The Beatles – Yellow Submarine (1969)

December 26, 2024

Considering how great the later Beatles albums are, Yellow Submarine seems like a bit of a side step. The records have been growing and growing in experimentation and I suppose maturity for lack of a better term, but Yellow Submarine just seems totally pointless to me, especially considering it’s significance in the overall cultural zeitgeist and image surrounding The Beatles. Granted, a lot of this has to do with the film, but I can’t help but feel that this album just feels like a pointless endeavour.

The Beatles originals here we’ve all heard before, I’m sure. That leaves the score on Side B, which is quite lovely, but make a Beatles album this does not. Don’t get me wrong, none of the material here is bad in any way, it’s just calling this release a canonical studio album is kinda pushing it a bit.