing on the cake. After 50 years, I still get goosebumps listening to it.
What about those who have previously reacted to the entire album? I even know of one channel that did the Beatles catalog from album to album (plus the non-album tracks released on singles and EPs) in chronological order. Your assessment is misplaced.
This was great, really took me back. I can hardly hear a song from this album without expecting the next one, in the order from that album. It’s one example of how an album is a single piece of art rather than a collection of singles
Sounds as good as when I heard it first 55 years ago. Pop music at its best. Paul’s bass playing is out of this world: clever, with surprising twists throughout.
69 years of age and I still get goosebumps the 2nd side of Abbey Road is a work of genius that will be played in 100 years F Scott Fitzgerald Great Gatsby of music a pure Classic
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." The last words on the last song they ever recorded. How absolutely magical and profound. The greatest band of all time by a 500 miles.
@@brenthenderson3983 No, it wasn't - it was originally recorded to appear within the medley but Paul took it out because he didn't like it. EMI had a policy of not erasing anything the Beatles recorded, so it was spliced onto the end with the intention of removing it - but the engineer forgot it was there. During playback it appeared and the Beatles decided to leave it there as a bit of fun.
The End has such a great guitar "solo." It was improvised on the spot in the studio and after a brief rehearsal they layed it down live in one take: "The idea for guitar solos was very spontaneous and everybody said, ‘Yes! Definitely’ - well, except for George, who was a little apprehensive at first. But he saw how excited John and Paul were so he went along with it. Truthfully, I think they rather liked the idea of playing together, not really trying to outdo one another per se, but engaging in some real musical bonding. Yoko was about to go into the studio with John - this was commonplace by now - and he actually told her, ‘No, not now. Let me just do this. It’ll just take a minute.’ That surprised me a bit. Maybe he felt like he was returning to his roots with the boys - who knows? The order was Paul first, then George, then John, and they went back and forth. They ran down their ideas a few times and before you knew it, they were ready to go. Their amps were lined up together and we recorded their parts on one track. You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again. More than anything, they reminded me of gunslingers, with their guitars strapped on, looks of steely-eyed resolve, determined to outdo one another. Yet there was no animosity, no tension at all - you could tell they were simply having fun. One take was all we needed. The musical telepathy between them was mind-boggling." - Geoff Emerick
"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" was inspired by an incident that involved Paul's London home on Cavendish Rd (which is in walking distance to Abbey Road studios) A fan of Paul's climbed over the high wooden gate that blocked his driveway and home from the public. There was a ladder leaning against the front of the house that extended to the upper floor. Somehow, she knew he wasn't home. She climbed up the ladder which lead her to Paul's BATHROOM WINDOW, the window was slightly open, and she CLIMBED into Paul's house! While there, she stole some personal photographs, from what I heard, not sure if there were a few other things as well. Somehow, she was either found out or started to feel guilty about what she did, and she eventually returned the items that she stole. THUS, Paul's inspiration for "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window."
I could hear the medley over and over again, never could get tired of it. Not only a ever lasting but a always growing joy. Thanyou for your heartful reaction.
Same here. At 72, I have spent the last couple of years rediscovering the Beatles' catalogue and have repurchased everything on vinyl and CD. I have done the same for much of Paul's post Beatles work. It has given me great pleasure to introduce my grandchildren to the Beatles' music, and they love it. My granddaughter is singing McCartney's English Tea at her recital. I'm going to create a CD with all of McCartney's children friendly music. Paul loved his children more than the critics approval, and wrote many songs that they could enjoy. I'm so glad he did.
A tech tagged "Her Majesty" on the end of the tape after the Beatles cut it out of the medley. "The End" was their goodbye to their fans; "And in the end, the love you take... is equal to the love you make". And so true. The Beatles gave the world the best they had, pouring their souls into the music and the world stills loves them in equal measure.
Her Majesty was supposed to go in between Mean Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam. If you listen to it in that way it makes a lot of sense. I'm glad they kept it in because it's such a nice little song.
The tech was told by the Beatles to cut it out and throw it away but EMI policy was to keep EVERYTHING, so he cut it out and pasted it on the end of the tape to deal with later. When they were mixing the album, they thought it worked and was a good laugh, so they left it. On the 1969 release it is not listed in the running order -a mystery track.
Not sure if The End was meant to be a farewell. Yes they were drifting apart but I don’t know if going into the album they knew it was going to be their last. However as soon as the album was released , John Lennon left the group but without the instant information as there is today, nobody really knew. About 6 months later when Paul McCartney announced he was leaving, he got a lot of the backlash as the one breaking up the group although Lennon had already been long gone.
@@pjg58x I believe they knew, on some level, that it was their last work. Why else use all those unfinished songs as a medley unless they suspected they would never complete them as a band? I received the album as an early Christmas present and played the medley repeatedly. I especially wanted a complete version of "Golden Slumbers". But whether they did it on purpose or not, they gave the fans an amazing farewell.
@@9999bigb I didn't like Her Majesty between "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "Polythene Pam" when I heard THAT version of it. It totally broke the flow of "Mustard" into "Pam's" segment. It didn't fit at all, especially when "Pam" is Mr. Mustard's sister in "Mean Mr. Mustard" and therefore, makes sense that they would NEXT describe his sister Pam" To me it did NOT belong there. Glad it was taken out, and was added to the end by the engineer.
When I bought my first copy of Abbey Road back in the day, I was just a kid spending my allowance, Her Majesty wasn't listed on the album cover. I played the album several times before I realized if I left the needle on the record I'd hear it. Buying a new Beatles album back in the day was magical. We didn't have internet, we'd hear through word of mouth or on the radio that a new album was imminent. You'd go to school and your friend would tell you about it. Sometimes you'd hear a new song on the radio and you just knew... It was exciting. I remember buying Abbey Road. We didn't have a "stereo", most kids in my neighborhood didn't. We had record players. No stereo. I bought Abbey Road at a department store record section. I rode my bike home with it, I was so excited. When I popped it on the record player I locked my bedroom door and just sat there flabergasted. It took on a very different level of appreciation as the years went by. When I got my first real stereo with headphones, my Beatle albums became a new listening experience. And we'd wear records out. I've owned about 10 different copies of Abbey Road over the years. This is a classic piece of music, it will stand the test of time if the human race survives. It is the Beethovin and Mozart of our generation. It transcends pop trends, it rises above the music fads, it impacts most people that listens to it. I'm glad I got to experience this growing up.
