The Beatles have been scattered, smothered, and covered by so many artists, it's impossible to take count. To name a few, William Shatner, The Bee Gees, Sufjan Stevens, and DJ Danger Mouse. They may all have their own take on the Fab Four, but they do have one thing in common, they don't even come close to doing the original material justice. So when I heard that Sir George Martin and his son would be revisioning the Beatles for a Cirque de Soleil show, I wasn't too excited. Is it possible that a Beatles tribute could be good? Well, by some miracle Love actually is.

    Love, is basically a giant mix tape of great Beatles songs. Taking heavily from the Beatles later catalog, the album mixes and mashes various songs from various recordings. It might sound like a mess on paper, but in practice it actually works. How? Well for one, the songs aren't dismantled completely. In fact, the producers were pretty tame when remixing these songs. Which might be a bit boring for those looking for a completely mindbending new experience. Tracks like "A Day in the Life" and "Hey Jude" aren't all that different from the originals. While other tracks like "Strawberry Fields" and "Mr Kite" feel even more intoxicating then before. Everything mixed in is actual Beatles material, no cheesy electro beats or "umph-umph" noises as I like to call them.  It also helps that all the tracks sound great, it makes the wait for a remastered 5.1 Beatles collection even harder.

    In the end, because the producers didn't dissect the core of the Beatles songwork, the best part of the Beatles pop remains intact. Love may not be as revolutionary as it claims to be, but do we really need the Beatles to sound "modern"? The beauty of the Beatles, was that their music was ages ahead of it's generation as well as classic for it's time. The proof is in the pudding as they say, and the Beatles Love project proves it. These songs are great, no matter how you slice them.

 8.6/10.0