
by Grimmy101
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Magical Mystery Tour is the title track of a record released by The Beatles. This song is the starting track on the album and it’s actually a pretty good representation of what’s going to follow. The track opens up in a very energetic fashion and actually features an extremely prominent brass section, well specifically trumpets, which is the first example of the experimentation with outside instrumentation which
spans throughout this entire record. The vocals of the track are nice because they go back and forth between a background part which repeats throughout the track and then the lead vocal line which leads the song.
The rhythm of the track is simple as it’s carried by a simple drum pattern and then the bass just playing a few notes but it’s got a nice groove to it to be honest, the trumpets also certainly help in the energy of the song as well.
The lyrics open up the whole concept of the record so these are interesting as well and the energy with which Lennon
and McCartney deliver them works nicely.
The track goes through a nice change about halfway through where it slows down somewhat and then sort of progresses in ...