I just commented that that must have happened to some people. I had an automatic turntable so I heard it right away. And you're right about wearing out records. I've also purchased many remasters, as well as duplicating all my vinyl on CD. I currently own six different versions of Revolver. I like the last the best. It's gotten easier to hear the bass properly.
@peterthefox2076 Amen. That is why there are Beatles classes at UCLA every semester, and no other rock and roll band has ever had a single class. I have audit rights to sit in on classes at UCLA, but there has never been a single open seat in a Beatles class in the last 16 years.
Greatest 16 minutes in recorded music. Fun fact: the guitar solo between "Pam" and "Bathroom" had to move the key from Pam's E Major to Bathroom's A Major without stopping the recording (see note 1). They batted around ideas, until they finally just walked down the chords in between, one bar each, like stairs in a stairwell, until they hit the bottom step at A. Note 1: the 4 disparate songs in the medley were recorded two at a time; Sun King and Mr. Mustard were recorded as one chunk, and Pam and Bathroom were recorded as one chunk. Also from what I've been able to glean online, Polythene Pam is indeed Mean Mr. Mustard's sister. They had to beg and plead with Ringo to do a solo. He thought of them as "showing off." Even when they talked him into playing one, it was not flashy, and very rectilinear, with the 8 notes on the kick drum acting as guard rails for the other drums.
And if you listen close you can tell the FIRST chord of "Her Majesty" was originally the concluding FOURTH chord of the finalized THREE chord lead out of "Mustard". Obviously they edited HM out and went right into "Pam." "HM" ended up where it is, beginning with the fragment last chord of "Mustard":
I'm just killin' time til the last Blue Bloods start. It's 9:26 EST Friday December 13th, Taylor Swift's birthday, Dick Van Dyke's birthday and my own dear mothers birthday who would have been 117 today had she survived. This is one of the best ways to spend sixteen minutes I can think of. Never get tired of hearing the Golden Medley. Now that I'm almost 80 in my golden years of retirement. I remember first hearing this album in 69 over the telephone. All these years later I'm still listening to it on a telephone. Amazing! Thanks for sharing it and I like your take on this masterpiece.
How they could do so much in just 7 years. Their entire amazing recording history as The Beatles were in that short span. There are acts that have 7 years between albums. They set the bar where no one could reach it again.
Paul's bass playing and sound on this are epic today - and were mind-blowing 50+ years ago. Part of what makes Carry That Weight sound like Hey Jude is that all 4 of them sang in unison, which they rarely did, which is a shame as it's a great sound. And fyi- when Paul performs Golden Slumbers in concert, he often stretches it out into a longer song.
@abc456f Paul initially wrote Carry That Weight for Ringo to sing because it was traditional for each Beatles album to give one track to Ringo. However, once they'd recorded "Octopus's Garden", Ringo's quota was fulfilled!
I wish I could go back and experience the magical feeling of listening to this melody for the first time. It wasn’t a simple melody, it was a magical experience.
I played this album to death for over a year! I'll still play it in my rotation of albums. It never gets old. When I was driving Uber for awhile & played it, I always got compliments on my musical tastes - from tourists & even the young college kids!
It's hard to overstate how magnificent this medley is in the pantheon of popular music. It's so fitting that this is the final recorded music The Beatles created and recorded while all 4 were alive and together. This was their final musical statement as a group and it strangely all fit together and ended in the only way it could>>epically. The last line of the Medley was the perfect memorable lyric to conclude with. Only the Beatles could come up with that, to sum up the Beatles history and the decade of the 60s. This Abbey Road medley set the guitar template for the coming decade of the 70s. It's influence on rock music going forward is immeasurable. The End was the end of the Medley. Her Majesty was a cheeky little throw in before the LP wax ran out. Many people missed that if they took the needle off too early. Just another fun tidbit thrown in for good measure. Thanks for reacting without pauses!!
Great episode, you feel what I feel. The End, so appropriate and absolutely beautiful music throughout. I’m the biggest Beatles fan …. John, Paul, George, Ringo, and MIKE !!! They were the soundtrack of my life. I’m 70 and still their biggest fan.
Love it when a reactor just listens and doesn't interrupt the tune they are sharing and gives their perspective after the music is finished. Call me newly subscribed
This medley is acid-etched into my DNA... It will be even better when you can anticipate what's coming... What a pleasure this reaction was once I realized you weren't going to stop... I click on these very hesitantly because those who stop the music to make comments cause me to have an apoplectic response...Would you stop in the middle of foreplay with a new lover to make comments? Thank you for not stopping
I’ve always loved her majesty coming right after the end, the album is such an emotional journey and ends on a very bittersweet note that I think the purpose of the hidden track is to kinda break up the tension a bit, and add an hint of classic Beatle-y quirkiness and humour as a comedic relief, and does it really well without taking away from the experience.
What a fitting coda for the Beatles' recording journey. It shows off their ability to work in so many different styles and textures, and bring the contributions of four very different (I want to say "increasingly different" at this point) musicians to make a musical statement. The greatest band ever says goodbye to their fans with a repeated "Love you!" and reminding them after all that what it's about is love. And then, like the cheeky bastards they were, after Paul says it's the End, in lyrics and the song title, they come back for another little Easter Egg. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the album that doesn't have "Her Majesty" on the back cover (thank you Discogs), so whoever had that copy 50+ years ago got a surprise!
The last song, “Her Majesty”, was originally part of the medley. It was between “Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam”. Paul didn’t think it fit and told the engineer to cut it and throw it away. The engineer didn’t want to throw it away, so he spliced it at the end of the tape. When The Beatles heard it, they decided it was nice secret coda. The song was not listed on the album’s initial release.
@barbatkinson7347 I agree with Paul, I felt it didn't belong between "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "Polythene Pam" either! When I first heard "Her Majesty" between "Mustard" and "Pam" I hated it that way, it totally interrupted the FLOW between those two songs. Happy they listened to Paul.
I'd love to see a documentary on how the Beatles put together their medley, with lots of studio footage of them working on it. One can dream. If that three part guitar solo at the end doesn't show how brilliantly these individuals meshed together as one unified whole, I don't know what can. You sometimes see two guitarists going back and forth in guitar a solo. But adding that third guy was . . . . . magnifique !!!
"It becomes a kind of reference to everything afterwards." A reference to a whole lot of bands. But especially Yes. Abbey Road is the concept of the album. What is a abbey? What is a road? It's what Yes is. Remember Lennon high on the ladder looking through the magnifying glass at a tiny word on the ceiling? That's why Abbey Road is a concept album. A map of the first 17 studio albums by Yes.
