9/9/09: Beatle-Mania All Over Again

Tommorow, September 9th, 2009, will be another memorable day for the greatest rock band of all-time. Digitally remastered versions of all 12 of the Beatles' studio albums will hit stores tommorow after nearly a 22 year wait. While the album artwork and track listings will all remain the same, each remastered album will feature a booklet featuring new liner notes and rare photos of the band. For a limited time, each album will also be embedded with a brief documentary about the making of the album. A box set entitled The Beatles in Mono featuring 10 discs will also be released. Tomorrow also marks the release of The Beatles: Rock Band, a version of the popular video game featuring a catalogue of Beatles songs. The game consists of 45 Beatles songs as well as controllers fashioned after the Beatles' original instruments. The game was made possible by discussions initiated by George Harrison's son Dhani, and by enhanced audio by Giles Martin, son of Beatles producer George Martin. The game has also been lauded by Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Lastly, and far less importantly, on shelves now is the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly which features a list of the best and worst Beatles songs. I don't know who in the world has the right to be naming the worst Beatles songs of all time, but it is definitely an interesting way of looking at the greatest band of all time. So in light of yet another resurgence of Beatle-mania, here is a rough countdown of my 5 least favorite Beatles songs.

5. "Yellow Submarine"

4. "Happiness is a Warm Gun"

3. "All Together Now"

2. "Wild Honey Pie"

1. "Revolution #9"

....Just my 2 cents

Beatles Remasters:

Please Please Me
With the Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles for Sale
Help! 
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles (The White Album)
Abbey Road
Let It Be
Past Masters
Yellow Submarine