Anthology 1 celebrates the innocence of the Fab Four’s early years. Ballads like “Love Me Do,” “She Loves You,” “Till There Was You,” “All My Loving,” “And I Love Her,” “From Me to You,” “Eight Days a Week” and others address the range of warm fuzzies associated with falling in love, giving one’s heart away, and the hurt resulting from lost or unrequited love.
“Money (That’s All I Want)” values cold hard cash over a loving relationship. An interview clip refers to a specific alcoholic concoction as a Beatle favorite. That’s all-in two hours of content.
This unique double disc (a 60-track collection of tunes, interview clips and outtakes) spent its first month at number 1. For fans of John, Paul, George and Ringo (and music history buffs), it’s the passport for a wonderful nostalgia trip. Now that the Beatles are being embraced by young music fans again, Anthology 1 may also help bridge a generation gap in many homes. However, it may lead teens to sample subsequent Anthology discs covering the more “psychedelic” stages of the band’s career. Use discernment. (SEE ALSO: McCartney, Paul)
