# "And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make" - Abbey Road turns 50 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121 "2019-10-01T22:53:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/21 "2019-10-02T19:18:42Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > I’m still stunned at how amazingly perfect and modern the engineering quality of the album is for 1969. Every other album of that time sounds like it was recorded through rusty tin cans on a wire by comparison. Nothing else comes close until Dark Side of the Moon three years later. Yes. Indeed, Ian MacDonald opines that this makes Abbey Road seem better than it actually is. I love the album, but I get what he means. “…the most technically accomplished album, its eight-track recordings filled with crystal clear sounds…the bass-end is deep and rich…with Starr’a kit captured more ringingly than ever…a sheen of spacious luxury is provided by the use of the Moog synthesizer and Harrison’s ubiquitous Leslie-toned guitar. With George Martin back at the helm…the production is smooth and disciplined. The actual content, however, is erratic…Had it not been for McCartney’s input as designer of the Long Medley, Abbey Road would lack the semblance of unity and coherence that makes it appear better than it is.” I don’t mean this as a thread-sh$@ — as I said, I’ve the album! — but I think Ian was on to something here. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/22 "2019-10-02T19:40:00Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > I’m still stunned at how amazingly perfect and modern the engineering quality of the album is for 1969. Every other album of that time sounds like it was recorded through rusty tin cans on a wire by comparison. Nothing else comes close until Dark Side of the Moon three years later. Both engineered by Alan Parsons (of “Project” fame). ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/23 "2019-10-02T19:46:34Z")
It you drive down Abbey Road, (as I occasionally have for work) you can’t move for tourists getting their picture taken on the crossing. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/24 "2019-10-02T20:16:44Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Both engineered by Alan Parsons (of “Project” fame). And _Dark Side_ was mixed by Chris Thomas, who engineered the White Album. ---
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/25 "2019-10-02T20:49:28Z")
Mr. Middon’s step-grandfather was a crusty old guy who hated rock and roll. (I bet you can see where this is going.) One day in the mid-1980’s we had the family over for dinner. Grandpa was sitting in the family room with my husband, who naturally had music playing. “Hey,” said Grandpa, “these guys are pretty good. Who is this?” Of course, it was the Beatles and Abbey Road. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/26 "2019-10-02T23:57:12Z")
I was in 9th grade when it came out. I asked the school’s best guitarist what was that chord on Come Together. I was like a 2nd degree friend of his so he’d speak to me. He showed me a D7#9 (x5456x). I thought it sounded better than the Cm others tried. Nick also taught me the arpeggio for I Want You (She’s So Heavy). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/27 "2019-10-03T01:38:26Z")
Well, needless to say it’s my all-time favorite album. I sprang for the [mfsl](https://www.discogs.com/The-Beatles-Abbey-Road/release/728419) half speed mastered vinyl back in the day. Still have it, of course. The medley, to my mind, is the most flawless block of music I know of. The way it switches gears on a dime - and every switch is perfection - happens the way great music is supposed to happen. It couldn’t/shouldn’t have been written any other way. And Golden Slumbers morphing into Carry That Weight is an absolute joy to play on the piano. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/28 "2019-10-03T01:44:37Z")
Well shit, I’ll have to listen to Side Two again, for the first time in years. “Here Comes the Sun” has shifted into “Yesterday” mode for me…don’t ever need to hear It I think ever again. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/29 "2019-10-03T01:47:25Z")
And I’ll play “Golden Slumbers” into “Carry that Weight” on my baby grand, I’ve got a couple books of Beatles sheet music. I’ll get back to you on that. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/30 "2019-10-03T14:02:06Z")
Yeah, _Golden Slumbers_ and so on. There was a daylight only AM station that played the Good Music. When it signed off, it used that sequence of songs. An announcer talked over the instrumental part to explain they were ending their broadcast day, etc. Regarding the movie _Yesterday_: They missed a chance for fun. The guy does _Her Majesty_ in the studio. The producers are puzzled by it being so short. Could he make it longer? Of course not. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/31 "2019-10-03T14:12:42Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Yeah, _Golden Slumbers_ > > Regarding the movie _Yesterday_: > > They missed a chance for fun. The guy does _Her Majesty_ in the studio. The producers are puzzled by it being so short. Could he make it longer? Of course not. Biggest blown opportunity in Yesterday: how the hell did they _not_ end the movie with him singing “Drive My Car” to the girl??? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/32 "2019-10-03T14:25:01Z")
My 8-year-old son is familiar with “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry that Weight,” and “The End” mainly thanks to their masterful inclusion in the terrific animated film _Sing!_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/33 "2019-10-03T15:52:39Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > 50 years ago today, the Beatles overall finest album was released in the US Shit. This means I’m coming up on the 50th anniversaries of actual major life events. :eek: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/34 "2019-10-03T16:08:41Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > And I’ll play “Golden Slumbers” into “Carry that Weight” on my baby grand, I’ve got a couple books of Beatles sheet music. I’ll get back to you on that. Bonus: it’s easy to play and sounds great. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121/35 "2019-10-03T16:19:00Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Bonus: it’s easy to play and sounds great. Just remember to de-tune the piano as you approach the last chords of “The End.” 🙂 (The whole thing goes down part of a tone…which is why the first chord of “Her Majesty” — originally the last chord of our colleague MMM — sounds a bit off). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121.md?page=1)