Abbey Road.

The more I listen to the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album, the more I hear David Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.”

I’d been listening to many songs from the “Abbey Road” album (mainly on Polish radio stations) throughout my life. I believe that most people who live in Western World countries are familiar with tunes like: “Come Together,” “Oh! Darling,” or “Here Comes The Sun.” At the beginning of 2022 (I wrote this text on the 16th of January, 2022), I decided to listen to one of the greatest Beatles albums from the beginning to its end for the first time in my life. I did it when I was thirty-six years old. 

Why so late?

Undoubtedly, you could ask me, my Dear Friend. It is because I have been listening to too many of the Beatles’ songs on the radio throughout my life. That’s why I did not need to listen to their entire album. Still, once I did it, I noticed many familiar musical motives, melodies to Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” album. Of course, I know that David Bowie took inspiration and incentives from the Beatles regarding his musical activities. I was merely surprised when I heard it. Do I plan to listen to another entire The Beatles album?

Yes, I do. The next ones to listen to are “Revolver” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

I do not have any expectations regarding these albums. Did I expect anything from “Abbey Road?” No. Did I enjoy listening to it? Yes, I enjoyed it much! It made me aware that I still have many albums to discover for myself. One of the latest examples of finding the album for myself is Jethro Tull’s “Thick as a Brick” album. To be more precise, YouTube’s AI algorithms recommended me this masterpiece album.