I really enjoyed listening to Abbey Road last class. The songs before the 14 minute melody were all extremely good; I knew pretty much all of the first half of the album already, and I didn't even know it. But regardless it was one of the best albums so far, in addition to Revolver and the made-up combination album of Sgt. Pepper's and Magical Mystery Tour. The beginning of the second half of Abbey Road was really cool, and I liked how it turned into a "super song" essentially. I noticed in one of the songs (Mean Mr. Mustard) they referenced "Pam" and then in the next song it centered around Pam (I think it was called "Polythene Pam") which was really interesting. The medley was a little long for me, so I kind of lost focus at the end. However the very fact that they were able to compose a 14 minute song that all flowed together and retained a melody throughout is super impressive. Overall, it was a great album. And now I am inspired to look up the history of the ever so famous album cover....
So apparently the photographer only had 10 minutes to take the picture while policemen stopped traffic. There was a Volkswagen Beetle car parked in the picture, belonging to someone who lived in the flats nearby, and after the album was released, the license plate (LMW 281F) was stolen repeatedly. It's hilarious. The car was sold for a ton of money and is now in a German museum. The bystander in the picture was an American tourist who didn't even know he was in the photo until after the album was released. There is a webcam pointed straight at the Abbey Road crossing, apparently, and I want to see if it actually works...
UPDATE: IT'S REAL. http://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing
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