A crazy, wacky album and my favorite Beatles album. Right in line with their musical trajectory after Revolver in 1966 and Sgt. Pepper's earlier in '67. (Hey, NPR is playing the Beatles as I write this.) This album really is like a circus and no matter what they had in mind, it really made huge leaps and bounds for psychedelic rock and noise music as the Beatles throw everything they've got into the album from traditional "musical" sounds to trippy, wacky noises and recorded sounds.
Even though it is one of their weirdest albums and is kind of a sleeper hit when compared to the likes of the white album, Help!, Abbey Road, etc., it is chock full of many of the bands most successful and endearing classics including "I Am the Walrus," "Strawberry Fields Forever," "Penny Lane," and "All You Need Is Love."
To summarize, a great album showing the Beatles' willingness to change and use all sorts of a weird and wacky sounds more than simply the sound-collage of "Revolution #9" in a truly psychedelic and musical manner.
download: The Beatles - 1967 - Magical Mystery Tour.zip
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