FrancisKC

This is pretty good, Highlights are It Won't Be Long, All I've Got To Do, Don't Bother Me & I Wanna Be Your Man. Unfortunately, it is mostly just the same as their debut but with more of a somber tone. Their choices of covers are not as good here with the exception of Till There Was You, that is brilliant... Please Mr. Postman and You Really Got A Hold On Me are okay too. Once again I think John Lennon impresses me most here. At this point in their career, their singles are superior to what ... read more

In the context of its time this is a really fantastic debut. It is not one of their albums that I return to but I must praise the level of enthusiasm on it, the performances are wonderful, I'm usually not into the idea of filling a good half of the album with covers but some of them are done so well. This is just such a fun classic record. You've got absolute classics like I Saw Her Standing There, Please Please Me and their cover of Twist And Shout. Boys is an odd choice for a cover, not very ... read more

I like Bon Iver, personally the first album is more my kind of thing but this is totally interesting and creative. I appreciate the artistry of this record and the constant push more new directions. I sense Kanye influence, I could be wrong.

Sail On and Black Star Dancing are great, this is his best work since Oasis.