Yellow Submarine

[The Big Guy]

Released January 17, 1969

[mervap]

This album gets a lot of 'stick' in most Beatles fan's eyes, at least the original release does. Only a quarter album's worth of originals and only a couple of real keepers...the newer remastered album is far stronger, and the remaster is excellent. Most of the tunes on the newer version are on other releases, but this was the first time any of them had actually been remastered, so I snapped this one up quick. Of the originals native to this album, "Hey Bulldog" and "It's All Too Much" really jumped out at me..."Hey Bulldog" contains some brilliant bass work by Macca and one of JL's finest riffs. "It's All Too Much" is a tune you either love or hate. Essentially based on one chord, it relys upon some fine guitar playing and some of Ringo's best drum fills...this period was Ringo's shining moment in the Beatles' career. Starting with "Revolver" on through the end of "Abbey Road", Ringo showed a skeptical public that he was not just 'the Loveable Nose'. Consistently inventive but never overbearing, Ringo set a standard that, sadly, too many drummers of the ensuing years would ignore, that the drummer, indeed the whole band, should be in the service of the song at hand. Oops...soapboxing again, aren't I?

[2 of 3]

"It's All Too Much" is a tune you either love or hate.

When you crank up the remastered version of this song, and by crank up I mean, your ears start to bleed....then you really see what genius is all about. If they ever get around to re mastering The WHite ALbum like this, it will be like dying and going to heaven...with Jennifer Anniston of course.

[mervap]

I hope they do a remaster of the whole catalog...just the same way.

[chris]

sorry to admit it kiddies...but i am truly an unknowing one. they remastered this album? jeesh.

this album is fun. the new songs are great. this group was wonderful when they played together as a band. and really, even while it was on the silly side...and the actual band had very little (or nothing at all) to do with the animated cartoon movie of the same name...the movie is a must see for all psychedelic era cartoon buffs.   

watch out for those blue meanies...they can be nasty.

[Kylenz]

I hope they do a remaster of the whole catalog...just the same way.

It's coming. They did a great job with the Yellow Sub 'Songtrack'. Can't wait til the new remastered edition is out, the 3 highlights for me of course, is 'Only a Northern Song, 'It's All Too Much' and 'Hey Bulldog'. All Together Now is a bit of a throwaway, but a companion to the Yellow Submarine song being a kind of nautical skiffle jig thing. They should've put Not Guilty on this album if not on the White Album. Would've fitted in well alongside Bulldog and Too Much.