Revolver (studio album) by The Beatles

Revolver by The Beatles
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 4th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 4,426 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 1966 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of the 1960s (2nd)
Award Top 10 albums of all time (4th)

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Revolver is ranked 2nd best out of 67 albums by The Beatles on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Beatles is Abbey Road which is ranked number 3 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 68,779.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 91.3/100, a mean average of 90.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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95/100
From 06/29/2023 00:12
One of the best. Bought the vinyl few days ago.
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From 04/13/2023 02:56
I get it, the Beatles are important, influential. All that. I'm not 80 though, so I can't speak of how great they were back then. But when you listen to The Velvet Underground, clearly there's music back there that sounded better. When you hear Dylan, clearly there's lyrics back then that were miles beyond the fluff here. There's some good tunes here, sure, but the lyrics and songwriting are average overall.

God I long for the day that the Beatles are no longer so ridiculously overrated and are just rated for their music alone.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 04/08/2023 07:33
Here is my evaluation of The Beatles' "Revolver" album using the 20 variables previously mentioned:

Songwriting - 20
Musicality - 20
Production - 20
Cultural Impact - 20
Originality - 20
Vocals - 19
Lyrics - 19
Instrumentation - 20
Artwork - 20
Timelessness - 19
Influence - 20
Innovation - 20
Commercial Success - 18
Relevance - 20
Accessibility - 19
Concept - 18
Cohesion - 20
Flow - 20
Atmosphere - 20
Emotional Impact - 19
Overall score: 389/400

"Revolver" is a groundbreaking and influential album that helped redefine the possibilities of popular music. The album's strengths include its exceptional songwriting, musicality, production, originality, instrumentation, influence, and innovation. While it is slightly less accessible and commercially successful than other Beatles albums, its cultural impact and relevance remain undeniable.

The two most influential tracks on the album are "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Eleanor Rigby." "Tomorrow Never Knows" features experimental production techniques, including tape loops and reverse recording, and features lyrics inspired by Tibetan Book of the Dead. Its influence can be heard in numerous electronic and experimental music genres that followed. "Eleanor Rigby" features a string quartet arrangement and lyrics that focus on loneliness and social isolation, and has influenced countless songwriters in the decades since its release.

Overall, "Revolver" is a masterful album that showcases The Beatles' innovative spirit and songwriting genius. Its impact on popular music is immeasurable and continues to inspire and influence artists to this day.
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90/100
From 02/27/2023 17:31
I got this on vinyl around 8 years ago and everytime I come back to it it still sounds great , I'm not a huge Beatles fan but I like this record
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90/100
From 12/31/2022 18:26
"Taxman", "Eleanor Rigby", "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" are some of their greatest songs. Pretty innovative and still, to this day, so very modern and interesting. Some of the other songs are also pretty good, however, I still think it has way too many songs and filler inbetween to really make this worthy of a 91 and make it their second best album. I'm a diehard Beatles fan, but I still think Revolver is extremely overrated. It's, without a doubt, a great transition album and an important milestone in their career, but as a cohesive album I don't quite feel it really comes together. Ironically, I think The White Album is a better piece overall, not to mention Abbey Road, or even the soundtrack/compilation Magical Mystery Tour. I even think Rubber Soul a superior album experience. However, I don't want this to sound very negative, I still enjoy Revolver a lot. The latest Super Deluxe edition made me like it even more, and even divisive songs such as "Yellow Submarine" are still pretty great. This is The Beatles at some of their best moments, getting to toy around with absolutely everything they could get their hands on. The cover artwork is also pretty iconic and representative of the creative explosion they would still get to enjoy for the next years.
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From 10/20/2022 13:09
Absolute masterpiece. Groundbreaking in many ways. It sounded like nothing before, psychedelic yet smooth. A good variety of uptempo rockers and chill dreamy tracks. It was highly influential. Especially the new production technique they used called ADT ("Automatic double-tracking or artificial double-tracking (ADT) is an analogue recording technique designed to enhance the sound of voices or instruments during the mixing process. It uses tape delay to create a delayed copy of an audio signal which is then combined with the original. The effect is intended to simulate the sound of the natural doubling of voices or instruments achieved by double tracking.")
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From 10/06/2022 00:22
The beginning of GOAT
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90/100
From 08/29/2022 19:54
Really groundbreaking record
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55/100
From 08/17/2022 00:21
The music is very interesting. You can hear the influence the Beatles have had on the music industry with this record. That doesn't make it a great record though. In terms of lyrics and soundwriting it doesn't really hold up like the other top records do.
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From 08/06/2022 16:05
My three favorite are Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows, and I'm Only Sleeping. This album is my favorite of the Beatles and remains a classic for me!
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
5. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
6. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
7. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
8. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
17. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] by Ennio Morricone
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