The Best Rock Albums of 1966

Today's post in 50 Years of Music, a section of my blog devoted to the best rock albums of the past fifty years, will include the best albums of 1966. I have covered 1965 in another post, which can be found by typing the year into the search bar at the top of my blog. Each post in 50 Years of Music is updated frequently, with new albums recommended by readers added to the posts. What's your favorite?

• The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
• Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
• The Rolling Stones- Aftermath
• The Mothers of Invention- Freak Out!

The Beatles- Revolver (1966)

Revolver is the seventh studio album by the British rock group The Beatles, released on August 8, 1966 in the United States. In 2012, Revolver was voted 3rd in Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." The album has been certified 5x Platinum (5,000,000 unit sales) in the United States, 2x Platinum in Canada, and Platinum in the United Kingdom. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 Pop Albums and the UK Albums Chart upon its release.

Revolver produced 2 singles-- "Yellow Submarine" and "Eleanor Rigby." The album marks a significant transition in the overall sound of The Beatles and was revolutionary in redefining the existing parameters of mainstream/popular music. Other notable songs on the album include: "Taxman," "Love You To," "And Your Bird Can Sing," "Tomorrow Never Knows," and more.

Notable of the album is that "Love You To" was one of the first documented instances of a sitar being used in mainstream music. The incorporation of tape loops, tape reversals, and classical strings also helped The Beatles to revolutionize the sound of their music in unique ways. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were much more than just musicians and singers after the release of Revolver-- they became true studio innovators as well.

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