finally unblocked after a month in the vault…hope your day is going well and appreciate all the support, keep the good spirits going!

You're my favourite reviewer, by far. It's not just that you are open minded. It's not just that you let the music play all the way through. It's not just that you know your stuff. And it's not just that you're such a cool dude. You FEEL it man. More power to you

Every Beatle song is different... that's why they are so amazing

This song involves a lot of reference points all under the guise of the "news" John read that day. "He blew his mind out in a car" and "nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords" is a reference to Tara Browne, the Guinness beer heir who died in a car crash at the age of 21; he was a friend of the Beatles and his father was a Peer in the British House of Lords. The "film" about the "English army had just won the war" and how a "crowd of people turned away" is a reference to the movie John was in called How I Won The War that was based on a book It got bad reviews (the crowd turned away) but John "had to look" go to premieres, etc. because he was in it. The part that Paul sings had been a song Paul had been working on but was going nowhere so, somehow, they felt it fit in the middle here. The "four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire" was a story John had read saying that they counted all the potholes in the Lancashire streets and it was so bad, that if they were solid, they'd fill the Albert Hall, which is a theatre used for concerts and performances. The cacophony of musical instruments was achieved by having session musicians come in and play their instruments from the lowest key to the highest key - no sheet music, no other instructions. The orchestra was a bit confused by this request but producer George Martin was able to vaguely explain and it was done. The long piano chord fade out was done by John, Paul, Ringo and roadie Mal Evans sharing three different pianos, with George Martin on a harmonium, and all played an E-major chord simultaneously. The chord was made to ring out for over forty seconds by increasing the recording sound level as the vibration faded out. Towards the end of the chord the recording level was so high that listeners can hear the sounds of the studio, including rustling papers and a squeaking chair. A dog whistle was also added. The UK version had a loop of gibberish with John saying "been so high" with Paul's response of "never could be any other way". The Beatles were avant-garde and were the first to elevate pop music into an art form.

That little weird snippet at the end was in the innermost groove of the vinyl, and would just repeat forever until you lifted the needle off the record. Quite possibly the first ever “hidden track.”

You can tell this lad just fucking gets it straight off the bat he doesn’t need to stop or talk he’s just listening and gets it. It’s a feast for the ears nobody talks about this just listen

john Lennons voice is on a different level. and Ringo's drumming is off the charts.. what a song!

Just think how this sounded in 1967! Try Tomorrow never knows, possibly the first psychedelic song. Also try Come Together, Strawberry Fields, Dear Prudence, I’m only sleeping, so many amazing songs!

You must understand, when this dropped in 1967, it was a mind blower for many folks. Nothing really sounded like this in any way, shape or form. This was the Beatles answer to the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, which floored the Beatles with it's creativity by Brian Wilson. This was the pinnacle of head trip bizarre by the Beatles, and this lp is consistently ranked at the top or near it on most lists.

The greatest song ever.

Absolute genius btw this song and album. Changed music. The way it was recorded and the way it was composed and played.

And that is how The Beatles concluded the most revolutionary album ever recorded.

This song is a masterpiece and you got to remember they were in their early twenties when they wrote and recorded it

That final piano chord was done because they wanted to find out how long it would take to fade.

The Beatles were way more than a mega-band. They changed the philosophy of our whole generation. Their influence was everywhere, and fans became obsessed with each new record they put out. And their music influenced every band and artist that followed. They didn't just change with the times. They made the times.

That last bit of noise, when played on vinyl, doesn't stop until you lift the needle. The album was custom cut so that it would play the last groove over, and over, and over again until you stopped it.

Imagine hearing this for the first time in 1967!? This is arguably their greatest musical achievement, and that's saying a LOT!

I can never believe people who say they don't like The Beatles, they did everything and changed the face of music in every way possible.

No one did it better than The Beatles. They were so eclectic… that’s why they’re the best-selling group of all time. Wish I had been alive at the time.

