This album is if nothing else the textbook of album making 101. 4 musicians with 14 songs with covers and originals playing straightforward rock in masterful sequence. Start off with a burst of energy "I Saw Her Standing There" and steps down with "Misery" an early start of introspective and picks back up with the poppy "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do" and swoons back with the introspective "There's A Place" giving a final meditative look before closing with a bang the legendary Isley Brothers cover "Twist And Shout." Interesting to note it was all recorded in a day and "Twist And Shout" was the last song recorded and John's vocals were sore, hence the distinctive vocal delivery of this song, which coincidently made it more famous than its original Isley Brothers performance. As such a legendary album it automatically gets rave reviews along with every other original Beatles album, which yes it deserves but this album is hindered by the universally praise of it matched by the universal praise of EVERYTHING ELSE the Beatles did. Rather than a review of the album critics should just give a description of it and recommend what sort of fans would prefer this and keep minute trivia to a minimum. Please Please Me is for those who miss "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen or "Hang On Sloopy" by the McCoys. And everyone I know loves those songs.
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