It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. 'With a Little Help From My Friends' is the ideal Ringo tune, a rolling, friendly pop song that hides genuine Lennon anguish, Г la 'Help!' 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' remains one of the touchstones of British psychedelia and he's the mastermind behind the bulk of 'A Day in the Life,' a haunting number that skillfully blends Lennon's verse and chorus with McCartney's bridge. In comparison, Lennon's contributions seem fewer, and a couple of them are a little slight but his major statements are stunning. He dominates the album in terms of compositions, setting the tone for the album with his unabashed melodicism and deviously clever arrangements. Not once does the diversity seem forced - the genius of the record is how the vaudevillian 'When I'm 64' seems like a logical extension of 'Within You Without You' and how it provides a gateway to the chiming guitars of 'Lovely Rita.' There's no discounting the individual contributions of each member or their producer, George Martin, but the preponderance of whimsy and self-conscious art gives the impression that Paul McCartney is the leader of the Lonely Hearts Club Band. Pepper, in many ways, refines that breakthrough, as the Beatles consciously synthesized such disparate influences as psychedelia, art-song, classical music, rock & roll, and music hall, often in the course of one song. IвЂ™ve been on pins and needles because IвЂ™m so excited for the siteвЂ™ s rollou t, which will be hap- pening within the next few weeks.With Revolver, the Beatles made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. WeвЂ™ve been developing it the past few months, and I can honestly say itвЂ™s going to look like no other website in the area. Bear with us, please, and just wait until you see the brand- spanking-new theweekender.

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Plus, IвЂ™m interested in what it takes to get that someone in the ring, who they are, what pushes them to pummel some- one, and, oftentimes, be pum- meled right back themselves.

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