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THE REVIEW
The Worst Beatles Album! I say it without any resentment! "Yellow Submarine" is the most lackluster record by the Liverpool band. When I listened to this album in its entirety for the first time, I felt an overwhelming and immense boredom and depression within me. Every song came relentlessly, making me feel bad; every time I made the sign of the cross. Leaving aside the fact that this album serves as a soundtrack for the animated film of the same name, I find it a completely useless work. Thirteen tracks, each more desolate than the last.
A Side A of 6 bland and powerless songs, practically lifeless. You can tell the band didn't feel like playing! I turn on the stereo and immediately the well-known "Yellow Submarine" starts, a song that already appeared on "Revolver" in 1966. A song already heard and not original to the album is "All You Need Is Love" from "Magical Mystery Tour," equally well-known. The remaining tracks on side A are a continuous torture for the brain.
Side B doesn't look any better! All instrumental songs, lysergic, psychedelic, classical, slightly unsettling. Pleasant but not even too much! Useless! They act as soundtracks in the film: this is their only artistic importance! "Yellow Submarine" is a mediocre album that really gets on your nerves. Anyone who wants to get an idea of it should listen, but don't expect the best from the Liverpudlian Beetles.
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This review paints Yellow Submarine as The Beatles' weakest album, describing it as dull and uninspired. Side A is criticized for lifeless songs while Side B features mostly instrumental tracks that are only relevant as a film soundtrack. The reviewer finds the album tedious and unnecessary in the band's catalog.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
The Beatles
The Beatles were a British band formed in Liverpool in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and, from 1962, Ringo Starr. They revolutionized popular music through songwriting, studio innovation and cultural impact, releasing landmark albums from Rubber Soul and Revolver to Sgt. Pepper’s, the White Album and Abbey Road before disbanding in 1970.173 Reviews
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