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Perhaps the best album the Beatles came up with. A wide range of styles and rithms. I take it as their masterpiece.

Another great one from the Fab Four. Probably their tightest album musically.

Once again the Beatles prove why they were the best. Even amid heated arguments and inner turmoil, they were able to produce a classic album that will stand the test of time. Released prior to 'Let It Be' , this their last album together comes off with style, with each member contributing equally. The beatles were the best as a band, a unique combination of talents that was not seen in their individuality.

A true masterpiece! It's hard to believe this recording was made during a time of internal turmoil. It shows the tremendous talent these men have in writing songs and their musicianship.

The final nail in the coffin of the 2:35 pop tune. Sad to say that monster rose from the dead when radio became worthless. Every cut on Abbey Road was brilliant. While the studio may have been a band in chaos, the album's production is flawless and the songs are like no others.

Abbey Road, if you did not know, was the Beatles last album they recorded together, Let It Be was released later. It is probably one of the best packages of music ever put together, bar none. With tracks like Oh Darling, Come Together and Some Thing how can you go wrong. One of the best albums of the best band ever.

If they had to finally leave us, this was certainly a great way to bow out. Their voices and intruments were never better as these four who represented (and still do!) the Mount Olympus of Rock and Roll left us with a chasm that has yet to be filled. The final entry in ten and a half hours of brilliant music and billions of memories for billions of lifetimes. Each day brings new legions of Beatles fans, but there will never be another entity remotely like the Beatles. The whirling dervish of song fragments on the second side of this record that ends with Paul's uplifting message remains the equal of any words uttered by any of the world's greatest of philosophers. "...And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love ...you make." A truly remarkable album that stands the test of time.

McCartney's songs really let down this album Oh!Darling...give me a break

They went out on a high note. There is something of everything from their career on the album but all done with subtle grace. It serves their legacy well.

i love this album

I haven't pulled out this CD in awhile. . .but it's still a damn good album.

This is my favorite album. I actually didn't really care for it all that much the first time I listened to it, but after a few listens I changed my mind, and after many it slowly beat out the White Album as my top. The medley is amazing and I love that they come back to You Never Give Me Your Money at the very end to tie it all up. Octopus is not my favorite song, but then, there is a song or two on pretty much all the albums I don't particularily care for. Her Majesty has always driven me crazy. I never let the album play through that song because after you come through The End, it's just so out of place and disrupts everything else. Anyways, still my favorite album of the best band of all time.

Just Great!

Very strong, almost entirely, although the weak spots are so very weak they are like tattoos on the face of the Mona Lisa.

Side 2 is amazing!!

Still love it after all these years!!

Definitely in the Beatles Top Three (behind The White Album and Sgt. Pepper). These masterworks from a band that was about the break up? All four were writing songs of themselves, but the magic was there. Because and Something are songs I could hear every day and never tire of.

An album ahead of it's time.

Octopus's Garden and Here Comes the Sun are two classic songs that are both delightfully goofy and highly optimistic respectfully. Thre rest of the album is unremarkable.

The final album they recorded, Abbey Road is the last of the post-boy band Beatles albums I've purchased, and I think it's a dead heat with Pepper as their best. The Sun King medly is one of the masterpieces of rock music, I could listen to that over and over again. The segue from Pam to Window is what it's all about. Killer disc from the great recording act of all time.

This is one of my alltime favorite CDS ever! It is so great and outstanding... The electric of the guitar playing in the late 60's I belive to very fascinating at the time. Each song was very special and very uniqute in it's own way. It really made me smile when I had listened to this CD! Well worth of my time that is for sure.

Released in 1969, Abbey Road was the Beatles at their best and was the last to be recorded (though Let It Be was released afterwards). Abbey Road flows nicely, and if one only owns one release by the Beatles, this is the one, plus one gets a picture of barefooted McCartney on the cover. The release has a relatively strong Harrison influence with Something and Here Comes The Sun as well as some signature Beatles tunes: Come Together, Oh! Darling, and I Want You (She's So Heavy). As others have noted, the release ends with a medley of sorts including You Never Give Me Your Money, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, and Carry That Weight which is probably the most enjoyable portion of the LP.

