It shouldn't be a secret that I love playing music. I'm currently expressing myself with my guitar better than I ever dreamed possible, and I started practicing the accordion this weekend. I love playing music more than listening to it, and when I am listening to it I'll often dissect it in my head. That's one of the things I love so much about the Beatles: there is so much going on in the music, so much to do. One of my favorite books is the Joy of Music, by Leonard Bernstein. It's weird to read about music, but this book breaks it down and helps the reader understand why certain licks or chords or rifts just sound right. Which brings me to the article responsible for my rambling.
A Flood of Flat-Sevenths investigates how the Beatles created the atmosphere around the songs on Revolver. It's a tough read, and maybe only for serious musicians (I have to admit I keep getting lost and it will take several rereads to really get it), but definately worth a skim at least.

I shouldn't leave those of you who don't want to invest hours and brain cells to my peculiar hobbies, so here's something for the rest of you: a seemingly infinite progression of images forming images.