Then Taxman finishes and it’s amazing the way Eleanor Rigby comes in – there’s no preamble, just that ‘Aah!’ then into George Martin’s string arrangement. Taxman is very punk, the way it comes in with that little open-mic ‘One, two…’, and sets you up for the album. NORMAN BLAKE, TEENAGE FANCLUB: “ Revolver has a real edge – it’s The Beatles’ punk-rock album. Revolver’s only single – a double A-side with Yellow Submarine – and McCartney’s finest story song: a tragic Play For Today sketched in three scenes… Being able to watch those was one of the reasons why I dressed like George Harrison for a bit in The Smiths! For many years, I believed Revolver was everybody’s favourite Beatles record. You could walk into HMV and buy things like The Complete Beatles, Ready Steady Go! and all these retrospective documentaries on VHS. “I got influenced by The Beatles in a big way – way, way after the event – through the advent of the VCR.
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In a way Revolver is the culmination of an extremely mod phenomena. They didn’t need to look outwardly at other scenes to find a concept. Of course Revolver is influenced by all the things you hear on those records – particularly the soul records that are hip in the UK and London at the time – but it’s The Beatles. “By the time they made Revolver, they had been through A Hard Day’s Night, Please Please Me, Help! and everything – and they’re still their own entity. The vocals are very present and vital, the guitar sounds are all super in your face. But then, Revolver is all about attack and compression. When Revolver came out, I imagine Taxman sounded very hip. Taxman captures the energy of an R&B track. A lot of that was to do with not just the songs but the sonics. In a whole career of many, many innovations, Paul McCartney’s guitar solo on Taxman is exceptional – his bass riff on Taxman invented a genre in itself! The high moments on Revolver for each individual Beatle were the highest moments that they’d reached thus far. “Overall, the scope of ambition on Revolver for all of them is immense.
“Similarly, with Taxman, I hear a young man at the peak of his powers, unafraid to stick his neck out and have a good old gripe – and on side one, track one! Considering how scrutinised The Beatles were, that took a lot of balance, perspective and self-assurance.
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