The Beatles redeemed themselves after the catastrophic infighting of the Let it Be sessions. Come Together and Oh! Darling are standouts on Side 1, and Side 2 is characterized by little bits of melody that form a pop opera, as John Lennon called it. Though Lennon stated he did not like the pop opera it's actually very effective. We're given brief character sketches of Mean Mr Mustard(always shouts out something obsscene),Polythene Pam (she's so good-looking that she looks like a man) and the characters in She Came in Through the Window (and so I quit the police dept/and got myself a steady job). These people are interesting and we might like to learn more about them, but time is short, and we have to accept these brief glimpses. With Abbey Road, the Beatles signed off with class and dignity.

Did I mention...I hate Beatles music?

One of the must have albums in my collection. I been through 4 cd's of Abbey Road already, and I am due for a fifth. Awsome album.

a brillant piece of work and very influence as all their work is.

For me the greatest album The Beatles ever produced....There is not one bad song on it and it remains a unique and unforgetable classic album.

Quite possibly their best album. The opener Come Together just slides in with that great bass-line. Next up Someting,one of the great beatles songs. Putting on this album with its huge melodies, beautiful guitar lines, great lyrics and superb musicianship is always a treat. The string of songs at the end of the album though is my favourite. In my opinion the second half of Abbey Road is one of the greatest passage of music recorded in the later half of the 20th century. My only problem with the album is the fact that ringo sings the word 'happy' twice in the same sentance in 'Octopuses Garden'. I dont know why, but it annoys me.

all beatle albums are fantastic

I personally believe it's their best...

Sadly, the Beatles last album. The string of songs connected is great.

This album is brilliant. There are so many great songs here, in fact not a bad track, not at all

I like this album a lot. It has so many great songs on it

I named my daughter after this album, that's how much I loved it! All great tracks. They definitely saved the best for last during the group's last years.

Simply one of the greatest albums by The Beatles- Abbey Road is the definition of "Masterpiece". There's not one song on this album that I skip through. Everyone is worth listening to. My personal favorites being Something, Here Comes the Sun (Being written by my man-George!), Sun King, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, etc. They're all great! Every single person should purchase this album-Beatle Fan or not-it's enjoyable for everyone.

A lot of really great songs here. In my opinion this is one of the best Beatles albums ever, I love I want you (she's so heavy). Why does Her Majesty just suddenly cut off?

Probably my favorite Album by the Beatles. Just a great end to their run as one of the best bands.

The single greatest album of all-time. The way the songs flow together makes it such an album that is you so enthusiastically listen to. The medley Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End one of my favorites of all-time. Listening to this gives you such a sensation like no other. It is the best final album by a band and the best album ever.

One of the top reasons why they're legends. Maybe all their talent cause people to be jealous & give them bad ratings??????

True masterpiece. Showcases each & every member's talent, with George Harrison shining on "Something" (the original power ballad) and "Here Comes the Sun". And after hearing "Come Together" and "Octopus's Garden" who can't get theose songs out of your head?

This is the Beatles' greatest album and an undeniable rock classic. It's full of wry humor and an experimental edge like the White album, except with more polished, experienced-sounding production and arrangements! Whether listening to the clever, humorous escapism of "Maxwell Silver Hammer" and "Octopus's Garden", the mellow but expressive "Something" or the hard-edged "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" I can't help but smile. It's such a clever, well-planned, well-produced album with expertly crafted songs. Rock wouldn't be the same without it!

One of the top 10 albums of all-time.

For some strange reason, the Beatles just never really did anything for me.

This is the last album that the Beatles recorded together and they were every bit as fresh and entertaining as when they started. Side two (for those who remember albums) was revolutionary in the way the music melted from one song to the other.

Being a Beatle fan since 1964,it's always been a tough call when someone asks me my favourite Beatles album.Having the boxed set of CDs these days,Abbey Road seems to get the most stereo time.It sounds like it was recorded yesterday,not 32 years ago.A bloody masterpiece!

Best album by anyone, EVER!!!! I'm surprised that none of the usual critics blasted this one. Why not? Did the boys finally do something with more than 3 cords? I am one of those who will always wonder what would.ve been forthcoming if this hadn't been the last recording as the original group.

