It’s presented
as a kind of mini biography, and summarizes well all the great
moments in the Beatles’ career. One nice interactive
feature added is that certain words here and there
are highlighted darker than other words. When you drag the cursor
over the highlighted word, a picture pops up that’s related
to the topic of the sentence. That little feature makes reading
the entire biography fun, like a story book with pictures. The
Music section is simple enough. From 1963’s “Please,
Please, Please” to “Let It Be”
in 1970, and all the subsequent “best of" and compilation
albums that came later, all the Beatles’ albums are present
and accounted for. Every album displayed includes the tracks
and original album art. This brings us to The Films
section of the site, which is very much like the Music section.
Each Beatles film is here along with photos, cast, credits,
and other info related to each movie. The Sites
section is one of the most extensive areas in the Beatles’
web site. Listed here are nine other web sites about the lads
from Liverpool. Most are related to a new Beatles product or
popular release. For example, not long ago a Beatles CD titled
“1” was launched and a new website
was created with info specifically related to that “1”
CD. This is typical of the types of websites you’ll find
in The Sites section. I should mention that each of the
9 sites in this section could probably have its own
review, so needless to say they’re worth a visit. The
Store section is exactly what you’d imagine,
and endless amount of Beatles merchandise. DVD’s, books,
clothing, home décor, and just about any and every item
a Beatles fan could want is here and officially licensed. By
the way, if you want to be informed about all the latest Beatles
news, you can sign up for it. There’s a link at the bottom
of the web page where you can register, and
then you’ll have all the latest news emailed to you. It
would be nice if there was a fan mesage board or a forum, but
perhaps one will be added later. Well that’s basically
all there is to www.thebeatles.com.
It’s a simple yet effective site, a breeze to navigate,
and combined with the other linked sites, it’s a fountain
of Beatles information. Cheers to the design team at www.outsideline.co.uk.
We certainly enjoyed our visit and review of your site, and
it was time well spent.