The Beatles image prior to writing Revolver was one of lust and love, having almost all of their songs being about hold hands and making plans. Revolver came out about eight months after they released Rubber Soul, which has been claimed as one of the albums that gave The Beach Boys the inspiration to write on of the greatest rock albums ever made, Pet Sounds. Revolver fell in the footsteps of Rubber Soul with a little more LSD involved. During this time some of the band mates took up different religions and out looks on life, giving them a much more broad place to derive lyrics and content for song (plus the new use of psychedelic drugs gave them a new perspective as well).
During the recording of Revolver John Lennon wanted to make his voice sound like it was coming from a high mountain, so the engineer routed the signal to go through monitor speakers in the studio and record the distance to create that effect on the vocals. Recording innovations were done like this throughout the entire recording process, making the album one of the most innovative albums of all time. The album contains reversed guitar tracks and looped magnetic tape. One of the most important techniques that came out of the recording process was the Automatic Double Tracking (ADT), where instead of recording an artist vocals twice, you just use two tape machines and double the vocal that way, saving a lot of time and headache. As I listen to Revolver I realize that I know almost every song on the album, without even thinking or processing, it just sort of happens naturally. Revolver, in my opinion is not just an album, but also a piece of history that everyone should know. This type of music can run deep in your veins and penetrate a part of you that is truly authentic. Not only are the innovational techniques of the recording and the lyrics of the album astounding, but also the energy and musicianship in the album is beyond compare.
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