@@charleswagner2984 I think its a reference to loads of bands aftewards.. Pink Floyd for example. All bands wanted to spend time in the studio in the 70s, like the beatles did.. do their thing. Making art.
GREAT reaction Brandon! I can put myself to a place and time when I first heard this album - and especially this medley! What a perfect piece & album. You'll be repeating this for the rest of your days! Now call me a softie, but Golden Slumbers always makes me get teary eyed - especially since becoming a parent...it's such a beautiful, simple piece, but so full of emotion! (their use of it in the animated movie Sing, in an operatic setting was REALLY effective!) No truer words have been spoken "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make!" - pretty much goes with your closing line in every video, eh?! Cheers!
They had to talk Ringo into doing a drum solo because he didn’t fancy them. Anyone who thinks Ringo was an average drummer needs to listen to “A Day in The Life,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Rain,” “ Tomorrow Never Knows,” the first Song to ever have Drum Loops. Ringo was a “Song Drummer.” He took each Song and did his thing with the drums and other percussion instruments. “We Can Work it Out” is a good example of that.
Wow! After hearing that for the first time, that is ALL you can say. Only the Beatles can take a dozen left over bits of music and squeeze them into a master-class in medley making. Ringo's solo is only solo I know he ever did and he didn't want to do it at first. First class review of this world-class influential piece.
Hello. I did say a lot more insightful things besides wow lol. Also this was just a piece of my full album review. The full album got a double epic platinum award rating, which is one of my highest, well above an A+ score 🙂 Thanks for watching!
It isn't a medley. A medley consists of parts of fully written songs stitched together. These songs were half songs, so it doesn't qualify as a medley. It is medley like, however, and it's usual Beatles: sensational music, contemptible lyrics.
@Grover483-vt4zc I am not splitting hairs. I think The Beatles themselves would have denied they were medleys. They themselves SAID the various parts were unfinished songs which they had stitched together. Why would I care that "most people love Beatles lyrics?" Most people don't know anything about writing lyrics. Right now, Google the lyrics Johnny Mercer wrote for Henry Mancini's melody, which became "The Days of Wine and Roses." Read them. Then, listen to the song. Listen to any singer's version of the lyrics Johnny Mercer wrote for "Laura." Listen to Rosemary Clooney's recording of Cole Porter's "It's De - Lovely," and anyone's version of a weirdly obscure song, Rodgers' and Hart's "To Keep My Love Alive." ( Hart's lyrics. ) Then, listen to another Rodgers and Hart song from about the same time, "Ev'rything I've Got." Listen to Frank Loesser's incredible song, "Miss Adelaide's Lament." Then, come back here and tell me The Beatles ever wrote anything which came close to equaling any of that. ( I could list hundreds of others. ) Paul McCartney actually cared about his lyrics, which is why, while they're not in the same rank as those of the greats I mentioned ( and quite a few others ), they're so much better than John Lennon's. I'm sure you could teach me things. But this has been something I could teach you. I hope the lesson doesn't go to waste. I'm sitting here listening to choral music. I was born in 1952 and though I heard a lot of the great stuff before 1956, after 1956, I heard little but rock until the 1970s. I had to teach myself. You can, too.
What a lucky guy you are, hearing this masterpiece for the first time! I'm amazed all over again each time I hear it. And this was my third eight-track tape way back in the early 70s....
You are the furst who talks so nice, sensitive, smart... qbout the best popular music ever made. The Beatles ! It is a pleasure listening to you and your serieus comments. Carry on , man. Wish you the best. Greetz from Belgium.
Hello and thanks for those wonderful compliments Freddie! I am currently releasing a song each day from Revolver here also. Peace and blessings to you from California!! 😊
The medley ends at " And in the End the love you take is equal to the love you make!!.... " our majesty...etc. is as a little epilogue fun...not part of the medley. Thank you so much for playing this beautiful extraordinary Beatle song!!! thank you for your insight & input!!
Perfect. And is there anything better than the closing line, last song, last album? IMO, the greatest line ever written in song. And leave it the Beatles to include a snippet of a track AFTER their final track which was titled “The End”.
Sir, you felt what we all felt and I thank you for watching and taking me down memory lane to that space and time in my teens because me and my Best friend were insane Beatles fans! God bless you and I have subscribed! I look forward to watching you other reviews. I’m 62 and grew up with 60’s, 70s, and 80’s mostly and am a huge audiophile! Music is my hobby. Listening only. I don’t really know how to play.
My band used to do the last 3 tunes of the medley at the end of the night. Always fun. Us performing it was the very first video I uploaded to UA-cam in 2006. Time flies!
I always thought that Her Majesty was a joke based on vinyl technology. When listening to albums was a major pastime, your brain got trained with "too much silence means it's time to flip or change the album". I think a lot of people headed for the turntable after The End, only to have the music start up again very abruptly, only to have it really end just a few seconds later.
Your facial expressions during this listen said it all! This is the greatest band that ever existed and now you can see why. Take my advice and go back to the beginning and listen to each album as it came out. That way you'll understand how The Beatles progressed over the years. This will be an adventure you will never forget! Rock on!
Hello! Yes, I'm thinking of doing that journey on Patreon, but I will post another full Beatles album here during Christmas time! The only issue is I'm trying to see how much "Let It Be" album is loved or hated by the fans.... Thanks so much for watching Christopher 😊
I love seeing people listen to something from The Beatles for the first time. The Abbey Road Medley, particularly Golden Slumbers thru The End, is probably my favorite bit of The Beatles' work. The three-way guitar battle in The End is absolutely incredible. That's Paul, George, and John, respectively. I've seen footage of Paul playing it with his current band, he and his two guitarists play the guitar battle, and they extend it a bit. I'm glad someone else has been introduced to the Medley!
Plus when they recorded that three guitar part it was the only time John asked Yoko to leave the room. He wanted just the guys to be together one more time alone together and just play.
"her majesry" is like a little - oh, by the way... the beatles were full of surprises. one thing they tended to do is add "fake" or surprise endings to many of their songs. on "abbey road" they ended each side with a surprise ending. its one of the things that made the beatles so "special" and unique. thanks for the video.
