Everyone knows the music of The Beatles. On top of that, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who does not like at least a couple Beatles songs. So if everyone is familiar with Beatles songs, what, then, would be the point in releasing a compilation album of songs by this group as a soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil show entitled “Love”?

Well with this “new” Beatles album, producer George Martin (who produced most of the original Beatles albums) and son Giles have remastered and changed around a handful of some of the most popular Beatles songs into forms that have never been heard before. The show, which opened June 30, 2006 at the Mirage in Las Vegas and has been a runaway hit, features many of the songs found on this disc and more.

While many may think that it is sacrilege to touch some of the most remarkable recordings in musical history, this album works. Remix is not quite the best term to use for what was done by the Martins to these songs. Taking a page from the DJ Danger Mouse, who hit it big with his mashup The Grey Album—combining the lyrics of Jay Z’s Black Album with the music of the seminal White Album by The Beatles—the Martins mashed-up a great variety of Beatles songs to rethink some of the Beatles songs we all know and love.

Not only did they completely alter the songs, but they remastered them in such a way that they all sound gorgeous—this album absolutely deserves a listen with headphones so you don’t miss a single note. Keep in mind that these are old recordings that were used, but they sound so beautiful that it’s hard to believe these were originally recorded approximately 40 years ago. Giles Martin explains how they achieved this by using "the original four tracks, eight tracks and two tracks and used this palette of sounds and music to create a soundbed.”

Working along with the Martins were the two remaining Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, and Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, who represent the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison, respectively. Reaction from the two remaining Beatles is mostly positive. Starr commented that the album is "really powerful for me and I even heard things I'd forgotten we'd recorded."

Although there are only 26 tracks on the album, it is evident to any Beatles aficionado that many more songs from their catalogue are utilized in the final product. Such examples of this are in “Strawberry Fields Forever” which includes interludes of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Penny Lane,” not to mention the final coda from “Hello Goodbye.” Another example is “Get Back,” utilizing the guitar rift from “Hard Day’s Night.”

Perhaps the best song on this album is the George Harrison classic, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” The old version featuring the classic Eric Clapton guitar solo is instead stripped down to little more than Harrison with an acoustic guitar (taken from a demo) and paired with a new orchestral arrangement, written by the Martins. You now really can feel the emotion that Harrison is trying portray in this song—it is at once an incredibly sad yet uplifting song. The music played and sung by Harrison is incredibly powerful while the superb string arrangements help to bring back up the spirits.

It is hard to believe that a Vegas show could inspire a dramatic retooling to arguably the greatest band ever’s catalogue, yet here it is in the form of Love. This album came as a complete surprise as to how good it actually is. For someone who may have become jaded over hearing the same old Beatles songs over and over again, take the time and listen to Love so you can rediscover The Beatles all over again.