The Beatles' 4th album (in under two years) goes back to the formula of originals garnished with a few covers... The covers are exceptional, 'Rock and Roll Music' they made their own and the 'Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey' medley is as close to The Beatles 'live' as we could ever imagine!!!
But again it's the originals that capture the awe of this amazing band. 'Eight Days A Week' is an outrageously great song (the arrogance of them NOT to release this as a single displays the prodigality of their talent) and in my personal opinion, the opening three cuts of this album, 'No Reply', 'I'm a Loser' and 'Baby's in Black' is a fine a 'trilogy' of Beatle songs to ever grace an album! And have a listen to 'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party'... man I love this song!!!!
Strange to me that this album has been suggested as 'weary' or 'tired', a reflection of the Beatlemania that consumed every living minute of these guys lives for the previous two years. For mine, this album is just GREAT... and out of the first four albums (my definition of 'The Early Beatle Albums') it is my MOST played of those as it just flows seamlessly from one track to another and showcases all I love about the Beatles' music without me dancing around like a maniac and getting myself all tired and listless after I feel when I play one of the first three albums!!!
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