Well, what do you write about the most praised albums of all? I've heard every song on this album at least 20 times, and I've read a lot about the album, too, The many boundaries that were broken with it, the many revolutionary ideas that went into the recording process, the impact on all music created afterwards etc. But all that is not important, I'll focus just on the music. First thing that comes to mind is that there is not one of the better-known hits by the Beatles on this album, "With a little help from my friends" is known from the famous Joe Cocker cover, "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" is the famous drug-song (or is it), but otherwise the songs are not well-known for themselves. This makes me look at the album as a whole, which is indeed one of it's main points, it is supposed to be the first concept album ever. There are no real weak songs in the album, "Within you, without you" might get a little boring if you're not into the indian sound. The songs all have a certain atmosphere, almost like a color, and all of them together make the collage that is this album, just as the famous cover is a collage of heads.
There is really a little bit of everything in this album, from classic to rock, from old-time to modern, from happy and colorful to melancholy and dramatic, and while no song is an ear-bug, they all grow on you if you listen to them more often. The last song, "A day in the life" is by far the best for me, it sounds the most timeless and without much (obvious) experiments in instrumentation or sound, it's just a simple sad song.
To finish up, I can't see this album as big as it is made, even though it contains so many new things, the songs are not as good as the production and concept was revolutionary and influential. But it is still a very good and complete album.
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