Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars link
BBC (Positive) link
Blender 5/5 stars link
Pitchfork Media (10.0/10.0) 2009
PopMatters (Positive) link
Rolling Stone 5/5 stars link
Sputnikmusic 5/5 stars
Personnel
The Beatles
* George Harrison – lead, acoustic and rhythm guitars, lead, harmony and backing vocals, sitar, sound effects, maracas, tambourine, handclaps, finger snaps
* John Lennon – lead, acoustic and rhythm guitars, lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ and harmonium, tape loops and sound effects, cowbell, tambourine, maracas, handclap, finger snaps
* Paul McCartney – lead, acoustic and bass guitars, lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, clavichord, tape loops, sound effects, handclaps, finger snaps
* Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, finger snaps, lead vocals on "Yellow Submarine"
Additional musicians and production staff
* Anil Bhagwat – tabla on "Love You To"
* Alan Civil – French horn on "For No One"
* Brian Jones – background vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)
* Donovan – background vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)
* Geoff Emerick – recording and mixing engineer; tape loops of the marching band on "Yellow Submarine"
* George Martin – producer; mixing engineer; piano on "Good Day Sunshine" and "Tomorrow Never Knows"; Hammond organ on "Got to Get You into My Life"; tape-loops of the marching band on "Yellow Submarine"
* Mal Evans – bass drum and background vocals on "Yellow Submarine"
* Marianne Faithfull – background vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)
* Neil Aspinall – background vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)
* Pattie Boyd – background vocals on "Yellow Submarine" (uncredited)
* Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, John Sharpe, Jurgen Hess – violins; Stephen Shingles, John Underwood – violas; Derek Simpson, Norman Jones – cellos: string octet on "Eleanor Rigby", orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (uncredited, with Paul McCartney)
* Eddie Thornton, Ian Hamer, Les Condon – trumpet; Peter Coe, Alan Branscombe – tenor saxophone: horn section on "Got To Get You Into My Life" orchestrated and conducted by George Martin (uncredited, with Paul McCartney)
In 1997, it was named the third greatest album of all time in a Music of the Millennium poll conducted in the United Kingdom by HMV Group, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM.
In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 1 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. The same magazine's readers placed it at number 4 of greatest albums of all time in 2006.
In 2001 the TV network VH1 named it the number 1 greatest album of all time, a position it also achieved in the Virgin All Time Top 1,000 Albums.
In 2002, the readers of Rolling Stone ranked the album the greatest of all time.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 3 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It placed behind only the Beatles' own Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds.
In 2006, the album was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best albums of all time.
In 2007, a PopMatters review described the album's content – "the individual members of the greatest band in the history of pop music peaking at the exact same time".
In 2010, Revolver was named as the best pop album of all time by the official newspaper of the Holy See, L'Osservatore Romano.
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I owe $100,000 and wasted 4 years of my life.
Last album for me is Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust as:
Disintegration was beaten by Hunky Dory Asleep In The Back was beaten by Remain In Light Absolution was beaten by Daydream Nation
So (even though he beat The Cure), I'm going for Bowie.
Sorry if this intrudes on this thread but seemed pointless to add a new topic.
Last album for me is Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust as:
Disintegration was beaten by Hunky Dory Asleep In The Back was beaten by Remain In Light Absolution was beaten by Daydream Nation
So (even though he beat The Cure), I'm going for Bowie.
Sorry if this intrudes on this thread but seemed pointless to add a new topic.
No problem at all harken _________________ .
I owe $100,000 and wasted 4 years of my life.
in entered Odelay, Unknown Pleasures, Astral Weeks and Blood On The Tracks. And im pretty sure there all gone in the first round like last time. Sooo Fuck you BEA!
in entered Odelay, Unknown Pleasures, Astral Weeks and Blood On The Tracks. And im pretty sure there all gone in the first round like last time. Sooo Fuck you BEA!
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I owe $100,000 and wasted 4 years of my life.
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