The Jukebox Rebel

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Clocking in at an unsexy NINETY FOUR minutes, the tenth Beatles LP could do with being severely trimmed. The first and last sides are strongest, the flabbiness is in the middle. My own svelte 10 track, 35 minutes edit registers an “8.15” – Revolution 1 / The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill / Dear Prudence / Happiness Is A Warm Gun / Helter Skelter / Back In The U.S.S.R. / Blackbird / Don’t Pass Me By / Birthday / Good Night. This would be worthy of being classed up there with the career-high, “Revolver”. I mean, why have a gristly lamb chop when you’ve got prime beef fillet in the fridge? I’d avoid the weeping tiger steaks mind. A man's got to have some principles.

The Jukebox Rebel
15–Dec–2005

A1	[02:43] The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
A2	[03:56] The Beatles - Dear Prudence (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Psychedelia
A3	[02:17] The Beatles - Glass Onion (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Psychedelia
A4	[03:08] The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Pop
A5	[00:52] The Beatles - Wild Honey Pie (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Psychedelia
A6	[03:13] The Beatles - The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Folk Rock / Americana
A7	[04:45] The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (George Harrison) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
A8	[02:43] The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B1	[02:28] The Beatles - Martha My Dear (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Crooner / Cabaret
B2	[02:03] The Beatles - I’m So Tired (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Pop Ballad
B3	[02:18] The Beatles - Blackbird (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Folk
B4	[02:04] The Beatles - Piggies (George Harrison) Cerebral Pop
B5	[03:32] The Beatles - Rocky Racoon (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Folk Rock / Americana
B6	[03:50] The Beatles - Don’t Pass Me By (Richard Starkey) Pop
B7	[01:40] The Beatles - Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B8	[01:45] The Beatles - I Will (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Songwriter
B9	[02:54] The Beatles - Julia (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Songwriter
C1	[02:42] The Beatles - Birthday (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
C2	[04:00] The Beatles - Yer Blues (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
C3	[02:47] The Beatles - Mother Nature’s Son (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Folk
C4	[02:24] The Beatles - Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
C5	[03:15] The Beatles - Sexy Sadie (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Songwriter
C6	[04:29] The Beatles - Helter Skelter (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Rock
C7	[03:03] The Beatles - Long, Long, Long (George Harrison) Psychedelia
D1	[04:15] The Beatles - Revolution 1 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
D2	[02:40] The Beatles - Honey Pie (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Crooner / Cabaret
D3	[02:54] The Beatles - Savoy Truffle (George Harrison) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
D4	[03:02] The Beatles - Cry Baby Cry (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Songwriter
D5	[08:21] The Beatles - Revolution 9 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Avant-Garde
D6	[03:11] The Beatles - Good Night (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) Crooner / Cabaret

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