Re: Yellow Submarine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
3/5 stars. For the Collector Only, January 11, 2003
This soundtrack, for the Beatles, is a B-release. Side 1 has some classics, like "Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need is Love"
(both available on other discs) and the other "original" tracks are mostly B-sides that most people can probably do without.
Side 2 is a bunch of goofy noises from George Martin, and not something I'd reccomend anyone sit down to listen to.
That being said, B-sides from the Beatles are better than most people's #1's, so for any Beatles fan they're a must-have.
However, unless you're a true collector of Beatles recordings (like myself), and demand the original, I reccomend purchasing the updated
Yellow Submarine Soundtrack. It has all the Beatles studio cuts found on the original, lacks the Side 2 soundtrack noise, and has a bunch of other
"greatest hits" type songs to round out the collection. It's much more listenable than the original, and will probably find its way into your
CD player more often.
Reviewer: vilbs from Montreal
5/5 stars. Brilliant!, March 30, 2003
Whoever called George Martin's orchestration's "goofy noises" is clearly a musical dolt, to be polite. While the classic Beatles tunes are wonderful they are also available on many other compilations, thus making the rest of the tracks (the aforementioned �goofy noises�) the ONLY reason to buy this particular CD. As a music educator I have used these tracks in my classroom and personally find them haunting, fascinating, captivating, glorious and altogether brilliant, a fun take on classical music and better than any movie score you could buy today. Buy it, try it and expand your mind so that you won�t find yourself a stuffy old Blue Meanie who is only capable of hearing brilliant, imaginative music as �goofy noises.�
Reviewer: blank979 from Hamilton, Ohio