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Let me start off by saying right now that even though I'm giving a good review to this CD I'm no Beatles fanboy. Historically I've been lukewarm on the band and never understood the huge following and hype that they've commanded for five decades or so. I shudder when Sir Paul opens his mouth to sing or speak and all the hippy stuff is lost on me.

So I saw this movie when it was in the theaters as a "date night" with the wife. It didn't have as much eye candy as I expected (I expected 2 hours straight of mind-blowing visuals) but the acting, music and story were much better than I expected. I also realized that many Beatle's songs that had no draw for me were suddenly appealing with slightly changed instrumentals and different singers. "I want to hold your hand" sounded much better to me with a subdued band and T.V. Carpio singing. "It won't be long" was much better with Evan Rachel Wood singing.

So I bought the CD and a used CD shop and listened to it for a while. I wasn't disappointed. I think it is a very good recording with great studio work. As stated I love the re-imaginings of most of the songs. I've listened to it quite a few times now (odd for a non-Beatles guy) and liked it enough to order the "Deluxe" 2-disk version. I'll comment on that when it arrives in the mail.

Hardcore Beatles fans might not like the different versions of these songs, some may. I think anyone who, like me, never understood Beatlesmania should give this disk a try.