Infestation?

The worlds' most famous rock group, The Beatles, has by far, for the first time, piqued an interest in me.  Although I've only fully listened to their first two albums, "Please Please Me," and "With the Beatles," they have quickly become something that I'd thought I'd never say, one of my favorite bands.  On  "Please Please Me" the group starts off with a kicking, up-beat, overall great song, "I Saw Her Standing There." The song hints to a more "rockin" sound with a prominent electric guitar as well as a Rock 'n Roll sound with Paul McCartney's rugged yet very tame lead vocals, with Lennon providing a solid background vocal.   

Another amazing aspect about The Beatles is that they unlike most rock bands of that time who had others write for them, they wrote the majority of their own songs.  One of my favorites being "It Won't Be Long," from their second album, "With the Beatles".  I'm not entirely sure why I like this song so much, but from the first time I heard it, I knew I liked it. Maybe it's the famous double-tracking of John Lennon's lyrics or maybe the harmonization of both Lennon and McCartney, I'm not exactly sure but that's besides the fact; this opening track is still great.

Not only could The Beatles write their own songs, they also covered many famous ones as well.  Some of which including "Roll Over Beethoven," first recorded by Chuck Berry, another being "Please Mr. Postman," (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8BPcNUQy-0) written by Robert Bateman.  The band also covered Motown legend, Smokey Robinson's, "You Really Got A Hold On Me."  All three of these songs coming from their second album "With the Beatles," all three taking a more bluesy and Motown feel contrasting other songs of theirs that are more centered towards rock or pop like "Please Please Me" or "P.S. I Love You," off of their first album.

(Roll Over Beethoven)

(You Really Got A Hold On Me)

I finally understand why they were so popular...

-Brooks Gonzales