Beato’s listing of the music theory elements is a bit opaque, especially if you don’t know any such theory. In another thread, I posted:
And that is where the value is, not as much in the theory. And I say that having taken a series of music theory classes at school!
But breaking out the various tracks so you can hear the layered vocals, or how the ‘click track’ wasn’t really a click track, or the micro-fills, etc., is great. He has insider information on the songs from people who were there. He’ll point out melodic references to earlier songs…
I really like his What Makes This Song Great? series, although I admit that I only listen to the ones where I already know the song in question.