I can't even begin to find the words that would respectfully and properly explain and colour the musically emotional impact these songs had and have in my life. The word genius gets thrown around enough that it has sadly diluted the impact when it has honestly and truly appears. It applies here. These four musical geniuses crafted songs and music that became the blueprint for all contemporary rock that came after. The impact and influence of the Beatles is incalculable. After 60 years, what more can possibly be said? The joy that this band has brought my ears and my heart could never be repaid. These four Liverpudlians changed the world. How does one begin to reconcile the price? All we can do is continue to spread the joyous music that John, Paul, George and Ringo crafted for us and an appreciative humanity.
What a surprising and rich musical journey in this medley! Thanks for watching! 🥰
I agree,
Imagine us teenage boys and girls nearly 60 years ago hearing this for the first time, just mind blowing.
@@johnzenkin1344In editing and mixing its much easier today .Better ? .. There are some disadvantages with todays technology,, The microphones were very good back then ,, and the players had to work hard and learn to be accurate, to injects energy and feel into the music , Music today has lost a lot in part through the technology . " Making life easy but making it worse " Kevin Ayres,
The album side of all album sides.
And the reason why I subscribed right after I heard side two with him ✌🏼
The Beatles weren't a band, they were a miracle.
You should put that on a t-shirt, and you will be given your money. Superb!
If they weren't a band, then how did they play on release music and play live? Makes you think. 🤔
And the miracle is as real today as it was in the 60's.
@@OrgnnCantSpellCanHe Whoosh! Right over your noggin.
They stopped playing live in 66 because they couldnt hear themselves. @OrgnnCantSpellCanHe
The Medley is timeless. It sounds as fresh and alive now, 55 years later, as it did on the day it was released.
Brilliant then. Brilliant now. Freakin’ amazing.
Gets better with every listen.
" And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make "
A great philosophy of life summed up in a single lyric-the greatest in rock and roll history. What an ending.
I used this lyric as my Christmas greeting this year
The best goodbye of all-time
This album is one of humanity’s crowning achievements.
So true!
You have said it my friend I bought this album in 69 pure magic to me the best album of all time and Paul wanted to call it everest after a cigarette packet and not realizing at that time in 69 they were not only purely brilliant but would remain so for the years they ever play music the Beatles were genius
On the money with that one. You think it hyperbole at first.... but then you think.. you know what....?
Paul's bass and Ringo's drumming are masterful.
absolutely ... also (I don't know if it's because it's what I listened to obsessively when I was 13) but I just love, love, love the lead playing -- the tones, the note choice. I'm pretty sure it's a lot of George playing and a lot of Paul playing (the Casino and Lucy, in my mind at least) ... just wonderful. Haven't listened to it in awhile and it was nice to do it again.
Every note seems perfectly placed
The greatest ending to the greatest album by the greatest band in history. It was the best farewell to their fans any band ever made.
Couldn't have said it better. Nothing has ever surpassed Abbey Road and probably nothing ever will.
If you get the chance, watch the 3 part series Get Back by Peter Jackson. Someone video documented the Beatles planning and working on a bunch of new songs for a small, intimate performance and ended up recording this album. You see Paul's genius at song creating, the animosity and tension between the guy's and what led to their break up. And no, it wasn't due to Oko.
@gregbale7598 It is my favorite music documentary. Watching Paul compose Get Back by strumming his bass will forever boggle my mind.
I bought the Blu-ray and have watched it several times. I love the music, but the human bits are also gold. Heather really caught my attention the last time I watched - watching her imitate Yoko, and then watching her play with Ringo.
Cherish!
Speechless....they were otherworldly
Also, marked the end to the 60's.
Golden Slumbers has one of the best melodies EVER. I can never get tired of it. The orchestration, Paul's voice, the piano. Perfection. *Chef's kiss*
Agree!
Golden Slumbers makes me cry every time
@jeffcobb2734 one word: yes.
Amen
Those of us who grew up with the Beatles were so lucky. Every release was an innovation and a leap forward and the Beatles never, ever let you down.
@@user-ye4mp3lv9u You're right, they were always better than they had to be.
Ringo’s solo and then the three dueling guitars is insane.
The only recorded solo by Ringo. He's never liked drum solos and it took a lot of coaxing by the others to get him to do it.
And an economic 25 seconds total… He gets in, expands and embellishes the song, then turns the reins back over to the guitars. Brilliant.
@wilsoncpuGmail Ringo was a genius at always playing to THE SONG. WHATEVER IT MAY BE. SOME SAY....IF A METRONOME IS OUT OF TIME....CALL RINGO. !
@@mikeglasgow9618 Best back beat in the business.
@user-ye4mp3lv9u indeed.....I'm a retired drummer myself. IDK where I found it , but I listened to the isolated drum track for Strawberry Fields....amazing !
I love the Beatles. They have been with me all my life. These 16 minutes are, to me, their finest achievement, with Golden Slumber as the icing on the cake. After 50 years, I still get goosebumps listening to it.
I'm 67 so I grew up with the Beatles. This brings a tear to my eye. Part nostalgia, part the beauty of it.
Me too. At least in our high school, everyday revolved around the Beatles.
Congratulations! You are the first reactor to do the medley all the way through. Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it.
NOBODY ever does!
What about those who have previously reacted to the entire album? I even know of one channel that did the Beatles catalog from album to album (plus the non-album tracks released on singles and EPs) in chronological order. Your assessment is misplaced.
Don't know how he did it You Tube never allows it due to copyright laws
@@rcpsammy7186 because they can't because of Copyright laws...he is just lucky...his channel can be shut down
This was great, really took me back. I can hardly hear a song from this album without expecting the next one, in the order from that album. It’s one example of how an album is a single piece of art rather than a collection of singles
The way Paul sings GOLDEN SLUMBERS kills me! NOBODY can top PAUL!!!!
Scientists have proved that your statement is factual.
The way he growls when he sings "smiles await you when you rise" gives me chills every damn time.
@ incredible top voice and emotion!!!!
@@venderstrat😂😅
100% bang on bruv
I'm 76 and I can remember when I first bought that album.
I locked myself in my room and didn't come out for a week.😊
@jimnicosia5934 I'm 77 and I pretty much did the same thing when I bought it back then!
I'm not that much younger than you, but I was the same. 👍
@@patticrichton1135 Myself and 3 friends dropped some LSD and listened to MMT and SGT. Peppers nonstop the entire weekend in 67. It was awesome.
I'm still in the room😅
I presume you had a ensuite
They ended as they'd begun, smashing it out of the park.