This is what shows up when you look in the dictionary for the definition of masterpiece.

The greatest Band of all time. Without question. All others were inspired or influenced by them. 8 years.... Know your musical history. ✌️❤️

As a newly turned 10-year old I laid sprawled on the floor that Feb 9, 1964 watching Ed Sullivan and having no clue what "Beatles" were. My life changed that day and it does my heart good to see newer generations enjoy the rock music I cut my teeth on. Cheers....

Within You Without You opened side two of the album and A Day In the Life concluded the side.

Listening to the full ending like that makes you start really thinking about the whole song...

The Beatles’ recording engineer, George Martin, became increasingly crucial to their sound as they very swiftly started expanding what they were creating, and this song clearly shows that.

Beatles A-Z, you can never go wrong.

Each album is f'n genius

Imagine being a teenage girl during the 60’s and 70’s. Every week new sounds on the radio. My very first album was Meet The Beatles. My little sister gave it to me for Christmas that year. My favorite album has always been Revolver. You should check out “Norwegian Wood” 🔥👵🏼☮️❤️🙏🏼

The last note on the piano is called the "Heaven Note" because it is exactly in the middle of the register. They said they didn't know that when they did it.

The people who listened to this in 1967,( I'm one of them, ) were blown away!

If you would like to hear the universally regarded most psychedelic Beatles song, and I know you would, that would be Tomorrow Never Knows. Be prepared.

Not blocked yet.. Great break into the second half.... Ringo's drumming is on point throughout.

That rising pitch you hear in the middle and end of the song are Sheppard tones. They sound like they are increasing in frequency but actually they're not going anywhere.

Love this album. Must have listened to it 100 times as a teenager in 1981. It drove my sister crazy hearing it so many times 🤪😜

I think the john part at the beginning is a dream. After the alarm goes off, the person wakes up from the dream and gets to school. Once at school, they start daydreaming and it's back to John's voice.

The Beatles have been my favorite band since I was 4; that was 1965.

The Beatles. As writers and innovators they have no equals.

We were trippin so hard in those days we'd have to run outside and catch our breath after hearing them. Hahaha. Peace and love from Earth.

One of the top 10 greatest rock songs ever recorded.

Pope, that was cool! The Beatles are the preeminent Rock/Pop band of the 20th century and perhaps for all time. Between late-1962 and 1970, the covered A LOT of ground, musically. They werre never satisfied to stay in one place for long, in terms of song writing. And, THEY ROCKED!! They knew how to throw down, whether they were doing classic Rock send ups -- covering songs from Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Shirelles, Buddy Holly and others -- or Liverpool-Pop or Wall-of-Sound Arena Beatlemania hits or Psychedelia Pop or Bluesy-Rock stompers! They covered every kind of music! Please check out more Beatles! They were a legitimate phenomenon!

Beatles - Tomorrow never knows, Strawberry fields forever, I am the walrus, Something, She is so heavy

Nice to see you feel the unbelievable, impossible BEAUTY of their melodies and instrumentation. You know how the very first time you hear a bob marley song it’s SO beautiful it almost seems like it just fell into place? you want to sing along and you CAN the first time you hear it?? That’s genius. Beatles: same. Two of the most stunningly beautiful songs in all pop music are: Dear Prudence and Don’t Let Me Down (live rooftop performance) - miraculous.

Good to see your generation listening to the best of the best. That's who these guys were.

I was 14 years old when that album came out. It really changed my life. The Beatles made it feel like anything is possible.

When we 16 kids first heard this in the 60's we had no idea what we were listening to. We were left in awe. All we knew is what we were listening to was a masterwork.

Been watchin' you for a while and I've gotta say, you've got a good ear for quality and an unbiased appreciation for art.

