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The Beatles: 1

(2000, Pop, by The Beatles, Label: Capitol)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.
  • Is it any good?

    5.0
  • Common Sense says

    Some of the best music out there.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    "Yesterday," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Help!" address adult themes of loneliness and self-doubt.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    "Day Tripper" alludes to a less-than-romantic liaison.
  • Language:

    "The Ballad of John and Yoko" repeats the exclamation, "Christ, you know it ain't easy!"
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    "Get Back" has some controversial references to drugs ("JoJo left his home in Tucson, Arizona, for some California grass").
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Beatles: 1

Parents need to know that "Yesterday," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Help!" address adult themes of loneliness and self-doubt. "Day Tripper" alludes to a less-than-romantic liaison. In "Get Back," there are controversial references to drugs ("JoJo left his home in Tucson, Arizona, for some California grass") and to "Sweet Loretta Modern" (who "thought she was a woman, but she was another man"), but they don't seem quite so inflammatory 30 years after the fact.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how this music represents pop music nirvana. Each song is a gem, and hearing them one after another offers young listeners a mind-boggling treatise of the Beatles' lasting contributions to 20th-century music history. Discuss the music chronology with interested young fans.

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Their Collection Of Their #1 Singles Has Some Iffy Content, But Is Still Overall Clean!

    The album has themes of love--and heartbreak--in it, plus a "religious swear" is used three times in one song, with a single mild drug reference in one song, on the bad side. On the good side, though, The Beatles are undeniably the greatest band in history--having revolutionized/created rock music--, and the music is overall pretty wholesome. Their Collection Of Their #1 Singles Has Some Iffy Content, But Is Still Overall Clean!

  2. I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    PARENTS RIGHT HERE

    The Beatles are a good band but parents should know that the songs were made in the drug era and some stuff kids should not know. all in all good songs for kids but SOME ARE NOT...I like the beatles.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    For all ages!

    I LOVE the beatles! my icon is Paul McCartney even though it was wrong for them to smoke it was the 60's! it wasnt tht safe back them! and its kinda bob dylans fault... no offence but i LOVE the beatles!

  4. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 6 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Yellow Submarine is still one of my favourite movies.

    Love them Beatles.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 4.0

    The Beatles

    I listen to The Beatles when LP's where out. I saw Rain the trubite to The Beatles.

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