As TechRadar’s Audio & Music Editor, I listen to a lot of music while I’m testing headphones and speakers, but one album I always come back to is The Beatles’ Abbey Road. It’s one of my all-time favorites, and no matter how many times I hear the bombastic drum fills in Something, or the lush nine-part vocal harmonies of Because, I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of The Beatles’ final studio album. It’s not a niche choice.
While early detractors bemoaned the album’s ‘artificial-sounding’ effects, Abbey Road has since received high rankings in several “best albums in history” polls by music critics and the public – and, even if you’re not familiar with the entire body of work, chances are you know the opening chords of Here Comes The Sun very well indeed.
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