As Trippy as the Band

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2007)

I must admit that I went in there expecting a musical. I was expecting a Beatles-esquire musical. I got what I was expecting. It felt like I was in the heads of the band members, during their good times, and their bad times. It had a very "symbolic" message at times (Lucy in the Sky, Sgt. Pepper, I Am the Walrus type of symbolism). It was also gripping at times (war and protest footage, Jude's personal as well as his and Lucy's relationship struggles. However the soundtrack score was awesome. I loved how they put it together. You do need an open mind. I mean go in with no expectations. Expect lots and lots of symbolism. Maybe I should sum it up as the '60s in America from the Beatles' perspective, made into a musical.