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David Crosby On The Beatles’ Revolver: “The Byrds and The Beatles took LSD together…”

Before his death in 2023, David Crosby spoke to MOJO about the huge impact The Beatles’ Revolver had on him and The Byrds.

Speaking to MOJO just before his death in 2023,  David Crosby revealed how The Beatles’ Revolver blew his mind and pointed out a new direction for The Byrds…

“I don’t recall where and exactly when I first heard Revolver; I just know what it did to me. Rubber Soul was what you thought The Beatles were, but Revolver – somebody has smoked a joint and dropped acid. Their consciousness was completely different and it’s a joy for that. They had a more sophisticated worldview, more understanding of human emotion, their storytelling had gotten better, and their musical experimentation has gone sky high. They were growing so fast you could hardly keep up.

Name any song on Revolver, and I’ll go, ‘Yeah, that’s amazing.’ Eleanor Rigby; nobody else was writing about those kinds of invisible people, so beautiful, heartfelt and kind, and such a great song. Tomorrow Never Knows was beautiful too, especially the words, but then the words on all of Revolver evolved upwards. There was a strong anti-establishment flavour too, and Taxman was one of the reasons; you can tell they’re pissed! Got To Get You Into My Life was an amazing piece of construction, using all the tools: the brass, the choruses, everything. And Paperback Writer, what a fucking killer rock’n’roll record! That’s McCartney having a blast in the studio. Even Yellow Submarine, it was warm and fuzzy, like a dog toy to be played with, it made The Beatles human and open, and it made you love Ringo right away.

The Beatles, Revolver 1966

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