Really enjoy your take on things. You look as if you're really letting the music flow through you rather than jumping to conclusions based on a knee-jerk reaction. Sometimes you have to let the music sit with you for a while and then respond to it. It's like a painting. You don't just look at the nose on a portrait and decide whether you like the nose or not. You take in the painting from different angles and perspectives, then figure out if or how it speaks to you. Keep going! The Beatles will surprise and amaze you at least 150 more times. They were endlessly inventive. The Beach Boys are another group that stretched the boundaries of pop music. Ignore the name -- Brian Wilson was probably the greatest American songwriter/producer/arranger we've had in 70 years.

Zeppelin is my favorite band, I know and dig your many reactions to them. But The Beatles are unbelievably , legendarily amazingly good. SO many worthy songs of theirs waiting to be discovered by you! Eleanor Rigby, HELP!, Glass Onion, Magical Mystery Tour are just four totally random ones that entered my mond just now. Like Zeppelin, they hardly EVER miss! Keep up the sweet work!

The Beatles' greatest recording.

This is my all-time favorite song. Love to see the younger Generations learning about The Beatles like I did through my dad

Had this gem in the day! Yep, BRILLIANT !

Amazing as after all these years the Beatles can still really turn you on!!!!!

Still the top selling musicians of all time.

Every Beatles song has a different vibe from their early songs which tended to be more pop style and short for radio play to their later, more psychedelic songs which tended to be longer and stranger. There are a lot of gems in their catalog though.

Its nice to have an open Mind. I was there As youth. They were part of changing the Music Modern World as we know it today. This was Awesome.

you waited on that long sustain at the end . They kept cranking the gain on that .The subtle harmonics and waver changed everything . A turning point in recording for the greatest album ever

Masterpiece, Paul’s lyrics in the song were from an incomplete song he had, so they stuck his words in the middle of a John song. Worked out great. Orchestra Climax was recorded live inside Abbey Road Studio..

Sheeringly Brilliant !!

I was 13 in 1972. I used my little portable cassette recorder to record this album. I listened to it ever night when I went to bed.

St John of the Beatles. He did so much to change the world and work for Peace and was asassinated. Cant help thinking what he might have done had he lived.

Freaking genius Beatles

KUDOS! Your stock just went up substantially for letting that final chord complete its' fade! The thing about that is that normally, a piano with the sustain pedal fully depressed and held can only be heard for around 36 seconds. This final chord was held for around 47 seconds if I recall correctly. How they pulled it off was pure genius! Remember, they didn't have digital equipment back then, everything was analog. Again, thank you for letting it play out!

Nice reaction. You are right in that they were a “mega band”. Probably the overall most influential band in music history. It’s not just the songs of which there are so many great ones in the Beatles catalogue- it’s the innovative way they were recorded. New techniques were pioneered by them. The limits of their musical curiosity knew no boundaries. They were endlessly innovative. Their chord structures and melody’s were just fantastic. A great many of the musicians who followed them were influenced by them like no other.

Yippee! Beatles! They started it all!

The Beatles are the greatest band combine the next 5 best bands ever and they would still be a distant 2nd

The GOATS on fire !!!!!!!!!!

So melancholic, this song.

Greatest song ever made

Within you, without you was written by George Harrison, who was the ‘spiritual’ Beatle. He plays the sitar on the song. A Day In The Life is sung by John (beginning and ending) and Paul (middle part).

Congrats on the 10k Pope! Your audience is catching on. I wouldn't change a thing. All the best.

The Beatles (and the Rolling Stones) were my first real adventure into music; watched them in 1964 on Ed Sullivan for the first time. Would love to see you review some of their albums, like Revolver.

When this album came out, peo[le went nuts...I remember my cousin in Montreal had the album and we listened to it for hours...so out there for the tme...They did everything first and influenced all bands

This is one of the best albums .. just takes me back to my teen years.

"Never could be any other way" -- That strange bit of laughter at the end contains a dog whistle tone -- 15kHz -- so it might make any dogs within ear shot bark. It was placed on the record in what is called the "run-out groove" or the "lead-out groove" which usually would guide the phonograph to stop playing the record but in this case it would loop over and over as a reminder to get up and turn the record over and play the album again from the beginning. Good on you for not giving up on The Beatles.