Sounds as good as when I heard it first 55 years ago. Pop music at its best. Paul’s bass playing is out of this world: clever, with surprising twists throughout.
69 years of age and I still get goosebumps the 2nd side of Abbey Road is a work of genius that will be played in 100 years F Scott Fitzgerald Great Gatsby of music a pure Classic
Let's not forget George Martin's contributions to Abby Road.. His orchestrations are stellar. Proving, once again, that he was the Fifth Beatle.
No doubt !
100% agree!
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." The last words on the last song they ever recorded. How absolutely magical and profound. The greatest band of all time by a 500 miles.
Are you sure it wasn't ''Her Majesty'' they recorded last?.
@@brenthenderson3983 No, it wasn't - it was originally recorded to appear within the medley but Paul took it out because he didn't like it. EMI had a policy of not erasing anything the Beatles recorded, so it was spliced onto the end with the intention of removing it - but the engineer forgot it was there. During playback it appeared and the Beatles decided to leave it there as a bit of fun.
I actually thought it was "I Me Mine" in the first week of January 1970, but without John.
@@martinhayward4466 Could well be.
The apex of the medley. So incredibly moving and beautiful!
Brilliant ! No other group could ever do something like this ! They were the GOATS !!
The Medley all the way through - the way it should be listened/reacted to - finally. excellent!!
Masterpiece.
The second side of Abbey Road is as close as an album to be to being perfect!
The End has such a great guitar "solo." It was improvised on the spot in the studio and after a brief rehearsal they layed it down live in one take:
"The idea for guitar solos was very spontaneous and everybody said, ‘Yes! Definitely’ - well, except for George, who was a little apprehensive at first. But he saw how excited John and Paul were so he went along with it. Truthfully, I think they rather liked the idea of playing together, not really trying to outdo one another per se, but engaging in some real musical bonding. Yoko was about to go into the studio with John - this was commonplace by now - and he actually told her, ‘No, not now. Let me just do this. It’ll just take a minute.’ That surprised me a bit. Maybe he felt like he was returning to his roots with the boys - who knows? The order was Paul first, then George, then John, and they went back and forth. They ran down their ideas a few times and before you knew it, they were ready to go. Their amps were lined up together and we recorded their parts on one track. You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again. More than anything, they reminded me of gunslingers, with their guitars strapped on, looks of steely-eyed resolve, determined to outdo one another. Yet there was no animosity, no tension at all - you could tell they were simply having fun. One take was all we needed. The musical telepathy between them was mind-boggling." - Geoff Emerick
Genius innovation from three genius musicians, in one take! WOW!
My favorite part of Emerick’s book.
John doesn't get enough credit for his lead playing, not flashy, but always rootsy and musical.
@@user-ye4mp3lv9uI really enjoy the lead guitar on “I Feel Fine”? Wasn’t that John playing it?
@@jerryhorne7547 and the beginning of the song is the first use of feedback in pop music.
"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" was inspired by an incident that involved Paul's London home on Cavendish Rd (which is in walking distance to Abbey Road studios) A fan of Paul's climbed over the high wooden gate that blocked his driveway and home from the public. There was a ladder leaning against the front of the house that extended to the upper floor. Somehow, she knew he wasn't home. She climbed up the ladder which lead her to Paul's BATHROOM WINDOW, the window was slightly open, and she CLIMBED into Paul's house! While there, she stole some personal photographs, from what I heard, not sure if there were a few other things as well. Somehow, she was either found out or started to feel guilty about what she did, and she eventually returned the items that she stole. THUS, Paul's inspiration for "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window."
I could hear the medley over and over again, never could get tired of it. Not only a ever lasting but a always growing joy. Thanyou for your heartful reaction.
Side 2 of Abbey Road is probably my favorite side of music of all time. Just a revelation.
This is my youth I am now 71, still love it
Same here. At 72, I have spent the last couple of years rediscovering the Beatles' catalogue and have repurchased everything on vinyl and CD. I have done the same for much of Paul's post Beatles work. It has given me great pleasure to introduce my grandchildren to the Beatles' music, and they love it. My granddaughter is singing McCartney's English Tea at her recital. I'm going to create a CD with all of McCartney's children friendly music. Paul loved his children more than the critics approval, and wrote many songs that they could enjoy. I'm so glad he did.
A tech tagged "Her Majesty" on the end of the tape after the Beatles cut it out of the medley. "The End" was their goodbye to their fans; "And in the end, the love you take... is equal to the love you make".
And so true. The Beatles gave the world the best they had, pouring their souls into the music and the world stills loves them in equal measure.
Her Majesty was supposed to go in between Mean Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam. If you listen to it in that way it makes a lot of sense. I'm glad they kept it in because it's such a nice little song.
The tech was told by the Beatles to cut it out and throw it away but EMI policy was to keep EVERYTHING, so he cut it out and pasted it on the end of the tape to deal with later. When they were mixing the album, they thought it worked and was a good laugh, so they left it. On the 1969 release it is not listed in the running order -a mystery track.
Not sure if The End was meant to be a farewell. Yes they were drifting apart but I don’t know if going into the album they knew it was going to be their last. However as soon as the album was released , John Lennon left the group but without the instant information as there is today, nobody really knew. About 6 months later when Paul McCartney announced he was leaving, he got a lot of the backlash as the one breaking up the group although Lennon had already been long gone.
@@pjg58x I believe they knew, on some level, that it was their last work. Why else use all those unfinished songs as a medley unless they suspected they would never complete them as a band?
I received the album as an early Christmas present and played the medley repeatedly. I especially wanted a complete version of "Golden Slumbers".
But whether they did it on purpose or not, they gave the fans an amazing farewell.
@@9999bigb I didn't like Her Majesty between "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "Polythene Pam" when I heard THAT version of it. It totally broke the flow of "Mustard" into "Pam's" segment. It didn't fit at all, especially when "Pam" is Mr. Mustard's sister in "Mean Mr. Mustard" and therefore, makes sense that they would NEXT describe his sister Pam" To me it did NOT belong there. Glad it was taken out, and was added to the end by the engineer.
Ringo at his finest. ❤
When I bought my first copy of Abbey Road back in the day, I was just a kid spending my allowance, Her Majesty wasn't listed on the album cover. I played the album several times before I realized if I left the needle on the record I'd hear it.
Buying a new Beatles album back in the day was magical. We didn't have internet, we'd hear through word of mouth or on the radio that a new album was imminent. You'd go to school and your friend would tell you about it.
