Here it is. Revolver is probably my favourite album rivaled only by the White Album . I love the structure, same old 14 rather short pieces like a typical pop album, yet still the singular songs push all the boundaries there are. With all their diversity there is an overarching theme, a generally rougher yet very psychedelic Sound, different from the folk-vibes on Rubber Soul and the more baroque music on Sgt. Pepper .

While the Beatles were known to evolve and progress with each record, Revolver was still a leap. It starts with a decelerated count-in, interrupted by coughing which breaks into the opening number, a slow-burn hard-rocker where George Harrison with his Liverpool accent (he seems to renounce that standard singing english most musicians have) disses the british politic cynically. Next a melancholic string ballad by McCartney, meditating on loneliness with an ecclesiastic touch. Then Lennon, dreamlike, slightly distorted, surreal. Then that long intro, endorsing anticipation what may come, and it is the foreign sound of india. By now, the mind has been blown four times, but after that, the album soewhat finds its rhythm, the single tunes seem not that outlandish anymore, you’re sucked too deeply into that strange flow, before it bursts out one last time with Tomorrow Never Knows .

Brilliant. And not one of the fourteen tracks is bad, which makes this ranking very hard.

14. Doctor Robert – One song needs to sit at the bottom. I’ve never been a huge fan of it, it’s a track that really fits on Revolver but is too repetitive for my taste both vocally and lyrically. Lots of repetitions of the song title. The small bridge (well, well, well) is great, the verses not so much. Just not my favourite.

13. Good Day Sunshine – Super catchy verses and instrumentation, but I’m not that big a fan of the refrain, once again it’s mostly the title.

12. Got To Get You Into My Life – Good, but not exactly a favourite of mine either. It’s great how the title “explodes” with the brass section. The verses drag a little bit.

11. I Want To Tell You – This is probably the “least evolved” song on the album. Compared to e.g. If I Needed Someone it could easily have been on Rubber Soul . Good track, not more and not less.

10. And Your Bird Can Sing – Basically combines the catchy pop qualities and the hard, psychedelic guitar sounds of the two previous songs (She Said and Sunshine). Good, not my favourite.

9. Yellow Submarine – I hope @Jules isn’t disappointed since it doesn’t rank that high, but yeah, I don’t understand why it is last for so many people. It fits Revolver perfectly, we had all kind of unique and slightly weird tunes already, so why not have a weird childrens song next? While being a funny, catchy tune, it embodies the dreamlike qualities of Revolver as well with Ringos laid-back vocals, the relaxed rhythm and the nautic sound effects. I totally wouldn’t want to miss Yellow Submarine on Revolver .

8. She Said She Said – This is a great song, although I’m surprised how high it ranks for many people. I might prefer the similar Rain slightly. But Ringos drumming is excellent, the general metallic-psychedelic rock sound is pure Revolver .

7. For No One – Wonderful song, very beautiful. Maybe one Little thing is missing, but I can’t put my finger on it. Still very sweet though.

6. I’m Only Sleeping – Wonderful melody, great vocals that evoke the dreamlike, psychedelic feeling of the song along with the distorted guitar and the general rhythm.

5. Taxman – In its context probably my favourite Beatles album opener. Listen to that damn intro with the count-in, then that hard-rocking, metallic sound of the guitars, while still being a more slow and smooth track. The rebellious lyrics do the rest and Georges singing is awesome, as I said, not that typical pop singing where regional accents almost disappear, it sounds more Liverpudlian to me. Revolver couldn’t have been established in a better way.

4. Eleanor Rigby – Not my favourite Paul or Beatles song, but in the tier right behind it. How can someone do something so melancholic and mature at the age of what, 23? There is an astonishing sadness and longing in here.

3. Here, There And Everywhere – Masterful. So soft it melts away, but not in a cheesy way. And the lyrical structure, where the three words are repeated over and over again as opening-lines but only come together to form the title at the very end.

2. Love You To – Different things for different people – I’ll never get the obsession with the Abbey Road side 2 but have all of Georges sitar/indian styled tracks among my favourites. Compared to let’s say The Inner Light , this one is somewhat darker and gruffer, and the unusually long intro builds the anticipation. I love it.

1. Tomorrow Never Knows – 54 years later and it still sounds like it came from the future of another planet. Lennon was totally nuts in a genius way, but it’s the group effort – Pauls tape loop, Georges tambura and Ringos eclectic drumming – that gives it the finishing touches. I never grow tired of this song. Never has distorted chaos sounded so harmonic and wonderful. One of the greatest pieces of music ever.