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1994
The Beatles emerge among artists such as Blur, Suede, Elastica, and Oasis as one of the bands spearheading the new movement in music, "Britpop". Inspired by the British bands who came before them – the La's, the Stone Roses, the Smiths, the Sex Pistols, the Kinks – their first album, "Mersey Hymns", is a collection of guitar-driven, melodic pop-rock. Its songs bury into your ears and stay there a while, with their anthemic, sing-along choruses – "Hey! You've got to hide your love away…", "I'm in love with her and I feel fine!" – appealing to a wide audience.
The Beatles build up a reputation after their debut single "Day Tripper" is released on Creation Records, charting at #30 in the United Kingdom. Backed with an exclusive set of B-sides ("Every Little Thing", "If I Fell", "I Should Have Known Better"), the single receives enough of a positive reception to warrant a follow-up, "Ticket To Ride" (b/w "You Like Me Too Much", "Another Girl", "Eight Days A Week"), which charts higher at #16. Finally, the Beatles return to the studio to record a batch of original material for their debut album. A week before the album's release, "Ticket To Ride" (b/w "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party", "I'll Follow The Sun") is released as a single and reaches #4. "Mersey Hymns" generates enough hype to debut at #1, and the Beatles become one of Britain's biggest bands.
1995
After the album's release in October '94, the Beatles engage on a blitzkrieg tour of Britain, Europe, North America, and Japan to rave reviews. Despite the immensely positive reception to their album and tour, the lifestyle the band leads generates bad habits. Each Beatle was well acquainted with pot, but now they were beginning to experiment with harder stuff. Still, the band get it together in time to quickly record their follow-up, "(Nothing's Gonna) Change My World".
The sound of this album is a little more extravagant than the debut – perhaps reflecting their ever-increasingly extravagant lifestyle – featuring brass instrumentation and orchestration. This is featured prominently on the debut, double A-side single "Got to Get You Into My Life / Across the Universe" which becomes the band's first UK number 1 single. With the release of the album's second single, "Revolution" (b/w: "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey", "Good Day Sunshine", and "I Need You") the band finally receives commercial recognition in America. A performance on David Letterman's show sees the single rise to #14 on the Billboard Rock chart. The album debuts at #1 in the UK and in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another double A-side is released, "All You Need Is Love / Hey Jude", which charts at #1 in the UK and #10 in the States. The album's final single, "Hello Goodbye" (b/w: "I Am The Walrus", "The Inner Light") charts at #2 in the UK and #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1997
A lot happens following the release of "(Nothing's Gonna) Change My World". The band reach a level of popularity unequalled by their peers, with them being closer to "breaking" America and playing to massive audiences across Europe, Asia, and Australia. The habits picked up by the band – especially by John – on their "Mersey Hymns" tour worsen as John develops a heroin addiction and George a cocaine habit. The strain put on inter-band relations by the affected conditions of John and George almost lead to its break-up. The worldwide tour for the Beatles' second album concludes, and the group's manager Brian Epstein organises a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland with the hopes of separating John and George from their suppliers.
The trip to Iceland produces a recording session, culminating in the songs "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" and "Cold Turkey". The band, sober, return to the EMI Studio in London to record the rest of the album, which has a noticably different feel to their last two records. "Cold Turkey" (b/w "I Me Mine", "Two Of Us") is released as the self-titled album's lead single and debuts at #1 on the British singles chart. With its American-inspired, grungy sound, it performs well Stateside.
Upon the album's release, it becomes their third consecutive album to debut at #1 in the UK and reaches #9 in the American charts. The album's second single, "Here Comes The Sun" (b/w: "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", "You Never Give Me Your Money") sits atop the top 40 in Britain for four weeks, followed by "Let It Be" (b/w "Run of the Mill (Demo)", "Remember").
2000
The band embarks on a brief tour in support of their self-titled album. While the tour isn't as excessive as their outing in '95, the band comes out of it worn out nevertheless. George Harrison in particular is tiring of being a Beatle, with a growing stockpile of songs he feels are not being fairly considered for Beatles albums. Between 1998 and 1999, Harrison records and releases his debut solo album. He doesn't perform it live in concert, instead opting to promote "All Things Must Pass" through a series of television appearances and radio interviews. The album climbs to #5 on the British album charts and makes a dent in America where it hits #23. The relative silence from the rest of the band, coupled with the title of Harrison's solo debut, leads fans to conspire that the band has broken up.
These theories are dispelled in the winter of 1999 when it is leaked that all four Beatles are recording together in EMI Studios, London. Despite this promising news, the minds of Beatles fans across the world are not put at ease for very long as George Harrison publicly announces his departure from the band at the beginning of the millennia. It is later revealed that Harrison was absent – both physically and mentally – from the Beatles' recording sessions, and announces his departure to John, Paul, and Ringo in November.
Despite this, the Beatles attempt to continue with the album without their lead guitarist, with John and Paul opting to take turns filling in for George. The title of the album, "2000", was announced prior to George's departure on Boxing Day, 1999. The album is released in the middle of January, 2000, preceded by the single "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" (b/w "Every Night", "The Lovely Linda"). The group release the second and final single from the album, "Nobody Told Me", in March of that year. Harrison is credited on one track on the album.
While the singles receive a positive critical reception, the album receives less positive reviews than its predecessors with criticisms being directed at its artwork and unorganization, particularly with the abstract sound collage "Revolution 9", contributed by Lennon with little to no input from Paul and Ringo.
At the end of April, Paul announces the group is on an indefinite hiatus. While they have seen each other in person in the years since, the Beatles are yet to reunite on the stage.
Like my last post, many of the album artworks here are influenced by bands in the scene. The influences are a little more obvious this time around so see if you can spot them.
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