Sometimes you'd hear a new song on the radio and you just knew...
It was exciting.
I remember buying Abbey Road. We didn't have a "stereo", most kids in my neighborhood didn't. We had record players. No stereo.
I bought Abbey Road at a department store record section. I rode my bike home with it, I was so excited.
When I popped it on the record player I locked my bedroom door and just sat there flabergasted.
It took on a very different level of appreciation as the years went by.
When I got my first real stereo with headphones, my Beatle albums became a new listening experience. And we'd wear records out. I've owned about 10 different copies of Abbey Road over the years.
This is a classic piece of music, it will stand the test of time if the human race survives. It is the Beethovin and Mozart of our generation. It transcends pop trends, it rises above the music fads, it impacts most people that listens to it.
I'm glad I got to experience this growing up.
I just commented that that must have happened to some people. I had an automatic turntable so I heard it right away.
And you're right about wearing out records. I've also purchased many remasters, as well as duplicating all my vinyl on CD. I currently own six different versions of Revolver. I like the last the best. It's gotten easier to hear the bass properly.
I love how you can see the smile start to form on his face as he starts to really get into it.
Golden Slumbers was the future of Rock music. The complete record is crazy. No borders between classic music and Rock.
Crazy how it was a 19th century nursery rhyme. These guys were on another level here.
It’s sublime and makes me weep ❤
Thanks so much for tuning in!
Thanks for watching!
Beatles. THE Gods of music. NO ARGUMENT. JPGR forever. ❤
The Beatles were and still are the most unique group of musically geniuses ever. nobody is even come close.
@peterthefox2076 Amen. That is why there are Beatles classes at UCLA every semester, and no other rock and roll band has ever had a single class. I have audit rights to sit in on classes at UCLA, but there has never been a single open seat in a Beatles class in the last 16 years.
The entire music world since the beginning of time is a 2 compared to the Beatles’ 10.
I have listened to the medley hundreds of times. Maybe a thousand by now.
@richardrobinson4020 Me too!!
And it never gets old.
Greatest 16 minutes in recorded music. Fun fact: the guitar solo between "Pam" and "Bathroom" had to move the key from Pam's E Major to Bathroom's A Major without stopping the recording (see note 1). They batted around ideas, until they finally just walked down the chords in between, one bar each, like stairs in a stairwell, until they hit the bottom step at A. Note 1: the 4 disparate songs in the medley were recorded two at a time; Sun King and Mr. Mustard were recorded as one chunk, and Pam and Bathroom were recorded as one chunk. Also from what I've been able to glean online, Polythene Pam is indeed Mean Mr. Mustard's sister. They had to beg and plead with Ringo to do a solo. He thought of them as "showing off." Even when they talked him into playing one, it was not flashy, and very rectilinear, with the 8 notes on the kick drum acting as guard rails for the other drums.
And if you listen close you can tell the FIRST chord of "Her Majesty" was originally the concluding FOURTH chord of the finalized THREE chord lead out of "Mustard". Obviously they edited HM out and went right into "Pam." "HM" ended up where it is, beginning with the fragment last chord of "Mustard":
Great info
@@FairDealDan I really love how Majesty starts with an out-of-place chord and ends abruptly between beats. It seems somehow fitting.
Genius. Thanks for sharing your excitement with us. Been listening for the past 60 years. Amazing time to be alive. Thank you and enjoy!!!!!
I'm just killin' time til the last Blue Bloods start. It's 9:26 EST Friday December 13th, Taylor Swift's birthday, Dick Van Dyke's birthday and my own dear mothers birthday who would have been 117 today had she survived. This is one of the best ways to spend sixteen minutes I can think of. Never get tired of hearing the Golden Medley. Now that I'm almost 80 in my golden years of retirement. I remember first hearing this album in 69 over the telephone. All these years later I'm still listening to it on a telephone. Amazing! Thanks for sharing it and I like your take on this masterpiece.
How they could do so much in just 7 years. Their entire amazing recording history as The Beatles were in that short span. There are acts that have 7 years between albums. They set the bar where no one could reach it again.
and when they broke up they were all under 30!
And to think they were 29, 28, 27 and 26 respectively when recording this masterpiece.
Envious to anyone hearing this for the first time..!!
Hehe...yea, so much "first time" Beatles awaits me, technically. Thanks so much for watching Dave!
Agreed, but when I revisit it, it just never fails to leave me awestruck. It is smooth and brilliant AF!
That’s such an excellent point. I forget that it could happen!
Every note is perfect.
Paul's bass playing and sound on this are epic today - and were mind-blowing 50+ years ago. Part of what makes Carry That Weight sound like Hey Jude is that all 4 of them sang in unison, which they rarely did, which is a shame as it's a great sound. And fyi- when Paul performs Golden Slumbers in concert, he often stretches it out into a longer song.
Carry that Weight inspired by Gilbert & Sullivan vocals. The Beatles could do anything and make it work.
You really hear Ringo's voice in there and it fits right in.
@abc456f Paul initially wrote Carry That Weight for Ringo to sing because it was traditional for each Beatles album to give one track to Ringo.
However, once they'd recorded "Octopus's Garden", Ringo's quota was fulfilled!
This was the band at the top of their game and it’s perfection.
When they recorded this album I believe they were still in their twenties, amazing
When they actually broke up John and Ringo were 29, Paul and George were 27. Amazing when you think.
George Harrison was only 26.
@@jeffreyroedel9804 I was working on April 1970 when Paul announced his departure. Legally it was December 1974.
Thanks for great review. I love that album! Every album! The Beatles are amazing. I listen to them everyday.
I wish I could go back and experience the magical feeling of listening to this melody for the first time. It wasn’t a simple melody, it was a magical experience.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏for giving a full listen without interruption. Well done. ❤
Yes well done!
Golden slumbers, sir Paul at this best.
I played this album to death for over a year! I'll still play it in my rotation of albums. It never gets old. When I was driving Uber for awhile & played it, I always got compliments on my musical tastes - from tourists & even the young college kids!
I’m 62 years old. I was born in 1962. Beatles first single “Love me do” was released in 1962. There are no coincidences. 😉
"Boy - you've got to carry that weight" - sang Paul McCartney - who has faithfully carried the weight of being a Beatle for the next 65 years +
the best 16 minutes in their catalogue... and in anyone's catalogue for that matter.
I bought this album when it was first released and yet it still amazes me how good this medley is, brilliant.
McCartney's vocals on Golden Slumbers...brief but beautiful!
