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4 responses to “Help!”

1. Roger says:

   Wednesday 8 July 2009 at 10.25pm

   'Help' is a very "overlooked" Beatles album because its half Beatlemania and half "new" Beatles. While there are some great old-style Beatles songs on it, Beatlemania ends on this album...and 'Rubber Soul' begins. You get the best of both worlds on 'Help'. Also, McCartney emerges as a strong song writer on this album for the first time...equal with Lennon. Previously, Lennon was the dominant singer/songwriter. This is probably why the next few years produced some of their finest music. Can't forget Harrison. He also emerges as a strong song writer on 'Help' and continues on throughout his Beatle career.

   'Help', 'The Night Before', 'You're Gonna Lose That Girl', Yesterday' ' Another Girl'...good Beatlemania-style songs.

   Then, the "new" Beatles emerge with "I've Just Seen A Face", 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away', 'It's Only Love', 'Ticket To Ride'...ushering the "Rubber Soul/Revolver" period...and a great Harrison tune, 'I Need You'.

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2. Julio says:

   Tuesday 16 February 2010 at 2.06am

   Yesterday, a beatlemania-style song? I actually think that Mccartney does not really arrive as songwriter until Revolver, with the exception of Yesterday. It is interesting that he becomes so prolific and dominating in 1967 but all of the songs that really give the beatles depth and soul belong to John although Paul contributes a lot to John songs. Probably more than John contributed to Paul's. The masterpieces of 67 include: Strawberry Fields, Mr. Kite,Lucy in the sky w/ Diamonds, Day in the life, I am the Walrus, All you need is love. The only 67 Paul song that is of this caliber is Penny Lane. If you take John's contribution off of Pepper and George's Within you and Without you it is a rather light weight record. Don't get me wrong, I love Paul but John really gets depicted badly in Emmerick's book. After reading it, you would think that old Geoff fancied Paul.

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   • Joseph Brush says:

     Thursday 4 March 2010 at 3.29pm

     Emmerick has worked for Paul on 3 albums after the breakup. He is not a source of objectivity.

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3. Stough says:

   Thursday 4 March 2010 at 3.56am

   This is their second weakest album (their first is their worst in my book). Don't get me wrong, 'weak' for the Beatles is still fantastic. But their are only 5 standout tunes on this album. The rest are good, but not fantastic. The sound is very muddy, not crisp at all compared to their other albums. It works on "You've got to.." but not on the rest.And the performances are less enthusiastic than any other album, except for possible Let it Be.

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