In my opinion, "Abbey Road" is The Greatest Rock/Pop Album Ever Recorded. After raising the bar with "Sgt. Pepper," they proved just how much they could do with this beauty. "Come Together" is a classic opener with John's charged vocals and Paul's chunky bass lines. "Something," George's second best song (on the album, and overall), comes next- 'tis a wonderful melody, and I always love to hear George's voice. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a blast, "Oh! Darling" is a fun tune, in which Paul promises he'll never whack her with any silver hammers and I'm starting to enjoy "Octopus's Garden" more and more. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is a great energized song which starts vamping until "Here Comes the Sun," one of those feel-good songs that just makes you want to cry. It was actually written about freedom from so many Apple Records contracts, and I like to think the song is saying "here comes THE SECOND SIDE." And the atmospheric "Because" comes next followed by the series of ingenius melodies that made this album famous. We don't know what they're talking about, but it's good, whatever it is. "Golden Slumbers" is wonderful, and in my interpretation, "Her Majesty" is explaining the whole concept of the album, and if you look into it, it could just be about a little relationship explained in this simple melody. And they left out the last low D. It blows me mind. A great piece of work.

This album is phenomonal. I'm a HUGE George Harrison fan and I can't see how you can dislike Here Comes the Sun and Something. These 2 are my favorite Beatles songs. I also enjoyed Come Together. I wish I were there when their albums came out. I would have enjoyed it no dought. I get teased a lot because I'm only 13 and I'm a big Beatles fan, but I brush it off because I find them so fascinating and I just can't stop listening to their music. Abbey Road is a great example of the Beatles masterpieces. It's too bad it had to end. I thoroughly enjoy every song on this album. I love it with passion. It's probably my favorite Beatles album. A timeless masterpiece of great songs. What else can I say?

Great music by the world's greatest. You can see the individual talent of each player. There will never be this much talent available in such a group. These guys really changed the world.

Whoever thinks the chain of songs toward the end of Abbey Road are "filler" just doesn't get it. These short brilliant pieces build one on another and culminate in one of the most satisfying climaxes I've ever heard on a recording. As good as the rest of the album is, these "filler" cuts are absolute genius. One of the best and most influential pop albums of the rock era.

The last great Beatles album before Yoko broke up the band.

Each and every song that the Beatles perform is a classic. I don't think there is anyone who can't name a Beatles song. And I think this album goes synonymous with their name. Every generation knows the Beatles. And some of the new pop bands are playing their songs with a new flare.

Everything on this album works. But, then, everything on all of the Beatle's albums work to perfection. "The End," sums up the Beatle's career, and our lives.

The Best. Whoever said it was below OK is obviously not a Beatles fan, and therefore shouldn't bring this album down. There are a few exceptions I am sure, but those people just don't have taste.

One of the shining moments in the Beatles' repetoire of albums. If you don't know the Beatles well, this would be an excellent accompaniment to one of their early albums. It has variety, development and immense creativity. You can definitely see how they changed the rock music scene from the bands of the early 60's.

This CD really is a classic. Come Together is a powerful song. I have good memories of flying to London and listening to this CD on the plane. The Beatles made amazing music, very unique and ground breaking sounds and lyrics.

They rock!!

The Beatles genius shines in their last album together, Abbey Road. The syrapy "Something," bouncy "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," and imaginative "Octopus Garden," are my personal highlights, though the song list reads like other bands "Best of" CDs.

The Beatles are truly a great band and this CD clearly goes to show it. The songs just make you want to forget what you are doing and sing right a long.

All of the Beatles albums are great but this one is one of the best. The songs include many of their greats. This time frame of the Beatles career include many of my favorite Beatles songs.

What a terrific album! It's wonderful the Beatles could "get together" for this final work. As a Harrison fan, I especially love that he wrote 2 of the best songs of the album, and his Beatles carreer, "Something", and "Here Comes The Sun".

This is an album that changed the face of music. The way the Beatles made a whole album composed of melodies. The lyrics and music combined together to kill the 60's and define the Beatles as the best. Their ability to reach people and use many instruments is superb.

Abbey Road was the first example of the Beatles converting from the nice, good ol' English men to the 60's/70's liberals. The influence of drugs being evident in their music really first reveals itself here. And let me be the first to tell you that it's in the best thing that ever happened to them. If you're looking to sample what the big fuss is about the Beatles, look no further.

Excellent CD, I'm a huge Beatles fan. "Get Back" has my name in it (Jojo), that's pretty sweet. The Beatles are classic and all of their songs are great.

This is one of the best albums ever produced. The second side of the album is like one continuous song. You can put it in the record player and play it non-stop. All of the songs are different and masterpieces in their own.

Obviously this is a classic through and through, but the first half is spotty enough to justify deducting a point. It's interesting that George wrote two of the best songs on the record ("Here Comes the Sun" and "Something"), though "O Darlin" is my personal favorite.

Abbey Road ROCKS as does every other album the Beatles ever created. The Beatles are my gods!!