What a song! Thanks for stopping by
Fun to see the smile on your face when you anticipate that the rhyme will be "make" at the end.
Hello! I'll have to watch that part again. Someone else was convinced I had heard the song before , but nope! Thanks for watching Tom 😊
The guitar solos are Paul, George and John taking turns playing a part with John playing the last part as it was his band.
It's hard to overstate how magnificent this medley is in the pantheon of popular music. It's so fitting that this is the final recorded music The Beatles created and recorded while all 4 were alive and together. This was their final musical statement as a group and it strangely all fit together and ended in the only way it could>>epically.
The last line of the Medley was the perfect memorable lyric to conclude with. Only the Beatles could come up with that, to sum up the Beatles history and the decade of the 60s.
This Abbey Road medley set the guitar template for the coming decade of the 70s. It's influence on rock music going forward is immeasurable.
The End was the end of the Medley.
Her Majesty was a cheeky little throw in before the LP wax ran out. Many people missed that if they took the needle off too early. Just another fun tidbit thrown in for good measure.
Thanks for reacting without pauses!!
That "cheeky little throw" was so Beatlesesque.
Great episode, you feel what I feel. The End, so appropriate and absolutely beautiful music throughout. I’m the biggest Beatles fan …. John, Paul, George, Ringo, and MIKE !!! They were the soundtrack of my life. I’m 70 and still their biggest fan.
Listening to the music I first heard as a teenager because we all bought the latest Beatles album, quite an emotional experience just beautiful.
A fucking masterpiece and the best piece of constructed music ever put together... the End
Love it when a reactor just listens and doesn't interrupt the tune they are sharing and gives their perspective after the music is finished.
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Really enjoyed this, thank you.
This medley is acid-etched into my DNA...
It will be even better when you can anticipate what's coming...
What a pleasure this reaction was once I realized you weren't going to stop...
I click on these very hesitantly because those who stop the music to make comments cause me to have an apoplectic response...Would you stop in the middle of foreplay with a new lover to make comments?
Thank you for not stopping
What Songs!! Pure musical DREAMS!!
I’ve always loved her majesty coming right after the end, the album is such an emotional journey and ends on a very bittersweet note that I think the purpose of the hidden track is to kinda break up the tension a bit, and add an hint of classic Beatle-y quirkiness and humour as a comedic relief, and does it really well without taking away from the experience.
What a fitting coda for the Beatles' recording journey. It shows off their ability to work in so many different styles and textures, and bring the contributions of four very different (I want to say "increasingly different" at this point) musicians to make a musical statement. The greatest band ever says goodbye to their fans with a repeated "Love you!" and reminding them after all that what it's about is love. And then, like the cheeky bastards they were, after Paul says it's the End, in lyrics and the song title, they come back for another little Easter Egg. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the album that doesn't have "Her Majesty" on the back cover (thank you Discogs), so whoever had that copy 50+ years ago got a surprise!
I did. And yes, it was strange.
@@helenespaulding7562Kinda like the British import of Sgt. Pepper.
The last song, “Her Majesty”, was originally part of the medley. It was between “Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam”. Paul didn’t think it fit and told the engineer to cut it and throw it away. The engineer didn’t want to throw it away, so he spliced it at the end of the tape. When The Beatles heard it, they decided it was nice secret coda. The song was not listed on the album’s initial release.
@barbatkinson7347 I agree with Paul, I felt it didn't belong between "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "Polythene Pam" either! When I first heard "Her Majesty" between "Mustard" and "Pam" I hated it that way, it totally interrupted the FLOW between those two songs. Happy they listened to Paul.
@ Yeah, it definitely interrupted the flow.
I'd love to see a documentary on how the Beatles put together their medley, with lots of studio footage of them working on it. One can dream.
If that three part guitar solo at the end doesn't show how brilliantly these individuals meshed together as one unified whole, I don't know what can. You sometimes see two guitarists going back and forth in guitar a solo. But adding that third guy was . . . . . magnifique !!!
You should also listen to "BECAUSE", just a song away prior to the medley
the best band of all time
Great reaction Brandon! Thanks.
Like many others, for me it's a before and an after when you've heard this record. It becomes a kind of reference to everything afterwards.
"It becomes a kind of reference to everything afterwards."
A reference to a whole lot of bands. But especially Yes. Abbey Road is the concept of the album. What is a abbey? What is a road? It's what Yes is. Remember Lennon high on the ladder looking through the magnifying glass at a tiny word on the ceiling? That's why Abbey Road is a concept album.
A map of the first 17 studio albums by Yes.
@@charleswagner2984 I think its a reference to loads of bands aftewards.. Pink Floyd for example. All bands wanted to spend time in the studio in the 70s, like the beatles did.. do their thing. Making art.
GREAT reaction Brandon! I can put myself to a place and time when I first heard this album - and especially this medley! What a perfect piece & album. You'll be repeating this for the rest of your days!
Now call me a softie, but Golden Slumbers always makes me get teary eyed - especially since becoming a parent...it's such a beautiful, simple piece, but so full of emotion! (their use of it in the animated movie Sing, in an operatic setting was REALLY effective!)
No truer words have been spoken "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make!" - pretty much goes with your closing line in every video, eh?! Cheers!
Not only the beatles made music togeather they made magic
They had to talk Ringo into doing a drum solo because he didn’t fancy them. Anyone who thinks Ringo was an average drummer needs to listen to “A Day in The Life,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Rain,” “ Tomorrow Never Knows,” the first Song to ever have Drum Loops. Ringo was a “Song Drummer.” He took each Song and did his thing with the drums and other percussion instruments. “We Can Work it Out” is a good example of that.
When Don Henley of The Eagles was asked who was his drumming influence,
he said "RINGO STARR".
Wow! After hearing that for the first time, that is ALL you can say. Only the Beatles can take a dozen left over bits of music and squeeze them into a master-class in medley making. Ringo's solo is only solo I know he ever did and he didn't want to do it at first. First class review of this world-class influential piece.
Hello. I did say a lot more insightful things besides wow lol. Also this was just a piece of my full album review. The full album got a double epic platinum award rating, which is one of my highest, well above an A+ score 🙂 Thanks for watching!
It isn't a medley. A medley consists of parts of fully written songs stitched together. These songs were half songs, so it doesn't qualify as a medley. It is medley like, however, and it's usual Beatles: sensational music, contemptible lyrics.
