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13 Cards in this Set
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Who did the cover for Revolver? |
Klaus Voorman (Astrid's roommate in Amsterdam) |
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Why was this album so important? |
They used much more technology and experimentation than ever before |
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"Tomorrow Never Knows" |
-first song recorded during these sessions but last one on the album -working title was "Mark I" -features tape loops - Paul includes tape loops of "seagull sounds" on this song -features Leslie speaker - "spins the sound" -first half of the song uses ADT and the second half uses the Leslie speaker |
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"Love You To" |
-George song -George brought it in with the working title of "Granny Smith" -he wrote this song for the sitar -includes tablas (authentic Indian drums) and Harrison brought in a real tablas player (Anil Bhaguat) while Ringo played tambourine -George stays authentic to Indian music by starting the song with playing scales
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"Paperback Writer" / "Rain" (singles) |
"Paperback Writer" -first time they record Paul's bass in new way (using ATOC) so it can be turned up
"Rain" -John song -4 track slowed down during mix down which makes John's voice sound a little deeper
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"She Said She Said" |
-John song -describes an experience John had while on LSD -recounts Peter Fonda's near-death experience -the bass stays on the drone throughout the song |
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"And Your Bird Can Sing" |
-John song -complex guitar arrangement -influenced by the Byrds -originally called "You Don't Get Me" -recurring theme that John doesn't feel understood by Paul, the fans, or anyone (until he meets Yoko) |
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"For No One" |
-Paul song -written about Paul's problems with Jane Asher -George Martin hires a famous French horn player for the solo -part of Paul's "classical trend" |
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"I'm Only Sleeping" |
-John song -shows him withdrawing from everyday life -George Martin transcribed Harrison's guitar solo backward -slowed cymbal sound in background - creates blurred sound -around this time John is going through a period of depression and gets more involved with drugs |
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"Taxman" |
-George song (but John helped him write it) -inspired by George finding out that even though they were millionaires, the British government was still getting most of their money -lead guitar solo in the middle is actually played by Paul, not George |
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"Eleanor Rigby" |
-the Eleanor in the song is Eleanor Bron, an actress in Help -featured a string octet -none of the Beatles played an instrument on this song -the music comes entirely from an ensemble -uses close miking |
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"Got To Get You Into My Life" |
-Paul song -first use of a strong bass section -3 trumpets, 2 tenor saxophones -signature thing was having the lead trumpet player always play a super high note |
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"Yellow Submarine" |
-John and Paul wrote this specifically for Ringo -the sound effects were inspired when the Beatles found a closet in Abbey Road with a lot of rarely used instruments -Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is the one hitting the cocktail glasses -George Martin took out most of the special effects the next day |
