
Revolution in the Head
The Beatles Records and the Sixties
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Ian MacDonald
Regarded as the greatest and most revealing account of how the Beatles recorded every one of their songs, Revolution in the Head is brimming with details of the personal highs and lows experienced by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr as they made some of the most enduring popular music ever created.
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just read the book!
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Robyn Hitchcock is fantastic!
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For any Beatles fan or pop-rock music lover
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Great narration as well.
As good as it gets.
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Fortunately the audiobook omits some of the session and technical details from the book, easy to represent in tabular or list form on the page but very hard to get across effectively in audio. From my standpoint that’s a plus.
Yes, I differ with the author in his take on specific songs, but that would be true no matter who was writing it and how good it was. Like anybody else, the Beatles produced some turkeys; best to be honest about it.
Brilliant
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Robyn Hitchcock blows away the other narrators
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Audio is not the best medium for this book
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A Strange Listen
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Ian MacDonald wrote a super interesting account of all the Beatles’ music.
I have a lot of the Beatles' music and some of their bootlegs, so I knew most of the songs that Ian MacDonald talked about. He has very good insights.
I read that this was the second-best book on the Beatles. I rank it very high—in the top 5 Beatle books. My favorite is Mark Lewison’s “The Beatles Recording Sessions,” which I loved and was fascinated by. My second favorite is Mark Lewison’s “Tune In.”
Ian MacDonald first talked about when the Beatles’ songs were recorded. Then Ian follows with details, descriptions, and backgrounds—sometimes a lot of them, sometimes he barely mentions anything about the song. He ended with his opinion on the song. Very interesting.
Overall comments?
A fun and interesting book. I think those who enjoy the Beatles will like this book. I don’t think you will need to be a die-hard Beatles fan.
Would you consider the audio edition to be better than the print version?
Yes. The different narrators do a great job.
Fantastic Book – Lots of details on their records
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good information but biased
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