I saw a Paul McCartney show a couple of years ago where he did this song. When it came to the line "Looking up I noticed I was late" 20,000 people at the show all did the huffing sound. Magic moment lol

In 1967, there was nothing like this out there. When this album was released, they received praise from other artist from around the world. This album changed everything. The crazy thing.... This song, along with the rest of the album, was all recorded on FOUR TRACKS!!!!

fun fact. All the Beatles played a chord on the piano at the same time at the end there.

Excellent reaction , young man! I purchased this album in 1968 as a teenager, elated to see your opinion!

NICE!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah best Beatles song ever, IMHO.

The weird sound at the end if turned backwards says “we’ll all be magic supermen”

This is one of those albums that's best heard beginning to end as it's the very first "concept album" made by a rock band. Several songs blend into one another. It set a trend followed by Yes, Pink Floyd and others.... as you've found out yourself! (I've watched a lot of your Yes and PF reactions.) @ 6:16 That last little part there was cut off for some reason as it lasts about 30 seconds or so. It contains ultra high frequency sounds in there to, as John said, "To annoy your dog with" or words to that affect. LOL! Just having a little fun with their fans. 😁 Hey Pope, what you said there at the end about this song being a different vibe than Within You is spot on! The Beatles were quite experimental that every song sounded very different than others. When you take in some of their albums in there entirety you'll see that very clearly. In fact, I and a few others recommend "Tomorrow Never Knows" a psychedelic type song (the first ever I think) and it's the last song on the Revolver album. But if you knew the other songs on that album "Tomorrow..." seems a bit out of place! Though it kind of heralded the type of music style that would come on following albums like their next one here, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. They produced well over 200 songs and you've just scratched the surface! But definitely fit more Beatles in to your reactions choices as they inspired a lot of bands, a few you've done. ✌😎

another masterpiece for the ages

Hell yeah pope. Here is another iconic band from England bro. A ton of tunes to listen to. Thx Pope!!! Rock on!!¡

Hey!! Congrats on 10K!! You da man Pope!! Beatles, constantly changing. 👍❤🤙

Pope...you don't have to be a "music man", just know what you like...any genre; rock, pop, soul, jazz or whatever...all that count's is that you like it..if it moves you, the artist (s) reached you. Peace...

Masterpiece

Awesome

I love the way Pope really listens to detail of the music. He's articulate & expresses what he hears, so well. Keep it up! There's enough for a Lifetime 😊💯xx

Ringo showing that he IS even the best drummer in the Beatles. Sensational accompaniment.

Dude the Beatles define music! Start at the beginning and see

One of my favorites

Thank you for getting this through the censors. There are many more holes through the Albert Hall than are imagined

That bit at the end was cut into the runout groove of the vinyl so would play infinitely... nobody did things like the Beatles

I've never heard this level of detail in the song before. Going to check out that super deluxe edition.

Hey Pope, The Beatles were trailblazers. Think about what a departure this is from," l Want to Hand Your Hand". Intellectually, they were foundational to prog rock.

The Beatles were not just a band they literally changed the world. If you go back three or four years it’s totally different every album is different no other band even comes close. It’s the Beatles and then everybody else. This is more than opinion it’s just known around the world and the greatest musical entity of the 20th century if not ever.

I appreciate your reaction style. I don't see many who allow the music to wash over them, and sink in, before commenting. There's a few who get so analytical, that they completely miss the emotional impact. Similar to the famous Norman Rockwell painting of the boy with the magnifying glass----- he's staring so close at the fine details and brush strokes that he's oblivious to the greater picture...

This is as Prog as it comes, and in 1967! One of my faves from the Fab Four.

It's nice that after all of these years people can still relate to the Beatles on some level (running for the bus) thanx.