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A review by pascalthehoff
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles Records and the Sixties by Ian MacDonald
4.0
When I realized – after a great opening that set the historical and cultural context –that this was just another song-by-song analytical listicle, I almost decided to quit the book. However, this book, at times, goes surprisingly deep into what specific, under-discussed songs like Revolution 9, meant at their time and still mean today.
At times, the author is a bit too confident in his hot takes on the musical quality of Beatles songs, but if that is the price to pay for making me reflect on beloved evergreens, I guess I'll take it. Why did it take my half of my life to acknowledge that I'm actually right for thinking that Let it Be is actually a pretty mediocre song? (No need to dunk on charming, naive gems like It's Only Love, though. No matter how half-assed the background of recording and writing was.)
At times, the author is a bit too confident in his hot takes on the musical quality of Beatles songs, but if that is the price to pay for making me reflect on beloved evergreens, I guess I'll take it. Why did it take my half of my life to acknowledge that I'm actually right for thinking that Let it Be is actually a pretty mediocre song? (No need to dunk on charming, naive gems like It's Only Love, though. No matter how half-assed the background of recording and writing was.)