@@bobtaylor170 splitting hairs to find fault... and most people love Beatles lyrics.
@Grover483-vt4zc I am not splitting hairs. I think The Beatles themselves would have denied they were medleys. They themselves SAID the various parts were unfinished songs which they had stitched together.
Why would I care that "most people love Beatles lyrics?" Most people don't know anything about writing lyrics. Right now, Google the lyrics Johnny Mercer wrote for Henry Mancini's melody, which became "The Days of Wine and Roses." Read them. Then, listen to the song. Listen to any singer's version of the lyrics Johnny Mercer wrote for "Laura."
Listen to Rosemary Clooney's recording of Cole Porter's "It's De - Lovely," and anyone's version of a weirdly obscure song, Rodgers' and Hart's "To Keep My Love Alive." ( Hart's lyrics. ) Then, listen to another Rodgers and Hart song from about the same time, "Ev'rything I've Got."
Listen to Frank Loesser's incredible song, "Miss Adelaide's Lament."
Then, come back here and tell me The Beatles ever wrote anything which came close to equaling any of that. ( I could list hundreds of others. ) Paul McCartney actually cared about his lyrics, which is why, while they're not in the same rank as those of the greats I mentioned ( and quite a few others ), they're so much better than John Lennon's.
I'm sure you could teach me things. But this has been something I could teach you. I hope the lesson doesn't go to waste. I'm sitting here listening to choral music. I was born in 1952 and though I heard a lot of the great stuff before 1956, after 1956, I heard little but rock until the 1970s. I had to teach myself. You can, too.
@@Grover483-vt4zc
Mean Mr. Taylor! 😂
1:54 Quintessential Beatles vibe. I always get teary eyed in this section.
They changed the entire world.
What’s really amazing is the Beatles created their amazing collection of music, all before any of them turned 30!👍
What a lucky guy you are, hearing this masterpiece for the first time! I'm amazed all over again each time I hear it. And this was my third eight-track tape way back in the early 70s....
You are the furst who talks so nice, sensitive, smart... qbout the best popular music ever made. The Beatles ! It is a pleasure listening to you and your serieus comments. Carry on , man. Wish you the best. Greetz from Belgium.
Hello and thanks for those wonderful compliments Freddie! I am currently releasing a song each day from Revolver here also. Peace and blessings to you from California!! 😊
You could hear 80% of ALL rock n roll bands in that medley. Like one can hear ALL of Queen’s catalogue listening closely to Sgt. Peppers.
How good are they. I’ve heard it many times and it’s always new. Nice reaction, no pauses.
This is an absolute masterpiece!
The medley ends at " And in the End the love you take is equal to the love you make!!.... " our majesty...etc. is as a little epilogue fun...not part of the medley. Thank you so much for playing this beautiful extraordinary Beatle song!!! thank you for your insight & input!!
Perfect. And is there anything better than the closing line, last song, last album? IMO, the greatest line ever written in song. And leave it the Beatles to include a snippet of a track AFTER their final track which was titled “The End”.
"Oh yeah, someday I'm going to make her mine."
Such a perfect closing Dave! Musical/creative geniuses and legends for all time...
Sir, you felt what we all felt and I thank you for watching and taking me down memory lane to that space and time in my teens because me and my Best friend were insane Beatles fans! God bless you and I have subscribed! I look forward to watching you other reviews. I’m 62 and grew up with 60’s, 70s, and 80’s mostly and am a huge audiophile! Music is my hobby. Listening only. I don’t really know how to play.
The medley is so much fun to try to play.
I bought this album back in 1969 and I still play it today never tire of it just brilliant.
Me too! It was the first album I ever bought (with my allowance money).
ME TOO!!!
My band used to do the last 3 tunes of the medley at the end of the night. Always fun. Us performing it was the very first video I uploaded to UA-cam in 2006. Time flies!
I always thought that Her Majesty was a joke based on vinyl technology. When listening to albums was a major pastime, your brain got trained with "too much silence means it's time to flip or change the album". I think a lot of people headed for the turntable after The End, only to have the music start up again very abruptly, only to have it really end just a few seconds later.
Your facial expressions during this listen said it all! This is the greatest band that ever existed and now you can see why. Take my advice and go back to the beginning and listen to each album as it came out. That way you'll understand how The Beatles progressed over the years. This will be an adventure you will never forget! Rock on!
Hello! Yes, I'm thinking of doing that journey on Patreon, but I will post another full Beatles album here during Christmas time! The only issue is I'm trying to see how much "Let It Be" album is loved or hated by the fans.... Thanks so much for watching Christopher 😊
I love seeing people listen to something from The Beatles for the first time. The Abbey Road Medley, particularly Golden Slumbers thru The End, is probably my favorite bit of The Beatles' work. The three-way guitar battle in The End is absolutely incredible. That's Paul, George, and John, respectively. I've seen footage of Paul playing it with his current band, he and his two guitarists play the guitar battle, and they extend it a bit. I'm glad someone else has been introduced to the Medley!
Plus when they recorded that three guitar part it was the only time John asked Yoko to leave the room. He wanted just the guys to be together one more time alone together and just play.
One of the finest pieces of music ever recorded. Just gorgeous.
"her majesry" is like a little - oh, by the way... the beatles were full of surprises. one thing they tended to do is add "fake" or surprise endings to many of their songs. on "abbey road" they ended each side with a surprise ending. its one of the things that made the beatles so "special" and unique. thanks for the video.
Dang. I've been listening to Abby Road since it was released and I never made that connection. Thanks!
@@user-ye4mp3lv9u ... you're welcome. and thank you for the kind comment.
Perfection! That's all I've got. Perfection!
I can't even begin to find the words that would respectfully and properly explain and colour the musically emotional impact these songs had and have in my life.
The word genius gets thrown around enough that it has sadly diluted the impact when it has honestly and truly appears.
It applies here.
These four musical geniuses crafted songs and music that became the blueprint for all contemporary rock that came after.
The impact and influence of the Beatles is incalculable.
After 60 years, what more can possibly be said?
The joy that this band has brought my ears and my heart could never be repaid.
These four Liverpudlians changed the world.
How does one begin to reconcile the price?
All we can do is continue to spread the joyous music that John, Paul, George and Ringo crafted for us and an appreciative humanity.
I'm 76 and still trying to musically digest this grand piece of art!
“And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make”
Paul McCartney
My parents gave me Abbey Road Christmas 1969, when I was thirteen. It has been my favorite ever since!
Your parents were cool!